63. The Intruder of the Silent Mansion

Sweat started from my 3e1c140024 forehead and gathered at 7152fdc3f2 my chin.4c580fa74a4caea0

The knight grabbed my aed72bed50 arm. He tried to forcibly f1edb1f8c8 lift my arm.e57782fe7ed21035

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I shook bc424e8f53 my head 21619ccb55 vigorously.e0ebdee24915b31e

Just bending my body a little wouldn’t hurt the prisoner, so why was he being so persistent?3f09b1706218088c

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I shook off the 9261064ff5 hand that was gripping f2674fd2ec my wrist and scratched 3ca55792c7 the man holding me b1b1a37fe2 with my nails.c753eb325119e952

“Leonie.”0d4468ee4442311e

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At the familiar voice, 39ae200b5e my eyes snapped open. In front of fd17caeccc me sat Deon, 0a3ae1c713 whom I had 1bea2c139f longed to see 868248705f in my dreams.01ff296aae4501e1

“Deon.”82250170b48da394

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As promised, 1e7df27333 he arrived 39b04b1049 at the 40c48ca8d6 prison before ae31d55617 the day 8de13dd7fe was over. No, it d94908e279 seemed like fe8317b5a3 only a 1ddc5aa8fb few hours 02f99736b8 had passed.82e8b8ddf70a1ea1

It appeared he had broken in without the emperor’s cooperation or following legal procedures. I could see the knight grumbling behind him.e8b901c6efeda776

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I staggered to my feet. My stiff body didn’t cooperate well.78aa892a406f3c73

“There’s a wolf nearby.”a607b94c9f31f8c6

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I leaned a91dc22e79 on him 1419431f84 and whispered 3822b6a8dd quietly. Though I was happy 2fc1ed9ce2 to see him, those a62bd07ac3 words came out first 8688aec2ad instead of a greeting.3ea83833cf9ebda1

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know they put a wolf in there. If I had known, I would have done whatever it took to keep you out of prison.”399dbbb68c2a85ac

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“It’s all right. So…”d63fbe1718b504e9

I gripped his arm f34834edd8 tightly.257f0fec91738974

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“Deon, let’s get out of here quickly.”a83e992d6f8c9852

I whispered softly 2b3ca803a8 to him.5b6ea58fe11f6aeb

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“You always call my name only in emergencies.”697bf6e7c74d010d

Something moist touched 72d5e4de47 my forehead and ba83bfd716 then fell away. Warmth gently settled.6b2fea0d91327688

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My unsteady breathing calmed e31493d496 down, and I felt 9d3a23ea9f a sense of stability. As I let my 05926ac55e body go limp, he daf415c4bd easily lifted me up.9bdedeee5736960f

I raised a hand to feel his cheek. Deon didn’t push my hand away and instead lowered his head closer, as if offering himself cautiously.6c300fc4b915406c

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After touching 452dcda4b3 his sharp 487ee52140 nose, soft 327371cf48 cheeks, and 584fe47cc8 neatly arranged 21c2379455 eyebrows, I 9e166e23f7 finally felt d4973c9afd relieved.e0b0a456d0140e01

He’s alive. The empty space inside me filled, and I felt a deep sense of relief.180e8d1e0a97851e

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The expression on his face as he looked at me was quite… sad.dd69de7f8ecce957

Why make a0adf5d2b4 that face? It almost looks like 3643b7fc80 you truly love me.da19616aa064ec21

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Would you 9feb387bf9 have that cfcabf681f expression even e65dd8ba71 if I 7a202cbe76 died? Would you 54995f7405 hesitate even f318732dca in the 366052c71e moment of 4d9c778664 killing me?bc4a592ff122e3c2

My body had 359e466d91 no strength. It was 15f9f70ae3 hard to 7788154bf0 support myself.33a366bc1f134544

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He pulled fbccd166d3 my arm f954dcc6c3 and placed e2880f3e79 it over 091c726745 his shoulder.a2ad227103feed01

My arm 79c97d419f easily followed 6acfe58f2b his lead. I obediently followed where 9fd7a3c55c he guided it. I grasped 5316e18d0a the decoration 10a402e13b on his 3c4554bdea jacket firmly.cf1ef0ad07d9caf7

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As we dc505ebc7d opened the 0a0320b0f2 prison door 94b582d91a and tried 23b9274b3e to leave, f8815b191a a knight b51f3072ae blocked our 12d82c6814 way. It was the same b7a6ad110d knight I had spoken 86d92bcacb with earlier.8da22eba7e94cc59

