“So, can I see him?”I spun in my seat to face her.“I know it’s not allowed, but even the worst prisoners deserve visitors, don’t they?”
“And is he?”She stalked closer and pulled at the seat opposite mine.
“Is he what?”
“Is he as bad as his track record suggests?”Her gaze was on me as she sank onto the seat.“The commander general of the largest concentration camp Europe has seen since 1945.”
“I know he’s done terrible things.”My brow furrowed, thinking of the dank portion of hell he’d been responsible for.“But I’ve never witnessed any of those things personally.To me, he’s always been caring and supportive.”
And as sexy as fuck.
I held back the final line, but it was there on the tip of my tongue.“He rescued me from sentries who wanted to hurt me, and he released scores of women as we fled the camp.”
“So, he can be reasonable?”
Magnificent.I blew out a breath to suppress the urge to say the words aloud.He can be magnificent.“Yes, very reasonable.”
“That’s good to know, danke.”
“So?”I probed, increasingly hopeful that the officer might yet be pliant to my demand.It had, after all, been her who’d mentioned the idea of me seeing him.“Can we have a few minutes together?”
She eyed me thoughtfully.“Possibly.We’re looking for his cooperation on a number of matters, and, if we get what we want, then you could be a wonderful reward.”
“Reward?”I spat the reply at her.“I’m not a fucking sweetener, Officer.I’m a grown woman.”
After so many months of being degraded by my own government, I couldn’t believe I even had to tell her so.What had happened to human rights?After everything our ancestors had fought and died for, when had we become so content to give them away?
“I understand.”She patted the top of my hand as if I were a small child.“Give me some time, Miss Craness.I shall try to help.”
Time?I glancedatthe ceiling.Endless, relentless time seemed to be all I had.
“In the meantime, come with me.”She climbed deftly to her feet and headed for the door.“Let’s see if I can get you something to eat.”
Chapter Twenty-Two
Adam
