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

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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, forming

over her. Twigs snapped and pebbles pelted her

her clothes were a mess, revealing legs

with cuts of

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

her pain, her strength waned.

handhold became

escaping her lips in the midst of the

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

a heroic tale of

had she ever been the

was to be her end,

behind a noble reputation.

her, punctuated only by

just when she felt her body hanging in

more.

embrace, but it was only a moment before

her body wracked with the same

organs aching.

time, a metallic taste

of lightning illuminated her surroundings, revealing

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

for a while, moving her limbs feebly before

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

barely open

to shield them, lying

or use her

hurting, and struggling seemed

up on her. Nor would the cops. They lived by the rule:

The question was whether she’d

like an eternity, a light suddenly swept

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

her arm, “I’m

faint, but the person heard

in until the light finally

over, shocked by Yasmine’s battered state.

she helped Yasmine to her

you really fall from

her, “More like

wiped the mud from her face, “You’re one lucky

expect you to be the one to

back, “Did you forget? This mountain

better than me. If you fell from the top, this

worst place you could

a weak smile, “Truly

strength. The police and

nearby, hidden away. Let me

too heavy.”

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