Chapter 25  Chapter 25  MAIN VILLA  10:32 AM  I walk into my father’s office: this is the moment to die, Inara.  I see him sitting comfortably behind his desk with…

Chapter 24  Chapter 24  A few minutes later  6:46 p.m.  I slip my phone into my pocket after showing the video of the illegal fights to the warden.  He doesn’t…

Chapter 23  “Now’s not the time to play pretend.”  “A kiss is nothing compared to what they were going to do to you.”  I sigh and look away. I hate…

Chapter 22  5:56 p.m.  I’ve been looking for Alexander in the hallways for several minutes now. He wouldn’t be dumb enough to escape on his last day… then again…  I…

Chapter 21  Chapter 21  ANATOLI RESIDENCE  8:48 p.m.  “You’re simply divine.”  “Thank you, Mark.”  Mark is a wealthy Russian businessman who works in arms import-export and has been dealing with…

  Chapter 20  Chapter 20  The warden is just as corrupt as Anis.  They were planning to rape me to get rid of me, but I was already planning to…

Chapter 19  Chapter 19  I should’ve figured those two bastards had something on Mathieu to be able to bully him like that. No one would accept being treated that way…

Chapter 18  Chapter 18  FLASHBACK  A few years ago – Ten years old  I repeat my age to myself every day to remind myself that I’m a child, even if…

Chapter 17  A few hours later  7:05 p.m.  “You all know why you’re here, right?”  I had just finished my shift at the prison when my father summoned me and…

  Chapter 16  As he opens his mouth to reply, I finally manage to pull out a knife I’ve been trying to grab from my back pocket for the past…