A Farewell After Being Reborn

"Ouch!" The subordinate howled in pain as he held his head. Sage seized the chance to sprint out of the abandoned house.

“That filthy bitch! Catch her!" Benjamin, who had pulled himself together, yelled out in pain and resentment. His subordinate immediately ran after Sage.

Sage dared not look back as footsteps closed in on her. She ran as fast as she could into a lonely and dark forest. There were no lights apart from the dim moonlight.

Sage pushed through despite her fear and ran toward the mountain path. The winding path felt surreal under her feet as dizziness crept up on her. She didn't manage to make it far before Benjamin's subordinate grabbed her by her collar.

“Let's see what you can do now!" Panting hard, the man dragged her back to the abandoned house.

the drug. Clinging onto the last shreds of rationality, she resolved not to be hauled back to the house where she'd be subjected to Benjamin's whims. She bit her tongue to

seemed outraged. Even though he was

the light coming from the house, she saw a gaping wound on the man's forehead. Blood

herself from his grasp, she shut her eyes, clenched her jaw, and kicked his head with her free leg. However, the man released

pinned her hands behind her

lesson!" Enraged, the man yanked her

seemed to have come around. He snapped, "How dare this bitch lie to me? Tie her on the bed so that she can't

scalp throbbing from all the hair-pulling. Her body started to give way. Even biting her tongue no longer helped to keep her awake. Everything around her started melting away. "Get her into the house!" Benjamin ordered in a frigid tone, but Sage did not feel fear anymore. She robotically struggled against her captors. But in their eyes, it was nothing but a Hail Mary. Sinking into despair, she collapsed limply to the floor, surrendering to whatever