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Chapter 206: The Girl Who Looked Like Margaret
Even in her current state, the girl on stage was beautiful.Tall and elegant, with a slim figure and smooth warm-toned skin, her long dark hair falling down her back in soft waves almost to her waist.The white dress she wore looked expensive, carefully chosen to make her stand out under the bright lights as it clung to her curves, leaving almost nothing to the imagination—the dip of her waist, the swell of her breasts, the long line of her legs.The dress wasn't chosen for her. It was chosen for the buyers. Every detail was meant to remind them that they weren't looking at a person, but something they could purchase.A perfect commodity. That was what they had turned her into — not a person, not someone with dreams or family or a life waiting for her. A product.But what disturbed Johnny most wasn't her appearance. It was her eyes. Empty, unfocused, like she wasn't truly there.Her steps were slow and uneven, her body moving only because someone had told it to. Like a puppet with its
Chapter 205: The Black Circle Auction
Mia woke up with a dull ache behind her eyes. For a few seconds she didn't move, her mind still trying to catch up with reality.Her eyes slowly opened and the blurry ceiling above her came into focus. She was lying on a plush couch in a dark, comfortable room, soft amber lights glowing from hidden places.She sat up slowly, pressing two fingers to her temple. "Where are we?"The last thing she remembered was Darren Zemo's fingers snapping, followed by the sting of the dart and the cold embrace of darkness.“I’m guessing the auction house”She turned. Johnny was already awake, standing near the wall, still wearing his mask. "You're awake," she said."They used a tranquilizer dart to knock us out and make sure we couldn't track where they were taking us."He tilted his head toward the massive glass panel in front of them.Through it, she saw the space below. A wide circular floor, dimly lit. Rows of private rooms lining the walls high above it, each with a one-way glass panel. A gall
Chapter 204: Welcome to the Black Circle Auction
For the first time since Johnny had seen him, something changed in the assassin's eyes — a tiny crack in the perfect emotionless mask he had built around himself, lasting only a second.But Johnny saw it. A real reaction. The man who had stood like a machine suddenly looked human, and that was somehow more disturbing.And he knew Mia saw it too, because her smile sharpened like a blade.She let her hand slide down his chest.Slow.Lower.Past his stomach.Until her palm pressed flat against the growing bulge in his pants.There.She squeezed. Just once. Gentle, but deliberate.The man's breath hitched. His jaw tightened. But he didn't move. Didn't pull away.He wants this, Mai confirmed. He needs someone to tell him what to do.Johnny's blood was boiling behind his mask.What the fuck.He hated her. He did. She was a liar, a manipulator, the architect of some of the worst years of his life.But watching her work—watching her read a man like an open book, break him open with nothing bu
Chapter 203: The Price of a Secret
Darren Zemo stared at Mia like she'd grown a second head.Did she really just offer another five hundred million dollars — not for entry, not for a better position at the auction, not for information about the people being sold. For a story. About a bodyguard.His eyes moved toward the masked sniper standing behind him. Darren leaned back slightly, studying Mia with renewed interest."Let me make sure I understand this," he said. "You are willing to pay an extra five hundred million dollars just to hear about him?"Mia rested her chin lightly on her hand. "Yes."Darren’s brow climbed higher. "Why?"Johnny tensed beneath his mask. Careful, Mia.Mia glanced toward the masked guard. "Nothing complicated," she replied casually. "I just find it interesting.""Interesting?""Someone powerful enough to stand beside you, yet he hides his face behind such a high-tech mask that has night vision and thermal imaging " She tilted her head. "Was he a sniper or something?"For a second the entire ro
Chapter 202: My Suit
"Yes." Mia pointed at Johnny's perfectly tailored Armani suit. "I need to look like someone who belongs there."Johnny stared at her for a moment, then sighed. "Fine."A small smile appeared on her face. "Good."Johnny looked toward the iron door at the end of the passage. Behind it was the Black Circle auction—the only chance he had of finding Margaret. Every second they wasted was another second she remained in danger.Time was running out, and the only person standing between him and Margaret was the one person he never thought he'd have to rely on.Mia.He took a quiet breath. "Vixen."The familiar blue interface appeared.[VI.X.E.N: Yes, My love.][Johnny: Can I use Suit Up on her][V.I.X.E.N: Affirmative. Mia is registered as a Harem Member. Harem Link allows skill sharing with physical contact.]There was a brief pause.Johnny raised an eyebrow. So, the system had uses beyond himself after all. Interesting.Johnny's fingers found the curve of Mia's waist and pulled her close.M
Chapter 201: The Mask
Johnny stopped breathing. For a moment, everything around him disappeared—the voices, the footsteps, the quiet conversation drifting from the room ahead.None of it mattered. His eyes were locked on the man standing beside the host.The black mask. The suffocating, lethal presence radiating from his posture. There was absolutely no mistaking him.It was him.Johnny had crossed paths with countless dangerous men since the system had rewritten his life—ruthless syndicate bosses, cold-blooded enforcers, and predators who hid their malice behind billions of dollars.But this particular killer was impossible to forget.Even if Johnny could somehow map over the memory of that mask, he would never forget the sheer, unadulterated madness of a man who cut off his hand while he was holding him in air over fourteen floors from the ground without hesitation, and fall to the ground rather than give up information.That level of fanatical devotion wasn't something anyone could forget.Johnny's fists
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