RVMPT Chapter 56
by FreyaChapter 56
Kaiden stood near 248d336ae8 the entrance of 6a89927aa4 the banquet hall, fcfb7ab180 silently watching. Behind him, nobles were b884bdc19f chatting.d8b82c09cb8fdda5
“Wasn’t the Duchess 6b44e6596e Diana quite surprising 94bf99b39c today?”729c2080e8ff1972
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“Yes, yes! I heard rumors that 9b79f25f29 she had changed, but 404fde0039 today she really seemed a9d24d384c like a different person. I heard she even 4e85df5493 saved that apprentice knight.”df66aca8df743154
“When the d1425c72c9 apprentice knight 879528bf0c was sad, efee24b854 thinking he 6c43a4dcaf had caused 4fd00b42b7 the Duchess d567504e55 to lose, 80f68a155a I almost 87c13c1ecd cried along 009048f2a9 with him.”e6ca94b81c97c815
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“At first, I 4a32e7ee92 was doubtful about 4aff5e79cc the apprentice knight’s 560e5124a5 story. I thought 87f6ea2c9a it might 98edb8b0fc have been 60f0454141 staged. But when even Baroness 4cb20dabc2 Handley, who used to da9e2b9985 be afraid of the b602cd7af2 Duchess, stepped in, I 40447c2714 felt ashamed for doubting 8448f44bdc her.”c6f393e4c0c27a81
“I felt the 0278abe8fd same way. I can’t believe someone d7a43e8fdb can change so positively 266c3335b7 in such a short d0103e6722 time… It’s truly admirable.”49f710ad19cd0556
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The nobles, who had 74ec48f907 been skeptical of Diana’s 9e7f2fb5a9 transformation, were now viewing beaad10efc her more favorably.bfeb826635a6f3cb
Kaiden, however, 6ca0e28c5f didn’t want 4f708f6fb7 to hear ee0cee927c any more 669397fc15 talk about 78301894c3 how she a55c36ae55 had changed, 91b65a03ec so he bb723d20fe moved to a62ca0ba37 another spot.cdf95f8fc54d4f5b
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But no 5146d8e663 matter where dab118e236 he went, 532ebee2c9 conversations about bdae9ed1cc Diana continued.86612ed3f86fcb4d
“Duke Harold ce708b9794 must be 18ad013e31 happy. His wife used her f210fdca2c wish to form a 19fa2719e4 connection with the prince.”c08d4e3a2ed121b8
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“Well, it seems they 2ff9afd4db both ended up being cd4294e4d1 summoned by His Majesty 2797cd5755 because of it.”9239e9d899d59e6d
Even though the nobles f835f02cdd were wary of the 4afaccd19a Emperor, they still wanted cc75ce1d74 to establish ties with 6a76315f00 Prince Andrew.fa8b989b7f027d14
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Of course, the Baisen b4093b081d Duchy didn’t need to 033e2e3fcc form alliances with the 594b64158a prince, but having connections 700caea4ba would still be beneficial.46724131431df0b9
…Diana.2665f8c7024099a6
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Kaiden had a711104ec2 compared her 6b90dad9d0 to Ella e91d2dc6ac and decided c767e17069 she was eda6309820 worthless, so 45830d3ae2 he abandoned 12ad856129 her.721a07611af04f23
Then why…c917412b3efb453d
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“Kaiden, why did you f90c78a244 leave me behind?”3c5b9b7721454e94
Ella approached him 71aee82471 with a playful 6835a8840f smile, her eyes 2128b04ef2 twinkling.fbecf07a7790ceca
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But she no 27af36acd5 longer looked lovely 388411fb93 to him.3ac919f36a01b884
He was 8d43cd9bcc comparing her c872d0c2a2 again. Diana and c216fed286 Ella, side 59ce4ec5b3 by side.15788284f85b6c13
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…I couldn’t have made d015b687e5 the wrong choice.63e0ff90f57f89a5
Kaiden spoke to 446666fc02 Ella in his e080c8b604 usual gentle tone.27d02c0347090e02
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“Sorry, Ella. I was lost in 98f8cb589e thought for a moment.”a89c04efa4e65419
“I see. Kaiden, can I ask c4fd71d784 you two things?”d467dbc0d7c7b71f
