"Ladies and gentlemen, the next item on display is our cheapest auction item, with a starting price of 50 gold coins."
A black cloth lifted, and a huge rusty iron cage was revealed. I was kneeling on all fours inside the cage, with a heavy chain tied around my neck.
The blinding spotlight converged on me, and my tears spilled out of my eyes uncontrollably.
Countless werewolves wearing clown masks sat in the circular stands, pointing at me, the cheapest auction item.
"Give me a discount. 40 gold coins! Look at her huge belly. She's pregnant. Non-virgins aren't worth much!"
"But she's pretty," the host with a fake smile grabbed my hair and yanked it back, forcing me to raise my head and show my face to everyone, "Look at her beautiful face. If she were a virgin, her starting bid would surely be more than 10,000 gold coins."
"Minimum 50 gold coins, no bargaining. I guarantee it's a good deal. She is expected to give birth in half a month. If she has a baby girl, then you will have two sex slaves in the future. If she has a baby boy, then you will get an additional male servant. Buy one get one free. You've made a fortune!"
"55 gold coins! I want her!"
"I'll give you 60 gold coins!"
I bit my trembling lips tightly. I couldn't believe that I, Elizabeth, the most cherished daughter of Blue moon pack's Alpha, would be reduced to being auctioned off as the lowest-priced sex slave in such a shoddy and dirty underground trading market.
Suddenly, countless gold coins fell from above interrupting the bidding. An uncountable rain of gold coins drove everyone crazy.
"Gold coins! Gold coins! Pick them up!"
"Don't grab it from me!"
As everyone fought to pick up the money, I saw 9 handsome men dropped from the sky, accompanied by 9 majestic, grim voices.
"10 million gold coins, we want to buy her!"
"And, the lives of all of you!"
"We will not spare any of you! You all die!"
"Brandon, Austin, Caleb, Isidore..." I murmured the names of each of them, my mates, my baby's fathers. Tears fell from my eyes.
A sharp pain came from my belly. Damn! My water broke! I'm going into labor early!
I collapsed to the floor in pain, spasming, rolling, and hissing. Am I going to die?
I saw my 9 mates running towards me, but my consciousness drifted further and further away.
Their running figures wavered before my eyes like the shadows of the trees swaying outside the window.
I can't help but think back to that afternoon 10 years ago when I was napping in my room with my face to the window. The dappled, tiny dots of light danced across my eyelids. All the tragedies hadn't happened then. And I hadn't fallen from heaven to hell...
If I could, I'd rather never have met my 9 mates in return for not experiencing those heartbreaking pasts...
****Ten years ago****
**Elizabeth's POV**
*
"BANG!"
The door was kicked open from the outside. A rogue with a scar on his face barged into my room with a knife.
The knife was red, and blood continued to drip from the tip.
"Who are you? GET OUT!"I screamed and curled up my body.
"Oh, there is a sleeping beauty in here."The rogue surveyed me with an evil gaze, from hair to toe.
"Get the hell out of my room!"
My father was the Alpha of the Blue Moon Pack, and I was his only and most beloved daughter.
Today was my birthday.
My father said he sent birthday invitations to the Alpha family of the Black River Pack. There will be a very large number of werewolves at the birthday party tonight. It is going to be the biggest and most exciting party of the year.
And I, would be the rightful star of the birthday party. I would put on the most gorgeous new dress and accept the blessings and elaborate gifts offered by all.
With the anticipation of my birthday party, I lay down on my bed in the pack house to sleep in the afternoon. I was lost in a beautiful dream, which was related to my birthday party that was going to be held tonight.
I was so happy that I felt like I was living in heaven, but a few seconds ago, an intruding rogue broke it all.
I woke up from a beautiful dream, and from then on, my life became a nightmare that I could never wake up from.
If hell exists, then I lived in it every day after that horrible day.
The evil rogue kept approaching me with a knife.
Feeling horrified and disgusted, I could not help but hide inside the bed, yelling, "Lily! Lily! Help me!"
Lily was my maid and a female warrior. My father had arranged for Lily to take care of me, more primarily to protect me.
"Lily, where is she?"The rogue looked around the room and said with a big smile, "Are you looking for her? Is she Lily?"
He lifted his left hand, and Lily's severed head was being held in his hand.
"Here you are. Your Lily,"The rogue smiled viciously and threw Lily's head onto the bed.
Throwing it in front of me.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh ----"I screamed frantically. Lily's blood stained my pajamas.
I was so scared that I pulled the covers over my cold body. Lily's head rolled off the bed like a ball, leaving a long trail of blood where it passed.
"My little chick, you look scared. come on, let me comfort you."
The rogue came toward me as he pulled down his pants.
