Under The Moonlight: I Found You!

Chapter 2

"Please, have mercy on me! release me!!" I begged the two men holding my arms.

They did not respond to my pleas. They pulled me into the orphanage, going to my room.

They tied my two hands while standing. A man took a whip and faced me.

"Give me the ring that Mr. Molly is looking for, Catherine, so you don't get hurt anymore," I saw the pity in his eyes, but I knew, that if I gave the ring to them, Mr. Molly would continue hurting me.

I closed my eyes. I prepared myself for whatever was going to happen to me.

"I don't know where the ring Mr. Molly is talking about," I lied.

"If you persist, we will have no choice but to do this thing!!"

"Argh!!"

I screamed because of the force and pain of the whip hitting my body. My body wanted to fall, but my hands were tied up.

I had been beaten by Mr. Molly almost three to four times a week, so I was accustomed to his violence.

But he never said he would kill me before, just this morning.

I was sure. Mr. Molly would get a lot of money for selling the ring I'm holding. He won't kill me if he only gets a small amount.

If I give the ring now to Mr. Molly, I am sure, he will not stop torturing me.

Even when he wasn't looking for the ring, he was hurting me. From the slightest mistake, I would get kicked and slapped, and often hard punches in my stomach.

He was like a fierce demon because of the ring I was holding!

I knew I might not survive when I decided to escape from the orphanage, but I also didn't want to end my life in this orphanage where I felt nothing but pain.

"Aren't you going to give us the ring, Catherine?" one of the men asked me while hitting my body using a wimp.

I tried to look at them, "I don't have the ring. Even if you kill me now, you won't get anything," I lied and insisted.

Arrgh!!

They kept whipping my body. The scream coming from me and the sound of the whip can be heard inside my room.

I smiled.

Is my life always like this?

When can I escape from this hellish place? When I'm dead?

When I opened my eyes, I felt hungry. My hands were still tied, weak, and thirsty. I want to gulp, but I have no saliva.

I looked out the window of my room. I didn't know what time it was, all I knew was that it was late in the evening.

I rolled my eyes in my room. I saw a man sitting on the couch, his eyes closed and in front of him lay the whip they used on me, and some bottles of liquor.

I could smell the strong liquor. I looked at my tied hands and tried to get free. My hands were tied tightly. I felt pain in my wrist as I tried to escape. I have to endure this pain, I have to escape!

I knew to myself that the next day, they would continue to torture me just to hand them the ring.

I tried to get out of the bind. I also tried to break free for almost an hour, until the tie on me gradually loosened.

The man was still unconscious, so when I got out, I moved slowly. Even though my whole body was weak, I tried to walk calmly to avoid making any noise.

I carefully opened the door of my room. Before I went out, I turned to the sleeping man, and then I observed the surroundings.

There was nobody. The hallway was quiet. I took a deep breath to calm my body.

When I knew I could do it, I carefully and quickly walked down the hallway to the back of the Orphanage to escape.

When I saw the door of the orphanage, I quickly walked to get out of this hellish place!

When I opened the door, I suddenly stopped when I heard a scream.

"Where are you going, Catherine!"

I turned around and saw Mr. Molly, his eyes glazed over as he looked at me.

I didn't answer him. I quickly ran out of the orphanage. I knew he could not chase me because of his size and weight.

I gave all my strength to run fast. I heard Mr. Molly yell inside the orphanage to chase me. I did not pay attention to Mr. Molly, because the important thing was that I escaped.

Because I passed behind, I entered the dense woods. I've been living here in the orphanage for years, but it was my first time to enter the woods.

Even though I don't know where I'm going, I keep running.

"Find her! Capture her!!"

I stopped for a moment because of the loud shout I heard. It was Mr. Molly!

I know I won't see the sun the next day because of what I did. That's even better. If I can escape, I will thank the Moon Goddess for the opportunity, and if I am caught and killed by Mr. Molly, I will gladly accept my destiny.

I kept running. I didn't mind the pain in my feet because of the stones I stepped on. What mattered was that I could get away, escape, and live quietly if luck came my way.

When I got to the road, I wasted no time. I kept running away until I was blinded by the intensity of the light coming from a car.

I stopped running when the car blocked in front of me.

I gulped and widened my eyes!

I remember this car! It is an Alpha Caleb's car!!

Alpha Caleb came out. He looked at me seriously as he walked towards me. My whole body became cold.

Just this morning he visited the Orphanage, and now he is in front of me!

What is he doing here?

"Where are you going?" I swallowed when I heard his alluring voice, a fascinating and powerful voice!

I could not answer his question. I just looked at him.

He looked at me from head to toe, and I saw a frown on his face.

He quickly grabbed my arm. I wanted to fight and get out of his grip, but his grip was tight.

"Please, I want to escape!!" I plead.

"Mr. Molly will kill me! Please have some mercy on me!" I continued.

He pulled me to the car. I tried to fight back, but I couldn't do anything. He opened the backdoor of the car and let me inside.

"Don't try to run away because you can't get away from me!" he threatened.

When he closed the car door and sat down next to the driver, the car started moving.

I just closed my eyes and held my breath.

I know we are going to the orphanage now, and I know I will be returned to Mr. Molly.

"Don't send me back to the Orphanage, Alpha Caleb. Mr. Molly will kill me!" I continued begging, but he didn't seem to be hearing anything from me.

I didn't stop begging him until we got here to the orphanage.

I immediately saw Mr. Molly quickly run to Alpha Caleb's car.

Alpha Caleb got out of the car and confronted Mr. Molly.

"You didn't even tell me you were coming back, Alpha Caleb," Mr. Molly's voice stuttered as he faced Alpha Caleb.

He opened the back door of the car and pulled me out. Mr. Molly's eyes widened when he saw me.

"You dirty woman!!" Mr. Molly yelled at me, his eyes were like knives that were slowly stabbing my body.

Mr. Molly approached me and took my arm.

"Thank you very much for bringing her back, Alpha Caleb. She is trying to escape me!" Mr. Molly thanked him.

"How much is she?" Alpha Caleb suddenly asked.

My eyes widened. I couldn't believe what I heard from him.

"Excuse me, Alpha Caleb?" also Mr. Molly couldn't believe it.

"How much is she?" Alpha Caleb repeated.

"No, Alpha Caleb. I'm not selling Catherine!" Mr. Molly refused.

"two hundred thousand dollars?" Alpha Caleb's offer.

Mr. Molly's eyes widened because of Alpha Caleb's offer.

"But...but, she is just an Omega, Alpha Caleb. She is a servant!"

"Five hundred thousand dollars?"

Mr. Molly looked at me. A few moments later, he grinned.

"One Million dollars, Alpha Caleb!"

It was like a strong lightning struck my whole body.

Two hundred dollars!!

Alpha Caleb knocked on the car window. The driver got out and approached Alpha Caleb.

"Give him One million dollars!" Alpha Caleb ordered his driver.

I don't know what to say. I don't know what to think.

I cannot move because of what's happening now.

Alpha Caleb is buying me for One Million dollars?

Alpha Caleb grabbed my arm. I looked at him. His expression still didn't change.

"Why?" I stummered asking him.

"I want you to escape this prison!" he replied.

"Because I want you to feel what is hell!"

I widened my eyes together with my mouth.

What did he mean by that?