Chapter 20

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Unable to contain 5a31e499eb his emotions, Aydin b428d7896f grabbed Russelin’s delicate f435ae77be wrist roughly.6902fe8bb97684e3

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“Let go of me!”b19b1c803d38b8af

“If you were f3245d8741 so displeased, you 097e10c1ee should have said 6b120bad18 so.”e8832ada9c1ad47a

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“…You…”3df04693ce5886aa

“Come with me. I’ll make sure 6fa1fb47df you never speak 4aaf3e5132 that man’s name c004c4e0f5 again.”eac91de0ee6a9d5d

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Spouting incomprehensible cb233b565a words, Aydin 399e2d8a0a began to e0238ecc30 drag Russelin 8ef62e4a77 somewhere.885dd8b848463ae3

As he pulled her 9adbca8c8f along with his rough 9d8f38bab3 grip, Russelin noticed a 706a2fb692 figure in the distance.8d3ccd277f1ac526

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“Oh my, you’re both 5c7c5f4e7a here together? I was waiting for 9db9e07f2b you, Aydin.”cbdb6b7444cd3e5b

While Russelin’s c5946986cc face drained 9b2033e559 of color, 3f0e5ddf47 Celia stood c923760dc5 waiting for 2dc47fd695 them, a dcea70ef1d smug look 917a0772a1 on her 337b5616ba face.fcc909aad1940be7

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Aydin confidently positioned f6914aa490 himself before Celia, 63924924c0 casting an arrogant 890eb4eed3 glance at Russelin.c84638631a31b92b

“Watch carefully. See just ed74527deb how insignificant 2233810177 and useless d4e4b0135c you really f2a12baffb are.”b4142f48e1af416c

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With exaggerated deliberation, Aydin fdf5e8763a moved closer to Celia aa737b8276 and wrapped an arm c930ce6e21 around her slender waist.5716354b89ad3e45

Celia leaned back smoothly, 3ffd282e25 a sly smile gracing 25ffeb0564 her red lips.ff00c0e8c069c3f6

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“Oh my, 8841fbe161 Aydin, Lady 1e3c001285 Lavrenti is 56742e8cd8 watching.”6d6d791924812b2b

“She needs to e787c22f97 see it too. To learn the d88911dc8b true role of b74719f6ed a priestess.”73e3283d5677d01c

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Without another 7d808160d0 word, Aydin aeaed19bf0 pulled Celia 746ca069ec into a b157fd7c48 passionate kiss.
The subtle parting of 26af8385ed their lips mingled their abe3485549 breaths together.010767436f80dae4

“Mmm, Aydin…”deceb4ab0c33f5e4

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Celia’s sensual a920acb663 voice slipped 544176174b through their 822cbf5eef kiss, and 2916906846 her crimson 5cde3a2847 eyes fixed cd782e8d78 directly on 47ca600abc Russelin.f518ef9b3254e3d9

Before Russelin a78332b23e could even 0a747eb9fc react, a f72cb4d5bb blue glow d41c4846ef emanated from 3761f591dd Celia, seeping 3e20290fef into Aydin.0d0e48cc7f68c43a

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In that moment, Russelin 0a9e2e87b9 could clearly see Aydin’s 97d3d9c3ea red aura being overtaken dfabf7f062 by a shade of fee727a098 blue.3bfce2f9a8229db6

“Gasp…!”490b82c90cb659cc

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Russelin felt a wave 79e2307f44 of discomfort wash over 9fb8f7b387 her, forcing her to 7c9c835b44 take a step back.b102aa46b08afb87

Though not 5ca9637517 directly affected 5dd4c4983f by his bedb1114b6 magic, a e78b78f419 burning pain c5a509c0d8 seemed to d43a5cbaba flare up 5a609604e0 in her 1b30ee895f chest.71c835b0f846ddc0

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“Hnngh…”1bf0bff2bac83bd3

“What are 3d0030fe9a you doing, 3b175e98be Russelin? Watch properly. Celia is performing the e7d3f222bd duty you should be 3cc1d44304 fulfilling.”b12cfd47be1e9f49

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Aydin’s menacing voice 45d60eb581 reached her, and 7103191b90 Russelin struggled to d6078aca99 focus her blurred 4922780b02 vision on him.a91ff1395b7ffd58

