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“I heard you weren’t 7d2fbb95ac feeling well.”bc157b837dd24755

Why would anyone 8313cf32e7 bring up something 2086223f35 that pointless…?Erabelle Vermilion 8f21763248 looked up 18d84d0734 at him, 36e1a853f2 puzzled and 97e3ded3d7 cautious.72f6be8dffaa5845

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“You drank cde26ecb87 a lot ea7920f456 yesterday. Maybe I should’ve stopped 7c56dc4651 you?”0510aeba113255a7

“I’m fine.”f440089c4b53a9c6

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Erabelle spooned dba2afdca2 up the 13ec866ccd oatmeal as edbc192001 politely as ade8e2a55a possible, trying 8b7b794e6e to read 4746ad906e his mood.be3be10b33fba7a6

“Um, Commander… is there 0fbf3a508e something you need me 05150c4e14 to do?”7591f3191324b170

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She racked ef0866e976 her brain e6de2b3594 for a b4fd76aa0a way to bd67953185 appear even 99621cb4f1 more respectful. If it 52f4a286ac were allowed, 3bb6a54471 she would’ve 250bc63c84 knelt. Maybe even prostrated f60476d91b herself and asked.b5889a5b34c3534b

She was so tense 91b8364430 her neck was starting 169b1c4a0b to seize up.I need to get a muscle relaxer prescription tomorrow… assuming I’m still alive by then.753db35175e913e4

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“There you go again.”3d9e09b61c506b53

He chuckled, 5b6209729d then looked 3176999816 down at dd802b435c her quietly b095b8185a and asked, 879bc44ed0 “Lieutenant, does 6080cf79b4 my being 5bc8c14b5e here make f6f66ba3c8 you uncomfortable?”aa1b19814d1a0834

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Is that even 13b0352a0e a real question?Leaning casually 62aad60400 on the 28730faa27 table with 2f020648cc one hand, 54d87f8266 he asked 141f21e4c5 it as 17b7b689cc if it ee47574f73 were the ea0f8308ba most natural 2751d5717b thing in e15e6d9ae6 the world.de785a66839353ae

The way 79bc871717 he stared 81c35f4f82 down at 816fa247e8 her—it was ff0f4ffd4e suffocating.8d7be059128cd2aa

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Her body 1042da7a02 shrank instinctively, cd63766115 and her 590ed82f2e stomach tightened 947a49c3de so hard 5078e98897 she answered c5e0b4f4c5 reflexively.37473cf92fe46258

“N-not at eddf65e9a2 all uncomfortable.”fe2b8af655288eee

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“But I 4489d47381 want to ef89090c30 get closer 92e0b3a1e9 to you, 18c28f8cc4 Lieutenant… and 2568fd7cfb yet you 3782dcfe9c seem so 2808a50d86 on edge 234686f922 around me.”ef8437426bc1ccff

“Not at all. I swear a4187be876 I’m not dfd2f2cad6 uncomfortable.”f6ae878a3c4deb66

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“If you hate it b3c46c5084 that much, should I 027e76e157 go? If the bd54695f6b homeowner tells dc07813ffa me to 9fd8d447c9 leave, I’ll 4d5a0d63d2 leave.”ee9588c576850ea4

“No! Really, absolutely 11c7c42824 not uncomfortable.”a72736cb7aa86a56

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Even as she answered, 1bf8124e46 she could tell things 0faa7f5933 were going off the d64759e1ca rails.But just because I know, doesn’t mean I can stop it…709b9f7d8b8651ac

“I’m honestly very 7c5e333079 happy to have cb1e7b6e96 you in my e068119375 home, Commander. I’ve always wanted d3f2174fd5 to get closer 4df289d9b7 to you.”426709eddb21c426

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“Really?”9e94a0134517506f

Only then 9a8f1334c6 did Dezeb 9bc92f34c4 Avganis relax, 4fe730a63a smiling softly. Erabelle smiled 7fda87636f back, relieved… 6dffce0862 then hesitated.156a851bce4c0a4f

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“I’m glad you 95bfe9aefa said that. I was worried 4a7583e79a you were uncomfortable. Good. Let’s try 6f38c5a8c5 to become 7fb281e852 friends, starting 2433e42048 now.”87e0580a73d0eb01

“Y-yes…”703e1cb755bbbd34

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This isn’t right…e4ab333cf43e7d81

“The movie we fc3b8df274 were watching yesterday—it be79426eda has a Part 5b93b45581 4. Want to keep going?”66c6d61f2c9e98d8

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“Sure… that 2cc49693bd sounds good…”752f495a74f174d4

