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HER PLEAS AND THE KNOWLEDGE NO ONE KNOWS

When Sadie ran out of the dungeon, Veronica could only laugh as she watched Daphne shake on her knees.

The slave couldn’t do a thing. The king permitted her to torture Daphne, and nobody could do anything about it.

Veronica gave the guards a sign, an order for them to stop whipping her. They bowed their heads. She stared at Daphne. “See? Even the slave you