ol

ale assigned to you, please him in

Males who screamed danger. The whispers from other Blossoms, the females trained by the keeper to provide pleasure to men,

and demons, and from the looks of it, the

bid on the Blossoms lined up on the stage. Isolde clasped her hands together ju

bid. Of course, no one beat him to it. And like he demanded, the mal

ing of her body was a telltale sign of how scared she was. Isolde winced when she saw t

air and fisted hard enough to arch her head. Releasing a snarl, he smacked

for ages now. Pain in the hands of men who thought of them as lesser beings. When Rin

sung by the group of singers in the corner. The keeper stood by, calli

s of gold for th

bid on her. A hundred pieces of gold were absurd! How could someone

in danger. The kind of danger she needed to run away from. His dark eyes met hers, and she

ammering with beads of

er hummed with a pleased grin on her face. She ran her eyes ove

and it rumbled her belly. Even though her instincts screamed to escape, Isolde didn't

, letting the lord caress her skin, run his han

hand skimmed over them before reaching for the subligaria tied a

his pungent breath wafting over her face. "And it shall pl

d, without mercy, he dragged her along the hall to t

the hall of the inn. Their footsteps groaned over the floor. Isolde shudd

he Blossoms' bodies while in the others, she heard the brutal slap of skin aga

manner they choose. Though Isolde knew all these, the thought of having to pass through it again tonight

ed over the wooden floor when Lor

he floorboard creaked under his weight while he pinn

wering. That was how the keeper instru

pace and seized her chin, pulling Isolde's head up. His thumb glided over her lips and a smirk curled

solde's mind ran a mile a minute as she thought

ain as long as she was in this brothel. Hence, her only bet at ev

the best, but she was willing to try. After serving for years

she stood. She was half his height and yet Isol

he caressed the mounds of her breasts aggressively. Isolde complied,

ashed around his waist, and tentativ

ticed a second too late as I

d from his split ribs. A wince filed out of his mouth while Iso

eir masters, but she had hurt her master and if his men were t

ord Draken roared, s

. She quickly snapped out of her daze, onl

into his palm. She bolted for the window while

umped down a second before Lord D

sight of Draken. The keeper barged in,

" She quivered as Lo

it? Your twisted form of pleasure? A dagger to my ribs and palm!?"

floor, crawling away as

was overpowered by a mere female and he swor

re burning in his depths,

ed in unison and fled out of

ough to disorient him. This was the first time she had made it out of Kalingrad in

er her, Isolde bolted as fast as she could through the dark woods, searching for the safest place to hid

her hands over her mouth when s

about the sharp senses of demons from the other Blossoms, and in orde

bbed it on her skin. Taking refuge behind a boulde

ld. The humid air in the woods clung to her skin. She held on, seeking shelter. She was

barely knew how to swim. She contemplated heading south, but the footfa

n's voices roared. Upon getting a win

o it and began swimming, sinking deep

her. Isolde, with struggles, reemerged onto the surface, hacki

e!" Warren hollered, point

ntil they caught her, but unfortunately, Is

a Draco, the cursed r

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