guards. They would amuse themselves with

her till they had had their fill. She would never be seen alive again.

Rasha was now released from the chair, her hands and elbows remained securely bound behind her. Ortiz growled at her as she stood before him, "Now my naked whore, where is your father. This is the last time I will ask you. If you refuse to speak, you will know nothing but pain till you are dead."

Rasha fell to her knees, "By Allah, I speak the truth. I do not know where my father is. Please believe me."

Ortiz turned his back on her and

waved a signal to the torturers. They

siezed her and tied her down on her belly