Chapter 4: The Mafia's Bidding

Mariana Adams' Point of View 

Unlike the few girls that have been bought by these men, my bidding started at a jaw-dropping amount. I never thought that a mere, simple girl like me would start bidding at $20,000 in an underground black market like this. 

"Her name is Mariana. As you can see, she's fresh… never been touched and completely a maiden. Our girl for the night is her, and the bidding will start at the amount flashed on the screen." 

Even if the emcee was still talking, many people began to raise their cards. The first one who raised was an old man with an amount of $30, 000 until people inside began to become crazy bidding for a high possible amount in order to claim me. 

Most of them were old people who had a huge tummy and an unpleasant appearance. I wanted to cry and run away from them but upon reckoning about what happened to the girl earlier made me freeze. 

"$100,000 dollars, $135,000! $200,000 going once, going twice!" 

The crowd began to become aggressive. I could see each and everyone's desire to have me but most of them looked like a maniac. 

I was just looking down, hearing the jaw-dropping amount they are willing to bid just to have me not until the bidding went up to million. A man who's in his 60's came, betting almost a million dollars which made the crowd silent. 

He was standing as there was a huge smirk on his face. My world turned upside down seeing a man who was almost five feet tall standing with a beard on his face, a white hair and a huge tummy, exactly what I was thinking! 

"A million dollars!" the emcee spoke out. "This is the first time that our arena heard a million dollar bidding!" 

I lost hope. No one dared to oppose the old man as a massive amount like that is too much for a mere girl like me. Tears trickled down my face, playing with my fingers as I tried to avoid the man's filthy stares on my body. 

"Alright, then. This girl beside me has been sold for a million dollars! The bidding has been officially—" 

The emcee was trailed off when a man spoke. 

"Ten million dollars, let me have her!" 

My world stopped spinning upon hearing a resonant baritone voice inside the arena. His deep, manly tone echoed in the arena, making the man who bet his one million dollar glanced at the tall, lean and handsome man opposed. 

Unlike them, he looked like a Greek God. He was standing at the back, on the second floor whilst a man was beside him. 

All my life, I have never seen a drop-dead gorgeous man like him. He was awfully far from the person I expected to buy me. Fortunately, God almighty heard what I was praying for and saved me from this man's sinisterness. 

"Sold for ten million dollars! The bidding is now officially closed!" 

Everyone was hissing, talking about what just occured. He went down the stairs with a glass of wine in his hand. He was walking toward where we are and here I am, mesmerized with his God-like beauty. 

Surprisingly, something within me recognizes him when I look at him this intently. I suppose I've seen him before, but I'm not sure where or when.

"Please proceed with our accountant, Mr. Lamiento. We'll just fix her documents as you have to sign some papers and after that, you can now go home with her." 

I'm not positive whether I should accompany him or not. These men using my hands were tugging me the entire time, which perturbed me. The signing process was instantaneous since the man who bought me had the upper hand and it had paid an additional substantial amount of money to prioritize him above other clients.

"You really didn't disappoint us, Mr. Lamiento. Likewise," said by the man before hoisting his hand for a handshake after the signing process. 

Mr. Lamiento glanced at me and then accepted his hand. 

"You know my taste, Cadis."

After the signing process, I was now transferred as his pet. His men didn't dare to touch me but instead, they asked me to hop inside an SUV, refusing to lay their finger unlike those men earlier. 

Whilst the car was moving, I reckoned what just happened. Yesterday, I was just meeting with my boyfriend until I was captured, got into an auction and sold to an anonymous man I don't know. 

He has a lot of men wearing full black attire and two more cars behind and in front. Bet his bodyguards. 

"Can you just b-bring me back to my h-house?" I spoke, breaking the silence creeping inside the car. 

His arms was on the window whilst his fingers were on his chin as his legs were crossed. He looked like a heavy, big boss. 

The man clicked his tongue, smirked at me which sent shivers down my spine. 

"I won't waste fucking millions just to free you, woman. You will serve your purpose to me," he spoke out using his thunderbolt tone. 

I moved on my seat and then spoke. "P-Purpose? What kind of p-purpose?" 

"You will know." 

"B-But I want to…" I was derailed off. 

His head twirled as his eyes glared, giving me a frigid stare and stone-hard voice. "Enough." 

Funny how this man made me halt just by saying a single word. And I can't distinguish whether to become thankful or not. The man was heavily guarded and knew to myself he wasn't just an ordinary man. His presence was far from everyone I met. The first time I laid my eyes on her, my knees trembled and went feeble. 

The power this man's holds was compelling. I am sure of that. 

I was just biting my lower lip as I played with my fingers, trying to adapt myself whilst I stood at the center of the house where I have been transferred. As I drifted my eyes at the man, he didn't try to talk with me again but instead, a maid came out of nowhere and then glanced at me. 

"Assist her inside her room. I'm tired," the man viciously stated. 

The maid nodded her head as her boss began to loosen his tie whilst going upstairs, taking off his coat and his top one-by-one. 

That night, I thought that dealing and persuading him would be easy but I never imagined that a person like him wouldn't dare to pull the trigger on someone who refused to obey him. Those starting days I was here, I tried to oppose, to plead to him but none of these methods worked.