Man at War – Excerpt No. 310

17 July 2026

When the sheet rolled off, Evelyn’s bare chest was revealed, painting a clearer picture of Evelyn’s interpretation of his directive.

“I-I wanted it to be as painless as possible,” Evelyn said. “Then it came to me that what worked for Breanna might work for her.”

Grace was still a bit uncertain about the process Evelyn used to get that Georgian to talk. Her mistress described it as pushing a woman to the brink of ecstasy and keeping her there. She claimed that it effectively broke through the mind’s defences.

Black and white vintage-style photograph of a woman sitting upright on a bed, viewed from behind. Her back is bare, with an elegant updo hairstyle, as she looks toward the right side of the frame. She is partially covered by a dark patterned fabric around her waist, in a dimly lit bedroom with ornate bedding and curtains. The image has a distressed, aged photo border

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