In the royal wing of Queen Lydia hospital, Belle dragged herself off the bed and peeped around. Her whole body hurt from the broken jaw and ribs, a result of her husband making her a punching bag. She opened the door carefully not to wake up the guards sleeping outside her door. She said a small prayer as she tiptoed away, each step giving her new hope. Luckily for her, royals and nobles did not have to wear hospital garments, otherwise she would stand out and be easily discovered. She exhaled as she passed through security at the hospital gate with no problems and ran as fast as her bruised legs could carry her. She tripped and fell, passing out for few minutes before waking up and crawling forward. So determined, each step away from her abusive husband. She swam across the the icy cold w
