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Samantha’s POV.

It happened so fast. The man I saw as annoying turned out to be more than that. A beast in human skin. He forced himself on me. Life will go on. I had to leave his room shamelessly before he woke up.

What will I call this on my neck? It’s a bite; it hurts, but somehow it doesn't. I examined it in front of the mirror. The beautiful dress I will be wearing was already laid out on my bed.

"Enough of that; your beauty won’t be needed today."

Cervantes appeared; he wasn’t the one who had his way with me, but I was mad at him. "You only show up when you need me, isn’t it?"

"Reframe your words; we need each other; last time I checked, you wanted to get out of this place!"

Yes, when a prey keeps returning to its predator, it's for a reason. I want to be free, so until then, I have to keep up with this. He did not even notice the scratch on my body or the bite on my neck.

"I want an invite."

His words surprised me. Cervantes declined an invitation. They made it clear wha