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    DISCOVERED KATHERINE I am the Regent''s son, your future ruler, and I will take immediate action against the Duchy of Everhartan investigation begins now!" He looked at me with cynical eyes and a sneer of disdain; he knew exactly what he was doing.


    He was going to get rid of the witness.


    Catching me in the act had given him the perfect excuse.


    "TAKE HER AWAY, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!" He roared again, worked up, but I wouldnt let him.


    I would fight, even if it meant exposing myselfpletely I knew all too well what awaited me in the pce dungeons.


    Only cruel torture.


    This so-called truce didnt matter.


    The Regent hated creatures of the night.


    My children were in danger! I couldnt imagine how out of control Elliot would be.


    Goddess, I had ruined everything...


    when we were so close to freedom! When rough hands reached for my arms to drag me away, I decided to resist.


    Leven considered killing them and running.


    I called out to Elliot desperately in my mind, but whether it was my panic or the distance, he wasnt answering! ---- My hands burned like two furnaces, and the moment the first footman grabbed me, I seized him by the throat with all my strength.


    ahhh, it burns, damn it!" he screamed, letting go of me abruptly.


    A searing imprint of my hands scorched his neck.


    He copsed onto the ground in agony, the pungent stench of charred flesh thick in the air.


    But the other one reacted immediately, lunging onto my back.


    His hands mped down on my wrists with brute force, nearly breaking them.


    The pain was unbearableI clenched my teeth, swallowing my cry.


    Instead, I thrashed like a madwoman, pushing against him with my body weight, twisting to break free.


    Iwas ready to attack another waywhen I heard the click of a gun being cocked.


    That murderer was going to shoot me too! Before I could summon the elements, in a single sharp breath, the body behind me jerked violently, releasing methen a gunshot rang out.


    A choked scream told me the bullet had found a victimand incredibly, it wasnt me T spun around to see a giant man gripping the footman by the throat as if he were nothing more than a rag doll.