Chapter 2 Sold

Aurora heard strange voices repeatedly, she felt like it was all in her head. It was all just a dream or probably a nightmare.

She kept seeing the man of her dreams falling dead in her presence and also her parents.

It wasn't real, she wasn't ready to accept it.

Still trying to ignore the voices and wake up from her terrifying nightmare, she felt a cold liquid on her and she gasped and opened her eyes immediately.

She breathed heavily as she looked around where she was. She was in a room but not just her, there were other girls in the room too.

They were all tied up and on the floor, there were also men in the room, and they had bowls of water in their hands.

Aurora looked down at herself and realized she was also tied, as she was about to speak, it all came rushing in.

Everything that happened at the wedding. Tears welled up in her eyes and she sniffed, she realized she wasn't in her wedding dress anymore.

What the hell happened? Where was she? What the hell was going on?

Curiously, she turned to the lady next to her, she looked like she was in her mid-twenties.

"Excuse me." Aurora called softly and she turned to her.

"Where are we?" She asked and the lady shrugged in response and then looked away from her.

Aurora exhaled heavily, she wanted to cry so badly, she was scared and heartbroken but first, she needed to know what was going on.

Where was she? And why was her wedding ruined?

She looked up at one of the men and decided to ask him, it was a dumb thing to do but she was curious.

"If I were you, I wouldn't do that." The lady next to her said and she looked at her.

"Huh?" Aurora asked, confused.

"Get the hint. Do they look friendly?" The lady asked and Aurora looked at the men again.

They weren't Americans or Russians. They looked different.

"They are Albanians." The lady said again and she was about to speak when a middle-aged lady walked in.

"Well, it seems we have new guests." She said with a wide smile on her face. She was dressed in a black short gown that exposed her thighs and cleavages. She also had a long fur coat on and heels.

She walked to the middle of the room and looked around, she suddenly turned to Aurora and gasped dramatically.

"Wow, you are so pretty." She gasped and walked to her. She bent and stared at Aurora who had tears in her eyes which made her blue eyes glisten.

"You would cost a fortune, I can have this place filled up in minutes just because of you." She said with a soft chuckle.

Aurora just kept staring, she had no idea what was going on. With the little courage she could gather up, she spoke up.

"Wh... where am I?" She stuttered and the woman chuckled.

"Are you seriously asking that?" The woman asked back.

"You are on a ship." She said after a few seconds of silence. Aurora raised her brows confused.

"A ship that is about to stop in the next two minutes and I will be exchanging you for millions of dollars." She replied with a wide smile and stood up.

"Get them all ready." She ordered the men and they moved towards the ladies.

"What? What? What is happening? I was in San Diego a while ago. What the hell is going on?" Aurora asked in fear with tears streaming down her eyes. No one was listening to her, no one was paying attention to her.

She started to panic. It was all starting to get real.

William, her parents. Everything that happened was all real.

"You are coming with me." The woman said and a man pulled her up roughly.

She winced in pain as she felt her body hurt, only her hands were tied.

The woman walked out of the room and the man holding Aurora pulled her roughly.

She realized the woman wasn't bluffing, they were really on a ship.

"We are here!" A man announced and the woman stopped and turned to Aurora.

"Untie her." She ordered the man holding her and he did.

"You have to look pretty." The woman said, running her hands in her hair and the tattered gown she was now in.

"What is your name?" The woman asked, smiling at her.

"Aurora." She replied.

"Well, Aurora, you are about to make me really rich." The woman said happily and pulled her with her.

They got out of the ship and Aurora's eyes widened in shock at the sight in front of her.

They were different girls lined up and they were moved to other ships.

There were old men and middle aged men dressed in suits laughing and purchasing the girls.

What was going on looked beyond illegal in Aurora's eyes.

"We should see if the old men are interested first." The woman said, pulling Aurora towards the men.

"No, no, no. Please." Aurora cried in fear and struggled with the woman. Due to how weak she was, it was easier for the woman to pull her.

They were about to get to the old men and Aurora cried loudly.

"Please, please don't do this." She cried. She gained attention from the ladies being auctioned and everybody getting off the ship.

The woman became mad and grabbed her shoulders roughly.

"Do you prefer to die? Because if you don't shut up right now, I won't hesitate to put a fucking bullet in your head." She threatened and Aurora whimpered.

She continued pulling her towards the men and Aurora kept crying, praying for a miracle, praying something would stop what was going on. Hoping she wouldn't end up with one of the old men.

"Please." Aurora yelled and started struggling again. The woman suddenly raised her hand and was about to hit her when a voice stopped her.

"Let her go, Nadia." The voice said and they all turned to see a man walking towards them. He walked with so much elegance like one that someone had never seen before.

Everyone watched him, they paid so much attention to him yet they seemed fearful and unable to look at him.

He went to them and he stared at Aurora before turning to the woman.

"I said let her go, Nadia, she is mine."