"What happens if you fail your mission?"
"I'll be sent to a man's Heaven, and a woman's Hell."
Nancy Scalia had seen the final fate of spies who failed their missions. It was a fate worse than death.
"You have two paths now."
Lian released Nancy Scalia's chin and said slowly,
"First, you can continue your mission. Become the filthy person you most despise. I will never accept you. I, Lian Moria, do not lack for women, and certainly not for damaged goods. You can't threaten me. Your beauty is indeed alluring, but I care more about value and profit. If I were a man blinded by lust, I would have been surrounded by wives and concubines long ago."
Lian subconsciously glanced at Annie and Dora.
The two ladies immediately flushed, though what they were thinking was anyone's guess.
Lian continued,
