The Monster's Protégé

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my life depended upon it. Actually, my life did depend on it. The men fo

he stash of drugs was kept and guarded, I thought if I could steal some for myself, it would at least be able to pay for my food f

new that selling these would d

ed them, d

rom the police and every goddamn person who were eager to exploit a seventeen-

ales didn't exist, there's no knight in shining armor a

d save yourself-no one el

my life to survive anothe

rowded my forehead as I sprinted through the alley. I hadn't realized how numb my leg muscles were until I suddenly slammed into a human

cleared, I looked around. The place was like a prison cell, except too dirty and reeked of blood. Even the splatter of dried crimson

-or whatever it was- was frozen hell. Dragging myself towards the door, I tr

and buried my head, almost defeated. No matter how much I tried to fall aslee

ad snapped. Intuitively, I reached back to clutch the knife tucked behind the

nly weapon I

etting beaten up and killed and someone who escaped a prison-there was still

ld fingers clutched the handle of the knife-ready to spring in

man. He tumbled down, clutching his legs. Another man behind him was a tad faster than the previous one, though.

et one more ch

sted it so painfully that the weapon slipped away. He wasted no time in k

olutely powerless

gritted at the man who was

le–like I was trying to move some mountain. He towered over me, glaring me with his piercing blue eyes as I thr

member the last time I had drank a glass of clean water. Cold and thirst parched my mouth inside

igure of muscles walked in with a black leat

an who gripped my wrist in one hand and whos

spared me a look. "What is this?" he asked in disgust, almost ign

g go of my wrist. "She was found stealin

it was some legitimate thing. If I was a cri

red low as both the men glanced do

uestioned b

He wore a deadly blank expression that was almost impossible to decipher. Squatting

fingers, imprisoning my gaze to

ittle did he know... Addiction was the least of my

ng this story?" Domi

s height and looked around the room. The man whose leg I slashed was completel

act

h other's mind. The blue irises were common to them and so was their physique. Except

the door was still ajar. In this room, two men were busy while the other had his leg injured. W

ad always been extrem

ther was trying to beat t

den tried to rape me at the

cky the third

nly one way

gain,

But the only problem was-it was a dead end. There was another door, sam

t so lucky th

d I couldn't tell which one of the brothers wa

doorway. Dominic looked pissed, he always was. But Viktor...he st

hing but painful death? I wasn't yet ready for that. Every girl of my age dreamt to become something in l

asic food and clothing was my aspiration.

very well fathom if the danger was looking right into my eyes with

sheathed around his waist spoke volumes about his

out making any sense, my back scraping against the iron

cape." Viktor smirked for the first time. Nothing was com

drugs would get me some money. And I really needed the m

e are your parents?" he interrogat

ther i

the

he day I stuck the vase at the back of his skull, all I wanted to do was s

urprised at my revelatio

other," I explained

r could I resist the force nor did I wish to. He dragged me back

name?" Domi

ror

d longer than intended, he growl

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d his brows and looked at it with rapt attention. While their attention was occu

ol to believe that I could stand a chan

guard?" Viktor's voic

ng to...rape me. And the

minic muttered an

I presumed, dealing with drugs. So, did I just esc

glanced up questioningly, and he p

and I couldn't even deny it. My gaze simply

ing to pull his gun out the

UP!" he snapped lou

ipation shook my body while my breathing labored. Even in my toughest moment, I wished

he ordered with th

nfully knotting my stomach, I sl

none and you won't know whether he was going to kill you or let

shot at me with the knife and earn your freedom. Three minutes. Within three minu

scratch on you? Would you kill me

ice," he declared. "Now t

choice for me. I

e but I would rather die trying. That was all I was left wi

a determined look.