Alpha Princes Hidden Mate

6- HS Auctions

Eros looked out into the forest while sipping on his now cold coffee. It had been a few days since that fateful day in the human kingdom where Eros didn't seem to get out of his head. The parting words of King Sinclair kept on repeating in his head. k********g of innocent human females for s*****y was a direct act of infringement of The Concord and they were non the wiser.

Apart from this big revelation, there were those brown eyes from the market that had been haunting him at night. 

Who are you? 

Eros was now sure that humans were not the first one to break The Concord, not since the last few days they had collected a lot of evidence on disappearing human females and incidents of werewolves being seen just outside the Sinclair Kingdom with huge baggage. Baggage that oddly resembles an average human figure.

"What did Aunt Eiona say?" Eros asked as soon as he heard Andrew enter the kitchen at nine in the morning.

"As usual, asking for us to come back. She was being adamant that this has gone way too far.  Somewhere I do agree with her though" Andrew replied while taking out milk from the fridge.

"What do you mean? You know it is important for us to get to the bottom of whatever is going on here"

"Yes, I know but look man, it's going to be one and a half years since you left home, Eros. They miss you and worry about you. Why don't you go spend a little time with them and then we can again come back here to our mission?" Andrew suggested while taking a seat on the morning bar counter with a steaming hot cup of coffee.

Something very very wrong is going on, Eros. You have to find her, find her soon. 

Katherine's words echoed in his mind as Eros turned to face his childhood best friend. Andrew could see a resolve in Eros' eyes and he knew what his answer would be. 

Oh well, it was worth a shot!

"Enough chit chat Andrew go and get ready. We have to head for the town soon"

This market was not as busy as the annual fair but there was still a considerable amount of crowd. Eros and Andrew strolled down the market disguised as rich noble werewolf tourists down for a leisure time. As per the lead Andrew got, they were there to meet an antique shop owner that could get them in the next slave auctions.

"Welcome, welcome. What can I get you two gentlemen?"

"The purple moon wine with vanilla," Eros replied.

As soon as the seller heard the code word, he straightened, closed the shop door and put a close sign up before drawing the curtains.

"Come with me to the back"

Eros looked around the normal looking shop which contained a lot of werewolf artifacts, some of which were real, authentic and pricey. He even caught his own kingdom crest, an original one. How this lean, unsuspecting guy could get that was beyond him.

The back was filled with a lot of similar artifacts. What caught his eyes were numerous portraits of girls in various states of unrest that seemed to be drawn from live inspiration.

"I am Flavio. What can I do for you two? Do you need some pictures, tokens or souvenirs" the owner came directly to the point.

"We want the real thing. We want THE pass" Eros said in a grave tone trying to seem eager for the prospect. This caused the owner to cough loudly.

"So why here? I assume you are from Valor. It is the biggest market place. Why HERE? Stressed Flavio suspiciously. He didn't have time to play around and was always to the point when it came to his side well he considered it his main business.

"We were in the area when we got the information about the fresh consignment being auctioned here. You know the local merchandise. I hope you understand what I mean" this time it was Andrew who answered showing exactly why Eros made him his beta.

"I know, Haa...Haa... I know exactly what you mean. So I guess you know the protocols."

"It is for the first time we are going for the real thing. We were well waiting for our mates but now it seems pointless, we are young and would like to have some fun before tying ourselves. And who knows we may need it afterwards too" smirked Andrew. If Eros didn't know him, even he would have believed his words to be true but in truth, he knew Andrew would be gagging inside.

Moon goddess, forgive me. I don't mean these words at all. I already love my mate and am a one-she-wolf man! Moon goddess, help me.

"Yeah, alright, not an issue. It is not much different. Give me the entire payment. If you want the highest and purest of breed you will have to pay 80 gold coins as A category, next is for 50 gold coins and the last one is for 30 gold coins. Which one do you want and would you be paying now?"

"Yes of course we came prepared. Can't delay these things. We want the best of the best, so here are your 80 coins." Andrew replied while pushing the bag of coins towards Flavio.

Flavio checked the payment and then went inside the adjacent room. He came out after a minute or two with two black cloaks with golden trims and two golden colored tokens with a symbol of three eccentric circles and a triangle at the center.

"Here are your passes and don't forget to wear these cloaks to hide your identity as well as to notify your category. This is the address. Reach there by day after evening, hmm... around 6. After that everything will be taken care of by me."

