The New Slave
“Hey girl, don’t scream so much. From now on, you are our slave. You’ve got quite a bit of fire in your body, huh! We’ll check that tonight. From now on, you’ll make everyone in our group happy.”
Sixteen year old Rose stood frozen in front of them, utterly stunned. These human shaped monsters were staring at her with greedy eyes. Nearby at a desk, Rose’s father Milton sat with folded hands. He was begging them to leave Rose. The other passengers on the ship were also kneeling in fear.
A short while ago, the Ocean Mafia had taken control of this ship. And because of the obscene behavior of their strongest member, Nicholas, Rose lost her patience and slapped him. That was when everything went wrong.
Grabbing Rose by her hair, Nicholas said those words. The rest of the group burst into cheers and laughter seeing her misery.
For his daughter, Milton fell at Nicholas’s feet and pleaded, “Please, sir, my daughter is very young. She didn’t know who you people are. Please, have mercy on us.”
Before Rose could even understand what was happening, Nicholas pressed the barrel of his gun to her father’s forehead and smiled. Milton’s soul trembled.
Nicholas hissed, “So what if your daughter is young? She’s spicy. I won’t be at peace unless I taste her, heh heh…”
Everyone laughed together. Milton began crying for Rose. Rose couldn’t free herself from Nicholas’s grip no matter how hard she tried. Apart from her father, she had no one. Because of her extraordinary beauty, her life had always been different. Since childhood, Milton had shielded her from the outside world. To Rose, her father was everything. Seeing a gun pointed at his head made her world collapse.
By now, the other passengers had been forced off the ship. Trembling in fear, they were ordered to leave immediately. Nicholas and the Ocean Mafia wanted to take complete control of the ship.
Since the ship was very close to shore, the crew acted instantly on Nicholas’s command. One by one, passengers jumped into the water from the side ladders or open edges of the ship. Terrified by the cold water and crashing waves, they swam desperately toward shore.
The remaining passengers held each other’s hands and moved quickly toward land, too afraid even to scream. Some jumped out of shame, some out of uncontrollable fear, others due to sudden panic.
Amid this chaos, only Rose and Milton remained on the ship. They stood facing each other. Their eyes filled with fear and terror. The smell of the sea, the rocking of the ship and the sound of waves intensified their dread.
Rose’s heart pounded violently. Her body trembled. Milton knew the situation was out of control and tried to calm her only with his eyes.
“Why are you doing this to us? Please let my father go.” Everyone burst into ugly laughter at Rose’s words.
Milton kept crying, but the Ocean Mafia didn’t care. Every day they looted ships coming into the city. And the greatest terror of this city was the Mafia Adrian. Just hearing his name made people lose their senses in fear. Adrian- his hair was blue green like ocean waves. His eyes were like the deep sea. His body is perfectly built. Quiet in presence, yet overwhelmingly powerful.
Hearing Rose, Nicholas again pressed the gun to Milton’s forehead and smiled. “Don’t say another word, got it?” Pulling Milton by his hair and looking at Rose, he added, “You’ll come quietly with us. If you don't, we'll throw your father into the sea right here.”
Though Adrian ruled through cruelty, he had rules in his own kingdom. That was the only reason they kept Rose’s father alive. Otherwise, this gang would have killed Milton long ago and taken Rose away.
Milton cried helplessly, “Rose, my child, don’t go with them. Your life will become hell.”
Tears filled Rose’s eyes. Fear rose up to her throat, choking her but seeing her father’s face, she silently nodded. “I… I’ll go.”
Rose’s voice trembled as she spoke. Her fair cheeks were red from crying. And those men laughed in victory.
One of them brought a rope. Someone grabbed her hands, someone else tied her mouth.
Jack said, “A new slave will be sent to the boss today. And the boss will receive her from our hands.”
Rose said nothing. Looking into her father’s eyes, only one thought echoed in her mind, ‘Let my father live. I’ll endure everything else.’
But Rose didn’t know what awaited her. If she had known, she would never have thought she could endure it all.
A few minutes later–
“Boss, I've brought a sexy and tasty girl for you.” Nicholas smirked.
But Rose didn't know………