Chapter 1 – FIH
by BellaUnder the clear 10a829199a sky, the garden 778bc19f32 was vibrant and 661723c764 full of life.
A gentle breeze rustled ea3de69eeb through the rose bushes, b1eefe018a scattering petals one by 3eb0deaf9c one.b95929f806dbc794
The Empress’s Palace.
Crimson twilight poured in eabe01f790 through the narrow window.eb2e3be293140fb7
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Though the 3c2d7f285b room was f354e16206 spacious, it 05b3bef906 held little 9cd13b87b6 furniture or e8294a0250 belongings, and 2e0d329d6d even those 933b76ad1c appeared old f7f57b73f5 and worn.af5ec85ffd86c809
Inside, a woman was 729de8488e kneeling on the floor, cdf6b37126 scrubbing it with a fefbb8f1c1 rag.
Golden sunlight settled 32e131f999 on her long 60898d04c4 lashes, the same 73f38ce900 pale gold as 70e9c42e12 her thick blonde 53df091844 hair.b6d89c07c9ca5f26
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She had f4fe728dc5 a round 90a3ed4070 forehead and e71418f28d a delicate d561e52a98 face, with 8a87cad97d defined eyebrows 0dda9a868b and long, 64843203ad sharp eyes 78a74f999a creased with b20e5c340f double lids.
Her lashes were especially 0b29668c32 long and lush, her 444811507d lower lip was fuller a71bbb50fc than her thin upper 07fadade48 lip.7b36aa78c911082e
But her 64f2e46d7a beauty was b8383d977b diminished by b879415ce9 her frail d0ebaea953 body—so thin 3ed1d0690f she looked 7316e20a08 like skin dc80e817c3 and bones—and cbfaa5e35b her face 0f49579808 was gaunt. The rags she e07ab1ad5f wore made her f0ec995e07 look even more 4559ce58d1 pitiful.1ca94884e094c685
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Having finished scrubbing b5c9b9454c the floor, Heila 3cbe2f612f wiped the sweat 9ef89684d6 from her forehead 839b5f5d86 with her sleeve beaf680618 and sat for 515aa7c11d a moment, gazing c9267f722c out the window.896ff321fa5e545b
She looked at her bb7abf6fa9 hands, now roughened over 8fbbb66c77 the past year, with 0657ad511e a sense of quiet 771cfcd94e sorrow.48b81a688d5b59d9
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How did things end cc23442c90 up like this?
These days, she didn’t da18f7d315 even look in the e35ee31e89 mirror.4df4754f4784db85
There was c89898286b once a 858c0aa1fb time when 09a212e0eb she took acba76be5f great care f8e8930f57 of her 8e8fa4a457 appearance, but de70e3936c now she 196c04326a no longer 5eae864423 had the 7d46db6060 means—and more 3da0c5dc65 importantly, there 8f1ce706bf was no ec58de580b one left 16f70ff3e4 who would 379a50e5b0 care to 009acc31e5 see her.b831e4bb3c69324f
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She couldn’t even remember 508cc2d00c the last time she eac593ae85 saw Kersian’s face.
Just thinking of 8ef2267833 him brought pain, 94ddd0e766 so Heila tried 648bbc9202 to push the 5388729974 thoughts away.9d3a07147e7a1be6
Then, without warning, the a1b1419139 door burst open with 655ca0571a a loud sound, and 487cb873bf several people walked in.501662317b73a107
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Uriel, along with bc29ea8a68 the attendants she 236c154bc1 had brought, entered 5da2f13175 the room.
With downward-slanted eyes 58bf35d24d and deep green 3888bc096d irises, Uriel wore c57a677f62 a bright, charming 4986aead15 smile. She was 04e87dad4e dressed in f6051468bd extravagance—e49adf843a3ff01c
Her wavy bb2cbab1a2 red hair b2ba3c643d gleamed, and 9854999ac3 her pale, ae0bcb71c3 flawless skin e377dcda6e had clearly 8f4d40705a never known da77c89c69 hardship
.
