AN OMEGA FOR THE LYCAN TWINS

Chapter

“Father, j will not marry him. I cannot marry him! That man is old enough to be my grandfather!” I cried, hoping my father would reconsider.

“Stop your tantrums, Rinata!” My stepmother snapped. “It's just marriage, no one has ever died from it! Besides, your father owes a very large sum of money, this is the only way he can pay back so keep shut and be useful to us for once in Your life!”

I flinched hard at the harsh words of my stepmother. She was talking about being useful when she was the very reason my father was owing all these debts. All she did since she married him was demand extravagant things and recklessly spend his money.

I wasn't sure what sort of charm she used on him but it was sure working because my father was totally under her control.

A few hours ago, some loan sharks had broken in to threaten us. They threatened to kill us all if my father didn't clear his three million cephas debt.

Why was he owing this debt? Good question! Because his “dear” wife wanted a car.

“Rinata, you heard your stepmother,” my father responded like someone under a spell. “This is the only option we have left. Beta Orion is a good man. I am certain that he will treat you well…”

“No!” I screamed. “He has three other wives and five children! I can't cope in a place like that. He is seventy-two years old for moon's sake, father, how can you let your only daughter marry such a man when we could just use the car as collateral…”

I didn't get to finish my sentence when a resounding slap met me across the face. I hit the ground with a thud and my eyes burned with tears.

“How dare you, worthless thing even suggest that I sell my car! That was a gift from your father! How heartless can you be, Rinata?!” She fired at me.

“You are the heartless one, here!” I screamed, tears falling from my cheeks. “Since you came into our lives, all you have done is make life unbearable and miserable for us! Look at my father! He used to be a respected Gamma who worked honourably for the Alpha but because of you, he got kicked out and publicly humiliated for fraud. All because he was trying to raise enough money to please you! And now, you want to sell his only child?”

“That's enough, Rinata!” My father snapped. “How dare you speak to your mother like that? Apologize this minute!”

“No!” I fired. “My mother died in a car accident five years ago, all because of your infidelity. And now you want to sell the only thing left of her to please the same woman you cheated on her with…”

Another slap met me across the face and this time, it was from my father. Tears streamed down my cheeks as I stared at him. The hurt and anger in my eyes immediately made him flinch. He looked like he was going to apologise but my stepmother stopped him.

“Go to your room, immediately. You are grounded until further notice. Whether you like it or not, in one week, your husband will be here to take you. All the necessary payments will be made tonight,” he said coldly.

I got off the ground and ran to my room with tears blurring my vision. As soon as I hit my bed, I sobbed into my pillow.

Why couldn't he see that she was only using him? Even after they got married, she blatantly refused to get pregnant, claiming that she needed to maintain her figure. She convinced him to sell off most of his properties to buy her designer shoes and bag. She got him fired from his job, pushed him into gambling and now, she was about to make him sell his only child and he still didn't see anything wrong with that?

Even love is not that blind.

But what could I do now? There was clearly no hope for my father. That's why he didn't mind marrying his underage daughter to a seventy-two year old pervert!

Running away was my only option now. I loved my father very much but at this point, I couldn't ruin my life for him.

I dried my eyes and got off the bed. Grabbing a bag, I began stuffing in all the basic things I needed, including a few clothes and the money I saved up.

But by the time I got to my door, I realised it was locked and my windows were all barred. There was no way to escape.

Did they seriously lock me in?

I banged on the door hard.

“Let me out!” I screamed. “You can't just lock me in here.”

There was no response so I continued banging until my hands began to hurt.

“You are only wasting your time,” her voice finally came from the other side of the door. “Do you really think I am going to give you a chance to escape? That old Beta offered a whopping sum of fifteen million cephas for you and your father has already promised to buy me a house. There is no way I can let you ruin that!”

It felt like cold water was dumped on me. My knees gave out and I crashed to the ground. He didn't even wait to receive the money yet, and he was already promising to buy her a house?

“Why… why are you doing this to us?” My voice cracked. “What did we ever do to you?”

“I do not owe you any explanations, but I advise you to preserve your energy because from now on, you will be eating only one in two days, until your groom arrives.”

And she meant every word of it. I was kept like a prisoner, eating only a small serving of rice in two days or sometimes, just a couple of boiled eggs, barely enough to quench my hunger.

It was as though she was doing this so I wouldn't have the strength to run when they finally came for me.

Finally, the day came and my father gave me away to a couple of hefty-bodied men without second thoughts. I was tied up following my step-mother's suggestion and sandwiched between the two men in the car.

I cast my father one last pleading look but he simply turned his back on me.

On arrival at Beta Orion's house, I was greeted by maids. It was no surprise he was a very rich man since he was eager to throw away money. They took me to my room and prepared me for my husband. I was both disgusted and humiliated but there was nothing I could do and finally, Beta Orion himself arrived.

He looked rather healthy and active for his age and it made me even more afraid. I clutched to the fruit knife I had grabbed from the fruits the maids offered me earlier.

“You must be Rinata,” he smiled at me but I didn't return his smile. “You are even prettier in person.”

“And you must be the pedophile,” I coldly retorted. He didn't pick offence and simply laughed it off. The action disgusted me. “Does it make you feel young? Buying and forcing yourself on children?”

“I think you are getting this all wrong, dear,” he chuckled. “I never mentioned that you were for my personal entertainment.”

My heart stopped as he said those words.

“W-What are you t-talking about?” My voice faltered.

“You're really clueless, aren't you?” he snorted. “Let me break it down for you. Girls with rare features like you, red hair and sapphire blue eyes are in high demand in the east. Just one of you can make me as high as fifty million cephas at the auction.”

My eyes went wide in disbelief. “You're selling me off as a sex slave?”

“You're smart, I like that,” he grinned. “Make sure to get well rested. We have a long day tomorrow.”