How would you feel if you worked your butt off for two years, working from 4 in the morning to 10 in the evening to tirelessly support your husband in his career, only to end up getting sold by him in return?
Like cow dung dug up and smeared all over your face!
That's how Shamsiya felt right now.
Like a smelly piece of shit people were too sickened by to keep within reach, Nick sold her off to a stranger to pay off his gambling debt. Shockingly enough, the bastard wasn't even ashamed. He had the cheek to say to her face that he had the right to do whatever he wanted with her because he was her husband!
"I am not your property! You can't sell me off like an object!" Shamsiya screamed, throwing the vase in her hand.
The bastard dodged and snarled. "You bitch! How dare you throw a vase at me? You should be grateful I married an orphan like you!" Not to be outdone, he lunged at her and kicked her in the stomach, causing her to double over and groan. He rained down punches on her hunched form until she crashed to the ground.
"I was too kind to house an ungrateful slut like you! Should've left you on the streets! Selling you off is letting you off easy!" He delivered another vicious kick to her stomach, spat on her battered figure, and stormed out of the room.
With a deafening bang, he shut the door and an audible click entered her ears. With her sluggish mind, it took her a while to register she was locked inside.
Shamsiya wheezed, her ribs protesting painfully with every inhale of breath and cough.
She never expected such a rude awakening. Her painstaking efforts for a family turned out to be nothing more than an illusion. Ever since she could remember, she had always been alone. Nobody liked her in the orphanage because of her mixed blood, and everyone made fun of her during her school years.
Because of the nasty comments of her playmates in the orphanage and classmates at school, she became a loner. Not by choice, but by circumstances.
Since she was hated by everyone around her, she became introverted and kept to herself. She had no friends, no relatives, and no one to call family.
So when Nick Jackson proposed to her after their high school graduation, she married him without a second thought.
There was no wedding. Only a form of documents to get their marriage certificate. Shamsiya hadn't minded the lack of ceremony, after all, marriage was more than about a beautiful dress and vows exchanged before a preacher.
It was two people accepting each other and becoming a family.
The title of Mrs. Nick Jackson gave her an identity, a sense of belonging, and a family member to call her own. She was no longer a loner, an outcast scorned by everyone in society.
Therefore, when the man who became her husband asked her to pay the bills and earn money to cover his singing lessons, she didn't hesitate to get part-time jobs to support him.
Since they were family, it only felt right for her to support him in his every venture. She trusted him and believed his words when he said he would let her live a glamorous life after he became famous.
That's what brought her to this ending. Her blind faith in him, her lack of confidence, and her desire for family.
But most of all, his acceptance when she had only ever faced rejection.
She heard somewhere that not all beautiful people were good and all nasty people were bad.
Seeing her situation today, she finally understood the meaning of this saying. Nick Jackson wasn't good looking, but the way he treated her differently from the way others treated her brainwashed her into believing he was a good person.
He physically abused her when he was in a bad mood, made her clean up his mess when he got drunk, and worked her like a slave to subsidize his living expenses. However, she never realized her status in his eyes was nothing more than that of a homeless dog he picked off the street until today.
The people who cursed at her and called her names didn't deceive her. They ignored her, but didn't play with her feelings. But the man who married her and showered her with kindness sold her like a property without feeling a trace of guilt.
This was what 'beautiful on the outside, but ugly on the inside' meant.
Shamsiya chuckled in self-deprecation, her chest screaming in pain as if someone was twisting a knife in her heart. She couldn't understand why her life was so miserable. Sometimes, it felt as if the Creator detested her and staged such a gloomy fate for her to torment her to death.
Because a life without love and warmth was nothing more than torture. And she had reason to believe she had no personal rights as a human being, as she was being treated like a product.
No one asked for her opinion. No one cared about her feelings.
"Tie her up and dump her in the trunk! I don't want to touch the slut!"
Nick's cruel voice entered her ears, just as the door clicked open. Shamsiya struggled to open her eyes, but the task proved difficult, as exhaustion and two days of hunger made her body as heavy as lead.
