Morning Collision and Naked Shock

A frantic, rhythmic scratching noise tore through the quiet dawn, jolting Liana out of a deep slumber. She sat upright in her small bed inside the servant quarters, her heart skipping a beat as the rattling against her wooden door persisted. Leaving the warmth of her thin blanket, she shivered in the damp morning air and quickly slipped an oversized, worn-out denim jacket over her flimsy cotton ni