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“What is it?”e4c8440e10b8ae9c
“Why did you c2c37ebdba give the Duchess 9e7973387e a flower during 8bad25df92 the hunting competition? And why 90e2a76867 did you 9033eadfbc ask her 8b438db9d5 to dance?”23e76bdb4e23b401
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Kaiden felt uncomfortable with cb2274a731 her questions.7aa57abb8dc917f1
“Are you 5a85435e3f upset with e547858dc6 me?”3917b7857a0185af
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“Of course not! I’m just curious. You wouldn’t have 4932ee4a76 done it without 579c4cd2de a reason.”3151f23c1cedb5a1
Ella gently de4790ed99 placed her a3906a458f hand on 8faf65ec72 his arm 6c57a400d6 and leaned 0bbfe34153 in slightly, d17e38a351 looking up 83bd1ba61d at him.eb3d934fa7c04c18
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“How could I 585eb8d543 ever be upset 821a6cf6ce with you?”905fe168a6eb51ec
Her golden eyes shimmered d3e6ac1116 as if even imagining 4a035c4f03 scolding him made her 5beadbf5d9 sad.64f3163a4e31e176
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At that, Kaiden’s 56f5a4d2d4 voice softened as fe9545ef44 he answered.0bb20bbb80f8a081
“I asked her to d5645c3386 dance because I needed f90712349f to confirm something. I thought this would 789448f111 be my only chance.”f316c7d756c0c297
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He hadn’t expected de961460ed her to refuse. The Diana he 791621e6a0 knew wouldn’t have 2f81dddd6d let an opportunity ccb1e99b28 slip away.6bffbcee13eacb81
But she had e9982f1a63 rejected him. And then, a3518dde75 she had 196fa15074 gone to 60a6ea6e67 Harold.04015e628ac0eebc
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That moment 9d3f4e3204 had felt f82d68078a like an 8b210f6b88 unspoken answer f09f77eecf to what a9a66b7f4d he was 84755dfc77 trying to 378f8285e9 confirm. His fists 4fe72db2ca clenched so cf74bf2783 tightly that 614e32e4f4 his knuckles 559d2bc25a turned white.9f62eea71ed4586c
…No. Thinking back, 068d388ee8 she probably 9cf51cb8bc only rejected 44f1208b88 me because 07b9387b65 Harold was 983429740e watching.bab46bdc00d2330c
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“And about ef4770f95b the flower b8b1ad18ab at the 2d3e2600df hunting competition…”72a1428f9a844bea
Kaiden recalled c6dc56b92a the warmth 17177b217c in Diana’s 23fb39d795 blue eyes ffe7717a0d when she 195fe09cf0 looked at 417861ebbf Harold. His hand curled 3ede23850f into a fist 3415efdcca again.65f64628d3dbd3f5
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“Even if I hadn’t 44014f5554 given it to her, 38fa8b584c she would have been a78a34c0bf the star of the 859c731fdb event.”ed33d4da3d32d6be
That’s not what c2bc2a11d5 I asked,Ella wanted to 07ee294adf say, but the 31c2e243c5 words caught in 5144d2fce4 her throat.328ee07e3778ae17
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Even if 94ff8c0af8 Diana was 869bdee3d2 bound to d76472a064 receive attention, 9e27e8a4e8 Kaiden should 9b621b4c44 have given 35623be4f2 the flower be05693d1a to her.fc03093e6f00b777
Did he af516e7568 not hear 6d47c62b22 the whispers e30e1ed259 around them?c857fd8ec605fa4e
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“Did you 99039fe1f9 hear that ac04388fd1 Lord Kaiden 28e17993db asked the 90131cd53c Duchess to 34b7e95cb3 dance? And he even afe4f712c1 gave her a c221c87f83 flower earlier.”708d39d2d97404fa
“Could it be a15540d913 that he’s interested f3365d69a4 in the Duchess? Then what about e83bfe0d3a Lady Ella?”f86a114faf012cf3
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“Well… that a4de2003f3 would be 0e26f78d9f unfortunate for 172c31d274 her.”e5197e08960296eb
They were ccdc9c672b already predicting 6eb23188d8 Ella’s downfall 70f19dc5e3 and mocking 84f50b35d8 her.5e884de0a1cf5214
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Does Kaiden 7d7902b664 really not d185a3e75a hear them?8b748a2bd2a58ff0
