The Mate Contract

Chapter 1

Across the street, some group of men was seen trying to break into an old building, they had knocked on the door earlier, but the house owner bluntly refused to open it even when he knew they would break through the old and worn-out wooden door soon enough.

He had a young and innocent-looking girl with him in the house, she was his youngest daughter, Amira. She was frantically shaking because of the commotion outside. She was scared and her father attempted to make her feel it would be alright with suiting words, but it didn't work. Just like every other time, those people would always do something horrible to them, they would sometimes hurt them and leave them bleeding after messing the house up.

"Dad, please beg them to leave... those people are no good." she cried out.

"It's alright dear, I just have to-" he went on while holding the door with much effort, "Go to your room dear, hide, and don't come out until I call you!" he instructed as he continued to struggle to hold the door and just as she was about to run upstairs, the people outside kicked the door open, shoving the man to fall on the side while they barge in the house. one of the men abruptly moved to where the frightened girl was trying to escape them. He had a sinister smile on his scarred face just like the rest of them, his smile was no good, and she knew it.

He clasped her hair, yanking her till he made her sit beside her father on the floor.

"Where do you think you're going to, huh princess?" She heard his question which sounded hoarse coming from his mouth. She was about to burst into tears but held herself by putting her hand over her mouth, "Hey, where's the other one?" he asked.

"Hiding, perhaps?" another said. two from the group stormed up the wooden stairs to hunt for the eldest daughter of their debtor, but couldn't find her as she had gone to work. The rest of them downstairs could hear their members purposely breaking some things upstairs with laughter made of mockery.

The house was already old and worn out, the paintings on the walls had started to peel off and some of the wooden pillars had started to get decayed at the top, it had its glory days and now it needed to be renovated but the house owner had no money to do that, his family could barely have a few decent meals for the week.

The gang started to beat up the man, booting and punching him and it was hard for him to see where the multiple punches were coming from. In no time, his eyes got swollen and he had to strain them to see the light.

He had always been addicted to gambling and after selling almost all they had to play games, he went ahead to borrow some amount of money from the gang's boss to play the lottery after losing all the money, he was unable to pay back the accumulated debt of 6.7 million and only managed to give in the interest monthly which he barely gave these days, and now they were fed up with all his excuses and they did not come to listen to his stories.

After whacking him up, the boss of them moved inches away from the man, wiping the blood which splattered on his cheek while he was punching the man.

"Listen to me old man," he said, he grabbed the man by his worn-out collar and choked him low-key, "We'll give you one week to decide, you'll either let us have one of your sweet daughters or this here," said the man, He raised his shiny silver dagger playfully and held it to the man's throat, piercing a bit of the dagger on his skin to give him a small cut which caused blood to roll down from his neck and stain his shirt.

"This will be your bringer of death and then, we can forcefully have the both of them and sell this old field of yours." he was referring to the land where the house was situated. He pushed the man back to face his head on the floor and he dared not lift it.

"We'll f**k them so badly in front of the old man, right before his miserable life comes to an end." Another said, and it caused the group to chatter amongst themselves.

The gang leader went to the tied girl, rubbing his hand on her small perky molds. he squeezed her nipples from the pale pink night nightwear and soon he developed to pull her nipples hard with lust filled in his eyes and his tongue wetting his lips most disgustingly.

She cried even more, feeling dirty. Her father could do nothing to help, he was already ganged and beaten up by the men so he wouldn't dare to want to cross them for the second time.

The man with a scar on his left eye laughed more at the discomfort the girl was feeling, he enjoyed her sweet voice as she sobbed, they felt like sweet moans from her little mouth. Thoughts on how to fill her small hole with himself crowned his head, he wanted to destroy her little body and leave marks all over, and he would be getting that once the man would be unable to pay back the debt in ahort period of time he would offer and therefore call him for negotiation with his daughters.

"This is just a lesson, the next time won't be so easy old man, remember what happened the last time?" the thug refreshed his mind. he did remember and it was a gory scene that day. he lifted his hands to meet his eyes sight, looking at his bandaged fingers terrified, the ones they had chopped off two weeks ago.

One of the men seized his bandaged fingers, making him rise due to the pain. "Sign here," the man ordered.

He made sure to force a pen in his hand, and passed him a contract.

