Anna's POV

Three days later, I wasn't still healing, I was only getting better with the hot water I used to take care of myself and some ointments I stole.

I just had to accept my fate but that didn't mean that the torture stopped because it didn't stop even for a second and the mistake I never made again was not finishing my task ahead of time. I always made sure I finished my task even before the time for the meal was near, I never want what happened to repeat itself.

"Seems like someone has learned her lessons." They teased me as we worked in the farmland. I didn't respond to any of their words. They have been trying to bully me but fortunate or unfortunate for me, I didn't fall easily again because I accepted everything the way they came.

I never argue with anyone or try to reason with anyone ever again and to be honest, things started going smoothly despite them being worse than anything.

This made me know that, if one could just accept this cruel world despite all the obstacles and live freely, things would be smooth for you even when they were not.

"Anna!? Come here" Kane called me.

I walked down to where he was standing, " you sent for me." I stated.

I saw a glint of surprise flash in his eyes while staring at me but soon enough it disappeared.

"No worries, get back to work." 

Wait! So he just called me out for nothing? Well, it's fine.

I got back to work and continued till I finished what I was doing. Though I became a shadow of myself.

After the whole work, we all retired to our various resting places, we had our meal, took our bath, and rested for the day.

It was already late in the night, and I could hear little chatters and chit-chat among the other maids as I remained coiled up in my little corner.

No doubt, they made my corner the smallest because they hated me.

Soon, everywhere was as still as the graveyard as sleep captured everyone but as for me, sleep was the last thing that could come to me.

Memories flooded my mind as unrestrained tears ran down my cheek.

Everything that had happened these few weeks came rushing in, dreadful thoughts that I wished I could escape from.

Memories of how I was whipped, how I was starved and everything was pouring in as my back still ached from the whip I received.

I closed my eyes tightly, praying and wishing to be caught up in the world of sleep but nothing was coming forth.

I stared out the window and saw the moon shining in its glory, it was beautiful, unlike this harsh world that I live in.

Then, I decided to take up if that would ease my worries, I got quietly and slowly and tiptoed to the door trying my best not to make a single sound as the slightest sound I made would, of course, bring more punishments for me.

I slowly opened the door and tiptoed out as I shut the door behind me. The cool night breeze hit me sweetly as the trees nearby swayed in harmony.

My feet still hurt from blisters I had gotten from working on the farmland but somehow it didn't hurt. I guessed that told me the relief it did to get freedom even for a second.

I walked out of the gate determined to make sure no one saw me, not even the palace guards but in the dead of the night, my feet tripped on something and I fell giving a loud thud that sent the palace guards coming my way.

"Who's there?" I heard a deep aggressive voice ask with pure hatred behind it.

I held my toe as I felt blood flowing from it, what kind of a fate do I have?

I held my breath and hid at the back of a drum that was nearby because if the palace guards found me and my slightest mistake, took me to a Kane, then I was done for.

I saw a flash of torches and I beckoned on the Moon Goddess to help me so they wouldn't find me.

After a few minutes of searching, they went in the opposite direction and I heaved a sigh of relief.

I walked on, going deeper and deeper into the woods as I thought of my parents. It was almost midnight so I didn't even understand how I was seeing in this darkness.

As a wolf, you could only see in the darkness when you had a wolf, but since I was wolfless, I couldn't understand how I was able to read my surroundings.

I guessed the mother goddess was lenient with me today.

As I walked, I heard something that sounded like branches of trees being cut down and I stopped in my tracks.

I looked backward and forward as fear gripped me. I strained my ears for another sound, but nothing came forth.

As I was about to take another step, I heard the sound of a wolf running.

That was it, my subconscious mind immediately screamed 'RUN' and off I ran back to the palace but then.

"Don't be a scaredy cat, darling." A voice came and I froze, I looked up to find an unknown man smiling weirdly at me.

I took steps backward but before I could say a thing, he pounced on me as he tore off the only rag that covered my body.

I gasped as he stared lustfully at my bosom, before I could think of something to say, he dragged my panties and shredded them into pieces with his teeth.

And almost at the same time, used his tongue to ravenously grab my clit as he sucked hard on it hard like he was sucking a bud, as he used his free hand to roughly grab and press my breasts.

In the next second, he slammed his big, hard, and long cock into my tiny pussy and fucked me hard as I screamed in agony.

Just then, he stopped and looked upward in fright and fled away.