Chapter 1

Damn, I can’t believe this is happening. I ran down an alley to escape the vans that were coming after me for some strange reason. I don’t know what they want from me but like any other smart girl; I wasn’t going to stick around to find out.

I reached a dead end to my small alley, groaning in frustration. I could hear them getting closer to me so I did the only thing that I could do. I jumped into a garbage bin, and thank goodness it was empty of any trash and it also didn’t smell. As I got quirt and still, I heard people’s footsteps and angry voices right outside my hiding spot.

“Where’d she go?” A deep voice said.

“I don’t know. We saw her run down this alleyway. She has to be here somewhere.” Another voice bellowed.

“Well some of you go down further. We’ll check if she’s in here somewhere.” The first voice commended. I heard the footsteps retreat and I sighed realizing my mistake. I immediately covered my mouth with both of my hands.

“Did you hear that?” The second voice asked.

“Yea, I think she’s in the garbage.” The lid flew open and I was yanked out.

“Looks like we found her Richard.” I started to kick the guy in front of me who I guessed was Richard and I head butted my captor. He groaned and I took off into a sprint down the alley. Just as I felt as though I was about to escape, there were more men to surround me. I groaned in frustration, knowing that I had lost. They looks that they had on their faces terrified me and if I moved a way they didn’t like, they may have killed me. Besides, I think they have a bad eye condition. Their eyes were red. It was either a bad eye condition or they were not human. Due to their obvious strong appearance, I’m going to go with not human. Oh great.

“Someone grab her and knock her out.” Hands grabbed at me and I knew I couldn’t do anything about it. I’m beyond terrified but I know I have to be brave, I kicked and screamed, and hoping someone in the nearby area would be able to help me. Just as I felt as though they were going to let me go, I felt a sting in my arm making my body grow heavy. “Go to sleep beautiful. We have big plans for you.”

Before I could question him, darkness consumed me.

*2 hours later*

My eyes flashed open as I shot off the mattress. I can’t believe they really knocked me out. I looked around my holding room, analyzing it for a chance to escape. The room had red walls and the mattress that I just got off of, no decorations or even sheets for the matter. I looked down at myself, sighing in relief when I realized that I still had my jeans and tank top on from earlier. This proves that no one tampered with my clothing and no one raped me. The only problem is that I have no idea where I am yet. I was about to inspect what appeared to be the front door of my capturing room, but it suddenly opened.

“Well are you going to stand there and stare at my beauty or are you going to tell me your name? If you do then I’ll explain why you’re here.”

I glared at this stuck up stranger. “April Violet. 17.”

“Very well April. You are here because your part of a slave trade. You will soon be sold to the highest bidder. The better you behave here, the faster you will be out of here. I can tell that you would rather not be here, so just be a good girl.”

“If you knew I was handful then why even bother kidnap me?” I asked as I analyzed the man before me.

“Well you are a beautiful young lady and we noticed that you did not have a family at home. We figured you would rather be taken care of than live alone like you did. You barely had anything.”

“Well I do have a home.” I shouted in his face. “I have a home and a puppy that I need to tend to. Can I at least have him?”

“Fine. I’ll send my people to get it. But you will have to control your anger. You and your dog will be sold together if you can still behave. While you are here you will be known as Number 44. That is your bidding name.”

“I won’t be sold. I know my rights.” This is surely illegal.

“We don’t care about you rights. Now go into the closet and change into the given clothes. There are no showers here though. That is one thing that you will not have the privilege of having.” And with that he left me. I bolted for the door to escape but it was already locked. With a groan I walked to the dreaded closet. The only clothes there were tube tops and mini skirts. Sighing I put on a red tube top with a black mini skirt. When I was done I looked into the given mirror. My brown hair was a tangled mess, my skin looked as though it had no color, and my brown eyes started losing their color. Whenever I get too weak my eyes will lose their color and change to a different one. So I’m losing my brown eye color and going on to another one. Groaning I tended my hair with the given comb and brush. My hair is naturally straight so it didn’t need as much tending as I thought.

I sat back on my mattress just as the door opened. The guy from earlier walked in and my puppy followed. I smiled and he jumped into my arms so he could lick my face. “Can I have something to eat please? I’m hungry.”

“Sure. But I will tell you now. You’re not staying with me long. You will be passed on so you can go to the warehouse. That is where you will stay until they are ready to sell you.”

“Ok. Thanks for being so kind at least.”

He smiled down at me. “You’re welcome. I’ll go get your food.”

I nodded and he left. Jasper, my puppy, jumped out my arms and began to shift. He turned into his hot human form and sat next to me. “So, why did you drag me into this?”

“Well I don’t know what to do. And I didn’t want to leave you.” I said looking into his teal eyes.

“Well. Now that I’m here I can’t leave you. But I should change back. He’s coming down the hall now.”

I nodded and he changed back into his puppy form. The door opened when he was done. A tray with fish, bread and water was set in front of my while Jasper had a bowl of dog food. He looked up at me and I urged him to eat it. He growled and began to eat his kibble. The man looked at Jasper and smelled the air. He picked up Jasper by his neck and smelled him again. “This dog is a shifter. Is he not?”

“Yes he is sir. He’s my best friend.”

“Tell him to shift.” He said dropping Jasper on the floor. I nodded to Jasper and he changed into his human form. He stood with only his boxers because they were made to shift with him. The man’s face became red and fangs slid out of his mouth. Ok so I guess he’s a vampire. “Why are you with a shifter?”

“He’s my best friend and the only person I have. That’s why I asked for my puppy I don’t want to lose him.”

“Very well. He must not be a trouble or you two will be separated. Now resume to whatever you were doing but the boy must stay in his dog form until you both are sold unless the scents will be mixed and you two will be separated.” He left again and I relaxed.

“Well he’s nice. I didn’t think vampires could be nice.” Jasper said as he sat next to me.

“Yea. But it doesn’t help that I’m going to be sold.” I looked into his eyes again getting completely lost.

He stared back, looked down at my lips than looked into my eyes again. We leaned toward each other and our lips met. I always loved Jasper. We kissed a few times and went out but nothing else really happened. Our lips were locked and he pressed me on my mattress. He kissed me down my neck until he got to my soft spot and bit it. I moaned and he pulled away. That was a usual reaction. We never went any farther than that and I’m happy with that. For some reason whenever he did that, I would feel more relaxed.

“You feel better?” He asked pulling me up to a sitting position.

“Yea. Thanks. I needed that.”

“No problem. Now eat your fish while I eat my kibble.” I laughed and he changed back into his puppy form. He ate his kibble quietly and I ate my fish.

When I was finished the man came in but he wasn’t alone. 2 other men were there and they eyed my hungrily. Their red eyes met my pale ones as they walked toward me. Jasper jumped into my arms and the men pulled me out of the room. I held a tight grip onto Jasper and he snuggled into my chest. I smiled down at him and allowed the men to drag me out of the place my captor had me.

Once fully outside, I saw the van that chased me earlier and they pushed me in. I looked up and the new leader looked down at me with a smile. “You’re about to go to the warehouse. Be on your best behavior so you don’t get beat Number 44.”

I nodded and he turned from me.

Now this should be interesting.