An Escape

(Sharon Timberlake's POV)

It was all tense but I was feeling cold. I was having two opposite feelings simultaneously.

"I don't care about if she is pregnant or not!" Stone Sumach shouted at the soldier. "A criminal is a criminal and a prisoner is also a prisoner. It doesn't matter the issues involved. You will do what I want, wouldn't you?"

The soldier was aware that Lord Stone Sumach was annoyed. He got down with one knee to the ground and bowed.

"I am sorry if that annoyed you, Lord…" the soldier apologized. "And yes, I will do all what you ask me to do. I would never go against your order. You can trust me."

I simply watched the scene. I was already imagining what life would be for me without food. I would probably lose consciousness if it became too much. I began to imagine that no one found out that I had fainted and before anyone saw me, I had died. I was long lost in this thinking until I heard someone's voice. I had to snap out of it.

"Good!" Stone Sumach noted now. "I do not care what happens to her. She could as well die. I am sure she knows the gravity of what she attempted. No one tries this with me and goes scot-free. No one does! No one!"

Everyone kept silent. The soldier also didn't talk. Stone Sumach looked threateningly around. Everyone lowered their gaze so as not to get on this wrong side.

At this moment, I forgot the fact that I had once termed him as cute. He wasn't handsome again in my eyes. All I could see was a disguised and evil devil with an ugly face and who had no horns. Stone Sumach was an evil Lord. It would be better if he wore artificial horns and a long red gown. This would make him seem like the devil he truly was. He looked like a cool and kind person but he was actually an evil and heartless person. I had expected him to have mercy on me because of my gender. It was something astonishing that Stone Sumach never seemed to care. His heartlessness knew no bounds or limitations.

Stone Sumach was still looking around. According to what I could see, he was expecting the soldiers to make a move. The soldiers also seemed to be waiting for his command.

"You all should move!" Stone Sumach shouted at the soldiers angrily. The soldiers were also ready to make a move.

The soldier who had been talking since began to give his other soldiers directives. It took some time but the orders were obeyed. The soldiers led the men to a separate prison. I was the only lady among them and I was moved into a different prison. I was the only one there. I wasn't so shocked on seeing this. It was as expected.

I didn't know what to do. I wouldn't survive the prison if this continued. Later on, the warder passed me some water. I drank this water happily as I haven't taken anything since. It was already dark at night. I decide to engage the warder in a conversation. He could be helpful.

"Give me the cup. You have finished drinking the water, haven't you?" The warder asked me irritatedly.

"Yes, I have," I replied slowly. "Can I ask a few questions?"

The warder looked at me closely. I acted like I was in distress. I was sure this would make him want to oblige. He definitely couldn't be as heartless as Lord Stone Sumach.

"Sure, you can go ahead and ask your question. But I want you to know that I don't have all the time in the world…" the warder said slowly. "Whatever you want to say must be done very fast."

I smiled at him. This was a very charming smile. He was a male gender so he would be definitely attracted to me. Despite being heavily pregnant, I still looked beautiful and attractive. I knew this very well.

"Okay, actually, I am new in this surrounding. I want to know how things are being done…" I told the warder. "What do you think would be done to me? I didn't know that it was a crime to pass that route. Some people were after my life and I needed an escape route."

"Is that it?" The warder asked me again. It was a rhetorical question as he already knew the answer to that question. "Well, ignorance won't solve this issue. Listen up, Lord Stone Sumach isn't one who will forgive you. He has his own ethics!"

"You still haven't told me what you think would happen to me…" I told the warder carefully now.

"Yeah, I haven't!" The warder continued. "I think I know what Lord Stone Sumach is trying to do. I have watched him do the same exact thing to about three pregnant woman."

"Please go straight to the point!" I told the warder. This would hurt him so I went further to pacify him. "I don't want to waste your time at all, Sir."

"Oh, okay!" The warder replied. He seemed to understand my plight. I loved this act. "This is what he usually does. He does some kind of experiment. He would have you undergo several punishment like starving. If you manage to survive this, he would begin to take care of you until you give birth."

"He will take care of me?" I asked excitedly. This sounded not bad.

"You haven't heard it all…" The warder said now. "You see, once you give birth, he will sell your child. After doing this, he would hand you over as a breeder to someone influential. If he doesn't do this, he would make you his sex slave."

I was shocked on hearing this. This didn't sound well at all. I felt my heart began to beat louder than ever. Now, I knew that this wasn't somewhere to be. I needed to find a way out here.

"Please, can you help me escape?" I asked the warder carefully.