Can The Caged Bird Sing?

Chapter 14 Locked Up

---Evelyn's POV---

All I can see out the extremely dark tinted windows, are the trees and land flying by us, with how fast we are driving away from the place I once called home.. I'm just getting farther and farther away with nothing that I can do about it. My heart just sinks at the idea of not being able to see Sandy or Quinton again. I know Quinton said he would come for me.. but he only knew me for one day.. do I really want to just wait and hope that he can find his way to me? No I probably can't do that and won't survive that.. Who knows how long it would take for him to get to me or even find me, so I can't depend on that idea.

"So what are we going to do then? Quinton said he woukd come for us." Myra asks me with so much fear in her words that I can help but suck in a sharp breath at that reaction before i answer as best as I can. "I need to try to fight this to get away on my own or maybe with help.. and if I see Quinton again in the process then that would be amazing."

How ironic and just my luck, that I would find a guy who actually wants me, to be with me.. but I'm not allowed to be with him because he doesn't have enough money and because my father is such an asshole.. so I'm sold like cattle, then caged up like some sort of ravenous animal.. I'm not a heinous monster but they have me locked up like I am.. well besides the comfortable seat I get to sit on.

They have me locked in a cage back here. I'm not even exaggerating. He has metal bars in between the front seat to the back. I quickly scoot up to the bars to try to negotiate through them and to the Trader.

"Please sir just let me go.... please." I beg as I reach out, gripping the metal into my hands, I instantly can feel my hands burning under the direct contact. I yelp and sit back as he starts to laugh at my expense.

"I'm not stupid, those are Silver bars.. I had to make sure any wolfs I get, in this business, can't get out because of the silver metal.. don't worry though I can tell you honestly that your cuffs will be the same when we get there.. So you can't use your sweet voice here cupcake.. you look sweet but I promise those good looks won't get you anywhere.. you won't get anything good from me, so might as well not even try.. but the best you can hope for, is to look good enough to get bought by some old lonely Alpha, that only wants you as his slave and nothing else.. but with how beautiful you are, I wouldn't bet on it." He states as if it's obvious.

But that sentiment alone scares the hell out of me. "But I thought you bought me?" I ask him as he shrugs his shoulders before explaining. "I did buy you, but just so I could sell you for more money.. I'm called the Trader for a reason.. I don't hold onto anything for too long.. I just know how to aquire, let's say, some very rare things, such as yourself.. and when I get those things, I sell them for good money and believe me, anyone would pay what im asking, for what I have to offer. Like for you for example.. do you know how rare Alpha females are? Very rare.. and any horny lonely Alpha out there will be more than willing to pay an arm and leg for you to bare his children and give him strong Alpha heirs.. This auction will be amazing.." He states with a gaze upon his features, that looks like he is dazing off into the sunset thinking of all the good that's about to come for him.

I roll my eyes as I sit back and cross my arms. The doors are locked and they have silver bars on every window anyways.. but I try anyways, just to say I tried again.

"Don't worry we will be there in about 4 hours.. so just sit tight." He explains to me as I just look out the window.. wondering what I'm going to do to get me out of here.

--------Hours Later--------

I don't know when it happened, but I guess I fell asleep curled up across the backseat. I feel the road underneath the vehicle, bouncing us all around at the obviously bumpy road.

I sit up, looking around.. it's still daylight out but by the way my stomach is growling I would say about lunch time or maybe later.

"Here eat something and drink this.. I can't have my cattle getting hungry before I sell them." He says laughing at his own joke about how I'm getting treated like I have no opinion on my life and I don't. He pushes a sandwich between the silver metal bars as it falls to the floor by my feet, then followed by a juice box to fit between the bars as well.

I don't want to give into him treating me like this.. but I'm hungry already and I don't know how often I'm going to get fed as 'cattle'. So I lean down, grabbing the full sandwich that's wrapped in plastic wrap and the juice box.

I unwrap the sandwich and eat it as I try to figure out where we are. The land looks slightly different but more covered in forestry than anything I have ever seen before.

I drink all of the juice in almost one gulp since I'm thirsty. But same for the sandwich, it's gone faster than I ever expected since I'm hungrier than I thought.

I finish chewing my food as I swallow and notice a large mansion of a house in the background. It's farther away but big enough that we can see it pretty clearly.. We keep traveling and getting closer and closer to the exceedingly growing place.

