The Almighty Dragon General

Chapter 14

The two cuts were a stark contrast to her otherwise fair skin. Blood kept flowing from the wounds, dyeing her neck red.

Her vision turned misty as crystalline tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, falling and mixing with her blood.

She had fallen into despair.

Faced with General Trent Xavier, all her helplessness and hopelessness piled up.

More than anything, hate swelled up within her.

She hated that she ran into that fire because she heard someone calling out for help!

She may have saved one person, but the injury that had been inflicted upon her cost her ten years of torment! Ten years of pain!

She became the laughing stock of the entire school when she got those burns.

Even the friends she was once close with wanted nothing to do with her!

Her classmates treated her like a bringer of plagues, avoiding her as much as they could!

Her family started hating her. Even her own parents treated her like she was worthless!

When her scars were finally healed, she had thought that maybe those ten years of suffering were worth it, after all.

But now, she was once again in the throes of despair.

"Please, General Xavier. This has absolutely nothing to do with us. It's all Thea's fault!"

"Yeah! It's all her fault! Torture her if you want, just please let us go!"

Thea stared up at Trent's expressionless face and listened to the Callahans push her onto the proverbial train tracks, all so they themselves could live. She fell deeper into despair.

"Not talking, are you?"

expression turning cold. Immediately, two men walked up

"Sir."

when they cross my family. We'll deal with

"Yes, sir."

restraints, then dragged her out by the hair like it was a

raw as she was dragged to the auction hall. Her wounds sent sharp sparks of pain through her every time they made contact with

top floor of the Cansington Hotel, the

the items they had put up were worth anything, yet their starting bids were high, at least ten times higher than what they would be

attendees were notable figures in Cansington. They were all well-versed

bankrupted the Xaviers, but Trent Xavier had returned to gather funds, intending

to bid. Trent was the General of the western border. He had immense power, and crossing him was the

what they were bidding on were fakes and forgeries that were worth nothing, because they knew the alternative would be Trent

as the last bid

starting bid is eight million, bidders must bid no less than half a million every time they make

had destroyed was also a fake. The Xaviers

Thea Callahan had called Alex Yates and put him on speaker, so Alex heard what Joel Xavier had said and bankrupted the Xaviers out of

starting bid for it, yet now the Xaviers had offered a fake one for eight million. This was a

the Frasiers. We bid ten million. I'm getting that

representing the Zimmermans. We bid eleven million. I want

the Wilsons. We bid

General Trent Xavier's good side, some of the wealthier families started bidding in earnest. Soon enough, the forged Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge went from being worthless to having a hefty price tag of twelve

finally

the crowd was waiting for yet another item, two

her high heels was missing, and she had friction burns on her knees. Blood continued flowing

crowd drew in a cold

finally released once

so she just so

big names in Cansington, but the sight of Thea's bloodied face terrified

"Help… help me…"

woman to a straw, calling out to them for help, but no one moved. They lacked