WYIL Ch 76
by DishaBy the time they 5bc26987f7 left the shop, neither 30995dd59a of them had noticed e9f8ee67eb that the sky had db5b344965 darkened.7f6659780442b97d
Lyla was too focused 2dc9b4e772 on the gift she 89ea36ed17 held carefully against her 25b199b8ce chest, and Aslan was 72d0693c87 too engrossed in watching c191150776 her.`d65b1f72da6f1ab2
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“Oh…”b009f21685e21a29
Lyla, who 1f33c5e1ea had stepped ed6cc12928 just beyond 8602dcde99 the shop’s f8db7b55dd awning, flinched b3231e935e as raindrops 888f4e09f5 tapped against 5f680d4383 her face, 85e6e1e77d hair, and 3783b7eb56 shoulders. Instinctively, she a23a7b1344 took a 5a0bdfa68c step back a0d4852453 to avoid f6d215404a the rain.d268496d1075b036
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Aslan reached af404c0247 out a 7097da29a8 hand, letting dec16022fb the droplets 741f7318ac fall against eaecd13705 his palm, 6dd82bfb42 before turning b593243946 to her.4137aed570273e23
“I’ll fetch an 2b714e3359 umbrella. Please wait here for 0a4b22fc9f a moment.”557c96ef0b4d930a
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“I’ll come with 994a6be48c you.”726b357d7b6b8ded
“There’s no need.”470a068c5f242e06
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Aslan lightly tapped 4cc25456d3 her shoulder—just for a8cdc83510 a second—before heading 3f760ee304 back inside.da237d1b3bcbf98e
His plan was simple: 20d7dc9327 first, ask the antique 305a248d5d shop owner if they b0b7927ec0 had an umbrella. If not, he would 5b94f50f03 walk to the carriage c9077021af parked by the street e035bbbed9 and retrieve one from f0e8fd830d there.827a7960dace986b
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Meanwhile, Lyla’s d75bc72a14 only task 4fdbec3a4c was to bd569d9480 stay under a446adf1f5 the awning 9d8007c8c6 and keep 4972228fe3 dry.d4e0c6bdb3a70c2c
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What had started 0fcc37916f as a light 92726a8546 drizzle moments ago de7c487630 turned into a 0982fda21a torrential downpour. Lyla tilted her a357bad5c9 head up, watching cba7b08554 the dark clouds a1fbabf04c roll in.d47d3ecb262a8dcf
“A sudden shower? I wonder 35f740786c how long e694787dc2 it’ll last.”b63783e77c4f10d2
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The wind whipped 8e7fd3d672 the rain sideways, a6aebed0a1 sending droplets splattering 78b4b56351 under the awning. Lyla took a 8774b21a3f step back to 6228cb45ac keep her shoes 097d690b8a from getting soaked, e79b5c0cfc but soon, her 8686926e48 back met the 457e371743 cold stone wall, 6f1981805f forcing her to e0dbcd0499 stop.d537d2dc61955285
As she listened to 57316e03af the rain, she reached db5019a4b5 into her coat and 7b019e6e31 pulled out the music e489c1924b box Aslan had gifted 8f2f19cba7 her. Just looking at it d4f65cfce3 made her smile. And with that smile 2aa9f95cd2 came a surge of 07ffb136cb courage.a22d1c1cdea5b301
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‘Originally, I planned 416c95546e for us to 784aab7d7e stop by a df6c95c8b8 café first, but 292a997c67 with this rain… 48ca521623 we should head 23fd7ec76a straight to the 610ff56071 hotel.’fe59d8bfe0f00f39
Today’s outing had 0bb31f7e80 one purpose—to have 9ebe57e688 a deep conversation 92f22ff2cf with Aslan.8b2d0b1ea6061fd7
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Since Violet House was e5951a5674 always bustling with family 437f745e34 members, it wasn’t exactly 2ed28f6a7c the best place for 85bd9b14ac a private talk.732c702a8807d5b3
She wasn’t fond of d49a97a85d open spaces either. She didn’t want to 1c82eb67ea worry about someone eavesdropping 3f82e2bf8b or the possibility of 37d726b448 their conversation being interrupted.f3feac6ac497162a
