Kian POV
Finally Arriving at the Marquises Mascaraed Auction, i knew these parties are just disguis for human trafficking and my late father was a number one customer. And having no intrest in women, ive been rejecting Manuel’s offer invitations for three years but now I’m in this place with people whose sins are worse than satan.
I laugh inwardly at the irony as i am forced to be here on grounds of an outing with a girl my father had set i should marry, even in death he haunts me, i dont even remember her name but i know she talks alot, instantly making up my mind to break up the alliance.
Casually sipping whisky my eyes land on a full head of white hair and blue eyes walking down from the entrace and my heart stopped for a momemt. I have seen women in my 28 years of life time but her.
My eyes glued to her like a lion finally seeing a worthy prey, ‘i want her’my mind thought as i quickly rebuked my self, thinking of other things instead mockingly saying’a woman really?’
10 minutes later i am standing just a foot away from her, my ego fighting with my thoughts on approaching her but my ego won. Just standing idle and staring at this white-haired lady, whom seemed bored and exhausted
Taking a sip of my wine, pretending to be ingrossed with an old man i barely knew, I studied my lady through my mask closly, my hands inching to touch her soft fair skin. And her voice
“Sorry I’m so sorry, i didn’t....”
She had bumbed into me, leaving her red wine all over my shoes and her glass shattering as everywhere became eerily quite.
Still not caring about the onlookers, my men in combat formation ready to kill, i look at the lady with caution expecting her to have fear all over her face or a typical thing ladies indulge in’faint’but this girl blushed!
Staring at the white haired girl in front of me i wondered why she was blushing? As no one dared give such stupid emotion in front of me as i exudes fear on everyone. But she blushes ? when men twice her size where ready to kill her with just a simply instruction from me and worse no one would dare oppose me, but she blushed ? She must be a fool.
Finally sensing her having her awareness on the situation, but i am instantly shocked at her little laugher she had after touching a gun to her head. Reading her eyes she held a sense of mockery and admiration at the same time but at what?
Wanting to finally speak to her, a dark short haired girl blocked her view and the audacity but instantly calming down as i saw some of Manuel’s assassins ready to aim as if threatening me to make a move, I chuckled slightly not wanting to scare my white-haired lady but so reluctantly i withdrew. Thinking the situation had gone overboard and having better things to do i stalked off as my heart felt heavy, not wanting anything to do with this starnge woman anymore.
Scanning the area from the high podium i sat in with my second in command and other important people, I no longer see the white haired woman in the crowd, she was the only one with white hair and must have definitely stood out in the crowd like a delicate flower and wondering why I never knew her to begin with in this underworld and for her to be here she’s either a Don’s family member or someone else’s mistress, my hands clench in anger at just the thought of the latter.
“Sir I have information about the girl you were asking for”
One of my informants spoke as he looked to he’s feet in fear.
“baby what girl are you looking for ?”
Anna spoke with interest as she sat besides me acting like my woman. She annoys me but I have to tolerate her because of my late dad’s sick plan of uniting the French and America Mafia with marriage making her my finance without my consent.
Rolling my eyes I ignored her questions as I gestured for the scared boy to come to me with he’s information. Bending low to my ear he spoke so only I could hear
“Master I found out she’s one of Mr Manuel’s girls being sold for the auction today sir and sir they say she has been Mr Manuel’s mistress for a year now and her name is Julie”
“What?”
I yelled making everyone and the informant boy shriek in fear.
“Baby calm down what got you so upset”
Anna asked as I still ignored her as I still couldn’t process why this girl affects me to this extent and why she was touched by that disgusting Manuel.
“ Guards arrest this insolent boy immediately for making our king stressed”
Anna spoke ordering my men as she stroke my chest.
“SIR! Please!! I was just doing my job sir”
The boy’s scream can be heard as he was being dragged out by my guards. With a raise of my hand I stopped them as they let him go making the scared boy bow in respects as he runs away.
“Don’t ever place a command without my permission or order, Next time I will have your tongue severed from your mouth”
I said without any emotions as Anna withdraw her hands from my body, fear clearly visibly in her small makeup filled face as she placed her self more respectfully in her chair.
‘Julie’ i thought of the white haired ladies name, instantly feeling disgusted for wanting one of Manuel’s play things, she was nothing after all.
**
Lilith Pov
Walking into the red dimmed room, it was making me suspicious as why can’t I find anyone here, seeing the sofa I decided to sit down as my legs hurt form standing so long downstairs.
“Oh miss Lilith welcome”
I heard a voice say as I jumped up from sitting down as I tried making the face of the voice but the room was too dim that I couldn’t make the face of the person.
“ Uhm Mr organiser? Is that you?”
I say slowly walking closer to the mysterious man standing in the shadows.
With a chuckle he answered
“yes miss Lilith but the name is Mr Manuel”
He said finally walking into my view as I can clearly see him now and he was actually really short, I am 5,6 but looking at him I was a foot taller than him. Not wanting him to see I’m sizing him up I took a step back to clearly see him.
