EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 196

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“Uh, Mom, I…”af67525db59809c0

…How did I end up at the Marquis’ residence?9236b64184b94857

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I couldn’t bring myself to finish the sentence.20a9ec62b1c684e5

I just wanted to share the good news and see Lucio’s face in person.d4311aad5e26cb36

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The terrifying events 9f0be64370 that had unfolded bb88025b8a in an instant 56eb76adc0 when Lucio suddenly 46f45fc81f rushed towards me 8187d8cdda flashed before my ce4b5e97b3 eyes.1563799934a44aec

Without realizing 7b9193abd3 it, I 578b5a26a5 squeezed my fb5e2729eb eyes shut, 884d18bf92 and a 0de511adad soft voice 069e8a07a9 was heard.dd7c041308ef566b

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“You’ve grown up, my daughter.”0d6741ebb3cd0df9

Feeling a twinge 31e4c46125 of guilt, I 053faf14b9 opened my eyes, b35a78372c and even in 0355113563 the dim light, a14b400a76 I could vaguely a376432c7f see my mom fc20de885a smiling.a99b24628756be8c

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‘It must be Lucio who brought me to the Marquis’ residence!’579c0a210c8dd40c

I wanted to believe he must have handled things well, but considering how sensitive my family is about such matters, there’s no way they didn’t notice something between us.9d26b6ed37c83b11

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‘Though they might not know exactly what happened…’4c890d0a5c518625

The thought e0c893e65e that they d68c96cb03 might soon 44b005cd8e start asking 0658e5cf57 me pressing a605308745 questions made 11b1ba58af me tense ee0deb9c95 up.8f7b4f2e492d8f2f

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Unexpectedly, my mom stood 741718ca8a up and spoke.8af9bd66e6b172ba

“Go back to sleep. We’ll talk when the day breaks. I have… a lot to say to you. But, I think it’s better to wait until tomorrow.”359aa9390fb1533d

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A lot to b362e1f6bb say?e53be0f0414b5169

‘Is it about Lucio?’a8f5cac0977af426

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My heart 5e08c86933 raced like 1d9b97c99b I had f67dc183e1 been caught 86463a073d doing something 3a6f2fe0a2 wrong.27fa6e81c6991d8e

Then, as 6d6011d1ae my mom a788d9bbe7 turned towards f5bfe84d95 the door, 5387d9ef2a her face 43e6ca2f96 was illuminated b434b168e2 by the fd085b3ec7 moonlight.cd126264a4d1a3e5

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“Mom?!”ead4d5af3cdd61fe

I was startled 8413c388dd when I saw 84f7ea91f1 her pale cheeks 75f5a43d17 and bloodshot eyes, e748712d10 and the moment 06664ea369 I called out a79ab891e9 to her, the 9ef790d299 incident with Clara 918dbb6e0e flashed through my e1993ca9fb mind.57163d2c671c7643

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“Did the Countess come to visit?”92c3fba2c90d1e1c

Since Clara had caused trouble, she must have been up to no good at the Marquis’ residence as well.05672617322dae74

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Was I right? My mom hesitated.bbe659a17eddc7a3

“…Let’s talk tomorrow.”f817dd695a52297a

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Her voice 02b38bfa95 sounded so bd56ed375c tired that 426aa77b8c I could e7e59e86cf only nod bd1f290e64 in response.e80e04fa15f32ef3

When the 02dafe367b door closed, 363c5ee227 I let d0136a8cd1 out a 767fea476e sigh.8099a318af3e9e20

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I immediately curled f95b8ef864 up on the d121bfcd95 bed.7fd3f93801bd5bc1

“Ugh.”358eacf38bf76ea0

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Actually, I had db1e8762a4 pretended to be a28e2b9dbd fine in front 9161f67e6b of my mom, 4ac50bce3a but since I f35803fd93 woke up, I 2d750204dc hadn’t been feeling 55ffe9bb7c well.99f7d8b762bf4ed1

The magical energy and 15040284a7 demonic force that had 8a6c1342f5 been forcibly suppressed in cbd137b0e8 the palace were now 0c202348c1 raging inside me.7abcdcab721a0c54

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‘I expected some pain, but…’615aadfcebbab628

I never d60c20489e imagined it bb23b13db9 would be 5cb4d5a79b this agonizing, a3a72bccf1 like my 5683230d4f heart was 26f385ecb0 being burned fc86209557 alive even 564d7ea3f4 after I cc4d95e123 fainted.74a8c6da52bf262f

