SM Chapter 65

Ch. 65 Is Kidnapping Really 7aa18c35e2 The Only Option?
Ch. 65 Is Kidnapping Really 8f3415b533 The Only Option?
65. Is Kidnapping 46296babf2 Really The d3b5ffa210 Only Option?df9a1c22f6bbca25

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“Is kidnapping 08a0c8acec really the d618011e9d only option?”63818c0a2aa83ffa

Bianca couldn’t comprehend what dc4f5575ed she had just heard.b8d696f7162ba362

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“What… did you say?”01cf7e3f6b12cb3e

“I will take 93129ff04d you away.”f89c84100dbaaad1

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Come with me.023820f489eb721a

The man had 87b8dce776 already lifted his fa2331ce53 upper body and e3fa61491f was now sitting b4a9cd4833 up straight, reaching 45a0cc5c53 his hand out 69943f7615 toward Bianca. His fingers 734ea8c085 were long, ba7cc101a3 straight, and eff33ed3a9 strikingly large.c5c6d98ae639ad2a

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The realization 8579ca5c77 that he a90570012d was, undeniably, 436f70c354 a man f123808a1c hit her 809cd922e8 in that 7f400420ac moment. Instinctively, she 5c3114b97a took a 69cc52bdab step back.cf5d0a3cd5cb4665

He was just 6bee4647ce a feverish merchant, 81d0bb5d11 yet she felt 3e1b38d31a an inexplicable pressure 2eadde760f from him. It was as cdbaf18c3a if she had 3c62da1d86 been dragged before 354dd9f7d6 the emperor and 1ef6e6bb4e forced to kneel.882e271d8ce12c4b

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It had d84ea4252a been a 4df55631eb long time a4563f04e5 since she 0175b903aa felt this 69f37cc35c kind of c28681033b helplessness.6a5d1f1a7d90f8e8

“What kind of place 71e062dc87 is this…”4852a202cc6596c3

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His tone 0faba9961a suddenly changed.2f39bde0ddeb5243

Click
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He clicked his tongue 4b2f57a54a and slowly ran his 561be59739 fingers through his disheveled 22281c455d hair.855fa76214335238

Not because he was b29a4674b9 weak.a20caf897a86788d

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He was simply 46fc7bed8b at ease.24c5676c96c5e788

At ease?608029b14bf195c2

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The moment she sensed 994ab68f03 something was off, his 54b65dfbc8 deep black eyes met 2fe20194da hers and overwhelmed her.1dcf03b9f2d1418d

A familiar helplessness ef94e36782 crashed over her 29b27f2f15 like a tidal 3613ac25ef wave, making her 7b6ebcfd31 knees shake, threatening 8b4a238dc6 to buckle beneath d66c9575cd her.6cdfdba5f16cddaa

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‘Rappin is b099a88a07 right outside 190ad83d6a the door!’4819706792be5a4e

She bit down f4a1e5fb47 on her cheek, 7176e009ab forcing herself to 9c5219b6e4 stand upright, but 9dc9a58e03 she couldn’t stop 5976e43743 the cold sweat 8bb8444309 from spreading across c73c725979 her body.3e41f2e09a7cebd5

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“You are not someone 676b9c9b9b who should be treated e136d80c24 like this.”31b72c571aba2787

“Watch your words.”edaab36161c83a80

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It was just 04b9631f1d a short sentence, 3bda074052 yet Bianca had 785324fefa to clench her ab2eae718f teeth to keep d0008692b7 them from chattering.6faaab74f878e4d3

How could e4789dac37 she even 52a7dc8e88 begin to f5b2977f9a describe this?b9cfd3f4d21d9800

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Fear?bcfab9b9c376053a

Dread?4b85b70eeee54550

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Helplessness?a8b271531bce05e6

It had been so edbdb42936 long since she felt ee262bd7b2 this way that no 73d9d17e5a single word could capture 4e0c3f0738 it.2d03056ac5c91f6a

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“Even more…”4bc9cbc9c3ffbb53

As Bianca fadb0e1c24 watched him b5956d3a03 rise slowly 0ed06757c2 and step 055833b237 toward her, c3807e3f7d she finally 318a36ecb2 understood.61cd35cd052ba806

