Briony took a step back, desperate to escape, but Ferdinand didn't give her the chance.

Two bodyguards in black stormed in, grabbing her by the arms and pinning her in place.

Ferdinand lifted a bowl of medicine and forced it to her lips himself.

Briony managed to spit out most of it, but Ferdinand hurled the bowl to the floor in frustration-

Porcelain shattered everywhere.

He took out a handkerchief and calmly wiped his hands. "No matter. There's always tomorrow."

Briony glared at him, silent-neither cursing nor pleading.

Instead, she gave him a cold, mocking smile.

That smile seemed to strike a nerve.

Ferdinand seized her by the chin, his voice low and dangerous. "What are you smiling at?"

Briony said nothing.

The more she resisted, the angrier he became.

"Bryn, does staying with me really disgust you that much?"

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Ferdinand just laughed.

Soon, you'll feel

wave of icy dread swept

Ferdinand kept forcing on her. But she knew he wouldn't allow

her own

had become just like Ferdinand's

Briony closed her eyes.

and fear in her heart, but the thought that her children were safe

a mother could to protect

longed to watch them grow up, but her life

worst, she thought, she'd die in a foreign

and the others would be there for them. There was enough

tragic, yes, but not the

her children could

stormed out

barely

she felt someone gently patting her

"Briony, Briony, wake up..."

It was Mary.

opened her eyes, but everything was

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