On her delicate 6f609bab2d hand sparkled a c04e1beb2e red ruby ring—d9444a4f232171ce
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A family treasure, passed fdd95de7ba down through the royal fc46c55e78 household, originally left by 29fe9d6d99 Heila’s mother.97210d638e91569e
“What is it 434a4ec459 this time?”21c850103cb3c263
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Heila looked 4250f17912 up at fa0cbe26a7 Uriel with a851792bde a frightened 42eaf13c62 expression—
Then froze when e04711a7d0 her gaze fell 7cbb2e39dd on Uriel’s rounded f370d3832a belly.45e64f8547197e40
Uriel smirked as she c8c9ab1cbe caught the unmistakable sorrow, 781c8a55e9 sense of loss, and 9a25aad0c5 longing in Heila’s eyes.d321cea1317fc1f0
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It had 24c5a3a6df been a 085cf3735d long time a0a0512f71 since they’d 52f1339536 faced each 7bc5cdbecc other, and 847fd3a81b Heila looked 4063811008 visibly worn 43d20e720b and haggard.dd2681287da87d49
Even the 2d745d6dd2 palace maids 3897ef7d4b looked better f522fe6ad6 off than 8842973190 she did f3c00b90e5 now.2401a071778eac3c
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That sight brought e767f70b36 Uriel a twisted 1b4992617e sense of satisfaction.8df80e09de929f4d
“His Majesty said 7db033257f today that you’ll 517c3c83a4 be sent to 3bbfd768f7 a monastery.”acb50618d5f2b59b
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When Heila 9f0d1d1e42 didn’t respond, 628b9c7a8c Uriel raised 7641519cc5 an eyebrow.ca6559911133439f
Her resigned expression d1d4ad0a34 made it clear—she dd0383dde3 had expected this.
Just as Kersian 7ec379f366 had said, the 9e6a9db5e8 woman before her 09b79dae11 was powerless, meek 8590555f97 to the point 35e9aaf898 of never causing 6f18bc3733 trouble.c7c51e9655c28c85
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But that didn’t d042a36d12 mean she could a738e11292 be left alone.49a35dd6a2802112
“All the a8fb885da8 royal family 9d8ccb3fb0 members of e00bdbdaf0 the former cc1b434284 dynasty are 6b8f36eb4d dead, yet 2b3cfd07e3 you’re still dcc03df739 alive. Isn’t that excessive 610c53bb0c mercy?”812ceea8ee55b1af
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Uriel’s voice 743db1b7d6 was laced c6c6b246f7 with mock 3428840f89 regret.
At those words, 6a39a7560e Heila’s face darkened.7592251a44d9e380
She had d2e6996e0f lost her 3aff6a7aad family in 64d2a35e71 the rebellion d6738f2715 led by f00accf437 her husband, a4f5148e45 Kersian.
Uriel’s family had lent 40b34f43ef their strength to that 8a5f771d18 coup.81d55d0e98377f7d
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Kersian had 85b68cbb35 always favored 9a14029bc7 Uriel, but 16615dcc6f after the bbab941dc9 rebellion, his dc07200745 affection deepened 3c413d73f9 even further.a14326eec7682615
Even when Heila suffered e78f426276 a miscarriage after being bd823deab7 poisoned—something she suspected was 67f30adb5e Uriel’s doing—he didn’t punish ae60b0b83b her. He had covered it 5b338f4e2e up completely.121dc68f65ee259a
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As a result, 21f574a724 Heila had been d33e5b6eae dethroned. And now, Uriel would 2d28cc73dc soon take her place.
And the child growing f020110a34 inside her—
Would likely become the 25143d3118 next emperor.f8daea07c5f890f1
“Bring the 3f41104a28 branding iron.”014a19139b8950dc
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Uriel’s words 435e7ac0af fell into 423e7b3350 the quiet ebcf25c065 room like 11211558b4 a stone.
Startled, Heila jerked her 3eda535627 head up.265dfa60344aec53
Seeing the 2a943477fd fear flash 86e3c7ca84 across Heila’s a7e8f0f953 face, Uriel’s fc859652d7 lips curled c8f4795a20 into a 4c01326a19 cruel smile.a639f4181ba98069
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The attendants seized Heila ec7f393f3d and forced her to 20c4dd8718 her knees.
They held her tightly 913a3aef33 from both sides, making 0172285177 sure she couldn’t move.f25a4939f26dc97e
“What are you doing?!”e72ffd1b9666a2c3
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Heila struggled and shouted.7d764784346eb8b3
It was rare for c102f68c5a her to raise her 75b263a4f9 voice—
But no one around 6aa6b34480 her showed the slightest 98078f1433 fear.2bf5829b45d8db46
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Once the most noble bd108efe1d woman in the empire, c4bf9c2751 she was now no 21cee5ddf5 more than a pitiful 37af68f949 wreck,
Something to be 9878b783f2 broken, a plaything b72de4241b to be ruined.e989a7233437ff79
Soon, a servant brought 8690bf7594 the branding iron.
