Page 63 of Evil Hearts

“Eleven.”

“Fifteen.”

I could barely keep track of who was bidding on me, and the price kept rising.

“Eighteen.”

“Twenty.”

“Twenty-five.”

“Yessss,” the shadow lord yelled in triumph. “Surely such a beautiful specimen is worth more, my friends. These large breasts. Her supple hips. She’ll be perfect to warm your cock, or bear your children.”

No, no, no. How was this happening? I wanted to go home. Please, just let me go home.

The bidding went higher and higher, until someone shouted above all the rest.

“Fifty thousand.”

The bid came from the biggest demon in the room, one with deep red skin and large curved horns. His long black hair fell over one shoulder.

“SOLD,” the shadow lord declared. “Sold to Lord Asif for fifty thousand.”

Asif. That was the demon my guards were talking about, the genie who broke his women and always needed another one. Icouldn’t go to him.Not him. But I was. It was done. He bought me for fifty thousand, a sum only paid for the untouched women. He wanted me that badly, wanted to hurt me and rape me.

Someone came to take me away, and I considered fighting him, but my face and ribs were still stinging, and the shock of it all had stolen my voice. I was led backstage to a lizard demon sitting at a table. Asif handed over my price, and it was recorded in a ledger. He was given my bill of sale, and the key to my cuffs.

Gods, he was so huge. One hand could’ve gripped my entire waist, and I wasn’t a small woman. I shuddered to think how big his dick was, but I had a feeling I would be finding out whether I liked it or not.

He turned towards me, staring down at my tiny body, his dark eyes looking me over from head to toe. He lifted his massive hand, and I flinched, expecting some punishment for costing him so much money. Instead, he gently brushed my bruised cheek with his thick finger, the touch so light it didn’t hurt. “Who touched my property?”

The guard who brought me in quickly stuttered out an answer. “S-sorry, my lord. She was unruly.”

Asif lifted my chin, pulling me up on my toes, and I winced from the bruise on my ribs. “I want them flogged. If they so much as touched her, have them flogged until they bleed, or I’ll see to it myself.”

“Ye-yes, my lord. I’m very sorry. We’ll find out who harmed your slave, and they will be properly flogged. You have my word.”

Grunting, Asif let my chin go and turned to leave. “Come,” he ordered. My hands were still bound, but he made no move to take the cuffs off. I walked behind him, my bare feet still numb from the cold. We went down the hallway to an exit, and someone opened the door for us.

“S-sir,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper.

He stopped for a brief moment, tilting his head back. “Call me master. Come.”

Chapter 3

My legs wouldn’tstop shaking.

We stepped outside, and I saw a darkened sky with a solar eclipse over our heads. This wasn’t earth. It couldn’t be. They hadn’t just kidnapped us. They took us… somewhere else. Another planet, or another realm. I shouldn’t be surprised. I was just bought by a fuckingifritat a monster auction in god knows where.

I caught sight of a giant active volcano in the distance before Asif grunted at me to follow him. Where the fuck had they taken me? Some well-dressed monsters stood watch beside a…horseless carriage. There was someone sitting up on the driver’s seat, ready to go, but there weren’t any actual horses.

Asif got into the carriage, and I stared at that step with a gulp. It was higher than my waist. This ifrit was a man of few words, it seemed, and that meant he expected me to obey the order he already gave me.Come. I reached my shackled hands up over my head, grabbing the bar beside the door, and hoisted myself up onto the step, almost falling backwards before I caught myself. I climbed into the carriage and sat on the seat opposite Asif. As soon as the door was shut, the carriage took off, jolting me around the bench.

He wasn’t looking at me. This monster paid fifty thousand dollars for me, and he was staring out the window. I wanted to talk to him, to ask him why he bought me, maybe even learnwhat my fate would entail. But I couldn’t even speak for fear of what would happen next.

He was bigger than I realized. His legs were so long, they stretched from his seat to mine, and his knees were on either side of me with nowhere else to go. That big barrel chest rose and fell with each breath, flexing the hard muscles underneath. I almost glanced lower, just to see if there was a hint of how big his equipment was, but I couldn’t bring myself to look. I hoped I would never know.

The carriage ride went on, each jolt reminding me my bladder was full. Thankfully, we pulled to a stop before I couldn’t hold it any longer. Asif got out and turned back to me, putting his huge arm around my waist so I could get down without breaking my knees. His touch wasn’t as unpleasant as I anticipated, but I still shied away as soon as I was on the ground.

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