CHAPTER 18  

(ATLAS' POV - IN RHEA'S BODY)

I couldn't just stay still and rest in the converted stable, not with the memory of Lucien's satisfaction lingering in my mind. The pain of him violating me, ramming into me relentlessly, was unbearable.

So, a few minutes ago, I made the decision to trace my original body's scent, that familiar scent of dark wood and mud, and followed it to its source. It led me to the site of Lucien's punishment.

With fury burning in my eyes, I approached the tied-up Lucien. Perhaps due to my weakened state, he noticed my presence later than usual.

"Oh, if it isn't the tattletale Rhea?" Lucien chuckled, raising his head to look at me. "What? Missed me? I bet you feel quite hollow down there already—Ow!"

I squeezed his nuts out of sheer rage and irritation. The pain contorted Lucien’s face, but it was far from over.

I had found a small but sturdy log on my way to Lucien’s punishment site, and now I was hitting him with every ounce of strength my new body could muster.

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