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Vault with Holli Warner at my side. Holli, disguised in a conservative emerald cloak, was the best informati

. Witches and wizards in robes embroidered with their family crests turned to stare. We might as well have had "poor and unimportant"

cond-rate appraisals to actual purebloods? And who is this?" The girl's eyes shifted to me, raking over my plai

s sizing us up with blatant disdain. Juliana was a notorious gossip from a minor pureblood family. Holli

ime arguing with a spoiled child. Before Juliana could utter another insult, I f

sound came out. Her smug smile vanished instantly. She clawed at her own throat in panic while the nearby crowd gasped.

carrying the chill of a winter storm, walking past

he pristine Dragon's Breath Amber was presented. It glowed with a warm, pulsating orange

ised my paddle.

stood there. Burrell Black. The moment he stepped into the light, the ambient magic in the entire auction hall grew incredibly dense. The casual c

dant boomed. The hall fell into absolute, terrified silence. No

or his grandmother. She is suffering from

le again, my movement sharp and

yes snapped toward my dark corner, shocked that a girl i

flash of recognition, followed by a dangerous, predatory glint. He

us. I lowered my paddle, glaring up at him. Our eyes met across the vast hall, a silent, i

ing double its worth due to my interference. As he left his box, his gaze swept in m

ent hall. I didn't get my amber, but I was de

night air. "Tell him the master is willing to intervene tonight. But the consultation fee h

shock. "Cris, that's extorti

ice under the name Silver Fox. Add a personal note to the Commander: 'To the foolish client