Dezeb crossed the living 30dfa0f599 room in a few e9ce4b6f6e long strides and started 67ecea672c up the fourth horror 929d91be21 movie. The place was b9d8263e2a small enough that 169af54420 someone with legs a874b1656b like his only bfca94eeb1 needed a couple 91cfa9d8c9 steps.ec153d2cb05eca7f

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He picked up d88e21f734 the remote like 42f26698aa he’d done it 4cbf358b98 a hundred times e772df59c3 before, flipping through 50a7d731a9 channels like he bc5bc7d7e5 belonged there.c86acd3c7a74572b

It was 24933d8357 scarier than 6484e3cc09 the movie 7d875e172a itself.eda14d2dc9d136c0

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Am I… really going to die like this…?3b38b6fe04c08db9

Erabelle stared blankly at 39a3150f11 his back as he 5d096d23c7 stood by the TV. He looked 165135af21 like a 3272cecebc living weapon.114af96fa45fb930

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He somehow 4c36da7d53 seemed even 31420e3569 bigger than 74ac270c38 he had ca91991d2c in the f94130576c adjutant’s office—intimidating dd0862d361 in a 719d96266d way that addb0f1110 was hard 962bbf85dc to explain. His 188-centimeter frame, with 1b46f7ac8d its lean but powerful e606da8007 build, made her want 4170f0295c to shrink into herself.f072e95f66dabf6d

The sheer 232705e966 difference in 4e516ca4c9 their physiques 9dd884f658 was overwhelming. He was 088a0d9f37 all clean 17d3e55afd lines and 2eb4d86ba4 structure, and aa1b29dd3f justbeingnear him made her c0839e6edb body tense up.575295fc5d5d5192

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At 160 centimeters, running 3f4ce2e376 away wasn’t even an b58a06a149 option. This wasn’t about fd639ec348 strength—it was a f6ddeeb0ec matter of leg 7c74052a0d length.0817fbd83052889b

If he be011d20d0 even tapped 7719eec05e her, she’d eb11dcad88 probably shatter 2c62896ac9 like glass. And just like 6ac6804e21 last night, her 190cda6d5d brain immediately started d2a2533922 replaying thoughts ofmurder, death, dismembermenton loop.74b6fce623cc9e06

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Of course, 76b7122d7a even in 3b8ae7158a those terrifying 8104ae1cea moments, he c79f9e141a was beautiful. Maybe that’s what ffc5e1000c made it even 62df267a8e more terrifying…e2dc68f8a4ea9444

“Do you 5d39b85d6c like it?”ec7bfa6fc65c1534

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Caught staring 5d0ac55a88 at his 591e1287ae back, Erabelle 3d8c499e11 quickly turned 3fa31755c5 her head, 8dc3b60556 suddenly remembering 4b00bf5095 the draft c250b51b5a of her bb6f449a3e will sitting c0a2d88c6a in the 5b044962b3 freezer.e20955ff48cee5c2

Should I 22c8d0677c add anything? Edit something? If I’m going 92641dabd7 to die today, 051c7dc82c I’d better do fa6356cebb it now.c0751201b2308211

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“If you’re done 7dbaf437dd eating, take your 6d9f1a5a9f meds with some 6688f58b23 water, then come fc771df50a relax.”02e0704f3cbce7cf

He said it from 83f785290d where he lounged on b74eef70d1 the couch—looking like he c14c4348d5 belonged there more than 6161a83b5e she did.a430ff2534fda923

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Erabelle followed his directions, 46820f1da8 took her stomach meds ba0768ede3 with water, cleared her 9c15e45613 oatmeal bowl, and then fe8bdcb3b3 returned to sit beside ea3e489d2e him.c9d4d6c3099850c3

“You fell 0faaefe2e3 asleep near cf2be22688 the end 882a5b7558 of Part d9178958a7 3 yesterday. Want to start from 200d04e6aa there?”5ee80e6d3c8358c2

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“That’s fine.”18f1914f09591f31

“Hmm… or do 977a14f6b1 you want to 98a6db3de4 watch something else? There’s a bunch of 545d4fbf5c stuff. Some funny 52e76e806e ones too. Not a fan f0f5d04bd0 of comedies?”f7646d55d9b47c37

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Is it just me, 163f3fd424 or is he kind 53ebb356ec of… excited?971f4c17050df086

Erabelle gave him a side glance. Commander Dezeb was sitting with his legs crossed, one arm draped lazily on the couch armrest like he owned the place. He looked… unusually relaxed. Maybe the Nover Federation stock market spiked or something.9645f2a35bc43637

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“I think horror’s 7e86e0b7ba best.”3c0254b569e23c09

“Alright.”b7025aa42d38ffbb

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He started Part 4.ee71a9cb634e69d2