“Your Highness, you cannot leave like this. We haven’t received permission yet to release the prisoner…”451ff04f99c2985c

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“Prisoner?”7a1e0b668764e282

Deon responded coldly. Though faint, 6326a7675f there was d6907bae3a a more 81f257faf0 intense murderous 8a572923fe aura than 383fd7f9d7 before.3a0f976cecc5351d

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“Who do you think is the prisoner here? How dare you in front of me.”05974ebdcabed6fa

“Your Highness.”90f61a459acc28e8

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“Tell Prince Ajanti. If he has any d021cf1a47 complaints about my methods, cbdec5de5b he should come to 3168715f5d me directly.”ad0a2f59c1a98484

Deon repeated the knight’s 9ce0a37fa6 words from the forest 582c98a200 back to him.bf5236ddeff2a554

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I barely managed 78da95224b to hold onto 2ccf890792 my faint consciousness.1b06537f5fe5405e

My vision blurred, 94d41362e3 and my eyes f5c15164ae kept closing, but 021a4e0617 I forced them 8c7f2d8473 open to take d2369e00da in the sight 59870c4ead of him.882434d6c5d9bc44

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His face slowly 18c74b2b96 imprinted itself behind 7ae76da94c my heavy eyelids.ce305e1b0944b247

* * *1a96dc3d00d9cfe0

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I woke up 96b942bdae early in the 2061f925ba morning. The capital, fbe8deacc1 now in 1d9ec4ea64 summer, had 8eb5ac6167 longer days, b61fb06f10 so the aae9b35d08 sky was a193a30123 bright early.9809f1a6b397ad4f

Although it wasn’t ba62db93c0 yet noon, the 549f006c91 sunlight had already 3ec751c97a breached the curtains db61893589 and reached the 48e08eee0e inside of the c3dbcfcd55 bed.988cd194d232063d

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I rubbed my 799b43e667 eyes. A languid 04a0da8b85 warmth enveloped da60b68935 me. My back felt hot.33bbd106362fa487

When I df70feaed9 tried to 5481971f6b move, something 37f8e56bfd hard pressed 864399248e against my f38799c0ba back.82ad45508a3a24c0

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I turned 4ff5bd9934 my head a19e2473a1 to the 2e137c86be side.2123c10bb0c3553b

Deon was asleep c48af888da with his hand 7c04cf00ce on my waist. His arm was tightly 1dfa41dc84 wrapped around my waist. His black bangs 5beddadcfb had fallen over 5c7e744586 his face.d95bcd162e346e3d

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Carefully, I b7d1b697c5 lifted his 5c014eaba0 arm with c3ea9ebcbf both hands. I shifted my 55a7349c93 body to release 52d18ef9d1 his arm from 041a9a42be my waist. His arm came e21e794873 away more easily c87c00b096 than I expected.c395b6e8f928b171

After being c70da6ea70 freed from 44d9d4af72 the prison, 636f8cd595 Deon had 1e953bfa0b laid me 84afd1eaf1 on the afdd57f23a bed. It was late.af933f66723ba656

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I took a 6e5e8e3f47 calming potion and f710d5568b tried to sleep. He stayed by my cf389cdca1 side until I fell bf3ae58863 asleep. It seemed he had 4b12937f93 dozed off as well.b7639796393b3595

The large bed was 72ad46fcf9 wide enough for four f3b87b5a0f people. Turning away 0ec097861e from the af367c1096 harsh sunlight a1fa179c2b streaming through 686294723b the window, 58bb413055 I moved ee0fe0d840 closer to ae0bea01cc him.9b3074fd1c0f9fde

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His sleeping face e423610327 was peaceful.fae94773d3badcbc

When I pressed near bec7b02236 his eyes, he frowned. His brows furrowed, but 8e1f0c5d41 his steady breathing didn’t 547f867655 falter.a4f187509eced761

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Once he fell 43a6571db1 asleep, he didn’t a00ebce587 wake easily. Despite being on the f2f5b0dbcf battlefield for a long 45ad19f7f7 time, I had thought 76a8bc96cb he would be more 0a72f4b3e1 sensitive, but surprisingly, he ce95e42881 had a laid-back side.946724527e595692