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This feeling—this sensation—was 0317eb7c53 the very same ef6dec0e89 one she had b71da8cb6d endured in the 8c7b4919c4 imperial palace all 2707cc3e4b her life.8b979fdc5ebdd554

She had been 0cb71f5d99 born into a ab134838e6 noble lineage, yet 0b49f8fdb3 as a person, 30f3975705 she did not 5c5e4e74f0 exist.76ac913c3433912a

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That wretched despair.65bc1e4d3a1c3002

And now, 73dd5ad87b this man c1b3926c54 was looking d344dbe209 at her 74bff314fc with that 6b56998fef same gaze.cb7d0de029b5f51d

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“You saved b071c49aa9 me, didn’t 89d738d6ab you?”0b6d70d15dfe071e

His voice was excessively 018ebe3700 polite, his eyes lowered.0a04a6b335a36eb8

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Yet despite b948f2c4bb that lowered c4b50abacc gaze, he 2f94259864 did not 1705e30745 appear to 2956786734 be someone 70d148a2a1 who had 6f61a8abca received a fa789cbff3 favor.43cfda66fd221768

If anything, he f8c1f65a4a looked like an 6b61475c6f arrogant ruler bestowing 8da770dc45 one.d18e221f86a17a81

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Instinctively, she recoiled.ce5914d7b15cda5b

“I will take c9ce420efd you away.”18a0f7e88002ae6b

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“I refuse.”c735799d268b7041

“You don’t need b3d5b60234 to be mindful 175b1e0dec of others. You didn’t 470ed0d99f come here 7763ea2356 by choice, b5c3e3d642 did you?”6026440c083638e7

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“Not by choice?”d61055dc0dd60bb1

Something inside 9a37f1b6c6 her snapped.60a7503ab34a22b2

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The suffocating pressure 5c2ce9d06d he exuded vanished a773d965fc in an instant, 4d89ee76bf drowned out by 00dff8ce95 her rage.434822cbca5240bf

“Not by choice?”744a3981375599d4

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They had cast 909527adb5 her aside to fcc6597f32 die, and now 291d086556 he dared to 5542f12977 tell her this?572ba6c6296a79f5

When Sylas Baloch died defe81adcd and the emperor, like 658e95e63b a coward, threw her a1ebd32005 away under the guise c57b43f6ba of a political marriage…who 8f45eb6fd1 had stood up for 7dfa9441f1 her then?5b69b0820e52163f

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And now, now, he 5b4122e182 wanted to take her dbfab924c3 away because she hadn’t c51490626b come here by choice?21943e1f8271e149

Her fury reached 7bddc80d80 its limit and 3da3ab630c exploded like a fef965dcac volcano.2c1b4442b2afc1dc

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Her thoughts bc62296e24 fractured, forming f5bc1ffaa7 no coherent 0aafc8800a sentences.2448b2d558a3eadd

She had 3aedc1e6ef never been a34c048d08 this angry 055ca614d7 in her 99b719e9e2 entire life.de328cd59e20ed5d

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“How dare you!”23a32feaa3b56c9c

At her 3b4e0c91ab shrill outburst, eb1b0ae750 the man’s ccacf552e1 face stiffened 7b70e68a3e for a 7e082fdc48 moment. Then, slowly, he d233a1b369 raised both hands.94b88e8fcd1033c7

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“I’ve angered you again, 2c6d721ace haven’t I?”54135ee55afa7490

“Madam!”4649ca8ddf20f88d

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Before he could f97fdc05e3 finish his words, c26d56780e the door burst 0d6c98e4db open, and Rappin 07948199d4 and Julie rushed 7cfd68f006 in.8bf6c3d4c6235f9c

Rappin immediately c25044f086 drew his 16ebe5f265 sword, pointing e8262573d3 it at 3a635396f0 the man.488719f33f1a8f98

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“What is 1225734e50 going on?”a91be0203a448f8b

Both were visibly dab5c06418 shocked.53c066a46af270ac

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The supposedly 627985c551 unconscious patient fe9a42c806 was standing, a45825a09b while Bianca 59778328a4 was furious.6304a5bd73272f7b