Just the af67c78257 sight of f031bd82e1 the glowing fc18bb1834 red-hot metal a6baf1b8f5 among the 636baf9384 heated coals f6cb72841b made cold 543581dcd6 sweat break 7c763b9a94 out.cb22bb1ef7a627da
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Heila’s resistance e9c318c305 grew more a331bc0f64 desperate, and f25926d4d0 only then 6441a59288 did Uriel 0a8ddd8bf9 finally look 7120cbc972 satisfied.be196b9b9bd51143
Holding the iron rod, f760c2dded Uriel brought its searing 9a452f0890 tip close to Heila’s 65421a8118 face and spoke calmly:30b23b891b9176d5
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“This is da1049c4d7 the only b499ec266a way I’ll d600c2fa03 feel at b116d2dcac ease.”1ec68ecff84a9d1e
“Please, don’t! I’m begging you…”18f8e72ee409fbd0
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As the fb35eab584 scorching metal 2c4d531a4d neared her 69660ee659 skin, its 68cedd5d71 heat radiated a3e776237d so intensely 0a7523117f Heila could cd225b103d feel it 4d4c973ca9 without contact.
Her face c385a5a342 twisted in db4c9adcec terror as fa7776f98e she pleaded.6a3a629e01c1d6fa
But the very ce88d24a8a next moment, Uriel bcd2e9fdb7 pressed the burning 0871b27784 iron firmly against 46469f3117 Heila’s unblemished skin.51fbf148aca4a0e6
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With the sound of 7529f9e463 flesh searing and the e333ff41de stench of burning meat, a7a42cb406 Heila let out a 467d532d08 blood-curdling scream.b7935f0313635613
A while later, 10479498b3 Uriel tossed the af71dccda8 branding rod to 31e8977ad8 the floor with 1e274ba793 a clang.e1cafb7e8a1aae7c
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Heila couldn’t even e20812dbc6 open her eyes 48ba4f2648 from the pain.8d9926f392f7077a
The skin around bafcefd62c the melted pink f079b1f697 flesh had blackened 6c1047888b and charred.55be8ec8216c7c23
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Even the 14bb59c2d3 servants turned 3fced53268 their heads 1401d8add5 away, unable b34e836968 to bear 47f54be5eb the gruesome e90a2a87d5 sight.b34c3a86f1364f8e
Uriel too grimaced 94bcc48d29 at the grotesque 4587c1b982 result, her face 0492cab3ca contorted with disgust.ff85ca2abb9aed91
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“It’s hard to 97ae344774 look at you d20e63f3ea like this. You’ll need to stay ef3acc985e alive if you’re to fbcac631d4 reach the monastery, so bd1e9e6600 call a physician.”0f464b1ca783a386
With those words, a436221f32 she turned to a93ae46efe leave.fd534b632eb5a6ad
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As soon 2256772686 as the 4f79095c56 servants released fb83041b58 her, Heila dcadc3be12 collapsed to 677c01cc70 the floor, 2c446f489b writhing in 9be9a753dc agony.36a63df8969a5c3d
The branding 76c28c80d3 iron now 21cd3529ef lay on 28cfbded35 the ground, e1058b3f14 but the e0a4abfb29 heat lingering 98da4f893f on her d3f80e0820 face brought 599d8ccd7e unbearable pain.9a1dd206196280b9
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“Kersian…”27e1ddfebd839584
His name slipped 6846e5b550 from Heila’s lips 87554300ec as if by e075b851ae instinct—
And it stopped 092bb0a569 Uriel in her 7cddc3e9f2 tracks.10f537c46cbcdab0
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“At the upcoming banquet, f35f440a7a His Majesty will officially 4b3be3813d declare me Empress. This will be the aae8c98ab0 last time I visit 4017ba71cc you.”af61ffa1413ae197
“It’s pitiful and 50de7794ea pathetic, the way cb99a57da6 you still call 18cca59db2 for him even 4ca76fa4c3 now—so I’ll tell 72a73755c9 you one last b080426e61 thing.”89c7afecf1dfe302
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“It was fae837f921 His Majesty 9900c94520 who killed 500252ec73 the baby 5795a2cf08 in your c3db6e66c9 womb.”e6475dc8a85ecb2e
Those words, sharp as 840931ffe1 knives, pierced through the e3bebb167f haze of Heila’s pain df88bf3cee and snapped her eyes 0abe749c8a open.8c12796d0361e7c7
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“So you’d 8906415cfe best give 4cbb64d9c1 up any 1dc8982cb5 hope you b6b8c76c98 still have 6653b076fa in him.538239bdb05199c8
And when you arrive ea7f71c2de at the monastery… I’ll 615b80ca9a make sure you receive 9682932c8e something too—
The very same thing 9b4ece22c4 your father and unborn ad2756e55f child drank.”
