Mireille Duval Jameson

Mireille Duval Jameson is the central character and first-person narrator in this novel. She is the wife of Michael, and mother of Christophe and Emma Lorraine. She is the daughter of Sebastian and Fabienne Duval. Sebastian is a wealthy man who owns a successful construction company. Mireille is kidnapped outside the gates of her parents’ estate while she, her husband, and infant son are visiting Haiti. Her captors ask $1 million as a ransom.

Mireille is a symbol of female strength. Even though the men have captured her body, Mireille refuses to let them kidnap her mind. Knowing that her father does not intend to pay the ransom, Mireille refuses to look weak by begging her father over the phone to pay for her. The Commander has all of his men gang rape Mireille after she refuses to cooperate with him the first time. The Commander not...