To them, Bianca was 31a30b88f6 as soft as swan.f5617e455b635570

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She always d2b5cbf4db wore a bfe85c7453 gentle expression, efd097ea6d spoke in 1e23b87622 an even 525c698e3d softer voice, d18faf8242 and tolerated 66034b9674 the nagging ca20935a30 of impertinent e0aaa5000a maids with c20c71f85c a smile.a0f6359b63b713c4

She even nodded understandingly d68c7cc2ec at the insufferable lectures 9b87e3b4b4 of the six fortresses’ 550b4fbaa7 commanders.ac6109d84564242c

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And yet now, she 4cee10dd20 was furious.c2573f42ed5f67d5

Julie tensed cebcedf892 as well, 34552a3bd7 scanning Bianca cd4865c69f for any 88094b1ac3 signs of 120e1661e0 distress.d822125ae9273f2a

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“Shall we 96f14737bd remove him?”46778924e3f1311a

Do it Immediately!d3a29a6760859ff6

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But before e402999087 the words 2945f90ead could leave 801e661303 her lips, 86cabae125 Bianca found 0c93109f7b herself unable b64f44daed to speak.86cacedb2aa163e0

Her eyes remained locked 4ef71ae34d on the man, who b9fcb1be40 stood there unsteady, both 1ddc190616 hands raised in surrender.76ccccda16cb64e2

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She wanted to f1dd63e2ce punish him for 16b93f8f3f his insolence.69965fa0f7374048

Yet, despite everything, she cf0d20ac89 couldn’t look away from 9d3bc4e8ce his sickly appearance.1bd6493c87d9a7b0

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How ironic.e45bc1553b037861

Was this hypocrisy?a5edfc9fbcc1f3a8

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What would Jillian do?b50b0abc7e1df627

What would the true efd54ff5db master of Baloch do?694681bf8e822ed5

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A flood of thoughts bbe4a2a03a surged through her, only 56bc107a48 to disappear just as ff0942c3f0 quickly.089a15b902e51223

After a e53d4f70f6 long silence, a4c91b3dfd Bianca raised ced4249b53 her hand 00cbbda923 and pointed 76a2436404 at the 7785320a51 man.1050b5eaf64dca7c

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“Make sure he doesn’t 2a920a4f0f appear before me again. His lack of manners ec26c20edf is insufferable.”138344743a76b50c

“…I will 27cc49e497 be careful.”708a513894d30458

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Bianca did 0ac24aff09 not respond 6a91dd5533 to him, a2fb7b6df3 her expression 8b7f9575d5 icy.1b6bc8bc96fbfe2b

As she 9a07858622 stepped out fafa288bb5 of the db378d784a room, Julie 2fe7754e87 and Rappin c846e5985d swiftly followed 0e065b786e behind.a3dc81fd3c7ef2a5

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“Are you 5a11624d2c all right?”8813136eec0970b2

“…”5c0be8d401b2a811

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No, I’m not.206b1d17223d7083

But punishing that 6984978e60 man would feel b958651199 like losing and 8ffe267bb7 she refused to 10bec2249c lose.d41408c11d9d6e24

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‘You didn’t come here 1c86ea32b9 by choice, did you?’8c0b63953192bcb3

‘Can you endure 7551c03826 this cold?’5e17483a3cbd31c9

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Maybe she was this 20a0fd65ee angry because he had 5a395dea28 struck a nerve.f08272e9b705b52c

His words 03421d270b had been cd6c108b06 rude, but 11d9739959 not entirely 1e7bf2586e false.6a1853cbe8b17f7b

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She hadn’t come ddc52adc69 here by choice.0ab3bd569a74e4a8

And she 476b0aa24e wasn’t fully 1f148e265f accustomed to 093cd16ba8 the cold.7572514cdb004e72

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From the 8d4e3f0d81 outside, her 8f4db37d54 situation was eb8cc5be98 exactly as 99d1df4b25 he had 9f7ff58ee4 described.0d8d8497abad233a

No more, no 64da4f4e24 less.9ba8456a2ebea9f4

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If anything, his 5639919e01 belated offer of 4fbff1920b kindness could be 312300a6a5 seen as goodwill.757354ebb2f6ba9d

