Not A Small-Town Girl

"Boss, there’s an auction tonight. Should we go?"

Nathan asked, tone respectful.

"Yeah."

At Shadow Fortress, they too had received word that the army was on the border, but they rarely interfered with each other.

"Miss Darling, the army’s here for the lab," one of her men reported. "But they won’t get far. There are only a few of them, and the ones they sent earlier were captured by Wulf Clan," he added.

Danielle raised an eyebrow. They’ll have a hard time getting out alive this time. I’m not worried about Wulf Clan, but the army... they’re in for a fight.

"Miss Darling, there’s an auction at 8 tonight. Want to check it out?" Aiden asked slowly.

Danielle thought for a moment. ’Wulf Clan will probably be there. It’s the perfect time to meet with them.’

She glanced at the time. "Get the car ready. We’re going."

At the border auction, Danielle had only brought Aiden, but the event was open to anyone with enough assets to enter.

Wearing her signature fox mask, Danielle entered the hall. It didn’t take long for someone to recognize her. After all, the fox mask was a Shadow Fortress trademark. Soon, someone went to inform Jackson.

"Sir, Shadow’s here at the auction. We’ve been wanting to take over Shadow Fortress, and tonight’s a good opportunity-she only brought one person," an underling reported to Jackson, eager to gain his approval.

Jackson hadn’t expected Shadow to show up. She rarely appeared at events like this. "We’ll wait until the auction ends, then we move," he said coldly, his eyes gleaming with intent.

Just then, David, wearing a golden demon mask, arrived at the auction. A few small-time gang leaders tried to approach him, but David turned and walked straight into a private box.

The auction began, the host taking the stage.

Danielle was there for two reasons: to meet Jackson and to bid on the main item of the night. The auction featured everything from new weapons to poisons...

In a corner of the auction hall, Elliot’s team was observing. They had come to scout the area and learn about the local factions.

"Elliot, most of the people here are small-time gang leaders and freelancers. The big players are in the boxes. Wulf Clan’s leader is in one of them," Luke said, scanning the crowd.

"Got it," Elliot replied.