Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest) novel Chapter 2093

If only time would go by faster, and the villagers would tire, returning home to sleep sooner. The more Rachel Wood hoped for those things to happen, the slower time seemed to pass.

Every minute felt like a century until dawn finally arrived.

Sounds of roosters crowing around the mountainous village were like beacons of light in the darkness that gave her hope.

The entire village had grown quiet. The loud footsteps had also ceased.

Rachel knew that those people had probably grown weary, with most of them already returned home.

However, she was weak, cold, and hungry after lacking food and water for a long time.

Her tongue felt dry, and she felt as if there were needles in her stomach.

She reached for a handful of straw and began to eat to avoid collapsing from exhaustion and hindering her escape.

The straw was tasteless and difficult to chew, which made it hard to swallow.

Rachel didn’t care, however.

With strong willpower, she believed that she could overcome any obstacle.

She was willing to do anything, including eating straw, as long as she could return to Sebastian Brenand’s side and leave this hellish place.

Rachel had gotten used to being treated like a princess by his side, with access to all the delicious food and beverages she wanted.

She had never eaten anything this horrible.

She forced herself to swallow after chewing a mouthful of straw. It was still tough even after she had chewed it to smaller bits.

Her throat pricked painfully as she swallowed, but she pressed on, chewing one mouthful after another.

After several mouthfuls of straw, Rachel felt some strength returning, feeling much better.

Thank goodness she had eaten some straw earlier so that her body could keep up with her pace.

The dog’s barks drew the attention of her captors and other villagers, who had gained closer until they were approximately a hundred meters behind her.

They began running when they saw Rachel, shouting as they picked up speed.

“Stop right there, you b*tch!”

They had fierce looks in their eyes.

It was a terrifying sight.

At that moment, she sensed that doom would soon be upon her, and she knew she had to keep running.

If they caught her, she’d be dead.