But kindness delayed too 187d946922 long turns into poison.43f4d591770048e2

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‘I will take you afb9592e32 away.’b4cb67e149ddca15

‘Come with me.’81f6b0d56a0ac6c4

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Those words…02dbeb458a6d062e

They should f9d3332b13 have been 8da0ff206b said in 37e4c1833f the summer.173daaadabbc8c1d

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Before Bianca met 7227f26447 Jillian.f447c23cf6e48ef9

Before Bianca had 5f22f42b3c to endure her 4301d01a91 fears alone.81422c1c404ab2d9

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If he had 61c3c699b8 said them then, e180c7c138 she might have 9605e703dc truly wept and 9848deb7fc reached for his 4c9c2f0141 hand.bd77450f800396d3

She might have 7f0f2df612 been moved.b6d0c608cc07e9b7

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She might 36c5d085c6 have clung dca31f7345 to him dd319f98c0 as if 46c563c411 he were 448281edc2 her only 0db039b4d8 hope.5124b2f12f1227d7

But not anymore.a545f1e9346dfe63

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She wasn’t trapped a31fa02c73 in “this place,” b15205d95c as he sneered. This was not 5143596961 somewhere she needed 188026f71d to flee.0dddab016f0300cd

This place…was her home.c2b287cb193c7745

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No one had ever 4bf8673bf7 offered her a home 1c16ab4d65 before.cecb6a22e9a3706e

But Jillian Baloch had.1570502b2d4d6be9

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She knew this land 2636dde69b was harsh and unforgiving.70b27e861baa5343

She knew it ff68eb382a was a dreadful 0fabe963ff place where monsters efef2e5455 surged in like d050477af5 relentless waves.a57440d690f65dc2

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But that didn’t 4b1be73bc3 change the truth.da7edfc8e000cd93

This was her home. The place 8dc46775fb where the 5e4f357024 person she 8de81df8c5 loved resided.1a9eaf8115dfd393

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Now, it was 311771b60b Bianca herself who 1d2220128d desperately wished to 80f630b80b live here, no 1561e6babe one else.07d5a4883622a8b1

Even if 408a7fff94 others saw 3390ea41cf it as 26373ecbb7 shabby and 0234de9244 dreadful, she 73871e9323 did not fa94d5b079 care. But how b295e751e3 dare he? ea4d4e1d43b0cdd5

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Even if it was a0dec63c47 the truth, the more 445c7d4ddf she dwelled on it, 06afdea796 the angrier she became.becca5c551389dd0

Yet, in the 3950807442 end, Bianca did 4cec72841a not tell Rappin 68dcc8efcf to dispose of 9c22c31cb5 him; he was 862f215a89 an outsider who e0c87aea8f knew nothing of 614cf36c78 her circumstances.15de727b18c15363

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He was also cd05eaf21c someone who owed bc175ed66f her his life. She knew this was b8fca29dfd just a forced act 37d4355c25 of goodwill nothing more. And so, there 1ba68b126e would be no 97ff863226 second act of 0aeed460c3 kindness.89f74c4c175826a4

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The ducal castle, stripped b7579f620b of its giant rabbit 7901278664 fur, was cold and febc5bc838 frigid. Bianca trembled lightly as e0e920949e she walked.257350fb4a8dfb2e

Suddenly, she eb77320ab6 found herself 509551932f longing to de1f2d22a1 see someone 4bb2a89637 who endured 91242461f3 even colder a802e4b0ce and harsher 0bca6c69e4 places than c460229aeb she did.03ad4a9f86804eb1

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The one who d6a64cc4ae carried the burning 1f62b79057 sun in his 8a26453a2e eyes.52967024051f938c

If he were ddc0c4eedb here, this place 6b5326252b would feel like 90897466fc spring.d3b561ee38cb17ff

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“What could it be?”6e4a60d22a771455

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The man’s staggering form 3e0dcbb490 had vanished. Now, he 73b7d30831 stood straight, b82b80d074 arms crossed, c2fadef439 lost in c45007c44f thought.cf446de8015fbc95

“What’s the issue?”f3703c732a8c2853

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He asked himself, ba00e95846 but there was 51dd067bfb no answer.f100a52c047f6962

