The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 341

Before they left, Citrine handed each soldier a bottle of medicine: some to stop bleeding, others for pain relief, and a few to keep you alive in the direst

circumstances. The most precious of all, a single Vitaflux capsule, was carefully sealed in its own incubation case.

Citrine instructed Hastings to distribute them one by one.

"What's this?" The soldiers examined the bottles, curiosity lighting up their faces.

"Captain, you're nothing like the other instructors," one of them remarked with a grin.

"Everyone else cranks up the training before a big exercise, but you- you give us a crash course in medicine and hand out half a pharmacy."

Citrine looked over her squad, her voice calm but firm. "The bottles are for treating wounds—stopping the bleeding or easing the pain. But that capsule in the case is different. Remember, only open it if you're hanging by a thread. And don't break the seal until you need it; the medicine inside only lasts a day once it's out of the solution."

One of the soldiers weighed the tiny box in his palm, grinning. "Is this thing really that good? Will it actually save your life when you're at death's door?"

gaze and

much time training together, everyone in the squad knew Citrine's temperament. Hearing her say this, they each tucked the precious capsule away without

threw a party-tables piled with food and drinks, music and laughter filling the air. The whole

then, everyone around her had had a little too much to drink- except Citrine herself, who sat quietly

pleased. He dropped into the seat across from her and fixed her with a searching stare. "You're leaving after

the faint pink glow unmistakable under

replied, unfazed, not yet sensing anything

in his eyes, but he quickly masked it, looking at her with a hint of hope. "Will I ever

caught off

not long ago that he'd kill her the moment they were out of here. People didn't change that quickly -had

longer, then caught the strong

that's it. He's

darkened. "Do you really hate me that much? You don't even want to see

stayed silent.