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

her. Twigs snapped and pebbles pelted her from

clothes were a mess, revealing legs

cuts of

the strength to struggle, to fight for her life,

her pain, her strength waned. Though

a handhold

laugh escaping her lips in the midst of the

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

like a

ever been the saintly

this was to be her end, at least

behind a noble reputation.

only by

felt her body

more.

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

her body wracked with the same

organs aching.

time, a metallic taste filled her

of lightning illuminated her surroundings, revealing she

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

a while, moving her limbs feebly

the lightning’s flash, she surveyed the area. The

could barely

raised her hand to shield them,

ever walk or use her hands

hurting, and struggling seemed

Nor would the cops. They

was whether she’d

what felt like an eternity, a light suddenly swept her

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

her

person

the light finally settled on

over, shocked by Yasmine’s

visibly shaken as she helped

really fall

her, “More like flew

from her face, “You’re one lucky

you to be

hair back, “Did you forget? This

better than me. If you fell from the

place you could end

weak smile, “Truly

The police and Bryson

cave nearby, hidden away. Let

too heavy.”

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