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,

"Sir."

Cansington to know what happens when they

"Yes, sir."

men untied Thea's restraints, then dragged her out by the hair

the auction hall. Her wounds sent sharp sparks of pain through her every time they made contact with the ground, but the men

the top floor of the Cansington Hotel, the

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

figures in Cansington. They were all well-versed in business proceedings

had returned to gather funds, intending on building his

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

forgeries that were worth nothing, because they knew the alternative would be Trent Xavier getting payback on them for

as the last bid was complete. It was Moonlit Flowers

Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge. The starting bid is eight

destroyed was also a fake. The Xaviers just wanted an excuse to take the Callahans

Yates and put him on speaker, so Alex heard what Joel Xavier had said

fair starting bid for it, yet

Frasiers. We bid ten

Zimmermans. We bid eleven

representing the Wilsons. We

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 million dollars, with the biddings showing no

finally bought

was waiting for yet another item, two fully armed

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

a

finally released once

positioned her so she just so

sight of Thea's bloodied face terrified them.

"Help… help me…"

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