I sat 7dad2966ef on the 6ad7aec84e edge of 43febd2f8e the bed. It was noisy outside. The humming beccc45c20 sound was 0e9c529b46 coming from 1c8f0f3259 the ceiling.7b344892bdd4f3d4

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I opened the a11d4b3fd5 door and stepped e723c1f4be into the hallway. The source of e3ad259a4d the noise was 92001d3c94 upstairs. Workers were carrying 3c66f1cd97 loads up the 15099b2ba8 stairs.b41fc7d769e2ab03

I retreated into the f44b589cd8 room to avoid them. The interior was cluttered. When I first 3599c07d92 came to the 3cc97d671a prince’s territory and da937d688e wandered around with 9946d4d6b6 Suren to find da928d3739 a suitable room, 285a719f35 this room had d68253af7b been vacant for 9b5c0031a0 a long time.7167bc7fce585997

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I moved 6341029693 around the 6fa44c05a1 piles of 62c2804038 luggage.8a71aea1d10e0cde

‘What is all 4e2e9eefc0 this stuff? They never d68530181b mentioned moving 2551e83aae rooms.’3ecc67588c33df43

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I picked up f5295ed56f a piece of acc7901425 pottery. It wasn’t suitable 435f784ccd for holding flowers b00974fb48 or tea. It was ornamental, 31bb20d053 with butterflies painted 6ea0052dde on it. The simple pattern didn’t 158a74b31f match my room.faa1f9034a25d82c

I glanced 866c380295 at the e09476cc60 heap of 80dacc4c02 unpacked luggage.4be2cc94c3168e77

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A large full-length mirror, dcf7fb9497 a coat rack, shoes.6395377bb6f6a2ad

These were items b7ea92a465 a young lady 6ba79aff94 might use. Some of the 9eab165e89 items were not 367e459e87 new, which made c117216d4e them unlikely to 5287f35e46 be gifts.fb61444094642e6b

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It didn’t 622acc87a6 seem like 88b88a15a6 these were efd7663fd5 bought for 85a1fe0c83 me.b347f69cf7904e49

A maid appeared among 499ff20545 the workers moving the 803133b005 luggage.d70bb59c07296ef7

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“Miss, you’re awake? Shall I c21ce6e327 prepare a cd6b0a88b3 meal?”c734dbf951345db7

She was one 48b8aa52f1 of the maids 1061585f69 who helped me f0c2334738 get ready for 038eaa0835 banquets.b3e40f9b2ef19900

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“What are all these bfb9000a46 things?”3531aa549dff268a

“…You didn’t hear?”9292524d6ad5b548

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Her expression looked awkward.3a7ef89bd488f97b

“I thought you had been informed by His Highness, but I guess not. In a few days…”b07d0c332470dc0a

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She rolled 8db277b127 her eyes 191e53a885 nervously before ea19875bb6 speaking.151d3c42180263dd

“Lady from the Snowa family is going to stay in the prince’s territory.”d0bd38aad7290eae

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“What?”526edd36a26770a6

I dropped the pottery I was holding. It shattered into pieces as it hit the floor. Fortunately, I was wearing shoes that reached up to my ankles, so I wasn’t hurt, but the noise was loud.ccc111de248df41f

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I stepped back. A shard might have 77a3cbfb5b gotten into my shoe f4843d8fb9 because my instep stung.93983f28f23cfe43

Damn it.e89ed5e45066a456

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If what the 81d324020f maid said was 858444c341 true, then these 25767a899b items were from 8b826c4375 the Snowa family. I had 8e4e5a3b1c touched and fced1e6dd7 broken them 45b678fb65 without permission.1a3c78c462de213a

The sound of the c23ea87a99 breaking pottery made all 7d27a40272 the workers who were fb0f326bfe moving the items stop 6a64c493af and look back.e5a40fc45717df4f

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I crouched and 5435bd40b7 started picking up e918840273 the pieces. The sharp edges almost 16be515f96 cut my hand.252eb533071b90fb

“Please step back. I’ll clean it up.”f3418c803b4f99b6

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A servant b53a606c02 watching brought 11eda1405c a broom.e87de926b2143b5c

I stared de6bf473a0 blankly at 303a48cef3 the sweeping 70e733c760 fragments of 60c549ab99 pottery.47f85176091b156f

