Chapter 9: Escape

Still sitting here dazed on the bed, while staring at the balcony. I couldn't believe the position I was in. I need to get out of here. No way am I to bear a child of his. Kingdom men are known to use women for breeding and other pleasures in the bedroom.

Businessmen don't use their slaves for breeding but they will still sleep with their female slaves. They still keep part of your virtue. This way you won't bear any child, especially in your heat cycle. So you are still technically a virgin or even half of one. It keeps your value up in the Businessman Society. In case one of your owners takes you as a wife. So I don't even know if I can bear children.

Regardless, I am not staying here to find out. However, I have the mark of the slave symbol on my wrist but I could easily cover it. Like how I cover my birthmark on the side of my neck with these three stars. The stars are shaped like seven-pointed diamond stars in a straight line. So I have good practice with makeup.

Then I can join the Commoners community or even just settle with the average people. Not everyone was ruled under a Baron, King, or even enslaved by these Businessmen. I have a chance to run free. Cory hasn't yet branded me as his anyway. I'm still marked by the previous master.

He's gone now! If anyone did find out I was once a slave. There wouldn't be a return. Unless he was woken again. The odds of that were slim. Since he was now put done into the lifeless state as some would say. Most commoners didn't care about returning slaves. I'd just have to avoid the Hunters Society. Who would look out for runaways like me to be collected for a bounty payment upon my return? That's another good reason to have my slave owner gone. Therefore there shouldn't be any hunter to look for me.

I could be finely free!!!

I can't believe my owner is gone!!

My slate would be cleaned!!!

I'd be in the clear.

My thoughts were once again racing. This time with such excitement. I decided to see how drugged, I was. Or was it ok for me to stand and walk? I pulled my legs slowly to dangle over the left bedside. And touched my toes to the floor. The carpet was so soft it felt like a bed too. Like I could just slip down and take a nap right on the floor. I wouldn't even wake up feeling like, I slept on a hardened floor.

I've had to do that a few times. As part of my punishment, I was made to sleep on a cold hard floor. Sometimes it would be so bad. That my Master was very displeased with me. I wouldn't even be allowed to sit on the couch in the lounge next to his office. His penthouse was within the same skyscraping building that he worked in. All Highest Ranked Businessmen owners lived within the same building they owned.

The more I kept on thinking about the Businessmen Society. The happier I was becoming to no longer deal with him. I'm glad he's gone for good. Taking back my focus again.

I looked down at my bare feet. The carpet was a creamy white. It was so clean and fresh looking as if it was brand new. Thinking maybe he doesn't use this room a lot. He did mention this was one of his rooms. This place must be huge, though. This bedroom is huge for one person. I wouldn't even want to imagine how many women he's had in this bed. The thought of that coming to mind gave me the momentum, I needed.

I slowly started to move my feet by tapping the floor with my bare toes and slowly putting some pressure down on one foot. I have no idea what drug he used on me. Therefore I had no idea what kinda side effects it would have on me. Especially, since I was still supposed to be sleeping. I felt tired but I didn't want to sleep. I wanted out, while I still had a chance. That was all I could think about at this time. Finally, it felt like I could stand. I slowly got myself up and walked into the bathroom.

And Enter inside it all to find that the bathroom was huge too. There was black marble tile on the bottom of the walls. Until it changed color into a cream-white within the center of the walls designed with golden detail in each square piece. With very fine gold lines to make it stand out more. The floor was just a marble white. His sink was white and so rich-looking. It was so clean and fresh. He had a blue towel hanging by the shower to the right wall. It was all set up for showering and washing. I noticed the shower had different settings too. It looked like it would turn into a jacuzzi tub. From the shower's right side in the corner was the hamper for dirty clothes and towels. To live in such a place. Not even any of my Businessmen slave owners had anything so rich-looking.

I quickly snapped myself out of my amazement. Walking over to the sink to wash my face. I didn't look my best. My light blonde goldish tint color hair was a complete mess and tangled from laying down. My hair was still pulled back in a now messy-looking low bun. My makeup and eyeliner were smeared, I was a complete disaster. Without much care, I walked out of the bathroom and down the small hall. It opens up into a large living room space. With a big tv hung near the right side of the door and a coffee table with fancy black comfortable-looking chairs. With a black comfortable-looking couch, pushed up again the wall to line up directly with the tv. The window behind the couch was draped with a short black design curtain. I saw the door to my left and tried to turn the golden-looking handle slowly. No surprise it was locked from the outside.

Of course, it was locked from the outside. Why would it be locked from the inside like a normal door? Frustrated and thinking to myself about what my next step should be.

