[Flashback]
Ashley could not clearly remember when she started dreaming of leaving the Di Carpios' household.
Was it the first time Marshal slapped her across the face so hard her small body was sent flying?
Or the time Isabella intentionally made a mess for her to clean, only to stomp on her hands while she wiped the floor?
Or when Carmella beat her like she was an adult, punishing her so severely she thought she was going to die?
Ashley could not remember the details, but she clearly remembered one thing—she wanted to leave. She wanted to escape this hellish life, even if it meant death.
And for the first time, when Scott dragged her to her first mission under Marshal's orders—just because they needed a child for that mission—she took advantage of it.
She escaped.
She ran as fast as she could through the freezing winter, not looking back.
Before she knew it, she found herself treading through a narrow, cold alley.
