"Two million dollars… going once… going twice…"
"SOLD!"
"Let us all give a warm congratulations to the gentleman in the left side corner of the hall… please come this way to receive your item."
Mary could feel her heart beating rapidly in her chest as she stared at the heavy iron manacles locked around her arms.
The auction hall was fully lit and the harsh lighting from the bulbs hanging from the ceiling made it hard to open her eyes.
She could hear the excited shouts and harsh curses coming from the crowd of vampires who were only a couple dozen feet away.
Of course, they were separated by a long transparent barrier and a security team but that did little to lessen the fear in Mary's heart.
She saw the hunger in their eyes.
Dark crimson irises and black pupils that stared at the humans. These monsters did not see them as intelligent lifeforms to be protected.
