Harsh Treatment

The Black Void - Episode 3185

I am brought back to the estate, and quickly ushered into Gustav's private study (The very same room from which I took the page), where he sits waiting for me. The heavies close and lock the door behind me. My eyes dart around the room for possible avenues of escape, but I can see none. Gustav says nothing at first, but his piercing angry stare says all I need to hear, and then some.

He rises and quickly stalks over to me. Before I even have a chance to react, he backhands me across the face so hard that I fall to the floor. I try to crawl away, but he pulls me up by my hair and strikes me again. "Please, stop!" I cry. He takes another swing at me, which I mostly block with my arms but which still sends me sprawling back to the ground. He pulls me to my feet yet again. By this point I am sobbing, and wondering just how long he plans to beat me. I realize he could just as easily kill or rape me, and here, at his estate, no one would lift a finger to stop him.

"Please..." I plead, frantic.

"Please what, you little bitch?" he hisses. "Do you realize what you've done? Thanks to you that bastard Max is blackmailing me! He's sent word that he and his girls won't be paying their commission any longer, and that if I try to take it by force he'll go to the guardsmen with the ledger page that you stole!"

I think Max must be mad, playing with fire as he seems to be doing. I say nothing, though, unable to think of anything that might improve my situation. My only fleeting, desperate hope is that Trina has gone the authorities with what she's seen. It remains doubtful that she'd betray Max, but perhaps she'll have sympathy for me, especially since she knows about my pregnancy.

"Max also sent word about you. Seems you're nothing but a spy for the Ministry of Law. I should by all rights just kill you now, but that would be a kindness. No, what you've done deserves a much harsher puinshment..."

  1. "Since you seem to enjoy the company of pimps, perhaps I'll introduce you to the ones that work for me. You can work to recover some of the money I'll be losing."
  2. "Did you know there's a dungeon beneath this house? It used to be part of a fortress that was built on these grounds long ago. Now, it's where I leave my enemies to rot."
  3. "Wait!" I cry. "Maybe I can help you get the page back from Max!" It's a desperate gamble, but may be the best chance I have.
  4. Just then, we hear shouting and the sounds of a struggle outside, and the door bursts open to reveal a group of armed watchmen. "Gustav, you are under arrest!"

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