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.

mountainside, forming streams of mud

her. Twigs snapped and

and her clothes were a mess, revealing legs and

with cuts of

struggle, to fight for her

her pain, her strength waned. Though her speed

for a handhold became

sighed, a bitter laugh escaping her lips

lost on her. Risking her life to save the

it sounded like a

she ever

was to be her end,

behind a noble reputation.

her, punctuated only by

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

more.

embrace, but it was

wracked with the

organs aching.

metallic

her surroundings, revealing she

stretch of land—likely the base of the mountain.

her

lightning’s flash, she surveyed the area. The rain stung her

barely open

raised her hand to shield them, lying silently in the

walk or use her

was drained, hurting, and struggling

her. Nor would the cops.

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

an eternity, a light suddenly swept her

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

weakly moved her arm, “I’m

person heard her. Yasmine

light

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

shaken as she helped Yasmine to her

really fall from the

her, “More like

her face,

expect you to be

hair back, “Did you forget?

me. If you

you could

managed a weak smile, “Truly the

police and Bryson

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

too heavy.”

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