An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Brian’s face displayed confusion and embarrassment as Alicia stirred awake. Although her regaining consciousness surprised him, the bruise on his ego stung him even more.

The way Dustin and Grace eyed him only made him feel more like a fool. Now that Alicia was awake, everything he had done before seemed like a farce, and he had never felt so humiliated.

At that moment, his hatred toward Dustin and Grace reached its peak.

“Alicia, how are you feeling? Do you feel any discomfort?” Aurora asked, leaning in with concern.

“My head’s throbbing…” Alicia grimaced and massaged her temples. Then, she asked, “Why am I here? What happened?”

She felt disoriented. Her mind was shrouded in fog, and she had no memory of what had happened, which left her utterly bewildered.

“You were poisoned and in critical condition. Faith and Dr. Rhys came to your aid just in time, or you might not have made it,” Aurora recounted the harrowing experience.

Upon hearing that, Alicia’s gaze shifted to Grace, and she was surprised to see her. “Faith, what brings you here?”

“I heard about your illness and brought a skilled doctor with me. Luckily, we arrived just in time. Otherwise, who knows what might have happened.” Grace smiled faintly.

her attention to Dustin. “So, you’re Dr. Rhys? Thank you for saving my life. If you ever need anything, just let

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there’s more going on between Dr. Rhys and

your state, you’re cracking jokes? Just lie down and

I don’t move, I’ll fall apart. I need to get up and move around,” Alicia insisted with a faint smile as

her whole body

easy,” Aurora said as she

dismissed Aurora’s concern, closing her

passed, she opened her eyes with a smile. “Just stood up too fast and felt

affecting you isn’t ordinary. It’s a potent

doing it again could be dangerous. To protect yourself, we must locate this

have you recently offended anyone? Or perhaps had any past

frowned and pondered before shaking

But I heard about the Combat Tournament at Sacred Wrym Summit, so I decided to join in for

Grace remarked. She turned to Dustin, who nodded

no words were exchanged, they both understood each other’s thoughts. If it wasn’t revenge, it was likely a scheme

Order and

Alicia suddenly exclaimed as if

voice and said, “A few days ago, a strangely dressed person approached me and asked for directions. I caught a whiff of a

shortly after, I passed out. Could it be that person used voodoo