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Chapter 5

Author: Bagel
In a fit of pure rage, Damien smashed the recording crystal at Selene's feet.

But the shards still projected the damning images in a faint blue light.

The projection showed her vault piled high with gold, alongside the contract she had used to bribe the black market thugs into faking the debt.

Deathly pale, Selene froze in terror.

"Didn't you know Elara's life was on the line?!"

Damien's fury threatened to consume him as he fixed Selene with a murderous glare.

Selene burst into tears. Large drop
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    In a fit of pure rage, Damien smashed the recording crystal at Selene's feet.But the shards still projected the damning images in a faint blue light.The projection showed her vault piled high with gold, alongside the contract she had used to bribe the black market thugs into faking the debt.Deathly pale, Selene froze in terror."Didn't you know Elara's life was on the line?!"Damien's fury threatened to consume him as he fixed Selene with a murderous glare.Selene burst into tears. Large drops splashed onto Damien's clenched fists."It wasn't like that..."Liam frowned, stepping forward to shield Selene."Damien, are you insane? Back off! What right do you have to be angry with Selene? She didn't do anything wrong!"Damien sneered. "Nothing wrong? Selene, your vault is filled with enough gold to buy the entire black market. So why didn't you pay the damn ransom? This whole auction was a sick game you orchestrated from the beginning, wasn't it?"A flicker of fear and panic crossed S

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    An off-road vehicle tore through the borderlands at night, speeding wildly away from the underground black market.Damien frantically pushed an order through the mind-link, commanding the Black Forest Pack to gather the gold coins.Liam reached out and grabbed his shoulder. "Wait!"Damien shook him off, his voice laced with impatience. "Let go! Elara is in the hands of those madmen. Every second could be her last!"But Liam just scoffed."What's the rush? Elara has grown arrogant, even daring to humiliate Selene in public. It's time she learned a lesson.""Those Rogues at the black market only want gold. They won't actually kill her. A few freezing nights in a dungeon will be enough to break her. She'll be much more obedient when we finally pay her ransom."Damien paused. The words sank in.Ever since his rebirth, the coldness in Elara's eyes and her sudden change in attitude had become a thorn in his side.Perhaps Liam was right. Maybe this so-called lesson would make her gentle and o

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