"When? That depends on how many more days Miss Ivy decides to let you live," Wes said coldly. "You'd better watch yourself!"

With that, they left. Nina was not locked up and she could walk freely within the place. A few Yaren women walked past her. She greeted them, but they did not respond, walking silently with their heads down. In today's world, they were not much different from being servants in a historical drama. Nina couldn't figure out what this place was for.

She went to check where they had left and saw that the entire compound was locked, with high-voltage wires on top. There was no way to get out. She could only move around within the compound, which was quite large. It took her about twenty minutes to walk around the perimeter, all lined with high-voltage wires.

Crash-

Nina heard the sound of something breaking, followed by the sound of a whip.

"Ah-don't hit me! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to break the bowl. Please, Mrs. Quintana, forgive me!"

"Forgive you? How many times is this? Everyone here is under my control. You don't know the rules, so I'll beat you to death if I have to!"

The voice was coarse. They were speaking in the Yaren language, which Nina could understand. She went in to see a rather fat woman holding a whip, beating a thin girl who looked to be about fifteen. The girl trembled as she hugged her head, her hands and body covered in fresh and old whip marks.

whip struck the girl's already wounded hands, making her scream in pain, unable to resist. There were

is your fate..." Mrs. Quintana continued to whip the girl until she

whip, stopping her from hitting the girl further. "If you

looked at Nina and shouted, "Who are you to stop my whip?

gasped. The girl, seeing Nina as her savior, crawled over to her, hugging Nina's

looked at the

of light, filled only with fear. She must have been severely abused. This country seemed to have regressed not just decades, but centuries, still stuck in a feudal society. Nina couldn't bear it. At fifteen, she had been in

you control the lives here? You

Quintana pulled her

means more food for the dogs. No one cares. You must be new. Too bad you don't know who I am, but you'll

eyes fixed

to do?" Nina

tugged at Nina's pants. "Please don't say anything... you'll

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