Zora’s POV
“Now this is interesting, Let’s make it even more worthwhile. Let’s make a bet. The winner gets to take her home as a prize”
My breath caught in my throat as I observed Robert, his eyes brimming with eagerness, an emotion that made my face grow even paler as I processed what he had just announced. I could feel my life flash before my entire eyes as I yet again relived how I had felt when my own family had given me up to be sacrificed.
Why was he doing this? What did he intend to get from making such a statement at all?
When he looked at me again, I could not help but study him. The passage of time had etched lines on his face, prematurely aging him, a testament to the revelry he was most likely indulging in. He seemed younger in years, but the weariness in his gaze betrayed
