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Jett. Frightened to death, I dropped the little food item I was able to get and ran after them, feeling my h

o a deserted area and halted. The bald man smirked and inched closer, only to stop upon hearing my voice. "What do you think you're doing to my lit

and hard. For now, we only had each other, and I w

s with anything? Would a thief leave a shop empty-handed?" I asked as I threw him a disgusting gaze, making him chuckle. "You're feisty and I like i

ldly as he walked closer to my brother, Jett. He stretched his hand and grabbed him by the neck, a

re doing?!" I yelled, my

my brother's legs dangled in the air fighting for his breath. "One step closer a

to beg for some food, you asked him to steal from me? How dare you?!" his voice thundered, scaring the hell out of me. I wa

ears stung my eyes as I watched him, and I suddenly didn't feel like adhering to th

lled at the top of my lungs, only for him to kick me to the side like the wave of a disgusting bug. F

inst a wall. "Jett!" I cried out as I watched him collide against a wall. The bald man a

e would only cause our deaths. After all, we were orphans. After our mother's death, our life took a drast

s children out on the streets just to satisfy his newlywed

o grip my chin with his rough and large hands, "Spend a night with me, and I'll consider

with him? That would be over my dead body. I turned to Jett, my gaze demanding an explanation but I knew now wasn

impossible. Unable to watch my siblings go hungry, I decided to go out to beg for some food, but Jett initi

hought he already

ground, making my eyes widen in fear. "Don't you dare touch her!" Jett snapped as he tried to stand, but he kept on falling every time he tried

body like he was looking at a feast that he was gradually going to enjoy. I felt a lump in my chest when I felt him Inch closer,

the side, wondering why my life was filled with so much misery. The bald man wiped his lips and stared at me, "There t

I give up? My heart tightened when I heard him tear my dress, exposing my underwear. I tried to cov

eassuring voice. Compared to the helplessness in Jett's voice, I

y your filthy