Female Novel
Chapter 9
Kane takes a sip of his drink, and even though he acts unbothered, his eyes are on Ben’s fingersdigging into my waist. I can’t tell if he’s annoyed or happy that another man is touching me. The matebond is supposed to affect him just like it affects me, but so far, all I can see is a cold, heartless manstaring back at me. I don’t understand my luck; almost everyone finds a mate that shows some sort ofemotion but not mine; he’s the worst of them all.
“Drink some more.” He tells Ben, “we will finalize the payment in a few minutes, and then you can leavewith her.”novelbin
I’m so disgusted by both men. I can’t believe that people like them are just walking around freely; theyshould be locked away in cells. I knew that trying to escape now would not be an intelligent choice; Iwas surrounded by men who had orders to keep me locked up at all times. Part of me already knowsthat Ben would not release me, not with those dirty looks he’s been sending my way ever since he firstsaw me. However, I want to stay positive; I want to believe that he will change his mind when he findsout wholam.
Judging by how he acted when he first saw me, he definitely didn’t know that I was a princess and thesister of some of the most powerful men in the supernatural world.
Even if he did try anything, I would fight to my death before I let him touch me.
Ben does as my mate says and takes a big gulp of his drink without moving his arms around me. I hatehis touch. I wish to burn his hands. How many women have this man taken without their permission?
The way they spoke, he often bought women from Kane; this wasn’t something new. It was a recurringtransaction, and I was just another woman about to be sold.
Anna watches me with envy in her eyes; what could she possibly be jealous about? I wouldn’t want tosee my worst enemy in the position that I was in right now.
She rubs her ass against Kane, and it angers me so much. My blood boils and I just want to makeevery single person inside of here pay for what they’re doing to me. She turns around and kisses hisneck while he conducts business with his guests. Do they have zero respect for themselves? How canthey be that way in front of everyone here? I don’t know why I’m even asking these questions; theyweren’t people that cared about their reputations.
Kane knows what she’s doing, and he knows that it’s affecting me. He watches me now, calculating myreaction. I know just how much he enjoys seeing me in pain, and I want to hide my natural response,but it’s hard. Every time I see them together, I feel this stabbing pain in my chest.
I swallow the pain and try not to elbow Ben in his stomach. And that’s when it hits me; Kane loves tosee me upset; what if I acted like I was enjoying Ben’s attention? Would that get him to keep me here?Not that I wanted to stay here, I just preferred it over getting sold for my body.
I turn around so that I’m now facing Ben. He ignores everyone else and focuses on me. I ran my handsdown in his chest, which was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my life. He lookspleasantly surprised by my actions.
“Keep that up, and we will have to leave this party early,” he whispers to me. “You might turn out to bemy favorite.”
I swallow my disgust at hearing him say that.
Suddenly, I’m pulled out of Ben’s arms and straight into Kane’s. There is absolute outrage in his eyes,and I want to smile at my first win. I stare at him innocently, and his arms tighten around me.
“Remember,” Kane growls. “You haven’t paid for her yet. Nothing happens until you pay your fees.”Igape at him. Was that what this was about? Was he truly just angry that Ben hadn’t paid as yet?
My body tenses when Ben drops some gold onto the table and grins at my mate. “See? Now give herto me, and I’ll be on my way. I may have overstayed my welcome, judging from your hostile behaviortowards me. That’s not something that I want to do.”
Kane let go of me abruptly, “take her. She’s all yours.”
My lips part, and I stare at him in horror. I can’t help but feel betrayed. Where has a man ever sold outhis mate for gold? How low can he stoop? I want to shout and scream at him, I want to call him somany names, but I do none of those things.
I fight back the tears when I feel Ben grab my arm and pull me out the door with him. I walk with himdown the hallway, the same one I’d run from Kane recently. It turns out that I was going in the rightdirection; it’s why Kane had come after me; I’d almost made it out of here that day.
I was finally getting my wish, but I was anything but happy.
We walk through the last door after getting clearance from some of Kane’s men, and then we‘re out ofthe house, into the woods.
“You men can stay back here for a while,” he tells his pack. “We’re going to have a little adventure, andthen we will meet you back where we parked the vehicles.”
My back stiffens from the hidden meaning behind his words. He grabs my arm roughly and pulls mewith him deeper into the woods.
“Please,” I beg. “Please let me go.”
He quirks a brow, “were you not eager to be with me just a few minutes ago? Or were you playing withmy emotions? I have to tell you; I don’t particularly appreciate when people play with my feelings. Itnever ends well for them.”
“If you just hear me out and listen to what I have to say, I can assure you that you’ll gladly help me gethome to my family,” I assure him.
He crosses his arms, “And please tell me, why would I do something like that after paying so much goldfor you?”