SIGRID

"Sold! This magnificent slave now belongs to Lady Lucrecia Silver!"

I looked down, sighing heavily at the man who was now in the worst place imaginable.

"I’m leaving, my lady," Silas murmured, pulling my attention back to him—only then did I realize how close we were.

I immediately stepped back, not wanting to make him uncomfortable.

"Fine. Just don’t do anything reckless, please. Remember—I won’t fall for your sake. If you screw up even a little, I can kill you with a snap of my fingers