Seven years ago...

(Please read the auxiliary chapter first to get a better understanding of ML's background story)

"Dad!

Dad.... sob...dad....what should I do?

Your blood isn't stopping. "

A youth in blond hair attempted to stop the blood flowing from the opening wound of his father's stomach. But, it was of no use. He sobbed. Tears wouldn't stop flowing down his cheeks. His right hand which was drenched in his father's blood, wouldn't stop trembling.

It was all a mess.

He had no idea where he was right now or how he and his father ended up here.

Today was his sixteenth birthday. It was supposed to be the happiest day of a year. It was supposed to be....

He could sense his father's breath getting shallower and shallower. Li Haoyu realized. His father was now breathing for his very last moment.

"No..... no... dad!

This ain't happening.

You can't leave me.

Please, don't die. Please, stay for me dad..... "

Li Haoyu reached out for his dad's hand, wanting to grasp it in his hands and tell his dad to hold on.

But he flinched once his hand felt it. Li Haoyu immediately dropped his dad's hand and subconsciously shifted away.

"Dad..... what have they done to you?... "

His dad's hand had no fingers left. They had been all cut off. What left there was just a palm which couldn't even be called a palm.

"Haoyu.... "

With that very last energy, his father called out to him. Li Haoyu immediately crawled back to his father and hugged him tight, his voice all trembling.

"I'm here, dad.... I..... I'm here....."

His tears fell on the old man's cheek covered in purple bruises.

"Survive.....

....you have to survive....son.... "

Li Haoyu didn't manage to give a reply. He sobbed deeply. He hated how weak he was and could do nothing for his father.

Not all omegas are weak.

This was his notion. This was what he had been trying to prove to his dad all these years. But now, he could only laugh at himself.

All he's doing in his father's last moment was just crying..... sobbing like a pathetic child and telling his dad to hold on as if this was gonna solve everything.

"I.... I will, dad.... I will survive for sure..."

A very vague smile appeared on his dad's face. He also smiled in return. But that smile vanished in the next second, replaced by another sob.

Li Haoyu buried his face in his father's chest and sobbed heavily as he felt his dad's heartbeats eventually stopping to exist.

"What should we do with this omega, boss? "

He was scared. He was sad. And, it's cold here. And, the voice of these kidnappers was the last thing he wanted to hear right now.

"Kill him..... "

A chill went down his spine as this cold and unfeeling tone of a man came out.

The owner of this voice was sitting in the dark while Li Haoyu was sobbing, hugging his father's corpse under the flickering light of a small light bulb.

It was an alpha.

Just from that man's pheromones alone, Li Haoyu could tell.

"Beat him up, torture him slowly and take his life.

I don't wanna see any bloodline of Li Family breathing the air on this earth for the next hour."

Just as his command fell, five big men in black suit with big and masculine build came forward.

Li Haoyu's whole body trembled. He hadn't done crying over his father's death yet. But, it seemed like he also had to cry for himself soon.

Li Haoyu doubted if he could ever keep that promise given to his dad just now.

Will he really manage to survive?

A merciless kick landed on his head, sending him crushing onto the floor. His head knocked the cold concrete floor. Crimson blood gushed out of his head.

It hurts....

Staring numbly at his dad's corpse next to him, Li Haoyu could only repeatedly mumble these two words in his mind as series of kicks fell on him.

He was trembling uncontrollably. Tears flowed down and moistened his blonde hair.

His head, his arm, his back, his leg...

There's not a single place on his body that doesn't hurt.

He bited his lips till they bleeded, trying to restrain himself from letting out a single whimper.

He wanted to curse that alpha. Curse him, yell at him and ask him why he's doing all these things to him and his dad.

Just what did they do to deserve such a torture?....

he wanna know.

But, Li Haoyu couldn't even let out a sound.

He found himself all numb and shocked at this unexpected turn of events. He could only pathetically continue sobbing.

Just how useless of an omega am I?...

This was the only question he could ask to himself before losing all his consciousness.

*****

Li Haoyu slowly opened his eyes. And, the sight of a luxurious bedroom came into his vision.

The realization of himself being still alive amazed him.

Did they spare him? It's impossible.

Li Haoyu could only come up with two solutions. It either the police arrived in time or a random citizen showed up and saved him.

He wanted to sit up. But, Li Haoyu found himself having troubles even to move a limb.

At that moment, the door to the bedroom suddenly opened. Li Haoyu flinched.The thought of that person being an alpha frightened him.

Li Haoyu took a quick peek at that person. It was then the two of them met eyes.

The young omega flinched as he was greeted by the other's cold hazel eyes.

Without uttering a word, that man walked over.

He stopped by the bedside as he continued to stare at Li Haoyu.

The young omega opened his lips, wanting to say something to the man. But, no voice came out. Li Haoyu was shocked. He couldn't talk anymore. Only some noises which didn't make any sense, came out from his throat.

What...what had happened to him?