Edwin's eyes read a bit of the document and knew what they wanted. He was feeling hesitant and a gun was placed at the side of his head so he quickly signed it.

After he had done that, they pushed him to the floor, Taking turns kicking his ribs and legs before walking out of the house which they already turned upside down.

The man turned to his Fifteen years old daughter, she wasn't even looking at him, her eyes were shut with bead-like tears rolling down her cheeks while she cried silently, biting her lips to stop her from making any more sound, what if those men haven't gone so far and they heard her crying? she did not want them to come back.

She felt terrible, those dangerous men touched her in places where she never let anyone and the thoughts of how disgusting they all looked. Musky, the leader of them smelt, with a mix of alcohol and cigarettes.

The other one who came close to her smelt like a dirty pig, Sounds like he barely washed and they were all decorated with tattoos and scars on them. she was feeling the trauma of their touch. she could still feel the gang's leader's hand on her hips and she just wanted to be numb from the touch which still lingered and made her feel warm continuously, she was disgusted with herself.

Edwin managed to stand up from the floor, staggering because of the injuries he suffered. He went to his daughter's side,

His eyes stared worriedly at her for a while, she hadn't said anything to him ever since those thugs left, how must she be feeling?

He sighed before loosing the rope she was tied with and wanted to speak with her, calling her name softly "Amira-" and the girl ran upstairs without looking back.

She went to the room she and her sister shared, forcing the door to the bathroom open and going to soak herself in the bathtub and aggressively switching on the faucet which already had some patch of rust on it. the water poured with so much pressure and quickly filled the tub, but she was out of herself to notice it.

*****

Outside the house, down the road, a girl walked on foot, swinging her arms along with the plastic bags she held with her in mid-air while humming a small song till she reached the front of her house. the door was broken which was unusual, she raised her brows but said nothing.

She found the neighbors peeping at her from their houses but ignored them, they usually did that. the people here liked to talk so much.

She was the eldest daughter of Edwin and she had just come back from her job with the food for the family.

"Dad? Sis?" Elsa called as she walked in. she noticed their house was turned upside down and she wasn't a stranger not to know who it was that did it. She just wanted to make sure her family was ok. She ran the broken stairs of the house, going to her father's room. He was seated on the bed edge with his back facing the door and shoulders down.

Elsa rushed to him, "Dad? what happened to you?" he was beaten to a pulp with scars all over his face, his bandage fingers were bleeding again, and he was shivering in fear.

"You-you're here," he called with hope glistened in his eyes. he raised his hand to her face, cupping her cheek lightly with his bleeding hands and her eyes turned watery.

Two weeks ago, she made another deal with those loan shark people after they cut off her father's index finger as a memo of what they would do next. she promised them that she would be getting their money ready but she just needed some time, The sea was not as smooth as the months earlier and it made it hard to get more seafood for delivery.

"Please save us, they... T-they would come back." he stuttered. his eyes searched around the room for no particular reason before settling to meet her.

"Elsa, Uhm... I have a small request to make." he asserted. he knew it wasn't easy to convince her to do so, but he would try.

"I-I mean, I-It's not right to ask this from you, but this is the only way to pay back the debt I owe. can you help me with something Elsa?" he was shivering as he spoke. she nod quickly without hearing his request first.

"Those loan shark people, they made me give my consent that if I don't pay them before month-end, they would sell my organs, please dear, I don't want to die!" he was shaking terribly. iIts was damn impossible to pay the money her father borrowed before month-end, they had three more weeks of hardship before the month finally ends and she already received her salary for the month earlier on

"Why did you sign, Dad?...!" she rubbed her hair in frustration, ruffling it and pushing back the loose strands that had come to fall on her face in aggression. How could he? Wasn't he tired of frustrating the both of them?

Her father shook his head, trying to explain to her but words did not come out.

"... They gave me another option, one that wouldn't involve my death," His lips twisted as he finds a way to explain the other option to her.

"Elsa, they want to take one of my daughters, the boss there. he offered to pay us more money and clear-"

"Dad!" she yelled. She did not let him finish, how could he say the most despicable thing! selling his daughters?! She would never agree to that!

Those people never respected women, she was almost eighteen and her younger sister Fifteen and yet their father was planning to sell them off.

Her father suddenly kneeled in front of her, wanting to touch her feet but she moved back swiftly.

