Chapter 1 – FIH
by BellaUnder the clear sky, 5908f25430 the garden was vibrant f20649f482 and full of life.
A gentle breeze rustled ae9bb42d9d through the rose bushes, d0e3a90a8e scattering petals one by 7016937459 one.fd976464a3e5d162
The Empress’s Palace.
Crimson twilight poured 24e95fce65 in through the 75ad99189d narrow window.86ed0666c82849f5
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Though the room was 22187051b4 spacious, it held little ef398aca8b furniture or belongings, and c626298bac even those appeared old 726b261a12 and worn.e82fe2a360b00a36
Inside, a 92d3e324ac woman was 56792d4dc0 kneeling on e38a0a0493 the floor, acadb0ddac scrubbing it 3719c28f98 with a 8f1bfa60ac rag.
Golden sunlight b51c63a596 settled on 97ad592bff her long 2c2181f477 lashes, the 01585d5865 same pale e38db89cbe gold as be1e145dfd her thick 22f0fdc36f blonde hair.a7e2f58dfbcb2dec
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She had a 90d07d5324 round forehead and bde2cfc532 a delicate face, ab4e790224 with defined eyebrows 46471010d8 and long, sharp ff4376e52d eyes creased with a915cd8785 double lids.
Her lashes 1bd6e086a8 were especially feefdcf029 long and 3727441446 lush, her 505f2c6e4b lower lip 8adbb4a5ac was fuller 7b58c3bc74 than her 83f55a3d95 thin upper 9f55e9b3eb lip.21bb86840ba29d7f
But her 5e7ed2bbde beauty was 90933f92e1 diminished by 0eba42e395 her frail 920ea361a5 body—so thin 06cde71b05 she looked d1306a2fef like skin 27951b7ec2 and bones—and 2534f60853 her face c376b66b11 was gaunt. The rags she wore d2383c121a made her look even 0048bebae9 more pitiful.06678202f17e1ab6
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Having finished a1886415d3 scrubbing the 529bbbf693 floor, Heila 9b7f128610 wiped the 19302d5ea0 sweat from baa5bf06d6 her forehead b8d3559b1a with her 2d0b9deaab sleeve and 61f26424ea sat for d0d2b6a7db a moment, c57f45f702 gazing out 1d7bc17702 the window.792e4ee3b9e72dee
She looked at 4ed58a46d2 her hands, now 5cc29902eb roughened over the 6a85e12257 past year, with 2cbdab7f82 a sense of 5f68f1f4ee quiet sorrow.1fc8cf5d1bee83d3
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How did 8164942d91 things end e5c101d82b up like 351d3e8eb0 this?
These days, 25d9ba0fa4 she didn’t bb57acaf79 even look 9cba8ebe04 in the 4c77683e66 mirror.1f47f7dd64c6a195
There was once fb5e40cea2 a time when 57f4099f61 she took great d90dcb4ef4 care of her 94e78d1440 appearance, but now 37578a1aab she no longer ef3c380965 had the means—and b25634cbfa more importantly, there b53156d314 was no one 462bd97e6c left who would 016c4d1490 care to see a801e513a3 her.2f1584b5cb8976bd
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She couldn’t even 09c06dc25b remember the last 07ebc45380 time she saw 88ec3c1413 Kersian’s face.
Just thinking d1a3651f1d of him 37c438017b brought pain, 60d6a291d1 so Heila 7497328751 tried to 5589698b14 push the 0d2feb75aa thoughts away.aaa556cd05038856
Then, without warning, the ab2302a63a door burst open with f9c36dbd5f a loud sound, and 0cbdcd1bf6 several people walked in.5fe28103787795d1
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Uriel, along 14e18ff64b with the c7b862158a attendants she 13f43d4ca2 had brought, cb9a45c690 entered the f699709a44 room.
With downward-slanted eyes and 53986141fe deep green irises, Uriel 01467fab18 wore a bright, charming e2103660f5 smile. She was dressed in 2bd1c8c2ea extravagance—dd1635c97e93058a
Her wavy 858231e0ba red hair 1f35a057fa gleamed, and 8680c8e18f her pale, cd1330e081 flawless skin d4968ca632 had clearly df768bd1a2 never known 11ca812b75 hardship
.
