Rebirth of the Emperor's Betrayed Concubine
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Jungkook’s breath came in sharp gasps as he stepped away from the tiger’s lifeless body, his muscles still trembling from the intense battle. The air was thick with the smell of blood, and the harsh reality of their fight seemed to linger in the space between him and Tae. The cage door stood wide open behind him, an escape route he hadn’t yet taken, his eyes momentarily fixed on the woman standing before him.
This wasn’t the same Tae he had once known. The fire, the warmth, the unspoken connection they used to share—those things felt like distant memories now. In their place stood a woman who was hard, cold, and distant. But as their eyes met, something flickered in her gaze—something faint, buried deep beneath the surface.
Her eyes, usually so strong, now held a subtle pain. It was a silent sorrow, one that Jungkook couldn’t quite place. He didn’t understand it. To him, it was just another battle fought and won, another chapter closed. But to her… it was something else.
Tae’s posture was commanding, still dripping with the tiger’s blood, yet there was a noticeable shift in her stance. She looked different—broken, even though she didn’t show it. The intensity in her eyes seemed to wrestle with something internal. There was a crack, a fracture in her hardened exterior, but it was fleeting, and before Jungkook could make sense of it, it was gone.
Her lips parted, but the words didn’t come. It was as if she had too many questions swirling inside her head—questions that couldn’t be spoken, questions that had no answers.
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