Sasha Christian used to be a whore. Well, technically, that was inaccurate; whores have sex for money, and she didn't recall ever being paid in those days. Truth be told, she had been a sex slave, but she tried not to think of herself that way. Slaves are weak, she told herself, they are broken and worthless and helpless, and I am none of those things. It was her daily affirmation. As long as I keep these words in my heart, I will never be a slave.