Chapter 29: Follower

The next day, Cade and Alexa split off to find more information about the hosts of the auction and to see if they could find an inventory list. Val decided to take this time to acquire supplies and see if she could find where Emma was being held. Even if she didn’t have a full plan now, she would get the information she needed to form one later.

The first Jewelry shop she found had silver, but gold was scarce. The proprietor was kind enough to point her in the direction of the largest dealer in the city. The sign out front read Winston Song Jewlery.

Val made her way inside and a tall blonde introduced herself as Nanaka Song. ‘How can I help you today?”

Val proceeded to hand over a list of metals and quantities she would need.

“I see. Are you wanting investment grade bars or jewelry made from these?”

“Bars or cubes would work best.”

“I understand. We have several investors who come here for such products, though, its rare to have someone as young as you looking for…” Nanaka paused as s