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.

down the mountainside, forming streams of

Twigs snapped and pebbles

face, and her clothes were a mess,

cuts of

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

waned. Though her speed had lessened,

handhold became

bitter laugh escaping her lips in the midst of the

wasn’t lost on her. Risking her life

a

ever been the saintly

to be

behind a noble reputation.

punctuated only by occasional

her body hanging in mid-air, she

more.

but it was

body wracked with the same excruciating pain as

organs aching.

a metallic taste

of lightning illuminated her surroundings, revealing she

land—likely the base of the

for a while, moving her

flash, she surveyed the area. The rain

barely open

raised her hand to shield them, lying silently in

or use her hands

hurting,

give up on her. Nor would the cops. They

case. The question was whether

what felt like an eternity, a light suddenly swept her way,

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

weakly moved her arm, “I’m

faint, but the person heard her.

light finally settled on

Ava!” Ava rushed over, shocked

girl was visibly shaken as she helped Yasmine to

really fall from the

her, “More like

the mud from her face, “You’re

to be the

hair back, “Did

it better than me. If you fell from the

worst place you could end

managed a weak smile, “Truly the

your strength. The police

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

too heavy.”

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