The other girls, too, had their heads to the grass, kneeling before the free woman.

The first guard went to one knee before the woman.

Before the other woman could reply, a voice called out from the arcade.

To stand before the woman who'd destroyed his life and taken away everything he'd ever had or cared for.

No, the eyes went from where it stood to mark another spot directly before the motionless woman.

He set it before the woman and turned to Bolan.

Alex wondered how long it would be before the young woman quit.

Moving quietly, he went to stand before the kneeling woman.

The old man spoke for a full two minutes before the woman translated.

But as the other two materialized before the frightened woman, he too let himself be seen.