CHAPTER 4—Begging for her Freedom

CHAPTER 4—Begging for Her Freedom

Raffi’s Point of View

"Why haven't you been yourself?" Naya asked me. She is my best friend and the only she-wolf who knows about the agreement between my dad and Rock. I told her about the agreement between the two. Even she sees their decision as unfair.

I looked at her, then banged my head on the table. We just finished seeing a patient who was a child. Here at the hospital where I work, we are just two she-wolves. Almost everyone is human, and no one knows that the two of us are different.

"I'm still thinking about how I can escape from that agreement. Even if it seems hopeless, I will still try. Maybe because Rock will change his mind, I said with a snort.

Naya just shook her head. She let go of the chart she was holding and placed it on other charts where every patient's information was recorded. Naya turned to me. "You know what? You're just wasting your energy thinking. It doesn't look like you're going to change your daddy and that Redwood's mind. You've got no choice, Raffi."

I frowned. "Emphasize that there's nothing I can do, Naya!"

Naya laughed because of what I said. She gently patted my shoulder. "Well, I guess that's really your fate. You tried to talk to that Redwood and your daddy. Yes, it's unfair on your side, but maybe just look at the positive side and the bright side so that you don't get stressed." She elbowed me later. "When you have a baby, don't forget to make me godmother, okay?"

I frowned at her. "I'm more stressed with you," I said, then adjusted my seat. I also fixed my uniform, which was slightly messed up. I breathed deeply. "Maybe I just need to prepare myself to meet Mr. Redwood again."

"Don't tell me you're going to try to talk to him again.

"Yes. I will really try. That's the last one. If he doesn't want to, I'll give up right then and there."

"Good luck to you, Raffi. Do it, but whatever he decides, just do it. That is also for your child's future. Just imagine that your son will inherit all the property of the Redwoods."

"Naya, I don't care about the money of the Redwoods. You know that."

"I know, but because your family owes a lot, you have to find a way to pay." Naya held my hand and squeezed it slightly. "I know you can do this, Raffi. It's just a small thing compared to what you went through before, right?"

Naya is right. I told her almost everything that happened in my life. Others even witnessed how I was hurt and almost lost hope. I smiled. "Thank you. Don't worry. The last thing I'm going to do is talk to Rock later. When nothing really changes, I will really accept that this is my destiny."

When my duty at the hospital was over, I went home for a while to change my clothes. It's still early, so it's probably okay to go to Rock Redwood. Daddy wasn't there; that's why I didn't say goodbye.

On the way, I was very nervous about facing Rock again. I'm afraid because he might later be mean to me and hurt me. I stopped walking.

"Can he hurt me?" I asked myself. "Of course. He can hurt me because, based on what I hear about him, he is an evil Lycan." I snorted. I was even more scared because I realized that. "So do I really have no chance to change his mind? How is it?" I seem to be dying because it looks like I have to accept my destiny.

I screamed when it thundered. It was so loud that I covered my ears with my palms. I looked up at the sky. Since it was late afternoon, the sky was really dark, but darker than normal because it might rain.

"I don't have an umbrella yet." I started walking towards the Redwoods' house.

It also took me a few minutes to walk, and when I got there, I was very tired. The big gate was closed, and there was no guard outside the door. "How do I get in?"

I just stood and waited for someone to peek or something, but still nothing. Until I felt small raindrops on my skin. I looked up and put my hands on my head. "It's raining!" I turned to look for shelter, but there was none. There are only trees around the high gate and wall.

The rain is getting stronger, and I'm starting to get wet. I'm cold too, but still, nothing comes out of Rock's big house.

"Maybe I'll just go home," I said, then sighed. I started walking when a black car passed by my side. I ignored it and continued walking in the rain. I screamed a little when I slipped and sat in the mud. "My bad luck today!" I cried because I realized that I had made a mistake. My arm was stuck, so it looks like it's sprained.

After a while, I felt as if the raindrops had disappeared from my body, even though it was still raining. I looked up, and my eyes widened when I saw Rock standing behind me. He was holding an umbrella and looking at me. The look that penetrates and has no emotion When his jaw moved, I looked away.

I stood up immediately and tried to smile. "M-Mr. Redwood—"

"What are you doing here?"

"Ah, I've been here for a while. I wanted to talk to you about—"

"Don't tell me you still intend to convince me to change the agreement.

I smiled even more. "Yeah. If only for a week—"

"Do you understand, Ms. Remoirs? Didn't I tell you that my decision is final?" He smiled now. "Are you still going to bother to come here and talk to me?"

I blinked. "I just want to beg—"

"My answer is to stay like that. That's final. You are the payment for the big debt of your parents," he said, then raised a corner of his lips. "It's impossible for you to pay, especially now."

I frowned. "What do you mean, Mr. Redwood?

"I gave your daddy an additional payment to buy you. The price of the money I gave him in exchange for you is no joke."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "N-no. That's not true. Daddy won't be able to sell me to you."

"I don't know how to make a story, Ms. Remoirs. I can show you the contract if you want to." Rock took a deep breath. "There is nothing you can do. I own you, and you will be the mother of my child. My decision is final, and no one can change it. Even you." Rock took action. He held my hand and made me hold the umbrella he was holding. "Goodbye for now, Ms. Remoirs." That's all he said, then he turned and walked towards the car even though he was soaked.

I was left not knowing what to do. Along with the rain, my tears flowed because I felt that fate was playing with me. I am very angry because the person who sheltered me was able to sell me.

'Isn't he satisfied that I will pay our debt? Why does he have to sell me? '