~ JESSE ~
The tension in the room ratcheted up another notch.
"Yes, I do," I seethed. "So, did you buy all of us, or just me?"
Khush didn't even blink. "We take whatever approach is most likely to be successful with the least consequence. In your case, it was clear that the males in your family were open to… negotiation. They saw it as something like an arranged marriage," he said with a shrug.
"That's not marriage, that's trafficking!" I hissed.
'Don't let him see your emotion. It will only weaken you in his eyes.'
'He's so fucking smug- '
'Leave that to me.'
"I wasn't aware that we were purchasing females as part of the Reaping," Cazz said casually. "How many of the women in Jesse's Reaping were purchased?"
"In this round, only her. Abduction is easier when they're poor. Everyone just thinks they ran away."
"Why was I the special one?" I growled.