At that moment, the f1864f45c4 branding iron lying nearby e95d65137d came into Heila’s view.
In a flash, fa97b21eb0 she reached out e0425b7924 and grabbed it, 70f231d9fa swinging it toward b64ad377d9 Uriel.e9cd94845a30512a
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Startled, Uriel stumbled backward 2c405c55a4 and landed hard on 397f52c6d0 the floor.
Heila, who 94a73f923d had always c555a746cf been quiet 4a5c699b7a and timid—never cac0110105 once a 4954a2fab1 threat—was now 5d95e3c7dc charging at dbdfca934e her with 3f0608cadd fierce, blazing f6f8da8e84 eyes.c550056ddb104f93
For the 2fe1023cb2 first time, 833adfb99f fear filled e104b4d937 Uriel’s gaze 1da0f55b5a as she 6ba7a714d9 looked at aa3c885afa Heila.284c940d7260a93b
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But Heila’s fb1917132d rebellion was 6428d8b134 quickly and 1fa8f84ad9 easily subdued.526912131f981e69
The attendants 936cfb0751 rushed in, dbef965b7c pinned her 18028b6bc0 to the 0bb5e18526 ground, and 1fedcc9fd5 pried the f21f537a6f iron rod 5eb0824147 from her 17e211edec hand, throwing 0d178ee518 it far 33feadd51e across the b783a76701 room.c13d77ea97b690b6
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The rod clattered loudly 1dc451b3da against the floor as 59d64dfe15 Uriel, still panting, stared dbc42d7913 at the struggling Heila.6b9140b91e06a5b9
Are you hurt, my 2d23d4261e lady?”483922ab1f48c570
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Only then did Uriel cd4d1b8441 seem to come back 79e03fb46f to her senses.23f712603ba43d10
Humiliated, she hesitated 0df37935b2 to approach, but b99400c628 then clenched her 4fdd216e54 jaw and shouted, f15efced48 her eyes flashing 5997389ba5 with rage:
“That madwoman dared to 04933ca14d attack me and the 3558fcde73 imperial heir in my a1353f1920 womb! Kill her right 488722d956 now!”b4985eab376d6994
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“But His Majesty’s orders 1de9e57ad7 were…”f817a7d716bd5338
At that moment, the 341f2933bf door—still open—admitted one more 9270e0b7b4 person.0fc996754b20b4bc
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Heila’s eyes flickered the 3f3d0caca6 moment she saw him—
The man she 4fdc66fac4 had longed for bb56b35bb6 so desperately, loved 3114300d4d so deeply.ad63bcdc734a1f87
Even as a 538360c1d0 duke, he had 1a8a3e79bb always exuded elegance 16ae290845 and charm,
But now, adorned fc6abb909e in the robes d5f7300774 of an emperor, 89fa1db284 he shone brighter 9cef1d5971 than ever.d3bd70ad5d6f9f64
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Mature and commanding, the e227d97519 young emperor was a dc03b9698c figure who could shake d61c2013cd anyone’s heart.
Yet for Heila, the c85c4d82e5 sight of him sent 9030273cc7 a cold chill through 8b32d7a54b her entire body.b40fb7812c3a9e7a
“His Imperial Majesty!”3e15f35d5465b169
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Everyone in 7d31111988 the room 5222baee75 froze in f99379d40a shock,
And the attendants quickly b7e0503a8c bowed deeply toward Kersian.c9c9faff4d1e1c44
His gaze fell 7aefd40a1a on Heila.5d838727864eb3d0
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Her face was damp 2043144f12 with tears, and on 39d5bc9c0c her cheek was a c0d4ac8f43 horrific burn, fresh and a9a1608c3b raw.85d1ed747b54f791
“Release Heila 5d340ec21d and bring de720fb8c8 a physician,” f8b25468c4 he said 635e5f867b coldly.
