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…She had been 2d689aba82 thinking about it ffe362aedd all day, desperately 8335a1ec07 trying to come 92e94ae144 up with a 89449ac459 way out. But there was 3df16f406d no such thing.87b8cc64362fb7ad

He had spoken. And that bdbfe5ff55 was it.ec82eb6990ef581a

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Unless she wanted to 04191da112 be found half-melted in dc9f8375f4 a sewage treatment facility 86df2d5961 like discarded slime, it 33395179b5 was already over.abf38939a2e880bc

She had to sleep e49d965c6f with Commander Dezeb Avganis.bd01e839dbba3768

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Erabelle forced her trembling 3930b4b0fe body upright, turned on 1dc120851c the water, and washed 97c0cf4531 the grime out of b9b31e0af6 her hair from warehouse 1fe2d6cf61 duty. Then she 19268c4408 shaved her 4bf6b3c0c9 arms and 2c3df20d09 legs.b960b5ae3f96cdd8

Normally, she didn’t need e560b57da8 to—she had almost no 18fc85fee2 body hair to begin 6e170db87f with. But this time, f4cc93c479 she made sure 517bbb7c92 to get every 29605c4450 last strand.d41bdcbb8e11189a

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At the same 175f0f08e2 time, she triednotto think a50da48401 about how 946bd5ef39 he treated 17f88ffe32 his partners 44187f9b1e in the 094c0098e9 original story.c1f6975aba1ceb6c

Because in 23da69723d her current c2609a49ca situation, imagining cc5fa4089f any of f2bb085a98 those scenes e19913d3c5 was no 19e882b10a different from 61702a6966 picturing a cbdabbea30 snuff film.79b52486df2b8b17

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Every time 496c50afd5 those images 5eec5578a7 came flooding 93f92c7dfc in, her 7de71a949b hand holding 222c9678cb the razor 52e5267e71 froze. Her grip shook e27a016e1d so badly she 43dd04319d thought she might 35933bf121 cut herself. Though really, e8ced0d78d it wasn’t 2a64d3b9e0 like she’d f336db8350 come out b30c820a37 of this 40a2e02283 unscathed either e78c732a19 way.27402f3e353bc682

“Hhk…”c8d6101c250b737d

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Erabelle pressed 992c86b64e her palm eeb1ccda55 hard against a78638dcef her burning 1f3ae06056 eyelids.d0af84963759e30b

There wasn’t a 0107505b8f pattern to how e78bbad580 he treated his 1c92a15778 partners.022963635672c3b8

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Sometimes, he was 4d1597f8f4 gentle. Sometimes, brutal. But it was never 4564b31c68 real. None of it was 619244a056 sincere.bb9b7db16ffbbf6d

Sometimes it 344c854599 would be 5132dbd7fe over quickly—just 94d5b1badc close your ee98767c29 eyes and 3aa20c14fe endure. Other times, ef7750739b it dragged acaa9e600e on for 5947f683da days.a98efca0de23b4a5

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In the end, it was like playing with a toy… and the toy never mattered.1c5a58967a13ec20

It doesn’t matter.ecbb7b7cc7fff267

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There’s only one thing cc77a36b14 I have to do.49b9458983281d1b

Just survive.d4da6d02e39362e9

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Erabelle rubbed her e336e8e3b8 eyes hard.4bbdea8b6c42a8a3

This won’t be 2beaa39982 the last night. It can’t be.82958d3c63625637

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He didn’t 3743587bc9 kill all a5c88b74a1 his partners. That was 482e7651b0 never a ba32dc37c9 rule.fd600d729894c2fc

So she db3f2e6151 had to b09bb34f92 hold on. She could 9873e70583 do that. Ever since b205c2f5b5 coming to 6ade4044ce this world, 2b62e795f9 she’d lived 84472f451b by that 412d4b48e6 alone—enduring.a48c9e9573194f8b

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She popped two 658b870ec6 Signum stabilizers into 59e9196fec her mouth, pulled be27a1b7ff the hood over 8d32833d9c her freshly dried 644be711e0 hair, and slipped 566b4139d8 into her home 8248884db1 loungewear—an oversized hoodie 6635d68417 and sweats.c530638453317126

