The Alpha's Redemption

Chapter 3 Un-blissful return

Three years later

Moon

Walking down the darkest alleys of grimsborough City, I couldn't help but feel scared. Just as how the tall buildings were so exquisite, that's just how the alleys are so scary.

I didn't even know why I had followed that way. I should have just taken the normal route. But then, I didn't want anyone to know that I am back in this city again.

I had been hiding for three years now and I intend to do so for the rest of my life.

Suddenly, I felt movements behind me and before I could find the stamina to run, I was pulled by my shoulder. Then, with great force, I was thrown on to the moldy and spotted wall in the alley which has been covering with all sorts of slimy goos.

"Ah!" I cry out loud due to the pain impacted on me.

I held onto my head as the throbbing pain keeps coursing through it. I'm sure I might have fractured my skull or something.

"Who are you?" I gasped out.

"What do you want?"

Goodness me, why did I even have to come back to this city. This city has nothing for me except trouble and misery.

But I had no other choice this time around. The only person who has ever been sincerely kind to has passed away and I had to attend his funeral and as soon as it was done, my plan was to get out of here, unnoticed.

But it seems that wasn't the plans for others.

But seriously, who are they?

"Have you forgotten so soon, b***h?" The man with foul smelling mouth spat at me.

And how am I supposed to remember who they are.

It seems like the confused look I gave him infuriated him more and he grabbed me by my hair and my perfectly packed blonde hair was turned into a mess.

"Ouch!!" I cry out from the pain.

He let out a grin and his alcohol infested teeth came to view.

"You think you can escape us this easily huh?" he asks.

"For three whole years, you have been hiding away and we thought you were dead as well but we have finally found you" he says.

"Did you really think you could run away from us, we are everywhere" he says and let's out a gruesome laugh.

I couldn't see the man's face clearly, except for his big black and smelly mouth and two black and disgusting gold teeth with the rest close to decaying.

I couldn't help but feel the urge to vomit at that moment but I managed to control myself. Who knows what he would do to me if I vomit all over him.

"Sorry, I really don't remember you, who are you?" I ask again but all he did was tighten his grip on me.

And suddenly, it dawned on me.

"You... you are Alfred's creditors, right?" I ask.

The glint in his eyes made me realize it was true.

But why are they still after me?.

I used to get attacked like that before and I even got used to it but that was when I was still part of the family. I am no longer welcome there, so why the need for them to bother me.

"What do you want from me now?" I managed to sneer at them.

They should be going to the members of the family, not an outcast like me.

"If it's money you want, then I have none, I'm sure you'll get some if you go to the Alfred's"

That's of they are not totally bankrupt yet.

But the man didn't seem to heed to any words I jus said as he brought out a note with his free hand and threw it at my face.

"This is an IOU signed by your adoptive father, five million dollars and you are to pay what's due" he says.

"We have already suffered enough looking for you for the past three years, so I suggest you don't do any tricks right now" he adds.

"Five million, how do you expect me to pay up this amount? And I told you I have..."

My speech was cut short when I saw the name written on the IOU was not even my adoptive father's. I was stunned.

Are they here to play me or something.

I looked up to see that the man has company now of other six hefty hunks and from the looks on their faces, they wouldn't hesitate a bit to snap my neck in two.

"This is not even Alfred's IOU, so why do you want me to pay it off, this clearly states it belongs to someone name Johnson" I still managed to blurt out between my thumping heart.

Plus, I owe that family nothing anymore. I have worked my butt out in the past three years to pay most of their dept of not all. I have already pained the favor of them taking me in and taking care of me though not like real parents would.

"If you were any grateful to what we did to you, you should at least pay off for taking you in" I could still hear the words echoing in my head.

But that I did. Didn't I?.

"Well, the name on the IOU doesn't matter, all you have to know is that you are due for payment" he says.

He takes out a pocket switchblade and points it at my face.

I just squinted my eyes closed, waiting for him to just slit my throat.

"Your adoptive father took a loan of five million dollars and you are the debtor and if you don't pay back this sum by today, I would be sure to ruin that pretty looking face of yours, understood" he says, dipping the blade into my cheek and it started bleeding.

But that is not what's on my mind right now.

After what he just said right now, I finally understood it all.

They still didn't think I have paid off my dept yet. In fact, I don't think they would ever think I would and that is how I am going to end the rest of my life, in dept of others.

"Alright, I would pay you up, but please give me more time, I can't pay up five million dollars in just a day" I try to plead with them.

I know just how dangerous this kind of people are as I have dealt with them before. If I am not careful, I can even lose my life and I am not ready to die yet.

I have a lot to achieve in life.

"Give you more time?, Do you think we are fools?" The man sneered at her.

"You have been hiding for the past three years and what made you think that we would give you more time, so that to allow you to flee again, huh!"

Flee?! I wasn't fleeing from anyone.

Well, maybe I was fleeing from my painful past, but they weren't part of it then.

Well, actually they were but I didn't know back then.

I became agitated by the way he is not giving me any more chance and I blurt out the first thing that came to mouth.

"Well, since you are not giving me any more time and obviously, I don't have that much money now, what do you want me to do, sell off my body parts, well, take what you want then and let me be on my way" I suddenly regretted what I just said but it was too late.

", Good idea, I'm sure someone of your body parts would be much more than five million dollars and I can't wait to devour them before selling them off" he grins.

I gasped at his revelation and I try to get away from him but the next thing I knew, I was being yanked back forcefully.

Gosh! What have I gotten myself into now?!