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?"

his expression turning cold. Immediately, two men walked

"Sir."

Cansington to know what happens when they

"Yes, sir."

her out by the hair like it was a

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

on the top floor of the Cansington Hotel, the

put up were worth anything, yet their starting bids were high, at least

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

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

General of the western border. He had immense power, and crossing him was the last thing any

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

last bid was complete. It was Moonlit Flowers of Cliffside's

item is for Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge. The starting bid is eight million, bidders must bid no less than half a million every

resurfaced. That painting Thea had destroyed was also a fake. The Xaviers just

was because Thea Callahan had called Alex Yates and put him on speaker, so Alex heard what Joel Xavier had said and bankrupted

painting was worth a fortune. 1.8 billion dollars would be a fair starting bid for it, yet now the Xaviers had offered a fake one for eight million. This was a clear

the Frasiers. We bid ten

We bid eleven million. I

the Wilsons. We

it was fake, but in order to get on the Western Border General Trent Xavier's good side, some of the wealthier families started bidding in earnest. Soon enough, the forged Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's

forged painting was finally bought for twenty-one

crowd was waiting for yet another item, two fully armed men dragged a

and blood caked her face. One of her high heels was missing, and she had friction burns on her knees. Blood continued flowing freely from

crowd drew in a

once she

positioned her so she just so happened

the sight of Thea's bloodied face

"Help… help me…"

out to them like a drowning woman to a straw, calling out to them for help,