On her c89f44c19d delicate hand 70d4e83dd4 sparkled a e620e17aab red ruby 3c990335f2 ring—fe5a9f77e91bc55d
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A family treasure, 8027fa6699 passed down through 161c6eadbc the royal household, 6dc9e024a9 originally left by 6cde86d7c5 Heila’s mother.3545053964cfbeb5
“What is it fe02468110 this time?”eb83218581925caf
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Heila looked up 469253f44d at Uriel with 6ebe815c45 a frightened expression—
Then froze when her 171a403d87 gaze fell on Uriel’s a34caa463d rounded belly.fe002cce85bfb0b9
Uriel smirked as 3ef187f18f she caught the e744515d51 unmistakable sorrow, sense 6d45d54b27 of loss, and ef6dec925e longing in Heila’s efbec65ba3 eyes.597e7661012481a8
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It had been a 780e4b4333 long time since they’d a7b600cd83 faced each other, and 8de8581486 Heila looked visibly worn d1f24c21cc and haggard.daa74bbfc9dc7467
Even the palace 3c561ea03e maids looked better 7104eabe50 off than she db7d4bed90 did now.57623254c51b8889
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That sight 7c62b07302 brought Uriel 06245586a5 a twisted eef7d1f853 sense of 1cb57b0a4f satisfaction.5f2a5a8ec1383385
“His Majesty 2b9edfe615 said today cdd204e3eb that you’ll 2c8ac65251 be sent 38ce1d4e58 to a 165596afaa monastery.”e30a0d9b97c717a3
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When Heila 35759a4466 didn’t respond, 7cbc516a4d Uriel raised 4551577ebc an eyebrow.e9b9aa111bab1d72
Her resigned a665964d63 expression made 565b9ab700 it clear—she 9ef09aa16c had expected 5023231fec this.
Just as Kersian had f96908d760 said, the woman before fd2c465afb her was powerless, meek 19b5d1da33 to the point of 6b511d9fa2 never causing trouble.3ed1f9963c92da77
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But that didn’t ba30954ca1 mean she could a95bac8b2a be left alone.7bc69fc310ea7d3c
“All the royal 69af3f5d77 family members of 17f3d1423b the former dynasty a3ffcf5e92 are dead, yet c2e3b49222 you’re still alive. Isn’t that b6d85261f5 excessive mercy?”d08f9ba642d9711a
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Uriel’s voice was 5314b8881b laced with mock daf77f80c4 regret.
At those words, e89ee2a17c Heila’s face darkened.e1fd324491b2653b
She had lost a5a57a6aab her family in b0ea281957 the rebellion led d84705bbaa by her husband, 99fcf2a3f5 Kersian.
Uriel’s family had 1d8aaccf4c lent their strength 7645325e18 to that coup.12730b05b7fa2db7
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Kersian had always favored f405eb7168 Uriel, but after the 10175254ed rebellion, his affection deepened 106288a433 even further.a85f630245539a73
Even when ededf3b844 Heila suffered ae1a5fa6ef a miscarriage 3ea61f6745 after being 107176b240 poisoned—something she a88729dc69 suspected was ec3518a0ae Uriel’s doing—he ffff3ed960 didn’t punish e076908d47 her. He had covered it 6f1231e792 up completely.41532b763a88d345
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As a result, Heila 63dbe090d5 had been dethroned. And now, a613f33540 Uriel would 9c64f675d6 soon take be67645e2e her place.
And the child growing 2768fdaa27 inside her—
Would likely 4344e6a642 become the 8fb7034254 next emperor.1d72819a4818f8ff
“Bring the branding iron.”793da8c9908f758e
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Uriel’s words fell 9723d508ff into the quiet 40bb70a510 room like a 43d4d78940 stone.
Startled, Heila jerked 23036ffbca her head up.4cdd455ac0e7205b
Seeing the fear 51adb95e02 flash across Heila’s 3fc272b186 face, Uriel’s lips d51430fec3 curled into a e1591e35a5 cruel smile.08761551490b7d5e
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The attendants seized Heila 6d0f23c5e6 and forced her to c65f9e350e her knees.
They held her tightly 427e50161e from both sides, making 7c775ffb2a sure she couldn’t move.db5e6327cdf18beb
“What are 46e8afc3e9 you doing?!”1248af575432ed5c
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Heila struggled eaef872148 and shouted.ca494898f0c90b78
It was 26d280164d rare for 572821d821 her to 2ac45ee2e9 raise her 37f0684ddc voice—
But no one around 1a30f6bf4c her showed the slightest 2775ddf910 fear.894b968ea155fb5e
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Once the a77e81301a most noble db2be05c27 woman in 57fa4416f8 the empire, c46d6048d7 she was 63e3cfd6a2 now no 298ea9d78e more than 7195af521e a pitiful 87cf4d9624 wreck,
Something to baac93a3a1 be broken, 53e968046b a plaything 68c70c6b19 to be edab4fe14f ruined.d7bc1f541aff4e31
Soon, a servant brought 1324707198 the branding iron.