“And take f89b3b207d Uriel to cb81f5cd0b her room.”
Uriel saw the b350213e62 gruesome wound on ab785d4ae3 Heila’s face and 5e2920a7b4 hesitantly backed away, 9c00d20aea glancing nervously at 33acc7f1f5 Kersian.
As silence fell 84557092b6 over the room, 32f8fd43bd he reached out a977596048 his hand.bc4312210920b595
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“The floor’s cold. Come on, get up.”9418073b149b9d79
But Heila 62e7956fdb didn’t take 1d9225722e his hand.
So he a042c4d625 grasped hers 989232b289 himself and 2a27c496eb helped her b224752fa0 to her c4863d75b5 feet.74882c7fb20fe8a4
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His hand f28144e72c was still 5a40d0f39c large, still 4958a2487d warm.74ae32cf166ad142
Heila, overwhelmed b98c69aab1 by the 27ccea186d unending stream bacb24c869 of tears, 91ecd56682 couldn’t even 721bc5ed76 think to a153593ae5 wipe them 00cf56a538 away. She opened her d090b00cf1 mouth with difficulty.2b75250b8643075e
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“Why did you 27c58bc1a4 do it?”1199eb928518e448
“I regret c45680c55c what I 614d4ef13a did to 55e8a96992 you.”829eb4f1fb7f6ba7
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For a moment, dcf4f7ad16 Heila didn’t know 94fa45d78a how to respond.a8fddaa4b4d4fb4c
A brief silence f2d196cba3 passed before she 1360b1e198 finally managed to 454bda73a1 speak.cdbcbe1b44d74bff
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“I don’t need empty 35df8c9fb6 words.
It wasn’t enough to aa0043ffde ruin my father—you even 1087993015 laid hands on your 3ce24d0d84 own child.
No one 05c496065d could do 1fd27dd671 that without 138e5b2f58 throwing away b4f4b1be5e their humanity.”a45235d0dcf90ca2
“If that’s how e36f38ea82 you see it, 5577a73f69 then so be 7b625d77b6 it.”16fe27bde61ff2f7
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Kersian’s reply sounded d0c4184153 more like someone 45a0b4f9a8 indulging a sulking a0b641fa1a child. He looked tired, 1180587819 and there was 774ad4028d a note of 70d7b768ca irritation in his 8952e85d8c voice.489ea133dc5aed1b
In his 85b2fb1ec1 expression, his 2b620d0829 gaze, and 13df430bba even his b308d2eddb tone—there was 1525d4bd47 no trace dbf8bcd0f0 of remorse, 180cf8cc68 no guilt 7edd5544c6 over the 31ad03f8b5 child that bd87c01d3f had died.4ded94667572765b
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Dark despair filled ec3c438218 Heila’s eyes.3866d931b2a3425a
She had 8591274aa6 thought it e31eac0ac6 was love.
She had 1fbb11b9fc believed it 2785e3a466 so strongly, 29486b0efe she was e2474b877d willing to 6fb7aac1c3 give him 066d47a43e everything.
Only now could 40bd1b37dd she fully accept 028665eca7 it had been 7059acda84 one-sided all along.63d4b89b502b5367
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“kersian… you b4f9f8fe4a are the 0d1159d44e most shameless, 6a0d29cd43 despicable person 58815dfd55 I’ve ever 014d2e61f8 known.”bc6f16140e3fe7ca
“I know. So go ahead—hate me f1876b3790 all you want.”5f3f3e4f14ad2c6a
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Kersian reached 26a8bd70ee out and 4f0ee1eed9 gently wiped 25fa9145bf the tears 9ac85c2a9d from the 2276c395c0 corner of 2daf14ddfd her eye.