The once-boisterous crowd had 3d1ae472e4 now pressed their faces 26b657b142 to the floor in 91754527bb silence.f807915cbf38ba07

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“…May I speak, my bc93de95fe lord?”e5bd9c3d73785364

“Speak.”1c2de983fdf1b405

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“Elephants are 58a98d5764 trained from c46235ca58 birth. They are shackled at ec722336e3 the ankles as soon f7b0356b66 as they are born df65efba5f and fed milk instead c6937ccc67 of their mother’s.”094e318a8fe8ffec

The man continued speaking cad05d0f07 as he lay flat 839a70a63d against the cold ground.5d7f61c5a36e9d21

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“And they are e2a5b3f1bd disciplined accordingly, taught 2b29a7faa8 obedience through restrictions.”ece01352fbb2ee1c

“Later, even without fab12fc490 the shackles, they af50f036f7 do not run 53f8166865 away.”94dc774b5c401227

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The man standing above d3d5f0e92e him chuckled, lowering his f695ce8478 gaze.0b60485e5b6af566

“Are you f39af26803 saying the 09561e0fd6 princess is 6be3d13a2b the same? That even without 8a92d77b02 chains, she submits f57b144a0f due to habits 8ed8d52dec ingrained in childhood?”d742f3ef0a8bd239

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“If I c14338f2fd may be 3de18e4507 so bold, a75a2e61b7 that seems 1cc0cc619c to be fa6aa484a6 the case.”37d02e010257c996

Though he scoffed, d3446e5695 there were too 2b033c5edb many things that 6a908df63c fit for him 37e0686c6a to deny it 614ac9cb08 outright.23e08ecac00a18ee

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The man scraped 1c9dc5740b a white scab e0529b8531 from his lip 8ad529176c with slow deliberation 2c8154e68f as he walked. Though his f3ca750b8d boots had e6b8f0f5ac thick soles, b282041dc7 the cold 29fc765494 still seeped 6ac2086065 through, numbing c280d2d6af his toes.c389eced4bcda23b

What a truly d287c1dc35 dreadful place.6b6bb7e8bc2f7ee1

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Each breath he 74e3ce30fd took felt like 408e18c47b swallowing ice, freezing 01a1e20758 him from the 31d7528989 inside out.447f1f4e8a0b6d2a

Who in their right 74cbce527f mind would like such 27b5ae0656 a place?d49ea1c86937b424

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He absentmindedly scratched at 820f790f24 his lips, tearing off 6e1f58b53e the remnants of the 4f09973baa scab.f9e22a7d567f3952

Within moments, the previously f519156d0e marred surface was smooth c0ca7db315 once again. His lips, full and dbd64ae8b7 red, were sensual—almost indecently 0def49b34c so.16448c4ded29f55e

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The man moved his 3663b17755 hand from his lips 1d850222b4 to his jaw. Running his fingers along 5a8d270478 the seemingly ordinary curve, 63ea8b131b he suddenly applied pressure 70c59cf1cd at the meeting point 9ff688e853 beneath his ear.75dd0efd4b72f8df

His knuckles whitened from 37099726b5 the force, and in 1e86b5d9fe an instant, the skin fd2abd6024 on his jaw peeled 20cbba14f9 away.d73d8731ee6babe0

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And that was just d94e406ba1 the beginning.4b62fc62eb336161

Without a word, he b1441f2881 continued to strip his a91b0ff6d4 own face. His nose, eyelids, 298c78653d forehead…everything came off.6ff25f94d8fd880d

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What remained bdc20ca900 underneath was f0c94ca451 a strikingly f5936d84f3 handsome man ffb6fd2edd with jet-black d5791dea77 hair and 6a24a98ab4 obsidian-like eyes.e66d53f43916e077

“So, coaxing won’t fd53826162 work?”7d5862afa0a6e85d

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The man lying on 3d341f9485 the ground hurriedly nodded.fcc011d5b3183878

