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, forming

her. Twigs snapped and pebbles

face, and her clothes were a

with cuts

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

her strength waned. Though her speed had lessened,

handhold became

laugh escaping her lips in the midst

her. Risking her life to save the very

sounded like a

when had she ever been the saintly

Well, if this was to be

behind a noble reputation.

only

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

more.

embrace, but it was only a

body wracked with the same excruciating pain

organs aching.

a metallic taste filled her

her surroundings,

stretch of land—likely the base of the

moving her limbs feebly before

the area.

barely

raised her hand to shield them, lying silently in the downpour,

or use

was drained, hurting, and

her. Nor would the cops. They

was whether she’d live

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

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

weakly moved her arm,

faint, but the person heard

until the light finally

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

girl was visibly shaken as she helped Yasmine to her feet.

really fall from

against her, “More

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

to be the

hair back, “Did you forget? This

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

place you

weak

police and Bryson

hidden away. Let me take you there. This

too heavy.”

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