"Angelica, I swear I saw smoke off in the distance. It's been over a year and we have heard nothing from anyone." I said as Angelica and I were hanging linens and our fancy dresses as Peggy was tending to the garden, she ran back inside to fetch us some water for during the warm September afternoon.

"It must be nothing Eliza. I could be someone camping." Angelica said as she heard someone banging on the door.

"It must be the box for the week." I said as I hung up my blanket as Angelica froze.

"It can't be. We shouldn't receive it till tomorrow." Angelica said as we heard people talking in the front of the house.

"Mulligan!" Seabury yelled as we all froze.

"Oh no!" I whispered as Peggy ran outside after Seabury busted in the front door and saw Peggy running towards us and grabbed her by her arm.

"No!" I yelled as Angelica run up to him and smacked him hard in the face as Seabury yelled and smacked Angelica to the ground as he pulled off her necklace that I gave to her off her neck as he tossed behind him as he yelled for his guards to come around the house as I helped Angelica stand up as he held on tightly to Peggy as we were greeted with bayonets.

"So I finally have the pleasure to see all three sisters together." He sneered as he tightened his grip on Peggy's arm as she let out a cry of pain and tried to fight back.

"Stop moving!" He yelled as Peggy cried. "Don't hurt her please?" I pleaded as Seabury smirked at me.

"Ah so you are the pretty young lady that the book keeper's son saw in his shop around Christmas. The pretty little Liza. Then you must be Angelica. Pretty face, aren't you." Seabury said as Angelica held me close to her side.

"Please let our sister go now Seabury." Angelica said trying to keep her composure as Seabury shook his head.

"I would rather hold onto her and make sure doesn't run off. You girls really must like running off." He said as I felt my heart beating harder by the second. "Take care of the fire, and then restrain them." Seabury commanded as his shoulders nodded and went to door their business. "Now, did Mulligan and his little friends know that you were here?" Seabury asked getting in Peggy's face as Angelica was held back by the guard that tightly held onto our arms.

"No… we hid in the attic. They never knew we were here…" Peggy said terrified as Seabury shook his head.

"Then where are they?" Seabury demanded as Peggy shook in fear.

"I don't know…" She said looking down as Seabury jerked her head up.

"What do you mean?!" He yelled as I tried to jerk away from my guard. "We don't know where they went." Peggy said through her tears as he pushed her towards us. She cried into Angelica's chest as Angelica rubbed her back soothing her as she glared at Seabury.

"Well, since you girls have been run from me for almost a year. I sentence each of you to be whipped fifty times in the town square in Yorktown and then you will be brought back to Manhattan to suffer a thousand lashing each." Seabury said as Peggy cried harder as Angelica and I hung onto each other. "Take them to the town square. The youngest will go first." Seabury said as Angelica and I screamed no.

"No! Please have mercy!" I screamed as he told the guards to separate us.

"No! Angelica!" Peggy screamed over and over again as the guard holding onto Peggy slapped her hard against the face as Angelica broke free from her guard and lunged at Peggy's guard and attacked him as I kept kicking and screaming till she crumpled to the ground after Seabury smacked her hard in the back of the head with the butt of his gun.

"Angelica!" I screamed as Seabury looked at me and pointed the gun at her.

"Speak once more and I will kill her." He said as I felt my tears soak my cheeks.

"Please… Let us go… We don't mean any trouble…" I whispered as he pulled the trigger. "Angie!" I screamed as I let out a blood curdling scream. His guards dragged us away as I fought back to get to Angelica, as she laid on the ground in a small puddle of blood, to two horses as my guard smacked me hard in the head to silence me. I fell to the ground as I gave up wanting to fight back.

"Get up!" Seabury yelled as I was tossed over the side of a horse. I raised my head and saw Peggy the same way as she looked at me and then down to the ground as I saw her necklace on the ground with the same little pendant but also a small little ring. We dragged into the town square as we arrived as I was held by two guards as Peggy cried while she was being chained to the whipping post. "Margarita Schuyler you are charged with fleeing from the crown. Your punishment in the city of Yorktown is fifty lashing in the public square." Seabury said as I closed my eyes and tried to ignored the sound the whip being cracked. I kept trying to phase out the sound of Peggy screaming and the whip digging into her back as I cried with each hit to her. I opened my eyes and could never forget the sight of her back tore apart and blood going down of her yellow dress as I choked on tears. She was pulled off the post and tossed to the side as I was dragged to the post and chained as Seabury looked down at me. "Elizabeth Schuyler you are charged with fleeing from the crown. Your punishment in the city of Yorktown is fifty lashing in the public square." Seabury said as I closed my eyes and arched my back at the contact of the whip. I bit my lip till I tasted the coppery taste of blood from my lip as I counted them in my head. I felt my head spin as the total was at forty and I finally suffered the fifty and was pulled off the post. "Put them in the prison till I say otherwise." Seabury said as guards lifted us up and I barely lifted my head as we were tossed into a small prison cell.

