The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In
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Marie’s people came to retrieve her.
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Inside the wooden cabin on the ind, Marie was lounging in a ck silk robe while Tessa- filthy and utterly exhausted–stumbled in and copsed right onto the floor.
She was so tired her brain barely worked anymore.
“If I go out there and still can’t beat Dan, I swear I’ming for you,” Tessa grumbled.
Marie raised a brow. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
<i>Beat </i>Dan?
<i>Just </i>how naive <i>was </i><i>this </i><i>girl</i><i>? </i>
That man had grown up inside the Ashen Pact, a ce where even your own blood couldn’t be trusted. His entire life had been a knife’s edge.
And she thought she could beat him–after how long? A few weeks?
Tessa said, “I’m worn out like a dog. I better end up with the skills to beat Dan after all this.”
Marie chuckled but didn’t say a word.
And just like that, Tessa knew. She wasn’t there yet.
Of course she wasn’t. She’d barely started this kind of life. How could she even dream of beating someone like Dan?
But damn, it had been hard.
If there wasn’t at least <i>some </i>reward for all this pain…
Marie said, “Go take a shower.”
“I don’t have the strength.”
“Then want me to bathe you?”
Tessa went quiet.
Honestly? Not a bad idea.
She was so drained she could barely twitch a finger. Her whole body screamed for rest. She could’ve just passed out right there on the floor.
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And in the end…
Marie really did bathe her–roughly, but enough to wash the grime away.
<i>What </i><i>kind </i><i>of </i><i>training </i><i>is </i><i>this</i>? Marie thought<i>. </i><i>I’ve </i><i>basically </i><i>adopted </i><i>another </i><i>princess</i><i>, </i><i>just </i>as <i>spoiled </i><i>as </i>
<i>Star</i>.
The second Tessa copsed onto the couch, she was already half–asleep.
Then came a sharp sting on her leg.
She screamed herself awake. “Aaaaagh! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!”
Marie was disinfecting her wounds.
With alcohol, of course.
Couldn’t they just use iodine or something?
The sting of alcohol on torn skin… it was a special kind of hell.
Tears welled in Tessa’s eyes. “It really hurts.”
Marie said, “If you don’t take care of these wounds, an infection will be a lot worse.”
“Why can’t we just use iodine?”
“We ran out.”
Tessa went quiet.
How could they be out of that? Isn’t it something you always have on hand?
Still… whatever. She’d deal with it.
Marie was meticulous with her care. Once the disinfecting part was over and she started applying ointment, it didn’t hurt as much.
But watching Marie carefully wrap her wounds… something in Tessa’s chest ached.
Her eyes stung. Tears slid silently down her cheeks.
Marie asked, “Why are you crying?”
“I think you’re actually kind of nice.”
If only she could show just a little of that kindness during training.
Too bad she didn’t.
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Every time training ended, Marie would clean her up with this kind of care.
But during training?
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If Tessa didn’t hit every single target Marie had set, she could forget about getting even a
minute’s rest.
Marie said, “Don’t get any ideas. I’m only doing this because of Star.”
It was the truth.
If Tessa went back looking too beat up, Star would cry nonstop. And Marie could handle a lot of things–but not Star’s tears.
Tessa’s crying didn’t do much.
But Star’s tears? Those could destroy her.
“And don’t forget–Dan’s no easy target.”
“He’s twisted, cold, ruthless. He’s already decided you have to die.”
Marie never had a kind word to say about Dan. Her opinion of him was just one long list of awful things.
And she made sure Tessa heard every bit of it–especially on the days Tessa started to doubt herself.
Tessa said, “But I haven’t done anything to him.”
She hadn’t gotten in anyone’s way. Why were people already lining up to kill her?
Marie said, “Killing you means Victor and your mom can’t team up. And your mom? She’ll go after the Dawsons. That makes them new enemies.”
“Right now, only one of your mom or Dale can survive. If your mom wins, Dan’s next.”
So Dan was already nning ahead.
He wanted Diana drowning in enemies–so many she wouldn’t even know where to start.
Tessa asked, “Then Victor and the Dawsons…?”
“That’s why you can’t die. Not only can’t you die, you’ve got to kill him first”
No question about it–Dan’s schemes ran deep.
Tessa went quiet.
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Evil. He really was evil.
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She’d heard of families fighting over money before, but not one where they literally tried to kill each other.
Now she’d seen it firsthand.
The next morning, Sophia yanked her out of bed forps. Unlike before, this time she was carrying weights on both legs.
“This ind’s almost twice the size of thest one. Fiveps.”
“Five? Around this ind?”
It was bigger than thest one. Her legs would be toast after this.
Sophia nodded, dead serious.
Tessa groaned, “I want to train with a gun. Not run in circles.”
She was fast enough already. No moreps. It was time for some real training.
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