Chapter 1973

“Alright, we’ll do as you say.

” Danilo retrieved a sharp, newly purchased dagger from his pocket, cautioning, “This blade is very sharp.

Be careful not to injure yourself with it.

Accepting the dagger, Nala playfully ki*sed his cheek, whispering, “I love you, dear.

Securing the opportunity to confront Lucinda alone, Nala stepped confidently into the room, now her own stage.

The door shut behind her, guarded by the bodyguards from the outside.

Lucinda, still unconscious, Lay on the dusty floor, motionless.

Nala knelt beside her, bringing the dagger’s tip to hover menacingly over Lucinda’s unblemished skin.

She took her time, relishing the moment, not yet ready to mar such beauty.

The slight sting of the blade seemed to rouse Lucinda from her slumber.

Her eyes fluttered open, meeting Nala’s gaze directly.

“Well, Lucinda, it seems you’ve timed your awakening perfectly.

Lucinda’s voice was steady, betraying no fear.

What have I done to earn such

couldn’t mask her

“Yes, I hate you.

lovely as yours, scarred? That would be quite

the

self

her

no

only one woman in the world who could hate me to this extent,

are you,

scoffed, her

“Valerie is dead.

nothing more than a bastard of the

she ever stand against

Lucinda’s disbelief was palpable.

I am, powerless before you, and

stood firm in

“I’m not Valerie.

Why s

to being someone I’m

fierce glint in her eyes, she aimed

face thirty times, and

you of your name and reduce you

be tasked with the filthiest, most

the lash of the whip thirty times and spend the nights kneeling in

words grew more venomous, her hatred more palpable, culminating in a wild, crazed

inflicted on others, it’s

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