XYLA “I–I wasn’t escaping!” I cried as he walked over to me, my heart thumping in my chest, eyes wide in fear. Robert didn’t pay heed to my words. His hand whipped across my cheek, and I fell to the ground with a small scream. The slap was hard enough to shake my entire existence, but I regained my senses as he grabbed my arm and pulled me to my feet. “I knew I would have to discipline you filth.” With an iron grip, he began to drag me away, despite my cries of protests and whimpers of pain. He led me back into the Palace, and let go of my arm, now taking hold of my hair. "Please, please," I begged, tears rolling down my cheeks as he pulled it painfully. "You little b***h, you thought you could run away from this Palace?" he yelled, continuing to drag me through the hallway. “From t