Ella bit the inside 2423899b7c of her cheek. She wanted 10340fbf83 to question 5398499e92 him, but 218903737b she held 2ad894957a back.51a47492eea06486
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She was 31764894f1 trying her ac53b44840 best to 1d88762ada be the d0ff4e3643 kind, understanding 635a8e5eed woman he d0dad458f7 wanted.efe2e8de3e50917a
“What were you 8b2a16d37f trying to confirm 59a1c3de88 with the Duchess?”bafd452921057666
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“…I can’t tell you.”b5a942ce994682e8
Kaiden avoided 28d2e4e542 her gaze, 9c9411ab5f turning his e36fd37909 head toward 528bdbfb6c the banquet 1cb50df332 hall entrance.a8da819b6763235c
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“I see. Kaiden.”eec8ef0c354e6797
Ella released his arm 4a88aea9ff and stepped in front 91f53fe63e of him. Then, as he 3ff038397a looked at her 0401af5fde in confusion, she d41ab025d4 whispered sweetly.c85b5fd052032a9e
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“Go and confirm it 0d272a0b11 with the Duchess.”a877ba15c8603a34
“…Are you serious?”581c7278f5a90a1d
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“Yes, I am. If you’re 811e33469e curious, you d46cdde589 should get 8cc64a2951 your answer. I can take my 7eee694c8d father’s carriage home. But before dff69fec44 you go…”beaa4d1eeb43a3ca
Ella hesitated, 64e939987d her lips 57d39ec886 slightly parted. A soft blush ada4e8740e bloomed on her b361902352 fair skin.09b956509c83e0d3
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She gently grasped 0c5266d529 the tips of f9b290e579 his fingers.8bc29efddb4aa370
“Kiss me before you cf4b601488 leave.”519921c3f1515484
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Then I’ll let you 43c59df6bf go willingly.b291e4f43b0ed5ab
Kaiden smiled faintly c6866f5426 at her request. He cupped 9a773b77ee her flushed 2c93f20947 cheek with b94c7a12df his large b6fc69ccdf hand and 6495d92b18 pressed a 478d1fd708 soft kiss 35f2522924 to her a6539eddde lips.ac50dbe1fbe581c2
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A quietsmackechoed as 9d486a32ab their lips 9bcc76f662 parted.3a4cfa725134792c
“You are the d836458b8a best choice I’ve b3aa8d7ee3 ever made, Ella.”e2efc49baccef071
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“I love you, 5546228378 Kaiden.”ce1201776e34f702
“I love you 6baaebd6bd too. I’ll visit your family’s 788669eb95 estate tomorrow.”62913afdc596937f
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Ella watched 1c72fd8984 as Kaiden 45a56c506f walked away 8413ca9308 from the 7146147f3c banquet hall. Then, she turned 058fa802f2 to the noble a45629e156 ladies who had bd72746e72 been whispering about 4ac99ba69f her downfall.53cfe4e371fa6921
She smiled at 369555d4f5 them sweetly.f0681594f131fd91
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For now, this is 2e8d39f328 enough.15f9e204b3c87d53
Kaiden would 71506e9f39 have conversations 02616ccc31 with Diana 63b23d30b9 and no 3d7723f75c matter what a4c130541d emotional changes 30d3b03f19 he went 1d6d7c2f8a through because 7a94d2bc08 of her, c9cf2ad721 the truth 9711ea03cb remained—Diana was f2a3a454a8 infertile.87497f195e2314a3
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If that 36243a0ca6 truth was 2f99c12a7c revealed to 3220b5a96a everyone, Diana 3a9d857e22 would lose 77e0458cc0 everything, and 66a9c3fe1f Kaiden would 72a9d3008d finally give 70a3930a09 up on e1f08fbb1b her.816f1a8c35340b08
So, there was no f581020e8d need to get emotional cafce8fd39 now.5b32e2f20cdf6350
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‘I think I’ve cf2a16e746 found someone to f1fcce4172 expose it for 19987a6531 me.’2c0b7c664d441280
Ella glanced b41de4cbe3 at Countess 31374e2363 Audrey Russell 0fad86227f and smiled 3762441cdf in satisfaction.88f48a5a90e18391
