Sold To A Stranger 1

Chapter Three

Sold To A Stranger 1

Leanda sighed after successfully getting away from that strange man, everything about him was strange and even scary.

From his two colored eyes to the way he speaks with command and even his facial expression, everything about him was scary.

She walked passed a park and sat on the bench, she buried her head in her palms.

"Where should I go from here?," Leanda asked herself as tears began to roll down her eyes again, her life which she thought was going to be better seemed to be going worse. She was going to be taken away by a man who would use her as an avenue for money, she would end up selling her body for money, something she never thought would happen to her.

"What should I do?," she murmured, she had few hours to get the money, a hundred thousand dollars, where was she going to get such money from?.

She wondered if she should go back to that strange man, he said something like giving her any amount she wants, she was confused.

Going back to that man would mean humiliation for her, she already told him she wasn't interested.

"Get it off your head," she said to herself and shook her head, getting back to that man would mean going back to what she was running away from.

She asked to pay the money because she didn't want to sell her body, going back to that man would mean the same thing, she was also going to sell her body to him, there was no way there.

She believed that she might be given more time if gets a part of the money, she could just work and get some of the money, that would buy her more time, but where was she going to work?, she had nowhere in mind.

She was sacked from where she was working few weeks before all the threat began, she would have to go back there or find somewhere else to work, which she doesn't think was possible within the little hours she had.

She spranged up on her feet and wiped her tears, it was better to do something that sitting on a spot and thinking, she had to do something fast before the time runs out.

She had to go back to the house with some of the money, even if it was five hundred dollars, she would use that to assure them that she would pay them.

One thing that was still confusing to her was what Natasha and Avi used that big money for. She had been the one taking care of her dad and paying the hospital bills, it got to a point where she couldn't pay the bills after she was sacked and her dad got discharged from the hospital, Natasha still didn't do anything to help after having such big amount of money with her.

She wasn't just cruel, she was inhumane too, she was so selfish, all she thinks about was her own wellbeing, she wasn't even concerned if someone else gets hurt in the process, such a cruel woman.

Leanda had just one thing in mind, and that was getting a place to work for the rest of the hours she was given, she wouldn't mind working overnight, she just wanted to take something back home, she wanted to buy more time for herself with the money she was going to earn.

She sighed and headed for the hotel she used to work at, maybe if she pleads with the manager, he would allow her to work for some hours and pay her, she wouldn't mind doing that.

She got to the front of the hotel minutes later, her heart thumped in her chest, she hoped that everything goes well, she hoped he would give her the chance to work for the next few hours, that was the only thing she asks for, she doesn't mind if she never gets her job back.

Leanda sighed and stepped into the hotel. Fortunately for her, she met the manager at the hotel because he was just in his way out.

"Mr Stones," she murmured and ran to him, "Mr Stones, good morning," she added.

"And what do you want?," Mr Stones asked, he didn't even respond her greetings first, "I can still remember telling you not to come back here, didn't I?," he asked.

"I know you said that," Leanda sniffled, "I'm not here to get my job back, I just want you to give me the chance to work here for some hours, I don't mind not getting my job back," she added.

"Community service?," Mr Stones smirked, "You can only work here if you are doing it for free," he said.

"Please, just let me work here for the next hours, I don't mind whatever amount you pay me, I will take it, I..."

"Leave," just one word, and that brought tears back to Leanda's eyes, "Just leave from here, your presence suffocates me," he added.

"Please just..."

"I said leave," Mr Stones shouted, "Leave or I call the security and.."

"You don't have to," Leanda lips shook, where was she going to go after that?, she had nowhere else in mind, "I...I will...I will just leave," she stuttered and turned to the door.

"Leanda," she heard Mr Stones call and she turned back immediately, "I don't want to be inhumane, I am a human like you too and you look so pathetic, I will be doing the world a good by helping you," he added and moved closer to her, "Just a day, you can work here for just a day," he said to her.

Leanda could feel her organs jumping, does that mean that she finally found a way out?, does that mean that she was going to be able to buy some time with the money she will earn, she was so happy and excited.

"Thank you so much sir," she smiled, "Thank you so much, I.."

"Your hands," Mr Stones said and pointed to her hand, she was already holding him, she had already forgotten that, "Get it off me," he added.

"I'm...I'm sorry sir," she murmured, "Thank you so much, I.."

"It's okay, just get to work," he said and walked away.

Leanda wanted to shout out loud, she was so glad that she finally found a way out. Although, she wasn't sure that it was going to work, but she wanted to try, there was really no harm in trying.

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"Here is your pay," Mr Stones said to Leanda, "And I don't want to ever see you here again, I only did you a favor, don't make me regret it," he added.

Leanda looked at the money in her hands, just hundred dollars for working overnight, she didn't even have time to sleep, he could have given her more, "Is...is this..is this all you are going to give me?," she stuttered.

"What were you expecting?," he asked, "You begged for this job, is either you take the money or I take it back from you," he groaned, "Now, get out of here."

He could have said he doesn't want to help rather than making her work her ass off just to give me that small amount, that was not even close to what she was looking for, but it could still buy her some time.

"Thank you," she murmured and stumbled back to the street.

Should she just run away?, but this man has threatened to get her wherever she runs to, it would be better to go to him and negotiate.

She sighed and headed back home, she knew it wouldn't be easy to negotiate with the man with just two hundred dollars in her hand, but she could try.

Leanda got home to meet cars in front of the house, she froze on the spot when she saw Dan and his rogues trooping out of the house, they must have been looking for her.

"I...I'm...I'm sorry...I...I have been looking for the money...I"

"I knew you were going to bring back my money," Dan said with a big smile on his face which made Leanda confused, what was he talking about?.

"You even gave me more than my money, I knew I would hit a jackpot when I saw you," he laughed.

"What...what are...what are you talking about?," Leanda asked.

"Thank you so much ma'am," Dan said, it seemed like he just wanted to talk without hearing her out because he wasn't giving answers to her questions, "We will take our leave now, and we are sorry for bothering you," he added and they all hoped into the car and zoomed off.

Leanda was left perplexed, she couldn't understand what Dan said, he was supposed to threaten her or even beat her up for coming back empty handed but he didn't, he rather thanked her, what was going on?.

She looked around and she could still see a car, it looked familiar but she wasn't sure of where she had seen it.

"Is someone inside?," Leanda asked herself as she headed in.

She stopped and gasped for breath when she saw who was in her house, "You?," her eyes widened.

It was the same man who asked her to carry his child, he was sitting comfortably in their house with Sarah on his laps, he was the same man whom had threatened to make her regret for slapping him.

The same man, the Alpha King, Alarick Maddox.