AUCTIONED | ATEEZ seongjoong

+ unsettling names were introduced +

once again, he contemplated over his choice of bringing hongjoong to this house. but he really didn't have a choice; all his trusted friends were either in hiding or are overseas.

he would have to deal with it for the time being.

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"hongjoong, wake up." seonghwa shook the younger awake as he unbuckled his seatbelt.

hongjoong opened his eyes and it took him a while to remember he just got bought by someone and is currently in someone else's car.

"alright, i need you to listen to me carefully." seonghwa faced hongjoong and looked at him in the eyes. "right now, we are at my house. well, technically, it's my father's house. and he is definitely someone you do not want to converse or have any contact with. you have only one rule and that is the most important rule; stay by my side at all times."

hongjoong nodded, sensing the seriousness in seonghwa's voice.

"uh..." hongjoong glanced outside the car. "then who is he?" he pointed at the person standing by the front door.

seonghwa turned and looked at the man standing by the door.

"fuck, why the fuck is he here?" seonghwa cursed and the anger in his eyes was visible.

"isn't he... the guy you were talking to at the carpark?" hongjoong questioned.

seonghwa eyed him questioningly, as if asking him how did you know.

"his eyes. they're scary. i recognise them." hongjoong took a quick glance at the man again and lowered his gaze.

"hey, don't worry. you're safe with me. but i'll need you to act for both of us to be safe. even i'm not safe from my own father." seonghwa paused as he eyed the smiling guy at the door.

"i need you to pretend to be scared of me, like really scared. you probably aren't really, judging by the way you are talking to me. i can't let them see that i'm kind and friendly with you."

"why?" hongjoong asked, very confused.

"because you were... suppose to be a sex slave." seonghwa admitted. "i bought you so i could save you. i don't even know why i did it, but i just couldn't bear to see you being, you know, raped and shit."

hongjoong stared dumbfoundedly at seonghwa. he almost became a sex slave.

"so i need you to act, to save yourself. i'll do my best in keeping you under my wing, so co-operate with me, okay?"

the smaller nodded frantically, without thinking. it would definitely be better to trust a guy who actaully layed out a whole plan to save you, right? he just hope he isn't wrong.

"and, " seonghwa added on, "don't trust anyone in this household, not even my right-hand man. my father would definitely be able to get something out of him just by using money."

"who is your right-hand man?"

"that one."

a guy slightly taller than the guy standing at the front door came walking out from the front door and to the passenger seat hongjoong was at.