Chapter 10 Power And Pain

• Maya swallowed nervously and took some wary steps back, her palms turning sweaty as she rubbed them against her sides. The cool air of the mansion suddenly felt suffocating. And she couldn't help but wonder what she had done wrong. Not only had she not gotten the job, she was about to be... what?
• Seeing how things were turning out, Beatrice quietly slipped out of the room, her footsteps eerily silent against the expensive flooring. Her work there was finished.
• "What are you doing? Do you want me to repeat myself?" Pedro snarled at the guards who remained transfixed and motionless as they stared at the lady they'd been instructed to flog, recognition dawning on their faces.