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Chapter 170

Author: Jademoon
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-21 17:22:33

Rhea's Pov

My breath hitched. Twenty minutes? Of him hitting me? Without a sound? My heart jumped. Could I do that? Could I really endure that kind of pain without a single cry? I’d never been in a fight in my life, let alone been subjected to that kind of harm. My stomach churned, and a wave of nausea washed over me. I’m not strong enough to endure something like that. I’m just not. I’m a coward. I know it, I’ll break. I’ll cry out. And then Marcus… It would put us in more danger. I can't do it.

My gaze flickered to Marcus on the ground. He was barely moving, a pale, bloodied shadow of himself. The thought of him dying because of my weakness, because I couldn't bear a few minutes of pain… A sharp, burning resolve ignited within me. No. I wouldn’t let that happen. Not to him. He had risked his life for me and was always ready to do that despite the fact that we were not very close. I'm sure that he would have had the chance to escape without me. I'm very sure. But he didn't.

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