"Thanks man, can't wait to see what all you guys have got. See you soon" Andrew saluted and both him and Eros made their way towards the exit.

"Oh, one more thing, do not bring any type of weapons or think of trapping us. It won't be good for you, royal people don't take double-crossing lightly."

The warning was clear in his voice but Eros could only concentrate on the word 'royal.' 

"Are you sure you can trust that guy?" asked beta supreme skeptical at the prospect of letting Eros and Andrew go on this mission alone.

All the four young werewolves were sitting around a round table in the kitchen of the quaint hidden cottage in the forest once again. They were discussing their next moves with some arguments here and there as none could get to a conclusion agreeable to all.

"We don't have a choice Beta. If any royal is indeed involved, we won't be able to slip past them" interjected gamma.

"But how do we know he was telling the truth? Maybe he was just using it to make us fear and not do anything against him?" Andrew said in one of his rare serious mode. But what could you expect from a Royal Beta when the situation was so grave.

Eros was silently listening to all three of his warriors, his closest confidants discussing their trip to the slave den. After a few minutes, he stood up as the others became quiet. They watched him move towards the kitchen cabinet, take out a tumbler before filling it up and drinking the water in one go.

"We don't know if we can trust the guy or whether a royalty is involved. What we know is that we have to find out about this human s*****y and provide justice to all the victims." Eros said in a very thick voice, one that none of the others have ever heard.

"So this is how it is going to happen..." 

The abandoned warehouse came into view as soon as Andrew rounded his truck down a trail off the main road. Eros and Andrew were going towards the place Flavio had asked them to meet. The area was deserted and very apt for the illegal activities going to take place there.  Soon they reached the warehouse and got off the truck. They could see a few wolves standing inside it.

"Ah, welcome guys. Hope you had no problem arriving here?" Flavio welcomed them with a wide grin.

"No, not at all. The directions were up to the mark Flavio. So how are we going to go from here?"

"Ah gentleman, first I would suggest you wear your cloaks."

Andrew and Eros quickly put on their cloaks and waited for further instruction though Eros was mostly out of it. In fact he was out of it from the time he woke up in sweats in the middle of the night. Something was going on with him today which he was unable to understand. It felt like the day he met Katherine all over again with his wolf agitated and showing his presence for the second time in its short life.

"My men will blind fold you both and then you will be taken to the edge of the forest. You can take off your folds once we reach there. I will tell you rest once we reach there."

After a long and tiring journey, Eros and Andrew found themselves at the edge of a dark forest along with Flavio and his wolves. They tried to sniff out any trace of a smell that could tell them their location but all they got was a nasty nose itching smell dulling their senses.

"No use my friend, you will only inhale the toxic substance more if you try any harder. You won't ever know the location.  Now, my task is complete. I will leave you here. All you have to do is follow this trail and you will reach the clearing. You will know where to go. Good luck!" saying this, Flavio and other men went away in his truck.

The dry soulless leaves crunched under his boots as Eros padded deep into the dull forest with Andrew. The woods seemed to be darker due to the moonless night as they walked to their destination in the middle of nowhere. Eros could also feel the other two near him, moving stealthily to scoop out the area while he advanced towards the well hidden structure. 

No one, not even any royalty could find them. They were very good at hiding. Of course they would as both the beta and the gamma supreme had been hiding all there life. It was the reason for their recruitment in the Supreme battalion.

Eros could hear the wind howling in the eerie silence as both him and Andrew reached the clearing. It could have been easily mistaken as a dilapidated structure not a slave den if not for the cloaked figures standing at the entrance. He was sure that there were more hiding somewhere near patrolling the area for any unwanted guests.

"Look for the other patrol wolves and see if you can find anything related to any werewolf royal who could be behind this" Eros mind linked the beta and gamma supreme.

His black cloak seemed to weigh on his shoulders as they approached the rusted gate of the warehouse. Andrew gave their passes to the guards and were soon led inside. Eros became alert upon entering the building as he found himself inside a huge dark hall amongst a lot of werewolves wearing similar cloaks. 

The area was segregated into factions and he was escorted to the seat in the A section on the front. As he scanned the entire hall, he finally looked towards the front to see some kind of stage with spotlights and a podium. There were armed guards similar to the ones outside the facility. Some had whips and canes with them as well and were standing around the stage. He knew exactly what they were used for. He felt disgusted at his fellow werewolves.