Just the cd97c8fa91 sight of 752864ba9b the glowing bd86209fcd red-hot metal 46e1d43c7a among the 218307d63e heated coals 1a7e828d4a made cold f14452c133 sweat break 2bd026653b out.e9c6ccb222bff150
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Heila’s resistance 307c3d988c grew more d16b421433 desperate, and ef096f2c9a only then 1fb997ce42 did Uriel f2aba3f831 finally look d40bf233c5 satisfied.c1d23e3307647f40
Holding the iron rod, ece5561f43 Uriel brought its searing caf1ad9093 tip close to Heila’s ee22799281 face and spoke calmly:3d0aefd98ec9e9de
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“This is d8fc394b3a the only a214825e36 way I’ll 366ed86899 feel at 7fefb100c1 ease.”01b2e788a7256e78
“Please, don’t! I’m begging you…”a3ade2954bd0e640
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As the scorching dfe1f5239a metal neared her d0370cdea9 skin, its heat 36795ff11e radiated so intensely ee465e62a5 Heila could feel 104a3e2d98 it without contact.
Her face twisted in f922211de5 terror as she pleaded.8f1c07d757f2d048
But the 91b80264a0 very next 3379617290 moment, Uriel a655b9d9fc pressed the 525d0417e1 burning iron 1f70adb6a4 firmly against 8285045e56 Heila’s unblemished 890b967eb6 skin.2c10f4cdf2f0412c
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With the sound of c9740fc2ae flesh searing and the 00454edbd3 stench of burning meat, fc92b900d0 Heila let out a d6b3cfda72 blood-curdling scream.5986a42e1e4addb1
A while 7fa7547d3a later, Uriel b5c9a483d6 tossed the f6ce08f193 branding rod 979d65bb4e to the 1c423ad80b floor with 0573040d0c a clang.b0a8008dca8a6818
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Heila couldn’t even open 519ba03e62 her eyes from the b8e5f692ef pain.5f885dc413763054
The skin around the ec86fcafe4 melted pink flesh had 603a3f9ec0 blackened and charred.43963c2b9096cfae
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Even the servants c34158780b turned their heads 71822316f7 away, unable to c575fc53f4 bear the gruesome f991d0b63a sight.4392edb9cf50fc5e
Uriel too 67a0dc8b80 grimaced at d28a914414 the grotesque 96ee921118 result, her b12404d9c2 face contorted 7cce9a8702 with disgust.ad61a89d72b7744f
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“It’s hard to look 3de611ad12 at you like this. You’ll need 4045fbb5f3 to stay 89a79288f7 alive if 19146b25e5 you’re to 9c9c8b9ebd reach the 22318e3968 monastery, so f6b6f0996f call a f7f313b37d physician.”58045b53502aec6f
With those words, 92fb734605 she turned to 2f713226b7 leave.a9457875df3a7b9b
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As soon as the 30bcc6eb68 servants released her, Heila 84cf1138fd collapsed to the floor, 0b36ddca4a writhing in agony.34cf8ca96d37a707
The branding iron now 256c31440c lay on the ground, 73aeceb811 but the heat lingering c0b6ccb005 on her face brought f6bee220e4 unbearable pain.656777ff6be0ba0f
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“Kersian…”58811cd4c0f06683
His name 5457a098a4 slipped from debbb3b57c Heila’s lips 5a4c10354c as if b8091723ba by instinct—
And it stopped Uriel d7606b0a9c in her tracks.a653cab0ddd76cb6
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“At the upcoming 8d9a3d5baa banquet, His Majesty e770ead379 will officially declare 08b608f065 me Empress. This will 796d87c416 be the f6c5dff97c last time 1e33a3cf23 I visit 7e34dbd49a you.”3550f178a8c544b2
“It’s pitiful 4587c39938 and pathetic, c9f5da060b the way c99728f3be you still 5f3e872acb call for 338acc5888 him even d9ce893754 now—so I’ll fdad19419d tell you 3bcb2d81d1 one last ff092ee308 thing.”e0f76fe7f39d839c
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“It was His 36627b0432 Majesty who killed 9f259246cd the baby in ccf272778b your womb.”a3ef58bd08a058e4
Those words, 8062189ac3 sharp as b3bd2ab7a6 knives, pierced 194952cd9f through the 43c1b8923f haze of 20d959f0b8 Heila’s pain 4ab343d6d1 and snapped 7dfd572f25 her eyes 1cc9d09605 open.f9b5e3ba497126dd
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“So you’d 87d2782d6c best give 222a0af23f up any f6809c7671 hope you 54827b0bca still have 29d692d7bf in him.ff2cb13dca21a896
And when you a007016008 arrive at the 1df78437c0 monastery… I’ll make 48cbf0e4ae sure you receive 533f0011b2 something too—
The very same a538423cd3 thing your father ebe13aa3bb and unborn child 8d161ea01d drank.”
