CHAPTER THREE

Delilah felt rough hands grab her and screamed struggling to get away from the guards that were pulling away from the dungeon she was kept she looked for Berenice with her eyes and saw her being dragged to a dark underground cave by another guard her eyes watered tears streaming down her face she felt a rough a rough pull and looked up at the guard with his menacing eyes pull her to a dark underground cave she stumbled on something and almost fell down if the guard hadn't caught her shoving her further to the darkness they passed through many twist and turns and her feet started hurting she looked at the guard who had no emotion and thought about Berenice what would they do to her she saw a room with lights and was relieved they had come to a stop finally.

the guard entered still dragging her roughly into the room and a woman came with a small maid the maid had small features and was tiny delilah held her breath when the guard spoke.

" prepare her she is to be among those to be auctioned off today"

delilah gasped and shut her mouth when the guard cast her a stern look along with the woman she bent her head looking at her feet

" yes as you wish" the woman bowed as the guard nodded and left her with the woman feeling uneasy she clasped her hands together jumping when she had a sound the woman rang a bell and different maids came taking her to the bath they stripped her of her cloth leaving her naked she used her hands to cover her body as they washed body leaving color on her face they bathed with different scents and brought her out of the bath to another room where other girls where attended to by different maids she looked for Berenice but couldn't find her they led her to a changing room covering her with silk cloths that exposed her cleavages her hair was done with different pins holding it up in an intricate style and oils applied to her skin her face lighted with the makeup they applied on her face covering her hair with a veil they led her away to a room where a guard stood with the woman the woman nodded her head at her appearance and the guard led her away to another room where other girls where she stood in a line feeling tears brimming and wiped it she heard as the crowd cheered when a beautiful girl came to the stage to be auctioned the line was growing thinner and she knew she was next as the girl before was called and auctioned of she felt scared and tried running away but she couldn't her feet had been chained so she couldn't escape she stood when she was called upon a guard came and unchained her feet taking her unto the stage she closed her eyes and a tear slipped slipped from her eyes she bit her lip opening her eyes she looked to the sky all her hopes had been dashed in one day and she was going to be auctioned of when she heard the charges for her to be auctioned off her mouth fell.

" here's a fair maiden from the kingdom lydia delicate and beautiful for your bed how many are ready to have taste of these virgin " the man asked handling the auction asked as all the men grinned there eyes roaming delilah body

" I want her for fifty gold coins " a man from the crowd shouted

" fifty gold coins going up going twice"

" hundred gold coins"

" no two hundred "

delilah felt dizzy hearing all the numbers they were getting to auction her off

" one thousand"a voice said causing a wave of shock all over the room she looked up to find the voice and her eyes came in contact with a man with expensive clothes he was ravishing ly handsome his toga and the expensive jeweleries made to stand out of the crowd of man Delilah bowed her head looking at the floor

" one thousand going up going twice"

she waited no one said anything again

" sold"

now her destiny had been decided just like that.

Cyrus had come to the slave market to purchase new slaves he heard of the kingdoms that had been conquered and came to get as many slaves he could he heard projects in the Philistia kingdom and he needed more male slaves for that he saw the crowd that gathered looking at the girls that would be sold off he no interest in getting a female slave except that his wife wanted a new maid to serve her he went to the crowd with his personal guard basil he watched all the girls that passed by and were sold he had no taste for them he looked on feeling bored he got up about to leave when a beauty walked in hair so black and skin that glowed lovingly she walked with some much grace despite being a slave captured she walked like a nymph from the sea hair long hair and fair skin drew the attraction of men towards her her eyes look blank and the tears that flowed made much like a delicate flower that needed protection he looked at her eyes they looked catlike and her curves which were spilled out for the crowd had all the men going crazy for her

" who is she basil do you know of which kingdom she is from" he asked basil

" no I don't from which kingdom she comes from my Lord" basil replied looking at his master who looked at the beauty before him to see he was astounded was beyond that the look in his master's eyes told him that he wanted the maid.

then they heard the name of the kingdom she was from as the man handling the auction said her kingdom

" here's a fair maiden from the kingdom of Lydia beautiful and delicate for your bed how many are ready to taste of these virgin"

"kingdom of Lydia have heard of that kingdom before I want her"

basil turned to his master surprised and before he knew it his master proclaimed

"one thousand"

the air was tense no female slave had been bought for such a high price before basil watched his master's satisfied look truly he had been bewitched by the slaves beauty.