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Chapter 30
“READY?” THE MAN TOSSED THE COIN and Magnolia prayed the Gods that it would be the head. “Head.” The voice came and a few cheers burst among the men.
Magnolia swallowed the lump in her throat as she saw Daniel shaking his head with a pained gaze.
Magnolia took off her scarf and dropped it to the ground. She heard a few whistles, which made her teeth grit with anger.
Then, the man tossed the coin again.
“Head.”
Magnolia removed her coat.
Daniel took a shaky breath. He had been trying to restore his aura, but it was taking too long.
The coin was in the air again.
“Head.”
Magnolia stared at the duke. Her dress was next.
The man crouched next to Daniel and patted him on the shoulder. “I do not know if this is your lucky day for not getting stabbed, or your unlucky day for watching your wife strip in front of all these men.” Then, he let out a loud and evil laugh.
He turned bac
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MAGNOLIA COULD FEEL HIS BREATH, but it was faint. She checked his wound and found the cloth she had given him earlier soaked. She feared that he would not make it to the house if he lost any more blood. Then, an idea crossed her mind—if she could close the wound and stop the bleeding, he might survive till they got to Paula. She put her hand on the bloody opening, she prayed to the voice she had heard earlier. “Please help him.” But she did not hear anything back, she knew that she had to do it herself. She had read about people using a piece of metal—heated over fire—to close wounds, people who could not use magic. ‘Surely a heated hand would do the trick.’ “You can’t leave me, Daniel.” She kissed his cold cheek then took a deep breath. She felt the heat transferring to her hand and then to the wound, she had to give the exact amount of heat needed. When Magnolia saw that the bleeding had stopped, sh
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MAGNOLIA OPENED THE DOOR SLOWLY and saw Paula standing, still using her magic on Daniel. She waited in the corner patiently until Paula finished. “You can come closer, Magnolia.” She cautiously walked to the bed and kneeled next to her unconscious husband. “How is he?” she asked with a choked voice. She took Daniel’s hand in hers. It was so cold. “I healed all his wounds. He just needs to rest and regain his energy.” Magnolia sighed in relief and leaned her forehead on Daniel’s hand. “He would not have made it had you not closed his wound.” Magnolia did not respond. “What happened out there?” she finally asked after a moment of silence. “We were ambushed,” Magnolia answered without looking up. “Baron Cross led a small army to kill Daniel.” She squeezed her eyes as she remembered what she had done. The screams were still echoing in her ears. “I killed them,” she whispered as if she was not talking to Paula
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“WAIT,” MAGNOLIA SCREAMED, disoriented. Her arm was stretched in front of her and she was drenched in sweat. “A dream,” she whispered before she tried to relax her tense body. She pushed the covers off and walked to the table to pour herself a glass of water. “It was definitely a memory from my childhood, from before the accident—or the murder,” she rectified. Magnolia put her glass back on the table at once. She hurried to her closet and quickly changed her clothes. She packed the fruit that Clara had left for her on the table and headed to the stables. “Hey, you,” she greeted Thunder. He recognized her immediately and inched closer to nuzzle against her face. “Let’s go for a little trip, shall we?” Magnolia grabbed a blanket and a saddle. She had never put one on by herself before, but she had watched enough people do it to remember. She tightened the girth and checked that the saddle was fastened in place, then, she mounted the
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