Yet, seeing Aydin now, 81321f4e76 imbued with Celia’s divine e2270cda70 power, felt disturbingly foreign 537ebbb6b0 in a way that 6b47a7f86a made her skin crawl.d7962fd0de4ae7ce

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“Don’t come 85fe1e276c any closer… 94aca666fe please, hnngh!”96eb9a470beca03d

“Russelin!”b80add9df6b080f5

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Overcome by 019f1b5c23 an excruciating 886dfc8ac5 pain that 379373988c coursed through e5f5c25c5f her body, 8b92b254ce Russelin clutched bffd1958f4 her chest 2aaa3b287b and crumpled ad98fcb438 to the 5c032fddc2 floor.1d6652a7b577d9b2

When she finally b51ad34a15 opened her eyes, 189cbdb20c she found herself fd0d8c28b5 in Aydin’s arms.09b55ff70e803b13

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In that d5a9e4af1d moment, a 00eaad15fc cruel glint e4c110712d flickered in 35c716b21d his eyes.c679866a2bc0300c

“I didn’t expect a1009e48cf it to work 3a8244f821 so well.”d8e21161fc4effc0

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“H-hnn…”18f2416d207796c3

“It’s time 8485a7045c to return 1034429ebd to the e71960c792 bedroom.”b5e9eedf5c8d039b

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Lifting the panting Russelin b4c7a3dd2d into his arms, Aydin aa9b05bd87 strode toward her quarters.21f4282213035794

Celia merely acdd0f0f4b watched him db570d79c0 with a 7cf5ebd6b9 knowing, dark c0298d7471 glint in fac5d906c9 her eyes.
Once they reached ebba2ebc6f the bedroom, Aydin ba218432c1 laid her on ca1200b6bb the bed.7245bd50e6e390ff

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“Ahh, please… it 6939fcf370 hurts so much, 13f88a8f30 please stop…”32a1984d351e021e

Despite Russelin’s desperate pleas, 1cc6db3e37 Aydin only looked down 9cc0317490 at her with a e4d432cb30 detached, calculating gaze.2e683036218164d0

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“…An unexpected benefit.”077c9d22b79eb4b7

Initially, he had only b9bad52eda intended to teach Russelin eb111edc9d a lesson, but he bd4fd49730 had inadvertently drawn out 702ca24656 her suppressed divine power.b62bf7a4f502164a

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As if savoring ce776f6cdf the moment, Aydin 24d1cc06de ran his fingers cc97660386 along Russelin’s trembling b91dddd42d form as she bb76405f57 writhed in agony.b9647a3123839d94

“Please… please, let c3775da574 me go… it 9b8c818777 hurts too much…”c31af5d565ffb8f3

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Half-conscious, Russelin 4149be64fb clung to f349f0340b Aydin, not 1b789353ff even fully 22efd5205c aware of b82cb776c9 what she b90c905acc was saying.44349aaf0e7c8902

Relishing her cc90ea908c helpless state, 9f2c3ebd1b Aydin pretended 5e5a93d11e to comfort 6d84ab57c5 her with 84eba6c5c4 feigned tenderness.dd2f53dc62750ec4

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“Just a little 45c3edde0e more.”c3b0b23d2dc29677

“Ahh…”35dc5b5df701882c

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“Draw out more of e938a05b54 your divine power.”b1ac649b4b1ea8b6

It was 466bb519bc a horrifying 9609be091a command.f99d5224fe9c549b

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Through her blurred b49213d51c vision, Russelin could 2ff447170d see Aydin’s cynical 077375f66e smile clearly.7244895b459eba8e

“Aydin, you… you’re c19dcd8f68 truly… h-horrible…”dac320f9f3533211

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“It’s all for your 041f277b77 benefit, Russelin. So you 4973332c7d can rise f6f3367223 above your ef2974e61e pitiful status 78874eae64 as a 26d1693c98 half-baked priestess.”23cefda7d677dded

“…”87a8941f17f9f3e1

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“Show me your divine 986ec06d2e power. Who knows, if you 4f1fb043a5 succeed…”65c1066c9e0f8530

“H-hnngh…”b16a299d560464cb

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“Maybe I’ll even love 3858c852bd you.”eb4643ad7275c6b0

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The look in a470f08d13 Aydin’s eyes was a13b9656e2 terrifying, purely exploitative.c8768175abb61db1