"Please Elsa, you're the only one who can save me from those people," he begged, tears falling endlessly from his eyes.

Elsa was different from the other girls of her age, she spent her time working more than one job daily to earn money for both her father and sister and she was ready to work more if it meant that they would pay those loan shark people but it would never be enough, she had to stop school before she turned 13 so her sister could continue and there was no decent job for a school dropout.

Her father was a drunk and a gambler, A selfish person at that. He could pass for the worse parent two teenage girls could have. After her mother died in a car accident, he turned worse, he even borrowed money just to gamble, and currently, he owed so much debt that he could barely go out without trouble following him back.

She had heard so many stories of how the gang leader 'Dolphin,' as he was usually called treated women. how he made his money by adding so much interest to the debt people owed and using threats to make them pay the money and if they couldn't redeem the debt, he would request for the unthinkable. She did not want herself or her sister to get into their traps. he was a despicable man who had done many bad things to people and still somehow managed to get away with it.

"I will work and pay them back all the debt we owe. they're not taking anyone from this family, "as what she thought, but her father's face did not look quite agreeing with the decision.

******Dinner*****

The dinner at their home was quiet with everyone lost in their thoughts. Edwin only thought of how to save himself by sacrificing one of his daughters, after all, he did not bear them and let them grow this big for nothing!

Thoughts on how to raise so much money for the family expense and also the debt occupied Elsa's mind. She was doing more than one job, but it wasn't enough to cover their monthly expenses, not to talk of paying their debts off in one week.

Amira was lost in her world, numb... she hadn't even touched her meal.

Elsa snapped herself out and proceeded to eat her meal, then she noticed her sister did not touch hers, she tapped Amira's arm lightly.

"What is it?" asked Elsa. Amira was going to give a reply but she could not hold back her tears from bursting out, "Why do we have to live this way? those people, they had their eyes on me, I don't want to go with the sister!" She cried out.

They both knew how greedy their father was and there was no telling what he would decide to do next.

Elsa pats her head lightly to keep her calm, she felt worse herself. The inability to do anything to save the family was slowly killing her.

"We will surely find a way, I promise you." She consoled her sister.

Chapter 2

The next day, Elsa made sure to prepare everything she needed, she had made up her mind this time, she was going for a better job. She hoped to find a better job than the one she already have. The employers in their town were stingy and had no conscience, they pay less even after overworking the employees

******

"I'm sorry Dear. we have no more space to recruit part-time workers for now." The manager said. Elsa bit the inside of her cheek, thinking of another option. she had so much hope leaving home this morning, and this was the fourth job she was been rejected in just 5 hours of finding a job at the riverside.

"Uncle, I could work full-time if you agree to add something more to the pay," she called informally, hoping he'd give her a job.

"We have enough workers and we wouldn't be needing to hire anymore for the while." the man replied. The man had already made up his mind and there was no way she could convince him more so she gave up. "Ok, Sir." She bowed to the man before leaving the factory warehouse.

Outside the factory, there was a Black BMW car with tinted glass from front to back. It had been there for a while, watching the girl who was hunting for a job around the area.

"Boss, Where should we go now?" asked the driver, he turned his head to look directly at his boss.

"Order the rest of them to follow behind, and Incase she tries to run away, she should be surrounded from all sides." the man at the back ordered.

Still, on her way back home, Elsa turned to the her back and found two cars following her. At first, she thought they were after her, but on second thought, possibly, she was just imagining things, they were going on their way, she thought. Why would anyone ever want to follow her? She was poor and would be meaningless to them.

She hurried to the side of the road so as not to hinder the cars' movement and waddled further, kicking some more stones like they were the cause of her family's difficulties.

"Boss, we have been following her since morning, don't you think we should approach her and know if she agrees to our request rather than stalk her all day?" Persia inquired.

Nevan was silent, his hand was placed under his temples and he was in deep thoughts.

He was still trying to make up his mind if he wanted to do this even though it was his mother's wish.

"Boss," Persia called again to gain his attention.

"Block her from all sides," he ordered and the message was passed to the other drivers of the other cars too.

Nevan's car drifted so fast and come to stop in front of her.

Elsa who was half-conscious of herself got frightened on seeing the ambush, she wondered if running back to the factory was the best choice, she was quick to decide.

