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The last memories you had of the life before you, seemed to slither away further and farther with each passing sunrise. This new life had become your only life. You knew that you would never be able to return to the life you once lived, it was impossible now.

A normal and simple life was what you had. Nothing out of the ordinary ever occurred to you, you always lived under the radar. Living in an ordinary apartment that was anything from extravagant. Worked at an average job that paid enough for you to live comfortably without worry.

Simple, simple, simple.

You had kept your list of friends short, taking solace in keeping a detached and solo existence. You had preferred it this way. How were you suppose to know that after one day, you would be taken from it all. Just like that...

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Auction - Chapter 1

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You woke up in the early hours, a frown formed from what you heard. The hard rain that pounded roughly at the rooftop all night, seemed to have ceased into a gentle drizzle, as though it was beginning to fade away. You groaned softly as you stretched into a sitting position. The blankets slipped down off your torso, your lightly-clothed body was hit with the cold air surrounding the room. You sat there for a few moments, allowing your mind to awaken a bit more before sluggishly removing yourself from the warm bed. The only thing on your mind at that moment was a warm shower.

You continued along in your morning routine, and made your way out of your apartment. Once you entered the apartment garage, the smell of wet cement entered your nose. You always disliked that smell, ever since you were little. You glanced around as you’re walked through the empty garage, normally it wasn’t so empty. You were unable to shake off the sensation of being watched. The clicks of your heels against the stone was the only sound echoing through the enclosed space. Shrugging, you decided that you were probably were just being paranoid. Approaching your car, you paused to reach into your purse to search for your car keys.

The sudden sound of advancing footsteps caught your attention. Before you could even react, rough hands grasped your wrists, holding you still. A figure moved beside you, holding a rag in his hand. Frantically you shook your head, trying to blink back tears to appear strong, too scared to speak. You'd never felt this kind of fear before. What did they want with you, were they going to kill you? Unable to stop trembling, you wished you could force your body to make a movement. To fight back, but you couldn’t. The rag was brought up to your face, you whimpered for them to stop but your cries were ignored.

The strong chemical scent was all you could smell as your vision dimmed and blackened.

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When you finally find yourself opening your eyes, your instincts take over as you find yourself in the foreign environment. A small room, well decorated. Large windows covered by long, heavy curtains. Everything in the room seemed to be expensive. The room is dark, only allowing a certain amount of light.

A glimpse down at yourself, you realized that you had been dressed in a white strapless gown that glowed a brilliant white. It fit your body in such a way that you could of imagined that it been made for you. It hugged your curves beautifully, you wished that you weren’t in this horrible situation and that you could have appreciated it more.
You attempted to stand, a big mistake. You fall almost immediately, taking a vase on the table down with you. The vase hit the ground and shattered. Anyone within a couple of miles could probably have heard it. Out of desperation, you quickly fought to return to your feet. Making your way over to door, you reached for the handle. Your fears were confirmed when you realized the door was locked. You backed away from the door, planning to test the windows next. Heavy footsteps approached the door from the other side, your body froze in place.

The door was opened roughly, as if in a hurry. You forced yourself to be emotionless. If this person was planning on hurting you, you weren't going to give them the satisfaction of seeing your tears or the fright in your eyes. You looked to them, surprised at what you saw. An average built man, with a long face. The top of his hair was a light ash-brown with the bottom being a darker brown. You’d never seen such an odd hairstyle before. He watched you with his small light brown eyes before reaching his hand out to you, "Come with me."

For some unknown reason, you felt as if you could trust him. You reached out a shaky hand towards him. He took the hand gently at first, then tugged you forward. A surprised whimper escaped from you. "Keep quiet and follow me. If you try to run, I can assure you that you'll just be captured again. You won't escape from here, Ill promise you that." Your stomach dropped and you felt sick after hearing what he had to say.
You forced yourself to nod in agreement. "A-Alright..."

"Good, now follow me. We’re running late." he left the room and you followed obediently. It took everything you had not to run. You fiddled with your hands, the fear of where this stranger was taking you and if he would harm you. He led you down a long hallway, only to stop in front of a door. You watched as he opened the door with ease. His eyes met with yours as he gestured you inside, “Ladies first." The irony of your captor being "gentlemanly" was almost irritating.

You complied with his will and you entered the room. The first thing you noticed was the dark red curtain, right away you felt as if it was a stage. "What’s going on..?" you turned to look back at the man, only to find him standing directly behind you with a black sash in his hand.