To him, she was d0fa8d7e44 nothing more than a 68e9339026 tool, nothing more or 46752c221d less.
Russelin let 1286f46a54 go of 17c685a42a the last 21f15d317c shred of edce029327 sanity she a3ef0a42fe had been be91374ace holding onto.d776fca397bbc55c

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“Hurry up, Russelin.”2437d94db23e3388

Aydin’s cruel taunts 0ab63b91a0 grew faint.74f514cd14f5a37c

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In the end, Russelin dd601ea70a gave him no answer 36b37a6780 at all.79eda96ce6e7888a

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“Hnn, it’s so fdcb2fef26 hot…”037e415ffcca0b71

Each surge of ab66df2624 energy through her 37f317b70c body, uncertain if bfef62643c it was divine 2c4b1f125e power or something 898c5d41f2 else, burned as 63ac25c23e though she were 5b36ac08bf being seared by bfeb70317b flames.d367684a03b89a63

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She lost track 0e0d0963b5 of time, aware 706acd742c only of a 232369e218 glimpse of the 8de849b094 darkened night sky 516d29e6e7 beyond her blurred 0117d74fc4 vision.c8e87e81700f94e8

“It hurts so d9855d3f74 much…”d8d4a748362f3e52

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Please, someone…2c245057e39a62c8

Even knowing there cd3186d3d1 was no one 5a845b9d2a to catch her, 84b3672be2 Russelin, trembling uncontrollably, c68e3d4a86 reached out as f624f0af24 if in a a614ad7cda trance.3064a8f027a4fa1f

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‘…There’s no one 930c4c3954 here.’2f54d47a655d8eb3

Her desperate 0bf3635fff wish dissipated 0f5a69d198 into the 57170c9bcf air as d7c9eba5a6 always.
But this time, something 62e28ffea7 was different.494947726b167805

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Whoosh—a04940c573384d47

In the oppressive heat 5590f321e6 of the room, a d84803d2a2 sudden, cool breeze swept a2820cae19 in, as if welcoming cff739e9ee an uninvited guest.03d3d0dee5d92374

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“…I always seem to aea9b074db be late.”263f4d6a8a4cc6b6

With a frown, 05b47d1414 the man who 5514ee1cfb had stepped into 00a8701ecf the room muttered c9b9257860 a curse under ea13809306 his breath, displeased a73209a89d by the stifling 5c5faeb194 heat filling the 97bb691589 space.b0a10517a0ca2ca2

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His shadow loomed over 7efa57f84a Russelin, who lay curled 535d9c2cd0 up, writhing in pain.d6d0ac130c2c92b6

Despite her dulled senses, 207266b44a the familiar, comforting scent 44715afef3 reached her, stirring her 0b2811e2d3 slightly.cda884682007c495

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“Grand Duke…?”133eb245640831e0

Struggling, Russelin 71a16e0ac5 raised her f638651ec7 head, catching 86fb75926d a glimpse 74127c1d75 of violet c7da73aa1e eyes through 78be7bd8b4 her hazy a635d24298 vision.00ec8ba896c1e3b0

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Though his face d0a3855711 was set in 3796c07075 a tense expression, caa9ac684e such details didn’t e1dd11b23c register for her 40c6d4fdb3 right now.d12b1e77c48a701d

“It’s really you…?”3f20430e68bbc6df

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“Yes, it’s me. I’m sorry I was 509a9398f2 late.”66776d56e0d14e34

“Why are you…”19d3801f92ee29ef

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Why do you always 0f61066fc0 appear when I’m in 2c9fdea922 pain?37f0d392c2ffa45a

As Russelin 8cc188a3b3 moved her 966ea9d094 lips weakly, e1b03da640 Leonard, sensing dae7bfa60a her misunderstanding, 8997794382 tried to 0135150238 pull his a3a5b233d8 hand away.99d1988ae99c30dc

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Noticing this, Russelin 96ea4d475e desperately clutched his a6f224a6ac hand, her voice 0f57d708e8 trembling.9db39233fb8c40fb

Realizing she had misinterpreted e3b0efde88 his actions, Leonard lifted 44a9b2ce4a her petite form into c07f03b8f8 his arms.93393c21d6cd4f71