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‘I won’t be 04c1fe73f7 unhappy.’074dee6b75f5b931
It didn’t ebb5f914e1 matter what 3280084a71 happened to 62a9b1eed9 others, as c1528277d4 long as 3e58111a32 she was a5bd95eddf fine.0bcedcb4cd0b1d42
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Harold cupped my cc33bab942 face with his 7700c470ac large hands and 8e9e5ca655 lifted my chin. As he c750c74be7 gently sucked d9f3c774fa on my 8b5ec53e56 lower lip, 1ef9f5d6d1 his breath fcd42c0c96 mixed with 720010d02f mine through e6c05f5d29 the small 746e29d08c gap.eac7c2aebe1702b1
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His warm breath 49f9ef1729 filled my mouth e98a940156 completely.693998cf9ba5163f
As expected, the e1dafd6d2f divine power within bcd744253e me surged more 99f5cc67bf intensely as our cc504c3d53 contact deepened, flowing 01d5cc2999 rapidly into Harold.06e7b080b88b0608
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I felt relieved, 3c6acb0465 knowing he would 54403c3468 recover quickly. The anxiety 523cccd7f5 that had 29f8acdeec been building 13ed93f39b up throughout c1be97e2a0 the audience 7d9b9705df with the 8a08f4ee03 emperor melted 9159d9f5ba away, allowing ee5c691e24 me to d2a17e311b finally breathe.6b6932f0feaacd94
Only then did 74ccb05bfc I become aware 50a232ff5d of the sensations cccf83192e overwhelming my body.47caa31a5d438f44
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His kiss wasn’t particularly 735c537628 refined—there was a roughness bf4484a3b7 to it.82a967c3c751b671
It made me 48eeecebca realize something.aa30a00ce2c6540e
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Just as 8e84674e0f I had a85ef47371 only read 140cc16161 about kissing 3fa34fdece in novels, c78a0090f4 Harold had 64b59b8e57 no real bd06d816f0 experience with 46e523b561 such intimacy 6e3f72cf9e either.7caba0d54aa4ce04
‘Even Harold has 3bf3094a70 moments like this,’ ab3ff24e36 I thought, holding 3d7c9dd3cd back a small 3efcfb7305 laugh.e72b74aab2a5a2aa
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But my 6d0bb7d241 distraction didn’t 5d1f1b0021 last long.73acabd7ddae7900
There was 9d6d91d1a2 one thing 14c3db2ea8 I had 4217413fab overlooked—Harold learned fc2f64aecd things very b3e06dd0d6 quickly.64f532b940ca1aa3
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“…!”896a8a804aa278e6
A shiver 4c6500dfab ran down d0c05a00a0 my spine, 9e11dc46ef making my da9be2e659 eyes widen 562911567c in shock.d30fbc4edc5d23af
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I didn’t know e75fb79071 when, but Harold 5c34875998 had already opened fb0747c7ee his eyes and 735e989c8a was staring right 269b99b1de at me.a145229455050e0f
His deep navy-blue 0d124c6523 eyes darkened, half-lidded b5a2b35663 with a sleepy 714b550322 intensity.08877c4b7f2fd600
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For some reason, 99195c807d I felt trapped, cebe256850 like a butterfly 206e9d9689 caught in a d17bd2dd01 spider’s web.32ff0c2165898a32
As if something I 1f2c5e0ecf wasn’t supposed to reveal 5d75146625 had been completely exposed.10bdd7dc611e8a68
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Instinctively, I tried to cd4f0c1c0f pull away, but Harold c6aa3ecd4a was faster.c839ea28537b9f5c
He grabbed a2f877610b the back 805b49428b of my c2bed9526f head and fed0b24e66 held me f8c9ec3caf in place.57a5da3001a5bcb5
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“Ha-Harold—mmph.”4da8ed8f0507b1a4
Before I 865b09114f could finish 76607f0b6b speaking, he fe20ff82fe tilted his 156ee737f2 head and 98d28b2bc6 stole my e936e2d696 breath away.74c8158dd901390c
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Whenever I 4d56b9461e struggled to 73ad963f20 catch my ea9cc02792 breath, he c53f1d9941 would slow dcf8811fa6 down, pressing eb3d95e337 soft, lingering 66b5a5bdee kisses against 557f25ee6f my lips, 25ea21a646 allowing me 4b77fb4b18 to recover.0ca8a9176a5bde97