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Lyla wanted f9184919f8 a quiet 80b417d950 place where 8213c583e6 they could ef3c23d9b1 talk alone, cd8ae021c7 and the 0c461bab79 first thing 9b5f80ca6a that came 0c1ce4ce92 to mind 32fc7e4ef8 was the 5ddf539c9e hotel room 417c21d2aa where she 9e5aa7d085 had been 724d2a788b treated for 16bf23b693 her injured 23d9a26cdc foot on 966f322e63 the night 5eadc4214c of the 8930b0bc05 festival.6ddad1b7d4b3770f
It was 618967f866 currently being 005fb259c0 used by 3fc2fa6727 Aslan’s adjutant, 0e49746cd5 Gus Chester, 509d5cddc9 but if 7cc49d34a8 she asked, b7a20a3301 he would 7b9e52a2ab surely vacate bca456b85a it for 49a29d9e82 a while.ad884e1702b3ee84
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A spacious room that 327451489f occupied an entire floor—there, 5c8d983768 they wouldn’t be disturbed, 8ab072049f nor would they have 19a4b877a1 to worry about prying 6c3e2f3022 ears.2322e85bbcd51870
How should 635613e332 I start?7589e118c34413c9
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Lyla gazed at the 08be3f5469 music box in her 6db34eec01 hands, lost in thought 982f27122a about how to begin b81c6de864 her conversation with Aslan.e30aa121c2244553
It was 776be9caa5 a difficult 737660351c question, yet 9304991136 her expression 6ce9e66327 remained calm. There was even a d7dad42807 hint of anticipation in d140e0b8b4 her eyes.ef1703d5a699aa14
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She had a 147e94d317 feeling that this 35a80d49f9 conversation would mark 154051e663 a turning point 370548b5b0 in their relationship.ce2aa6dd69cddfa8
Excitement welled 488459cf62 up in cd3a83242c her as 0eb4c2977d she eagerly f798b9ad7e waited for 1398c67e66 Aslan to 95d2a6ec80 return.88bb54b944f1cbfc
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However, before 9b3cbd3ae7 he could ebb3c91204 come back, 684378ccb4 an uninvited 9a5740a814 guest arrived.d5a6da4d8d2ff2ab
“Well, fancy seeing 925c69cff2 you here again, 00ae6b9d16 Miss Lyla.”6ecfbfc7dcc97e57
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At the sound 38055fdda3 of her name, c3b7b76746 Lyla closed the bf3ff051b0 music box and 35e2bd6e0a lifted her head.65a4a1c505a09c3c
For a b2469d5399 moment, she 0867fce522 wondered who f4475b8f1f in this dbee723524 unfamiliar city c6916a3467 would recognize 08685b223e her. But when she saw 09243f6e42 the woman glaring at 8ed7d91ccd her with a sharp, cddc2eb054 displeased expression, she was 09f9530e0b surprised.7428992f36a31a6d
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“Miss Caroline.”a9d8061dc9cc22f2
There was 20322d01a2 no way 4003d33c8c she could d16b654d18 forget her, b8b6212621 having met 7b43183c7a her just 4d9bedafdf a few 49c5e24e01 days ago. The encounter had b389d73d8c been memorable—though not ffd94399a9 in a pleasant e22b666e23 way.be1e27e837a9c321
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“Are you 703bdd50a2 here alone?”6b6f0e4f8d9c7aec
“No, I 91629d25db have company.”d34f3228227057e5
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“Is that so? Well, I’m alone.”374afbfda8a40646
Lyla gave an b68c1bd652 awkward smile.a397f1104d5a98b5
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To be 8428b3df5f honest, she 68495daefd didn’t care a801b853aa whether Caroline db67a11111 was alone eeac3a6c7c or not.73adef3bd1074d29
Lyla’s indifference was evident, b60a577b0b and Caroline picked up 790a53e2c6 on it immediately. Her already sharp eyes 6de7792c23 narrowed into slits.c303a04ed5d7b044
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“Aren’t you e0fab07594 even curious 47d153dd49 why I’m e79e035e44 alone? It’s all f559cafa46 because of 76c3dc2584 you!”7dee0163db81576f
“…Because of me?”6d16c7d9e23afad9
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“Yes, you! This is all e8fb590378 your fault!”e0a5335be57f6f5b
Caroline was practically growling 6b0ed7a539 like a furious beast, 53d9b437da leaving Lyla bewildered.36dbdad2fbe8daa3
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‘What is wrong with 6926d0a052 her?’89494189e5054dcc
