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should come alone, and without her vampire aggression. Andorra had at first thought she would be able to simply overpower the terrorists and rescue Tony—but now she blamed her own arrogance in thinking it would be quite so easy. The silver net that had dropped on her as she entered the building had
    weakened her enough to allow the men to use chains of the same metal that now bound her.
    “What is it you wish to know?” she asked, her eyes never wavering from the tall man’s
    sneering expression.
    The terrorist heaved a long and exasperated sigh, his breath sour on Andorra’s face. “I
    will repeat the questions I have asked for two days, but only once more. Who is it that you have been sent to protect? Where is the meeting place, and for when is it scheduled? You have one minute to tell us or your friend experiences the ultimate in pain, and you will have to listen to his cries of agony, his screams for mercy.” Azid stepped back and folded his arms, his eyes sweeping over Andorra’s face and body. “You know, you are a very beautiful woman. Too bad you are what you are, or I would have enjoyed having my way with you. It
    would bring me much pleasure to hear you scream your ecstasy as I fucked you. Too bad…”
    Andorra laughed. “But good for you that you have not given in to your disgusting
    thoughts,” she snapped. “Were I free of these chains I would rip your head from your body and give it to the crows for lunch!”
    Azid’s eyes widened with shock. “Women do not speak to men like that,” he rasped,
    pushing his face close to Andorra’s. “You should be lashed to within an inch of your life.”
    “This woman will speak to any man in this manner.” Andorra turned away in disgust.
    “And take your stinking breath out of my face.”
    Azid scowled, then his expression of anger became smug as he sneered at Andorra.
    “Your man will feel even more pain to pay for your insolence. Perhaps you would like to
    reflect on that while you listen to his screams.”
    “Tony is more important to me than any other human being,” Andorra said quietly.
    “He is also very strong and will not scream when you torture him. Nor would he wish me to be disloyal to those who sent me here. So even though I have been betrayed by someone paying you to do this, I will not tell you what you want to know. Tony will forgive me.”
    “Tony will die,” Azid rasped. “He will not be around to forgive you.” He turned to one
    of his henchmen and snapped, “Tell them to begin torturing the human infidel.” He smirked
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    at Andorra as the man left the cell. “We will see just how strong your man is. Not even the bravest can hold out very long when their flesh begins to burn and melt under the coals.”
    Oh, Tony, forgive me my darling. When this is over, I will heal you and give you immortality and invincibility so you will never have to go through this kind of pain again.
    Andorra hung her head in sickening expectation of the sounds she knew would soon
    reach her ears. Azid was right—not even the bravest could withstand the kind of torture
    these vile men were about to inflict on Tony.
    A few minutes crept by with excruciating slowness. Azid grumbled with impatience
    then growled out yet another order to one of the two men still with him in the cell. “Go see what is happening. Find out why they have not started the torture. I want to hear the infidel scream and beg for mercy, and I want to witness the effect of all that on his vampire mistress!”
    Andorra raised her head and looked around her. Azid and only one man remained. If
    she could only break the chains she could deal with them both and rescue Tony. With all her mental will she strained against her bonds, then stiffened with shock as a terrible wail of terror erupted from outside the cell.
    Tony.
    The panicked cry was suddenly cut off. Somewhere a metal door clanged shut and an
    eerie silence permeated the air