Elsa quickly turned back, wanting to jolt away when she saw another car, soon more cars appeared on the scene and she was surrounded.

She believed it was the loan sharks. they would take her away this time, no doubt. She still hadn't gathered the money to settle these people, no one wanted to hire her service.

The doors of the cars opened and a group of men in black appeared with pistols hanging on their hips and a few had theirs in their hands.

They surrounded her and soon make their way in between, A huge figure appeared from behind, he had the appearance of a 3D demigod.

His hair- A natural black Raven color which was tied in a loosed ruffled bun and had a few loose strands falling on the side of his face. He had Hazel eyes with a set of round spectacles settling at the bridge of his broad nose. His lips were positioned in a thin line, with a cigarette hanging from it.

The brown leather jacket he wore over his broad shoulders had so much fur on the neckline and also the lower part of the sleeves, His plaid scarf which was wrapped around his neck was tied so that the ruffles perfectly filled the space left open by his coat.

Aside from the color of his coat, his shirt, and trouser along with the boot he wore were all black.

His personality screamed of prominence. The man had an enigmatic look, every step he took made her heart beat faster, she felt like melting on the spot. Nevan come to stand a foot away from her, his hands settled in his pants' pocket, his eyes were fixated on her non-stop, he stared at her for a while, taking time to check out his so-called mate. there was nothing extraordinary about her, non that he had seen.

When she tries to break eye contact, he leaned closer to her, taking in her scent, and letting his wolf instinct confirm the girl. there was a fading scent of her wolf in her, and by the looks, she wouldn't know about the existence of her wolf just as the pack witch had said, she looked average.

"Bring her with you Persia," he ordered and turned away, going back to his car, leaving her to stand amid the bunch of bodyguards.

His Beta, which was his best friend, Persia came forward along with some other men.

"This way Miss," he said, leading her to one of the cars. They hadn't introduced themselves, Elsa was more confused now, what did they want from her?

She did not move from her spot, standing still and shivering, her father's nemesis finally caught up with her and these people would take her to pay the debt.

His hand supported her back and he compelled her to tag along till she entered the car and they drove off. she was quiet the whole time, bead-like sweat forming on her forehead. all the men in the car had guns with them, including the driver and there was no escape.

*******

"I've observed you for more than a month now and I know almost every single detail about you," Nevan stated. he pivoted around the room, searching for nothing in particular.

"Why would you follow me? Who are you?" she asked, drifting back when he stepped closer.

"First of all, I am not the leader of the loan shark," he said teasingly, chuckling.

"I have a job for you, It's good to pay, you were looking for one right?" he inquired.

She was silent. There was something about him that made her lose her confidence. it seized her speech.

"Miss Henderson, we've taken time to prepare a great offer and I hope you won't reject it," said Nevan's Beta. they even knew her surname, incredible, she thought.

Persia brought a document, placing it in front of her and Nevan went back to his seat which was placed in the middle of the room with yet another cigarette in his mouth and he playfully tossed the lighter in his hand.

She couldn't help but wonder how addicted he was to this thing, it was the third one he had lit since the time she arrived and he blew them off fast.

She left the paper untouched.

Persia opened the brown leather bag which was on the table in the middle of the room, the one which she noticed a few seconds after she came into the room with him.

He pulled out a bundle of cash and dropped it in front of her, pushing it so close that she felt like drooling at the sum, but he wasn't done. He drew out another handful of bundles, topping the first ones.

"This my dear, This is what you'll get if you agree to take on our offer," said Nevan.

Even though she needed so much money, it didn't mean she'd be so greedy to accept without knowing what they wanted from her. It was almost impossible for anyone to earn such an amount legally, not in this modern day where life was becoming more harsh to the paupers.

"I did not tell you I wanted a job, how come you followed me around, that's-" she muttered the last word, "That's the weirdest thing I've seen." but he picked her word quickly, he smirked.

Nevan leaned closer, he thought so low of the humans, they were nothing but greedy, always have and will be.

But after hearing her reject so much money which they were willing to pay her right now, he thought she was a bit interesting and wanted to hear more from her, perhaps it was a pretence scheme so no one figures out how cheap she is. The poor always did that, disgusting. He thought.

Persia opened his mouth to try and convince her again but Nevan gestured to stop him, he wanted to speak himself.

