NovelEnglishChapter 581
---- realize shes missing any second," the other one ordered, and they started lifting me.
Out of pure survival instinctthe sway | had once fought to protect myself in the pastl raked my nails across
his face, aiming for his eyes, carving deep gashes into his skin.
Aaahh!" "You idiot, scream louder so everyone knows were here!" "That bitch clawed my whole damn face!"
Enraged, he struckacross the cheek so hard that blood spilled from my mouth, dizziness spinning my world.
The back of my head throbbed from the earlier impact, a hot trickle of blood sliding down my neck, soaking into
the collar of my dress.
They hoistedup between the two of them, and no matter how much | thrashed, | was no match for their
strength.
Even in my desperation, | searched for that strange power insidethe energy that had exploded in my worst
moments of despair.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut nothing came.
Just like back thenwhen | needed it most and it failedwhile | was abused in the sanatorium.
| didnt know where they were taking me.
The wind howled through the treetops, the night closing in, nocturnal creatures scurrying away at our approach,
an owl hooting as it took flight.
The shadows thinned.
We reached a clearing.
The distant rush of a river echoed through the night.
---- Ibarely had tto register it before they threwonto the ground like asack of garbage.
"Ummmnn," | whimpered against the filthy gag, my swollen lips throbbing.
"Here she is, sir," one of them said, and footsteps approached where my face was pressed into the grass.
Black boots entered my vision, and then a rough hand yanked my hair back, forcingonto my knees.
The movement sent a fresh wave of nausea through me, but | swallowed it down, forcing my eyes shut to stop
the dizziness.
My hands were bound in front of me, but | still tried to raise them, desperate to strike, to do somethingthough |
could barely muster the strength.
"Hello, Duchess.
We meet again." Topened my eyes, and there he was.
You! | screamed in my head, struggling, but his iron grip helddown mercilessly.
"Thats right, its me.
| see you remember," the man sneered.
It was himthe laborer who had tried to intimidateat the pen.
"T invited you here cordially to ask you a few questions.
How did you know about the grain theft? How did you know where to look? Did someone tip you off?" He ripped
the gag from my mouth crudely, my jaw aching from the rough treatment.
Tears of pain slid down my bruised, swollen cheeks, mixing with the ---- fresh blood.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Ccloser," | murmured weakly, feigning exhaustion, pretending | was on the brink of unconsciousness.
His eyes narrowed with suspicion, but he leaned in anyway, cautious, drawn in by my act.
And the second he was within reach llunged, mouth open, fully intending to bite off his nose.
Crack! My teeth snapped on empty air, just millimeters from his skin.
Damn it he had been faster, seeing right through my deception.
"You filthy wench!" He shot up, fury twisting his face, then backhandedso hard that | collapsed onto the
ground.
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