A quiet determination rose up through the fear. She couldn’t stay. She wouldn’t allow herself to be trapped in a life built on coercion.
As dawn broke, Anna slipped out through the mansion gates, her heart pounding but her steps steady.
She didn’t have a plan.
She didn’t know what waited beyond the estate’s high walls. But for the first time, her future was her own.
And with that, Anna began her journey—not just to escape, but to rediscover who she truly was.