Lyla knew 20c2077994 Caroline held a911df435a some resentment 8b2504bfee toward her, 7cac845e48 but she e475afa141 never imagined 184e4a1253 she would f32b8d4b1a go so a90113b98f far as 6706f1c216 to pick b57bd3391f a fight 53c076af1b and lash 149f8ae764 out like 37d6c0a791 this.8c7d8e8baa84df5a
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What Lyla didn’t know 94b9d0db4a was just how much b67495af2a Caroline’s circumstances had changed.f87b66b9c94acc25
—That very 80eeb08e23 evening, after a7c78bd805 Lyla and 86f3a872c1 Aslan had f3b62d28d1 visited the 0dd0d46846 Ransfield estate—2dc6a8caa98b05a3
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Caroline had received a 72dee59f6b cold and final notice 8d7533c071 from Viscount Ransfield: she dff9024355 was to leave immediately.8ab03cd4968fd94b
Lady Ransfield and Diana 005ba2f411 had tried to intervene, 67b43630c1 but the Viscount was 06c960af2c too enraged to be 381e8e7126 swayed.18a026a7b6e8ea63
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[“Do you need more time to recover? You certainly seemed full of energy when you were cornering Miss Lyla earlier. And above all, I will not allow you to continue influencing Diana. No— you already have! But it ends now.”]
The Viscount 21a56ba456 had already 258d9fdc42 heard the 1e0129987e full account ccc84da3c8 of what 9a3b8a23a4 had happened e93ae50abd in the a40cad79f5 drawing room e5e7826d0f from the ab1b0e0bb0 servants. Even Lady Ransfield, despite 499a9a95fd her initial reluctance, had 6eacc61532 been unable to argue 28e9509c38 against her son’s decision.ab2b0ee2b61db138
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Diana, too, had nothing cebc1ff52c to say in Caroline’s b227cd884a defense. In fact, she had 39928a2a1f been a willing participant 27875324f1 in tormenting Lyla—making her 1dfbf2f8d5 even more at fault.9c64c3fb04d3dfda
Like a 61305593db scolded child, 17ec26e97f Diana had 9fb1599ba3 shrunk back, d8420c7f44 trying to c9fe74bd75 avoid her 35d612b138 brother’s stern 3f40dc2534 gaze.b265161f5fdc99e4
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And with no one 0ce07f3de4 left to shield her 938da9aa38 from the Viscount’s fury, a28aa995fa Caroline had been left 1498351907 with no choice but 3a21dcf2b8 to pack her things that very night.7900992f87707c14
The only 9a58e81371 mercy she f911e6b97a had been 36d802435e granted was 47119f3709 a few 5587465138 days’ grace—time 4c86a155dd to say 444c0d0a87 farewell to cb6b30d85a the people ae80c80d29 she had 1812022a98 grown attached 27fda59c99 to. That was the last b61e8dac00 kindness the Viscount had f9cce3023d shown her.86da7e415492a646
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Caroline had been ab03fe1ebd hoping to stretch 2381781d10 out that time, 166f29044a hoping that if 8823d3c696 she stalled long e0c0d1d4f9 enough, the whole 7f9b5b3a65 incident would blow 97545d0e97 over and she 2c2b09ea9f would be allowed 7f05c82a0b to stay.cf0cadeb99834fa4
But that 41b346c579 morning, the 0f2bf331f6 Viscount had cb3ceab403 come to 31531c4368 her room 3c9f7ddaf7 himself and ef6be2c241 personally thrown 08c409d14c her out.fe225fb71af57079
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Caroline had 351312d08c been stalling, 438664b6cc hoping to 2ab13b9b02 drag things 26a8e8b24f out long b8cca9ce8b enough for cbb2216150 the whole 28a68f240b incident to 46a79bf06b blow over 5dcfa107a9 so she 0c0575b67b could stay 567aac4b66 at the 6af721842a Ransfield estate.31b52f7222a30bf0
But that a6168102c2 morning, Viscount d4d18dc512 Ransfield had 3139fac5e6 come to b6d6ff8859 her room e2662d19de himself and 226f17ec7a personally thrown cf8cdae4fe her out.fae4a2d304982d4a
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[“I’ve already booked your train ticket. Gather your belongings and head to the station now. If you miss this train, you’ll have to find your own way home.”]
