Chapter 335
‘This wasn’t unusual—witches were notorious for being volatile,
crazy bitches.
"Please, your ladyship, calm down! We are soldiers of the Royal
Family! Please, stop!"
At the mention of Royal Family, | did what any sane person would
—I stopped whipping them.
They showeda golden insignia—the real one
"Fine! But get the hell out of my sight, you filthy perverts!" |
snapped the whip again, and their eyes lingered suspiciously on
the house behind me.
‘They exchanged glances—silent signals—annoyance and hidden
intent flashing in their expressions.
Maybe they didn’t believecompletely, but they left. | exhaled
sharply, nearly collapsing from the tension, my wrists sore.
Iwas terrible at playing the evil witch. | scanned the surroundings
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt‘They were really gone—for now. Something felt off. Why had they
given up their pursuit so easily?
| walked toward the darkened house, my senses on high alert.
Opening a window, | slipped inside, bracing for an attack that
never came.
"seems like he fled," | murmured, standing in the small parlor. "
Maybe that’s why they gave up so fast."
"Tt's empty."
Silas’s voice cfrom the kitchen door.
"There's a small window that leads to the alley."
He answered before I could even ask. Damn it.
T could have snuck in that way—warned him—instead of putting
on that ridiculous scene. Why hadn't | searched more?
“Alright. Let's go for now. We need to find a place to stay and
retrieve the horse," | muttered, avoiding his gaze.
‘We left through the sdamn window that could have saved me
from this whole humiliating mess.
At least | had accomplished my goal—he had escaped.
| left a hidden spell behind. If he returned, | would know. He was.
supposed to meet someone.
So why were the Royal Family’s soldiers after him? That night, we
found an inn nearby.
Unfortunately, thanks to the auction and the city’s fairs, it was
packed. Only single rooms were available.
"T’ll step out so you can bathe," Silas said once we were settled in
the tiny room.
“No, no. I'll hide behind the screen—don’t go out alone. Too many
sorcerers are lurking around. | don’t want anyone recognizing you.
Tt was well known that Lucrecia loved to flaunt her trophies.
Despite the scars and the mask, | feared someone might recognize
Silas.
"Alright. I... Pll stay in that corner. | won't look," he mumbled,
lowering his head.
"Relax. | know you won't," | replied.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHonestly, | trusted him. With everything he had been through, |
doubted he had any interest in sex.
| walked behind the waxed-paper screen, already stripping,
desperate to rid myself of the filth of the road and the exhaustion
pressing down on me.
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SILAS
Who was this woman—this woman pretending to be Electra de la
Croix?
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