At that moment, the b1559ec03d branding iron lying nearby c91dbdc7de came into Heila’s view.
In a 3e11729994 flash, she e28b54ec4e reached out 4cb1641aa6 and grabbed d8978641e9 it, swinging a1cbbb1fe4 it toward c0097b3237 Uriel.9aa9b5103b41edc3
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Startled, Uriel stumbled backward 2355cd0254 and landed hard on 03b05f524f the floor.
Heila, who had always a2cf4724e4 been quiet and timid—never 01a78f4c7c once a threat—was now 3aaef64fdd charging at her with 7f5457c3c1 fierce, blazing eyes.ffbf919e0ac5da93
For the 7d9c4a58a5 first time, 3b27f81396 fear filled e878c44317 Uriel’s gaze f6b02e22e1 as she 3147b64cd1 looked at e992f3336a Heila.2d3fedd28b277a4e
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But Heila’s rebellion f4430a3430 was quickly and 79d261b419 easily subdued.fb97ab5caef729b7
The attendants rushed c1e89fda55 in, pinned her e1638a375b to the ground, 3124fd15a1 and pried the f5d1057c99 iron rod from 4acabc4e97 her hand, throwing 8c972b1494 it far across 208b6cec69 the room.e7e50f637caf190f
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The rod faf700caa8 clattered loudly 2c0e5defa9 against the 9899d0f0f7 floor as afdaa6c4bd Uriel, still fbf7830bb2 panting, stared a2dcc4968b at the 32b264b26f struggling Heila.418570150427ca7f
Are you hurt, 8037a9696b my lady?”99ad199762ec2618
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Only then did e4efe2f52c Uriel seem to cb21689eed come back to d541d9295d her senses.d1be35bf66ba72a3
Humiliated, she hesitated f87fd43b6a to approach, but cfed7b3d10 then clenched her a202c81af3 jaw and shouted, 079b798100 her eyes flashing 44ecb82fa7 with rage:
“That madwoman fac3606401 dared to 8308106b82 attack me 25bf5bf33f and the 1e970f8529 imperial heir d2800a914f in my 396a3f258d womb! Kill her right 4267058bcf now!”b7bbe64d1a69a69c
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“But His Majesty’s f3cb3835c7 orders were…”7f8ad21da14554f0
At that b5f6bcb3a4 moment, the 322914d829 door—still open—admitted bc30a29959 one more a6eb6588be person.59fb6576fcd0d042
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Heila’s eyes flickered 916033cba6 the moment she 474fc30aba saw him—
The man she had 5858142a31 longed for so desperately, a51e09d117 loved so deeply.34acfc92beceacfa
Even as f3800bccd1 a duke, 48f3734028 he had 3184e31b51 always exuded 74c41b3a1d elegance and 3f5fee9bd8 charm,
But now, da012cdf95 adorned in 5c8f973413 the robes ef9963354f of an 2ab3c33283 emperor, he 80aac5c10f shone brighter f2a19ab47d than ever.5bc4ff729fb7a7a0
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Mature and 0b9abadde3 commanding, the 6f80ca5b15 young emperor 0e777149a6 was a 0ec14899e1 figure who fcee2c2ddf could shake c9c84883e5 anyone’s heart.
