Soeyoon felt her skin crawl.
That ruthlessness, disregard for human life left her very scared for her life.
Soeyoon understood she needed to be stronger to get herself free from that monster.
She could only pray that she would live long enough to grow that powerful.
That grey haired man walked over and motioned for her to follow him.
She bowed her head and obediently followed.
The crowd parted wherever he went.
It was the complete opposite of what she used to feel where the crowd was crowding towards her instead.
Somehow she seemed to understand a concept still too vague for her to catch.
That short walk felt like hours as she was worried about where he would bring her and what he would do to her.
He shouldn't parade her for the world to see right? After all, she was his property. She only had her underwear on okay!!!
Unfortunately, it seemed like there would be no one who would dare to stand up to him.
As her imagination ran wild, she prepared herself for what was to come, she could only pray that it would be at a more private place where no one else would be watching.
She had resigned to her fate.
She heard a commotion up front and she looked up.
Then she saw a beautiful woman surrounded by 12 guys left only in her underwear and bra, just like her.
What's wrong with people nowadays, why do they like to parade beautiful girls around!!! So hateful.
But she was stunned when she noticed there were a few dead men around her.
One of the thugs was even still beating up the dead body and was spitting on it.
Looks like these thugs were also strong and equally ruthless.
Soeyoon might be young but she heard and knew enough.
Her manager had warned her of this.
Men with power tend to abuse their power given the chance and if they know they can get away from it.
She shuddered at the thought of what would have happened if this grey haired boy had not saved her.
She would be ravaged by those beasts and watched by everyone around her.
This once again made her realise the reality of the current affair.
She never felt so naive and stupid.
She looked at the man in front of her with grateful admiration.
'At least he had the balls to say he wanted to own her and be upfront about it." she thought
Paying attention to his next action, she realised the boy in front of her asked that girl the same question she had asked her.
HOLD ON FOR A SEC THERE!!!! Is he going around collecting beauties for his harem???
SON OF A @#$%. Just as she was about to curse she held herself back and realised time has changed.
Slightly upset, Soeyoon who used to be the centre of attention would have to share with many others.
Without realising it, she had assumed the boy was hers although she did not even know his name…
The girl in front of her had agreed after much hesitation and when Soeyoon saw how Kiel crippled everyone and handed that girl his sword to kill those who bullied her, she was burning with jealousy.
'Why did he not give her that same opportunity?' Soeyoon complained internally to the boy.
When she was done, that girl was covered in blood and returned the sword to the boy and sworn:
"From now and forever, I am yours."
Soeyoon seemed to feel that she had overlooked something but was unable to pin what it was she was missing.
As she was contemplating what to do next, the boy threw a jacket for her.
Wait this was from those corpses right? While she was reluctant to wear it, she was left with no choice.
Quietly putting it on, she followed him back and contemplated what she understood.
He had the knowledge and authority to broadcast what happened to him and around him for everyone in the tower to see.
This boy was special, she needed to stick close to him.
It would have been perfect if he did not bother with that Chinese girl.
This sicko was building a harem.
A high value woman did not like to share.
Soeyoon had to make sure she stayed number one if she could not be the only one.
However when she heard his speech after rescuing the Chinese girl, she was enlightened.
The world had changed. To survive she had to learn, adapt and improvise.
This man in front of her could help her become stronger. She must do whatever it took to stay on his ship and not get left behind.
Since she became the monster's bride, she would be the best female monster out there.
This was the resolution the World famous K-pop star should have.
Regardless, Soeyoon was dejected. All those achievements in the past meant nothing.
When the man in front of her laid down the cold heart truth in front of them she was contemplative.
She wanted to deny it but she knew he was 100% correct.
Finally, being offered a chance to stay or to leave Soeyoon was bewildered:
'Didn't he want to take us in and make us his?
Why did he give them the chance to leave?'
Soeyoon questioned internally if she heard correctly.
When the Chinese girl did not even hesitate to reconfirm allegiance, Soeyoon understood something.
Time has changed, one must adapt and the boy truly had no need for them nor did he care if he had them.
The opportunity he was giving to them was his mercy and it only comes once in a lifetime.
If she left she would have no chance to stand beside him, behind him or under him.
The previous event might happen again. Choosing between becoming the plaything of a pretty boy like him or a group of animals was not so hard after all.
Furthermore, if she stayed, she might become powerful enough one day and if he treated her badly, there would always be plenty of opportunities for revenge.
Just like that, she accepted her fate.
Initially she had wanted to negotiate a better term but that head full Chinese girls proclamation had made everything useless. She could only play along now.
She bowed her head down and push her chest forward, exposing some cleavage while blushing a bit and seductively submitted:
"I had promised you I'll do whatever you want. Anything you want."
She knew she would get his blood boils. She had to make him fall head over heels.
Instead she heard:
"Stop acting. I want a good assistant. Not a useless, pretty pet."
And from her right, a word filled with bitter jealousy was spat:
"Fox"
She looked at Xue Er in contempt and thought 'Don't you know what boys want?'
Then she saw him cast a spell and the burn she suffered on her shoulder was immediately healed.
She knew she had him on hook. Or so she thought.