The duke’s shrieks grated like a screeching iron gate.
He shakily got to his feet and bellowed, “Guards! Guards! Take this— Ugh!”
Riftan strode over and kicked the duke in the stomach. The duke collapsed back onto the floor, his face turning blue. He choked on the blood and vomit that poured out of his mouth.
Maxi watched in stunned silence. It was unimaginable that the tyrant who had dominated her entire life could be so weak and helpless.
Riftan lifted the writhing duke by the neck and slammed him against the wall. The impact made the old man’s body flail like a broken doll.
Crushing the duke’s head against the wall, Riftan muttered flatly, “Why are you causing such a scene? Surely you could have a hierarch heal you as well, no?”
“Uhhhh…”
The duke flailed his long legs. His face was blue with shock and fear. Having never suffered such pain in his life, he whimpered and frantically tried to free himself. He thrashed and clawed at Riftan’s armored forearm.
Riftan did not budge. Gazing at the duke as though he were nothing but a squirming insect, Riftan raised his fist.
At that moment, someone came rushing into the room.
“Commander!”
Elliot and Ursuline, both dressed in black robes, rushed to Riftan’s side. When they tried to pull him away, Riftan’s previously emotionless face contorted viciously.
“Get your hands off me!”
“Think, Commander! Even you won’t be pardoned—”
Riftan shoved them away without much effort. He then hoisted the crawling duke back up and swung his fist.
The blow crushed the duke’s jaw like clay, and his eyes rolled back into his head. Riftan raised his fist once more, not caring that the duke’s head now slumped back. Elliot flung himself at Riftan and barely managed to stop another blow.
“Commander! You’ll kill him! A serious strike from you will kill him instantly!”
Thanks for this. Yes this version is better
Not the brightest guy isn't he? How the heck did he even manage to get to that highest position??!! How did he manage to get allies and nobles to support him??!! ┑(￣Д ￣)┍.
How hard is it to ask her if she really send you to the frontline and if she has any knowledge of her brother's plan??? How how??!?! You fckng grapist
It's been a long time since I last read the novel, is it just me or does it feel like it is dragging a bit? I feel like it took to long to reach between this revelation. Lol.
No- its moving faster than the novel.
It makes me sad that a lot of people are getting annoyed at my girl. Maxi just wanted to help because she is a kind person. It is unlike Maxi to just leave everyone without trying to help. Is she weak? Yes. But she is also not coward who will just leave others to die without trying.
Fr. I wish they read the novel so they’d understand plus, she has been literally independent most of her life.
I mean I do love some dirty rough sweaty long smex .... but i was expecting Jaekyung to... I dunno, shyly and with a look of shame to ask Dan if he wants to help him with his Jinx and not where he just grab him and kissed him with no warning （￣へ￣). It was giving, "i helped you get back on your feet and I was good, now let's have smex" .... ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
right? i was so disappointed. (〜￣△￣)〜
It'd be very out of character for him to do so lmao
yeah but everything he's been doing lately is out of character, might as well go all the way right? like, be was all blushy cause he hugged him in the pool, but ramming him is completely fine? alright sir, go off i guess?
I meant the character, not u if that wasn't uh... clear ;-;'
a lot of the stuff he has done was out of character bc the author wasted the whole story on him being an asshole and since she needs to make them endgame, she is struggling now to portray a realistic change of heart and personality. Like this would have been even lower than bare minimum. Almost all of his abuse is based on rape and the one thing he needs to fix most is the thing he still fucks up. CONSENT
am i crazy to think him pushing dan against the door and manhandling him onto the bed is ooc for him atp
i dont even know anymore tbh
You are 100% right and that didn't fit the current narrative of Jaekyung "trying to do better" by Doc Dan
What's his character then at this point?? Still an a**hole and someone who just forced themselves to someone without waiting for their consent?? So those dates in previous chapters was not him being ashamed and sorry for his actions back then?
This . JK's is almost redeemable for me after that date and apology in the previous chapter and then it plummeted after reading the latest chapter （￣へ￣）.
He was almost redeemable then I got disappointed. Again
I honestly don't think id say he was almost redeemable, the way he's written now I'd say he's closer to undiagnosed bipolar with zero intention of getting a therapist. This is of course fiction, but if dan were real we'd all tell him to run and neverrrrr look back.
I read a ton of slop, and suspend my disbelief all the time, but something about the way she wrote this doesnt let me suspend my disbelief enough to find their relationship to be anything but completely horrible.
exactly. I was like, okay, we know she will make them endgame, so please let him grow and finally became a human being lol his personality is just so bad, but not in the rich fuckboy way, but the severely traumatized as a child way. Tbh I don't want them together, but I want JK to gravel in front of Doc Dan, like beg him to forgive you and change truly from your heart. Doesn't mean he deserves him, but it would make much more sense than this shit.
Tbh to me he's never stopped reading as an asshole/red flag. Probably bcs the pacing is bad. I'm only really reading still bcs I'm in too deep and want to see smth change even kf it feels like bs
He made some bare minimum improvement i guess? But he hasn't really been the please forgive me while looking away blushing type. He's never been shy so him being so would just really throw me off even if he did genuinely do better and be healthier which idk is happening. To me these last few chapters haven't meant that much but acknowledgement and some accountabilith was good. I agree there. Maybe I just don't like his personality lmao
If only therapy is available in that era. Maxi needs therapy for her traumas. Riftan needs therapy for his trauma and anger issues. And they both need couple therapy.