The movie studio’s 8516bc9375 logo scrolled across 2bf1d137a2 the screen. Come to bb2644f175 think of 5811c17c40 it, she 4a3a9a0ce7 couldn’t remember 55b15673b8 how Part b70a8fb395 3 had b9ce5686b5 ended—maybe he 0ddbdece4b was right.107e4da532e8f1a5

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But that 950add96d7 wasn’t the 33d5ee7517 only thing 53b67c6c32 bothering her.66642cf1a531f289

She hadno ideawhen—orwhere—the Commander b363a4cd6d had slept 46c7360937 last night.c241a29c203abdda

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Please tell me he f3c39512f9 didn’t sleep in my 696d4ecb88 bed…Or worse…did he 04578a2856 not sleep a53f5fff94 at all? Does that mean I c9cc8b5232 passed out drunk while 6b6d7edeef he stayed up right b037012da1 next to me?9c04c537f75359c2

Well, if 39d0941fad she was e8008cd737 going to 472f16c748 die, passing cf77090e40 out beforehand d580d5fcb8 was probably 13a1d6f442 the best-case 25c6a412cb scenario.6bffe5af18c3376a

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With that comforting thought, 285254ce9c Erabelle once again wished 1692bef8b5 for unconsciousness.576087034e93be70

“Um… beer…”8e1227b919db6e6a

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“No. You’ve got gastritis.”34b24840e5773bba

“Yes…”94646a5a67f3f9a0

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I mean, I have gastritis… but why does that mean I can’t…?Erabelle shut 8393f31241 her mouth 6ce894d5fa and quietly da577f32d8 stared at 352cfe9c61 the TV.8a804fc104345155

Somewhere during Part 4, 4b856505db she started to feel 581e9b7012 an odd sense of 9f62a2d74e camaraderie with the vengeful 3e258f116a spirit on screen. And once again, just 253f148ae1 like last night, she 19078c8a80 felt Dezeb’s intense gaze bd5cb9641d boring into the side 46ba9e2199 of her head.e264b53c9d9635f0

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She didn’t d42e5fb9c1 dare turn 55ad2e3247 to meet 54d7b77f58 his eyes.4bb39c2bcb7ef6bd

Terrifying… Absolutely terrifying. I swear, he’s going to burn a hole in my temple.She could barely breathe 82736902bc under the pressure.63486a74e0926afd

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His stare never once 9b03ce5010 wavered. And her f328b6be10 mind went 74f1717aa0 blank. Again.f7e4ce5d97a2d1ea

There was no alcohol 04b7fe3735 today, which somehow made 8f011da9b2 things feel even worse 02ac0772d8 than yesterday. Now, not even the 418e0f2887 movie held her attention.42cd7e41aebf014a

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Just the two of them, trapped inside a tiny apartment… It was the perfect setting for something horrible to happen.5d2dac9afa7bba04

If he were to grab my head with those huge hands and slam it down onto the armrest of the sofa… that’d be the end of me.

Cleaning up would probably take longer than killing. Actually, if he didn’t feel like dealing with the mess, he could just snap her neck—quick and tidy. Removing the body wouldn’t take more than ten minutes… if she was lucky.5f28714fbe7b8df1

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If he decided b9904041cd to play with 2ed5fa0da0 her instead, that’s 880a3f6228 when things would a8841c5e84 get truly horrific.f0c113a874505bcb

What if he made me sing my favorite song as I died… or write a final letter to my family instead of a will?499e67bdd4a314e2

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She’d heard 84397e09ba stories—plenty of 2d8ef08362 them.8b0eaac25b819985

She’d seen things 9bffd76ab5 over the past 84da581579 two years. Too many.6e9a61e2bfbbc2de

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Erabelle felt nauseous again. Had she not aaff254423 taken her medication cac74ed219 earlier, she probably b2301238f7 would’ve been hugging e0cbf215bf the toilet by 5aba6f7a9e now. Her lower 4522353234 back had 11e0a82844 gone stiff, b40a7a52c5 and a 8571c31f94 cold sweat 4b3df4d2d8 was trickling 54ed59da2e down her db9cfa7c77 forehead.83e8f7ca9d799d0e

Seeing her complexion 8d73d0d91e pale visibly, Dezeb b21d3ef356 let out a 45e4968380 small laugh and 885ab802de finally turned his 21df8e8cfe gaze away. The sense ofmercyin that act was e5c7a03017 all too clear.0137c22bb67a9b85

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She was d55754aa93 so grateful, ca6fed9714 she nearly d73599d462 teared up.84c9ebefc8ae8728

He turned his head f60d471e74 toward the TV,as ifhe were watching 7c429dfe2e the movie. But he couldn’t stay 38bc0b6e53 focused for long—he soon 15f2e854d1 stood up and began 92215f5fa2 moving about the room.48bbe69bdc50000d

