Time: Modern Day
Location: HereAfter

Peter's daydreaming was interrupted by a loud female grunt from the screen. It was from Rosa as Graz bent her over the side of the bed, pulled up her Spanish dress and relieved her of her knickers and mounted her roughly yet somehow with a tenderness that seemed to belie the threatening nature of his words.

He said little more until he had finished with her.

"Now I need to rest child. We will get into your bed and sleep for a few hours. Petros will surely wake you in time for you to fix my dinner prior to my returning to Rome."

Once in bed Graz let her place her head on his chest as he always did and stroked her hair. He spoke of how things would be if she were good to him. He told her that Petros had to remain their little secret all his life until the appointed time.

He said he hoped that she would be able to see him grow up into a fine young man. That the prospect was entirely in her own hands. She would neither marry nor bear any more children to him, nor to anyone else.

If she agreed to these terms and kept their secret sacrosanct then she would be safe and her and the child would be well cared for.

Rosa shifted uncomfortably as she absorbed the meaning and the implied threat of Graz's words. She started to drift off as a sigh and soft snore began from Graz. She was fond of him and terrified by him at the same time. She finally fell asleep hoping she would be awoken in time to please him again before he left.

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