The moment the branch snapped, Yasmine’s heart skipped a beat as if she

were plummeting down a cliffside. But in that brief instant, she felt an odd sense

of relief.

At last, she could shake off Boyd and Serana, those two thorns in her side. Now,

she could breathe easy, no longer needing to trouble her mind over their drama.

It had been quite the headache dealing with them both.

Boyd would be pleased. Serana, the apple of his eye, was safe and Yasmine,

the heartless one, wouldn’t be a sore sight for him anymore.

She wasn’t a fool though. She wouldn’t gamble with her life just to play

matchmaker for them. In this moment, she was determined to survive at all

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costs.

Thankfully, it wasn’t a sheer cliff she was dealing with.

However, the fall from the tree to the mountain’s side was significant, and when

she landed, the impact sent a jolt through her body as if every organ had been

shattered. The pain was so intense, she couldn’t pinpoint where it hurt the

most.d2

As she slid down the mountain, the thick underbrush and brambles tore at her

clothes, now muddy and ripped. Instinctively, she reached for anything to steady

herself.

At first, her descent was too rapid, and each grasp at stability only led to more

sliding. After several attempts, she managed to slow down.

Finally, gripping a protruding rock, she steadied herself, but the rain had

loosened the stones, and before she could catch her breath, the rock split,

sending her sliding down once again.

soil down the mountainside,

and

clothes were a mess, revealing legs

with cuts of

strength to struggle, to fight for her life, but as the

her pain, her strength waned.

a handhold became too

bitter laugh escaping her lips in the midst

her. Risking her life to save the

like a heroic tale

when had she ever

was to be her

behind a noble reputation.

her, punctuated only by

just when she felt her body hanging in mid-air, she plummeted

more.

for death’s embrace, but it was only a moment before she

her body wracked with the same excruciating pain as

organs aching.

time, a metallic

illuminated her surroundings, revealing she had landed

of land—likely the base of the mountain. Exhausted and

her limbs

flash, she surveyed the

barely open her

hand to shield them, lying silently in

or use her

drained, hurting,

would the cops.

question was whether she’d

eternity, a light suddenly swept her

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

moved her arm,

voice was faint, but the person

the light finally settled on

me, Ava!” Ava rushed over, shocked by Yasmine’s

helped Yasmine

really fall from the

slumped against her, “More like flew

wiped the mud from her face,

you to

Yasmine’s hair back, “Did you forget? This

than me. If you fell from the

you could end

weak

The police and Bryson

there’s a cave nearby, hidden away. Let me take you

too heavy.”

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