I was too young to know what his lecherous smile meant. I was simply afraid of him coming near me. I was afraid of the scars on his face, and I was afraid of the knife dripping blood from his hand.
"Get away! You killed Lily! You are BAD! You are an asshat!"
I cried, hitting him with a pillow, but that did not stop him from getting close to me.
"My chick, don't piss me off if you don't want me to cut off your hands and feet."He threatened me with a low growl and lifted my covers.
I screamed and ran off the bed, only to have him pull me back hard and throw me on the bed.
I did not know what he was trying to do. He tore my pajamas into strips of cloth with force. He made me scared.
"You are so damn cute, little chick. You are going to be a hottie someday. But I will not give you a chance to grow up."
"I will kill you, after I have enjoyed you."The rogue laughed and pressed himself against me.
Just then, I saw my mother rush in with a dagger in her hand.
Her aim was to stab the rogue in the back.
"Mom..."I subconsciously shouted out.
I should not have made a sound, I should have stayed silent so the rogue would not notice my mom coming in.
But I was so young, I did not know my call would kill my mom.
As soon as the rogue heard my call, he immediately realized there was someone behind him. Without looking back, he grabbed the knife and stabbed it backhanded.
I saw the knife pierce my mom's chest with my own eyes.
"Mom ------"I let out a harsh cry.
Blood spurted out of my mom's chest and landed on my face and in my mouth. This was the first time I tasted blood. It was salty. Saltier than tears.
Mom clung to the rogue from behind as she fell, "Elizabeth, run! Run!"
"Drop dead!"The rogue drew his knife and stabbed my mother hard in the abdomen again.
Despite this, Mom held on to the rogue's arm and did not let go at all.
"Mom-----"I could not control the tears that came out of my eyes. I wanted to help her, but mom stopped me.
"My daughter, run! You have to live. Must live."
"Do as you are told, my good girl. Run! Run!"
I jumped out of bed and ran to the door at my mother's urging. I did not dare to leave. I knew that once I left my mom would surely be killed by that rogue.
I might lose her forever!
"Go to hell! Bitch! You think you can stop me by doing that? I will kill you first, then your daughter!"The rogue flipped my mom to the ground with force and slapped her across the face.
He tried to turn around and chase me, but my mom suddenly held his leg and would not let him go.
I saw my mom covered in blood. In my memory, my mom, as the noble Luna of Blue Moon Pack, always wore white and clean dresses, beautiful as a goddess.
However, at this moment, she was covered with blood and mud. Because of me, she became so wretched.
She looked at me with eyes full of tears and grief and urged me loudly in a hoarse voice.
"Run! Run for help!"
**Elizabeth's POV** * Run...Run for help... "Run...Run for help..." I repeated the words, crying and running out of the room. The blinding sunlight shone into my hazy, teary eyes. I was dizzy for a few seconds. When I looked up, I was struck by what was before me. The screaming, the blood, the killing, the chase... I do not know what words to describe what I saw. All I can say is that there were corpses, corpses everywhere. There were corpses lying on the ground. Those who died were people I knew well. They were all members of the Blue Moon Pack. Each one of them was dressed in beautiful new clothes, which were ready for my birthday party at night. However, now their clothes were pierced with several holes. A steady stream of blood was pouring out of the holes. It was the last dress of their lives. I saw many rogues laughing and killing. They cut off the heads of the men and threw them around. They gathered all the women together and forced them to take off their clothes. I
**Elizabeth's POV** * They had ruined everything. I would have had a perfect birthday party if those rogues had not shown up. I could not see my dad. I did not know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. I wanted to run over to find my dad, but the Alpha of the Black River Pack stopped me. "Danger! Don't come any closer." "Brandon, take care of the little girl." "Austin, this fight is dangerous. You stay here and stick with Brandon. Don't barge into the battle area." " Others, follow me!" With a command, the Alpha of Black River Pack led the warriors to rush up and fight with the rogues. Brandon, the gentle boy of the twins, pulled me away from the battlefield and hid behind a tree. He reassured me, who was trembling all over, by saying, "Don't worry. My father will beat those rogues." Austin, the arrogant and stern boy, glanced at us and said disdainfully, " Just stay here, you two cowards. A brave man always steps into battle." "Austin, Father told you to stay with me,
**Elizabeth's POV** * "I will let go later, and remember, do not scream. You have to keep silent. From now on, whoever asks about today, you will answer-you have been hiding behind the tree with me, and you do not know anything." My tears fell and landed on Brandon's hand. He stressed to me once again, "You must take what I just said to heart. I know you hate my father, and maybe you hate me too. I am sorry, I do not know why it turned out this way. Anyway, you are the only survivor of Blue Moon Pack. You have to live with the