CHAPTER 34Lumina was only bluffing—but they didn’t have to know that.
The men snickered. “Go ahead,” one said. “If he’s unskilled enough to get caught by a princess, then he deserves his death.”
The man she was holding suddenly raised a magical shield in front of his throat and elbowed her in the stomach. She groaned and dropped the sword, and he turned and threw her over his hip.
She landed heavily on her dresser again. This time, it shattered beneath her, and she felt shards of sharp wood cutting into her as she fell.
One grabbed her by the upper arm and lifted her up. Pain shot through her back and she suppressed a cry. She asked her blood to cut off her pain, and it complied.
Her inner phoenix demanded to be released again.
No, I can handle this without magic.
You’re injured!
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