Up until now, she only believed she married a deceptive bastard. But Nick Jackson's following words made her realize how wrong she was.
"I heard Iblis Jabril has a strange penchant for bound girls. Hehehe...strip her! I'll get black manacles to chain her arms and ankles! It'll most definitely enhance the beauty of her pale complexion!"
"Yes, sir! Leave it to us!"
A wave of dizziness hit her as mortification and horror gripped her chest with thorny hands.
"No...please...don't..." Tears of shame, anger, and humiliation streamed down her cheeks. Summoning up the last bit of strength in her bruised body, Shamsiya scooted backward to evade the nasty claws reaching for her skirt.
Alas, her efforts proved futile. She was powerless and had nowhere to run. Rough hands yanked at her clothes, the jeering sound of ripping fabric and lewd remarks blaring her ears, as she shivered at the sudden cold kissing her bare skin.
"Please, stop..."
Curled in a fetal position, her desperate pleas sounded hollow and weak even to her own ears. Her consciousness seemed to fade from the shameful moment, as it blocked out the disgusting feeling of the hands groping her body, and plunged her into a void of darkness.
At the moment before she blacked out, a single thought seared her mind.
Death would've been a far better option than the abominable future that awaited her.
"For a hybrid, she's not bad." "Haha! I didn't even notice she was mixed blood. Those cherry lips could rival the hottest she-wolf in town!" The two men worked slow, their adam's apple bobbing at the sight of the woman's translucent skin. Their friend and employer, Nick Jackson, warned them to keep their hands to themselves. The woman was already sold to a powerful man, and he liked his goods clean. So they could only cop a feel here and there while unclasping her bra and pulling off her panties with red eyes. When they were done stripping her, they subtly tugged at the pink buds on top of her firm mounds, and reluctantly stepped back to admire the view. During the entire period of their ministration, the woman didn't whimper or squirm, apparently out cold from fright. "Say, do you think she's a virgin?" "With a body like that...it's hard to say." She was thin, but slender, with curves they had only seen on magazine models. Her thick black mane went past her knees, and draped a
Shamsiya felt insulted. But on a second thought, what right did she have to feel insulted? She was now only a property."Well, what are you waiting for? Strip!"The cold command snapped her back to her senses and sent shivers down her spine. She trembled and tightened her grip on her wrist, refusing to budge. She kept chanting in her mind that she was now a property, a usable, disposable object. A bought good. She shouldn't have any scruples, any reservations, any objections to being treated like one. And most importantly, she couldn't keep the Demon Lord waiting!"Oh? Still not moving?"Apparently, the one hovering over her figure was done waiting. Shamsiya shrieked in alarm and pain as a large hand clamped around her arm and dragged her to the bed, before roughly throwing her on the wide mattress. The rebounding force knocked the breath out of her lungs."Don't...don't come here..." She stuttered and scrambled forward, before turning on her back to plea. "Please...don't touch me..
