Chapter 3 Brothel

Ian's POV

Today was a really hectic and stressful day. One of my clients complained that the girl I delivered to him stole his money and ran away.

This was the second time this had happened this week. These girls really need to be taught a lesson for trying to ruin my business!

I secretly ran a brothel close to the outskirts of the pack. Young girls that couldn't afford to fend for themselves often met me to work as sex workers in my brothel, and I connected them to warriors and even Alphas willing to spend on them.

I went to the river to chill and enjoy the serenity, and I was fortunate to meet a runaway she-wolf.

She looked so beautiful and innocent. She also looked so sexy and fierce holding that tiny kitchen knife, I could already picture her in one of those skimpy dresses that made my clients happy enough to spend their money on my brothel.

I was able to convince her to come along with me. She would definitely fetch me a lot of money since she was a runaway and was hiding from someone.

Acting like a perfect gentleman, I took care of her for a month and then gradually started exposing her to my real life. She had no choice but to adapt since she had nowhere else to go.

"Leah! Where is my food? Why do you always act like a snail? Hurry and get me my meal now!" I bellowed. She was becoming so slow lately, and it irritated me.

"I am sorry, here is your meal." She said and brought my meal to the table. It had been four months in total since Leah started living with me and I must confess, it was nice having a woman in the house.

"What took you so long to serve my meal?" I queried. She offered a quick apology and quickly served my food.

"Anyway, there is a client you need to attend to tonight. Prepare yourself," I informed her.

Her hand trembled as she involuntarily dropped the serving spoon on the floor.

She immediately went on her knees and pleaded, "Ian, please, I can't continue doing this, I want to go."

"What do you mean you want to go? I have told you that you still need to work to pay back the food and shelter I provided for you ever since I took you in."

"Then please, allow me to go to the pack house and work. I can do menial jobs, I can earn money and then pay you back."

"Oh, so you want to go to my pack and tell them that I secretly run a brothel, right? That's not going to happen. You will remain here with me. Besides, haven't I been taking care of you?"

Why was she complaining? I gave her food and shelter and treated her better than the other girls in my brothel. Besides, I only made her strip and dance for clients; they don't even touch her, so why was she being ungrateful?

"No, Ian, I promise I won't tell anyone about you. This is not the kind of life I envisioned for my....I mean for myself. Please, I want to leave."

I angrily stood up and slapped her, "You are not going anywhere! You are mine, Leah, get used to it. If you try to run again just like you did last time, my men will find you, and I will make sure to cripple you and keep you by my side."

She started sobbing, and I couldn't help but draw her close to me to comfort her. I hated to see her cry.

"I am sorry for the way I yelled at you. I love you, Leah, and I want you to stay by my side. Haven't I been treating you well? All I ask is that you strip and dance for these men, and that's it. I will never allow them to touch you."

I tried to kiss her, but she turned away and screamed, "I am tired of staying with you! I want my freedom! You are a beast, and I don't want to be with you anymore!"

I got enraged and slapped her hard again. She sobbed loudly and I held her jaw tightly as I said to her possessively,

"Do you think you can just leave and run away from me? Your body and everything you own belongs to me! I own you!"

Acting rebellious, she spat right at my face and yelled, "No matter what you do, I will never love you, Ian. You are just a lonely man begging to be loved. And guess what! You will never find that love because you will die a lonely man!"

Fury filled my heart as she said those words. I became so blinded with rage and started beating her recklessly.

She doesn't love me? After I gave all my love to her, she said she doesn't f*cking love me!

I kept hitting her at every part of her body my fist could lay hands on, furious that she could not reciprocate my love for her.

Two of my men entered the cabin and immediately grabbed me. "Let me go! I need to teach this ungrateful slut that she's nothing without me!" I shouted at them.

Jack, one of them, quickly said, "Boss, you need to stop! You will kill her if you continue to beat her this way! She's already unconscious!"

I froze and looked at Leah who wasn't moving at all. I didn't even realize I had gone too far to the point of rendering her unconscious.

What did I just do? She was looking so pale, and I didn't even realize that my hands were stained with Leah's blood.

"Quick, let's take her to the hospital," I commanded. Jack and Ash, my most trusted men, helped me immediately and we took Leah to the hospital.

Due to the fact that her wolf was a young one, she was very slow in healing Leah, who was gradually losing her life.

We got to the hospital and at a point I had to yell for the doctor and nurses to quickly attend to her. I seriously needed to keep my anger in check. I really love Leah, but it hurts me to know that she doesn't love me as much as I do.

Ever since she came into my life, I have found myself captivated by her charm and beauty. She was caring and loving, and she had this welcoming and gentle aura around her that felt like home.

I couldn't help but be drawn to her Innocence. Our one month together turned out to be the best days of my life. She was like a breath of fresh air, and I found myself obsessed with her.

I made up the excuse that she had to work for the shelter I provided in order to keep her all to myself. She once tried to run away when I introduced her to the brothel, but I was fortunate to stop her, and I have been keeping watch on her ever since.

"Mr. Ian, who is this young lady to you?" The pack doctor stepped out and started questioning me.

"She's my girlfriend, doctor, how is she doing?"

He stared at me skeptically and asked, "How did she sustain her injuries?"

"She was attacked by rogues on her way home. Please, how is she doing?" I realized that the doctor was probing me due to the bruises on Leah's body.

If he suspected I was the one who did this to Leah, he would take the matter to the Alpha which could mean a lot of trouble for me.

"She's really in bad shape. Whoever did this to her caused a lot of damage to her body. Her wolf is trying hard to heal her but the wounds are too deep and severe. I hope you have reported this to the Alpha?"

I forced myself to shed a tear or two before replying, "I will do so immediately. I can't believe my Leah is the one lying here. Oh moon goddess! What did I do to deserve this?"

Clutching onto the doctor's clothes, I cried even harder. He kept patting me on the back, urging me to be strong.

"You really have to take good care of her, Mr. Ian, because she is pregnant," the doctor announced.

What! Did he just say Leah was pregnant? Whoa! This was the best news ever! Leah was carrying my child!