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, even if
it took every credit he had.
Chapter 5
"Ladies and Gents, I have a rare treasure to offer you now," the
auctioneer spoke with pride, glancing at Shardin hopefully. "This is
a young woman captured by a raiding party on a remote planet beyond
sector 10. Ryo Uehara has never been a slave before now, and this is her
first sale. She's not a virgin, but she's not what you would call
'experienced' either."
Shardin looked at the young woman. "Beyond sector 10..." he
silently mused. "I wonder if she's from Earth?" Then he heard the
bidding start.
"Five thousand credits," a voice piped up to Shardin's right.
"Ten thousand," Shardin countered, hoping the sudden jump in price
would make the sale short and sweet, for the girl's sake. He could
already see the handler's hand sliding onto Ryo's groin, and Ryo's cheeks
were flushing with anger and embarrassment.
The young woman, who's name happened to be Caitlin, looked
quickly at the owner of that deep, mellow voice which had just doubled
the bid on her. Ryo Uehara locked Ryo's eyes on the green eyes of a well-
dressed, strangely handsome creature with the features of both a human
and a lion. As another bid quickly came, Ryo Uehara saw hi
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