Chapter 2: Sold to Him

"No one expects the rug to be yanked out from underneath them. Life changing events don't usually announce themselves."

-Slash-

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Kilian was seated on the VVIP seat of the auction house. He couldn’t believe he had spent two hours sitting there, watching as the women got auctioned off. 

Truthfully, it made him sick to his stomach. He was no saint, that was for sure. However, he had his own code of honor, he never abused or exploit women and children.

If it wasn’t because of his association with the Black Skull, he would never come there to begin with.

The women who got sold off, most of them would probably be used for some type of high end sex work. Even though all of the guests were wearing mask that evening, Kilian could still recognize some of them just by their attire and build alone.

The people who purchased these women owned high end bars and clubs. God knew that drinks were not the only things served at these kind of places.

Most of the women came from relatively low income background. Even if they disappeared, people would not come looking for them or their cases would be easily dismissed.

He was considering leaving because he didn’t find anything enjoyable while attending. But then, they started announcing the fourth woman.

“Ladies and gentleman, let’s welcome the next woman!” The cage went down like before and inside the cage was a beautiful woman.

She had light skin, black hair and the prettiest almond shaped gray eyes. When Kilian laid his eyes on her, his breath nearly stopped.

He had seen a lot of beautiful women before in his life, but he has never seen anything quite like her before. Something about her beauty was unique to him.

It somehow made him feel a little bit hot inside. It was abnormal.

“This woman is confirmed Italian. We have observed her and she is a quiet and docile one. Her bidding starts at one million pounds.” The announcer spoke.

“Two million pounds!” One of the man started bidding.

“Three million pounds!” Another man added. The bidding kept on increasing and it turned out, a lot of men were bidding on her.

Kilian didn’t find it surprising at all. He was sure the other men were feeling the same way as he did right then.

“Eight million pounds!” It was probably one of the highest bidding. The other women were sold at five million pounds at most. This woman was definitely more desirable than the other women before her.

“Eight million pounds, anyone wants to bid higher?” The auctioneer asked. The woman looked so confused but she was still somewhat calm, as if she was already formulating a plan in her head no matter what the outcome was.

Kilian normally didn’t like to support these kinds of auctions and made any biddings on humans because he didn’t want to make these people richer and increased the demand.

However, he knew if he didn’t bid on her, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

“Fifty million pounds.” Kilian finally made his bidding. When he said the amount, the woman’s eyes turned to him and he met her gaze for the first time.

Those pretty gray eyes were staring at him and he felt his heart beating for some stranger reason. Her gaze, they were deep, like the ocean during a storm.

“Fifty million pounds one… fifty million pounds two…. fifty million pounds three!” The auctioneer hit the gavel and closed the bidding.

“This woman is sold to guest number 108.”

Levana was watching the bidding played off from inside the cage. She had never been to an auction house before and didn’t know how things work.

Little did she know when she went to one, she would be the item being sold to strangers.

At first, she was nervous. There were plenty of eyes staring at her, looking at her like she was some kind of object. Which at this state, she probably was.

The only thing she could hope for at the moment was to be bid by a good person, which she doubted even existed in that place.

“Fifty million pounds.” When she heard the nominal, her gaze immediately went to the man who made the bid. He was seated above, which she assumed was the VVIP seats unlike the other guests who were seated on the same floor as her.

The man was wearing a mask, but she could see his black, slick combed hair and his honey colored eyes. The man had a well defined face and a more muscular built.

He was wearing a black and white suit and from afar, he reminded her of the masked character from The Phantom of The Opera.

Once the bidding was closed, the cage once again moved and this time, it went to the previous floor. The guard got her out of the cage and instead of bringing her back to the cell. This time she was brought to a bedroom.

The auction house had their own residence area and she noticed in front of the bedroom door, there was a number, 108.

“Wait here and don’t you dare try anything funny.” The guard warned her before he closed the door and locked it.

Levana found herself lost once again, but she had to admit, being in this room was so much better than being in that damp and dirty cell.

She sat on the bed and thought about what would happen to her next. Her heart was beating really loudly. She was nervous and trying to maintain her composure all this time wasn’t easy.

She laid down on the bed and closed her eyes. There were not much for her to do in there, before anything happened, she needed to get some rest.

Levana seemed to be really tired because she quickly dozed off, completely unaware of what would happen to her next.

A few minutes after she fell asleep, the door was unlocked and Kilian entered the room. He was not sure of what to expect.

Somehow, he was feeling slightly nervous at the realization that he just spent fifty million pounds to purchase a complete stranger. A beautiful stranger.

However, when he saw her sleeping, he stopped in his track and watched her for a few seconds. Fully observing her from head to toe.

She was beautiful from afar, but she was even more beautiful from up close. The woman had blossoming, full lips, small and straight nose, thick, slightly arched brows and a beauty mark underneath her left eye.

When she was sleeping like this, completely unaware of his presence, she looked like an angel. Not to mention she was much smaller than him in figure. He was sure he could pick her up using one hand.

Somehow, spending that amount of money on her didn’t seem that bad considering what he got in return. There was a part of him that was amused by this situation.

How could she be so defenseless? Sleeping in an unknown place like this? Wasn’t she worried about what could happen to her?

“What do I do with you?” He murmured as he placed his hand on her cheek, touching her for the first time. As he expected, her skin was soft against his own.

Technically speaking, she was his. He could do whatever he wanted with her. He bought her and she was his property.

Yet deep down, he didn’t want to treat her like a property. He wanted her to like him, not to fear him.

Levana felt someone touching her cheek and slowly opened her eyes. She turned her head around and saw Kilian for the first time.

Her eyes widened instantly and she sat up straight. He was so close to her and they were staring at each other for a few seconds before Kilian spoke.

“What’s your name?” His voice was deep and husky. Levana recognized him as the man who purchased her earlier.

“My name is Levana. Levana La Rosa.” She answered, still uncertain what his intention with her was and backed away to maintain some distance between them.

“Levana, huh? That’s a pretty name.” He said as he removed his mask, revealing his handsome face.

“My name is Kilian, Kilian Osborne.” He introduced himself as he leaned in closer to her. Kilian reached out his hand to touch her cheek and looked at her straight in the eyes.

“I know you are scared, but I promise you I won’t hurt you.”

Levana was speechless. Yes, this man was really handsome. He was even more attractive up close in person, but he was still a stranger and she didn’t know him at all. How could she trust him?

“I was kidnapped. I don’t want to be here. Please let me go” She pleaded. Hoping he would just release her if she explained the situation to him.

“I know. You and the other women are kidnapped. None of you signed up for this. But I have spent fifty million pounds on you. I can’t just let you go.” He told her calmly while still caressing her cheek.

“I will pay you back. Just please help me get out of here.”

“You will get out of here, but with me. No need to pay me back. I saw your file before walking into this room and you were only working in retail. Even if you spend your whole life working, you can never pay me back.” He told her.

“What do you want?” She asked, still trying to maintaining the same composure. He paused for a few minutes before answering.

“I’m your owner now, you’re coming home with me.”