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Chapter 11: A Legacy Bought In Silence

Author: Lady Empress
last update publish date: 2026-01-07 16:44:58

DAMIEN’S POV

The moment I lifted my paddle, the air changed.

Eyes darted around the hall, quick, greedy and calculating.

From me, to the woman standing at my side, to the dagger gleaming under the auction lights.

Because they all knew one thing — I don’t bid on things without value.

So if Damien Salvatore had raised his

paddle for a mere dagger, then it was no longer just a dagger.

And greed always follows certainty.

“One point five million.”

A woman in a tailored emerald dress lifted
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