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.

soil down the mountainside, forming streams of

snapped and pebbles

clothes were a mess, revealing legs and

with cuts

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

waned.

a handhold became too much

sighed, a bitter laugh escaping her lips in the

her. Risking her life to

it sounded like a heroic tale of

ever been the

this was to be her end, at

behind a noble reputation.

punctuated only

she felt her body hanging in mid-air,

more.

but it was only

again, her body wracked with the same excruciating pain as before,

organs aching.

a metallic

surroundings, revealing she had landed on

stretch of land—likely the base of the

her limbs feebly before finally

surveyed the area. The

barely

them, lying silently in

or use her

hurting, and

up on her. Nor would the cops. They lived

case. The question was whether she’d live

an eternity, a light suddenly

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

her arm, “I’m

the person heard her.

the light

rushed over, shocked by Yasmine’s

shaken as she helped Yasmine

you really fall

against her, “More like flew

the mud from her

didn’t expect you to be the

back, “Did you forget? This

me. If you fell from the top,

you could

weak smile, “Truly the

Save your strength. The police and Bryson are looking for

cave nearby, hidden away. Let me take you there. This rain

too heavy.”

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