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 up to

"Sir."

Cansington to know what happens when they cross my family. We'll deal with Alex Yates after

"Yes, sir."

her out by the

a thin dress. It ripped under the friction between her and the ground. Her skin was rubbed raw as she was dragged to the auction hall. Her wounds sent sharp sparks

top floor of the Cansington Hotel, the auction was

up were worth anything, yet their starting bids were high, at least ten times higher than

attendees were notable figures in Cansington. They were all

bankrupted the Xaviers, but Trent Xavier had returned

no choice but to bid. Trent was the General of the western border. He had immense power, and crossing him

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

stage as soon as the last bid was complete. It

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

when the painting resurfaced. That painting Thea had destroyed was

Thea Callahan had called Alex Yates and put him on speaker,

billion dollars would be a fair starting bid for it,

bid ten million. I'm getting that

bid eleven

the Wilsons.

side, some of the wealthier families started bidding in earnest. Soon enough, the forged Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's

was finally bought for twenty-one

item, two fully armed men dragged a

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

drew in a cold breath

released once

had positioned her so she just so happened to be facing the

Cansington, but the sight of Thea's bloodied face terrified them. Their faces went pale

"Help… help me…"

a straw, calling out to them