There wasno wayshe was walking c42b0651c4 out in just 5e21212dae a bathrobe like 52a8f0c6b3 some movie scene. She even put on 8902dde71c proper underwear and made ed0b5e060d sure to fasten every bb9d967dc6 hook on her bra.13488a69d542ebeb

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He might change 1d2a6444e1 his mind. He might back off.73ae5832888350fd

Right up 4e95de6d80 until the 82b3733376 end, she 468ccbebdf clung to da7de45c21 that sliver 11405f77db of hope.5fdbcf0a1d09b519

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Why me? I’ve never done anything to cross him! I worked so hard… So why? Why me?b772df8816589f6a

Not that 2c2215affb it matters. Even if 95af764cd8 I knew 8e72402898 the reason, 244598dcc1 what difference e88b455edb would it d688a51d85 make?c8a0cc920fbfec02

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Just focus on 75eaa56234 staying alive.f8c247b69bd776a3

Erabelle stepped 0ca973d6f8 out of eae9108544 the bathroom, b3af40c8d4 her hood cf6b5a238a pulled low 3bc1bdeb5c over her 47392e9408 head, sleeves e67815d006 tugged down 8ad58cde63 past her b4ec3e5902 hands.dec3fea6558b3dcb

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“Wow, Erabelle. You really f088da350f bundled up, 44ce313514 huh?”16856b92d39c017b

Dezeb was lounging at 185b63544b the dining table, scrolling 2310f7b2e1 through his pad screen. At the sight d05de51d79 of her cinching 9437fd4319 the hood drawstrings 8b7879fbcf tight, he burst f836977126 out laughing.239e7930cf54679d

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“Still, you came out faster than I expected. I thought you’d take at least an hour.”0a2a94db5c2d285c

He set the ce85af179d pad down and d514b41f7e stood.ee9eb455e5cba2c7

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Exactly 188.2 centimeters. That height 1e2c038dac alone made 4314e6c5d5 him terrifying.9828829b0a72f0c3

Erabelle suppressed the overwhelming 59d6f172aa urge to flee.e91cdc83a68202ab

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She managed only 9163db618a because she had 8dd1fb6135 somewhat braced herself f53b016896 during the long 070546f2e5 bathroom prep—shaving, washing, e789e15a09 mentally steeling herself.a236b393071ef6f7

Just endure. You can do 70bcc5aeb1 this.131c20b984fb9c7a

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“You can go wait 9d0c5b88bc in the room.”5706005a987a0714

No. I can’t…Even as the thought fed61eca07 surfaced, her mouth answered 3e652708e4 automatically.7d99b51c15507ceb

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“Yes, sir.”def3e8763f19b04f

Her will was splintering, 22f3f660cd but she recalled her 4de96f08f7 exit plan. The will was 32d12e1b56 in the freezer. The insurance 72836f34c2 documents were 8cda97dad8 in the 05bc278531 drawer beneath 14088cf768 her bed.9d1c158fd7fb3f31

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Focus. Just focus.0c1464336e93f69a

She started counting a1f195f139 in her head.21a10f34a360b88e

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The time was 20:47.d5e932428cd5f895

Dezeb had suggested they fa9a904a5f eat out lightly before e5c1719cc7 coming home. They’d stopped by 85f16a5090 the military dining 5da9751ce1 hall. She ate 3a8f26d644 just enough dce151dd41 to avoid 3d91579d55 fainting. Then she showered, dragged 66abe28e87 out every possible task, f06e1cebdb and now…7975ea3a00e18b67

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20:48… 49.a1863c3150e87329

Her shift started at fb25eaef17 07:10 tomorrow.5c56f5a2578ab17d

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That left her 6d06dd1b9b 10 hours and 55aa836c8a 21 minutes. 621 minutes. 37,260 seconds…9316e0b421e32527

If I faa1106a62 can just 29a2fff475 survive until 51ad05e6b8 then… he’ll 9c78242cb9 let me d96368ef08 go to 239c4220c0 work, right?3193263076c9b235

