A week had elapsed, and Bellatrix had begun to look even better than she was at the auction. On the surface, she seemed to have become closer to her assigned personal maid, Victoria, who appeared to be sweet, deferential and subservient.

However, Bellatrix kept her resolve in mind- To trust nobody but herself. She was in a place where she knew nobody and she had no family member left in this world to guide her or to reassure her.

In a place like this, schemes were the order of the day and she ...