THE AUCTION

Draco POV

I awake early so I can get everything together before Tatina gets out of bed. I get out of bed quietly, so I do not wake her. I turn on the bathroom light to dress. I go to let Tatina know that I am going to check on Natie after I dress. She will need a few moments to wake up and get her a cup of coffee or a coke. I pull back the covers, and Tatina is not in bed. She must have gone to check on Natie. I cannot believe I did not realize she got out of bed. I must have slept hard last night. I dress quickly and go to Natie’s room to check on Natie and see if Tatina needs anything. I open the door, and Natie is gone. No Natie, No Jessie, and No Tatina, where is my wife? What the fuck is going on? I run to Lester’s room. I bang on the door. He opens the door in a panic.

“Renae is gone,” he says as he opens the door frantically. Lester and I go to Ronica and Jessie's room to see if maybe they are all in there for some reason. I am upset and worried but hopeful that the women are all just catching up on old times.

I knock on Ronica and Jessie’s door, but there is no answer. FUCK! FUCK! I move away from the door and kick the door open. Lester and I run into the run to see if there is any sign of a struggle.

“Samuel took them. I know he did. No one else would do this. Horace is locked down, so that only leaves Samuel. Plus, he is the only one in town to pull something like this off without anyone noticing,” Lester says.

“We have to go get them now. I will not lose Tatina to Samuel or these fucking auctions,” I say. I punch the wall in the hall as we exit Jessie and Ronica's room.

“Where in the hell would he take them?” Lester asks me.

“To the fucking authority building where he is protected. Who else is involved with this? If he took them to the authority building, there are more higher ranking members involved,” I say to him.

Lester and I go through the hotel, double checking to make sure they are not in the hotel somewhere, and then we go out the back to get in my car. I have enough explosives to blow that damn building to pieces. Lester does not say much. Hell, he just got Renae back. I know he is freaking out. I am freaking out, and my wife is a badass.

“Do not worry. Tatina is a badass. Trust me, she will take care of Renae,” I say to him.

“Unless they drug her,” Lester says.

The only way they will be able to control Tatina is to drug her. My mind immediately goes to her drugged and being abused by Samuel. I will kill him if he touches her in any way. Hell, I am going to kill him anyway.

“What about Horace’s place?” Lester asks me.

“Fuck, we should go there first. We will check Horace's place and then go to the authority building. It is one or the other where he took them,” I say to him.

I turn my car around to go the other direction toward Horace’s house. I drive as fast as I can in traffic to get to Horace’s house. I cannot get to her fast enough. I look over at Lester, who looks like he is ready to jump out of the car.

We park down the road. So we can surprise them. I grab two bags of explosives out of the car. I hand one to Lester. He takes it from me. Maybe I should grab three.

“They could not have been in there long,” I say to Lester.

“I know, I know,” Lester says.

“I need you to focus; we have to get in and out quickly. I will set the charges you grab everyone. Get everyone out! Do not leave anyone behind! Tatina will lose her shit if you do,” I say to him.

“Okay, I got it. I will leave no one behind,” Lester says.

They know we will come for them. The only thing we got going for us in that it is dark. If they are not here, then we will blow this bitch up anyway. There is no reason for Horace's place to be still standing anyway. Some vampires will just use it for an auction house or a whore house. This building is getting blown just like his other building and the church.

I notice someone moving around by the door. It is Tara that I am seeing. Why in the hell is she helping them? I do not get it. She is supposed to be Renae's friend. Some friend she turned out to be. Lester goes over to a side door and waits for me to blow the front. I set the charges and blow the bitch. As soon as I blow the front door, he runs in the side door. I wait for some of the rubble to finish falling then I go in the front. Tara rushes toward me, and I knock her on her ass. “Stay put, bitch” I yell at her.

"Help me, Draco," she cries.

I grab some rope out of my bag and tie her up. I push her down on the floor of the porch. “Where the fuck is my wife?” I ask Taram, grabbing her by the throat. At first, she cried, and then her face changes. She is an evil little bitch, and she knows she cannot play me.

“She is in the auction downstairs, or maybe she is upstairs getting fucked by a wolf. That would kill her, right. Hybrids cannot carry pups. Maybe they will gang rape her and make her beg for someone to kill her," Tara laughs.

"Bitch!" I scream at her.

I punch her in the face knocking her out. I leave her on the porch tied and unconscious. I go through the top floor, looking for an entrance to the basement. I finally find a door and go through it. I can hear the auction going as I go down the steps. Bidders are bidding, women crying to be set free, and the auctioneers detailing the talents of what is on the auction block. It is disgusting.

