|| Mira || The room erupted. Instead of chaos, the room buzzed in excitement. I felt disgusted just by looking at them. Instead of them protesting against Matthew or whatever his name was, they were elated to see their fellow human in distress. They were not humans, they were animals. Evil ones. I stood inside the cage and the word moved through me like a current. Auction. He was auctioning me. Was this his big surprise? The one he was grinning about? Anya’s rage mixed with mine almost made me tremble for all to see but clamped my knuckles tight to keep me grounded. I turned to Matthew. He was already looking at me, Jessica still tucked against his side, and the expression on his face was the most dangerous thing I had ever seen on a person. Ever since I met him, I haven’t seen him smile but now he was. It was a full smile with teeth and not his usual smirk. The smile felt strange on his face and I couldn’t believe he was grinning like this because of my downfall. Bastard!
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