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What neither of them could know yet was that Savannah would demand even more. The city was a port, a gateway where ships arrived from…

Ellen’s mind moved through every option with desperate speed. She could claim the papers were lost, but that would result in detention while authorities verified…

You’re sleeping in my quarters tonight. Bring nothing. Silence. 23 women stop breathing. The translator’s voice cracks on the last word. Sachiko Murakami, 24, hears…

Take off your wet uniform. Five words. The American officer’s breath fogs in the frozen air. Renat Messner, 23, feels her spine lock. Behind her,…

Ellen produced the paper with her left hand, the right still cradled in its sling. The officer examined it, then looked back at her face,…

You and your servant are going to come with me to the station office. We’re going to send a telegram to Georgia and verify your…

Put this on. He holds up silk, thin, almost transparent. It belonged to my wife. Tomoko’s hands won’t stop shaking. The fabric catches afternoon light….

His mind simply would not allow the possibility that the sick young gentleman beside him could be anything other than what he appeared to be….

A question that had no good answer, no clever deflection, no way out except the truth or a lie so desperate it could only end…