Chapter Thirty-Seven
Ana
I stared up at the three maids as they slowly closed the distance between us, their footsteps heavy on the floorboards. A knot of dread twisted in my stomach. How on earth had they even managed to get inside my assigned quarters in the first place? The door should have been locked.
I tried to gather enough strength to push myself up from the ground, but before I could get my feet under me, one of the maids lunged forward and delivered a sharp, vicious kick straight to my shin. The impact sent me crashing right back down onto the hard floor in total pain.
"What exactly do you want from me?" I yelled, my voice cracking as I glared up at them, clutching my injured leg.
They only laughed loudly when they heard the raw desperation in my voice. The lead maid ste
