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?"

turning cold. Immediately, two men walked up

"Sir."

her to the auction hall. I want everyone in Cansington to know what happens when they cross my family. We'll deal with Alex Yates after getting

"Yes, sir."

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

Her wounds sent sharp sparks of pain

the top floor of the Cansington Hotel, the auction was

starting bids were high, at least ten times higher than what they would

notable figures in Cansington. They were all

Xavier had returned to gather funds, intending on

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

were worth

as the last bid was complete. It was

started her spiel. "The following item is for Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge. The starting bid is eight million, bidders must bid

resurfaced. That painting Thea had destroyed was also a fake. The Xaviers just wanted an excuse to

Yates and put him on speaker, so Alex heard what

was worth a fortune. 1.8 billion dollars would be a fair starting bid for it, yet

bid ten

representing the Zimmermans. We bid eleven million. I

Wilsons.

knew 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 Edge went from being worthless to having a hefty price tag of twelve

forged painting was finally bought for

another item, two fully armed men dragged a

missing, and she had friction burns on her knees. Blood continued flowing freely from

crowd drew in a cold breath at the

was finally released once she arrived on

had positioned her so she just so happened

bloodied face terrified them. Their faces went pale as they sat frozen in their seats, not even daring to

"Help… help me…"

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