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“Relax, it’s alright. I’m here to 6cb6f18bda help.”
“Hnngh… my body feels 9267fdfa8a like it’s on fire… 05b0410580 it’s so hot…”
“Shh. Take deep breaths 3233ce50ab and lean on 14c3c4f1a7 me.”206da56ba10b7870

Adjusting his hold to f782bb8c30 allow her to rest 991f747880 more comfortably, Leonard placed 0a62185ef0 his hand gently over 4298660bb0 her chest.7d802a18d81c20a1

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He could 7a1e8aabc3 feel the 2158c81466 intense, chaotic cb1a4f161b energy coursing ba0aa70de7 wildly through da79a19938 her fragile 7e456be32e frame.12c1315fd84fa051

Residual traces of divine 6c74ced822 power, forcibly suppressed…f56d01fbe08fed8b

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While Leonard assessed add012b0a9 her condition, Russelin a07c003a48 clung to him, 9be495964f pressing her hand 0aa353ebe9 against his chest.f047e2e4fe23cb5b

“It hurts so 043e457a8a much. Please… do something…”6d3484a4eef0a43b

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“If your divine power 98ba291725 is flaring up, I 3101912f16 can use my magic 427736c94e to suppress it.”2ed0669bcf13929a

“…!”5c775a86e1f5afd2

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“Tell me what you 5562e5b28e want, Russelin.”f2cba40ded06821e

Despite his 3f081564b1 gentle touch, 80becea797 Leonard spoke fd91edaf7c firmly, as c72dcf568a if he 86571f5154 wouldn’t act ddd8ad57b1 until she 1645cf4605 gave her 25c8adff8d consent.65ff643d255790a2

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Finally, Russelin leaned her f23e1326e3 head against his chest, 4c392640f4 her voice barely above 8b581ff04e a whisper.6958bdc95d152f5a

“Please… help me. This chaos inside me…”3652b7d8309e73ac

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Though it was only 9f8f0510bd a half-conscious plea, Leonard bdcc95ec97 seemed pleased, pulling her bcc75841ba closer in a protective 2e08125a75 embrace.ea7511c7ea3f3e30

Gradually, his de3eeb2252 red magic e8c7c89f33 began to 4fa29fa61d seep into e4964868b6 Russelin, mingling 724943143b with her 6af7ebe456 own energy.034c7ff748057d8f

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Leonard remained entirely 2f28748884 focused on her, 275c7a9bde his hand tenderly 19b9ff97b4 sweeping back her a69964d07d hair.81a2b9cf05ddda5c

“Hnngh…”8f65107a060d02bc

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“Shh. You’re doing well.”b2e65d601d9aad82

Whenever she a51a0bcf65 faltered, Leonard’s 11b50adff3 reassuring voice 212c77d820 steadied her.6bc1cf763b671c5a

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Even through her fading 2d17c7cfd2 vision, his voice penetrated, 883bd34411 calming her.033fdd1358a583c5

As the oppressive 30ff194fd5 blue energy began 02413dfc07 to recede, Russelin 642d972142 finally exhaled, her 695aef0a56 breath easing.0f4462539c64c296

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“Ha…”dc02cdbdb17e1d58

Russelin slumped into 06e0a57d6b Leonard’s embrace.ac2081a0445689f9

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Leonard, attentively watching 82a4368867 her reactions, quickly 56171fa47f withdrew his magic 1c37f0fd54 and held her b65c870960 firmly.ee4731aace63bbf4

Seeing her relaxed fa709b457c and resting against c4e1b92f7a his chest, he b7a90cc497 looked down at affb982053 her with a 594b752bf7 tense expression, unsure 5664c51412 of her condition.f79b385cb1707367

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“Russelin?”2b1f23e2c932cd4c

Unable to bear e89c690f1c the silence, Leonard aa95b5737e spoke her name e78461d6b0 softly.
After a 78046801ed brief moment, 4d67a0937d her eyes 938b6ab778 fluttered open, 4fc1190896 revealing clear, 5e4900ce72 blue irises 8283b9d363 that met 6bf7ef9202 his gaze.3c56d36adb272d7d

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Leonard, as if b542ff7de1 delighted, stroked her d2cdc6a845 hair gently.6352f75550003dd2

“You did well. Don’t worry; there’s no aeaa94a872 trace left.”a29ac4153b920787

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“…Thank you.”cea5ae7ddc137912