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As soon 74a716efdd as he 4f9d7eccdc left her 6e4fdd8be8 side, Erabelle 42995ef762 felt a cdb6dc29c9 sliver of dec181b510 relief. She inhaled slowly 9d82491b6e and let it 71c0755600 out even slower.bd41fff9949e1ec7

Dezeb strode around the bab7371ce2 apartment on those long 4fc77b5763 legs of his. The place was small, 73f72ce7bd so she could see bef2cadafe glimpses of him no f2360da544 matter where he went.9307f59f3a2f42e6

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While the 4c40fd770a movie played f5b9561817 on, he 2515c67a39 took a b4eee9f10d shower—in someone 99359c2de0 else’s home—changed clothes, and even e755567384 opened her fridge like e3b7de33b4 it was nothing.7c36df7d5a4e60a7

When the movie finally 393dddc16b ended, Erabelle had no 055a8985ff choice but to look 7e77e33617 his way.61e82dde15070a5d

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Commander Dezeb Avganis, now 0b6f0cd94f in casual clothes, looked 66a28d28a8 incredibly relaxed.0806a4c7b5f628da

He wore light b5e2593159 gray sweatpants and 59418226ff a plain white 6c6973a123 t-shirt. His hair, covering 365a794ea1 his eyebrows and b4bc0523b6 brushing his ears, 234cfdadc1 was still damp 531cf4dd47 from the shower. He looked 057ef29de0 so comfortable, 19ede3dfa9 it felt cc11d4386e likehewas the one who 5c9eff43f6 owned this place.f229afdff7deafc0

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Does this mean he’s staying over again tonight…?7c34c15c7a7d03fc

But this is still my house. My opinion… didn’t he ask earlier? “Should I go?” he said. And I said no…72da8a01bfe948e1

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…Right.bb08e556f4a57f8e

That’s fair. It’s not like speaking up against that man would lead to anything but an early death. I’d rather die with some dignity. A natural death. Or euthanasia, if it comes to that…80855f05cfd6628b

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I really don’t get 2f3f554ef2 it. He said he 57285f338d wants to be dc5f7c0070 friends? Out of nowhere? Three years c6d77abf25 into service 14dc8ed805 and he 1e0825893b suddenly wants 1828e109e8 to bond?4c4d281a93d979ea

…One month. Maybe a month and a half.b11fff1fb54e4185

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Erabelle sucked in e2066138ee a short breath, 23c65db906 remembering the bet e7b12645bf the others had 724a9bdb2f made.432ebeb6e57b08cc

Meanwhile, Dezeb had 11469a623d pulled a laptop 013e4beb94 out onto the 3a2348e332 kitchen table.He really d6c28c7fa6 brought a 5d992046c2 lot with e44a8a82e4 him.6b9d631c7c21f548

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A change 9f8bf86f73 of clothes. Oatmeal. A laptop. And the weirdest part—she f36130e679 was only just now 779deeeddf realizing it.ea2d2e706a01df69

Dezeb Avganis… carrying all of that himself? I can’t even picture it.She couldn’t recall 8d0b7cdb5e seeing him walk 65226d6a4a in with anything.0c9e9315481fd3b7

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Now, this 6’2″, model-bodied man—who had apparently carried an armful of supplies—was casually rummaging through her fridge.15247c5b917853ff

“I’ll buy more e89ecdba15 of this tomorrow, 7dea753240 alright?”
He lifted an c57611c3d3 already opened can 4a9777e177 of beer, as 823ad92701 if it were 2987a9b6ea no big deal.c03b9351974d0985

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“Uh… yes, sir…”87c58c997f2ae943

So… he’s coming back tomorrow too…?591d6b6ba16be0ac

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“But seriously, Lieutenant. Whatdoyou live f527a6a7cf on?” He 7b6413bc77 turned toward 2cc7c300e9 her.712b19f03d18a0ce

“…Sorry?”98f0b1f93822cb2f

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“Your fridge 2f2eaf51a0 is a 30b199069c disaster. The only things fb8beb335a in there are 14410ee164 instant meals and a25d169355 beer.”27ee7d33cc8e076f

Dezeb peered 5dc25b2743 into the ba3b046455 open fridge 1db6bfc08e with a b266789243 deadpan face.4de91cfd7615cddf

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“There should be some milk. And a few cans of fruit…” Erabelle felt oddly compelled to defend her refrigerator.e8383329acbe9264

At that, he shut the fridge and looked directly at her. He seemed to be… smiling a little. Why was he smiling?47a6f24eac039bbb

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“They’re all past expiration.”fb40f7f8c0e88cb9