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CHAPTER 8. THE PRICE OF DEFIANCE.

Author: Emerald Quill
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“It’s time.”

Lissa’s voice echoed behind me where I sat. I’d tried begging to be left alone, but she had left me in the hands of women who refused to listen. They kept whispering that if I was found wanting by Master, they’d lose their heads.

It was already late, possibly past ten but the unease never left me throughout the entire ordeal.

I hadn’t even been allowed to bathe myself. Instead, I’d been made to soak in warm water for over twenty minutes. While I sat numbly in the tub, they kept urging me to eat, bringing platter after platter of food, saying I’d need the strength to face him. But no matter how hungry I was, I couldn’t force a bite down. Not even water passed my lips.

The women had been clearly terrified. When they realized Lissa wasn’t nearby, they looked close to panicking. It might have been the perfect time to escape, if three of them weren’t simultaneously massaging me or applying ointment to my scraped knees.

My restraints had been removed, and physically, I felt bet
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