“The food tray sat untouched on the floor beside the bed. When the guard had casually, callously confirmed her worst fears, when she had finally realized that there really was no hope, it had driven all other thoughts from her mind. The idea of eating or drinking didn’t even occur to her. Her mind was filled with vivid images of the horrendous events of the previous evening—of Benedetta strapped on the stone table, struggling futilely against her bonds, her screams reduced to muffled grunts and ...moans as she was violently raped and her blood drained from the wound on her neck. Now Marietta knew what fate awaited her, knew that sometime—sometime soon—the guards would appear in the cellar and instruct her to wash her body. Would she resist? And, if so, how? There were no weapons she could use against her captors, no arguments or persuasion that would do anything to alter the events she knew would take place in the next few hours. The choice was stark. Marietta was a fighter. But she was also a realist.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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