I reach into my bag and pull out a small charge. I set it on the steps. I walk down to the bottom of the steps and set it off. The auction stops when the small charge blows the steps. You cannot get out now, you mother fuckers. You are at my mercy. I see Samuel, and he sees me. I am ready to kill him. I am going after him. The people that are attending the auction start trying to find a way out. They cannot go up the steps. They begin to panic when they realize they are trapped. They start stampeding to the side door and to windows trying to get away from me. I will kill you all if anyone touched my wife.

“Samuel! I am here for you, mother fucker! Where is my wife!” I scream from across the room.

I see Renae strapped into a breeding box. Lester is making his way to her. “After you get Renae out, Find my wife. I am killing this bastard!” I scream at him.

He releases Renae, and the two run for the back of the auction house. That has to be where the cages are in the basement. I stay on my mission. I have to kill Samuel. Lester and Renae can get Tatina out of here while I murder this bastard slowly.

“You cannot touch me, and you know it, Draco. I am the authority,” Samuel taunts me.

I pull out a knife. “I am going to rip you to shreds, Mr. Authority,” I say to him.

Fuck this. I throw the knife down and release my fangs. “I am going to feast on you. I am going to drain you and set you on fire,” I scream at him.

Samuel begins to panic. He knows I do not give a fuck if he is the highest-ranking member of the authority; he is about to die at my hand, and I plan to make him hurt. I rush toward him. I begin to pull at his skin with my fangs. I start pulling him apart piece by piece. Samuel is screaming like a little bitch as I pull him apart piece by piece. Samuel’s blood is everywhere. I split his body into two separate parts, but I do not stop. I want to know he is completely dead. I sink my teeth into his neck and begin to pull his head from his body. I finally drop him on the ground in multiple pieces. I shove a charge into him and light it.

“Who’s next?” I scream.

The bidders are killing each other, trying to get away from me. They are trampling one another and fighting to get out the windows. I leave them to fight and go into the back to see if I can find my beautiful Tatina. As I walk out, I set the charge that is in Samuel's body. He is dead now.

I find Lester and Renae rather quickly. They have located Jessie and Ronica, but not Tatina. “She is here. I saw her. They unloaded her before me,” Renae says to me.

I grab Renae. “Where is the last place you saw her?” I ask her. Then I realize how firmly I am holding her and let go. "I am sorry," I say softly as I let go of her.

“It is okay, Draco. Samuel took her with him after he put her in a box. He wanted her for personal reasons,” Renae says. We look everywhere in the basement but do not find her.

“He took some women upstairs, and she was probably one of them. I think she was, Draco. I am sorry. I cannot remember every detail,” Renae says, crying. She has been through a lot, and I understand that the details are fuzzy.

We go back out into the crowd. I make a path for us, and we go out the door. I go around to the front of the house to go back in the front door. Renae follows me. Lester takes Jessie and Romica to the car.

We go through the door. Renae sees Tara, who is waking up from the blow to the head I gave her. “Help me, please, Renae. I need help,” Tara says to Renae. Renae walks over to her and kicks her in the head and keeps walking. “Stupid bitch. I am going to fucking kill her after we get Tatina,” Renae says.

We go through the house from room to room, searching frantically. We finally come to a locked door. I try to push through it, but it will not budge. Renae runs to another room and comes back with a key.

"One of the guards brought me through here before my auction. I saw him put the key on a hook,” Renae says.

“Good girl. Let's get my wife,” I say to Renae.

I take the key and open the door. There she is, Tatina is strapped in a breeding box. “Help me get her out, please,” I say to Renae.

Renae and I work to get Tatina out of the box. I am crying as I take her out. Renae looks over at me and wipes the tears from my face. I did not even realize I was crying for her. I know she is afraid. I am too. She begins to cry and scream as we pull her out. I cradle her in my arms just like I did two years ago when I rescued her.

“You are okay; I got you. It is me, my love,” I say to her.

That smell on her, it is just like before. Tatina was finally putting all of this behind her, and now we will have to start all over again. How will she ever get over this?

Renae and I run out of the house. I cradle Tatina close to me. I put Tatina in the car, gently and kiss her on the forehead. I set the charges around Horace's house and hit the button as I walk back to the car. Horace and Samuel are officially out of business. I will be damned if this place will be used for an auction house again. I get in the car and begin to drive away. No one says a word. Lester holds his wife. Jessie and Ronicaare cuddled up to one another. My Tatina is not moving. She is perfectly still and scared once again. Do not worry, my love, and I will fix everything for you.