Captured by the beast Pt.1...

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The thunder cracked loudly and icy cold winds thrashed the trees and windowpanes. Everybody had heard the shrieks of the lone boy but nobody had come out to help him. After running for long, the boy had finally been captured by the beast. Looking in its dark and deep eyes made him tremble in fear. And he was beyond scared when his eyes dropped shut, as his body was half dead in the giant's arms.

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In the village, everybody knew Taehyung since the eventful night he had been born as an innocent baby. The local witch had declared him as a carrier boy, as soon as his mother had delivered him. Some people had been surprised, some indifferent, but most had been disgusted. For them, to have a boy with a womb in their village was equivalent to a curse. So, they had made it pretty clear to the Kims that Taehyung's presence was abhorred by the majority of people. Their hut had been demolished and they were forced to live in the outskirts of the village. Taehyung's father had to work continuously for five nights to get a roof over his family's head. Nobody had come forward to help them as his wife sat holding their newborn baby, in the cold nights.

Through all the years he grew up, he was shamed and abused by people around. Everytime he walked to the marketplace, people would stare at him with disgust and call him insulting names. Everytime he worked in his small shop, customers would rudely shove him aside and avoid him like a plague. The boy's heart would crack everytime people belittled him, but he held everything inside. He always had a wide smile on his face and a kind heart. He would be ready to give his small lunch to a hungry child, he would throw the little seeds he had for birds daily, and he would try to keep his needs minimum so that he could donate atleast some money to the poor. But people would ignore all the purity and goodness of this soul, just to disgrace him for having the ability to carry a baby.

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Mrs.Kim did not know how to react to the news. Her husband had been in heavy debts to the town moneylender. That sly man had kept on increasing interest rates to such exorbitant levels that even after living on bare minimum sustenance, the three member family of Kims could not repay even half the amount. And one day, the cruel man, nearly 50 years old, stood at their doorstep. His goons started breaking and destroying their barely standing hut, breaking their pots and ruining their crops. After long hours of pleading and begging, the man agreed to grant them a month more to pay.

The parents had just let out a breath of relief when the smirking man grabbed the gentle wrist of Taehyung and pulled him to himself.

"But this beautiful boy will be in my clutches until you pay.... As a collateral security..... "

Saying this, he looked at Taehyung's body up and down, and licked his lips. Taehyung's entire figure shrank back in disgust and fear, trying to free his hand from the tight grip.

"No master please. Spare my son. I'll pay all your money in a month. Please leave my son.... "

The man rolled his tongue in irritation.

"Do not talk anymore. Either you pay my money on the spot or free your son as soon as you pay it. "

Taehyung's parents had tried their best to save their son. But the goons dragged the weeping boy with them, the whole village just stood there, watching the scene as silent spectators.

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Taehyung's entire figure shook in fear as he sat huddled up in the corner of the room. From the man's vibes, he was sure that something evil will go down sooner or later. And he was not wrong when the door suddenly unlocked. He looked up to see the moneylender standing at the doorframe, looking at him with hunter like eyes and a dirty aura around him. As he took slow steps towards the bed, Taehyung tried to move further back, shrinking himself into a ball so as to disappear from this man's gaze.

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