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

Enter title…

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.

washed soil down the mountainside,

and pebbles

clothes were a mess,

with cuts

to struggle, to fight for her life, but as

her strength waned.

for a handhold became too much

bitter laugh escaping her lips in the midst of the

irony wasn’t lost on her. Risking her life to save the

it sounded like a

had she ever been the

mused ruefully. Well, if this was to be her end, at least she’d

behind a noble reputation.

her, punctuated only by occasional

when she felt her body hanging in

more.

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

with the same excruciating pain

organs aching.

time, a metallic taste filled her

her surroundings,

of land—likely the base of the mountain. Exhausted and in pain,

while, moving her limbs feebly before

flash, she surveyed the area. The

barely

to shield them, lying silently in the downpour,

or use her

drained, hurting, and struggling seemed

Nor would the cops. They lived

no case. The question was whether she’d live to see their

light suddenly swept her way,

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

her arm, “I’m

was faint, but the person

in until the light finally settled

rushed over, shocked by Yasmine’s

shaken as she helped Yasmine to her

really fall

her, “More like flew

from her face, “You’re

to be the

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

No one knows it better than me. If you fell from the top,

worst place you could

weak smile, “Truly the

talking. Save your strength. The police and Bryson are

hidden away. Let me take

too heavy.”

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