I understand. However, there’s one other aspectyou might not have thought about; race.”“Race?”“Yes. You’re AfAm an... I’m white. Well, nominally–mymother was from Peru. My bestowing it on you has a lotof built-in historical associations, slavery, andstuff like that.”“It’s never been a problem between us before.”***“It won’t be a problem between us now, as long as youknow that it has crossed my mind. You know. ”That was the moment I decided to make everyone aware that I was conscious once more. I shifted uneasily, the action sending jolts of pain through my body as I tried to summon up the strength to at least sit up on my own. I felt someone grab my back to support me and prevent me from falling over. Which I was grateful for because my back felt as if it had been smashed into a million pieces.Looking around, I saw that Broderick and Damocles were still shooting hostile glares towards one another,. I'm not That stupid.Which is why I'm trudging across the snow to the lean-to by the trees next to the cliff, unarmed ... except for a silenced CZ 70 ... I hadn't mentioned that I was taking it, just in case. I may be gullible but I'm smarter than that.I put some wood on the fire, cleared my throat and backed off a couple of feet.The furs wiggled a little, a head stuck out. Her eyes got big ... my eyes got bigger.I knew I should have made one of the girls come instead.Our observer was a girl,. 00 in a matter of seconds. Several people demanded my clothing be removed, but that only gave the auctioneer an idea. He smirked and spoke into the mic " The highest bidder not only gets to own this lovely whore but also put on a little show for all of us at the auction house."I began to shake. If I wasn't scared before I sure as hell was now as the bid rose higher and higher. $200.00!$350.00!$500.00!Nick looked down at me and smirked a devilish grin. He stopped me mid walk and took out his 8.