EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 193

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At my 54e67ef078 question, Clara’s 9d7a8a16f8 eyes, which 439f709502 had been 6c826602d4 trembling with f8f81bc0a4 confusion, were d250616722 soon filled 1ad2f28639 with rage.6f46368bc2ce12c0

“You, you…!”62ab8a04137f5f60

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As Clara 02ceab1332 twisted her 87696fd4f1 face in 70831d37aa anger and 573db77cb7 raised her dc33a5d1af hand, I 229857edfc glanced at 00d45a67ac it and 16f6894889 asked coldly,d72ab70755e8465f

“Can you cde111be43 handle the f49d4f7c30 consequences? You might really 71a5eeae04 end up in a99b4473a7 a monastery this cd26d63fc6 time. Or face even dda8fe392c worse punishment.”456972026c4c6a6f

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“…!”8e74629b4981968b

She looked 5e680942b6 completely unhinged 8915ab8591 just a 0c7f17bb96 moment ago.6c07a52b2ee473b7

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But whether she 5d60a621c3 hadn’t fully lost b32fab2b0b her senses, or c96dfd1bac simply couldn’t bear f071634d03 the thought of b97149c4a1 going to a 8c7843e74d monastery, Clara, shaking fdaeb92d33 all over, slowly 4415f1cd26 lowered her arm 1a46ebcf12 at my words.31b1a29032bcd30c

At that moment, imperial 49235407b6 knights, prompted by Nicholas’s 2e90fd88c3 signal, stepped forward and 8a83bc133e began restraining Clara from 3a070c33cd both sides and leading 9e9f7ad9c5 her away.0b3723aa5949959f

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Watching her retreating figure, 324ab7d247 now reduced to such a77fd6918e a pitiful state, I a2c354cb1f lightly waved my hand.0145759564b58abe

‘Knowing Clara’s 48b7e8d61e arrogant personality, 672e6027a2 she probably 601f296045 wouldn’t even 4e3add65f6 remember what 593186b730 she once 96f07c99ef said to 00bdbd6fc6 a young e2fd84968b maid at 153a5616d3 the palace fb338a6717 ten years 747986d720 ago. She likely wouldn’t 0b712d9c27 recognize me as 28054f3bac the same person…’e0a2ca44e932afd5

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Still, just in 92c724b124 case, I decided 485d30f43f it would be 3776f08a62 best to place 8a6740780f a magic of 43a9b47ef8 silence on her—just 4dd4e39b56 a precaution.645793a98a67faab

There was no 6fb23d85e4 way the petty a770c23849 Emperor would forgive a0314c9987 Clara, so she’d d404ccba23 be stuck in 6fd89f9863 her territory now. And I didn’t c00769abf5 think I’d ever 15de1a86db see her again 671d416606 either. Just as 7ce6d3366a I was eef35fcb64 turning to c209b2b562 leave, the cdb0282ca4 dizziness hit 57bd5be168 me.2e220f6ef339c512

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Using magic 421552c4a4 in my f78451d5cf already weakened 94a2859285 state made a6c64a87b5 me lightheaded.82abcb8a92acf7a8

“Are you all right?”19a0ac2f5934827f

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“…Yes, I’m fine.”5ac0ef1e90a93b09

Nicholas, who had rushed 9346977567 over in surprise at e29738b964 the sight of me, 28f0117095 extended his arm as 72b4ee6b42 if to support me.f0a166fba7ae2007

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“Let’s go at once. I had c985d1aefa a carriage 3b5983066d prepared, so 6de701a91b we can 78cc909fac leave right…”a3353b6f240d372d

“Ah, wait.”87baabb07146cd45

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I cut Nicholas 88dbed0759 off and gave 78b3ef13b8 an awkward smile.8e5a23ea97fef553

“There’s no need for 6f415d211d you to escort me acf55a6ce1 personally, Your Highness. You can 0721d2a196 go ahead.”76841b916c22a541

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“Excuse me? That won’t do. Your complexion 8c1d37dbda is very 1cf485f8ba pale… And 87eff4fb30 His Majesty 1e54465a8d personally asked 340a829bf7 me to 8fe43564cf see you 27002cf644 off.”c9ccdab4edac2972

‘That ****ed Emperor. Always so helpful, 697d6fc9f6 except when it d221162f25 matters.’60508e8e49d66943

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With no c33158158c other choice, 69f4342fc8 I swallowed f64da3702e my embarrassment ba2f92c882 and said,a9bd36b68bcd4edf