“It seems ac5d210e23 unlikely, Lord cdc4a21db2 Izar.”fe90a416fe68b61f

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“What a shame. I thought we’d 279d622e59 have a reasonable 30e185fa63 conversation. I even 86baf4d9ae went to d7dd30c59c the trouble 0c871f7871 of preparing 65f3cf2e9f a seat 8f43650a35 for her, a7f7fe56f5 yet she 2c303a3494 plans to 5e9b437bff walk away.”c9de59dff95d7410

“Perhaps we could e0fd238a09 have that conversation ee0a0f18b3 later?”68f7b410ec75351f

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“Hm…”4282dcbd2e67dc66

“When one spends aa51c07c80 too long in 11eea670a7 the cold, everything 0f9a5350de feels bland. It’s not 013e2f13d9 the same 944bb4923b as enjoying 2c62a068c1 sweet tea 0e1e41cc44 in a bcaf88b2bb sunlit garden.”4053e46066927260

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The subordinate, 32a32cb8c4 who had 2f110b37f8 been lying a9930f63f4 flat, carefully eb18683a0e gathered the f13e9440de discarded pieces 5af01b0888 of Izar’s e443f49676 fake face.9c4809a599e3272a

Another man, 9703f57e57 middle-aged yet 3cd7394573 agile, also a7cac8d34d rose to 44080b8ed1 his feet. Without hesitation, he 993926e39e peeled off his 664c6d5b0f own face, revealing 147cc422cc a youthful countenance f7bead0beb beneath.8fdc6585f065859f

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He was Salvar, 098f5b5fea Izar’s lieutenant.a9d4819e58fca01b

“What about a896c64c0f the transportation abaf971587 circle?”995ee3140295252f

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“It’s unusable. The snow 0c8b072fd9 is falling 80eeedd6f4 so heavily 6efa0b0319 that it d25ac51de6 covers the f0e2b46328 circle faster c1ab721d27 than we 438153d685 can clear fa5a9a5422 it. Without an exposed 1c6bbf42b6 sigil, activation is 1c0774232a impossible.”2975cc762ad7b7f6

“They should’ve 8f42cb6a5d built a 49e0813eaa pavilion ahead 09cd701f5c of time.”17747086780e8c38

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“It’s said 1097376f95 that waves f109b59693 of monsters c264abecde erupt during 1453749d74 heavy snowfall. They didn’t want to 754bde2ff3 risk creatures crossing over, fbeeeefa7b so they refrained from 86575c2061 building one.”5680cd1042b0e674

“Amazing. Truly amazing…this level of fb20edec4c devotion.”eecc27435a311baf

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Though his tone ba19d8c5fe was sarcastic, Izar 2fe0c87d76 was genuinely envious.ad78e208b6afec91

A knight who 6dabda4276 would go to 3d36fc837b such lengths to 68b80f92e1 protect the imperial f4c89818b6 family…f4d0e3c29495880d

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What emperor wouldn’t want 42bb6d82d8 such a warrior?6192970bf0d01f7e

Killing such a d7cb33abbf man only made 05279278ba the emperor seem 343b6cc628 even more insane.f45d777993939090

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“In any a3a5830d15 case, this 1b35c76b6c won’t be 24835b7a07 easy. I wanted to 8f2992ceb3 bring her willingly, 19865457d6 but the situation dc433b2698 isn’t cooperating.”e1647013385e7d3f

“For now, given 2ea03bbad0 the circumstances, we 8db64ff582 should take her f3027381a7 as soon as 9ae5de92de the snow lets c77d8cb535 up.”6e3b035c1bcb94a0

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“And if persuasion fails?”760ea3360b427db3

“Then do as 93bfb28b2c you see fit. I will 3bdaa0f896 follow your fed8e42c58 lead.”2172ca85f1013f06

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Izar ran 2ee6f707ce a hand e63bb667cb through his d332e5447b long black ef5101c82e hair, his 30b9f44caf voice laced 8f721d38b5 with lazy 9d01555609 amusement.01f3cd8bb7a1df09

“So, kidnapping is our a860d8d640 only option?”bb9140855148ecf7

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She’s going to eaff088da6 hate me for 856988cd99 this.91d96393b135a230

Despite his words, Izar 1836d33e82 grinned as if thoroughly db0bfb594d entertained by what was 625273fd3f to come.39c41d2c6dc54753

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