Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 144: Kidnapped

Chapter 144: Kidnapped

Olivia’s POV

I woke up with a pounding headache and a foggy mind. Darkness surrounded me, and as I tried to move, I realized my hands were tied behind my back—my legs, too. Panic surged through me. I opened my mouth to scream, but something was shoved between my lips, turning my cry into a muffled, useless sound.

The surface under me was hard, shifting as if I were inside a moving car. And then realization hit me! I was in the trunk of a vehicle. My heart raced as I heard soft crying next to me. Turning as much as I could, I saw three other girls tied up like me. Their scared eyes locked with mine, and I knew they were just as frightened as I was.

I struggled against the ropes, but they held fast. My mind raced, trying to piece together what had happened. I remembered the guards, the cloth pressed to my nose... that sweet scent—and then... nothing. Damn it. I’d been kidnapped.

The car hit a bump, jolting all of us. One of the girls whimpered, looking at me like I might somehow save us. But I couldn’t. I was just as helpless. I didn’t even know how I’d ended up here.

Suddenly, the car stopped, and I heard footsteps outside. Before I could process it, the trunk flew open, flooding the dark space with bright sunlight. I blinked, trying to adjust, but before I could react, four large men began pulling us out. I struggled, trying to break free, but a sharp slap across my face made me freeze.

"If you try that again, I’ll make you regret it," one of the men growled, his voice sending chills down my spine.

We were dragged inside a building, pulled through a large room, and then up some stairs. The men shoved us into a small room, and I hit the cold floor hard. Wincing, I looked up and realized there were other girls here too, their eyes empty, staring at me and the other three girls.

The men untied our hands and legs but left the strange collars around our necks. "Make a sound, and you’re dead," one of them warned before locking the door behind them.

I sat up, my heart racing. The other girls in the room looked broken, like they had already given up. Fear twisted inside me. I reached out to my wolf, hoping she could help me, but... nothing. My wolf was silent.

"My wolf," I whispered in panic, trying to connect with her again, but it was useless.

A quiet laugh broke the silence. It sounded dry and a little angry, coming from the far corner of the room.

"First time?" a girl said. Her voice scratched through the air like it hadn’t been used in days. I turned my head and saw her—maybe a year older than me, or maybe she just looked older from everything she’d seen. Her clothes were torn and stained, one eye swollen, but she held herself with a kind of grim awareness the others didn’t.

"What—what do you mean?" I asked, voice hoarse.

her head, revealing a metallic band around her neck, just the same as mine. "That collar on your neck? It’s

but then she whispered. "But that doesn’t mean you

skin. How could I have forgotten? Today was the full moon and I

and worry

do they want from us?" I asked, my voice

girl sighed, her eyes looking tired. "In a few hours from now, they’ll sell us. Auction’s in a few hours. Virgins to the highest bidders, the rest... to whoever wants a disposable

hard. I looked around at the other girls, some silently crying, others staring into space. Tears burned my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I had to stay strong. I had to find a way out of

have tried to escape, and

blood drained

Her eyes flicked to the faint markings on my neck. "Pack

To the triplets of the

"Well. That makes you valuable. And very dangerous. Don’t let anyone know

a heavy weight around my neck. Without my wolf, I was weak, no different from a human. And without it, I couldn’t communicate with

would be heartbroken. What if we never get to see each other again? I was the only one she had left. I thought of the triplet as I wondered if they had noticed my absence. Are they even searching for me? I wonder what they might be thinking... perhaps that

hate me, but not to this extent of selling me off. If not them, then who could it be?

and three women marched in,

that, we will have to differentiate the goats from the sheep, the diamonds from the chaff. All of you, up on your feet and take off your clothes,"

so hard I thought it might burst out of my chest. The other girls, their faces pale with fear, hurriedly obeyed the command, their trembling hands reaching for their clothes. The middle-aged woman with the piercing eyes watched us like a predator, her

move. My mind was racing, my body frozen in shock. But then I felt the sharp

undress!" the

I slowly started to remove my clothes. I couldn’t stop the tears that welled up in my eyes and slid down my cheeks. It wasn’t just the humiliation or the fear of what was coming next, but the

we were all undressed, the women began inspecting each of us. Their hands were cold and rough as they touched us, checking for things I didn’t even understand. The room was eerily silent except for the

any more than I already had. The woman

on my neck. I wished I could tell her I’m the mate of the famous triplet of the

few other girls. My stomach twisted with fear. What did this mean for us? What

virgins were led to the opposite side of the room, their heads hanging low in defeat. I caught the eye of one of them—a girl who couldn’t have been older than me. She

woman with the whip looked at us, a cruel smile playing on her lips. "You’ll be treated well if you behave. But if you try anything stupid...