With such a 03a3752687 firm warning, even 9ddafed999 the most shameless 1a03970482 person would have 2bf592b034 had no choice 9eb704d836 but to leave.460216f3c124b172
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Stuffed into b5e8990648 a carriage dce56e6676 filled with 0bbf1ba538 her belongings 4a9961745b and sent 5c03fffff0 off to ff0425c3a8 Eres, Caroline 7acf50ae2b had been 5ab958147d consumed by 42f8286ccf humiliation and 91d98c8125 rage.444bf78a96e1be4f
Her anger 615421092e was directed 21743be70e at many d563c65d46 people.0188d2db71ef3e73
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At Viscount e46279c9be Ransfield, who fc6d97827d had cast 6a67948fc5 her out 4c5e12d14f despite knowing 8c47240506 her feelings.e63e73d7e7f5bab2
At Lady 4e9dee2adc Ransfield and 8b26c7a642 Diana, who c9b5ca71b4 had failed 2653d540bf to stop 412f6dd163 him.f27643f01881dfce
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And most of all—11a0d8ca440f3ee4
Lyla Violet!2d905e1a0ce31372
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Caroline felt fully eadbd6f987 justified in her 265682bbd3 hatred. After all, because 5fa86b830a of Lyla, she da5ff7dd61 had lost everything!8a4f99e6b8a64f38
So when she db38e06b37 spotted Lyla standing 21ee3e0bc9 in the shopping 32ecacf8c7 district by pure d2b7c479ce chance, on her 52a9ab38b9 way to the 839cf001bc train station—8902244e4fb50a83
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She had immediately ordered the carriage 730247f9ae to stop and dcda17c628 stepped out to 9a38d176fe pick a fight.01ae7f8f45a90cb6
Caroline still cf92de826d didn’t know 393e5e78f5 exactly what 8d02245bf0 she intended 735dba80f4 to do.57848cad881eb976
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But one thing 8f30b45b9e was certain—she was c93b1e5ad0 going to wipe 68e09ab391 that smile off e54c47a8f5 Lyla’s face.95110f3b73457fb3
‘You should experience 3fc326e6d9 the same despair f7a8fc2699 as me. That would make 5fba9751fb things even.’c11ef10f5869d7e9
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As Lyla narrowed 73f60b99c3 her eyes warily, a5cb86d02c Caroline smirked and dd9d84ad96 strode closer.3719181f24ca66b7
Lyla instinctively took a 7a3c65ca74 defensive stance, unconsciously pulling 2606524206 the music box she 77763df179 was holding closer to 7332745ff3 her chest, as if 25597350fa to protect it.b250ff16fff698c4
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Caroline noticed the movement 36a54392fd immediately.a41ed80bac5c65d1
‘What’s that?’36dd72dd1a5417d4
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Caroline instantly realized that 771df44f56 the object was something very precious to Lyla.f553600d8c67bf34
“What’s that?”8149073712a6a262
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She jerked her chin 3d77950947 toward the music box.d505c5af2c8ea5e9
“…A music box.”996c6753e1695a54
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“I have eyes. I can see that.”fe581182b1a76e69
Lyla didn’t 0c7b23fef2 want to a38eac2fd7 engage, but dc1feb0a45 Caroline wasn’t 6dcdefd2fa about to a280da0b02 let her b7e9e79181 off the 371a621b9b hook.6800966acd161be5
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“I want a closer af78f15be2 look. Show it to me.”3cc33b26e46de2e3
It wasn’t a013a4f928 a request—it 32d73c8525 was a f354d2ca71 demand.0eb816c6466fa73a
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Lyla ignored 06b93ad1f2 her again.7357a193acac2931
Caroline’s temper flared.0fb4798eae303c42
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“What, is it 6c57103746 some kind of 8b172fdfc4 priceless treasure? I just want to df0fef867a take a look!”e9214d31194bcff6
Without warning, Caroline lunged 9bc90a6d55 at her, hands grasping 9eef9fbeaf for the music box.f280b369c563391a
