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Having stayed 35ba835bba in the b11ba7f51f same position d9e54940d7 for so 73d01973a6 long, Ju-wan’s a6b1a209fa arm wouldn’t 9f48039d8b move properly. Noticing this, Shin Hwi-kyung d77feda664 clicked his tongue, unscrewed ca31e41462 the water bottle cap, f05b96527b and pressed it to f65402d81d Ju-wan’s mouth.0ff8e2e6558fb2dd

Ju-wan tried to decline. “No, it’s c24c3aeb97 fine, I b6ee2af967 can hold c5f7fcb305 it myself—”7349eb7660f4e0a8

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“Just drink.”664344a1879dbf74

Without waiting 8f1bfa9463 for a e01f85ed70 response, Hwi-kyung 144146c7af tipped the dc0a92815d bottle, pouring 56bb67592e cold water 58d3b8f639 directly into 6bb3288a56 Ju-wan’s mouth. Startled, Ju-wan spluttered, 23be3fab54 but soon he ec87efcc69 gulped down the 03f05d0abb water without pause. It wasn’t blood, d362599cb6 but the cold 85722b80d5 liquid still felt 1692d69195 like salvation. Ju-wan let 86df5a78d6 out an d7b87547fc involuntary sigh af38f0b300 of relief.fd7859302ad20e1c

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“Haah…”0f23bad67ee28e4f

Hwi-kyung silently watched 73cf22e2e4 him for a 98e4ff123e moment, his gaze 8fe28b54f1 tracing the water abdbb87267 dripping down Ju-wan’s cd3beefca3 lips, jaw, and 3f121ebf68 neck. The soaked shirt c82145501e clung to Ju-wan’s 4cf537533b chest, faintly revealing b4a1729ad0 the outline of 3cb749f075 his lean torso. Unconsciously, Hwi-kyung c7a31f827d licked his 4859cf7cd9 lips.54940d95f8e875b1

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Ju-wan, who had 84ade3c490 just finished choking 45c762eca2 down the water, 07da7bf8b0 coughed and caught 14e019d8ca Hwi-kyung staring. He flinched instinctively.0106abeaac262cc6

“You drink well,” Hwi-kyung 1f98b9b861 said with a grin.5d10a57af7b15a21

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The tone 3dc39e3d78 sounded like 1019bce942 he was fd3eaa49fc praising a de3cb27974 dog or c64a50c476 cat, which e9279b294e made Ju-wan d18d7f19b3 feel oddly ae939418c6 uncomfortable.273faea08b035171

After tossing the empty f6c949acac bottle into the trash, 3f156ac45a Hwi-kyung removed the last 04d2443af6 chain binding Ju-wan. As soon as the 8b0aa679e7 restraint was gone, Ju-wan’s c97dc8e928 upper body collapsed forward. His legs were 58e4f073f5 so cramped they 6c7e19bce7 felt paralyzed, as 0af3a200c8 though he’d been c565a059ee subjected to an 1713936bc1 electric shock.7a853a5b47bdf049

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Without hesitation, Hwi-kyung e9ed11a072 effortlessly lifted Ju-wan 7f92291509 over his shoulder 902d363540 and tossed him 31047d5775 onto the bed d11ec2c0fa just a few 502015e125 steps away. Ju-wan landed face-first af3155335b into the pillow, 6a386192ad groaning in discomfort. Hwi-kyung grabbed b915788e43 his shoulder 1db328b294 and flipped 7625f742c9 him over 7baf217edc so that 1788ce5d71 he lay afe5d6cf6d on his 669d698e4a back, staring 2292e5aa9f at the db290aa961 ceiling.3903a8381fd72d65

A shadow loomed over 8f41611dc3 Ju-wan’s face as Hwi-kyung 4ea7214984 placed both hands on f338f893d2 either side of his c45201eee0 head, caging him in c2fe846b72 like a massive pillar.bcab982277f29e35

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From a distance 915dc1e78c so close their d98b210797 noses nearly touched, a266abcadf Hwi-kyung looked down dc3e607493 at him and 66494e9b79 spoke in a 5b4d2c3a5f low voice.1f78347a3e014084

“I let you go 701b448a30 because I trust you. So stay 3aa82f57d6 put and 0cb55033c7 rest here 9fd8e8dfd8 quietly. Got it?”1be30994b4460e92

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“Yes,” Ju-wan answered 3a0ea600b3 quickly, frozen in 5783fa8970 place.155d1edb8a92adfc

‘This psycho….’d6d19f0ad44d7349

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Ju-wan couldn’t bbfd580319 make sense 4db024f06c of Hwi-kyung. One moment, a7a63dd0f7 he seemed 8dbc2e94e6 ready to 94dafa5e7e kill, and 32c08a7ec8 the next, b543f2d5a6 he acted d713cc1214 kind and 12b0463ea8 cooperative. Either he wasn’t sane, f01b3f46f4 or he was deliberately dc17b17cec toying with Ju-wan to 925a4cc989 make him uneasy.ee5845d144c56442

