Chapter 14
Penny who had been in one of the rooms of the Inn had successfully jumped down the from the room through the help of the sheets by which she had descended down from the window . Her hands had been free which had made it easier to get down while holding the bedsheets tightly with her legs hanging before falling on the ground . It had been a struggle to go down with her feet bound through the shackles but that was nothing compared to her where she tried to walk as quickly as she could with small steps due to the restricting chains which didn't have enough length to move freely .
She didn't dare to look behind and continue to walk through the forest . Walking by the road where the carriage passed by back and forth wasn't safe . She didn't know who the dead woman was but whoever had killed her was still in the mansion . Though not wanting to be thankful for it, due to this mishap it had bought her time to escape . This was the window which she had been waiting for since she had arrived at the black market . It was obvious that the man would be busy, searching for the murder or involving himself in the mystery for him to lock her in the room .
The deserted forest filled itself with the sounds of the crickets, chirping and hiding behind and on the trees and forest ground which was wet and slippery . Since the time she had been kidnapped to be brought to the slave establishment, the privilege to wear shoes had been stolen away from her where now she walked on her bare feet .
The rain on the previous night had been heavy enough to leave puddles around the land . Unfamiliar with the place, she headed straight without deviating from her path . Penny didn't know how much time she had before the pureblooded vampire would notice her disappearance .
She didn't heed to the possible consequences she would have to face because it never occurred to her human mind that the man would come to search her . Instead of worrying about it, she put her thoughts in escaping from here . The farther she walked, the closer her freedom and independence appeared .
She heaved for air as she ran but it looked more as if she were walking . At one point she had also thought to pick up the stone to break the shackle but she had no time for it . The more time she would spend here, there was that much possibility of being caught . If it weren't for the sounds of the crickets, the forest would have been quiet except for the constant chimes of the metal clinking back and forth with her movement .
At one point, Penny's leg moved forward which the other couldn't follow and she fell on the ground . She huffed for air now that her body had stopped, the wet mud sticking to her dress which made her body feel cold . She pushed herself up to hear in time the sound of galloping hooves of the horse that approached through the forest .
Not knowing what else to do, she rolled around the ground to fall down the little slope and hide under the large roots of the tree and the mud which had moved up enough to hide her .
Penny hadn't expected the pureblooded vampire to catch her this fast but then she didn't know how much time had passed since she had escaped from the Inn . This was her only chance and she was well aware of it . Escaping from the slave establishment was difficult due to their tight security . The guards would catch her before she would be able to pass through the gates . Waiting until they reached the pureblooded vampire's mansion was not feasible too . Penny didn't know if she would be able to see the light outside without anyone not having a close eye on her .
This was her chance and she had to make use of it . Covering her mouth and nose with her hands, she tried not to let her harsh breath be heard by him .
Raising her head up, she saw the man on his horse whose back faced her . The hooves of the horse moving back and forth as the man continued to pull the reins of the horse . But then Penny noticed, this wasn't Damien Quinn who had bought her for three thousand gold coins . This man was different . He had dirty blonde hair which had been combed back for the hair to smoothen until the nape of his neck . Just as turned, Penny ducked down behind the large roots to hide .
Whoever this man was, he didn't seem like someone who had come to stroll through the woods . Rather it seemed like he was searching for someone with ferocity . At first, it made her wonder if the master had sent one of his servants to fetch her but this man appeared to look off . After some time the man finally took his horse in the direction he had come in .
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