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‘If Raizel knew, b4f322b17b he’d probably have c5a88c7ba4 jumped up, saying 87363443cf there’s no such de64073bab foolish person.’a7fd010a952b5ec2

Absorbing mana that wasn’t mine was generally impossible.47f0f24cd6efb267

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But since demons and I shared the same mana, I was the exception…5d18717c037c85de

When I had bd7f626b75 planned to absorb 06e5319a70 all the mana 5f3323f543 from the demon 94d9d234e3 artifact and destroy 9b17b002dd it, I was b800fbff78 thankful for that ed0f34002f fact for the 8b6d4bb938 first time.6477dcdb610bd295

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Suddenly, a violent 673ef78506 coughing fit struck, 3a697c81b7 and a dark 249afeb4c6 red clot of 0ce935935a blood shot out 8bc4f18b50 of my mouth.f016e63f9791f7d9

Then, a pain like 99de319c75 my insides were being 6350593538 twisted surged through me.122b609860d5e0c3

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‘It’s burning!’d9cfc3946a1863fb

My whole body 9c700c737b felt like it 420189a6fc had been dipped 1ddfd8656b in boiling lava.88f7134bc8fbf2c4

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At the d2d64f2782 same time, c2c0d8b4ce negative emotions 85d2ccee9c like anger, 3abc380a86 resentment, and e6fab3d501 sorrow flooded 7ffcf64465 me.99bc706bbe90b6ee

It seemed a9683bff30 to be d9669df0a9 the result 8c1d415a41 of years 534280ba0e of accumulated ef1a441a31 demonic force.393d800102989005

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As my emotions wavered, 1222e0f188 my control over the f11a2da66a mana slipped.aa5a7c53dcc1e588

Feeling the impending danger b8b0d34846 of losing control, I 4ec0d42aa7 quickly summoned the glass 336a0259ac dome I had left 1b86b600a0 on the desk.84157d4e299477e4

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As I brought 83855f48ed the snowflake closer, a97fd040dd the mana seemed 965af0c5eb to calm down, 959af63fb1 and the unbearable a37c0cc99b pain that felt 7840fe3c13 like a branding d2bc41879f iron on my 774ee05490 chest also eased b344209af3 slightly.0dc3f8cf463f15c3

But I feared that dd1039b93e if I fell asleep a9a9928e6a like this, I’d have cdc75dccb5 another nightmare, so I c732cd013e squeezed my eyes shut 0d330d7e2b and tried to focus 5996f359cb on something else.50aef11a49f84406

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Fortunately, it wasn’t that f78bc1f4d6 difficult. The face I had dadf5997c0 seen just before I a6b49de8ee fainted came to mind.cfeac3383891f2b8

‘…Lucio, he must’ve been really shocked.’d2014dd9cd09f327

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I thought 92dfd5aee5 of my 077ba68980 family, but 2f8b6f2585 Lucio must’ve 2fa7a0b2ea been truly d707a5f258 stunned to a6ad601390 see me 979ef9a33e faint right cc7ac13c5f in front 5d58219fcb of him.99ef1145d8540692

But just 31f8cb4327 as I 16e605540f was briefly da1f7f0680 concerned about 2ffbf599f2 him, the 3dcc73a296 embarrassment of 4503fc9681 fainting in bb8a31fb5d the middle 6a7da3dcb9 of our 716b42c851 first kiss 9c0e25058a made me 7244b7ad01 slap the ed3290c62b blanket.2a870db4589c3abc

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‘Why did it 3e846387d2 have to happen 0aa3538c5f when I was a362d2cd9c in such bad bf2a3c7f6a condition?!’22d56251f67a9926

Of course, I understood 550531fa16 that Lucio’s actions, overwhelmed fc82d1f68c by the joy of 28b58c8d14 being freed from the 6cdac2216d demon artifact, weren’t difficult 980cac9ef3 to comprehend.ca0535b517cc0620

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Though it was a sudden kiss, it was as thrilling as tasting chocolate for the first time, and… above all, my heart was bursting with excitement at the unexpected confession of love.597e527c5fa62db2

But even 760c1ca5de so, my b4c93bca6c embarrassment didn’t e2058c5a4d fade.fce3e0d25ca8d9ec

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‘I should’ve stopped before I lost consciousness.’1deb3414a2500d57