"You did not bother to ask what the deal was but you bluntly rejected it? I know your father owes so much money, and that was why his finger got chopped off... I also know about the deal the loanshark proposed to him about taking one of his daughters which they would proceed to do soon and since you can't pay back, you'll just have to watch them take either you or your sister. even after knowing all these, yet you reject so much money?"

"What's your deal then?"

"I want to have a child with you," he spoke sternly, not batting an eyelid.

She blinked multiple times, Trying to read a simpler meaning to his words even though the words were simple enough to understand.

Her subconscious mind had warned her earlier about this weird man and now it was proven, that he was a freak, a psycho! she'd heard about these sort of men, perverted men with no morals, she never knew some of them were handsome as this one.

"What do you say?" Nevan asked, his voice pulling her out from her deep thoughts.

"Why would you want a child with me?" she asked.

"You're in no position to ask, but since you did, let me tell you why. I want to raise an heir, is that too much to ask from you?" he gave an obvious answer.

"I'd advise you to go for another girl who would be able to buy your story. It still lacks logic." She stood up wanting to leave. To her, their conversation was meaningless and it meant it was over.

His request was the most unreasonable she'd ever heard, how could he want a child with a woman he just met?

His offer looked fraudulent.

"I'm not done talking, and it would be rude to leave midway," he said. And for the first time since she first saw him, a smile appeared on his face, exposing his white set of teeth, and it did not look honest in the slightest.

"You work in a small seafood restaurant downtown, and some other job you're engaged in, seeing something which is a win-win situation for you, you dared to reject? ridiculous girl," he muttered.

"I don't want your insane offer. why would I want to give you a child? other women would be willing to do this not me. Find yourself someone else."

"And I'm giving you three days to think about my offer,I have picked you to be the mother of my child and no one else."

"If you want any more modifications in the contract, Persia can handle that, but you're not permitted to reject, you'd be risking your family's life. I am more dangerous than the group. note that." He said, more like he was threatening her.

Nevan signaled Persia to take the girl out of his sight, he was feeling worked up, having to persuade a teenager like herself was so much work to put up with. he wondered why the moon goddess would give him a weak and dormant girl as his mate, one who is naive and also stupid. he had so much on his mind and also the curse, he would turn 25 in less than a Year and therefore he needed to act fast if he wants the next Alpha of their pack, the 'Crescent Blood Moon' to come off his offspring.

Chapter 3

6 months earlier.

A car stopped at the entrance of the Daise Mansion and Nevan Brown-Daise came out. he was a handsome guy with hair that looked like he had run his hand all over it.

He was about 6 feet tall, had a straightened face, and had hazel eyes. Long piercing nose, and thin lips. He wore a corporate Plaid suit. his shoes were neatly polished so that one could see their reflection on them. As he came out of the car he felt someone watching him from the first floor, he looked around carefully and found no one and so he went into the mansion only to find the pack witch was already at his house and his mother panting as she ran down from the stairs. She'd look like she had run a marathon. Oh, I did see someone spying on me, he thought.

"Nevan, finally you're here," his mother said, by the look in his eyes, she knew he had questions to ask about why the pack witch was in his house so she explained first.

"I called her here so we could find a way to remove the curse placed on you by the Midnight Dew park. you know, I and your father have been bothered ever since your Beta told us about the curse. Nevan, you're still young and you don't look at all worried. Please let her check your palms. I pray we find a way out of this," she said hopefully.

"I'm fine mom, I don't need this." he protested.

"Don't say that... you're my only son and I will not sit back and watch my son die at an early age. I curse them, all of them who did this to you!" she yelled, almost crying.

Nevan sighed, his mother always knew how to throw tantrums over nothing. He went in front of the woman, opening his hands for her. Even after being cursed, he cared less everyone would die someday, it didn't matter if he died early.

She traced her fingers around the lines on his palm. studying their arrangement before saying,

"The curse they have placed on you is a strong one Nevan, and if you don't get a child before your Thirty-fifth birthday, you have succeeded in clearing your lineage all by yourself.

Nevan rolled his eyes. he knew about the curse which was placed on him Seven years ago. He was going to kill Persia for telling his parents. He was ready to die with the curse, but not before annihilating all the members of their rival packs. He was going to drag them all to hell with him.

