Chapter 1: The Night I Was Sold to an Alpha
The night I sold myself…
was the night everything changed.
Rain poured endlessly, soaking through my thin dress as I stood beneath a flickering neon sign. The cold seeped into my bones, but I barely felt it anymore. I had gone numb long before tonight.
People passed by without a second glance. Laughter, chatter, the sound of cars rushing through wet streets—life went on as if I didn’t exist.
Maybe I didn’t.
“Last chance.”
The man’s voice cut through the noise, sharp and impatient. He stood in front of me, dressed neatly, completely out of place in this dark alley.
“You walk away now,” he continued, checking his watch, “or you take the offer. My client doesn’t like to wait.”
My fingers curled into fists at my sides.
Walk away?
To what?
To the family who threw me out like I was nothing?
To the debts I could never repay?
To the hunger that clawed at my stomach every night?
I swallowed hard.
There was nothing left for me out there.
“…I’ll do it,” I said finally, my voice quiet but firm.
The man smiled—a cold, satisfied curve of his lips.
“Smart girl.”
No.
Not smart.
Desperate.
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The car ride was silent.
The city lights blurred past the window as I stared out, my reflection faint against the glass. Pale. Tired. Unrecognizable.
I barely looked like myself anymore.
Maybe that was a good thing.
Because the girl I used to be… wouldn’t have made this choice.
But that girl was gone.
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The hotel was nothing like I expected.
It wasn’t cheap or hidden. It wasn’t dark or disgusting.
It was… luxurious.
Marble floors. Crystal lights. Soft music floating in the air.
Everything felt too clean.
Too perfect.
Too wrong.
I stood frozen near the door of the room after being led inside, my heart pounding so loudly it echoed in my ears.
“This is it,” the man said before leaving. “Don’t keep him waiting.”
The door clicked shut behind me.
And suddenly—
I was alone.
My breath grew shallow as I looked around.
A large bed.
Dim lighting.
A silence that pressed down on me.
One night.
Just one night.
That’s all I had to endure.
Then I could survive.
Then I could start over.
“Relax.”
The voice came from behind me.
Low.
Calm.
Dangerous.
My entire body stiffened.
I hadn’t heard the door open.
Slowly, I turned around.
And the moment I saw him—
Everything stopped.
He stood near the window, shadows wrapping around him like a second skin. Tall. Broad-shouldered. Perfectly still.
But it wasn’t his appearance that froze me.
It was his presence.
Heavy.
Dominant.
Terrifying.
Like a predator watching its prey.
My breath caught.
This man…
He wasn’t normal.
“Come here,” he said.
It wasn’t loud.
But it wasn’t something I could refuse either.
My feet moved before my mind could catch up.
Step by step, I walked toward him.
Each step felt heavier than the last.
Until I stood right in front of him.
Too close.
His scent surrounded me—something sharp, dark, and strangely intoxicating.
My heart raced uncontrollably.
He reached out.
His fingers brushed my chin, tilting my face upward.
Our eyes met.
And something shifted.
His expression changed—just for a second.
Shock.
“…Impossible,” he muttered under his breath.
My brows furrowed slightly.
“What?”
His grip tightened just a little.
“Who sent you?”
“I—no one,” I replied quickly, confusion mixing with fear. “I came here myself.”
Silence fell between us.
Thick.
Uncomfortable.
Dangerous.
He studied me as if trying to see through me, as if I was something more than just a girl who sold herself for one night.
Then suddenly—
He pulled me closer.
My breath hitched as my body collided with his chest.
“W-what are you doing—”
“You smell…” he said slowly.
My heart skipped.
“What?”
His eyes darkened.
“Like mine.”
A chill ran down my spine.
“I don’t understand—”
“You will.”
Before I could react, his hand slid behind my neck.
And then—
Pain.
A sharp, burning pain exploded through me, stealing the air from my lungs.
“Ah—!”
I gasped, clutching onto his arm as my body trembled violently.
It felt like fire spreading through my veins.
Like something was carving itself into my skin.
“What are you doing?!” I cried out, panic rising.
But he didn’t stop.
His voice dropped, deeper, rougher—no longer human.
“You’re mine.”
The words sent a wave of fear through me.
“No—stop—please—!”
But it was too late.
The burning grew stronger.
Deeper.
Consuming everything.
My vision blurred as tears streamed down my face.
Then suddenly—
It stopped.
Just like that.
My body went weak, collapsing against him as I struggled to breathe.
My chest rose and fell rapidly.
My hands trembled.
Everything felt… different.
“What… did you do to me?” I whispered, my voice shaking.
He didn’t answer immediately.
Instead, he stared at me.
Not like a man looking at a woman.
But like a hunter who had just found something rare.
Something valuable.
Something dangerous.
“…Fate,” he finally said.
My heart tightened.
“What do you mean?”
His fingers brushed lightly over my neck, sending a strange shiver through my body.
“You just sold yourself…” he said quietly.
A slow, dark smile appeared on his lips.
“…to your Alpha.”
My mind went blank.
Alpha?
“What are you talking about…?” I whispered, fear creeping into every word.
But deep inside—
Something answered.
Something I couldn’t explain.
Something that felt… connected to him.
His eyes glowed faintly in the dim light.
Not human.
Never human.
And in that moment—
I understood.
I hadn’t just made a desperate choice tonight.
I had stepped into something far more dangerous than I could ever imagine.
A world hidden beneath the surface of reality.
A world ruled by monsters.
And the man standing in front of me—
The one who now held me like I belonged to him—
Wasn’t just dangerous.
He was my Alpha.
And I was no longer free.
