Episode 8

The spirits were not the best that day, the rain was unwelcome and the humidity worsened the atmosphere.

Eliza healed Christopher's wounds and then prepared lunch, and they both ate in silence.

And without saying a word, Eliza and Christopher got into bed, unwilling to do anything else, and cuddled until they fell asleep.

The unpleasant events stripped away the excitement they felt for the day they would become spouses.

They decided to sleep and forget everything. Tomorrow everything will be better.

But what they did not know was that something worse awaited them than the experience they had that day.

Later that evening, the footsteps of people were heard outside the room.

Eliza instantly opened her eyes and slid her hand to the headboard of the bed to grab her knife.

"Are you awake?" she whispered to Christopher, and he nodded.

"Go to the bathroom and don't come out until I tell you," Eliza said, getting up along with Christopher, who didn't hesitate to obey.

He knew he wouldn't be of help to Eliza. If he stayed alone, he would be a hindrance and put her in danger.

Christopher went into the bathroom and locked the door.

Eliza, on the other hand, approached the door and stood to the side, waiting for the intruders to enter.

The footsteps came closer and closer until they stopped in front of the door.

Eliza tightened her grip on the knife. The door opened, and the first man entered cautiously, unaware of Eliza behind him.

Eliza immediately lunged at the man, burying the knife in his neck before he could react.

"Shit!" another man shouted upon seeing his companion fall to the floor, bleeding out, and the girl retreated with the knife before pointing it at him.

"Who are you?" Eliza asked, her face stained with blood and a cold, terrifying gaze that sent shivers down the man's spine.

"Hahaha, this is great," the man exclaimed with a laugh, tossing his hair back as he looked at Eliza with eyes filled with madness.

"The maid didn't lie when she said you were a monster killer, hahaha," the man said.

"Maid?... Does that mean these bastards aren't sent by Marko! Don't tell me those bitches hired assassins for revenge!"

Eliza couldn't believe what those maids were capable of. She was really going to kill them all, and in the most painful way possible.

Eliza furrowed her brow and, without waiting any longer, launched herself at the man, who smirked with madness and pulled out two knives, blocking Eliza's attack and pushing her back.

"He's strong..."

Eliza stepped back, and the man threw a knife at her, but she dodged it, and it buried itself in the floor.

"This will be fun," the man said, beginning to throw knives that seemed to come out of his sleeves, forcing Eliza to retreat while dodging.

"With my reflexes, I can dodge even a fucking bullet, you damn idiot!"

Eliza took one of the knives without the man noticing and hid it in the sleeve of her nightgown. She gripped the knife in her hand again and charged at the man, who continued throwing knives, but Eliza dodged them and quickly arrived in front of him, cutting his hand before he could react.

Eliza swung another strike, but the man retreated in time, only receiving a scratch on his abdomen.

"That was close."

The man smiled and pulled out another knife, then launched himself at Eliza.

Eliza skillfully dodged the strikes and made one towards the man's abdomen again, but he evaded it, grabbing Eliza's arm and then burying a knife in her thigh.

Eliza let out a gut-wrenching scream and quickly took out the knife embedded in her leg, trying to bury it in the man's neck, but he grabbed her by the throat and lifted her, slamming her against the wall, immobilizing the wrist of the arm holding the knife while strangling her.

"They will pay a lot for you when we sell you. Who wouldn't want to buy a killer slave who obeys their orders? Besides, you're also very beautiful. This is a gold mine!" the man says excitedly, leaning in to look Eliza directly in the eyes.

But the man's smile is instantly wiped away when Eliza pulls out the knife hidden in the sleeve of her free hand and plunges it under his chin until the hilt, instantly causing him to fall dead.

Eliza collapses to the floor beside the man, taking a breath. She grabs her neck and coughs, then immediately grabs the edge of her nightgown, tearing off a strip to tie around her thigh to stop the bleeding.

"Damn it! It hurts like hell!" Eliza shouts, tightly tying the strip around her thigh.

Once done, without wasting any time, she stands up, limping and leaning against the walls to make her way to the bathroom.

"Christopher!"

Eliza hurries and upon arriving, she opens the bathroom door to find Christopher unconscious in the arms of a hooded man.

"Chris-!!?"

Eliza's words are interrupted when someone grabs her from behind and puts a cloth over her mouth, causing her to lose consciousness as she sees the men carrying her and Christopher.

"We're going to make a fortune with these two," says the hooded man carrying Eliza.

"That's right, she was able to kill two veteran assassins as a child. They'll give us a fortune for her," says the other, carrying Christopher.

"Yes, when this little one grows up, she'll be a monster. But by then, we'll be enjoying the money we'll make from selling her and the money we'll earn by claiming the reward for the heir to the grand duchy, hahaha..."

"No... Cris... damn it..."

Eliza's consciousness fades completely, at the mercy of those men who have no good intentions for them.

And this is just the beginning of what awaits Eliza, who will be pushed to the point of unleashing that hidden nature within her being...

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