Mirabella listened to the instructions given to her carefully, making sure she had all in mind. She was quite surprised that he proposed they be wed in the morn of the next day she had to say. She would have thought he would have chosen to wait at least a few more days before proceeding with the wedding. But then again, she supposed this was all the better for her sake. It gave him less time to change his mind and turn her in. When he looked at her darkly and spoke sternly to her, she shuddered lightly, saying a small 'yes sir' in agreement to his request. She didn't understand why she was forbidden from calling him those names, but if he felt so strongly of it, she would keep it in mind. 

She watched with her bright blue eyes as he bent down to pick up her cloak and hand it to her before giving her orders to go back home and come to him in the morning. She nodded slowly, taking the cloak and wrapping it around herself, she moved silently and quickly through the woods, back to the judge's son's home, where she was stay for her last night as a unwed young woman. 
...
The next morn was a flurry of emotions. She was so fearful to tell the judge's son she no longer wished to marry him. She was scared of what he might do to her. And she was rightfully so, for when she told him she wished to break their engagement, he struck her. A few times in fact, including one good time across her face, leaving a bright red mark that was slowly fading but left smaller purple mark across her pale cheek. It was light and barely noticeable, but was a bruise none the less. Her arms were also riddled with bruises from which he had grabbed her and jerked her about. If she had not managed to escape his grasp and rush out of the door, he most likely would have done worse to her. She did as Ebeneezer said then, going to the preacher's house with nothing but what she wore, a white dress with a blue cloak wrapped about her.

She took a shaky breath and knocked on the door of the home, glancing about nervously for the time being, wishing for Ebeneezer to hurry and allow her into the house before someone spotted her there an decided to ask questions, as she was a terrible liar and would not do a good job at telling the lie he had told her to give to anyone whom dared ask.