Chapter 2
Ava's POV
"Let me go . Please. I don't belong here . Let me go."
I screamed until my throat burned . My wrists ached from pulling against the rope. My eyes stung with so much tears . My heart pounded so fast that I thought it would burst.
The guards stood like rigid stones. They did not move. They did not even speak. Their faces were blank like they could not even see my pain.
"I said let me go. Please. My mother is in the hospital. I have to go to her. I have to pay the debt. She will die if I don't. Please." I pleaded.
I fell to my knees . My whole body shook. My chest felt too tight . The air felt too thin.
A deep voice cut through the room. It was Cold, Sharp and Uncaring.
"You are wasting your breath." He said
I looked up. My vision was blurry from the tears . But I still saw him. The man in the black suit .
The man with silver eyes. The man who watched me struggle like I was nothing.
Alpha Brooks.
"You were sold . You belong to me now."
My breath got caught. My stomach twisted. My skin felt so cold even though I was burning inside.
"No. That is not true. No one can sell me . No one owns me.." I said
Alpha Brooks did not blink. His voice stayed the same.
"You are mine. "
I shook my head. I refused to believe it. I refused to accept it..
"I do not belong to you.. I am not a thing. I am not an object. I have a life.. I have a mother. I have to help her." I screamed
I jumped to my feet and ran toward the door. My legs were weak but I pushed forward . My heart screamed for freedom..
The guards moved fast. Too fast..
Before I could take another step , they grabbed me. Their strong hands wrapped around my arms. They pulled me back. I kicked. I twisted. I fought with everything I had..
"Let me go. Let me go, Let me go."
They did not let go..
Tears streamed down my face . My throat ached. My body shook.
Alpha Brooks watched. He did not move. He did not stop them. He only stood there with that cold gaze.. Like he did not care.
"Why are you doing this? What do you want from me ?" My voice cracked.
He still did not answer..
I struggled even harder. I dug my nails into the guard's hand. I bit his arm. He hissed in pain but did not let me go.
Alpha Brooks sighed . It was soft but it cut through me like a knife.
"Enough."
One word.. That was all it took.
The guards let me go . I fell to the floor.. My body was weak. My legs trembled. My whole being felt like it was breaking.
I looked up at him. My lips quivered. My breath came in sharp gasps.
"Please. Just let me go. My mother is in the hospital.. I have to pay the debt. If I do not, she will die. She will die.. Please."
Alpha Brooks pulled out his phone.. His fingers moved fast. His face did not change . His eyes did not soften.
He spoke one sentence . "Transfer the money."
I froze. My body just went numb.
"W.. what?" My voice was barely a whisper.
The man in the dark suit nodded. "It is done. The debt is paid.."
My heart stopped. My world tilted..
"No. No. No. That cannot be true. That cannot be possible."
Alpha Brooks placed his phone back in his pocket. His gaze locked onto mine. It was so cold and unfeeling..
"Your problem is solved . You are now mine."
A sob tore from my chest . I could not breathe. I could not think. I could not understand.
"Why? Why would you do this ? Why would you take everything from me?"
His silver eyes did not blink . His lips did not move. For a moment , there was silence.
Then he spoke. "I do not need to explain myself to you.."
Anger crashed into me . And then despair clawed at my soul.
"You think this makes me grateful? You think this makes me yours? I hate you. I hate you. I hate you."
I hit his chest with my weak fists. Again and again. It did nothing. He did not even flinch neither did he move.
"You are cruel. You are heartless. You are a monster."
I hit him again. I did not stop until my strength was all gone. Until my hands fell limp . Until I could do nothing but cry.
I collapsed onto the floor . I sobbed until my body ached. I had nothing left. No money, no freedom , and no choice..
Alpha Brooks turned away. "Take her to her room."
The guards lifted me. I did not fight this time. There was no point. My fight was gone.
They carried me to a dark room. C
It was cold and empty. The door shut behind me. The lock clicked.
I curled up on the floor. My tears soaked the carpet.
My chest ached. My soul shattered.
I had sold myself to a monster.
I did not know how long I lay there. Minutes. Hours. Time did not matter anymore.
Then my phone rang.
My heart jumped. My hands shook as I grabbed it.
"Doctor?"
His voice was urgent. "Miss Monroe. We received the payment but.."
My stomach dropped. My hands turned into ice.
"But what?" I asked in desperation.
There was a long silence before the doctor finally let the cat out of the bag. It felt like the world stopped spinning.
Then he spoke. "Your mother regained consciousness. She is refusing the surgery."
I could not breathe. "No. That cannot be. That does not make sense. Why would she refuse?"
"She said she does not want you to ruin your life for her. She would rather die."
My phone nearly slipped from my fingers. My vision blurred. My body trembled.
"No. No. No. That is not true. That is not true."
Tears poured down my face . My hands gripped the phone so tight my knuckles turned white.
"Give her the phone , Let me talk to her. Let me talk to her."
The doctor sighed. "She does not want to speak to you."
My whole body broke.. Pain shot through my chest . I felt like I was dying.
I turned to the locked door . My nails scratched against the wood. My throat burned from my screams.
"Let me out. I need to see her. I need to talk to her. Please."
No answer. No mercy.
Then I heard his voice, it was so cold and mean.
Alpha Brooks.
"Convince her. Because if she dies, you will still belong to me."
I felt like my entire world crashed around me.
I am trapped, forced to obey his every command, and now I must somehow convince my mother to live.. before it's too late.