expectations of your parents and members. Keep silent. keep silent to survive." Keep silent. Keep silent to survive. It was not until I nodded that Brandon let go of the hand covering my mouth. He took a deep breath, then pulled me toward Austin, who was moaning in pain. "Austin, what happened?" Austin covered his left eye and howled in pain like a wild beast. Blood spilled out from his fingers. "My eye... My eye..." Black River Pack's Alpha was dist
**Elizabeth's POV** * I am not a docile sheep, but I know that now is not a good time to fight back. I can not expose my fangs and claws early until I become strong enough, or I might risk losing them. And the moment I become strong enough is the day I get my wolf. Usually, werewolves get their wolves at age 16. But I was two months away from my 18th birthday, and my wolf did not appear. They all laugh at me for being one of those unlucky guys who was born without a wolf, but I know I am not. I have read some books. In one book it was written that some werewolves who suffered misfortune at an early age and it caused their wolf to awaken late. The latest example on record was 18 years old. I have faith in myself. I will get my wolf and get strong power on my birthday. Then, I will take revenge. I never forgot that it was the Black River Pack Alpha who killed my father. I never forget-An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. And, a life for a life. But until then, I will try
**Elizabeth's POV** * I went back to the kitchen to make another bowl of Pumpkin Custard. This time I did not squeeze sock water into it. I was not that audacious. After all, there are very few guys as stupid as Abby. I walked past the mountain of clothes with the bowl and sighed. Hopefully Austin will not give me a hard time and let me come back and do the laundry soon. I do not want to do this all night long. When I came to Austin's room, I put my ear to the door and eavesdropped for a while. There appeared to be no growling, no screaming. It meant that Austin had no plans to torture anyone, Nor was he torturing anyone. It should be safe for me to go in now. "Knock, knock." "Come in." Austin's voice sounded peaceful. Safe. I gently pushed the door open. As soon as I stepped in one foot, I saw a slave on the floor, unconscious. The slave's face was covered in blood. One of his eye sockets was empty. His eyeball had been gouged out. I was startled and looked up to see Au
**Elizabeth's POV** * Oh no! I had totally pissed him off! I turned to run. Austin yanked me by the hair and dragged me into his arms. "You want to run away after messing with me? Do you know the cost of pissing me off?" Austin aimed the spoon at my eyes. It had touched my eyelashes. "No, no..." I mouthed the word with silence. Someone barged in just as I was closing my eyes in fear. "So you are here! Elizabeth!" Brandon drunkenly pushed open the door, "I have been looking for you for a long time." Brandon acted like he was completely blind to Austin as he handed me an empty bottle, "Go get me some booze." "Get out of here, drunkard!" Austin shouted angrily at his brother. "Oh Austin, you are also here," Brandon smirked and tug Austin's arm, "Come on, lend her to me for a while, it will not take too long." Austin shrugged off Brandon's hand in annoyance, "can not you see I am punishing her?" "I can SEE but I do not care. I want a drink now. I want her to buy me a drink rig
**Elizabeth's POV** * I ran for a long, long time after leaving Austin's room, not stopping to exhale until I made sure Austin could not catch up to me. But my heart was still beating fast. This life sucks, and I hope it ends soon. How long do I have to put up with this? Two more months. I will declare war on black river pack the day I turn 18 and gain my wolf and strength. What if I still do not get my wolf on my 18th birthday? It is pretty simple. If I really am one of those unlucky guys who was born without a wolf, then I am completely desperate. A desperate girl will do even scarier and crazier things. Hopefully I can get through these two months without anything like today happening again. I need to stay away from Austin. Maybe next time I will not be so lucky to meet Brandon who just happened to come looking for me. Just thinking about Brandon made my emotions mixed. I will never forget the first impression Brandon left on me. In my memory, he was gentle, kind, handso
**Elizabeth's POV** * The teacher's growl once again surprised me out of my dream. This time, without waiting for an apology, the teacher pointed at the door and said, "Get out!" I sighed, grabbed my textbook and notebook and walked out of the classroom. To be honest, I really cherished the opportunity to go to school. But last night Abby asked me to catch mosquitoes for her. I only got a total of three hours of sleep. With my severe lack of sleep, it was really hard for me to stay awake during such a boring class. Can you believe the teacher was just teaching us addition and subtraction? I will be 18 soon, not 8. But we are still learning the elementary school curriculum so far. Our class is what is a so-called special class. Most of my classmates are werewolves with mental deficiencies, or mute like me, or deaf and dumb like Carolina. Carolina and I had previously studied in normal classes. However, out of jealousy, Abby asked Luna to put us in special classes. She said that