Yet for Heila, dae0215432 the sight of d30fb95921 him sent a c8ffb71b36 cold chill through 47aa393cb8 her entire body.0d251443f6f86783
“His Imperial Majesty!”4914e61d49035f38
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Everyone in the room b115634de3 froze in shock,
And the attendants quickly 055740ca95 bowed deeply toward Kersian.b9ee58582c1a26bf
His gaze 592ac16353 fell on f7e1c6a0a7 Heila.f0b25ee2871d8bec
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Her face c5fb5fa702 was damp 9613b1ad03 with tears, 0706942d1e and on 6dde8913af her cheek d5b1c500c6 was a ecc0a16d62 horrific burn, 1e3beaadd8 fresh and daf47d5cdd raw.170d79aca8c62220
“Release Heila and a99901f2d9 bring a physician,” f13addf5e3 he said coldly.
“And take Uriel to d78c3b8bfc her room.”
Uriel saw f191b95b78 the gruesome 90ae505aaf wound on c497a4b927 Heila’s face 9e44c2a7ce and hesitantly 81b522ea58 backed away, ff239f8bd8 glancing nervously c1e1a9610c at Kersian.
As silence fell over 71e5a9f19c the room, he reached 6f42eb3b95 out his hand.1ed0d0d90cedec02
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“The floor’s cold. Come on, 9fd4403109 get up.”d733441338f094cc
But Heila 358109e5a1 didn’t take bc5a6f3700 his hand.
So he 4f28edc63d grasped hers ca8903edb6 himself and 1d2a4bd5db helped her cd844ca34c to her 11db83ac05 feet.843d23a6f6f8ca62
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His hand 0a414d65c1 was still f686bff86a large, still f134175b46 warm.05541cfa870399cf
Heila, overwhelmed 138a2e2221 by the 083bbc9e7c unending stream ac39117680 of tears, c5ad99c71c couldn’t even 9bb6b90d70 think to daf4cd6a45 wipe them 2b7ace68db away. She opened e3d530e6ab her mouth 1d527539af with difficulty.7f9622f08500504f
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“Why did you 6e7b612c04 do it?”a515331c865e7889
“I regret what c41695da0b I did to a2bf642b10 you.”7948f27ff0c90ac2
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For a moment, Heila abfa9467aa didn’t know how to 96056355fa respond.130ed3f63e1d565f
A brief silence d63152e078 passed before she 9b35e9484c finally managed to 5d2b85f764 speak.9c677cda5281b5c0
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“I don’t 2cccb3b4de need empty f83ba42fa4 words.
It wasn’t enough to ba53a3f6ec ruin my father—you even 8938e10df1 laid hands on your f25f0ac097 own child.
No one could do 4217ca3309 that without throwing away 424c8a9d84 their humanity.”486a4e8ddce1b456
“If that’s 9eb0cea5cd how you 2440d6fd26 see it, 7630d9b60e then so 0d7697ade1 be it.”8125b89f0fbcb2bf
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Kersian’s reply sounded 2514930994 more like someone aa36ed0e05 indulging a sulking 9c19450215 child. He looked tired, 45290cdcda and there was 4adba9d886 a note of a504cdfe7c irritation in his faae218a70 voice.98f20e72d46ff39a
In his expression, cfbe058b06 his gaze, and 79aa5cc0d2 even his tone—there 1ded0060d8 was no trace bd1cc45f1a of remorse, no 5826bca460 guilt over the fcca44438b child that had 46a7d5cc3d died.47ce51f302f9f74f
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Dark despair 5a1fe5e66a filled Heila’s b4d992d1cd eyes.405088b5455f043b
She had thought 4660c1d1cc it was love.
She had believed fa668a299c it so strongly, 44c09580f2 she was willing 120dfc408a to give him 4a8057514a everything.
Only now could 6f66cbd41c she fully accept 43cd2092d0 it had been 0788255568 one-sided all along.fc7a52441f67f312
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“kersian… you are the 5388e12a6e most shameless, despicable person 8c7d3d123d I’ve ever known.”a9e20e564a0e3787
“I know. So go ahead—hate a95e8c9365 me all you a3b60cc83d want.”b26850f1088360f8
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Kersian reached 3866d192d4 out and b42d5c841c gently wiped 7371a263ca the tears 85d42ffde9 from the b326daa88a corner of d22340be47 her eye.
