Betrayed By Her Seven Protectors

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The auctioneer's eyes bulged, his gavel hovering in

ars, going once..

f cold fury, his jaw clenched so tight I co

, the sound echoing like a gun

rush of power. I turned to Preston, who was looking at me with a mixture of awe and

ad held high, and handed the clerk m

moment passed. H

e said, his voice low and emb

nished, replaced by a cold dread.

. "Dec

I gave him my personal card, link

cli

started again, this time laced with mockery. The Beaumont heiress, unable to

rice," he said calmly to the clerk. He produced the ranch's primary account

ve and systematically cut off my access to my

round the stallion's neck in a display of pure, victorious joy. The crowd murmured their approval.

the sound of polite applause and cruel

to stop the hot tears of shame

la

rom behind me. I stoppe

warned, his voice dangerously low. "You embarr

n house lights, looking every bit the master of my world. Savannah was

commanding eyes to the

hands full," I said, my

over to Preston's waiting car

in my room. Muffled voices came fro

nking? Humiliating her like tha

m voice replied. "Savannah was heartbro

escaped my li

ers, decisive and final. "This is my mess. I wi

d against my ribs. He was coming to "fix" it, to smooth t

loud enough to shake the walls, drowning out th