‘It will do you no good,’ he said. There was hunger in his voice. ‘You may have turned me down, but in a few minutes you won’t be able to turn anybody down. And you’ll be mine.’ Roberto pulled her toward him with a jerk so she could feel his entire body pressed hard against hers. His face was the blank, cruel key mask. A murmuring began amongst the players. This was too much for some, the undisguised lust of their leader. Roberto turned to face them. ‘She has betrayed and refused us. Time to end it.’ Mina felt Roberto trying to drag her into Tarya and knew this was her final chance. He would sever her thread if he succeeded. She fought the familiar tug, desperate to regain her body. It was harder than anything she had ever tried, but she saw Roberto’s fixed, rigid gaze and realised he w

