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

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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.

soil down the mountainside, forming streams of mud

snapped and pebbles pelted her from

her face, and her clothes were a mess, revealing

with cuts

to fight for her life, but as the

waned. Though her speed had

for a handhold became too much

sighed, a bitter laugh escaping her lips in the midst of

her life

a heroic tale

when had she ever been the saintly

this was to be her end, at

behind a noble reputation.

punctuated only by

felt her body hanging

more.

for death’s embrace, but it was

with the same excruciating pain

organs aching.

metallic taste

illuminated her surroundings, revealing

land—likely the base of the

for a while, moving her

lightning’s flash, she surveyed the area.

barely open her

to shield them, lying

or use her

drained, hurting,

would the

no case. The question was whether

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

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

weakly moved her arm, “I’m

person heard her.

light finally

over, shocked by Yasmine’s battered state.

visibly shaken as she helped Yasmine to her feet.

you really fall

against her,

her

to be the

“Did you forget? This mountain is

better than me. If you fell from

place you could

a weak smile, “Truly the

strength. The police

away.

too heavy.”

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