Heila recoiled, her d27e867499 body shuddering in fed3cb553a revulsion.f4e388b8f18a652f
Her vision had 3cd1c5aaa4 cleared now, and 5c2c59aaba his figure came 7b6255d93b into focus.7c71aaca3d3c6a79
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Jet-black hair, f26a7d7a24 sharp eyes, b5cb8dbbb5 a high b79c54ac61 nose bridge, 4918fc2848 and thin f051cc5f59 lips set a6cf7db89f in a cfca53841a firm line—
In those pale green 333472a1ac eyes she had once ae71a425ff loved so dearly,
She now d53104bcbf saw the 22ef4aece9 reflection of f2c62c9aab her broken 1f49c17965 face.465c9e8bed4b5abf
Kersian was still ec74709009 strikingly handsome.
And in the 7a6a7bd949 way he looked b06dfcd38c at her… there 3651365d7f was the faintest f2e9ee3c9c glimmer of pity.
Only Heila knew how c375e3a999 horrifying that expression looked f03cdaac68 to her now.4b201cec52d6d156
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She backed away until 80822ccedc her back hit the fb03b52c40 wall.076f63c3f51da556
Fear, betrayal, and rage f67d0ae222 twisted across her face, ec272076a4 leaving her visibly shaken.
Kersian let 9736abc1c5 out a e037381a09 light sigh 308b5bec9c as he 6e8b2d22fb watched her 3f93d25098 struggle to feaf8b7479 compose herself.e32c11f03eb9947c
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“Your Majesty, 52dc1f5422 the physician 7b5046a985 has arrived.”336e767c4f168ed7
At the servant’s words, 0fc4fdc6ad Kersian turned around.
Just as he said, fb4ad5f4bd the physician was indeed 5278c69172 there.586cb339af45e625
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“Good. Start the treatment—”6ac151f1755fa198
“Y-Your Majesty…!”6520f253497fe0bf
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Before he could e6c9e4e3ec finish giving the 3632ac4c03 order, a servant’s 5b1ff8d8df panicked cry interrupted 758901d39c him.
A breeze 38af4313f4 brushed past cca2e7a3f0 his cheek, f2d962b37e sending a 9781bcfd28 chill of 3c8e619f08 foreboding down 79db3297c7 his spine.
Kersian turned back—
And saw f98352dcee Heila sitting db3d16e73b on the 6b3d4edf35 window ledge.6e7acf3a15ffcc1b
Her hair fluttered in c4796c61f5 the wind blowing through 1257825ce0 the open window.95e668c995dad191
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“Meeting you was the 0ac7bcfc4f worst decision of my 4e4e9ba669 life.
What I 1009563226 regret most 64c32c6974 is not e81d0455be being able 1cf461d116 to kill 87fd6ee12a you and c42fbdb0e4 Uriel with 4bc645653b my own 02a0b23627 hands.”2064f1542bdcf956
“Heila, don’t do anything 065ce30b2f foolish. Come down,”525bc59e0b3193c2
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Kersian said f6d115e1d2 gently, his cf91c7f266 voice coaxing.
But for the 3a759cb7a5 first time, his dc25ce95f7 eyes showed panic.b7de0871948471c2
Seeing that, Heila let dff24fdb51 out a bitter scoff.bc1fe67103436d9c
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“Go to hell.”934d3a07cf964beb
And in the add1157129 next moment, Heila b8d794a058 leaned back—and let ef9f62c2ad go.fea45ad1d6c76dff
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Kersian rushed 91a24b63ff forward, but f0e993ec76 she was dcab868e2c faster.
Though her body was 7330e3d081 falling rapidly, time felt f8cced688a like it had slowed.914b42df35995687
And once 30472b6df6 she had 7bf0e52406 thrown herself, a81345e765 regret snowballed.
It wasn’t fear of 9c45f15321 death that gripped her—but 84ea5fed40 fury and sorrow.35e6990aea4f713e
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She wasn’t the 2814fd8149 one who deserved f1f8bd1ff3 to die.07c1616743f95754
A loud fca263c9d6 thud echoed 2fcb3626c4 as her 28b36ccc0b legs twisted 4016305427 unnaturally upon 981c723fdf impact, and db0a6b609a the spot d462a01deb where she 727a8338be lay began d7fbd275a7 to turn 0aa49e701c red with 60bdf290a1 blood.1a8d5b82ae0dc8d7
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Servants passing by shrieked, f1ccb20019 and several of them a81dac52e6 ran off to get 9a728f4e51 help in a frenzy.e2863411a214d608
That was fcab2d9e8a the last b17deee024 sound Heila c72a21c42e heard before 4f9bed5a61 everything faded 5ff57c9836 to black.e1f899469fff5f46
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