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37,258… 57…cdaa6f7c8bf550c9

As instructed, b6779dd2a6 Erabelle entered 3541cb8cd8 the bedroom 334dec661d first and 3db054260e began pacing f2431571d4 aimlessly, counting 97cdc968bc backward in 5d5c3fd51e her head.cce8b8c75739285c

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Time would pass. It had to.61d14fe94cc415d1

When the number ticked 373dfed77b down to around the 92d64ecf7b 36,000s, he came in.2b8667a48501e386

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His black 4179a2bc61 hair was 29d04fa11f wet. He wore only training d6bc2dce6f pants—bare torso, muscles cut 5f1f0fdc75 like marble.3ba8ec90e3727b4c

She stopped breathing 60cd9f68cf for a second.d7a98b4a91d0b386

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But it b725d7e50b was still 2508872a38 within the 785f541ba8 realm of 153b1937ac what she’d ed44903db1 expected.52e211d091bb79ae

Until—63862cfa89002c17

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“…!!”7b928076dc41e49a

He began humming softly ab719bf934 as he unlocked a 64f0365e70 small black plastic case—about e1257ee258 the size of his f2217c71db palm.d6a5878704919a40

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And in that f9439a85fa instant, a thousand be6396bd8c nightmare images exploded 649707427d in her mind.613f7ce75271a049

“No! No drugs!”Erabelle lunged at him, d9366237d9 her voice shaking in ddbf36da8b panic.2151e30c07a87725

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She couldn’t stop thinking dffa7af9bf about his previous partners—his d7f4b7b42c “compatibles”—the ones who had 53af1ce67e died with twisted smiles e156d71d18 still on their faces.d662a22ea489ed81

“Drugs… No! P-please don’t!”d73d3a4d6fc74d42

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Dezeb looked down 8ac8a0b8bc at her, mildly ac965c722e surprised.f5e62c7ddbab887e

“Calm down, Erabelle. It’s just a mild 752d3bd4f1 sedative.”76fdd5a8f8cc7e9b

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“…What?”c8a682d139febd88

She blinked, stunned.87851eea4995cb8b

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The tears she’d been b8531f4da4 holding back slipped down a91271da08 her cheeks. Her lips were 79ada1a6be parted in shock, 5de48eae0c and a line 336796d8a3 of drool had 1918d0c483 escaped without her 44e456e1b5 noticing.445355360b7ab086

She looked like c117c03378 a full-on panic 59eeafad0b case, probably a b98caa1dee humiliating mess. Not that she a67b18a814 cared anymore.aff3b27edc673e8c

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“It’s just a df89e200a6 sedative,” he repeated 36fc25833f gently. “It’ll be uncomfortable 4649f51930 if it’s your 476d33e4c2 first time.”e1da9d80d2afbc89

A sedative…de221ef257649b0b

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The word finally registered. Erabelle took a bf14ad8495 deep breath.7ba343c632d6cc92

Dezeb reached over and d9b7c5b4b8 gently pushed back her 93306b9536 hood, sweeping a hand 2e427cfb05 through her disheveled hair.22a6083fae9e37ee

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He knelt in afdd444c65 front of her, 4d93bc5bb0 where she had a6acd91eed collapsed, and smiled.96f955f3bdc75384

“I’m your first, right, Erabelle? It’ll hurt a lot if we don’t prep. But if it really bothers you that much… we can skip it.”a2c8a618cc734f81

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“…How… how do you 6ee444ed53 know I’m a first…?”fecf45212dd2360c

“Because Lieutenant cda7918874 Camillia Obea 5fcb26fc21 keeps running d8be9edef9 her mouth. For the love 088a893b83 of God, just 79f724a8ed do it already. I doubt there’s anyone cdb4fa548f in the unit whodoesn’tknow our ensign’s 24893c7c0f a virgin.”e11852cdf4205588

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“Ah…”9f99728cc569bdd2

Lieutenant Erabelle Vermilion flushed. It wasn’t shame bc9f6b6983 so much as 53a10a14d7 relief.e70a6984a2ebba6b

