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"How about you let me have this one, and buy one of the uncaptured Inferiors from the auction?" I suggested, raising my eyebrows. "I'll pay for it."
I could feel Christina's uneasiness. She did not like wherever this was going, and I didn't either. But I hoped she would trrust me and not mess this up.
"I don't know, son, but my heart has settled on this one," King Quivell mocked, repeating my own words to me.
My grip tightened on Chistina's hand. I could feel the predator within me getting territorial, but I took a deep breath and calmed myself down. She was a girl, not an object. And I had to handle this accordingly.
"Are you sure?" I asked, looking at Christina. "Alright fine, I'll tell you the truth. My heart didn't settle on her. There were far prettier girls inside, but
