Chapter 24
part 3

“Lean in closer,” she rasped, and he obeyed.
She slapped him so hard he almost retracted in surprise and stared at the Princess who attempted to sit up straight but failed.
He instantly slid his hands under her forearms and helped her to sit, but she cringed away from his touch. “Aah. That hurts, careful!” She exclaimed.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to… I am sorry, none of this was meant to happen, it’s all my fault.” His eyes stung at the sight of her wincing in pain.
“Yes. Yes, it is definitely your fault and you deserved that slap. But guess what, your mistake has made me stronger, Manu did not have to use her magic to heal me.” She smiled at him, wincing slightly.

He sat down near her feet and looked at her in confusion, “How? How did that happen?” He asked.
“I don’t know but I stopped bleeding almost instantly and my skin covered my wounds, I saw it happen with my own eyes. Everything but the abdomen is back to normal, Ms. Madhura was pretty hard on the kicking part.” She smiled at him, smiled at him despite almost letting her die.

“Princess, I am sorry, I swear I did not know it was going to...