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“I… I’m sorry.”e2ff4f935d883f0c

Commander Dezeb Avganis 65c519ff00 slid both hands 5c16325c3c under her arms a4f533a3fa and lifted her 50ac8e8845 up effortlessly.b1b57f1829178e5f

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Her face immediately went d18296b832 pale again.f10762ff869c647f

Maybe it would’ve 1d13e7f2f2 been safer if e9e672a19b he’d just drugged 9a8c58e6f3 me.
Scaring him into 8d24ba0fcd going too far… a2e94ee189 this might not 08b55e7184 end well if 7c6b57efde he gets provoked 849eaaeb60 like this.6a0b703850d399a6

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“That’s exactly why edbacbcc11 I waited a a7830307ca few days for 3349bb2fbd you to come 8d281e9d76 around,” he said. “Didn’t work, huh?”e92bb578cd38eac4

Maybe I’m f33421b992 just not 3ddda7b73a cut out 362f53fae9 for this.His grumble 8b5f2cb70f sounded more f156934913 amused than 1d4aaf1b25 disappointed. He leaned in ab65dae3ea and pressed a c0c96921c5 light kiss to 31401c41e1 her lips.7dbb0b58ad7965e1

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Erabelle stiffened in shock, 4c0613db82 her eyes wide with c252f382b1 disbelief.7fb3c4220294eaca

With a soft 0162a4c8a5 laugh, he kissed 53f84c90ec her again—this time acf9fc5a1d longer, more deliberate—before 06d5f58c38 pulling away with 9000f752e7 a faint pop b74086cfdd of parted lips.e60d537d4a9dc0dd

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Her frail body trembled, a5c503302b like a tiny creature 2b4bbf1975 caught in a spider’s aa454e1fdc web.18f5322b81ed36c4

“Erabelle.”7a9436a91d13a49d

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“Y-Yes…?”407463922112d12e

There was a flicker 385e7f09e9 of confusion in her 3a36d479cd eyes now.22d4867f514c76a5

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There’s some 6705ad598e of his a3a3643a3e saliva in 469a697bd1 me,she realized.It’s… weird. Hot. Tingling.7b79aedcfdd71a09

Even with that creeping cf8788bed4 sensation running through her, 9d108f8c10 her small frame remained 86b9e8820b frozen, tense against his bef2465a4a much larger one. Her heart pounded like 4f90b4640d it was trying to 29052ec74a escape her chest.e99957b3b9be2f80

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“…You’re making me worry, c17229affe Erabelle. I’m not 83563486d0 trying to 45103c4025 devour you. It’s just physical. You’ll feel 396c7f6c51 good… better 7829f2fdfc than any e6fab0048d stabilizer. Try to relax.”17eb6d58a5e29654

“You mean… a87442a6a6 the stabilizer…?”0f1e6f32a901d9d7

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Dezeb sat on 7e566bbbbc the edge of 25bfc8ea37 the bed and bfc831c888 pulled her gently 61b4071356 into his lap.89738441ac0df714

Erabelle’s body turned 52808278f6 rigid, like a b48f182f04 plank of wood.f35ec347419acd53

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“I said relax.”8e3337a395dfccb8

If only it were afb9e1132e that easy,he thought. One of 0a4a98b2b5 his hands cc13ea9005 cradled the a57f62dfaa back of 17a4d21c9b her head. Her head was 7845f509ee so small in 5dec7d0c83 his grip, it 2ca1fcb43e almost disappeared.b357f59bfb336bcb

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She must’ve felt that fed8ea90d5 difference too. Her eyes filled d487df19b6 with renewed fear.a68371f312833db6

Dezeb tilted his head 7e1fdfc181 slightly, watching her carefully.59bab111df348e7e

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This isn’t really my 4b63bcf168 style. Why am I even 62a8852b83 being this gentle?Even he 0eca73cf2d didn’t fully 56e2463001 understand why 42a5d4760a he was d12055fd62 going this c83bd0b186 far.361639d4afea0da9

