Predatory Marriage (Web Novel)

Predatory Marriage — Chapter 70. Auction House (2)

Translator: Atlas / Editor: Eyljee

“I feel safe knowing that you are here. Perhaps if I were alone, I would feel very uneasy… Please accept this.” Count Valtein murmured.

He pulled out the mask he had prepared for her disguise. It was a simple black mask, but it was big enough to cover her whole face. With his help, Leah put the mask on securely, completing her change.

“I wish we could end all this today.”

“Yes, I hope so too. I get nervous easily, so I hope I dont do anything wrong.”

Count Valtein said quietly. His heart was pounding with nervousness, so much that it seemed to be about to explode. The auction in which they would participate today was very big and infamous, where several slave traders gathered to show their merchandise. The massive participation meant that the number of slaves at the auction was far from small.

In fact, the news about the large-scale repression that had been announced that same day during the Cabinet Council meeting, had already begun to circulate within the circle of the slave traders. Leah had purposely leaked that information to force the slave traders to start a massive auction before the investigations began.

Leah had worked hard to provoke todays auction, hoping that her efforts under the table would bear fruit.

“Dont get too nervous, Count Valtein.”

Although she was reassuring Valtein, Leah was also nervous. After all, they had been preparing for this for a long time. If todays operation failed, future plans would become even more difficult. No matter what the circumstances were, they had to succeed.

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The carriage went to a discreet and antiquated mansion located on the outskirts of the capital. The two-story mansion with a garden, did not have a large size. Joyful melodies were heard coming from the interior. The stage was like a common dance hall.

However, the atmosphere at the back of the mansion contrasted sharply with the front. The guards, armed with exposed swords, fiercely guarded the door. Their terrifying stature spoke of the secret and illegal events that took place beyond the steel bars.

The carriage stopped at the back door. Count Valtein took a deep breath and then got out of the carriage first. Then, he helped Leah out of the carriage.

The guards looked menacingly at Leah and Count Valtein. Their wild, unconventional glances made Valtein tremble. Yet Leah was with him, and this mission, which had not even begun, depended on this very moment.