The Duchesses

Chapter 30 : Escape Went Wrong

"Natalie! Open your eyes!" a woman's voice screams at the scene.

It's as if a fire is burning through her body, and she is disoriented from the pain. Her vision becomes hazy again as she looks around, wildly darting her ruby eyes looking mindlessly. A cold hand brushes against her cheek, asking her to stay awake. It's a chaotic situation, and she can't hear anything but this woman's voice.

How did she get to this point? Her thoughts wander to a recent event.

After completing the observation, four figures regroup at dawn. Some horses at the house would aid them in their escape. Lord Apollo, an expert in long-distance attacks, will act as an observer and support the trio when they are in trouble. He went back to the motel, getting his bow ready, before finding the best spot for him to launch a surprise attack.

The dawn is approaching, and enemies will switch shifts in the next thirty minutes. The adversaries walk around the house before sitting down, resting after guarding for a while. A rustling noise comes from the bush, which the two men mistook for a small animal. Perhaps a rabbit. However, the sounds become more audible, and another man becomes intrigued.

So he goes over to the bushes, hoping to find something else. The other man sees his friend walking towards the scrubs but can't make out anything because it's too dark. Possibly because the house is so close to the woods. What is even weirder, his friend no longer makes any noise, but the rustling continues.

He became uneasy about it and decided to return to the bushes as if something bugging him to go there. The rustling and the crisp leaves' noise grow louder, and he keeps his swords ready, just in case. As he prepares to swing his swords, another figure appears behind him, reaching out and snapping his neck like a twig.

The Duchesses emerge from the bushes and give Hector a nod. Then, they repeat the trick for the next guard. After some time, two more men emerge from the house, looking for the men, bewildered when the one that greets them is the silence in the woods rather than them.

"Where are Harry and Gavin?" asked one of the men.

"What a jerk. They've been sleeping all night!" as he sat down on the chair, the other said.

"We'll inform Devon this morning," his face etched at the thought as his voice glimpsed in a fury.

Natalie continues to shake the bushes, drawing both men there. The men exchange glances with each other, talking in their minds. Finally, they nod and start walking towards the bushes. The men slowly hold their swords and attempt to swing them like the previous man.

Medea emerges from the bushes, prompting the men to smile as they slowly let go of their swords.

"What's a beautiful lady like you doing in the bushes?" the man asks, evilly smirking.

It is, however, not as evil as Medea's smiles. She approaches the men, and their lustful gazes follow her. Lord Apollo simply prepared in case they did something unexpected. The men smirk even wider at Medea, watching her in front of them.

It feels so disgusting when she looks them directly in the eye. The men approached her without feeling any fear, blinded by their obnoxious desire and lust. If only they know who is in front of them. One of the men pulls out his hand, trying to touch the beauty in front of him. The ruby eyes glowering at the scene behold in front of her. Before Natalie could even process the situation, the men had fallen to the ground with a thud.

Blood is spilling on the ground as she peeps through the bushes. She then stands up, only to find Medea looking down at the bodies. The Duchess turns around to look at Aurora, and some blood spills on Medea's clothes, forming red spots. The blonde woman could only gulp at the situation, feeling too struck by it.