Zora's POV.

I woke up in the middle of the night to loud noises and cries? I wasn't really aware  what was going down stairs. I made slow but steady steps down the stairs.

Upon reaching there I froze in my spot. I was too shocked to even move a muscle. There were three men in the living room and two were beating father brutally while the tallest of them sat on the sofa unfazed by what was happening. Blood oozed from father's nose and he also spat out blood.

The scene was so terrible that I flinched everytime father received a blow. Mother sobbed while my elder sister cried loudly. " We will do what ever you want just please don't hurt him" mother said in between sobs.

" What can a filthy thief offer" The tallest man of them all said. He was muscular and had black hair with a brown eyes the was something different about him.

"Please ,please sir we would do anything you ask just let them stop." Mother pleaded again only this they stopped beaten up dad. Mother rushed to his side while I still stayed in my spot.

"Since you stole a huge sum of money from me I'd take something more precious from you. I'd marry one of your daughters, she would be the payment for the stolen money".

" Take our oldest daughter Rebecca" She will be a perfect fit" mother said.
"What's the rush, I'll make my own choice no need to decide for me". His deep rusty voice sent chills down my spine.

'I'd rather take the youngest she seems fine". But she's only sixteen. Rebecca reasoned and I couldn't help but agree with her. "Even better". The man grinned.

"But she's a mute. She can't speak, how are you going to spend your life with her?  she is not worthy of you take me. " Rebecca insisted.

"I'll  be back in the morning with some documents you all needed to sign". With that being said the man left the house. Mother stood up to take the first aid box across the room and started cleaning father's wounds.

Her face had no emotions on it and I couldn't quite point out whether she was worried or not. I finally walked to where my parents and sister were. I looked for it until my eyes settled on it . Scribbling on the paper I took. I showed what I wrote to my parents and sister and the words read " What do we do now"? Reading it Rebecca moved towards me and slapped not once but twice. I couldn't believe she would be jealous at a time like this. I knew she wanted to be rich but not that badly that she would want to marry a stranger.

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