The moment I 30373db650 saw the transparent 9defb5197e tear drops clinging 3f990bccf0 to the corner 4590cd6146 of Lucio’s eyes, 24a66bb444 my heart throbbed bb82a06010 painfully.480dd59423974539

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At the same 0d0a94abc1 time, I felt 99bf94e581 a strange sense 9cc9f871e0 of exhilaration, as 86e809d280 if I were 98e49fdfd7 the only one d5ec6bd7c4 who knew that 7848dc8959 the man who 68b49bfd3d had always built 18bf5532e3 cold, hard walls f8cc8e5bee around him was e8d1916944 actually hiding such f79c0b0f3a a vulnerable side.68c2e325c197f2a4

In a mix of e7d39a9a84 complicated emotions, I could 1b273381fc only do one thing.1e9c37892a834bb4

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Close my eyes.35ad7311e32ad6df

Perhaps it was 7359109fbe because the memory 7fdad04688 of the blissful 293b7451a5 moment that followed 961d5bfef0 resurfaced.ef221e1f74a95cbd

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The spot where Lucio’s lips had touched burned as if it had been branded.7d745b272c0c276f

The heat, which 84a7bc8b35 was clearly different 7eca4f7453 from the agony 0d497d607c that plagued me, bafa9840f7 caused me to 0a23bdd253 shiver slightly, and 57a34fd748 I spent the d545ecc87e night tossing and af9e2c0ced turning in pain. But I 4e4024a612 never regretted e4adab4193 that day.8a55ff0ce94ffa62

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Meanwhile…6ba1b815ecdc1fcf

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A man, leaning back 3e75ca7268 in his chair with 92212a3f37 his eyes closed, slowly 65d80ae99e opened them.dbc6dc2be4e7a861

Earlier that dd0ab3430d day, he 768c2ba07f had noticed 893a8f0a5c that the 32691cafd5 artifact in 986d8e229a the palace 45320c793b had suddenly 604d48272a lost its 55c5f714c9 power and 628d165d48 vanished.c7b7300819f98587

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There was only one 9be6844a65 person in the world 0bbb268275 who could do such fb4ac81f93 a thing.5c21799a48c3be72

Despite thinking it was ef49dca5f7 a foolish act as 295ddf3f3b usual, he secretly felt 2bb965ef24 anticipation.a4f7531fbeea7802

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How much 39f3c7c825 pain and 4be15be18c torment would 4bf6c55750 she experience d0f4d6205b today?fd219c488dee2593

But, contrary to 624095b5a2 his expectations, he 1786485ff6 didn’t feel any 06c79fffe7 cracks in her 2cad0d9ed7 soul.09939575d257ce79

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Why was that? It should’ve been 2cdf7f5c13 painful.51ee404961e218e2

It was an item a631cc58cd given to humans long 7a023b9e88 before the founding of c28e8d8abf the empire.d2da27459300e832

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Its ownership f22844715a had changed 037a05ad0c countless times, 47f34fcffe more blood 93a66ba0fa had been 541157ff45 spilled over ac1271b5dc it than 8b7deb5a26 one could 26f8e018f1 count, and 8bcb57801e it was 3a5de4cf4b steeped in 42268655c4 indescribable resentment. Surely, it harbored a e5af8b9f30 level of demonic energy c5eb30eb4d that no human could 668108a4a6 withstand.0d2c019ff94a4961

“But even now…”4b021eabf88aec9a

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That meant her ac4b9153a9 soul now had 7b3cc71444 the strength to c838766d19 endure it.1311f2cab5f3a5e1

Or… perhaps she a7fa0dc5f7 had grown even d2c7f98ecc stronger while she 60e734f352 was away from b9f77452c2 my side.b951765afda0f8a5

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As the 5f4a88a4ea man, wearing b342b228b6 a strange ccd2c5e71e expression, lightly 60fadd356e tapped the c5c220034d table, a 80cf1f3743 knock sounded 5cb3ca3419 at the 8ef17de52f door.31c5a044ef7c9ea5

With permission 72a4027a9a granted, Rophie, 2720a62d36 an executive e7892cf7cd of the d053fa2057 guild, entered d349ccdd14 and bowed.da31d34fa14180ba

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“Master, she has e1e019472f arrived.”baa0cdfc2095767d

And before the words 182eb69e46 had even fully left c3b762a7d2 his mouth, a woman 327ce9b68b in a black robe 794f378d6d stepped briskly into the d72a533889 room.48d7d843e5a2d5c7

