It was particularly cold at night.

Rachel Wood was only wearing thin, worn-out woolen clothes that the men had given her.

She could feel the frigid breeze through the holey fabric, making her shiver uncontrollably.

She endured the cold, not daring to stop for even a second knowing that she wasn't safe until she left this place.

Sebastian Brenand was still waiting for her.

She had to make her way back quickly.

Right then, Rachel genuinely regretted caving to his parents' threats. None of this would have happened if she hadn't.

Biting her lip, she persisted forward without stopping to rest.

At the break of dawn, she couldn't walk anymore.

Right then, she spotted an empty tar road without any cars in sight.

She could see a road sign showing directions to Merryview City a fair distance away.

She was 62 miles away from Merryview City.

Rachel recognized this place as an impoverished city far away from Atlantis. It turned out that she was sold to a village beneath this city.

handful of dried grass and chewed as she walked, needing to regain her

couldn't afford to

dizzy, feeling like she

her feet was already

the pain as her feet grew numb from the

she was most grateful

the empty road, she kept walking and

find a way once she made it to the busier parts

as she believed that she would

she wouldn't be on an

nine o'clock in the morning,

her hands at it with all her might, but the

Disappointment weighed her down

again,

long with exhaustion a

that made it

challenging

her to

like a frail

steps forward, she noticed a black Volkswagen Santana from afar, prompting her to run to the center of the road impulsively, opening her arms wide

started praying again, hoping the

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