Prologue

Dinner at the Dashwood Estate was as usually. Her parents would invite the Finnegans and their perverted son, Peter, and they would all sit for hours talking about business and gossip. Unfortunately, Peter's parents and her own had decided, for the benefit of both their father's business, that they should get married. Peter proposed about two months ago and against her will, Rebecca accepted. She carries a heavy diamond ring on her left hand and wants nothing more but to choke Peter with it.

"Rebecca, you haven't eaten any of your food. What's wrong dear?" Her thoughts were interrupted by her mother. She was a beautiful woman with the sweetest, crooked smile. Her hair was a dark gold, as if the gold had come right out of the dirt and not cleaned off yet. Her eyes were a deep blue, which looked like a river at night. Rebecca only wished she were as beautiful as her mother. Her face looked concerned, like she cared. She didn't really care. She wouldn't care if her daughter was anorexic she just needed to pretend she cared because there were guests.

"Nothing mother, I'm just not very hungry tonight." Once they all went back to their conversations she felt something tug and then lift her dress. She looked over at Peter and he had an evil smirk on his face. The next thing she felt was a hot, clammy hand on her thigh. She quickly pushed his hand off her leg and kicked him in the shin causing him to jump and shake the table. Everyone turned in surprise as he rubbed his leg in pain.

"May I be excused? I'm suddenly not feeling very well." It wasn't a lie. After having his hand on her leg she was quite disgusted.

"Yes dear." Her mother replied as Rebecca excused herself and headed down the long corridor and up the stairs to her room. "Peter, why don't you go upstairs and make sure she's okay." He smirked and started up to her room.

When she got up to her room she locked the door and went out onto her balcony. It was only the middle of the afternoon and since it was summer it was still light out. She looked out and saw many people crowding the streets. Boys playing with wooden swords, girls walking and giggling, couples holding hands and kissing. There was nothing but happiness outside. Why couldn't she be happy? Why couldn't she be free? She locked the balcony doors and collapsed on her large, fluffy bed just as she heard a soft knock on the door.

"Who is it?" She yelled with her face in a pillow making it sound muffled.

"It's me," not recognizing the voice, she forced herself up and unlocked the door. As soon as she did she regretted it.

'Why didn't I ask who it was?!" she scolded herself "What do you want?" she said disappointed at herself.

"Your mother wanted me to keep you company," he said smirking again make Rebecca's stomach turn.

"I'm fine, thank you. Goodbye," She tried to close the door but he put his hand up and pushed it open and forced himself into the room. "Get out of my room!" she shouted. Peter slammed the door behind him and pinned her up against it.

"You can't tell me what to do! Once you're my wife you have to obey me and do as I say!" He then pressed his mouth against hers, making her head smack against the door. Rebecca squirmed and tried to push him away but he was stronger than her and she couldn't make him move. He wrapped his arms around her, holding her arms at her sides and threw her to the bed and straddled her hips. In a quick reaction, she kicked her knee up, hitting him right in the groin. He fell off of her not realizing she was near the end of the bed he fell off and landed flat on his back. She quickly got off the bed and helped him to his feet.

"Now get out of my room or I'll do it again." She pushed him throw the door and called for a housekeeper to help her undress. She took a deep breath once the corset was off and thanked the housekeeper. She slipped into her nightgown and walked over to the balcony to pull the curtains over the windows. It was just starting to get dark and most of the people had left the street. She climbed into her bed and went to sleep.

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