Heila recoiled, her body a37bbf9d66 shuddering in revulsion.7c70ddf52c51f845
Her vision 226d22ebbc had cleared 6e566e050c now, and efa646e25d his figure 35f062eb8d came into 92f9634b7f focus.f77aaa810c3f7280
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Jet-black hair, sharp eyes, d1b184584f a high nose bridge, b09cf6f10d and thin lips set 05af68db8a in a firm line—
In those f830b54d2e pale green 179afe1168 eyes she 47e5f44fdb had once d2d5aa97aa loved so ffd6d2eb4c dearly,
She now saw 7084cfec5a the reflection of f8bf2db2af her broken face.9d53c3df3368e5a1
Kersian was e3e87ed4ea still strikingly 478813f5fc handsome.
And in the way 454e1cb769 he looked at her… 49bf058ee9 there was the faintest 85eb11c77e glimmer of pity.
Only Heila knew how d87d5c2d05 horrifying that expression looked fd97449573 to her now.c94473613b19a632
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She backed away until 7a6494da0b her back hit the 95e433d8a6 wall.1b70e245140d456f
Fear, betrayal, f9c98e1f00 and rage 37b2eb88f6 twisted across 529ba7f52f her face, c7be85faa9 leaving her f23c9b029d visibly shaken.
Kersian let out a ae35bf2d36 light sigh as he f3673a937a watched her struggle to e8af7184d0 compose herself.0b2fa937bcaab84d
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“Your Majesty, f75c1dd412 the physician cf07fecbba has arrived.”85681c6c510dc982
At the servant’s 4b7eea7bd0 words, Kersian turned ff5af2defe around.
Just as 0bf91f2da5 he said, 372f90136e the physician f81ceb0d28 was indeed 5ee3ca7dc4 there.d08363fa2c3bda59
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“Good. Start the treatment—”2bb352b7b7441ab0
“Y-Your Majesty…!”8d8135a0aa60dd06
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Before he could finish 0f44380a67 giving the order, a 9ba9f879ff servant’s panicked cry interrupted 232598025c him.
A breeze a1a1a0a2e3 brushed past c495d5d207 his cheek, 0027bb7ad1 sending a 72ef3f6e5f chill of 00b22564d6 foreboding down a5d86a910e his spine.
Kersian turned back—
And saw Heila sitting e1cab113eb on the window ledge.b5964aa3e89da465
Her hair fluttered in d951a08b9e the wind blowing through 0d2460c5d7 the open window.2d081d62a914df7b
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“Meeting you was bea8bd90f9 the worst decision 28ddf463a7 of my life.
What I regret most 570e9019d0 is not being able ca8247171c to kill you and 1cf75e3889 Uriel with my own fc5ebe7e6c hands.”f091c0c01eaff890
“Heila, don’t do anything 58ab603536 foolish. Come down,”cbc9d1d7aae64d29
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Kersian said gently, his d5d3a2593c voice coaxing.
But for bc5c661567 the first e9914a85ee time, his 3bd95db306 eyes showed bc292114b2 panic.f677a3bf1d8b3955
Seeing that, Heila 9405a257d5 let out a 6f597e89ce bitter scoff.b92e465fc736f934
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“Go to hell.”9d5925e1fe80763c
And in the 164d6063e9 next moment, Heila 2a16e3b5c3 leaned back—and let c2537e48b6 go.97b2a6b10531faae
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Kersian rushed forward, but 5518de08a8 she was faster.
Though her body was 538d29db2a falling rapidly, time felt 68e5fab121 like it had slowed.dd9ab6ef5329abc2
And once she had 1fa55b2c45 thrown herself, regret snowballed.
It wasn’t 1a0ca44ed8 fear of 4120469ed5 death that 6311302f1a gripped her—but 7c1311de23 fury and 6d627bddfc sorrow.fcad8481cd90897b
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She wasn’t 27551a210a the one 66692ea75f who deserved dae7576672 to die.766576ef607be5fc
A loud 32dd75b1d5 thud echoed da8da103b6 as her 12ae6237a7 legs twisted b21d759bc6 unnaturally upon cdfc26fb6f impact, and 87cdf1a501 the spot 4c6b532cc6 where she bc17dd32cd lay began 6c85e626bf to turn 0f5b90fb79 red with e3bbaa5dab blood.3d3e7ee3d60919de
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Servants passing by f3266cb976 shrieked, and several 9eec93f99f of them ran 861c1e2f91 off to get 0c3083020d help in a 4786404a66 frenzy.e3aac38d06e77dfb
That was the last 8d45e9c44f sound Heila heard before 632d0c2083 everything faded to black.fe0659920347a3d8
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