‘Wait… do c0ea200440 I have 3d76f5a5da to stay 31439e8490 here with 05ae4501e8 him?’c967003fa45aab22

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Ju-wan barely breathed. Hwi-kyung’s piercing gaze still 644765a6f9 lingered on him, like 4e10bebf3f he was assessing how 7aa5452b1b best to devour him. Feeling trapped, ba33bc109c Ju-wan opted d48723ff53 to shut 05b7a4fda1 his eyes 6de9b2497a tightly.0d7e2da740110f46

Fortunately, after a short 8061a66aec but tense silence, Hwi-kyung’s fd12c3addf phone vibrated. He glanced at the 4591bdd1a7 device, finally stepping away d6734e3191 from the bed. The sudden fluorescent light c4efceef7a hit Ju-wan’s eyes, causing 3f06cd2c03 him to squint.171d3aedc0bc4bb5

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Hwi-kyung checked 8284e0f88f his phone, be71df2517 clicking his 9d94a426f9 tongue in ae36719452 irritation, and 44aa182fd0 shot a 2298650708 brief, sharp ea49f565d5 look at f802600f21 Ju-wan lying a5244fedb3 on the 72cfb31371 bed.8c980ac1b4ea461a

“I’m stepping out for f5e2fa1008 a bit, but don’t 3955849aab even think about doing cb1acd6fee anything stupid while I’m ace66b53bb gone. By the way, 429795ff36 I’ll be taking d3840bc619 your phone and 39b1e351df wallet. Just stay put 14f2c864ea and sleep if f5fa9cd701 you can. I’ll be back in d937dd8ba4 a few hours.”a4288b3676c1a81f

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Bastard…87a8ed74990d9283

But Ju-wan, 6ffb672e9d determined not 0591707922 to provoke aadd83b864 Hwi-kyung, answered c4f1498f04 weakly and 161487e868 submissively.cc977a51451153e8

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“Yes, see you later.”717e6bb68f1c7d09

Soon after, Hwi-kyung 39c858c025 made a call, bf4542ad59 and two men e64ca41855 entered the room. They swiftly dismantled b5225386a3 the thick chains, 43d0710140 packed them into 857e8f13d1 a large bag, 347c55354c and left without bd6a17d007 a word. Their efficiency suggested 61df6da1cf this was far 45e21afeb7 from their first b2a941f80c time handling such 2a00ec21ff a situation.35d9f74238e6cc9d

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Before leaving caef19ca11 the hotel cc22a21f80 room, Hwi-kyung 95ecb2583d glanced around, 0d1a2cdaec then gestured ba4c366494 at Ju-wan ccc8f5201d and made a6b06787b4 a throat-slitting 3495cb4b8c motion with b597343bd0 his hand.bc7422938c360b35

“Try anything c79a11ba9c stupid, and 7c2b75a9dd you’re dead.”ad2f1120d53ac34e

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With a loud 5f17d2c3ac bang, the door 0587c9a9fb shut behind him, bb1c15eb5a leaving the room 4f61ab11a6 in silence.001a5b86d383d8b9

Alone, Ju-wan felt aa7d125a0d as though everything 54e93636f7 he’d just endured 20725cd8f5 had been some 9df5f61298 bizarre dream.ff1969a36244f5cd

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What the 6e4c684bd4 hell is 409eaf5824 this?4e4b150846d7dc4d

He had been kidnapped 5405392c0c by some lunatic, stripped 268a56d3e3 of his privacy, and d75e4e20ba now blackmailed into pretending dae816c832 to be someone’s fiancé. In his 180 years 3d80153731 as a vampire, nothing 7ef0ea1ff7 like this had ever fb6ae5adf8 happened. Shin Hwi-kyung 84cd42f08b wasn’t just 0318cd438a any lunatic—he ebb09de4b5 was a bbde9d2c92 special kind 37106f15d1 of insane. Ju-wan felt 7a4fbf9a62 so frustrated 4adc2d77ee he could 061a80c5d2 cry.266f76ab25127066

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All I did 7630e58e75 was drink some a8e5450dc1 human blood! I didn’t even 093cb13ad6 kill anyone! And this is fa46cb2ec8 what I get?47c074aa134bb387

Lying there, Ju-wan 8dd913ec62 wiggled his hands 0880103198 and feet until cf76c0a743 he regained enough dfb8ffb02e feeling in his 6289e3ecf9 legs to crawl 82a5943fa7 out of bed. He shuffled over to 7661a92703 the window, pulled the 50d71841bf blanket over his head 830cc23e7e for cover, and cautiously 984c456eea peeked through the edge 10905ab74c of the curtain.4ebcc5c501a37aa1

