Chapter 41

When Danika heard Sally’s screams, she reacted without thought. Her eyes wide, she turned and started running the remaining distance to the door.

She wasn’t thinking; she could only cry and beg for a stop to this nightmare. “No! Please, oh no!”

Baski caught her just at the door and grabbed her with all the strength she’d gained with years of hard work, living as a slave.

“Stop! Think, Danika! Stop!” Baski forced her to a stop, whirling her around to face her.

Danika started crying outright. “I can’t take this. I can’t take this, Baski. This can’t be.”

Tears flowed from Baski’s eyes and she wrapped her arms around Danika, pulling the younger woman to her arms. “She wanted to do this for you, Danika. You can’t stop it now.”

Danika was much taller than Baski, but at that moment, it didn’t matter. She wrapped her arms tightly around the plump woman, her head buried into her chest as she sobbed.

Another scream rose above the music, and Danika sta