na Beau
by word. It wasn't a love letter. It was a cold, hard business contr
comforting presence, a loyal sentinel
sure about this? Gideon Montgomery... he's not a fool like
ther choice, Chloe. It's either be devoured by that old beast Valerius, or willingly step into anot
hat he can't stand anyone touching his things. And he despises women getting close to him.
hat's even better. A man who isn't interested in women won't have any ex
in the worst situations. Fine, you've convinced me. But a
rough an encrypted chan
. A few minutes later, she gasped. "My God
d the benefits I could br
ean background, Dragonless, and easy to control" t
ion would give him a perfect legal entry point to int
f his private life during the contract period and
ct expired, I would
e a commodity!" Chloe's voic
"Priced and tagged by the Sterling family, ready to be sold to Va
her again. She kne
ng with a copy of the official record of the Dragon Guard escorting me home last ni
re not just daydreaming, but making a decisive choice out of desperation. It's both a plea for help and
leverness of my plan, was a smal
d, a hint of app
"Sera, you shouldn't be studying business manageme
h, a genuine laugh for t
my grandfather right away, use all of our family's connections. Even if I have to
were a warm current
ise me one thing," Chloe sa
ha
u have to find a way to escape. I've already set up a backup account and identity f
ne was pushing me into an abyss, only Chlo
se," I w
now! Wait for my good news!"
filled with uncertainty. I was betting my
at the guards patrolling the Sterling
d be the one to open the cage, or if he
posal to Chloe with a single senten
I could do
he judgmen
, the image of Gideon's unfathomab
man would change the cou
immense fear for my future and a faint
the most reliable channels, at the fastest
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