Iblis yanked the door open and hollered. "Servants! Where are the servants!?" His loud roar reverberated in the open hallway, startling the guards and servants in the palace. The Demon Queen woke up with a start, shivering slightly, heaving roughly as her wild eyes nervously scanned the room. "What's going on? Why is Iblis shouting?" "My Queen, something must've happened with his new purchase." The personal servant of the queen reported lukewarmly. "New purchase..." A strange expression appeared on Queen Nymrit's face. She wondered if this was the thousandth or the thousandth and one. "Go and see what happened." "Yes, My Queen." The servant stepped back and dipped into a bow. The Demon Queen tiredly waved her away and settled back on the soft mattress. Images of her past flashed before her eyes, taking her to the time when she first met the Demon Lord. He had been stunning, a breathtaking sight to say the least, causing her to give him her heart and soul and abandon her family. A
Was she afraid of death? No, if she was, then she wouldn't have dealt such a fatal blow to herself. Then he must've been too frightening.No...if he was, she wouldn't have dared to laugh in his face...Iblis paced around the pool of blood, his crimson-dark orbs fixated on the woman as he internally mused to himself. Hours had passed since the servants left, but there was no news of their return. He found himself growing increasingly restless as the night deepened.Insolent woman! Foolish woman!"Bold woman, since you dared to challenge me, don't even think about dying so easily!" Iblis hunched down and forcefully gripped her chin, hissing in her blood smeared face with a vengeful edge. He was so riled up that he didn't even notice the blood foam seeping into his body through his pores."When my servants return with the dragon's heart blood, I'll show you the consequences of going against me!" Loosening his grip, he rose back to his feet, and resumed his pacing.Another hour passed, a
All too suddenly, a crack splintered through the white void. Shamsiya covered her eyes against the sudden brilliance as a splitting headache pounded through her skull, and distorted her thoughts. The crack widened, then shattered into a giant explosion. A powerful force descended, and she flew with it as it yanked her consciousness out of the void of nothingness."How is she?""Demon Lord, the woman is now out of danger.""Hm. You did well. Stop by the Treasury for your reward.""Thank you for the grace, My Lord.""Alright, you can all disperse.""Thank you, My Lord!"Shamsiya groaned painfully. Her ears throbbed from the enthusiastic shout of those around her. Creasing her brows, she tried to open her eyes, but found the task excruciatingly agonizing as a stab of pain pierced through her chest.Curses! It hurts like hell!The pain, without a doubt, was a clear sign of her failure to commit suicide. And by the sound of it, the damned Demon Lord had a hand in it.At the thought, a sens
The dungeon was an underground jail-like cell built on the back side of Jabril Palace. It was dark, damp, and smelt foul, embodying the misery and hopelessness of the days after the world war. The loud, boisterous sound of intense quarrels and curses entered her ears before her eyes adjusted to the darkness.And when it did, Shamsiya felt a sinister chill slither down her spine at what she saw."This...what the hell is this!?"Earlier when she heard the word Lawless from Iblis Jabril's mouth, she had an inkling of what was waiting for her, and prepared her heart for the worse.Or so she thought.However, at this moment, she realized no preparation would be enough to prepare her for the desperate battle awaiting her.Unaware of her shaken mentality, or just not caring, the squad of servants led her through the dungeon, which immediately fell silent at their appearance, and roughly shoved her in the darkest cell on the farthest corner.With a bang, she was locked in the cage."Woman, yo
As she stood in front of the body-length mirror in a wedding dress, Shamsiya felt like she was making a deal with the devil. She doubted this was what the orphanage matron meant when she said good women would be treasured by good men.Her hands were stained with blood. Yes, the blood of vile creatures who reveled in the act of rape, but blood nonetheless. As a murderer, she was no longer a good woman, so it wasn't surprising that she was marrying the demon.But whether it was a good man or a demon, Shamsiya realized she no longer cared.After escaping the hands of death and spending a week inside a decadent cell, her perception of good and evil had already morphed. In that cell, she watched women get raped repeatedly without moving a muscle to help them. Her entire focus had been on herself and her safety.She used her ability to protect herself, while ignoring the cries of plea. She poisoned and killed with a ruthless edge she never thought she had it in herself.But most of all, she
The Ballroom Hall was decorated in white and pink flowers. A giant crystal chandelier swayed in the center of the room, showering a resplendence of radiance and blue petals on the guests below."Damn! Who is the whore lucky enough to marry the Demon Lord? Is she the princess of the Fae?""I heard she was pregnant. Knowing his desperation for a child, the Demon Lord might just marry her.""No, no, you're all wrong. I heard from a palace servant close to my cousin that the Fae Princess miscarried. This woman is a purchased good.""Purchased good!? Fuck! Who's the slut!?"Separated in groups of threes and fours, the female guests huddled together. The shrieks of disbelief and venomous denial couldn't be suppressed even under the threatening glares of their mates as they animatedly exchanged gossip.Seated on bronze chairs a few feet below the wedding dais, the mistresses of the Demon Lord exchanged inscrutable glances and sweet smiles."Lady Irene, you've known our master for 200 years.