You look like Athena

"One million dollars."

The room went quiet. No one would dare to raise the bar higher. Even if they did, Xandros would still get her.

Knowing that she couldn't be sold to anyone else, he dropped the hanky and strode out casually of the place, his crew of members following him except his beta warrior.

Candy's hand lowly fell on the wooden structure and the hit didn't sound as high anymore, "Sold."

****

"Oh my God. Oh my God." A deep rumble resounded in her chest as she tried to keep her breath steady and cool. It wasn't working.

Her legs moved her around faster, making her pace around the room in agitation.

"What is wrong with you!?" The door opened and Candy shot.

Anna immediately rushed towards her, "You cannot sell me to him. Anyone else but not Lycan Xandros. Please...." Her voice cracked.

Candy scoffed, "We don't have the power in our hands to choose who buys you or not. Lycan Xandros or anyone else, it all depends on their pockets. It's not my fault you had to dance when he had a business here."

"You can do something, right? I know you can. Abaddon is a very great place where lots of things happen and you are the supervisor of this place. Please help me." Anna pleaded.

Being the supervisor to Abaddon, everyone knew how much power Candy possessed but money was the only thing that moved her and she needed a lot of it to set in motion. As for the sole proprietorship of Abaddon, no one knows who owned the place.

Candy took out a black jacket robe from the wardrobe, throwing it to Anna, "Get dressed, his beta is waiting for you."

With that, she left the room and the sound of Anna's beating heart rushed back to her ears. She could even hear how hazy her own breath became.

But she put on the robe and walked out, her back heels resounding with every step she took, making her feel confident than she ever really was.

"Anna." Sandra's voice made her halt when she got to the door and she turned. The girl crashed into her arms, almost falling the both of them down and Anna hugged her tight.

"Please be safe. Try to be safe." Sandra said and she nodded, pulling her away.

"I will. I promise."

The ride to Khaos was a long one. Who would have expected that the Lycan Lord's home would be at the far end of town where he had acres of land and all others surrounding it? Khaos was an isolated area and no one dared to venture into it, not with the guards mounting each and every corner with hardened faces.

Her eyes were wide open during the entire ride. She knew how they got here and she knew how to live but only a crazy person would advise themselves to escape.

Why had Xandros bought her?

He saved her from those hungry looking pot bellied men who were looking for a young lady to warm their beds but her last buyer with a bid of 600,000 dollars was actually a young man and she knew she'd be okay. But he had come into the picture, rising the bid to the highest point.

Surely, he wasn't excited after killing a wolf and then threw money into the club? Considering who he was, that was not an option.

"Come on out." The beta warrior who had accompanied her, said. Anna stepped out of the car, her legs beginning to hurt.

Her eyes ran over the very large mansion with other surrounding small houses and she took a deep breath, following the beta into the mansion. A woman came to meet them at the door.

"I'll see you later." The beta said and immediately walked away, without even waiting for a reply.

The woman ran her eyes over Anna and shook her head slowly, "I see why Lycan Xandros bought you." She muttered and sighed.

"This is bad, really bad." It was a suggestive comment that made Anna realize what was to come.

She couldn't hold her question, "Why did he buy me?" She asked and the woman gave a light scoff.

"You shouldn't ask questions, Athena." She said and started walking away, expecting Anna to follow her.

"My name is Anna." She shot.

"Was Anna. You are now Athena."

"You can't change my name the way you please!"

The woman took careful domineering steps and walked back to Anna, standing right in front of her, "If you know what's going to happen to you, you won't have an attitude."

"You belong to Lycan Xandros and your new name is Athena. From this moment, you are stripped of the name, Anna. If you have a problem with that, take poison again. But I assure you this time, you would never die."

Anna knew this woman wasn't talking about her, she was talking about that girl, Athena. Years of living like a vagabond made her smart enough to catch onto hints. Whoever Athena was, there was some resemblance between she and her, and that girl, had taken her life by poison.

"Don't just stand there looking daft and follow me!" The woman snapped irritatedly and walked away, bending in the corners. Anna followed after her immediately, her legs moving fast.

"This was her room." The woman opened the door to the room and Anna looked around it. It was a huge beautiful fit for nothing less than a queen.

"Who was she?.......ma?" She asked.

"Call me Diane." The woman said, taking a deep breath, "She was such a lively and beautiful girl, Athena. She was also the mate to Lycan Xandros. Elegant with such a smile that could melt anyone's heart."

Anna gulped. Why was she being told this easily?

"But suddenly the rogues attacked us. Destroying us and a lot of our things. We were damaged beyond repair and we were hurt, when we found that Athena was behind the attack. She was the daughter of the rogue Alpha."

Anna's heart raced. She could hear it pound in her ears. She gulped.

"Lycan Xandros was angry and he locked her up in this room but still treated her like the queen she was meant to be." Diane's eyes reddened with an hint of anger flashing through them.

"But Athena poisoned herself," Diane looked at her and she smirked when she could see the fear in her eyes, "And she died, pregnant with Lycan Xandros's child."

Anna's eyes widened as the words wafted into her ears, the stab of pain hurting as it should exactly. Athena had killed his child.

"But why....."

"You look a lot like Athena."