And still, he bluntly refuse to find his mate, there was no more time to waste. His mother wanted him to have a child so the alpha's position does not goes to his uncle, Gabs and his sons.

"With the recent alignment of the stars which is to our advantage, I can help you locate your mate if you want it." Nevan's mom moved closer to the witch, nodding her head repeatedly and giving approval in place of Nevan.

"Ok then." she searched the bag with her, bringing out some weird stuff.

A stick with four edges which she had tied together, A black stone, some ropes, and a pouch filled with needles. she brought out more things. Heldin was the pack's witch who'd usually assist them with whatever they needed.

But it was no news amongst them that along with her magic, she studied the forbidden magic that she was about to use on Nevan now. A kind of magic that needed blood to work.

"Give me your palms," she ordered. Nevan stretched them again.

She picked up a few needles, muttering something while stabbing his palm with the needles and leaving them on. He did not flinch.

She scraped the black stone on the lines of his hands and when he did not expect it, she cut his palm with a dagger and it started to bleed. she made sure to pour blood from his bleeding hands into a small cup and then she turned to the old parchment paper which she spread on the table earlier, muttering some curses while pouring drops of blood on the paper, each time she poured blood on the paper, it changed into black smokes which evaporated in no time.

Nevan and his mother's eyes were fixated on the witch's actions. her eyes were slowly changing into grey with a slit in her Iris and she took Nevan's hands in hers.

There was smoke surrounding the both of them and then Nevan found himself in a different place from his surrounding. he saw blurry visions of himself in the middle of nowhere and his eyes wandered around, trying to recall how he appeared here and then he caught sight of a female.

She was young and beautiful, her long red hair cascading down to her waist. She had a slender figure and was about a height of 5.3ft. Her eyes were intriguing and he instantly felt compelled to hold her hand which he did, she was trying to tell him something when he fell to the floor and started dying. his body was suddenly feeling so much pain like his bones were broken and fixed again multiple times.

When she kneeled to check on him, he finally saw her face, it was clear enough and then he felt distant even though he could still feel himself on the floor, till he was back in his world.

Nevan had fallen into a deep slumber and his mother and the witch were beside him, trying to wake him up for the last hour.

He slowly opened his eyes to see the both of them staring at him.

"What did you see?" They both asked at the same time. "Nothing, just know that I'm not doing that shit next time." He got up and left and the both of them continued to stare at him. His mother was disappointed, did this boy want to willingly sacrifice his lineage to those beasts?

Nevan struggled to hold himself from spitting out blood until he got to his room. He slammed the door open and went straight to the sink, spitting out loads of blood.

His body wasn't as strong as it used to so he couldn't handle even the slightest stress.

"Shit, Mom can be so stubborn." He complained. He washed his face quickly and then the blood stains on the sink.

°°°Present day°°°

Elsa was back home. the house was quiet as usual, even though her father and her sister were at home. her father had locked himself in his room while her younger sister was folding some clothes into the wardrobe.

"You're back?" asked Amira to Elsa without bothering to turn to her. She nods slightly.

Her sister was looking distant by the day, it reminded her of the time she was once like this until she eventually accepted the life they were living, understanding the world they were born into. A world where no help comes to the poor.

"Did you manage to get some money?" Amira asked. Elsa shook her head. She did not get the money, but she did get a strange offer...

"You have to help me Elsa." her sister cried. She turned to Elsa and Elsa could see pinch marks around her face and neck. She looked like she had been beaten up.

"D-don't let Father do this to me... please... he was going to take me to those men today. Elsa please, help me." her sister cried.

She tried wiping away the stream of tears from her sister's eyes, but it kept on running.

She'd promised herself daily after her mother's death to take good care of her younger sister and make sure the family doesn't fall apart, but here her father was, wanting to sell one of them just to pay back the debts. He did the same to her some two years back. first of all, he talked her into making a sacrifice that would save the whole family and when she thought he was making sense and listened to him, he almost gave her out to some people and now he was doing the same to his youngest daughter.

"I promise you, sister, I won't let anything happen to you, I will protect you with my life." Elsa consoled, she hugged her sister, patting her back softly.

The next morning wasn't filled with hope just as she had dreamt of the night before where their family was whole again with their mother feeding them with her bare hands. Both girls woke up to find some familiar faces of the loan sharks at their house.