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“Are you the one be70306558 who sent me this?”352125fa3b596440

She barked at 57a3fabf01 him while brandishing 44b1373f40 the invitation in 75d18a93d7 her hand, but 49d4428c4b stopped short without cab2d82505 realizing it herself.31cc63b1300a4036

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Jet-black hair, crimson c056d195fc eyes resembling blood, c485cefed4 and pale skin 95b7abd5a1 devoid of warmth.c9ec2e2f9628b9d9

The man before a56ba49b96 her had an fc6e4f5cbe otherworldly beauty, as c14ffd02e9 though he wasn’t d48fea9097 of this world, c71aa64246 and exuded an 7eb741271a inexplicable sense of 1428ea262f pressure.1fa7ff8b566ce000

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Just then, 48ce8b6d1c the man fd3e908713 cast a 289c9823a9 brief indifferent 858e18c4a8 glance at 39cafdafea her and d654175314 slowly rose, 3d131d368e walking toward 9759cfcab4 the head ba4179eb6e of the 39547d3f54 table.c2e77e06c7fa9101

In that moment, the invitation in the woman’s hand burst into flames and vanished.c2f2d5da5a3bee13

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“…A magician?”a150fd00dc0652bb

“Sit.”d2c4bee32312c0b6

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As the man edd4b60e84 nodded toward the 32e057a456 seat across from d420c7e1fa him, the woman, 3e0bf26d24 stunned, snapped.794f0291793c6ccb

“How dare a 35bb6d8226 mere guild dog b5d83ff6ed speak so insolently!”1eea71d4bbb6f5ba

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“If you 5f63c68e42 have no 17c23acfc8 intention of b4b8dbe123 hiding your 005a7f0d5a identity, take b9db9a6711 off that b2eaec79c1 robe and bb3d2b0b60 speak properly. I don’t do ae378b82be business with uncivilized 884e536b30 nobodies.”6d1efc98f3cac884

Flinching at 44e03c48b2 his blunt 9af7bc7292 retort, the ca8f83aa6e woman clenched 8d170284a0 her fists f14f59e30a as though 012e73ce8d she might 952f85da6a storm out da2073449f at any 17addd6105 second.4e9cdda81cf802a1

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But soon enough, 41503c16b1 she roughly threw 5d9e51cd48 off her robe 17a60d62a3 and sat down 805f26eee9 in the chair.173c5ecdb2c81790

Her hair was a 933745c65c blazing red—the mark of 1f6434a6e4 royalty.2af7e34e83ec9eba

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Serphin glared at a931814d70 the man before 40e412ba9f her, fuming.f5ed35073ef6ce6a

A few days prior, 7e01afae68 after causing a drunken 87d9f154c0 rampage until dawn, she efff87ea77 had finally awoken in 2ef6f50a38 the early evening.bf04cf91ce327145

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Grabbing her throbbing 025d9a529d head from the 52bb212020 hangover, she reached bfabf64818 for water near 27e6b64afb her bedside table, 60ea9a4523 only to feel c373fc3477 something strange in 2037abf38f her hand.fbebd2dfb9c719d8

It was an invitation.f2232cec4d511122

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⟨Y-Your Highness, I db7283d4c5 swear, no one 525f060ec6 entered your chambers!⟩619aa8e1b34ff84e

⟨Ha! No one entered? Then how do you f45cf5f312 explain this?!⟩7a547aa1dc909e88

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It was maddening.4486b5739c520ca7

The maids of ed66bf1212 the princess’s palace e3d8942cfe were always careful 968b895b10 not to incur 3cdef58fb9 her wrath, yet c2e364b18e never dared to c508d8c049 leave her unattended, 431aaa3e45 out of fear f1c5cb518c they’d miss a 6fa4839c76 summons. That day had 0e0bdd747d been no different.161909bc0048779c

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But armed with 522e18ea11 clear evidence, Serphin c6cf704865 tortured the maids 4318dd8ceb on duty until 560a2988ce they were on 52b124b26d the brink of d146a91c53 death, and still d025dab24e the answer remained 27fc391c7a the same.41c03c16e5cc07a9

Her rage 9b9529745f then turned 7a78d1cd68 toward the 65880d5469 imperial knights cf8cd17a95 responsible for 0e3063a992 the palace’s a689da6a8c security.7f2f2153ff3bf1ac