He fisted his hands in a tight grip. Apart from the environment, he was also feeling restless inside him. He didn't know what it was, maybe it was the knowledge of the act he was going to witness or something else, all he knew was that it would be big enough to turn his world upside down. 

After some time the entrance gate closed after the last few wolves entered the hall and soon an announcement was made to start off the dealings. A spotlight captured the attention of all those assembled as it highlighted a podium and a man, in a professional suit with a mask on, standing on the stage. The words that left the mouth of the presenter shook Eros as well as Andrew to the core even though he knew what he was here for.

“Good evening my fellow werewolves. Welcome to one of the most awaited sessions of HS that is Human Slave Auctions.” 

Eros couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He snapped out of his trance when cheers broke down the entire hall.

“The most famous, well the only place to buy exquisite and well trained pets or slaves whatever you may like to call them. I prefer pets though. Haaa..Haa..." everyone belched out nasty laughs at the words of the presenter.

"We have a very exotic and new merchandise for this auction. And I do advise to select carefully because there is a very special product for the end. So let’s begin with the first lot, the category C products”

As soon as the presenter finished his words, some guards came forward with five slaves in clothes which could only be considered rags. Eros couldn’t help the anger that rose within him when one of the guards pushed one girl harshly towards the center and the crowd broke out in amused whispers with some catcalls.

“These slaves range from the age of 22 to 25, they are used and well trained submissives. We will start the bid from $30,000” 

While the presenter started to describe each of the girls presented there, the guards started to slice off their robes leaving them in just their undergarments, to be feasted upon by the sick perverts sitting there. 

Eros could see that Andrew was on the verge of vomiting.

“$35,000 for the number A03” Someone shouted from the crowd. “Nice choice sir, we are having an awesome start. Anybody else. This is the last call if anybody wants to bid. She is trained in household duties as well. So 1 Dollar Now, 2 Dollar Now, 3 Dollar now…. And…. sold to the gentleman number 65 in the back. Congrats.”

Eros felt helpless sitting there, not being able to help as he saw the guards drag the poor terrified girl toward her new ‘owner’. This continued on and he watched as human girls, barely even 18 were sold to the werewolves present there. He wanted to get out of this wretched place but he also wanted to see what the special ‘product’ would be sold at the end. He wanted to see how down those werewolves could fall, who pretend to be dominant and morally stronger species as compared to humans. At that moment he could only see the ugly self righteous monsters the humans believed them as.

As the dealings proceeded, the anxiousness deep inside Eros grew to the level he found unable to breathe. Whatever he was waiting for, whatever that had his wolf to show himself to such extent was coming close. He could, for the first time, feel his wolf clawing inside him.

And soon it was time, after the auction of around 25 young girls, the presenter enthusiastically announced about the last merchandise left to be sold. 

“My fellow werewolves, I am proud of our next gem. So rare is her beauty and blood. She is one of a kind, untainted but well broken. Unused but well versed. Bring out the SLAVE O1"

All presented there waited with anticipation but for Eros it was like his whole world stopped. An intoxicating smell of lily mixed with the smell of the soil after the first shower that reminds him of nature, the untainted natural beauty reached his nostrils.

He flared his nose trying to take in more of the smell when his eyes caught the petite young figure, thin but curvaceous at the same time. The silky brown long hair covered her face as the girl was dragged on stage by two wolves.

Anger rose inside Eros as he watched the helpless girl being manhandled and touched by those wretched low life wolves. His blood was boiling and he felt like killing all those presented here who were feasting upon the exposed skin of his...

Soon the girl was standing at the center of the stage with a spotlight shining up her little frame, highlighting the rags that didn't leave anything for imagination. She was shaking under the gaze of the leering wolves. Though one of that gaze was giving her...warmth. She was confused as to how one of those wolves can make her feel this way. She knew being sold as the slave to a werewolf was the last thing she wanted but that gaze made her feel that maybe she would be safe.

She was told not to raise her eyes, but she couldn't help it and wanted to find where the warmth of safety was coming from. As soon as she lifted her face, her fearful and slightly watered emerald eyes met with the bluish grey eyes, her world stopped, fear left her and maybe, maybe she would be safe.

As soon as Eros looked inside those captivating deep emerald eyes slightly misted due to unshed tears, he knew the world would never be the same. It wouldn't be the same because for the first time in his life he heard the voice he always longed to hear. Though he dreaded the first word his wolf ever spoke

"Mate"