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

over her. Twigs snapped and pebbles pelted her from above.

were

with cuts

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

her strength waned. Though her speed had lessened,

a handhold became too

bitter laugh escaping her

Risking her life to save the very

sounded like a

she ever been the

ruefully. Well, if this was to be her end, at least

behind a noble reputation.

her, punctuated only by occasional flashes of

she felt her body hanging in mid-air,

more.

was only

again, her body wracked with the same excruciating pain as

organs aching.

metallic taste filled

of lightning illuminated her surroundings, revealing she had landed

the base of the mountain. Exhausted and in pain,

there for a while, moving her

lightning’s flash, she surveyed the area. The

barely open her

hand to shield them, lying

ever walk or

hurting,

Nor would the cops. They lived by the

was whether she’d live to see

a light suddenly

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

moved her

but the person heard her. Yasmine could

the light finally settled

rushed over,

was visibly shaken as she helped Yasmine to

really fall from the

her, “More like

wiped the mud from her face,

didn’t expect you to be the one

brushed Yasmine’s hair back, “Did you forget?

ground. No one knows it better than me. If you

worst place you

a weak

talking. Save your strength. The police

away.

too heavy.”

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