[This is kind of a slowburn book, and Red isn't Olive-at all. I just need to give a bit of history so that the pieces would connect later in the story without the need to go back in time as I write. Anyways, ^_^]
Author's POV
In the depths of the night, Olive was already tucked into bed when all the noise around her suddenly became more rustly.
"Ssh, move over" Someone whispered.
"Ouch, my feet! Let's get out quickly, fourth master is here..." Another voice said.
'Scramble'
'Scuffle'
To Olive, it seemed as if the servants in the room were all going out. But Because she was given excess work the day before, She was tired as she lay in the bed due to her weak physique . She tried to stir her eyes open incase there was a need for her to rush out as the others. But the moment she opened her eyes, It widened in horror as she found out that she was the only one that was in the room that was dimly lit by the moon light.
But, another thing that caught her attention was the fact that a tall shadow was advancing towards her. Subconsciously, she moved backwards on the little bed that she was sleeping on, but she got nowhere as the shadowed figure came up to her and took her both legs that were under the blanket with force.
Because of that shock, she yelped in fear. What was happening to her? And why had the others left her behind?!
She still couldn't see the figure that had bound her legs beneath the flimsy sheets but she knew it was a man. And the thought of it made her struggle to get away from his grasp when suddenly, a slap resounded.
Olive was just hit and she could not believe it. She had always tried to be a good child and never really demanded any beating because she was always well behaved. But now, she couldn't understand why she was hit and who did it.
Still in her reverie, she heard a voice she never thought she would never hear again and it jerked up her senses.
"Heh. As feisty as before..." He drawled.
It was the voice of the perverted man from a few days ago! When this clicked in Olive's mind, She tried even further with all her might to get away from him for the fear of what he might do to her there and then.
She was still very young. She could not stand a chance in the world outside of her home. Yet, she decided to be ambitious to Fend for her father.
And she promised....With all these thoughts running through her head in seconds, She immediately broke down into small sobs.
"Please... Please.... I am sorry, sir - sob- I apologize sir -sob- Please, let me go...." She tried to remove her hands that were already in his grasp but all her will power was, already lost and She only resented to let out a scream in hopes of someone saving her.
But that only infuriated him the more to the point that he hit her again on the second cheek.
Olive whimpered. She tasted the blood in her mouth and she felt her cheeks were hot and swollen.
"You're even more disrespectful than the others, you little bastard!" He spat the words at her furiously having been delayed.
"The other girls would beg me for it..." He said and held Olive's cheeks tightly as the girl winced in pain. "But you are very ungrateful.... Therefore, You shall get your punishment."
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The next day, Olive was lieing in her bed. Unable to get up. She was beyond traumatized at what had happened the night before.
At a point when the man had left, and she was in and out of consciousness, she heard the servants that had left come in swiftly.
But what had caught her attention was what they were saying and she had a full grasp on who had defiled her.
Suddenly, the head maid came in and hollered at her to clean up the room and her bed before she could have a bath or even eat.
At first, Olive asked herself how people could be so cruel to her in the such state snd still ask her to do others' work of arranging the room but nevertheless, she stood up-slowly.
As she was arranging the room, she was thankful that she still survived and therefore she made up her mind to get revenge on the man that had destroyed her dreams in just one night - Rowan Craig!