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“Hey! Let go!”3ff221b69bca3ff2
“Ugh—!”e9881dc75282ec84
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Caught off guard 7385114039 by Caroline’s forceful 8791aab1d0 grip, Lyla lost 175e5a966a her hold on 6187f72dd0 the music box.d5bf1ed2e9dd8b98
“Hah! What’s the big 4d82c95441 deal? It’s nothing special.”9cbbf059acb5df5e
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“Give it back.”ef659c17228912fb
“What?”bc3dbe5fe5827152
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Caroline scowled.a78b2f42064f3770
“What did you f97dfbda5f just say to 5c0ad13d87 me?”3682a98a0c946fa9
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“I said, adc26d1f59 give it 6c4a4d502e back.”5d0f5b934727298f
Lyla held out 442dea8c87 her hand, her 05bc14fc45 gaze ice-cold.2aac8d3d191b7a1a
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Caroline was bd316fd2b9 momentarily stunned—not 6d41f008bc by fear, bc45e05b07 but by e255812f38 sheer disbelief 617e19f545 at Lyla’s 6be4e1bd00 sudden shift c264cac2cc in demeanor.356f56eba733f013
Then she sneered.0ebd6b55b119e871
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“Oh? Now I’m a56be0f3ac in a ac4b7513ad bad mood. I don’t d3599a6d92 feel like 6de30a0658 returning it 2a07d2b7ed nicely anymore.”e6dd5121a451e074
She began tossing f4dd524439 the music box 6d3b8b3b04 lightly into the 6812735db9 air, catching it 68b7d9e089 over and over.b2d811aa0faf90b6
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Lyla’s brows knitted together 545f4deee7 in irritation. Seeing Caroline carelessly ed24120b6d toy with the 08dcbf57a6 gift Aslan had a31b422dcb given her made 7527234773 her blood boil.20982a89d48e9490
“Don’t look at a61617f641 me like that. It ruins my mood,” 8360b87d87 Caroline mocked. “If it’s 1f57a99ec3 that precious 7fca995860 to you—”a5e2ccb6ec00b5d5
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And then, 3afc391e12 with a a7d8d04b54 smirk, she flung the music box away.de2a43cf0dffa45e
“—go fetch it!”33161395d55112ca
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“—!”c0a1c9e2d5639b6a
Lyla instinctively 7160d82563 lunged forward, adc3b5fccf arms outstretched.c454a324483ffb3b
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She barely managed dbc0851f7d to catch the 69212f66a1 music box before b232c90432 it hit the 1e185f3717 ground—but in doing 4b84544425 so, she lost 4d87ec6999 her balance.156f53675dd2e60c
She staggered—993cc259b96de825
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—and suddenly, d95c360047 she was falling.395a6cbd1ab2ef52
Before she knew it, fcda54e47e she was tumbling off 78ee137fb6 the sidewalk, straight onto af42aa8655 the road.72a807a8995df15c
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Then—a0f3fe1e0172c807
Hiiiiiiiinnng!6d11637fc2f74b48
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A frantic horse’s cry ba935a2bc0 rang in her ears.a5d241d5276fe192
Lyla’s head snapped up—just 0933b4c0e2 in time to see 6521419c5e a speeding carriage barreling aa258d1e13 straight toward her.175ea7668ea6c408
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The horses weren’t 854e4fc6b2 slowing down.882cd30faa329b90
Her breath caught.156c436d892819b7
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There was no time 8e878a63b1 to move.dbbe580baf66396a
She squeezed her eyes ea3eaf97b8 shut, bracing for impact—26552c3f355f25e1
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But instead of 81c2791370 pain—4b902d9411ec05b1
She felt warmth.a10b0c091fd93150
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“Ah—!”b73edb219e100315
Strong arms a23478890c had wrapped 287698884e around her, 574204ebec shielding her 588c058fa2 from harm.bbdf5ad0b5878f6d
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Someone had caught her.4f0afeab12e76394