The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

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.

Rain washed soil down the mountainside, forming streams of mud that

cascaded over her. Twigs snapped and pebbles pelted her from above. Thorns

scratched her face, and her clothes were a mess, revealing legs and arms

littered with cuts of all sizes.

Initially, she had the strength to struggle, to fight for her life, but as the cold rain

numbed her pain, her strength waned. Though her speed had lessened, even

grasping for a handhold became too much effort.

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

The irony wasn’t lost on her. Risking her life to save the very person she

despised, it sounded like a heroic tale of self-sacrifice.

But when had she ever been the saintly type?

Yasmine mused ruefully. Well, if this was to be her end, at least she’d leave

behind a noble reputation.

her, punctuated only by occasional

she felt her body hanging in mid-air,

more.

for death’s embrace, but it was only a

again, her body wracked with the same excruciating pain

organs aching.

metallic taste filled

her surroundings, revealing she had landed on

stretch of land—likely the base of the mountain. Exhausted and in

moving her

lightning’s flash, she surveyed the

barely open

them, lying

ever walk or

hurting, and

would

question was whether she’d live to see

an eternity, a light suddenly

voice she recognized. “Yasmine?!”

weakly moved her arm, “I’m

faint, but the person heard her. Yasmine

the light finally settled

Ava rushed over, shocked by Yasmine’s

shaken as she helped Yasmine to her feet. “Oh

you really fall from

against her, “More

the mud from her face,

didn’t expect you to be the

hair back, “Did you forget? This

it better than me. If you fell from

worst place you could

managed a weak

Save your strength. The police

hey, there’s a cave nearby, hidden away. Let

too heavy.”

“I can’t walk…”

Yasmine sit up and handed her a flashlight. Then she

in front of her, “Climb on

looked at Ava’s slender, fragile silhouette,

flowed down her rain-chilled cheeks.

can’t carry me.”

grabbing Yasmine’s arm and draping

when I

lighter than a load of

spoke, she steadied Yasmine and slowly rose

far, and behind its vine-covered entrance lay a

next to some dry

the wounds on Yasmine’s body, Ava hesitated,

more pain. She tried to clean the mud

take off those clothes.

naked than in

and frowned but shook

her undress without

muttered while helping

You hide in the haystack for a bit, and I’ll

look for

Yasmine was as helpless as a fish on a cutting board, barely able

let Ava strip

at your injuries. You must hurt

slight shake of her head,

eyes. “Why you gotta be so

shouldn’t

get the wrong idea.”

insisted. “I

and nodded. “I guess that makes sense.