"Peggy?" I whimpered as she could barely lift her head.

"I'm… I-I'm okay Liza…" Peggy whimpered out as I cringed at her whimper.

"I-I lo-love you Pegs…" I said as I closed my eyes and had tears go down my face as pain was sent down in waves throw my body.

"Li-Liza… we will be… we will be o-okay… Right?" Peggy whimpered out as I couldn't tell her that it won't be okay. I felt helpless in the worst way and I know that Alexander won't be able to save me.

Alexander Hamilton POV

We rode to the house as I noticed something off. "Why is the front door broken open?" I asked looking at Hercules as he jumped off his horse and ran to the house. He stopped abruptly as he picked something off the ground. It was a small necklace with a ring and yellow pendant.

"Peggy?!" Hercules yelled as he took off running to the house. We hopped off our horses and ran inside to the ransacked house as I felt my heart starting to break.

"Eliza!" I yelled as Washington ran into the back room.

"I found something!" Washington called out as we ran to the back room and saw him kneeling on the ground with a small gold necklace with a pinkish stone in the center. "

That's Angelica. Eliza gave it to her for Christmas." Hercules said as Washington looked up as we heard someone cry.

"Angelica!" Washington yelled as he took off running to a figure that was laying on the ground as we looked at him startled as he fell to his knees and picked up the thin figure of Angelica Schuyler as we looked at her shocked.

"Ange what happened?" Washington asked in a tone that we have never heard him speak in before.

"Seabury… he came… he shot me George…" Angelica said as I looked at Hercules as Burr and Laurens along with Laf meet us in the back with the horses.

"What do you mean Seabury came?" Washington asked softly as she had tears going down her face.

"Eliza and I were… were hanging wet laundry and Seabury came to the house. He wanted Hercules but then when Hercules didn't come to the door he broke in… Peggy was in the house but he grabbed her. He found us… He was going to find out about you being rebels. He sentenced us to whipping… But when they tried to separate us. They said…" Angelica said as she was choking back on tears.

"What did they say?" Washington asked trying to mask his anger.

"They said that the youngest would be whipped first. When that happened, Peggy kept screaming for me… I broke free after the guard holding her smacked her. I got whipped in the back of head with Seabury's gun… Eliza pleaded with him to let us go… But then he shot me. She screamed and it was horrible. I couldn't move… when I heard the horses I was scared… I thought Seabury was back to rub it in." Angelica said as she broke down into sobs as I looked at Hercules.

"Oh no…" I said as he covered his mouth.

"Laurens, Lafayette get Angelica inside and take care of her. Burr take care of the horses. Mulligan, Hamilton. Ride and get the girls." Washington said giving out tasks as he picked up Angelica. We nodded and I ran to my horse and got on before I sent him into a full fiery gallop.

"I'm coming Eliza." I said to myself as Hercules was close on my tail. We made it into the quiet town as I pointed to the jailhouse. "They are probably in there." I said as he nodded and we drew our pistols. I got off my horse along with Hercules as we slowly walked to the jail house. We walked behind it and pecked through the windows as I saw Peggy's dress as I whistled to Hercules. "Found them." I whispered as he nodded.

"I'll go around the front. We need to get them out now." Hercules said as I nodded and then saw the back door ajar.

"Mulligan." I said as I pointed to the door. He nodded and we walked in silently through the back door. We saw them laying on the ground with the cell door closed as I motioned Hercules to grab the key. I walked quietly into the cell as Hercules unlocked the door. I knelt next to Eliza as I felt my heart breaking at the sight of her and Peggy. Her back was torn apart and was stained with blood. Her hair was splayed across her back as blood, flesh and fabric from her dress stuck in her hair as I gently touched her arm. She let out a small cry as I winced. "It's okay Eliza. It's me." I whispered as her eyelids fluttered.

"Alexander?" She whispered as she gasped for air.