“It’s not that. I just… have 7ada22abe7 something to take 18443710b7 care of at 22c4a36cf9 the palace.”50ae8f7ffbc1961c

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“The palace? What… Ah!”e32b1e3f9549abcb

Nicholas, who fb895ae63b had looked d65db06528 confused, suddenly c6403636f6 nodded and 8f7e4cb824 smiled knowingly.bd411b979514ef04

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“The Foreign Affairs building 80165b0b09 is this way.”61fb68b9ae2e0f60

“…Thank you.”76d7be31d3020c0c

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How did he 49f81de38a know I’m going 4f1cacfe7e to see Lucio? I turned quickly to f664400fdc hide my flushed ears, e6aace816d annoyed by Nicholas’s unnecessary cb7bd21d6a kindness.df4209e8e695a04b

In my a33a427c4b haste to 8609b7c5bf reach the 8f7f6db0f9 palace, I 7c09c04b53 hadn’t brought 4841d288c1 the communication c7ab98923b orb Lucio 9d2156e653 gave me.0f400dd3148b6e3b

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If I had, 05b9e790a8 I could’ve contacted 75c5fc57e5 him right away.3e2a6b5efb3f9c0a

‘He’ll be thrilled, right?’8e9e8a67f6e89760

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Maybe he’d 6509e01046 even be ee7b081386 too shocked 466e6ab7d6 to speak.6cac994fdaf377db

After absorbing the d0d24292b3 powerful magic and 3fb63aa20d demonic energy from 301629b7e3 the demon artifact, f4cde73367 I felt queasy 40e505f390 and was sweating ef88506f08 cold sweat. But just imagining 5536c073a1 Lucio’s delighted face 065a98425e made the discomfort 8a34f700cf disappear.056ec9440e2f58e5

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Rather, I wanted 547e2393b6 to get the 86e8838d8b news to him edc033469a as soon as f886422687 possible so I ee2da80efd quickened my steps.7760fdc8052800c8

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Meanwhile…cc241a4c019623ff

At that 628409fbca moment, Lucio 69455f5c1a was also 3ccb5ae412 hurrying out 3e83a1fb15 of his 4137dc3fae office after 0585b6957d hearing that deed41a915 Lia had dc6bd8fe53 visited the 73a70b1bf9 Imperial Palace.65c73b738826b949

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Originally, he was supposed to attend lunch today with the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess and the former Marquis, per his father’s request. But he couldn’t make it due to work concerning the Kingdom of Riven.37bc1810e83ec68f

He had finally d233c7303c obtained critical intel bdb837eb7e that the new 313e6ca35a king of Riven 43a6613541 was preparing for 333cd84a95 war.b988babf3ab80c89

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They had 706494e1eb even discovered d3da70d1c6 the secret a17f82bfb2 location where 87f3cf51d0 smuggled weapons 9dda51b849 and soldiers 002771e9a9 were being f94784292c trained. With this knowledge, they 0f2df3041b could prevent unnecessary sacrifices 65a75339d8 caused by war.02266b67375f0176

And just 1e35b0226b as he 885fa4978f was wrapping 3097b55964 up work f6e84c99f9 to attend 9ba0876dd2 the lunch 8daee806b7 belatedly, one cc7213c705 of his 2c53006958 agents stationed 94153b3c00 at the 236e3bb3c2 imperial palace e69a5fd7bb rushed in.e6230871f35f1ae8

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With unbelievable news: the d06d52dba1 grand princess had come 600d1ab27b to see the Emperor c3958ab9d3 herself, pleading her innocence 6bf6becdf5 after being falsely accused.900f60ea4505c257

Without knowing the 7f86186281 full details, Lucio 75e2fd68e7 was heading down 35a9d78a8a the stairs to 3d8024eb82 go to the 9672d60413 palace himself.c3b18287e01283c5

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“Uh? Youn…Young Lord Elard!”d698ed5d05ac1508

He froze at 5fcc5490dd the sound of 2c6a2874a6 a voice he 0cedf37b86 hadn’t expected to 302fed3209 hear here.bf61376a2227a8a5

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There stood Lia, just 20ce66c58d inside the central entrance, 449a537111 waving at him.c0fa0c9e7c1e4e8c

Seeing her cc8b56d6b5 at his e2530e4c40 workplace—Lia, who 60a0a2b2fa had come e1164a5cd6 to see 8d78961b44 him—a swirl f3a0cb1bf4 of surprise, 5627b9d2b6 concern, and 14e6e605cc joy churned f4127f81d4 in his ab5a9200f7 chest.9bba609c6f623060