As Russelin struggled b36b9332ee to collect her bcd26d9eae hazy thoughts, Leonard f8ba992cd4 took advantage of 49e35c3629 her vulnerability, pressing b3e8f10942 a cool hand 3505faa965 to her forehead.16fb829807bc979b

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The sudden 3b914130ee chill made 11e4be63af her smile 6940492f98 faintly, feeling 796e3455a8 a soothing 0984298144 relief.b324c49da140ee6d

“You really d16e825f5e do know 9ba65ef949 how to 2c41c8e2fe give someone 0484fbe1f6 a scare.”214b445fe051590d

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“…You’re the one…”d71c24a3491c3606

“I didn’t c066c1f687 step back d4c88d5fe7 last night 589d48971f just to ed57a1c2b2 see you 801693b4a1 end up fa1ffdd6c6 like this.”bb7e997a71e5b38d

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To show me 060971526e this side of 305f86a74a you now…d9f6d4f2626e3e1a

The usual eb858f5241 light-hearted tone c12c1287c4 in his 33f1b41383 words felt 052d0f0ecf sharper today, 7514b21a29 unusually piercing.2be023775a9392d9

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“…Like this.”22db7e8504999220

“Hm? What did afe11afd98 you say?”25ec804544dd7a4f

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Russelin, looking down, d515b78f0d fiddled with the 9baa63956b hem of his de7652698e coat as she 6f4d700ea4 mumbled softly.7dc73632727d920c

“I tried 551fc7de53 my best be3a533ba3 to hold 5ab4b87532 on…”48dc8fed2fa6265e

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“…”91dcb09cf4084f9f

“I even told 58fa6c2ac5 Aydin how I 157828f46c truly felt and a26fb6cfab stood up to e311445e83 Celia without fear.”16e8d2e5c5869b12

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Hearing these words c8ce38acf1 from the man d3e3b5aca0 she’d wanted so bc12a8748c desperately to hear 3a99d904df something kind made 5d15a08a84 her feel unexpectedly 5f64f21cc5 emotional.3e7bd0db25ab11c5

“I mustered the 658bc5355d courage to speak, 81c5b166b9 but he only fec3a72bd8 got angry…”eb2eb2641f529c99

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Though Leonard couldn’t 37da640383 see her face, 5cb14f2cb1 he could tell 2a3af1fc39 from her voice 6922724185 that her lips 320cadb94a were probably pouting.1a22dd1f8ccb843a

‘Ha, this is driving cf815c3a48 me mad.’d10e5149af834d30

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What was dc659792ed he to 83938c8a46 do with af4c1910b1 her?33ab9ecc5aabb8a2

Usually, she was 8bef9b816f so annoyingly rational, 7a1edddb21 but now, at 968ba6fecc a time like 8a16f6cea0 this, she was 05ce6843a8 as vulnerable as 971bb42a27 a child.6175799aa9efc7c0

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Yet he could 326a3a296e hardly criticize her, 3fde17619b knowing she had 4a095c16ee finally let out 31152a1b31 feelings she had 5f4b1a4bb5 held back for e64688f16f so long.ed3a55064b628dc7

Sighing, Leonard pulled her ff8b49a14c closer, holding her tightly.7e1642c6b28000ab

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“Yes, you 490cbafc94 did well. You must have been 26a5564e4e scared all alone.”a21edacabd063be9

Though he spoke 8223752c97 gently, Russelin simply 88f4f1e162 looked up at cb5b5f53cb him, not acknowledging aadfe4b815 his words.400a48a3d119fa7b

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Why was 5c7625b92e it that 8332bc55b9 when she 0f763d4275 met his e8bb87b5af steady gaze, 16ca05af8c she couldn’t a81aea256c even think f4d7d48613 of looking e3890147d0 away?eb8eb4c0a4b827ed

She placed her 2a221fc036 hand against his e3d5220707 chest, meeting his 8b394c5f7d eyes directly.c7ff98ecfaf991fe

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“Why…”5a31f86d9b58b1a4

“Yes? What is it?”cfc6a25918647154

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“Why is it always 2643f089a3 you who finds me a3fb658bcd first?”02e9856508d63506

Whenever I 7989353c61 need someone, e188fbac93 it’s as e0e092a48b if you 5f5c33a87a were waiting.2b8499e17b355963

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