Chapter 1

**Beatrice POV**

“I am sorry father, I am so sorry, it wouldn't happen again, I was going to clean it up!” My pleading filled the living room of our house. I crawled on my butt trying to get away from him.

He was going to kill me, I know he was and nothing was going to stop him, no one. All I needed was a miracle.

My father- stepfather was going to kill me!

My stepfather, Sergio Dark, seemed to stick with his decision. “You are the jinx in this family! Because of your presence, I lost a gamble and am in huge debt! You must make up for it and now you plan to kill me. That is why that water was there, isn't it!”

“No, I swear I was going to…” I stopped to cough and it was blood 

Then came my step-sister, Melly, who also dragged my body out of the house.

I knew they hated me. But should they do this to me?

It wasn't my fault he came back home and almost tripped on the water I mistakenly poured on the floor, I had just gone to get a rag to clean it up. But It was obvious I was too late.

He always threatened that he was going to sell me off someday, I always thought he was just bluffing, that it was just one of his unbearable talks. How I had thought wrong. Because that was what he was about to do and I had no control over my fate.

I was not even 18 years old yet. I had to find my mate so I could get out of this crazy family! That was what I used to think, that finding a mate was a one-way ticket out of all these miseries!

Don't blame me if he goes broke gambling! He had been gambling for a long time and even made my biological mother die of depression. Now that my stepfather had remarried, his gambling craze had not diminished and had only gotten worse. It happened because my stepmother was also a gambling craze!

Melly managed to push me to get into my father's car and locked the door. She grinned. “Sell her now in the brothel, Father! It's useless for her to stay in our family. She is just a parasite! She eats our food all day and does nothing please Father take her away”

My stepfather nodded and then started the car engine. I screamed as the car took us to the brothel. Unfortunately, no one paid attention to my screams. They appeared to be deaf or pretended to be deaf.

My stepfather was the troublemaker in the pack. Anything related to him was not much noticed by the other members. Our Alpha, Alpha Arlo, even treated our family like parasites because of my father's behavior.

The only reason we haven't been kicked out yet was that I was the previous Alpha's daughter. They still respected me and didn't kick us out.

My stepfather grabbed me and lifted me on his shoulders to the brothel ignoring my puny kicks and blows . It was a quiet vacant building with elegant dim lighting. My skin touched the cold marble floor.

“Attract one of the rich masters tonight! If not, I will sell you in this brothel to become a prostitute. Better still, I could slice your body and feed your parts to the dogs!” His words sent shivers down my spine and My father pushed me away and left me in the middle of a brothel crowded with men. He sat down by the bartender's counter to order a drink.

Suddenly a beautiful and plump woman. Her face was vicious but sensual at the same time. She was Janelle, my stepmother. She had a lot of influence in this brothel because she donated to several beautiful women there. She got them off the street, looked after them, then sold them.

It was all a game to her, their lives didn’t matter, nothing mattered to her, she was just greedy.

"Attention, gentlemen!" she shouted while grabbing my arm. Her tall stature made me sink like a malnourished beggar.

All the men who were here turned their heads, even some of them who were making out.

“This time I brought a very special item.” She grabbed my arm again and knocked me off balance. "She is Beatrice, my darling daughter ." Her words reeked of sarcasm.

Suddenly all the men were excited but also excited. Their eyes looked lustfully at me.

“Since my handsome husband has a small debt. we are being generous to sell our step to whoever is willing to pay a premium.”

One of the men here raised his hand. "What's special about her? We do not want to buy goods that are not of good quality.” One by one they laughed showing brown teeth and looked at me as the object of questioning.

I cringed at how much I had been subjected.

My stepmother raised one of her eyebrows. “Well, she is still a virgin. She will turn 18 in a few hours. And I'm sure you guys will really like her. Look at her very beautiful face!”

I avoided her fingers caressing my cheek.But she held on tightly to my face, her fingers digging deep to the side of my cheeks.

"She has fair soft skin, beautiful and juicy lips, alluring light hair, and super curvy hips and chest." She grinned after the guests agreed with her opinion.

My hands hugged my body tightly. I was not comfortable with the thirsty stares of the men. I could feel them eye raping meme.

“So, who will bid on her? I open the offer now!”

One of the men raised his hand again. “Let us spend some time with her first! It seems she is inexperienced and we don't want to pay a price for her and then she turns out to be inexperienced”

“Well, which virgin girls are experienced, gentlemen? If you don’t want to bid on her, you can pass up this opportunity.”

I saw my father grunt at the bartender's counter. He must be annoyed because the possibility of him getting the money faster was now gone.

Imelda suddenly appeared from the door. She stood leaning against her back grinning as she looked at me.

My hands clenched, so did my jaw but I couldn't do anything.

"100 pieces of gold!" A man bid.

My stepmother grinned. “100 gold pieces. Not bad. Who else wants to bid?”

“200 gold pieces.”

"300."

“400.”

The offers were getting intense. Some of them even started to get emotional because they failed to get me.

“1500 gold pieces!”

My father widened his eyes in satisfaction. My mother grinned and nodded. “Yeah, highest bid tonight. Does anyone want to bid again?”

My father was in trouble there because he owed Master Hugo 10,000 gold pieces. I didn't understand my mom's plan but I hoped someone thwarted the offer.

Someone suddenly appeared and shouted from the doorway, "30,000 gold pieces!"

We turned to the source of the sound and found a Beta entering with a manly aura.

“Beta Caden!” shouted all the men here.

"He's the Alpha King's right-hand man, right?"

My eyes widened. There was only one Alpha King here. He was…

“Alpha Duncan!”

Everyone got up from their seats and saluted him.

Alpha Duncan was the strongest and cruelest Alpha here. We were allied with him but our Alpha tended to obey him. That was the reason he was often called the Alpha King because his power and viciousness was almost like a king that ruled over all of us.

Alpha had a strong aura and a domineering face. His muscles were strong and his body was huge. The robe on his body fluttered as he entered and eyed me coldly.

I almost choked especially when he lifted my chin with the golden stick he was carrying.

“30,000 gold pieces. That's nothing for our Alpha King. Moreover, this girl is very special,” said Beta Carol, making everyone in the brothel, including me, widen their eyes in astonishment.

My father got up from the chair and took this opportunity. “Yes, she’s indeed very special.” He laughed greedily. “You are very lucky, Alpha. She is a virgin who has yet to find her mate. You can take her to your palace and order her whatever you want.”

The cold Alpha Griffin said nothing. He rarely spoke or made a sound even when he was fighting and defeating 100 enemies at once. His abomination was described as a legend that was revered by many. He was both a god and a monster.

Alpha Griffin turned and left the brothel. I saw Melly smiling trying to seduce him.

She was obsessed with being a Luna. After learning that Alpha Sorn found his mate, she was more active in looking for other Alphas who had an alliance with us. And I didn't expect she would want Alpha Griffin!

Beta Carol led me into the car and told me to sit right beside Alpha Griffin.

The car engine started and suddenly my nose smelled something.

I looked at the clock which showed midnight. I was now officially 18 years old.

My body shot out of control and fell into Alpha Griffin's lap.

He looked at me coldly while my eyes widened.

He was my mate!

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