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I knew Reedah was the woman talked about. I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me that. I knew she was here to save Heron. She wanted to be the heroine. She wanted to ruin my plans.

Whenever Reedah spoke, her soft voice annoyed me. I didn't know the reason why I was angry at Reedah. I didn't know why I was bitter towards her.

Reedah offered to help me out of the prison. I was happy about the offer, but I pretended like I didn't care. I was smiling behind the scenes since I didn't want her to notice.

I still didn't want to bring down my ego,...