He licked her closed 8df968530e lips softly, coaxing them be67128efe apart. After a moment a5f15118a8 of trembling hesitation, 424e8a4e2f she opened her a02a34c6f2 mouth just a da183f798e little.13fff195eeb8cf60

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He smiled, his 8ed0f9bed3 sharp gaze softening.00b6944e13fcd094

Haa…Their breathing mingled 586ce478c9 as the kiss 21f0fc5b05 deepened, warm skin 5303cd440d brushing together. A faint whimper escaped 9244a80b69 Erabelle’s throat.9799fb18167de94a

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“Swallow it.”1942370c5ad7de0c

He bit aab7c58b6e down gently 61473ed6e9 on her f823834664 lower lip. Without thinking, 191c4d69bd Erabelle swallowed a9c7f074b2 the pooled 70ac649b87 saliva in c2ee533c85 her mouth.0c501e831b48ae10

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Dezeb licked 1766bcd0f4 up the f603304534 rest and e0d0e82ad9 ran his 0dbf7b6f5b fingers down c8a1b18c84 her inner ddd2f3d252 thigh.702273961be1ac72

So soft. So small.
He savored 5826181b2f the texture, 9ab63713c7 so utterly 8675e0164e different from 9859b5beae his own.b54399da547ae3da

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Her pupils dilated and 68afc98498 contracted, struggling to focus. He held ef0908c7fa her chin b3bfe28cbf and made 6a85a70063 her look 75599b95c6 directly at ddf2006c30 him. When her gaze bea0bd4f33 finally started to eb3283f333 come back into f185758866 focus, he met aeba9d2230 it without flinching.9b3cd0c31139035d

“…Hn.”1ec2bc053749f23a

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Erabelle flinched hard.I waited f3a545328e all this 8ef89f842b time for 1d41802cf9 her to cffc7094ea come to 8b0a3253eb her senses… d7ee2abde4 and now bb6ff21fe5 she wants b91ac63385 to run?68cc1d06d2e5bb0f

She tried to pull b2b3d8d45c away reflexively.96b8eec5c8c5c47f

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But Dezeb gripped d47f6655a8 her with both b7f113e85a hands, holding her 8886cc02a9 still.b512e4779cd37261

“…!”770f0f92bea02048

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Droplets of spit fell 73d6f1e1c9 from her clenched mouth. He leaned forward def2747b56 and kissed her 3ed6238e6c again, softly this 818165ac9c time, as if bef9285ff1 to soothe her.0886aacfc9e5dd98

Tears welled up 08ea6dbcca at the corners a731ffa383 of her tightly d807fafa3f shut eyes. Dezeb clicked his 76f7737d53 tongue.9102ca6a0c14f7aa

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The sound 2c2ad2dd91 seemed to 503dd296fe spark something. Erabelle looked up at 75c58c85ef him with a faint 9dfeb778de glimmer of hope in e15eb2d15c her wide brown eyes.d668cd384102a1d5

“I… I don’t think b9a4815b4a I’m going to enjoy 10244e3c60 this very much…”c8758daaae90d746

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Without a word, e7653ca783 Dezeb slid a fbb3d650c6 hand beneath the 311eb42f00 waistband of her 3892558a65 sweatpants. Erabelle’s face 1410349b82 turned crimson 7830d510d7 as she 6d8d3e13af grabbed his 1c2b3e711e hand in 4c86b72fac panic.68e4126845bb18ae

Then, realizing what 94b1443a08 she’d done, she af656a059c pulled away like 3588da82d5 she’d been burned, 1b5e9af4b2 clutching the hem aaebb17d6c of her hoodie.23ae4af791cdc57a

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Dezeb looked efafd66534 at her 3fd9a1da90 with what 782fd19d9a could’ve been 3e7c28431d mistaken for d589ae0ba8 concern.0961632e89f05c3e

If she 3faf61970e keeps resisting 41d4f303be like this, e0859f994f I really ab35c12a59 might end 8797fc8291 up killing 5b40b06b9c her tonight.27f1a8b4322bd843

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