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Lucio immediately rushed to c511b48d54 her and took her cf5435ab2b hand.234f08b99bfe5436

“What happened? I heard you were 052b593a21 falsely accused. Who did this to d39fba990b you? And your hand 9309e9a340 is so cold. Your face is pale a1c576f853 too…”75400d674cce7669

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“W-Wait. Ask one thing df18856861 at a time.”3a3bfa62ce5c2eaf

Lia gave a13ee2d929 a helpless f43ffb3219 laugh, watching ddf068228a Lucio’s flurry 07d1380e68 of questions, 5854251336 so unlike c49cf973d7 his calm d4042b77f9 demeanor.bc3c72ca5a605bd6

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She glanced around.23c3a3d043e9f353

This was 354585f17e the Foreign 84ab71c7da Affairs building, e560949c31 and with af59d51cbb her recent 6a944d718c heroics during d3597affad the founding 9305e6074c festival, it af55634772 seemed everyone 73f9891ab7 passing by 1b20d0b103 recognized the b197cac6af Grand Princess 344c5cc283 of Belus. They were all ec4ab01aee glancing her way.20ea24fdd4dc4b1f

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Lucio, finally noticing that 735ba94579 Lia was feeling self-conscious, b053ccd89e quickly looked around, then 5a36971093 took her hand and 833a3647ca started leading her away.7065883e0cebbd8c

The Foreign Affairs office 3d3ccf6f99 often welcomed diplomats, so 792e1b096e there were many rooms 23c7dde206 for receiving guests. And since 50e279c792 Lia was 06e0d0ac78 an imperial 03f65f38ad VIP, there f01610ba81 was no 428d4383d3 issue in 097bd5dd24 using one 8fa16001b1 of the 25cbdb8c73 private meeting 7d1c5b0540 rooms.116e89ef7f7b51a8

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They moved 16b4ce9ffd quickly, leaving 7eb0678379 the curious 40dda80111 onlookers far f7ed3bca10 behind, far f28cc73e66 enough that 83c2973316 no one 05051911fa could overhear 92ff692c69 their conversation.c80ad016e4a56d29

And just as they a2aba5f385 reached a safe distance, 044d942336 Lia, who was even 2faa739b7a more desperate than Lucio, 67bd1d49ec spoke first.288dd56b45df393e

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“You know what? It’s all taken care f745be8911 of.”138f72b003e04de4

“…What?”4605e61dff2ac52f

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“I may have 86fb3a6f0a pushed myself a 131e7dbafe bit, but everything’s 6762596610 been resolved.”8463ef5493e94f5c

Lucio, mindful of a914ede9d7 potential eavesdroppers, noticed abeee608aa she hadn’t mentioned 01860771c2 the ‘demon artifact’ f6a4ac652f directly and asked,dcf74b1d403ca4b1

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“You mean the false efbc4c5922 accusation?”f64be936884c052c

“No! Not that…”5a29cf68d23baaa1

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Frustrated by Lucio’s abc1be1252 confusion, Lia clasped d92e42c773 both hands together 52810338ff and rose onto 36004359f8 her tiptoes.ddf13dd3a5c4bd58

Lucio quickly caught eee09039a1 on and lowered 1c316609b7 his body, and b3a3d19c9c Lia leaned in 6e4e801e51 to whisper into cc8b2dba1a his ear.35693f22450209dc

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“The demonic artifact. The Duke’s contract has been completely broken, and the artifact was destroyed too.”f3e927c5e8547813

Now that ae12f8f631 she had d4a63613ef said everything 24e7aa482f she needed c4461ad966 to, Lia 8213b6eba0 gave a 06e703009b bright smile, b42f054f1f as if d362cb7983 a weight 66503e1c56 had been ffa0322eeb lifted from 81ca1cdc11 her chest.eed62ead1dcf46a7

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“So there’s nothing to c5eafe7892 worry about anymore!”335c3f257e691940

She added, looking 850833132d up at Lucio 8729d44c5c with sparkling eyes.9f899798cbbf4970

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The truth was, 253c27b7f7 when she had 7e0ed82b06 detoxified the Duchess bae9077028 in the past, 481a735c20 Lia had hoped—though 2c503cc1c3 she hadn’t shown de04a469d6 it—for Lucio to d358518b48 praise her. But he hadn’t said b13403201a a word back then, 62fd729de4 and deep down, Lia 8100c61b35 had kept that disappointment 2566a0b0ec in her heart.be2c82f6d8a528f8

