"The terms he offered were simple--spend the next twenty years of my life in prison or spend five years as a Doll on the Pleasure Grid. "With your pre...ty face and tight little body, you'll do very well." he said. He didn't stop smiling once during our conversation. "Some popular Dolls even stay on after their contracts end because they can start charging good money."I didn't think too hard. I took the pen he offered and wrote my name on the dotted line. The next day, he signed me out and drove. They walked onwards, the Broken keeping ahead of Elunaraa by a couple of steps, forging forward with a pace that left Elunaraa thoroughly out of breath. Elunaraa grunted as without warning the Broken raised its arm to the side, causing her to walk into it. As Elunaraa realised that the Broken’s hand was resting over one her breasts, he seemed to realise it too, squeezing her chest hard for a moment before dropping his hand“Stop.”Elunaraa could barely contain her outrage, keeping it tempered. "Where are you from, Charles? Not even a Sister of Kassandra would fare well against twenty-five men, and here you sit with not a scratch on you." Elizabeth looked intent. I couldn't see what she wanted or where she was going with this. I glanced at Megan and I couldn't read her either.I heard a snort from behind me as Richard approached. "What are you getting at Elizabit? If you doubt his skill, just watch him practice. I would wager that he practiced every day since he was a lad." It's not. .. yes, I did. Azamel’s been our caregiver, and we owe her much.” The skeleton monster shook her head as her massive claws dug at the church floor. Did she have a way out of this nightmare chamber? Cause it certainly seemed like a dead end. Maybe she expected Angela to accept her help faster. Maybe she had another escape route, from this chamber into another, and into another, and into another, and Jack had simply caught up faster than she’d hoped.As Athalia began to sob, the joy Triss felt.