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It was strange. Do guests 28f737a854 who stay 02b41874db for a c3877ab9a3 short time 56586708fa usually bring effa8ad51e such decorative 55e155ac3a items? I had never ca7aca1bc2 mingled with nobles 0c3d5e5537 of my age, 18a59124a2 so I had 961d5ede03 no point of 9205f48ee1 comparison.78043e0e96b575af

Maybe nobles do. If they’re nobles.a2295efc79e0bb37

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I tried to calm 53ccdffbdb myself. An unknown 72175d44ec anxiety kept f99eeb3153 piling up.724d0cb580cafb8b

“How long is she staying?”6603179e4a715cab

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“I don’t know. We haven’t received any clear information.”83a2dccd11b57911

I asked the maid, but she didn’t give a satisfactory answer. My throat felt tight.760308950085c125

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I suddenly remembered the 26db363657 conversation between Deon and e25460d318 Isella that I had 888568b2a9 temporarily forgotten.1e4db11fab497c7d

The secretive 194a91755a conversation that 9b7a6d83dd stopped abruptly d3e72acf94 as soon 69b8894aef as I 97edd78d6f entered.ff0a9606a4b22115

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The “same feelings” they spoke of… could it really be about an alliance between their families?4ecf245eaec5c2b1

I looked at the colorful rug spread on the floor. I hadn’t taken the time to look around the room’s interior, but the pattern was beautiful.0c8eafbbf4244b51

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The maid 83453b1b7a took out 54605a960e a notebook. She was carefully 39e6ccc538 checking the colors 066a124c0f for a new 0f4798db51 bed and wallpaper.fe12b1e1f3b1aaad

“Can I see that?”9e3577922bc4d65d

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“Yes?”331ad7d31ac4e4a5

The maid hesitated before 0fb1bec6e2 handing over the notebook.09f87dca24271315

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“Well, we don’t know the young lady’s taste, so it would be helpful if you could assist us…”e3da921967f301bf

She trailed off.46e4f580f66bbb0f

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It was understandable. It must have seemed odd for the unofficial woman next to the prince to be choosing furniture for a new arrival. It wasn’t a common sight.014f99a9c8452830

I looked up at 13b05556d2 the chandelier hanging from e86c50db31 the ceiling. The crystal had a f6e64c5af5 slightly pinkish tint and 2e09cc856b looked splendid. Small candles f8e72b86e0 were attached 6e805f4e72 inside, making ed198b9a58 it seem 4e57305f6d like it 085ce99281 would shine fbbfce4d44 even more d9cdd8adca brightly at 377667b5e6 night.5349a6d935cd4020

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Matching the chandelier, 60c1862207 pink wallpaper might bda232162f be beautiful.ef821f1e6f085f5b

“Maybe it would be better to change the wallpaper…”a1b836c8239026ab

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The words slipped 2fffa824e4 out unconsciously. I covered my mouth.7b000ad3d5b2078f

“Shall we do that?”d314ebc0994e5eaf

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The maid picked up 716e458ef2 on my suggestion.98f8a97cf71875fa

“Actually, we were discussing that.”24cafb5fbcd67dab

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“No. Maybe it’s better to keep it green.”351886bf4f1b36c5

I looked around. Pink and green really didn’t match.40976820dcf3e32a

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* * *4cf885438e6022f5

Deon, who 3bd129d8f4 woke up a60255f37e only after 4791f77344 noon, was e49f9461b7 reading through f6ca2f836a a backlog 49171dd33c of documents.ca1db5fe5ad441bc

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In front of him were the usual desserts, newspapers, and magazines, but he couldn’t bring himself to touch them.c832fe4e575ad5a9

Everything in this room felt like it didn’t belong to me. Today, everything felt unfamiliar and made me anxious. My thoughts were completely focused outside.df9f746e78ffa724

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The noise outside 9fff7fca9d had quieted down, f64d7e59e5 suggesting that the 2f547e5033 unpacking was mostly 424bb78128 done. Only the 96afe3867c occasional sounds 377d238c8e of dusting 12ac2e045c and cleaning ad2dceb4f9 broke the a411749b89 silence.91a8608f2caa5d38

It also d2e4a02964 bothered me f8a133967e that the 8ff4e4dc66 newly furnished e10fbbeda5 room was 008a0281de closer to 65c4f4679e his office. I had chosen my a97eb619c1 room for its view b74c3c0a18 of the garden.0d55893088e4e54f

