Chapter 14 - Rhett
“What’s your name?” I asked the scared young girl sitting in my passenger seat.
“Anthea.” She flinched as she spoke, as if the sound of her own voice startled her. My heart ached to see her so skittish next to me. She had no idea I wasn’t like the other man, the one who called himself Titus Bard. Then again, I didn’t know if he was the only one who had hurt her.
“Anthea, it’s okay now. You’re safe,” I told her.
She nodded, but she didn’t relax.
I remembered the man who had “bought” her from the auction. Vlad and his inner circle had vetted him, and we had been given the alias Titus Bard to hide his identity because it was his first time. First timers were generally problematic, but at one point, all the biggest players in the game had been first timers, so I let it