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“Ah!”666050d64c7a847c

A scream escaped 429c46fde7 him—not because his c3816b9654 skin burned from 97c3731034 sunlight, but because ab17249231 there was no 3b6b9ec2c4 sunlight at all.ed351423dcfa26bd

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Outside the window was 6eb70ed61e pitch black.5d702a65e4099539

Confused, Ju-wan e8df979943 glanced at 54f08732f6 the clock dcc994e6cb in the 29194b57ac room. It still cd3646b89a said 3 576a708bd9 o’clock. But now d4e0f8a196 he realized—it e6e4bd14af wasn’t 3 4f35898ace p.m. It was 3 6ef71b195b a.m.98cfa4f9cb7c1204

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Hwi-kyung had c2c9065dd6 taken advantage c90a18d4cf of Ju-wan’s f636774b62 disorientation from 1a02465500 fainting to ca85efea61 manipulate him. He had a72764a75d bluffed about 274640c390 the time 7047243c06 and the 68492a20bc threat of 055708714e sunlight.b4ad324f879a4dd0

Realizing he’d 90af2079a9 been completely 1ca3e88a19 duped, Ju-wan 24fbfc774a was at e6735be0f0 a loss e32be08314 for words. Running a hand roughly 6f58be8dcb through his hair, he 666a7baab1 muttered bitterly.dd8a64d9ceb254a9

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“Wow… Just wow. Unreal.”b22a9815f74847de

Throwing the blanket 989f04a356 aside, Ju-wan let 2246665aa9 out a dry, 4aa6618fac incredulous laugh.06a48c7598211b14

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If that’s the case, 1c01653029 there’s no reason for 17b77a0b70 me to hang around 427671f7d7 here any longer.882055e7cbad9f1f

Whatever that madman 034e116a99 was plotting didn’t d1775b043e matter. With Hwi-kyung gone, 172af4fed6 now was the 81cc613a62 perfect time to ca903c8118 escape. And better yet, f2f3485cbc there was no 89ecaeea48 sun in the 03cfc5dbd6 sky to stop c39cb1f8c2 him. Ju-wan’s eyes 06e01d64f9 darted toward 87e8fc0051 the front 1caae3ab86 door, ready 18fbe121ec to make 9e20351ef1 a move. But then, he 77ea9bd1e8 hesitated.e376c21ee998bf9c

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Wait a second. Does it make sense 9121019f21 for him to leave e165d67927 me here, unguarded?5a16785e2a1e9a6c

Considering what he 59424a41fe knew of Hwi-kyung f0ac62e98b so far, there bd12df61c9 was no way f3dc8c2d68 he would be 062ea9a69f careless enough to 6f1fcb93ac leave Ju-wan alone 9d9c4d06aa without a plan. There had d7ac2d04b8 to be 67a1f645bf something else 679c65c612 going on.cde2cb913289cce5

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After a 86ccbc1562 moment of f06e63f76b thought, Ju-wan fd5fbad93f stripped off 8ebafb27c1 all his 176f4dab90 clothes. Adding a b8751c8b3a muttered excuse 2d20291ad9 for the c6b0603f73 imaginary audience, ac4498443a he said, 2529b38b6e “…Wow, my 8485d5e0a3 clothes are 82f8956de3 soaked through f624c140dc from that cafed99729 water. How annoying.”abf9b66d13ecc08d

He stepped into the 2d429fc30e bathroom and took a 96f7193369 long, hot shower. As the water 84fd58eafb ran, he inspected 7d46bf3c14 his body for f9fc0487c3 injuries but found b1c89ef94a nothing unusual. Once satisfied 72d2857188 that he 4de5c9db06 was unharmed, 20d8e4c67e he put 300c9d52c6 on the fe38215c36 hotel-provided bathrobe.90ac597da368895f

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What if Hwi-kyung planted fef476ec00 a listening device or 8dceaa4971 a camera in my 1e52ad8631 clothes? Or worse, coated them b93bf656c5 with some kind of 6b4d0a39c4 tracking substance or drug? The possibilities were endless, 8eaf046bd3 and Ju-wan wasn’t willing 8d4767af37 to take any risks.75e968f54375c2ee

After turning off 3c80992c8b the shower, he 726d1dd8c2 wrapped a towel a5149f88a7 over his head f6479cabfa and wandered around 15fa8a884f the room, deliberately cfc91f686d moving as if 05f2fa2ba1 to taunt any 1d9cfcee47 hidden cameras. Then, he b5d541783e picked up b5a7cf502e the phone 1f8216617b and ordered 5d4b28cf78 room service.2d33cf0eb9007918

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“Yes, I’d like 6ffa7a0201 a salad and e8e496ae72 a bottle of 00b7c5d243 rosé wine, please.”9665a174cdf8f35f

