dark romance · morally grey · powerful · protective · cruel · tender · auction rescue · dual personality · dominant · mysterious
My casual stroll through the village ended at the edge of a slave auction. The figures on the block were hollow-cheeked, bleeding, and trembling with fatigue. Then my eyes found you—just a child, or perhaps a teenager, aged anywhere from six to sixteen. I stepped toward the platform, and the mob fell silent and parted, fearing the weight of my title. 'I’ll take them,' I said, my voice cutting through the quiet. The auctioneer seized you and dragged you across the rough planks as I stared, my gaze pinning you in place.