Sold

Celine POV

I watch as Richard rushes in and pulls Dolton back. Wes and Alex hold him.

"You told her!" Richard shouts. Wait, it's true? Richard walks to me and grips my head. It's true; I have a wolf. I fight to feel it, but it's hard. I've never had a wolf, or I didn't think I had.

"No! Don't make her forget," Dolton thrashes in their hold. I feel a hazy feeling spread through me, and suddenly, it feels like my head is in a vice. I scream, my legs buckling from beneath me. Richard's grasp on my head holds up my body; otherwise, I would be on the floor.

"Remember Celine! You're the Queen Goddess," Dolton screams, and I watch him fight against his brothers. They tackle him to the floor and silence him.

"Say goodbye," Richard shouts and turns to look at Dolton. "Or you don't get to."

"I'll follow and find you, Celine!" Dolton shouts.

"Lock him in the cells. He isn't to be released until she's sold and gone!" Richard shouts. Dolton screams louder and fights, begging them not to.

The sound of him fighting disappears, and I feel my heart ripping apart. I want to protect him and save him, but I can't. My head still hurts even though Richard has released it.

"Right, now to make you forget his words." Richard grips my head, and I fight against him. Others rush in and hold me down. I try to remember his words. Queen goddess, I have a wolf. Remember, fight to feel it.

The more the pain grows in my mind, the less hold I have on the memories until they are gone. My body drops to the floor, and I look up at Richard.

"What just happened?" He asks, and I try and remember.

Everything is hazy. "Alex and Wes rejected me. Dolton refused," I whisper. He didn't. He said it wrong. "Dolton rejected me," I explain and try to remember what happened next.

All I remember is them saying goodbye and leaving.

"They said goodbye and left," my head falls. Dolton had whispered he would find me. Why? Does he love me enough not to reject me and come to find me?

I know I'm being sold. I remember their conversation from last night. How can Dolton find me? Unless he's going to see who buys me.

"Get her in a cage." Richard walks out, and I watch as others drag me out and push me into the cage connected to the back of the truck. I glance at the house and see the small windows from the cells.

My eyes focus, and I see Dolton, his hands banging against the window as he screams something. Why is he in a cell? I try to focus, but I can't remember anything. Did he annoy his father in some way?

I watch as the house slowly disappears in the distance. I glance around the cage, trying to figure out how to break it open and get free.

Grasping the metal, I plan to try and bend it. Only I scream as it burns.

"It's bound. You touch it, and it burns you," a voice says, and I glance around, unable to see anyone as the cage blocks the view.

"Why am I being sold?" I ask, wondering if someone will give me a real reason.

"Richard has no use for you. Why wouldn't he sell you to gain some money after he wasted so much on you?" The words have my head falling forward. I don't speak after that. I wait and watch. At some point, I become tired and fall asleep, which tells me we're travelling far.

Talking wakes me up. I get ready to fight. My feet push against the metal, but it burns, so I stop.

"Celine."

I look up and see Dolton.

"Shh...I'll get you free. Don't run; there are people all over; stay close, and I will guide you out," he whispers, unlocking the cage.

"Thank you," I whisper, feeling confused by his presence.

"I missed you a lot," he says with a smile. As the cage door opens, I jump out, and he pulls me into his arms. My head settles against his chest.

"No!" Before I can move, I feel the chains wrap around my wrists. My eyes peer up, the mask falls, and I see Wes.

"Sorry, but we can't have you fighting." He smiles, and I'm dragged in. He's not sorry! He used Dolton to trick me. I thrash and fight against their holds.

"We need to get her in now!" Someone shouts, and I'm dragged through; my body thrashes. I watch them pull me into a building, and Alex places the blindfold over my eyes. He pushes me backwards, and I hear the metal of the cage slam shut.

Jumping up, I try and feel around with my hands that are tied behind my back. As I touch the bars, I scream and jump.

"Don't try to escape Celine. It won't work," Alex says. I stop and let my body fall to the floor. For a moment, I thought Dolton had come to rescue me.

"Ladies, gentlemen, werewolves, vampires, and the rest." My head raises, hearing the voice. "Many of you have been warned beforehand of this one. Remember the secrecy. Remember not to mention certain things so as not to give it knowledge! Knowledge to it is power."

It? What is he talking about?

"Celine Destiny is back on the market," his words end, and the room erupts in voices. "Quieten down! Only very few know about her and her abilities! Whoever wins this needs to ensure it stays that way," he calls out.

"She's a werewolf, right? Does she have a wolf?" I try to focus on the voice.

"You clearly failed to read the information. Talk with the person next to you quietly! You do not ask about her. No questions about what she can and can't do. That was all written in the description." The man shouts back, sounding annoyed.

"A reminder that you need to have an appropriate place for her. If things fall, she will be the death of everyone in your family and lives." The man shouts, and I wonder what he means by that. How can I be the cause of their deaths? I'm a no-one, weak, wolfless and pathetic. "Let's start the bidding at one million," he calls out.

One million? How am I worth one million? I've no wolf. I'm weak. I'm a slave. How can I be worth that? I sit and listen, hearing people calling out and bidding; slowly, the shouts quiet down, and now it's been one man and a woman.

The woman gives in at three and a half million, and I hear the word sold called out loudly. I wait and don't move. The sound of footsteps getting closer has me trying to hide.

"Well, this is an amazing turn of events. It's just what we need to finish our work. I'm also sure my betas will enjoy it's body. Get it shipped to the location," he says, before I hear him walking away.

I was hopeful Dolton would find me and stop this, but he didn't. I do no know who the man who bought me is, what he wants me for, or what he can gain to make me worth millions.