"For now, you can stay in here until you familiarize yourself with the environment. It’s a small room, but it’s comfortable. The bathroom is the door to your left. I suggest you rest early for tonight."
"Why are you doing this?" Ava asked.
"Doing what?"
"Helping me?"
"Ah... dear adventurer, you might not know this but people like you help the locals a lot. I am talking about guarding the boundaries against demons. Most adventurers who came here... are good people."
"Good people?"
"Yes."
Ava nodded. "Alright. Thank you so much." Ava walked inside the room and smiled at the old woman. Then she lie down and stared at the wooden ceiling. The room was warm and cozy, just like the woman said. She turned her eyes towards the window. It was still daytime.
Should she... take a quick nap?
.....
Ava’s eyes were closed, her breathing was calm as three people walked toward her bed.
"Are you sure she’s asleep?"
"I am, she drank the tea. I saw it." The woman who helped her earlier responded. "Just take her already."
"Are you sure she’s a shifter? She could transform into an animal?"
"She said so. Why would she lie about that? I was so kind to her."
"But look at her arms. It looked small, no?"
"What are you doing? Are you going to wait for her to wake up?"
"No. Of course not. But yes, you are right. She’s indeed beautiful. Sonny, let’s go take her to the boss. I’m sure the boss will love her."
The man named Sonny immediately wrapped the blanket around Ava’s whole body and lifted her up.
"Alright, we are leaving. Here’s your money. Keep up the good work." The man said.
The woman beamed and immediately countered the gold inside the pouch. "Alright. Don’t worry, I will take care of her things. Meticulously."
"Good."
The two men immediately left the house and went into a carriage that was waiting for them behind the house. Then after about forty minutes the carriage stop. Again, Sonny lifted Ava and brought her inside a mansion.
"You guys... is that some fresh blood?" A woman asked as he followed them into another room.
"Yes. I want you to make her drink that thing."
"Oh?" the woman lifted her thin eyebrows. Then she smirked. "I guess the boss will have a good time tonight."
"He will."
"What happens after that?" she licked her lips. "Can I have her?"
"Of course, Rossana but once you are done... "
"I will give them to you guys. You can enjoy yourself to your heart’s content." The woman’s lips lifted into a perverted smile then Sonny removed the blanket. "What a beauty. Truly!"
"I know. We got lucky this time. First, let her drink that. We want them to enjoy themselves too."
"Alright," Rossana smiled. "You may leave. I am going to clean her and change her clothes for the boss. I promise, she will look pretty for tonight’s celebration."
"Oh, I heard a man named Damon will come too."
"Damon? Damon West?"
"Yes."
"He is here again?"
"Yes."
"Tsk. Demons Spawn and their essences. That man.... If only poison works on him."
"I know. We have been having a hard time controlling them lately. It would be bad if they try to revolt or something."
"Tsk. Did we receive some news about the other... other-worlders? Maybe they could kill him?"
"Didn’t we try that the last time Damon came here? We failed. We only managed to kill a few of his men."
"Then what about that guy... from..."
"Rossana it’s not like the boss could afford that man. I heard hiring him to cost a lot."
"But Damon West is killing our patrons! That self-righteous creature was smiling at our boss as if he — "
"Alright. Just do what you are supposed to do. We are going to inform the boss about our new catch."
"Hmph!"
The two men left Rosanna alone with the sleeping Ava. Seeing Ava again, Rosanna smiled and started rummaging for some potions from her storage compartment. When she found the vial that she was looking for, she immediately went back to Ava and—
"Eh?’
"Looking for me?"
Rossana froze when she heard a woman’s voice behind her. But she didn’t panic. She narrowed her eyes but before she could turn around, her gaze turned dark.
....
When Rossana opened her eyes, she was already lying down in the middle of the banquet. Naked.
Her eyes widened as she opened her mouth into a silent scream. She looked at her lord, the man that she was working for trying to get his attention, but for some reason, the man just laughed at her horrified face.
Panicked, she tried to scream, but nothing happened.
She was tied against a large table, and various food was covering her body. The music was just as loud as the chatters and people’s laughter.
She turned her head to her right when what she saw made her shiver.
’Rossana’ was sitting not far away from her, talking to other women.
What is happening? Rossana thought.
It was Rossana!
So who —
Her heart started pounding against her chest when she realized something.
The woman earlier must have done something. She must have switched their faces!
Fuck!
Rossana wanted to scream. She moved her head from left to right to get someone’s attention but all she got were people’s mockery. Then she felt someone tickle her feet.
Rossana’s face reddened both from anger and embarrassment.
She wanted to say something, but that woman somehow made her mute!
"Gather around!" her lord Welton got up from his large chair. His equally large stomach seemed to bounce as he walked toward the long rectangular table. "Tonight... I am going to enjoy this woman. A shifter. An other-worlder that was sent by the gods to be enjoyed by everyone!" he raised his wineglass and looked down at Rossana, who was now wearing Ava’s face.
"To the next mother of my children!"
And just like that, everyone around them raised their glasses and said, "To the next mother of the lord’s children."
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