Chapter 1: The Betrayal
Cassian stood at the bustling market of his village. The chatter of villagers and the voices of owners at various stalls trying to sell their products and the scent of delicious food wafted on his nose, but he could not pay attention to anything.
Because he had been standing in the middle of the bustling market with his hands tied, in the most humiliating way. His bloodshot eyes were digging holes in his uncle and aunt's faces, his so-called family.
They were family in name only, as how could a family sell their kin in a bustling market like animals and cattle?
Cassian found himself in the most humiliating state. He was being sold to a merchant by his own blood kin, who called himself his uncle. His eyes became bloodshot because of all the humiliation he had received here. He looked at their faces with anger burning inside his eyes, and suddenly his head jerked to the side, and he could feel the metallic taste of blood in his mouth. His throat rolled with choked emotions, and his eyes burned with unshed tears.
Cassian lifted his face and spit out all the blood in his mouth onto the disgusting face of his aunt, who had just laid her hands on him.
His Aunt Zara instantly shrieked like a chicken with disgust and scolded him with foul words.
"You bastard, how dare you spit at me! I am your aunt. Is this how I let you live till today, just to spit on me? I will not let you leave like this," Aunt Zara said and instantly tried to pull his hair, but Cassian backed down, and Aunt Zara almost tumbled down. She lifted her head and looked at Cassian with an almost crazy look in her eyes, trying to teach him a lesson. But as she was about to lunge at him again, the merchant laughed and said, "Mrs. Till, if you damage the property, you will get fewer coins."
The expression on Aunt Zara's face instantly changed, and she said, "Ah, no worry, mister. Just this bastard has a sharp mouth, and I am trying to discipline him," Aunt Zara said with a flattering smile that made Cassian sick.
Aunt Zara continued with a flattering smile, "Oh, mister, I have always tried to treat him like my own child, but he totally didn't deserve it. He is the real jinx in our life. He had devoured his parents at a young age, and now he wants to jinx us too."