My heart begins racing at the huge castle looking place about ready to swallow us hole as we get ready to drive straight into the place. He has a very tall wall keeping anyone out, or everyone in.. but either way they are huge. The front doors open as we drive in with the doors closing right behind us and it takes two men to lock it.

We keep driving around to the side of the huge building. My mouth is opened with awe, because this place would be so beautiful if it wasn't for the whole kidnapping thing. "Beautiful isn't it? This is my home.. not yours so don't get use to it... you will be gone soon enough.." He states to me as I ask without even wanting to know the actual answer. "When will I leave here?"

"Tonight.. after the auction." He quickly replies as I let out a huge breathe not knowing how to handle this. I look down at myself thinking about how awful I look but maybe that's good.. maybe no one will want me if I look this bad.

"Don't worry cupcake I'll make sure you get all cleaned up and looking perfect for sale.. we got to make sure you're looking your absolute best for this auction.. this was a last minute auction but it has some very rich people coming... definitely worth the time and money spent throwing this all together." He says with so much excitement in his voice as he stares at me through the rear view mirror.. but I can't share his same feelings. So I just sit here not talking about this anymore.

"Don't worry cupcake, your sweet so I'm sure you will go to a better home than that shithole you had before.. even Mr.Prince Charming didn't have the money to pay for you so he definitely didn't have the money to take care of you like these men here do.. so you will have everything you want at your fingertips if you play this situation right.. If you go into this with your head held high, then the richest man will get you and you can just sweet talk him like you like.. batting those long eyelashes and big beautiful eyes at him and probably get anything you want once you open those legs up too.. give him what he wants and he will give you everything you want.. but if you fight this then they know how to fight back. So just go with it.. that's the best advice I can honestly give you." He explains to me as I feel a tear dripping down my cheek. I don't care about money and I never have.. I don't care about how much money they have or what they could buy me, because money can't buy love.. I wipe away the stray tears as I just sit back and looking at the scenery out here before I'm locked away and sold once again.

"Get ready girl.. they have to let us out of this car soon and we can try to make a run for it when they do. The Trader looks slow I bet I could outrun him." Myra states as I internally agree.

I can feel the vehicle coming to a complete stop as I see the door besides me opening. I take my chance and book it out of the car but I'm quickly grabbed by my arm holding me here in a tight grip. I try to fight as I hear a couple men laughing at my expense.

"What did you get this time boss?" one man asks as I continue to fight with everything I have got in me. "She is a female Alpha.. big price on her head.. don't bruise her up.. but she needs to get cleaned up." The Trader states as he walks away from us, I quickly kick the man who has me in his grip helping me get out as I start to run until I'm grabbed around the waist by another man.. but there is something different about his touch.

But that's when it happens and I realize sparks are shooting straight through my body.

"Oh no no no!" Myra exclaims to me as I quickly ask. "What's going on?"

"That's our second chance mate!" She states as I look back behind me, to the man who is holding my waist. He is handsome with black as the night eyes and hair that matches perfectly with his eyes.. I know I should feel comfortable with him but I'm honestly scared, with the sadistic look on his face I have a feeling he is up to no good.

He pulls me straight into his frame as he secures his arms around my chest as he walks me into the house. I flip around in his hold so he can look me in the eyes. "Please don't let them do this to me please I'm begging you." I plead with him as he looks to my eyes then behind me, then back to my eyes.

"I have no choice.. this is my job mate." He states coldly with me as I shake my head at him in disapproval. "Please you don't have to do this please don't let me sell to be someone s*x slave.. please.. I could be all yours if you helped me." I beg and try to convince him one way or another.

"That's you assuming I want a mate.. but I don't.. I'm happy where I'm at in life.. thanks though.." He says to me as he continues to push me into the building. The other man is holding the elevator for us to get in.

We join him as the doors close and my mate holds me tight in his arms, but not for my comfort but to trap me.. who would have thought I would get my second mate and he wouldn't want me either.. what am I going to do now?

The doors open as they push me down this huge open hallway. The first man grabs my hand and pulling my from my mates grip as he grabs my other hand. This has turned into a game of tug-a-war.

"Man it's my turn and I want this." The first man states as my mate glares at him replying, "She Is going to be mine to take care of because I said so.. what are you going to do? fight me for her?" He asks with so much confidence as the other man let's go of my hand but storming away down the hallway and through the door.

"Thank you." I say to my mate as he whispers into my ear, "Don't thank me just yet." this sends a chill down my spine but not a good chill.. I'm sufficiently scared.