Chapter 2

Lyra POV

I felt like I'd been punched right in the gut, my breath knocked out of me with the revelation have been presented with this time.

" Sold? To the Dark Shadow pack? " I Just couldn't believe it at all even though I know my father and step mother hated me more than I hate myself.

My father's words echoed in my mind like an alarm, taunting me like a nightmare, reminding me of my worthlessness and uselessness.

I tried to speak up for myself, to beg him to reconsider his idea, but my voice caught in my throat as I made an attempt.

 I knew better than to defy him here, knew better than to show weakness to the whole family . 

So I stood there gazing, silent, as he continued to explain the arrangement he had for me.

"The Dark Shadow pack is willing to pay a handsome sum for you, beautiful Lyra. You'll be a valuable addition to their pack once you are in there, a new breeding wolf to strengthen their bloodlines and not make the lineage die." He smiled.

"Breeding wolf? " My heart sank knowing I wasn't going there for anything good but yo be a breeding wolf to produce Children.

The words made my skin crawl and want to tear apart. 

I knew what it meant, knew what I'd be expected to do with the one I would be sold to.

 I'd be nothing more than a broodmare, forced to produce pups for the pack's benefit and not for mine.

My mind raced, trying to think of a way out of all this, but I knew it was futile and it wouldn't just work at all. 

My father had made up his mind already, and I was nothing more than a pawn to him since he hated me.

The next few days passed in a blur and clearly not me seeing the world.

 I was kept isolated within the house area, locked in my room all alone, with only my wicked step mother bringing me food and water each time.

 I knew I was being prepared for my new life outside of the one am already in, prepared to be sold like a piece of useless and worthless property.

But I couldn't shake the feeling of despair within myself, couldn't shake the feeling that I was losing myself slowly, that I was disappearing into the darkness bit by bit with no one to grab me out of it.

And then, the day arrived finally. 

I was taken to the pack's meeting hall, where my father and the Dark Shadow pack's alpha, Dante, waited for me to arrive for the finally settlement.

 I'd heard negative stories about Dante, about his ruthlessness and cunning ways. I knew I was in grave danger already.

As I entered the hall with fear and wet palms, Dante's eyes locked onto mine immediately, and I felt a shiver run down my spine with huge pain within me.

He was a tall,board huge man, with piercing blue eyes and jet-black hair.

 He exuded lot of power, exuded control over almost everything.

"Ah, Lyra," he said, his voice low and husky which made my heart fly up immediately.

 "I've heard a lot about you already. You're even more beautiful than I imagined earlier." He smiled and as I walked closer to him.

I felt a blush rise to my cheeks with his compliment, but I knew better than to respond to that.

 I was nothing more than a commodity to him already, nothing more than a means to an end.

My father stepped forward, a smile spreading across his face which I knew was totally fake .

 "Dante, my friend, I'm glad we could come to an arrangement after all. Lyra will make a fine addition to your pack and also provide beautiful male breed."

Dante's eyes never left mine, and I felt like he could see right through me, like he could see the fear and desperation that threatened to consume me with what was already happening here .

"I'm glad we could come to an agreement finally, Alpha Damian," he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm and seriousness.

"I'm sure Lyra will be very... useful to me and my pack as a whole."

I felt a spark of defiance ignite within me with the words, but it was quickly extinguished by Dante's next words to my father.

"Let's get down to business now, Alpha Damian, shall we? The payment, the terms of the arrangement and other things... " He said.

I tuned out, my mind numb to the details that was presented.

 I knew I was being sold i, knew I was being traded like a piece of property that has less value.

 And I knew I had to escape all of this as fast as I can, i had to find a way out of this nightmare and all.

But for now, I was trapped, trapped in a life I didn't want, with no hope of ever being free ever again.

I was living in a world where I was hated as much as I hated myself already.

The arrangements of me getting sold wasn't something that was hidden away from me at all since I was presented as the goods that should be sold for pleasure or as a toy.

Basically,I just knew I was the main pawn of this game which I don't know when it would end nor when the contract can be breached down.

As I stood there, frozen in despair and lot of fear, Dante's words cut through the fog in my mind.

 "And, of course, there's the matter of the... bonus."

His eyes gleamed with a sinister light, and I felt a chill run down my spine with every bit of there conversation.

 What bonus? What could he possibly want from me again after he bought me to produce for his pack?

My father smiled, a greedy glint in his eye which made me hated him the most.

. "Ah, yes. The bonus. Lyra, come here at once."

I hesitated with his words, but Dante's gaze held me captive at once. 

I took a step forward to them both, my heart pounding in my chest as if a race was held in there.

"The bonus," Dante repeated, his voice dripping with malice which made my heart hitting so loud that can be heard, "is that Lyra will be just... unblemished."

My mind reeled as his words sank in within my inner self. 

"Unblemished. Pure. Untouched." I said within my self with fear rising up so quickly.

And then, it hit me at the G-spot. The true horror of my situation .

"No," I whispered, my voice barely audible to anyone but myself and my wolf who was quite.

But it was too late for me to interrupt the business. The deal was done and sealed. I was sold already to the dark shadow pack.

And I knew I had to escape from all of this, before it was too late for me to turn around and gave a change of mind.