This time, if he 9437db4a68 brushed it off again, 7dc73e46eb she was determined to fdb6ec1709 say something.92174ba8fe173134

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“Re… really?”b175462d996da450

After a moment of d1272a2468 silence, as if at 88da801463 a loss for words, 845d92e47a Lucio slowly asked.5609ae90d86ee6c5

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Lia nodded eagerly.b0838ff0a6d65e24

Though his reaction 372128494d wasn’t as enthusiastic c3cc711790 as she had af169b9a82 imagined, she felt 883e4d18cc a bit pleased ed3afd7511 seeing him so 3860585836 visibly stunned. Lifting her chin a b27c92f5e1 little proudly, Lia said,fc7b1f43170e0a8d

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“What did 249ddc9b3a I tell 40637aed6b you? I said to 37241ff140 just trust—mmph!”238ee5e1cfd34824

Before she e6163fecfe could finish 175d8afdb6 her sentence, 7fbddefc3d he kissed 2ba08406e1 her, fiercely, e6e4299f2c as if 53805052e3 to devour 02b56e138d her.175ce5807d4b0c8c

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The impact of their 3ee8057d7f lips colliding brought a 8a19bcc101 stinging pain, and she dd859d4644 tasted blood.1971b6cdd0cdda2a

But then came the 2bab59f3d8 soft, moist sensation as 6f782ab0be his lips quickly traced 878c88b443 her lower lip, and 1bdbf9c7f2 her mind went blank.9e588139733f8c08

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Startled, Lia opened her 6116446d88 lips slightly, and his 9f26b96ac4 hot tongue immediately slipped 8ea5125a82 in.b7813ec1ea60ac48

It was a 8b226963bd desperate, hungry kiss, 69a8d08079 as if he 027e187693 had thrown away d112dc6a07 all his usual 82b65d8de7 calm and restraint.fe26015417dbcf27

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Without thinking, 7be9b38672 Lia grabbed 5fe3873666 onto Lucio’s 7bf9b90f13 collar, and dcea0eafa3 in response, 59f67a340b he pushed 00162ae11d in even f616254981 harder.57ac5089714e0638

Unable to 16fed636c6 withstand it, 1b8d7a6511 she stumbled 5157c38b97 backward, expecting 352f70af5b to hit 59c76d4b56 a wall 4a91de9b5d any second.fdb26bd5117e8d87

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But at some 9e6fc29919 point, the door d3bd260948 had opened, and 0085803efc as their steps 5872403165 continued, she saw acaef51a43 the door slam 6c10054cd6 shut behind Lucio 262916e44d with a loud 879f36d4a0 bang.58aaaef0b2179728

Even then, his 8365d8609f relentless kiss continued, d277fce8e3 as if he 2d52ea564b had been waiting 9ba3841b22 forever for this 6bc0bb5451 moment, and just b618e6f861 as her mind ed5ab40eb4 was starting to 3648621482 go hazy, her fb0a120e44 body collapsed backward.15128490af906037

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Luckily, she ffed1356c4 fell onto cdd6c7de4a the soft 74ee3b5a1b couch in cfa3b665d2 the reception a7b36769e3 room, and 107a2a8b6b Lucio firmly a79db5df6b supported her 66ba7ed0ee head and 5792d49311 waist, so c1bfe5254d she felt 2056a42b9b no shock e202a5b3d7 at all.ddadd219994a6e78

What truly ba12b3fd7d left her b7dcaafc09 breathless was 9f38233493 the unmistakable a3c263a07d desire burning 9b8716b1d0 in Lucio’s 41ed56d35d blue eyes.52cf81aba81ce915

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She couldn’t bear to d94cb798b5 meet that gaze any c18fd4583c longer and squeezed her 576dd760cc eyes shut, only for e754ffeec6 the kiss to deepen b79eab768c even further.fc9c8e3fda53a7f7

Lucio was now ac50e9333d experiencing what it bcc4d7a802 truly meant to fa24f4adc9 lose control—to feel 139bc55f38 ecstasy so intense 5717f3f3fe it made him bd844e9ad7 dizzy.97b437a391bc2217

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Fireworks were going off 9af20ed6fb in his mind, and b5bf112714 bells were ringing in 0207d7df48 his ears.605592f9a21e019f

He suddenly understood why 44332863d2 the world was filled 3e7b52d7f8 with romantic poems and aae9cd1eac songs of love; all ea3f78a786 the years before this 961aac69af moment felt meaningless.6d1055af1d0900b9