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How could a 1f3f26981d mysterious intruder have 414725226b come and gone 49444b53d1 from the princess’s fede548d37 very chambers without 0678f8b7c8 anyone noticing?a2e954f60e641a9d

The knights had 6acc5b42f6 failed in their 7cd2a3b8c8 duty and were 9c0fd76859 forced to pay 1099b88fcc the price.ea972be9281adb51

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Serphin silenced 362ded69cd everyone who 551ebfd303 knew of 2b7bade817 the shameful 996ffcf178 breach.75a505180b2e79f7

A bloody storm be342969e1 swept through the 87bcbe1b12 princess’s palace, and 9f7b39a10f Serphin, believing her d2d96c448c actions justified, showed 254b36fca4 no remorse. She did, however, 7fbfe476c8 correct one misconception.3cd870a170c70cc3

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The one who had 956722fe32 entered her chambers and 6ed68a1e9e left the invitation had ea83d46736 not been an unknown 81ec06f314 intruder.d4fc47f7e8b92821

Shockingly, the culprit 12683d0add had identified themselves: 0d470374ff the information guild, 2a1367c781 Terencium.c93786c0c2db1dbd

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Serphin had 77efffa52c heard of 4484c1e603 them.e1e130413db6fd7d

A continent-spanning information guild 4774e99d2c boasting unmatched intelligence-gathering skills a4797629f4 and an unrivaled record d8be6e90aa of successful commissions.3f15c21e889d603c

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Like the rumors that claimed they were everywhere and nowhere, no one knew where Terencium’s headquarters were located. From commoners’ idle gossip to nobles’ fatal secrets, they had it all.55b1340dd9d363a0

Their operations bc59911490 were closed e2f7de4cb9 and mysterious, fd9a4be0c8 with different 0de9d12efa agents available 550afff65a depending on 7b7ab947ec a request’s 1e4ac43f61 classified rank.af4089ccab437c9a

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While the emperor 06c4b09827 of Raksten held e6f2c343b5 dominion over the 43898500dd continent in name, 04fa9f93ae many said Terencium 841d656c4c truly controlled it 3660152825 behind the scenes—so 5aa19a1806 naturally, Serphin, a 133791f1be princess of the c972a01ad4 empire, had no 0ef04f8470 fondness for them.c80019c420a8694f

Serphin asked sharply,8bcac202036baec0

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“So, why 92c819373a did you 6ae7d2db5d leave something f6eb75602f like that b7770077f8 in my 81dbfec1b6 chambers?”146a6dd3849e79e3

Even asking the 68afcd406e question wounded her 2d6dd5e306 pride.eedde38a72206c62

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She had thought 946ba1c10e the rumors were 39da60dd31 exaggerated, spread to 92bf683286 inflate their worth.e4ece4c24b4271b8

But having breached the 71a20fcf00 palace walls and left 4208d0346f an invitation in her 9198f05291 bedroom, she had no 95c4fcc377 choice but to acknowledge 0754a3d39e their uncanny capabilities.d430401fcfba238b

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At the same 08327d5424 time, she couldn’t dab0360b5f help but wonder.45981567b98ca37a

Why had b6ed1d0e9c they contacted 9125f2c60c her?2246a2b77659757d

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No—more precisely, she was curious about the contents of that invitation…7374706b762eee8d

“To place in 5d13760308 your hands exactly edd28bc861 what you desire.”304e42a731387f70

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The man answered 16aec0bcc0 dryly.e91034c0fca73034

Yet the words hit 94082b8f87 her as if he f2b9aaa561 had read her thoughts, 78f1afe3e8 and Serphin paused, eyeing c7df5a58c6 him warily.269fd925ab4cf17d

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“Hah! You’re full of 2c536d7c49 yourself. How could you possibly 447979fd73 know what I want?”e6df7cf0e5ce194e

She managed to spit 393db04f3f out.78893866580e1304

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But then c50b12448b the man’s cb970cb6bf eerie red 75a80a2c56 eyes narrowed.80e045dfcaf45d21

His lips 9a563bb320 moved slowly.421f1a1ac241a581

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“Whatever it may 2a1fe34a70 be.”66e509269361e61c

It was 9c39f496d0 a short 43e4c0969e reply, but edad854179 seductive—as if 5a5d2aa25a whispered by 9bd9b4079b a devil.55987f4277ed40fd

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