I head back to the bedroom from where the balcony would be. I turned both the fancy golden hook nobs. To my surprise, both doors open right up. I stepped outside onto the balcony. Feeling the wind hit my body felt so nice. While the sun was beaming onto my face again. The air felt so fresh. My previous Master never allowed me to be outside. He didn't want me getting the idea to run away. Even though, I did that regardless. I just didn't make it outside of the building before getting caught.

The land was beautiful so much nicer compared to the city. I thought the city was beautiful when I could catch a glance at it. But this place was so nicely decorated with trees that blossom white flowers, it was filled with beautiful gardens and water fountains. It even has a huge outdoor swimming pool with a waterfall scenery decorated with rocks, flowers, and plants.

It looked like Paradise!!!

But weirdly enough no one seemed to be using it. If I had a pool like this in my yard, I don't believe I'd ever get out of it.

I looked all around the land and didn't see anyone. Even more, oddly enough, it looked as if nobody was home. Rather than think too much about the thought of why anybody wasn't home. I pushed that thought aside.

So I can start studying how I could climb down.

I wasn't scared of heights so I looked around the balcony. To find places where I could get a good footing and climb myself slowly down. After examining it some, I went up over the balcony-stoned craved railing and placed my bare feet in each tiny space. I could grip on and slowly started to climb down very carefully. This mansion was carved out of a lot of stone. It was beautiful in design nothing like I've ever seen.

Fairly, I got close to the bottom and jumped into a bush. And of Ofcourse, I had to land on my broken arm! A sharp pain hit me!! My arm was throbbing in agony. While I rocked myself on my back with this sheer pain that stings up my arm. I could feel the heat of it burning up with pain. As I lay there hidden in the huge bush holding it in complete agony. I wanted to cry but there was no way I'd let myself do that. So I held my tears as they burned my eyelids from not allowing myself to release any tears. No one has ever seen me cry my red tears and if someone were to find me here in this bush. They wouldn't know I cried tears of blood. It's bad enough Cory is curious about the way my blood is a darker red and why I heal fast. I never knew women didn't have darker blood. My previous owner knew I did but he never put much thought into it.

I laid there for a few moments until my arm stopped hurting so badly and the pain was more bearable. I slowly got up on my feet and ducked slightly down. I peeked into the opening from around the bush and I saw no one. So I walked alongside the mansion very cautiously.

Thinking this is so weird, that this place is huge. Yet, why isn't anyone home? Where are the guards? I figured a King would have a high-security team. Yet, this place is completely unguarded. Until I heard some voices walking close to a window. so I peeked in at it from the siding of the outside window framing very carefully. All to see some men inside just laughing and having a conversation. While they were seemingly talking.

I then crouched down to a crawling position. Down to my stomach to avoid them from seeing me. After clearing the window I started to hit some pebbles. The more I kept moving forward, I ran into more and more. So I stopped crawling on my stomach and slowly crouched myself up very cautiously. When I realized I had cleared three large windows. I peeked where I was standing and saw it looked like I may have made it to the front. Since I see there was a patch of trees across the parking lot.

It wasn't far if I ran fast. I could make it or possibly even be seen. So taking the risk, I slowly stepped out of the bush as I looked in all directions carefully, including up above me. Yet, I saw no one. Now with my feet bare, wearing a black plain tank top, and a knee-length black skirt.

I ran for it!

The stones hitting my feet hurt but I had far worst. I was used to pain so I just kept myself going. Until I made it to the small wooded area of these beautiful tree patches. I took a breath and then kept going. Until I reach this gate with black bars and this stone border on the bottom. But I manage to slip myself between the bars and walked onto a paved road. There were more trees across the road. I took the straight path looking back once to see if anyone was following me. But to my surprise, I didn't see anyone.

I ran fast!!!

so very fast!!!

I wanted to scream with excitement!!!

Never in my life had I ever made it this far from escaping!!!

Maybe all the stories I've heard about the Barons and Kings were wrong? Other societies made them sound so frightening that you wouldn't want to be enslaved by one. Or be under control by any of them, especially with a Primary King. The Kingdom's technology was advanced and their punishment was unforgiving. Yet, this was the simplest escape I've ever made? My taste for freedom was finally here! I can live a life of my choice.

I can clean my place or mess it as I please.

I could watch tv!!

Jump on my bed!!

Shower without hurting from my bruised body from all the abuse, I would sustained.

Eat whatever I want!!!

My head was just racing with so many thoughts. I couldn't stop them! While I could feel a smile on my face. I felt like I was a bird out of its cage. Free to fly wherever the breeze would take me. I will make my own home and my own rules now.

I am free to live the life I've been dreaming of!

I am FREE!