Chapter 3 Chapter Three

Kamari’s POV

“Where did you get this fleshy chip from?” I heard the low murmur beside me, I tried to open my eyes but it seemed to be obstructed by a piece of cloth. How did I end up here? And why were my eyes tied?

Wasn’t I in the kitchen surrounded by both Luciano and his men? “ H…help,” I tried to scream but as I thought my mouth was also tied with a piece of cloth. Only a small mumble sound left my lips.

What the hell is happening? How did I end up being tied up? I tried to move myself away from the very bright light that seems to be indirectly affecting my eyes, despite being tied. I couldn’t move myself no matter how much I tried to, laughter grew louder as I tried to make all those moves.

Why am I feeling so many eyes on my body, why does it feel like I am being watched? “ Alright ladies and gentlemen, let the auction begin, all you know is to bid for whatever item suits you or is your taste. You all know the rules: the highest bidder gets the item,” a voice muttered in front of me.

Auction? What was happening? I tried to remember where last I was… in the kitchen…and then I couldn’t remember what happened again. “ Do anything you want with her but don’t kill her." I remember those words… it was the order Luciano gave his men.

Fuck.

The person in front of me walked closer to me, the sound of her heels echoing in the room was the only thing I heard, The entire room was dead and quiet. “ Here is Item 1, and of course we are starting with something good. She was a sex slave to a mafia don who is currently dead right now. She knows how to satisfy any Mafia don due to her numerous experience," Whoever was on the platform said.

Soon the blindfold blocking my sight was taking off, my jaw slandered, I flinched as I stared at the room– Like a theater room filled with men whose faces were blocked by masks and dressed in different expensive attires, their betting paddling resting on their tables.

I continued to scan the room looking to see if I would find a familiar face, maybe one of my late husband’s friends. I wished I did follow him to his several meetings. For some reason, my eyes happened to gaze down my legs. Why was I naked? Where was my leg spread apart with nothing but lingerie? Where did my office wear go? How did I change from my office clothes to lingerie?

“The bidding starts with a million naira and remember the highest bidder goes home with our number one." I saw the person who had been talking on the platform, a very young lady who seemed to be in my own age bracket. Why was she doing this? Did she feel ashamed that her fellow girl is being auctioned in front of these men whose eyes were clouded with nothing but lust and hunger.

“ Two million," A voice rang from the crowd jerking me back to reality. This was really happening. I was about to be sold as a sex slave to any of these men. Tears began to pour out my eyes as I looked helpless.

“ Three million!"

“Three point five million!" Another rang from the crowd. The number rose like I didn’t expect. What was in me that these guys wanted? More tears gushed out my eyes, I wanted to stop them from bidding but my mouth was still tied by a piece of cloth preventing me from speaking.

“ Four million!"

“Four point five million!"

“ Six million!"

“Six point five million!”

The price continued to rise and fall as betting paddles rose in the air countless times, almost all the mafia dons seated in this room seemed interested in me. What was possibly wrong? Was it because she made mention that I once served a mafia don?.

“ Seven million!" The lady standing in the pavement smiled as she moved closer to me whispering into my ears " We have never had these Mafia Dons so keen on having a particular person, Don’t you think you should be more proud of yourself?" She signalled two of the guards that surrounded the front of the pavement. “ Make sure you work on the exposure, make sure her cleavage and her pubic areas are well exposed."

What!!! She wants me to be completely naked in front of the entire crowd just for the bid to go up? She wants me to strip completely naked in front of this hungry looking man?

“ No," I gasped as the two strong and rough looking guards made their way towards the direction I stood. They both grabbed my hands forcefully tearing the small piece covering the upper part of my body. “ What are you doing?" My eyes widened in realization of what they had just done. They both pretended like they didn’t hear a single word I had just said.

“Twenty million" Someone in the midst of the crowd shouted as the only ounce of my integrity slipped away. “Now they have increased the bid to twenty million, a difference of twelve million. Why don’t we reveal the remaining parts that are still hidden, so the public can have a glimpse of what they are spending or will be spending their penny on?”She stated to the men seated with expensive suits. They all agreed nodding their heads in agreement.

The two guards once again turned towards me, with a devilish smirk on the corner of their lips, they must be enjoying it isn’t? Enjoying my dignity slipped away from me like I was some puppet.

Suddenly the door burst, the spotlight immediately was in his direction. As he stepped forward, cigarette smoke curled around him like flames, his presence seemed to suffocate the people around him. Every man seated in the hall turned towards him, their expression masked with surprise, some of them mouth flew open. The more he stepped forward, air left my lungs as I watched his perfectly sculptured body move towards me. He stood 6’3ft, broad chest, embodied in his blacksuit, his dark hair swept neatly backward to maintain his sharp jawline and savage eyes.

“Fourty million, Forty million going…gone.” The auctioneer’s voice echoed in the room amidst of the murmur of the crowd, announcing the outcome of the bid. I was really going to be sold to a stranger, who knows if he might be worst than Luciano and Davin altogether?

"And the bid for today goes to the renowned mafia lord, Luciano De Rossi.” The entire crowd cheered with a round of applause. “Thank you so much."I blinked as he muttered his graze didn’t leave mine as he slowly took off his mask revealing his face.

“Luciano?”