Her Father's Debt

Dina’s POV:

“Is the creditor still disturbing you about the debt?”

I let go of the fork before replying, “He gave me five days to pay back everything.” Unable to hide how frustrated and confused I was, I continued. “Today is the fifth day, yet I couldn't even raise a quarter of that amount.”

My mom's hands made their way to mine before muttering, “It is not your fault, Dina. Blame it on your father who borrowed such a huge sum of money and disappeared on us. I bet he must be enjoying the money with his mistress.”

Since I understood how she felt about father's disappearance, I decided not to argue with her.

“If dad leaves you for another woman, then it is his loss, not yours,” I said, trying to lighten our mood.

Just when I was about to begin eating, my mom's voice echoed. “Since today is the deadline given to us, why not sell this house and maybe rent a smaller apartment after paying off the debt?”

My eyes widened at her words, not expecting her to make such a suggestion. “Mom, this house is all dad left for us. And even though we sell it, it won't be enough to pay even half of the debt,” I muttered.

“But Dina—”

“Mom, let's just eat. Enough of the debt talks, please,” I interrupted her before I continued eating, trying to finish up in time since I have to go to work.

After I was done, I cleaned my mouth before hugging my mother from behind. “Mom, have faith in me, okay?”

“It is not as if I don't believe you, but I am afraid you might get hurt. Mark isn’t the kind of man that plays nice,” she said, sounding like she really knew him.

“I should be on my way now,” I let go of her before leaving for work.

Standing on the roadside while waiting for the bus heading to my workplace, I felt a sharp grip on my wrist.

Before I could wrestle with the person, I felt a sharp piercing pain into my neck, a pain familiar to the one I do feel when injected.

And that was the last thing I remembered before blanking out.

When I opened my eyes, I found out I was in a strange place, my hands and legs tied behind a chair with my mouth covered.

I tried to scream for help, but it was of no use. I could barely hear my own voice.

“Boss, this is the girl,” one of the men said, making me turn to see who he referred to as ‘boss’.

My eyes widened at who it was. It is Mark Davison, my father's creditor. I knew he said today was the deadline, but I didn't expect him to kidnap me.

“Dina, didn't I warn you about the consequence of failing to pay me back my money?” His voice distracted me from my thoughts.

He walked up to me with a mischievous smile on his face, making me wonder what he was up to.

It wasn't my fault that my father borrowed money from him, but because my mother is blind and my father has gone AWOL, it became my responsibility to pay him back the money.

“Untie her!”

Without hesitating, his men began to untie me. It didn't take them a minute before they set me free, my breathing returning to normal.

“Mr. Mark, please be patient with me. I am trying my best to raise and pay you back the money,” I whined.

He chuckled at my words before muttering, “You are trying your best, but it isn't just enough.” He pulled out a gun from his pants pocket, pointing it at me. “You know what happens when a debtor refuses to pay their debt?”

“I don't,” the words escaped from my shivering lips, my voice barely audible.

“The consequence of failing to meet the deadline is death!”

His words sent chills down my spine, making me tremble. Even though I am tired of multiple part-time jobs and strip dancing in front of horny men, I did not want to leave my blind mother.

I am the only one she has.

“Please don't kill me. I promise to pay back the debt in double fold. Just give me some time, please,” My mouth which went open, unable to talk for a moment, finally spoke up.

Instead of listening to my pleas, he pointed the gun to my forehead, his hand on the trigger, ready to pull it off.

“Sir, won't it be a waste killing her?”

Mark turned his gaze to one of his men who just spoke. “Should I keep her alive? Are you trying to say listening to her pleas all this time isn't a waste of time?” He questioned, anger evident in his voice.

“Greenwood Auction is tonight. If you auction her off, you are going to get twice the money she owes you,” the man muttered with his gaze lowered.

I thought he was going to side with me, but I was wrong. He is suggesting I get separated from my mom who had no one but me!

“I think that would be better than wasting my precious bullet.”

*WEREWOLF REALM*

“Alpha Lykoz, you aren't getting any younger. You need a Luna to rule by your side and an heir,” Elder Aiden suggested, breaking the silence in the hall.

Knowing he is the reason for today's meeting, Lykoz heaved a deep sigh. He wanted an heir more than anyone present in the hall, but his cursed fate denied him of that.

He tried having his chosen mates as his Luna, but none of them made it alive after the night of the red full moon when he had to consummate their union.

He gave up trying to look for his destined mate and having an heir after trying for the fifth time, staining his hands with the blood of five she-wolves.

“I can't believe you are talking me into having another Luna when it wasn't even up to thirty days since I lost the previous Luna,” his deep voice resonated in the hall. “Right now, we have more pressing issues than me having another Luna and an heir.”

“My Alpha, what is more pressing than having a pup and a strong Luna by your side?” Another elder, Elder Steven, asked curiously.

The other members in the hall nodded in agreement to him.

“According to the prophetess, Beta Braham’s daughter is the only one who could save the werewolf realm from destruction,” Lykoz revealed. “The revelation of the prophetess is coming to pass. All our plants are dying. Our pack members are losing their wolves and dying like chickens.”

“But the Gammas already searched for him in the vampire and demon realms, where else are we going to find him?” Elder Aiden asked calmly.

“I am going to search for him myself one last time,” Lykoz said with certainty laced in his voice. “I would start with searching for him in the human realm.”