"Edwin..." the man called with amusement while holding Elsa's father up in the air by his collar, "You haven't made a choice yet? I will help you make one today. We have limited time."

"I-I was... I was going to drag my youngest daughter to you yesterday, but we had a big fight." he stuttered shamelessly.

Elsa heard him saying that he wanted to give her sister to them. She wondered what did they both do to this man to deserve this sort of treatment.

"Where is she now?" asked the man.

"They are both asleep in their room."

"Well then, the younger one right?" Edwin nods quickly. Even though he knew it was wrong to give out his children this way, he still felt some relief, he wouldn't be seeing these people for a while.

"Someone gets the younger girl for me...!" the man ordered. One of the men stormed upstairs and Elsa hid between the pillars so he did not see her, her heart was racing loudly and she tried to hold the terror by pressing her hand on her chest. The thug made sure to drag the reluctant girl by her hair until she was downstairs with the rest of them.

"You said you wanted to bring her yourself right? well, there's no need, I am here to take her. Your debt is cleared." he announced. He dumbed Edwin on the floor, throwing some cash at him. Edwin counted it hastily

"20,000?" he asked. The man turned to him with a glare, waiting for the nonsense he had to spill.

"You said along with the debt you'll be giving me 80,000 and this is not even up to half...?"

"You fucker." the man cursed. "Fuckin' ingrate. dare to ask for more? we told you if you'd give us both girls, you'd be getting the 80,000 but where is the other one? Fuckin' old hag who doesn't know if his eldest daughter slept in through the night." he sneered.

Even if he had succeeded in bringing both girls, they would never give the fool 80,000, his daughters were average girls, how the f**k would they give him such an amount?

"Father... Please...! Don't let them take me!!!" Amira cried but her father looked like he had no remorse on his face, her sister promised to save her but she disappeared. She looked around the hallway and found a piece of Elsa's nightdress lurking behind the pillars.

"Elsa!" she yelled.

"You said you'd save me from these people!" the fifteen years old girl yelled at the top of her voice.

Elsa remembered she had promised to save her sister, she did tell her that everything will be alright, but she felt helpless and they would take her sister away if she did not do anything and hide like a coward, just like her father.

"Take her to the Van will you?" the Boss said. They enjoyed hurting the girl, they would all take their turns in her V**gin hole before selling her off along with the other girls they had picked from the streets. the man pulled the young girl by her hair, making her stand on her feet and wince in pain while she struggled with him to free herself.

Elsa made a quick decision. The only way she could save her sister was by sacrificing herself. It had to be so, her sister was younger than her, and she still attended school unlike herself who quit a long time ago.

She jumped out of her hiding spot, "Don't take my sister away!" she yelled. It caused an outburst of laughter amongst the men. That greedy fool both girls called their father already accepted Money, was she going to beg for her sister's safety? Not a chance.

The Boss among them lifted his hand and the laughing seized. He reduced his voice, "And what do we get if we don't take her away? Our full payment? or your father's life?" he asked.

She was quiet for a while. Sweat ran from her face, rushing down to her neckline. She was going to make the biggest decision of her life which was probably the biggest mistake she could make in her entire life.

"Me. You'll get me. Let my sister go and I will follow you willingly." She looked from her father back to the man.

"Hawk, free the girl." the man ordered and Hawk, who was holding Amira by her hair let her go. She ran away from them, keeping a safe distance.

"Not that you're so special, since you want to go willingly, then..." When Elsa's father tried to come forward with a pitiful face, she gave him a spiteful look.

"You got the money, Edwin." She addressed her father by his name. She had lost all the respect she had for him ever since he decided it was right to sell his daughters to save himself. "You are not allowed to sell Amira off to anyone, you hear?" she said, her words were more like threatening to him.

He looked away in shame. Elsa's sister rushed to her, hugging her tightly. Now she did not doubt the love her sister had for her.

The gang leader threw another 10,000 on Edwin. "Take care of the younger one. it's not easy to make sacrifices." he jeered.

"If you're still in need of more money, hit us up... we would be borrowing you with an interesting discount old man, you're our customer now." The others accompanied him with a laugh. He still had his eyes on the younger one too but for now, they could make do of this one.

"Take her with you." One of the men separated the sisters, pulling Elsa by her arm outside the house to their van.