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?"

cold. Immediately,

"Sir."

happens when they cross my

"Yes, sir."

restraints, then dragged her out

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

of the Cansington Hotel, the auction was proceeding

bids were high, at least ten

the attendees were notable figures in Cansington. They were all well-versed in business proceedings and immediately caught onto what

but Trent Xavier had returned to gather

western border. He had immense power, and crossing

they were bidding on were fakes and forgeries that were worth nothing, because they knew the alternative would be Trent Xavier getting payback on them for not buying

as the last bid was complete. It was Moonlit Flowers of

spiel. "The following item is for Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge. The starting bid is eight million, bidders must bid no less than

was also a fake. The Xaviers just

Callahan had called Alex Yates and put him on

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

We bid ten million.

Zimmermans. We bid eleven million. I want

Wilsons. We bid twelve

wealthier families started bidding in earnest. Soon enough, the forged Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge went

finally bought

for yet another item,

blood caked her face. One of her high heels was missing,

drew in a cold

finally released once she

she just so happened to be facing the

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

"Help… help me…"

as she spotted the numerous people around her. Thea reached out to them like a drowning woman to a straw, calling out to them for