*Zeke*

Viper’s applause echoed through the room. “Ha ha ha, brilliant, absolutely brilliant!”

I fixed him with a hard stare. “I thought you said there’s no need to rush a sale.”

Viper shrugged. “I did say that, but who knows when she’ll run off again? Better make the most of it while I can.”

The bidding had already begun.

“One hundred thousand!”

“Hundred and ten!”

“Hundred and fifty!”

The arena was ...