"I will pay three times the price." The hall fell silent. "Are you sure, she is a damaged goods," someone mocked. And in the blink of an eye, the man who talked on the floor was shifted dead. "Anyone else have something to say," he questioned. "Good," he mumbled to himself. Now focusing his attention on Scarlett. He appeared in front of Scarlett, taking her hand and carrying her off the stage. ***** Billionaire heir Ivan Duncan has nothing left to live for—until a mysterious red-haired girl drags him from a river and disappears. Years later, he finds her again… on an illegal auction stage, bruised, mute, and being sold by her own family. In front of the world’s worst men, Ivan outbids them all and walks away with the only woman he has ever wanted. Scarlett was once a famous model, now a scarred, silent “commodity”. She doesn’t believe in love, but this possessive billionaire keeps calling her his wife, his queen, his whole world. He becomes her voice, her shield, her darkest obsession. But Ivan’s past is soaked in blood, and his enemies know she is his weakness. When threats close in, Scarlett must decide: stay the broken girl they tried to sell… or become the hidden wife powerful enough to stand beside a devil. Book 1
"I will pay three times the price." The hall fell silent. "Are you sure, she is a damaged goods," someone mocked. And in the blink of an eye, the man who talked on the floor was shifted dead. "Anyone else have something to say," he questioned. "Good," he mumbled to himself. Now focusing his attention on Scarlett. He appeared in front of Scarlett, taking her hand and carrying her off the stage. ***** Billionaire heir Ivan Duncan has nothing left to live for—until a mysterious red-haired girl drags him from a river and disappears. Years later, he finds her again… on an illegal auction stage, bruised, mute, and being sold by her own family. In front of the world’s worst men, Ivan outbids them all and walks away with the only woman he has ever wanted. Scarlett was once a famous model, now a scarred, silent “commodity”. She doesn’t believe in love, but this possessive billionaire keeps calling her his wife, his queen, his whole world. He becomes her voice, her shield, her darkest obsession. But Ivan’s past is soaked in blood, and his enemies know she is his weakness. When threats close in, Scarlett must decide: stay the broken girl they tried to sell… or become the hidden wife powerful enough to stand beside a devil. Book 1
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