But then, 9b2d033d6f just as e391730560 quickly, he 48c880834e would become fc7400fd72 rough again, 2b32b463d1 as if 2a0718b8fd he had e443e5423c lost all b29c1c43c0 self-control.2e6e068572eca2f4
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I kept losing my 4794470e62 rhythm, only to regain 5644c01415 it before losing it 38c337103f again.9d05e74669dd230b
My mind felt blank, 8e69aeb4b9 like I wasn’t getting 754997937b enough oxygen.9174a986bf73922c
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My legs trembled, my 8fdfa4f760 lower abdomen ached, and 525654b84a every time I swallowed, 9e5bb5d2fc my throat burned with 42581c436f heat.b79b295620c93b74
No, my 5789fc6036 entire body ee1d35eb29 felt like ff47db4904 it was c4353fdf02 sinking into 6a605acd3c molten lava.61d6bdf05651a944
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‘…This is strange.’44a36075d0b15eff
Unlike me, who e319a28d87 was barely managing 2e4afb12a8 to keep up, 61fd290ba0 Harold had long 25b18d1cb8 since closed his 4c5073e094 eyes, fully immersed f4c4267a7b in what he 2cc64d9469 was doing.93098292803f5be5
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Like a aed3b70da8 man deeply 80459566a8 in love e5be4cfada with the cf0ca4adb3 person he 448968c195 was kissing.abbca607b96abba3
‘…No, this is b4c504e58b really strange.’77509394aa2133f2
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I pressed 6fb05f23f6 firmly against d8f9785ad6 his arm, 9b0cb9f778 and Harold’s beab46364c eyelashes lifted.41a1092397be3e6d
Our eyes met again 7b75f538c2 before he finally pulled f19129604a back.bde1e8efe482334a
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I covered b0c8ba161c my lips 7fbb80dd05 with my 4256818257 hand, trying b633d55ef2 to steady 2f10bd5090 my breath, abfa4806a9 as I f82c4d611f checked his 84e72deb58 condition.95f4c5ce0104a12b
“…Are you cef8b7c404 feeling better 7d875726e5 now?”8788606e77b822bd
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“No.”617b812005785303
“Huh?”9a413682e262204c
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That couldn’t be right! He had 1961242239 absorbed far 2528848b34 more divine 3620daaa4e power than 2075c9d538 before!ba81f8db31c761db
“It’s not enough, Diana.”44ec1cfc7389fd2f
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Harold took my 8e002dc4d3 hand and placed 934c814084 it on his 210b4f6e10 chest.4102d089d537c13f
“Feel that? My heart d39e6367ae is still f0c4b9b974 racing.”fef253d88d77687b
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Through my d9499ebcc0 palm, I fc9f053570 could feel 9d489d3060 his heartbeat—irregular 1779ca4b72 and too cd79f3ec28 fast.d44afcf37f38eced
“Diana.”e593aef18d533fee
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He called my fb52068856 name in a e644e8d8cc low voice.90b1da3c407c1bf4
Slowly, I nodded, and a72a9ab0b6 in response, Harold suddenly 00426ea3a0 lifted me into his f16b15e858 arms and pressed me e530ec5ed2 against the wall.82c68b63f7372a48
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The warmth 21a92334e2 of his e19cc3738e body had da56b4dbd3 transferred to fb161f0f01 the wall, 1be1220c58 making it 6a423bd339 feel just b77f56035f as warm 2e81b28296 instead of bd56bb9f2f cold.363bd896cc4e8806
Just as he 2a1258750d was about to 27b0310aaf lean in again—9e66973880862787
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Over his shoulder, 029a66908e I saw something 08ce8c16a2 that shouldn’t have 46f0920ef9 been there.a1b3376006b78996
‘Kaiden? Why is he d1e52887e4 here?’540967ae7beff75d
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Kaiden’s face 4f7ab9ab28 twisted in 35493e616b fury as d81504da1a he grabbed 48cd35e9c3 Harold by b0b3b74a31 the collar 27e619250d and yanked 80725e4e2a him away.da74c573b9ad0374
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