"We are going to get you and Peggy out of here, Okay?" I asked as I tried to pick her up as she let out a strangled cry as I managed to pick her up as blood warmed my arms. "I'm sorry Liza." I said as Hercules was trying to soothe Peggy. "We need to hurry." I said as he nodded and picked her up. "Come on." I said as I put Eliza on my horse. "Just hold on okay." I said as she could barely hold her head up. "Hercules, let's go." I said as he helped Peggy on his horse and we hurried away from the jailhouse. Eliza kept looking at me as we made it back to the house. "Come on." I said as I helped her down and carried her inside as Hercules followed me inside. "We found them!" I called out as Lafayette hurried downstairs and covered his mouth.

"Mon Dieu." He whispered as I hurried upstairs and put her in my bed as Laurens ran in with the first aid kit while I laid her on her stomach.

"Poor girl." Laurens muttered as she started to pick the pieces of fabric and flesh out of her hair. "We need to undress her so I clean her wounds." Laurens said as I nodded nervously and I unbutton the back of her dress and it revealed her torn up bare back as I unbutton the rest of her dress and I helped clean her wounds. She let out a small cry as I brushed her hair out of her face. "I'm sorry Eliza. I'm almost done." I said as Laurens dabbed rubbing alcohol as she screamed into the pillow as I kept whispering in her ear that it would be okay. We cleaning her up as I grabbed bandages and started to place them on her back. I wrapped them around her chest and back as I kept telling her I was sorry for causing her pain. "I think she is fine for right now. Laf and I will sleep downstairs. I take it you, General Washington, and Herc are wanting to stay with the girls." Laurens said as I nodded.

"Okay." I said as I bit my lip. I pulled up on a chair that I keep at my desk as I watched Eliza till her eyelids flutters and her brown eyes darted around the room.

"A-Alexander?" She stuttered out as I touched her hand gently.

"Hi." I said softly as she sniffed.

"Why did you save us?" She asked quietly as I looked at her confused. "Why won't I come to save you?" I asked as she had a tear go down her cheek. "I care too much for you Eliza. Why wouldn't I care about you?" I asked as she closed her eyes.

"I am going to be the reason you will get hurt." Eliza said as I bit my lip.

"No you won't. Eliza soon the war will be won." I said as I bit my lip.

"How is Peggy?" She asked worried as I looked at her.

"Herc is with her right now. Angelica is alright too. Washington is with her right now." I said as she sighed.

"Okay…" She said as I looked at her.

"What happened?" I asked worried as she closed her eyes.

"Please… I don't want to talk about it… it hurts too much… I'm sorry…" Eliza said through her tears as I shushed her trying to soothe her.

"It's okay, I won't force it out of you." I said as I rubbed her hand gently. I rubbed her hand till she fell asleep. I got up and I blew out the candle as I walked out gently. I walked past Angelica's room and heard them talking.

"They're okay. Hamilton and Mulligan are keeping an eye on them." Washington said as I peeked in and saw her sitting up with her stomach wrapped in bandages. "I found your necklace in the back room. Do you want me to help you put it back on?" Washington said as he held out the gold chain.

"Just please put it on the desk please?" Angelica asked as he got up and put the necklace on the desk.

"Hamilton, come in." Washington said as I walked in. "Are the other girls okay?" He asked as I nodded.

"Yes sir, Eliza is rest and Hercules is keeping an eye on Peggy." I said as Washington nodded and Angelica sighed.

"You know we cannot stay, right?" Angelica said as Washington looked at her confused.

"What do you mean my dear?" Washington asked as I crossed my arms.

"Seabury will know that they escaped and they will know that you helped us. We can't risk you anymore." Angelica said as I shook my head.

"Angelica, if we win the siege come next week then Seabury won't matter." I said as she looked at me worried.

"You don't know Seabury." She said as she bit her lip.

"No I don't but we will protect you and your sisters at all cost." I said as she looked at me and then back at Washington.

"You need to let us go." Angelica said panicked as Washington touched her arm as she jerked away.

"I'm sorry…" She whispered as Washington looked at her with a softer glance.

"It's okay. Just get some rest." Washington said as she nodded and closed her eyes. Washington and I watched her fall asleep as he blew out the candles and I walked out of the room as I watched him kiss her forehead as we walked out of the room together as he closed the door.

"We need to win this war." I said as Washington nodded in agreeance.

"The British will regret the day they sent Samuel Seabury to our country." He said as he walked away.