Less than half an hour after Nora vanished into the shadows, Cain quietly left the Commerce Association, blending with the surroundings until he reached a silent forest far from prying eyes. After ensuring no one was around, Cain waved his hand, and the young woman appeared before him.
At first, Nora was disoriented, her eyes wide with confusion as she tried to comprehend who had kidnapped her and why. But as she watched the seemingly ordinary man morph into a handsome young figure with white hair and golden eyes, a wave of realization hit her.
There was no way Nora could have forgotten him—the man who had come to the Millennial Auction House, the same man she had sold out to House Arken. She thought little of it at the time, assuming Cain would perish like many others who crossed the powerful House Arken.
However, not only had he survived, but his infamy had spread across the South Coast like wildfire, the name Abaddon now associated with terrifying power.
