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The Bride of the Would-be Demon King

Chapter 3 The Boy From the Foothold Trap

Word Count: 1591    |    Released on: 06/06/2021

side as one of the guards nudged he

erhead. They must be travelling somewhere around Ylann by now as the forest had gotten more luscious around these parts. One by one, Shia can see the other ba

ones, and either holding them for ransom for their families (if they were rich) or collecting the rewards the Imperial Palace of Gascone has put forth. It was a lucrative business, as far as these bandits were concerned. They ju

r tossed her a piece of flat bread.

e said in a

ching on a mouthful. It was so hard to

ed to stab her heart (or any part of her body for that matter), but every time she did, she remembered her mother's last words, and immediately vines would shoot up from the ground to protect her b

t. On the third day, she had fainted. When she opened her eyes, she saw that the vines had grown enough to put a thick canopy above he

es, so cursed ones won't be able to use their powers within its walls. Every month, in the plaza, the king would order the execution of cursed ones

etal net descended upon her head, trapping her firmly to the ground with its weight. Shia could have resisted if she wanted to. She could fight with her bare hands, but she didn't. One of the men held a

e cursed ones to capture. At first, Shia thought it was a tiresome task – looking around for prey that they would not normally be able t

whole family left Tightwater and became nomads. She would at least take revenge for their sake. The king's hunt for cursed ones left her family with no permanent home and mostly empt

he atmosphere. The birds and animals tensed up, and the wind felt somewhat heavy. She knew f

ngly alarmed too. In a heartbeat, they heard a yel

e! An A-grade

en catch a deer even if their lives depended on it, so it was understandable that she would not believe that they caught a cursed one, especially an A-grade (their term

r thoughts like Shia, had his mouth caught

caught in the f

including Shia who even outran her captors

om her, but she could tell by the quality of his coat and garments that the person probably belonged to an extremely ri

her – with dark jet-black hair that covered his pallid face. Shia quickly scanned his body. He was u

d not budge. The leader raised his hand to slap the vic

eader exclaimed, "Wha

face with his palm. "Where's

ociously lift the boy's face for everyone to see, but the boy g

, but in a heartbeat, the boy was able to release himself in the foothold and threw al

ia to the boy in the foothold trap. There was something very familiar about him.

guiding stone staff. As the boy tried to fend off the attack, he lifted his hands away fro

starting from his face down to the soles of his feet. The boy quickly turned his face away as if trying to shield the crowd, but it was too late. All five bandits who locked eyes with him immediately turned int

ed inside her for three months, Shia immediately unsheathed the dagger she kept i

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1 Chapter 1 PROLOGUE2 Chapter 2 In the Wilderness3 Chapter 3 The Boy From the Foothold Trap4 Chapter 4 Escape5 Chapter 5 The Dream6 Chapter 6 Confusion and Misunderstanding7 Chapter 7 Not Your Fault8 Chapter 8 The Prince's Plan9 Chapter 9 Worries and Fears10 Chapter 10 His Preposterous Proposal 11 Chapter 11 A Purely Transactional Relationship12 Chapter 12 Dinner Act13 Chapter 13 Agreeing To His Plan14 Chapter 14 Marmie15 Chapter 15 An Act of Mercy 16 Chapter 16 The Fates of Those Cursed17 Chapter 17 Utterly Strange 18 Chapter 18 At The Fake Funeral 19 Chapter 19 Father's Secret 20 Chapter 20 The Mark of The Beast21 Chapter 21 Reaching Sensala 22 Chapter 22 The House of Andry 23 Chapter 23 Forced to Separate24 Chapter 24 What It Takes To Be A Noble25 Chapter 25 A Strange Encounter26 Chapter 26 At The Dress Shop27 Chapter 27 More Strange Encounters28 Chapter 28 In The Woods29 Chapter 29 Dinner Party30 Chapter 30 Danterion's Condition 31 Chapter 31 Finding Freya 32 Chapter 32 Tattoos And Bad Blood 33 Chapter 33 An Unexpected Occurrence 34 Chapter 34 Mage Silas 35 Chapter 35 Breaking Destinies 36 Chapter 36 Swear In My Name 37 Chapter 37 Plans and Motives38 Chapter 38 At The Library39 Chapter 39 Answers40 Chapter 40 Muddled Thoughts And Feelings 41 Chapter 41 The Debutant Ball42 Chapter 42 Playing Pretend43 Chapter 43 Changing Partners 44 Chapter 44 Someone You Don't Love45 Chapter 45 Losing You46 Chapter 46 What She Knows47 Chapter 47 A Pact With The Devil48 Chapter 48 Painful Goodbye49 Chapter 49 Uncontrollable Desires50 Chapter 50 Time To Flee51 Chapter 51 The King's Trap52 Chapter 52 False Witness 53 Chapter 53 Letters54 Chapter 54 At All Cost55 Chapter 55 The Strength To Go On 56 Chapter 56 Other End of The Bargain 57 Chapter 57 Animal58 Chapter 58 A Cup of Tea 59 Chapter 59 Lethal Dose 60 Chapter 60 Hallucination61 Chapter 61 Up To No Good 62 Chapter 62 Meeting Langrey 63 Chapter 63 Remember64 Chapter 64 Hopeful 65 Chapter 65 Something Bad 66 Chapter 66 Thwarted Plan 67 Chapter 67 Camping At Liddraele 68 Chapter 68 Clearing The Misunderstanding 69 Chapter 69 Proof Of My Love 70 Chapter 70 New Rule 71 Chapter 71 Detained 72 Chapter 72 Plans For Safety 73 Chapter 73 Towards Jazamel 74 Chapter 74 Aboard The Ship 75 Chapter 75 Gavil's Flute76 Chapter 76 Carrying Eggs77 Chapter 77 Waking Up 78 Chapter 78 First Night79 Chapter 79 A Dangerous Solution 80 Chapter 80 Unexpected Proposal 81 Chapter 81 The Familiar 82 Chapter 82 Reunion and Wedding Plans 83 Chapter 83 Discovered84 Chapter 84 Meetings At The Temple 85 Chapter 85 Grave Spirits 86 Chapter 86 The Wedding And The Ritual 87 Chapter 87 Time Passages To Hell 88 Chapter 88 End of The Passage 89 Chapter 89 Memories90 Chapter 90 This Time 91 Chapter 91 Trick 92 Chapter 92 Night Attack 93 Chapter 93 Accept Me 94 Chapter 94 The Aftermath 95 Chapter 95 The Life I Like 96 Chapter 96 Golden Chance 97 Chapter 97 To Kill Sirion 98 Chapter 98 Escaping The Castle 99 Chapter 99 Boy From The Past 100 Chapter 100 Behind The Portrait