It was too late.
Before I had a chance to run or hide, Karl had already spotted and was walking towards . His lust-filled, beady little eyes scanned up and down, causing the hair on my arms to stand up from fear.
I should have known this was sothing to do with him! My parents tricked !
Angrily, I stood up and was ready to blatantly walk away. My father wasn’t here, so I didn’t feel like I had to suffer with Karl. But just as I took a step forward, my leg caved in and I nearly collapsed, catching myself against the table at the very last mont.
"Ah, my beautiful bride. Excited as ever," said Karl, walking over to my side.
He reached over to help stand straight, but I jerked my hand away, refusing to let him touch .
"Oh, wow, boss! Is this your future wife? She’s a total beauty!" an equally gross man beside Karl said as he undressed with his eyes.
"Yep. And tonight, she’s going to keep a little company. I’ve been putting in a lot of overti at the company recently and need to blow off so steam," said Karl with a hungry smile.
I remained silent as I listened to his disgusting words. The entire ti, I was trying to figure out what was wrong with .
My eyes flickered over to the empty glass on the table.
Was the alcohol too strong? Or was I drugged?
It felt like all of the energy was slowly being drained from my body. Even just standing was becoming increasingly more difficult.
Karl watched , noticing my trembling arms and legs. He flashed a smile, "Now, now, kitten. Did you drink too much? Co, let bring you soplace where you can rest."
This ti, he placed his arm around my waist, allowing himself to freely feel up in the process.
"This way, kitten."
"No! I’m not going anywhere with you!" I shouted, doing my best to stand firmly.
A few nearby people glanced our way, like I had hoped. A waitress I had never seen before walked over and looked at with concern.
"Is everything alright here?"
Karl let out a small sigh, "Yes, I apologize for the disturbance. My fiancée here had a little too much to drink and is now being willful. I’m just trying to get her to call it a night and help her up to her room."
"Oh, I see," she said, nodding her head.
"No! I don’t want to go with him!" I yelled again, but this ti my words were slurred.
Why?! What is happening to ?
Karl looked at the waitress apologetically. "She’s upset with that I left her here for so long. Unfortunately, my business eting went overti, so I arrived late..."
The waitress nodded and flashed him a smile. "I understand, please let know if there’s anything I can help with."
Just as the waitress turned around, Karl pulled into his arms. "Co now, kitten. I’ll make it all up to you once we’re back in our room. How does that sound?"
The man beside Karl let out a snickering laugh. "Boss, you’re so good at pacifying won. You’ll be such a good husband in the future."
"Of course. I’ll be a great father too. I look forward to having many children with you," he said, squeezing tighter.
I wanted to vomit. The stench from his body was nauseating, and to make matters worse, everything around slowly began to spin.
"What...did you....do to...?" I asked with great difficulty.
Karl laughed, "What do you an? You clearly had too much to drink."
But the smile in his eyes told otherwise. He must have been here for a while, waiting for to arrive. All of this must have been a setup.
He pulled out of the lounge area with the help of his sketchy ’friend’. As we entered the main lobby area, I tried to yell for help again, but it was too difficult to open my mouth.
No. No, I must stay conscious!
I could feel my eyelids becoming heavier and heavier. I knew that if I gave in to the sleepiness, there was no telling as to what was about to happen to .
Does Father know where he sent ? Does he know what this man wants to do to ?
Even if we weren’t close, I was still his own flesh and blood. I looked like him more than any of my siblings; shouldn’t he have a single shred of concern for his youngest daughter?
I bit the side of my cheek, using the pain to try and keep awake. But just as I was dragged into the luxurious elevator, I felt like I couldn’t hold out much longer.
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When I opened my eyes again, I was lying on a humongous bed. The first thing I did was look down at my body.
Thank goodness!
I was still wearing my clothes, and Karl was nowhere in sight. But as I could hear voices coming from the other room.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
Karl’s shout startled , but my non-responsive body didn’t move a milliter.
"They called, saying that the people are missing. The entire auction went fine until the very end. Just as they were bringing up one of the last people, they found all of the cells opened and a group of guards unconscious on the ground."
Auction? Was there an event today? Why didn’t I know about it?
I tried to crane my neck to hear more, but I realized that I really couldn’t move.
"HOW IS IT THAT THE MONT I LEAVE TO ENJOY MY NIGHT, EVERYTHING GOES TO SHIT?"
Karl’s booming voice made it easy to hear, even without moving my head.
So there really was an event.
My thoughts returned to Christian’s accusation.
It couldn’t be. Right?
"Tell them to search every inch of that underground dungeon. I refuse to believe that an entire group of half-sedated people could have gone far!"
My eyes widened. Karl’s words basically confird everything that Christian has been trying to tell for a while now.
No. No, it can’t be.
I wasn’t sure if it was due to shock or sothing else, but I continued to deny the possibility of human trafficking happening in the auction house I’ve been so proud of as a child.
But contrary to my thoughts, tears began flowing down my face. I hated how stupid I was. I wished that I trusted Christian more.
However, before I could continue with all of my regretful thoughts, a bigger issue was right in front of .
"Oh, at least you’re awake. Just in ti because daddy is very angry and needs to let off so steam." Karl looked at my tear-streaked face and licked his lips.
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