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he room. Phoebe finally snapped out of her shock and fell to he

as far too terrified to f

voice softening into its usual calm rhythm. "Ph

," Phoebe stammered, keeping her head

of warm water. "Speak not a single word of what happened today to anyone. From now on, you o

frantic nerves. She took a deep breath and nodded heavily, her fright

I needed a moment of total solitude to process the

ble and sat down, staring at the

ves, lived by

andace. They demanded that I surrender my betrothal, my mother's inheritance,

the agony of being forced away from the person I adored, the former me couldn't bear the shame. Right here

s simply trapped i

ad been pulled away, drifting across time and space into anothe

institute in the land. I dedicated my entire life to healing the sick and saving thousands, elevating my medical mastery to a degree that bordered on the divine. Before my long

them only to find my soul dragged back into this world-waking up in

me a second chanc

heart of divine compassion... but that compas

r, and those who trampled on my dignity-I woul

cumstance. But it was also the exact sanctuary I needed-a hidden, overlo

ecome the deadliest, sharpest blade in my arsenal, dir

ing his ruined body and curing what others called impossible, I wouldn't just gain his absolute, unshake

ute sense of cal

eam sitting on the dressing table-a luxury item Kand

She had merely placed it on my vanity

be long before she sent

flaunt her gla

er. A cold sneer f

eet, cloying fragrance filled the air. Kanda

ment in my leather trunk, I retrieved a small, oil-pa

e. But with my vast medical knowledge as

dorless powder into the cream, stirring it meticulousl

al poison. It wo

favorite royal dessert-a treat I knew she would gorge on during her wedding feast. The combinatio

ack in its original spot, era

curtain. Moonlight spilled into the courty

aze with glittering lights as she made her fi

ory, my dear sister," I whisper

rtains, shuttin

an ice-cold smile

ce was finished. Tomorrow