Chapter 54: Auction of Flesh and Defiant Sparks Walking alongside the woman, Chloe soon realized they had returned to the corridor where she had first met the cowboy in his office. Were they meeting someone in his office? But they went past his office, rendering that conclusion meaningless. They passed another door, but the woman came to a stop right in front of it, making Chloe narrowly avoid bumping into her back. She knocked twice with equal spacing between the raps. When they heard a small “come in,” the woman opened the door and gestured for Chloe to enter. Her hands suddenly felt sweatier than usual. Should she go inside? What was inside? In fact, the real question should be who was inside? Who was the cowboy meeting? Maybe Chloe was taking too long, because the woman pushed he