“Nice to meet you sir and thank you again for inviting I and my friend Julie to your wonderful party and i also what to say sorry for the little commotion I caused earlier”
I said finally as he shakes he’s bald head with a lazy smile as he sips he’s whiskey staring into my eyes, he may be short but he was very intimidating and scary like that horror cartoon’chucky’that scared me when I was a kid.
“its alright miss Lilith, besides i am a forgiven man”
He said again as he took a sip looking at the door from where i came in
“You and Julie are good friends, right?”
He asked again sitting down on the sofa as I just stood staring him
“Yeah she is and she has been feeling unwell for a while, so I better be going but thanks again Mr Manuel”
I said as he just chuckled as I took that as my opportunity to leave, walking to the door I noticed it was locked as I tried pushing it open but it seems to be locked from outside
“ Julie!! Julie!!!”
I called but no response
“ Julie open the door, or whoever is outside please open the door !!”
I yelled hitting the door so someone can open the door but there was no response and wondering why Julie just left when she clearly promised to wait for me to be done, but the door being locked from outside was making me really nervous.
Turning around I heard Mr Manuel’s laughter, it seemed he was laughing at me like he was mocking me.
“Miss Lilith Orlando, 23 years old and a virgin, clueless and stupid, worked as a cleaner, and an accountant at the Tyco enterprise In Los Angeles for four years and recently came to New York city to be with her collage friend Julie”
He said reading a file and I was shocked, no one knew these information except from Julie so how ?
“ you are wondering why and how I have all your information?”
He asked staring at me as he smirked making me visible flinch he wasn’t friendly as before but now with he’s cold eyes he Snapped he’s fingers as two men in suits and dark glasses came from the dark corner which Mr Manuel had come in from, was there a door or what ?. walking towards me, trying to think of an escape plan they had already apprehended me in their stronghold as one held my two hand behind my back while the other one held a gun to my head, ‘wow twice in one day’my sarcastic self thought
I stood shocked and afraid, ‘what the hell’I muttered as I tried freeing my hand but hearing the c*****g of the gun on my temple, I stood in place.
“Listen miss Lilith, you must be thinking’oh why is there a gun to my head’but let me tell you something you don’t know, your friend Julie sold you for her freedom and right now you see those group of men you were talking too, I’m going to sell you too either one of them, well if any of them pay higher than the other, so miss Lilith know that from today you are Mine and will soon be theirs tomorrow, in other terms your friend sold you for human trafficking”
He said smirking mischievously as he walked slowly my way
“Wait, you are mistaken, you don’t know me and I don’t know you, you have the wrong girl, and Julie, Julie couldn’t do this to me, please let me go, whatever you do please let me go”
I said trying to get him to understand that I can’t be sold, be sold? But I’m going to die soon, being sold isn’t part of the plan, why does the universe attack me whenever I am happy, now I’m being human trafficked?
Laughing loudly again , he shook he’s head in disbelief
“ as you are beautiful, you are equally stupid and dense but you are beautiful meaning i would earn a lot of money tonight and again you aren’t my problem after today so I shouldn’t be wasting my time on you as you’ll be sold either way”
He said as he gave a signal with he’s hand as they began dragging me out to another door I hadn’t even noticed’oh my god this is real’I thought as I screamed and kicked as they dragged me into the dark lit room and threw me into a iron cage , making my tied up hair fall onto my shoulders and as one of the men was about putting a cloth on my nose
“Wait”
Mr Manuel ordered as he smiled at me as he gestured my eyes to he’s phone, it looked like a security camera and I watched as Julie took a stack of cash from the man on suit, turning on the volume I could hear Julie’s voice
“Make sure to tell Mr Manuel not too follow me anymore and that our deal is completed, he has the girl and i have my freedom and he should make sure to sell her to the worst of those men out there and better still he can keep her and maybe sell her body pieces bit by bit, i really don’t even care what they do too her”
Julie said as she smiled wickedly as shook hands with the mysterious man whom i believe works for Mr Manuel. Mr Manuel took he’s phone from my view and laughed seeing my shocked expression
“ your expression of betrayal just made me a happy man Lilith, and Is your friend really your friend? Lilith, she has hated you since the day you met and now she sold you to me without even a glint of guilt in her consciousness just to save herself, my dear no one loves you in this world and your future is going to be of loneliness forever Lilith”
He said as he laughed bitterly leaving me and these grown ass men to my faith
For the first time since finding out I was going to die a week ago till now I truly felt alone, ‘he was right Lilith you have no one’My mind kept repeating. Even Julie, my supposed best friend for how many years has deeply hurt me and hated me and I couldn’t believe I lived with such a monster for days and didn’t even have a clue of such hatred brewing in her heart towards me. My parents died, grandma died, leaving me to my cruel siblings as they left me to rot and the only friend who i thought who was a saint and my best friend sold me for human trafficking, with so much pain in my heart i wanted to cry but my body couldn’t even forge tears for me, I didn’t fight when they walked towards me, something prickling my skin as i winced in pain, instantly feeling dizzy and closing my eyes willing myself to the darkness, at least death was inevitable with or without being sold but if i survive this, No more nice girl as I'm coming for everyone who'd hurt me one way or another, they better pray I die.