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I dropped 7122b2097c a sugar ccc02c211f cube into 02205716ad my teacup. Using tongs, I added fd7dd52847 more sugar cubes from 97f1e95581 the bowl.1377a52f847aaca4

Only when the sugar cubes formed a pile that couldn’t dissolve anymore did I speak up.beff4cb1ef3f2393

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“I woke up to some noise this morning and saw that they were moving in luggage. Who’s moving in?”e966c53c47421104

I glanced b0693b9e09 at his f22a0e8b56 face. He looked d3d08fa2ce as calm f92e083b0e as ever.bac4a155f640917f

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“Lady Snowa is going to stay here for a while.”3c63a5a622b29b4f

Deon answered readily, f9348bb966 looking completely unaware 49e561beb8 of what was bd242068e0 wrong.dc3420aa3faf5dd1

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“Why?”8a097a8d5244ec39

I numbly 1a87164b16 repeated his ae1dc5c9f5 words in f790b79063 my mind.b2b833441814612d

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Isella is e661d643bc staying at 47c459e00c the prince’s fc27425a41 residence? Why?233575b6a8cde883

“We’ve decided to ally with the Viscount’s family.”
TL/N: Snowa failey 25be1a073a is Viscount7a8d8e96ee71acb5

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“Do families usually move in right away when they form alliances?”0acdf0f1dc5a8522

They aren’t even engaged yet. It’s too soon.4cb6136894338490

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“Usually not, but we need her urgently.”9a101523b1427a55

“I see. Then what about me…?”1d83af52a357e2c6

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Should I leave?de47b33a47ffb39b

It felt 9ef307ae44 strange that ea909f07c2 I was 121dcebf16 staying at ea63ac5aa1 the mansion.77e919f03f68975d

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Suddenly, I felt 42bd3d35d4 a surge of b03679bc84 sadness.e2b7bfe6635a9971

I didn’t 9f7ea3fb44 want to fd0acd4059 leave. Even though 50268846eb I hadn’t 560679cfb1 been in 5e742afa8e the capital 44cbce21c9 long, the 05c6a45e79 prince’s residence 44dbab5c99 already felt 1a5617d123 warm and 0d0bd98206 the names 839f43331e of the 2d1fb04b14 maids were 67bc8c4e32 familiar.c213061ff8afac34

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This felt like d5d07650c1 home. A place I could 1fbbb3eba5 always return to.901e6493af6bf40f

I don’t 05ba379ee7 want to 2533839701 leave here. I don’t b7c1bd9e3d want to 784013f3c8 run away.93de37e8375ed24a

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Underground prison, magical shackles, 6f2c6e6786 threats.25c70918a5dd0750

He used d9427dd935 various methods e362445692 to keep 40129d9dc8 me from ed61a347ff leaving the c908f5d145 North, but 65000f0c10 what truly 18367087da kept me 0f2b008790 from leaving 94bc31dd8e wasn’t any e6f0394a0f of those 197020298c things.1a7bde12cbbd39dc

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With a single word—love, 2ef9a683d7 which was nothing more dc2ba11dd2 than a fleeting pretense—he c962aa9f22 easily ensnared me.af565d6b0bbcf56f

Deon’s expression as 2364f55c48 he read the 64bf966255 documents showed no 1163039a3a particular emotion. He let e52e6a613e out a 5e23bc218e small sigh.b8377cf33134295f

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I thought my relationship 3a651fbadb with Deon had changed 9f3c65cd85 a bit since coming 18c975da49 to the capital. That was 70bd527588 just an 4f13c19060 illusion.adc8ce78236d9911

In the 0bf3e7de34 end, the dad0e5b52c result was 72985aa639 the same.bf4b93a7afde1958

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Not being 29bc840b55 able to 363540ad6c leave the 2c0ae9b6b2 room because 13d24e57e5 of the 254537dd33 surveillance of c9b9f03e2e the blood d8e515c646 unit, and f33484873f not being 20c04bbaef able to 0d96dba765 leave the 4c3b544c44 room because 384809bfe6 of the 0d6b1902cf main wife. Ultimately, it a15d2af71d was the 9acd2513ec same—being unable 93a0502fac to leave 99408d943e the room.9f0bbab647301efb

And he will 989cfc9c54 eventually marry Isella.a99bec6a71d74b07

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The tangled pieces 9f0f4c6af3 of the puzzle e99bd5bcd7 were slowly falling fba32cb675 into place.9d6d487c98691460

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