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?"

Her reply

Ferdinand just laughed.

Soon, you'll

icy dread swept

of medicine Ferdinand kept forcing on her. But she knew he wouldn't allow her to die easily. He'd only keep

her own private

had become just like Ferdinand's

Briony closed her eyes.

despair and fear in her heart, but the thought that

a

but her life had already gone

she'd die in a foreign land and her children

James, Stella, and the others would be there for them. There was

was tragic, yes, but not

could

Ferdinand stormed out in

her breath coming short. She barely

she felt someone gently patting her

"Briony, Briony, wake up..."

It was Mary.

but everything

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