WARNING: This chapter contains mature sexual content and depictions of violence that are not suitable for young readers.
THIRD PERSON'S POINT OF VIEW
Aello sat frozen, eyes wide with shock as she stared at the scene unfolding just feet away. She'd woken to strange sounds—cries that might have been pain or something else entirely-and braced for chaos. Nothing could have prepared her for this.
She didn't understand what they were doing. Worse, she couldn't fathom why the man who'd bought her—whose name she still barely knew—kept his gaze locked on her as he moved over the woman on the table.
The woman knelt, half her body pressed against fragile glass, crying out in words Aello couldn't parse. At first, she'd thought the man was hurting her-but the strange slackness of the woman's face left her more confused than ever.
