sold off part 2

"and up we go "

Lia felt terriby irritable there was no way in hell a family like her's existed in the same planet ,it hasn't been more than three days ever since she woke up from her fever;she was still feeling hot and waves of dizziness washed over her in short periods .

Today was the day her future and past husband The Duke of Tartrus was going to arrive to take her with him .

Thus it wasn't much of a surprise that her mother woke her up at the crack of the dawn made her was three times ,caked her face with triple layer of unwanted makeup which Lia of course washed off and was now finally being pushed into a frilly pink and red gown shaped frock that was much tighter than usual.

"It's too tight " Lia couldn't help but complainhow in the world did the her mother thought that she could actually travel in such a tight dress from her home to tartrus (yes a really poor choice of name for naming a territory).

"Well since we can not afford a corset thiswill have to do " answered her mother without much thought

Lia wanted to very much protest but a rather disciplined knock at their small cabin like house stopped her .

"Oh dear he is here " startled her mother started sweeping down her dress and Lia's " now honey be good , you're going to listen to mommy now?"

Lia waited with abated breath before setting her plan in notion in her past life things have gotten worse from her first meeting with the duke;he had considered her as a money loving shrew very much similar to her mother and ever since their first meeting he didn't trusted her .

"Why" her voice was soft but it was loud enough for the others to hear in the other room " Haven't I been a good girl for long why must you force me to do something I don't want "

An awakard silence rang inside and outside before her father started talking in loud booming voice but he was tad bit late because Lia had already spoken what she wanted the other party to listen .

"Carnalia " enraged her mother couldn't help but hiss at her in anger , Lia knew that her mother would not raise her hand at her not right now anyway because the duke wouldn't like his future duchess to be shamed in front of him even if she was going to be one in name only " let's go ! and you will listen to mommy and daddy !"

Lia could hear the certain panic and threat in her mother unusually calm voice but long gone were the days she followed her mother blindly . She would deserve a pitiful death once again if she continued to bow down in front of this woman she called mother .

Her mother opened the door to the living room and plastered her most charming and simpering smile as she approached the man who sat on the poor excuse of sofa .

He was still the same tall and muscular bodied with his simmering blonde hair and midnight blue eyes

the duke of Tartrus Jacob Cullen looked as out of place as he looked in her past life.

"Ah this is my beloved daughter Carnalia Claus "

goosebumps erupted all over Lia , in her dream her father had addressed her in a similar fashion and she had been more than happy about it but now when she heard his greesy voice filled with greed as if he was a shopkeeper who was trying to sell his good for a rather high price than the good's worth .

"Greetings Sir " at the pointed look of her father Lia had no choice but to bow down and greet The duke but deep down very deep down she wanted to drill her heels in a certain *cough father * someone balls hard enough to make him sing an Opera .

"Isn't she polite your highness we have given our utmost care in raising her " said her mother with her soft simpering laughter ,a laughter that prickled the hair on one's back.

"Carnalia you will be living with this young gentle man from now on " said her father with an aura of Santa Claus pulling another rather big toy from his bag .

" Are you giving me a job of maid Sir ! " naively tilting her head Lia exclaimed " excellent I'm really good at house work sir I will not let you down ! "

Once Lia's exclamation was heard ,the duke's expression shifted for the very first time

"You haven't told her ?"

his voice was cold and even though he asked a rather small question her entire family looked as she someone has asked them to head for the gallows.

"We -we were going to "

"When? don't tell me you were waiting me to take your daughter to bed and 'show' her what position she was going to take on at the Cullen household ?"

The words were crude and vulgar even her mother who practically indulged in bed room affair flushed but Lia kept a straight face ,she had seen too much of the duke's frivolous nature. He never did things called loyalty in marriage even in his past two marriages he had enough woman to fill a harem apart from his official wives.

"Do you gave them money too ? " before anyone could speak Lia decided to go all out

"Am I being sold off ?"

The words were too much for a mere twelve year old child but she has to break her relations with these leeches before they come rushing to the duke's manor for more.

"Carnalia!"(mother)

"Yes" (jacob)

Two voices resounded in the room like bullets crossing each other .

"I can't believe you all I did so much but you guys still sold me of!"

"We are not selling you what are you talking about " said her father angrily " Forgive me your highness my daughter needs to learn-"

"May I ask you something your highness ?"

"go ahead " ignoring her father's blabbering Duke Jacob answered Carnalia

"If you give money at a shop and recieve something in exchange of your money will you consider the thing given to you as something being sold off to you?"

"I will "

Two words and no hesitation that was the way of the duke of Tartrus he never spoke unnecessarily.

" See Now I'm a sold goods and no longer belong to you mother I hope none of you come to meet me anymore because what you have received now will be the end of this transaction now ."