They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 225: I Love Her Chapter 225: I Love Her “Who… who are you people?” she asked, her voice barely steady.

No answer.

“Why are you doing this?” she pressed, her fear breaking through.

She had trained.

She had fought before.

But nothing, not even her worst nightmares, could have prepared her for this.

For standing face to face with a group of assassins so feared that even kings trembled at their name.

And worst of all For realizing that she might be the real reason they were here.

The assassins remained silent.

They exchanged brief glances, waiting for their leader’s signal to finish the job.

There was no hesitation.

No second guessing.

Only a mild annoyance that they had initially pursued the wrong target.

But in the end, it did not matter.

Everyone in the royal family was marked for death.

So whether they had realized it earlier or later, the result would have been the same.

The leader gave a single nod.

That was all it took.

One of the assassins shot forward, his speed beyond anything Nnenna had ever witnessed.

She couldn’t react.

She had trained, yes.

She was fast, strong, skilled.

But in comparison to him?

She was nothing.

Not even a flicker of movement registered before he was upon her.

Her mind screamed at her to run.

To dodge.

To do something.

But her body?

It froze.

She couldn’t even see his blade, let alone block it.

He was worlds apart from her in skill.

finger of his would be

Is this it?

pounded in her chest, her

was no

fight back

Trying to flee?

Impossible.

the only thing

She closed her eyes.

Accepted it.

to die, then

sharp rush of air sliced

Seconds passed.

She was still standing.

Still breathing.

No pain.

tearing through her

heard something else

Panicked voices.

“My King!” someone screamed.

Nnenna’s eyes snapped open.

next

as she took in the

in front of her, his powerful frame now trembling, his hands gripping the sword

very same sword that should have killed

Time seemed to slow.

move to protect Nnenna also froze and blended back into the shadows to observe the

hall fell into

The royals screamed.

soldiers who were still alive let out shouts of

the assassins, who had never been fazed by anything

But Nnenna?

She couldn’t move.

Couldn’t breathe.

had just happened slammed

had taken the blow

had barely ever looked at her with warmth, who always chose not to interfere with her maters no matter how much she was bullied, who

Why?

would he

Didn’t he hate her?

treated her like

What was happening?

mind swirled with too many

then The King

the ground, Nnenna lunged forward, catching him

into

Warm.

Heavy.

Too much.

stared down at his face, her own hands shaking

He looked at her.

time in her entire

Not cold indifference.

Not disappointment.

But something softer.

if he was

he seemed to