THE SLAVE'S AUCTION

The Prince’s eyes narrowed in rage, his triumph was quickly replaced with anger. “Who dares challenge my authority?” He didn’t care he had already placed payment for the girl, all he knows was that he was going home with her whether the guards allow it or not. 

“Duke Sebastian your highness.” Replied the guard with shaky voice. 

A growl left the Prince’s mouth, Duke Sebastian has always managed to get himself in the Prince’s 

business and it aggravated him, he was better than him in every way imaginable, even Lady Claudia could attest.

“You will tell Lord Sebastian that I will not tolerate his interference, the girl is mine.” She became his the moment his fangs entered her skin. 

“The only way you can reclaim her is if you win her at the auction, that’s what the law says.” 

“The law? I am the law in case you might have forgotten.” He reminded 

“I know.” The guard replied who bowing his head. “Then why would I agree to such a thing?” he 

demanded, his voice tinged with skepticism but the guard didn’t reply instead he bowed down even lower. 

He wanted the girl yes, but he wanted to get a upper hand on Sebastian again, maybe the lady Claudia incident didn’t teach Sebastian anything at all. 

“Fine, I’ll participate in the auction.” If not for anything, he would show the Duke who really was in charge, a Prince is higher than a duke after all 

*** 

Lucy felt herself shaking, never had she been in a room filled with vampires, especially one who might 

be bidding for her, the room was filed with vampires of all age and size, but she felt herself relax when she remembered that Damien, he wasn’t like the others. 

He wouldn’t hurt her. 

But even at that, she felt uneasy, so many undead in one room with their pale faces and greedy eye all looking at new meat. 

She sighted Damien and her entire fears vanished, his gaze was fixed on her, letting her know that he wasn’t giving up, even though her entire faith was uncertain at least she preferred Damien than another person in here. 

No one else had seem to notice the Prince’s presence, he was the last person to expect at bidding for a slave, he stayed quiet at the back corner, he had given strict instruction to the auctioneer not to dare introduce him, from where he was he could see Duke Sebastian boasting to others two he got the violet eyed slave first, the Prince didn’t know what he loved more, kicking Sebastian off his high horse or having the girl. 

“Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests of the vampire elites,” The auctioneer said with a booming 

voice that echoed as he spoke. “Welcome to the night house, where else can you get slaves with top notch qualities?” 

The room erupted in laughter as if what he said was a joke. “Get comfortable as you decide what you will bid on.”

The auctioneer had dragged Lucy to the front, she was shaking as Damien’s presence could no longer calm her down, the blood suckers in the room were looking at her with hungry eyes, and if it was possible to run she would have done it since. 

Damien on the other hand was immediately agitated when the guard gripped the girl. 

“We start this bidding today with this strange human, hair as white as snow and a very distinct… Violet eyes.” The guest cooed and wooed as fear gripped her. 

“One gold coin.” An Old man screamed from the back as he raise the paddle, Lucy’s face scrunched up in disgust, was she really going for a gold coin? She couldn’t imagine herself a slave to that man, if he 

looked that as a vampire that means he was over a thousand human years old, he gave her a disgusted look that made her know that he was interested in more than her blood, she wanted to gag. 

Prince Damien had a smile on his face, Lord Benedict was an old pervert who regularly buys young slaves and ends up killing them with his deranged preferences, it was so bad that any girl he buys does not live up to two weeks in his care, HIS girl will definitely not go with him. 

“Five gold coins.” Sebastian said bidding lower than what he had initially wanted to buy her for, Damien 

on the other hand was still very quiet and still waiting for the right time to let people know that he was here. 

“Five gold and one silver coins.” Said the old Lord Benedict, Prince Damien noticed the gleam on his 

face, he was probably thinking of what he had planned for the girl, one would think at this age he would retire with his great grandchildren and not chase after girls younger than them 

“Five gold coins and five silver coins.” Duke Sebastian said calmly. 

“Going?” The auctioneer said with a slur. 

“Going?” He continued 

 “And g-.” He was about to seal the bid before he got interrupted by the Prince himself. 

“One hundred gold coins.” Said the Prince in a whisper thrashing the Duke’s bid as the whole room quieted down in shock