CH656 Theolonium Trade Deal I
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Alex's voice remained calm, almost indifferent.
"Raise your head. If you want our help, do not beg. Convince me—not with tears, but by telling me what I stand to gain from helping you."
Slowly, the woman raised her head to look at him, stunned by his bluntness.
Then despair quickly filled her expression.
She had nothing.
Her skills? This group had slaughtered the very men who had captured her and her people—they were clearly stronger than she was.
Her beauty? The woman who had first spoken to her rivalled, if not surpassed, her own appearance. And the woman who had descended into the dungeon beside this 'white-haired' man was so breathtakingly beautiful that comparison felt almost insulting.
How could she hope to charm a man already surrounded by such women—especially in her current dishevelled state?
Alex saw the answer in her expression and shook his head lightly.
"It seems I wasted both my breath and my time."