"Turn around," he ordered again. Your body began to tremble again. He must have noticed because he touched your shoulder and smiled warmly at you. "I won’t hurt you." Once again you complied, turning around. He slipped the silk sash around your head, creating a blindfold.

"Don’t speak, don’t move and don’t try to run. Now walk..." He placed small ear plugs in your ears and world around you became numb until you felt his hand push against your back to direct you forward. He led you out onto what you had believed to be a stage. A bright light beamed down on you, it showed through the blindfold.
You could hear muffled voices, but couldn't make anything out. It sort of sounded like a bidding war was taking place. You stood there, scared for what would happen if you moved. After a lot of muffled yelling, you could hear clapping and a hand grasped your arm and tugged you off of the stage. The blindfold and ear plugs were removed and you were met with the friendly expression of the man from earlier. You had so many questions you wanted to ask him but you knew that it would be best if you didn’t to avoid any trouble that could occur from poking for answers.

He led you out of the backroom and back into the long hallway. You bravely looked over your shoulder at him. He merely met your gaze and glanced down the hallway as if debating where to go. "Come on...” he started walking and you followed him again. He opened a door to a room like the one you had awoken in. "In." He grabbed your arm and shoved you into the room. Without another word, he closed the door and locked it.

You stared at the room, taking everything in. You kneeled down to the ground, you had never felt so alone. Sure you had lived a lonely life. Always keeping to yourself and not bothering with the conventional relationships that everyone always had. But this was different, you were craving for company of any kind. To not be alone anymore. Approaching the couch, you settled down on it. You curled up and tried to forget about the world

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Hours passed and you were awoken by the sound of the room’s door being shut roughly, without care. You shot up from your lying position, looking towards the source of the noise. A man stood by the door, taking his dress jacket off. He looked towards you, your cheeks heated up. He was very handsome and almost looked like he could be a model or actor. His short, straight black hair was preciously cut. His sharp grey-blue eyes watched your every movement. He appeared cold and unapproachable. He stepped towards you.
You finally found the courage to speak, "W-Who are you…"

He scoffed in annoyance, “Be quiet." He looked down at you. Reaching forward and taking hold of your chin, lifting it to make you look up at him. "Not bad...you have no idea what’s going on, do you?"

You swallowed hard, "N-No...I was brought here against my will..."

He took a step back, letting his head fall back as a dark chuckle escaped from his throat. "Ah, I see. Well I suppose I should fill you in with what’s going on." He strolled towards the chair and sat down like it was a throne and he was the king. He steepled his fingers and watched you carefully. "Although were actually in a high-end hotel, a special event is hosted here from time to time. It’s an event that only a select few are invited to; actors, models, CEOs, and some involved with politics and such." A dark smile creeped its way onto his face.

"This is a black market auction, “he stated bluntly. "And you, my dear. Were the pick of the lot. Which is why I bought you."

Your eyes grew wide. There was no way that this could be true. He had to be lying, all of this had to be just some insane dream. "T-There’s no way..."

"I can assure you that I’m telling the truth," he got up from his seat, sauntering over to her. "I bought you, so now your mine..." he smirked as he looked over you. “For your sake, I hope you don’t disappoint me." A quick motion and he was on you, pinning your wrists in his hands and holding them captive above your head. You squirmed under him, trying to fight back. "I paid for you to be mine for a year, after that, your free to do what you want with your life. So how about we make a deal. You agree to obey me, and I won’t release you back to the generous hosts of this event."

"W-What’s so bad about that?"

"If any merchandise is returned, it’s disposed of immediately." He watched as your face lost all color. "So what’s your decision?"
You knew that you had only two options, obey this stranger or be killed by the sick people who brought you here. Blinking back tears, you tried to think of a way out of this. There was no way out of this, you had to trust this strange man who had you pinned against the couch. "I-I’ll do it..."

Your response brought an immediate smirk to his face, “You’ll do what..?" his teasing tone didn't help the situation.

"I'll obey you...” you narrowed your eyes at him.

"Good girl..."he released your wrists and wrapping a strong arm around your waist, holding you against his warm chest. You felt yourself being lifted into the air effortlessly. Your cheeks heated up, despite the hate you were feeling for this man, you couldn't deny how this stranger was making you feel.
“H-Hey!” you stuttered as he carried you towards the bed and threw you carelessly onto the fluffy bed.

“My name...is Levi.”