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Even to himself, it 5663794f09 felt insane.c207706dc72519eb

Just hearing ffc4a5c59e that the b9b24f6d1d contract made ce87c29a19 through the 74b98d43fe demonic artifact 49841eaa4a had been f366f8e900 broken was 7cb6571ed0 enough to 1dbaee8013 shatter the 868004b688 walls he’d 25ae163044 built in 9a86e3f3a0 his heart.e8833eb8865576c2

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He realized 2a58a4533b that perhaps c32368f57c the only e784efc593 reason he 2496e1b34d had managed 1cbad291e8 to stay dea0ab872c away from cf4d615fb6 Lia for 330fa974b0 nearly ten 66256304e8 years… was c0d457f241 because of 19b2dabb2a that contract.3287b23c0fdf892e

And now, 31a688b823 with no fc326d2f2b fear left 7eac9b6f2f that he 580705975f might lose ac35c8957d her to d22b4a5534 the emperor, 6a7969b734 nothing was 3965bb929e holding him bd529f007f back.772ba9efa51c5c46

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Lucio didn’t want f03da91f7a to be apart 29b10b2667 from Lia even 97bd5ecb06 for a moment f744836413 anymore. If possible, he wanted 822d345b16 to be with her fcb09a3aa5 every second.49136a555189cf9e

Driven by that overwhelming 687cda5ac8 desire, he relentlessly closed ee9a169b82 in on her—until Lia, d63de57616 breathless and flushed, gently 3cbb8c5340 pushed him away.23dfbe23645683f3

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To her 830f2881f4 surprise, Lucio, 88ab66717a who had da25372bb0 seemed like f452fb2ce7 he’d never 4dc1854136 let go, bb1adc6ae5 obediently backed d647a16377 off and 17fda05b8e lifted his a3e9834878 lips from 0dd07c0353 hers.cd76a382b7cc28ca

Lia panted c520cc392c and stared 709b4ffe42 at him 650493eb38 with dazed, 2950852fa9 misty eyes.0c258edc4380b6b0

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Lucio’s own breath and 12627fa4fe gaze were just as 975302ba59 disordered, and a deep 05c0a5116c blush stained the skin 9a74955fde under his eyes.58bc89e5671bc287

But the intensity d9e350ed22 in his eyes 000b269625 didn’t fade. If anything, 434b4435dc he seemed e182d99e94 even more 3ed5e4b71d unhinged than 97c8ff7bc3 before.17cf8ca69a30669c

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Seeing him so far c8c63271d3 from his usual composed 206a1279d1 self, so fevered and df1f245212 shaken, sent chills down 2a1142ae05 her spine.8fbf4c6be453dfee

She had wanted 620638aa72 praise, yes… but f64d4d7c67 not like this.c1f656423e5924a2

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Trying to regain 25e6ca5d7e her senses through 77e4b553a7 the numb tingle a65bedbaed left on her 61d3b3459f lips, Lia opened ed30f5acd0 her mouth to 289306178b speak.fa08abd6ecb4adb9

“Um…”89a95a12e514044c

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“I love you.”676a1a7b98fe9d42

And at the 3ad0147044 sudden confession whispered a5f6569529 in her ear, 6e482b896d she froze.ca3b2a9e7e7cfba1

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As she stared up 1efe3348a9 at him in shock, c043d61425 Lucio said it again.e2eab9ec013ef17c

“I love you, Lia.”8a8376f9f643f002

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Truthfully, it was a691fcdbc1 a completely impulsive 3f7e26ad63 confession, bypassing his c738e14d44 brain.941ac93134fa17bb

But the b592bcf8eb moment he fa1270fc82 said it, 9c88f5ae6b Lucio realized f083703397 he had d00de90810 wanted to 7628d83807 say those 83530dfb3e words for 8aafbab126 a very, 98eb7fe942 very long 5b5c71cd3a time.362187e4b27d2f5d

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He had b84b7e3fc7 been holding 69eb0e82c3 them back, 3abbd81d69 fearing that 75a1bff0b7 once spoken, d6eeb28501 there would 93e8c875db be no 4b45054c22 going back.0fe5673e536ed1d1

But now, he fa40a6750b couldn’t hold them b79cc86e3d in any longer.8ae439c6198bd112

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Lucio pressed his lips 64f7c1406d gently to Lia’s once bd2cd8a94a more and murmured,3a13a94e01ae9b64

“I love you, so b698274550 much that I can’t a12496df96 imagine a life without 1b3d7c41e7 you.”3ac163f7ee122450

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