“As we knew she still would be, Paul replied as he poured some warm scented oil into his palms and returned the bottle to the warmer. She has become even more beautiful, more enticing with age. She is just like the wines in our secret cellars. Ripening with age. He couldn’t get enough of looking at her. Her shoulders were bared to them. Whip marks from the tortures she’d incurred over a century ago marred her pale skin. The scars would have naturally healed but her captors had obviously rubbed s...omething into her raw flesh, ensuring her flesh remain disfigured. Imbeciles! Anger, sharp as a knife blade, seared through John as he thought of the cruelty she had suffered. She had never gone into the details of her time as a slave, but he knew it was too painful for her to speak about. They could have made discreet inquiries, but that would have drawn attention to them and ultimately to Mati. That her life was in constant danger even after all these decades was a no-brainer. That her new identity remain top secret was not a problem.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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