The bed in the room wasn’t the usual type Rachel Wood had seen before. It was the kind of brick bed that could only be seen in books and television dramas.The bed was so cold that it made Rachel feel even chillier upon laying on it.She struggled again, but it didn’t help.She began to cry silently, knowing she was doomed.She was about to be violated.Sebastian Brenand’s parents were going to strip Rachel of her pride and everything along with it.She would end up like other girls who were kidnapped and sold to places like this.No! She didn’t want this!‘Sebastian, where are you? Sebastian!’ Rachel thought frantically.Then, the three younger men left the room, leaving behind the old man in his eighties.He didn’t untie her. Instead, he began touching her all over.He became even more excited as Rachel cried and shook her head. She wanted to kill him, but she couldn’t.After the old man finished, the others came in one after another to take their turn.Rachel truly wa
Rachel Wood never liked it when Sebastian Brenand drank when she was around. He nearly quit drinking for Rachel’s sake even though he enjoyed it.He rarely touched alcohol if he could help it unless he was hanging out with friends.Lately, however, he had been drinking nearly every day. Without the numbing effect of alcohol, he probably might have died from the pain in his heart.For this very reason, Sebastian seemed to have gotten addicted to alcohol. He’d have panic attacks and feel out of breath whenever he stopped like nothing felt right.Opening another bottle of red wine, he began drinking from the bottle. He used to drink red wine for the sake of enjoyment in the past, but now he thought of it as a way of venting out.It didn't matter if the wine tasted fine or whether it aged well. All he cared about was to get drunk and forget for a while.After finishing another bottle of wine, Sebastian tossed the bottle to the ground, breaking it into pieces.However, he still was
Meanwhile, in a dilapidated house in a mountainous village, Rachel Wood was tied up and left on a cold brick bed, shivering in the corner of the room.It was pitch black in the room, where the old man and two of his sons were asleep next to her.The three of them were snoring loudly, annoying Rachel.They rarely showered, and the entire room reeked of their body odor and the stench of their feet. It was disgusting.A cold breeze came in through the broken window, making her shiver. She had nothing else on other than the clothes she was wearing.She’d never had a change of clothes since being there for a month. She was confined to the brick bed apart from going to the bathroom.The men watched over her day and night. Three of them would sleep at night, while another would keep an eye on her.One of them would keep an eye on her in the house even during the day.They only fed her half a bowl of rice every two days in fear that she might gain enough strength to run away. They didn
Outdoors, Rachel Wood had trouble seeing anything as it wasn’t as bright as being in big cities.She wasn’t familiar with the area, and she had no idea where to go. She continued to run forward in the darkness, completely disregarding her surroundings.Behind her, she could vaguely hear the men chasing after her, but she ignored them. She continued running despite her dizziness and feeling weak in the knees. She knew it might be her only chance of escaping after the only opportunity for her to break free presented itself.Moreover, Rachel wouldn’t want to spend the rest of her life in this mountainous village sleeping with those men.She wanted to return to Atlantis to live a normal life and grow old with Sebastian Brenand.When she thought of Sebastian, she felt the adrenaline energizing her once again.“Everybody! Quickly, get up! The b*tch ran away from our house. Come out and help us chase her down!”Rachel heard the man in his thirties shouting before the sound of doors s
Rachel Wood could see many rays of light through the gaps in the bush.Her heart was racing.It might be her final chance.If they caught her this time, her captors would certainly take more precautions in the future.Everyone in that family had some form of mental illness. The husband, especially, frequently lost his temper.People like them were capable of anything.It was the first time she’d ever encountered something as horrendous as this, making her feel genuinely terrified.Rachel bit her lip to prevent herself from shivering, tears streaming down her face.Feelings of fear and worry, among other emotions, were like a beast that would soon devour her.She wanted to be safe.Closing her eyes, Rachel started praying silently in her heart—‘God, please watch over me. Please don’t let them find me.’She didn’t want to go back to the house and get raped by those crazy men.She wanted to leave right away. She didn’t want her life ruined like this.She refused to accept h
If only time would go by faster, and the villagers would tire, returning home to sleep sooner. The more Rachel Wood hoped for those things to happen, the slower time seemed to pass.Every minute felt like a century until dawn finally arrived.Sounds of roosters crowing around the mountainous village were like beacons of light in the darkness that gave her hope.The entire village had grown quiet. The loud footsteps had also ceased.Rachel knew that those people had probably grown weary, with most of them already returned home.However, she was weak, cold, and hungry after lacking food and water for a long time.Her tongue felt dry, and she felt as if there were needles in her stomach.She reached for a handful of straw and began to eat to avoid collapsing from exhaustion and hindering her escape.The straw was tasteless and difficult to chew, which made it hard to swallow.Rachel didn’t care, however.With strong willpower, she believed that she could overcome any obstacle.
Gritting her teeth, Rachel Wood soon saw a pathway up a hill that wasn’t too far away.It meant she would soon be out of the village. Then, she’d be free from the risk of being surrounded by the villagers.She kept running forward, ignoring everything else.Terrified, she couldn’t stop crying. Tears blurred her vision, but she kept running and didn’t dare to stop.Desperation tends to bring out one's hidden potential.Rachel ran faster than she'd ever run in her life.Meanwhile, the villagers continued to chase after her. She was fast, but she wasn’t as fast as those men.Ten minutes later, they were only approximately fifty meters behind her when she made it to the pathway up the hill.It was a crossroad of sorts, and Rachel had no idea which one to choose.Out of time, she chose to turn right and kept running forward while the villagers pursued her relentlessly.She was barefoot with cuts everywhere. She had no idea when her soles had become wounded so badly. It almost
Rachel Wood scrambled to hide inside the cave. She knelt in front of its entrance to see her pursuers running in the opposite direction.They hadn’t realized she had gone uphill.She released a long sigh as she sat in front of the cave’s entrance to catch her breath.The others were still running.The road split into two at the bottom of the hill, with one leading to the forest while the other led to the farmland.The villagers split into two groups to head in different directions.Rachel knew that they wouldn’t find her there in a short time.She decided to wait until nightfall and figure out a way to get out of there when nobody was around.She was too exhausted now and severely dehydrated. She couldn’t run any longer.There would be nothing but doom if she fought against them now with brute force.It was pitch black and freezing in the cave, but she wasn't afraid.She had already experienced the worst thing in the world back in the house, so nothing could make her feel mo