Hazel let out a piercing scream that tore through the night echoing through the entire forest as her captor increased the pressure on her hair.Her heart was ramming as she stared into his face. She never thought this could happen.He pulled at her hair again and Hazel couldn't stop the scream that escaped her lips.Her captor only chuckled with her hair wrapped around his hand."No matter how much you scream, no one will hear you." He reminded her and Hazel knew it was true.As she stared into eyes so blue, her heart ran wild with fear as instead of the beauty she had once seen in them, she only saw anger."I'm sorry," she whimpered.Her neck was aching with the way he was bending her head backward and she felt like he was going to rip out her hair from her head as he pulled mercilessly."No!" He roared, shaking his head, "You are not sorry. But I promise you, you will be when I am done with you," He threatened.Hazel believed his threat as she saw it in his eyes. The anger in his ey

"Make sure you take good care of her. Treat any wounds you would find," Sam instructed his maid, "And there should be no funny business," Sam warned."Erm... Master? How am I going to clean her up when she is tied up Sir?" The maid asked.Sam pondered on the maid's words for a while. He looked at the maid, then back at Hazel."You have a point. You can undo the ties but I have to warn you again, no funny business," He commanded. "She is very cunning."He started to walk out of the room but then stopped in his tracks and turned to admonish the maid once more."If she escapes, you will take her place."Hazel saw the visible shiver that went through the maid's body and she knew that any plan she had to try to cajole the maid into helping her out was not going to work.But she was going to find a way, by hook or by crook. Sam walked out of the room and Hazel listened to his receding footsteps as a glimmer of hope rose in her. She had been hoping he would leave the door open. She knew sh

An ear-piercing, panic-stricken, primal scream rang out and echoed all over the house, shaking it from its roots.On hearing it, Mary went quiet as fear overcame her. She could only wonder what had let out such a scream.She put her ears to the door to try and listen to what was going on outside."No! No!" Cries of pain that sounded as if someone was being gutted by the fire followed the scream.Mary's eyes widened in fear and she took steps back into the bathroom trying as much as possible to get far away from whatever it was that was causing those screams."Help me! Someone! Help me!" The voice rang out but this time, the voice sounded more human –more like Hazel's voice.On the other side of the door, Hazel was red with frustration as she let out another scream.She banged her fists against the door in a fit of rage, frustration, and anger.She had run to the door with her hopes high and her emotions soaring but all of that had been shattered as when she reached for the handle and

At that point, Hazel could see the sympathy all over Mary's face as she paid keen attention.It looked so genuine that Hazel felt so bad she was lying to her."On the third day of my being here, I was starting to lose hope and was getting desperate," Hazel retold with a fake sniffle.It wasn't even hard to call the tears to her eyes. All she had to do was remember her true story and the tears would come whether they were of anger or pain."I knew there was no way I was going back home without some money to help my sister. And at that point, I was willing to do anything. Luckily for me, before I was able to start selling my body off, I met this man," I said in a weak voice, making sure she was buying my lies."He was so nice to me... He bought me food and took me to watch a play," as Hazel spoke about the day she met Sam, she had a distant look on her face as she reminisced on the good time she had with Sam that day."He was a real gentleman. He was kind, gentle, funny, and attentive.

"Edith! Be careful you would fall off the bed!" Sam warned as he saw how far she had gotten to the edge.When she did not make any attempt to do as he said, he put his knees on the bed so he could reach over and pull her back.Hazel let out a long, agonizing wail as she saw Sam's movements toward her. In a bid to get away from him, Hazel fell over the edge of the bed to the groundAnother loud wail invaded the air as she cried from the pain she felt from hitting herself on the hard floor.Sam got off the bed and rushed to where she lay cuddled on the ground crying holding her head with both hands.The closer he got to her, the more her cries and begging increasedSam could not understand what was wrong with her and it angered him that he was helpless."What the hell is going on Edith?!" He bellowed angrily.His question was silly as at this time, he knew exactly what was going on —Hazel was terrified of him.And he did not blame her for that. She had every right to be.Sam took a very