Footsteps approached me where I was tied. The chain hanging on my neck was tugged and I struggled to catch my breath.
"Stand up!" A heavy voice dictated and I did as I was told, the cold ground sending a chill through my bare feet.
Still walking, the surroundings kept getting louder.
Rough laughter.
Skunk smell of cigarettes.
Murmurs of men.
There were lots of them bidding on something. After what felt like an eternity,
the rough hands of one of the guards shoved me forward, and I stumbled, falling hard onto a raised platform. Pain shot through my knees as I landed, and a chorus of jeers and laughter erupted from the crowd.
"Two thousand for this little slut!" one man shouted, his voice filled with sick amusement.
The rest cheered at it, and my heart skipped as hands traced my bare skin.
It was dark. I couldn't see since I'd been blindfolded but the grimy hands almost crawling into my pants made me jump in fear.
My cuffed hands were powerless behind my back, my clothes stripped away. I couldn't do anything in defense, only to sob and sob till my eyes pleaded for mercy.
I am such a failure.
My life itself is so useless and worthless.
Mum died in the pool of her cold blood when the BloodyNoon pack invaded our pack. Since then, everything changed.
My father changed, the dynamics in the pack changed, the scent of the food changed— I changed.
I went from being the apple of my father's eyes to someone he could barely stand. He exchanged me for money and whatever suits his whim on the request of his new wife. For six long years, I’d been nothing but a slave, subjected to back-breaking labor that no Omega could hope to endure.
I was made to do jobs meant for four to five people to accomplish, most times on an empty stomach. The Goddess knew the kinds of beatings I'd received if I flopped at any task.
At first, I put up resistance but slowly I gave up. Escaping from here was impossible with the tight security in place. I had to get used to the bitter life and try to survive each day.
Last week, I had turned eighteen and shifted to my wolf for the first time in chains, with no one to walk me through the unbelievable pain, no one to cheer me as they did for the others.
But what else could be worse than being auctioned to s*x monsters?
"Not so fast, gentlemen," I heard a voice call out. The announcer, I guessed, stepping in before things got completely out of control. A whip cracked against the hands of the men touching me, causing them to retreat with laughter.
The announcer moved closer, his cane tracing my skin. His voice was smooth, dripping with malice. "Long hair, rosy cheeks, cherry lips," he mused, tapping his cane under my chin and then lifting it under my breasts. I winced, feeling utterly violated. "This is a fresh one. You won't find many like her. Even 100k wouldn't be enough for such beauty."
The crowd laughed, mocking the man who had placed the earlier bid. Before the announcer could say anything else, a voice shook everyone.
"1 million."
The place grew silent. I couldn't believe it. 1 million dena? To buy me??
Even the announcer was shocked for a while.