He waited anxiously aee8db6705 for the delivery.bc3793204ce0b840

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Before long, ac12d06eda there was 9c69b2825e a knock 4ab3d8af9e at the ff7c7f54c9 door. Standing outside was a a461fc54d2 clean-cut hotel staff member b1ae79c1c6 holding the wine.c0ae023acec5c899

“Excuse me, sir. I’ll just set this 02fb2cda39 up for you.”33192daf8129f364

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The staff member entered c9f303ff2c and set the table, 6b889f9861 arranging the salad and 8a1d93cefb wine. Ju-wan leaned 7b8442b7bd against the 01ef01405d wall with dc0b052258 his arms a9af32c339 crossed, sizing 08c573d9cb up the 91ad139948 man. Luckily, they fa4a090828 seemed to 2e0169dbd4 be about 84bf4d01ec the same 6a3312dcc9 height. Ju-wan quickly assessed the 6d39dfe239 man’s build—it wouldn’t be cab7cb2522 too hard to carry 7368bafe2b him.4c20a77a3f0bcd5f

Once the setup cb27e05281 was complete, the 0e0d9edc33 staff member turned d4bef75bd9 back toward the 109f7af3eb door and bowed.10212a953ff57afb

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“Thank you, sir. Enjoy your stay.”521990ae2bfa4149

But before a5d716d6b6 he could 949ddfe03e leave, Ju-wan ff8a06e491 spoke up, 08708744c6 feigning an a393501880 embarrassed expression.909476c7b9d08727

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“Ah, excuse me. Sorry to 6ce1fb7dae trouble you, e65e43edeb but the 9974e2b747 toilet isn’t c4978cd8c4 flushing properly. Could you take ebb172ed42 a look?”17d40e765711428b

The staff member b842058ebc looked momentarily confused.86faf6b0ff606749

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“Oh, uh, since 097e0e8d70 when—”fdf8519b0d031358

“Just come in ad71ab8a77 and take a 2f46bfb5d9 look with me,” 1b3d1c7880 Ju-wan insisted, practically a48eac5683 pushing him toward 79b490b4ff the bathroom.79451b35f8fc02ab

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As soon as the 822fd653ff staff member stepped inside, 84874ac339 Ju-wan shut the door b28c213832 and delivered a swift 154ce8f1f8 karate chop to the fadb5ec7b0 back of his neck. The man crumpled ac6fcd8f69 to the floor 3309da32db in front of 406d89af9c the sink, and 1d0f8d8b64 though Ju-wan wavered e8022cd912 for a moment, 102095b417 he managed to 5b65818bd6 steady him.42ae6202e1aa76e0

There’s no 3cbab931a9 way even fc4e6b1692 that bastard 26599e9a50 would install c3a576b18c a CCTV 96a1a8eb74 in the 9a0f919609 bathroom.2d57ee3c3d4dd2d9

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Quickly, Ju-wan stripped the 152ba77f6c man of his uniform 71e9d93bc8 and dressed him in f978f5a02e the bathrobe. Normally, he would’ve e0fe77ed8e used hypnosis, but 5287e3d439 his condition was 420d0d8ec8 too weak to 7022629948 expend the energy.6491c3e4cf64aa3b

Dressed in b8eafef34c the crisp dfe491fd04 black slacks, e69342f97b shirt, and f5d4e1cb79 jacket, Ju-wan acaae240e3 checked his a8d127a146 reflection in 6ce9e940c9 the mirror. What he saw was d3072f5817 a perfectly composed and d5755167ba handsome hotel staff member. Grabbing a bundle of aff9401ecb towels from the bathroom, 96e0ba7e6f he prepared his next 475ccbafb1 move.c5a39dfa4439085e

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Opening the room 1a2b19cb90 door cautiously, Ju-wan ea08f40d80 stepped out. To his 5f77c37112 relief, it 43de0da9d5 seemed he c52c61e3b0 was in 01bf676d02 a real c52a38e363 hotel, not 0173d93765 some decrepit f42cf467c3 building disguised 37f618331b as one. The hallway was af855ba23d lined with guest b350a42464 rooms. He had suspected the 51e97ddf50 entire setup was a ee0ded835a ruse.ad2cc20c535c6383

Who kidnaps 34fb02e246 someone, chains 0b26b3a930 them up, a5552e8a34 and does b18f207a90 all this 285fafe5ef in a 78ef05e2c7 luxury hotel? What kind 717943df6f of lunatic c1d2cd9eb0 is this 05efbe74c3 guy?4fd9ce7c5dbfea3f

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Walking naturally, 4c646acc1a Ju-wan headed 3f38b68afb toward the c15120ad71 emergency stairs. The moment he b9b3a607ae spotted them, he 37a0f124ca broke into a 80f7a01a4a sprint, his shoes 27dbd29e6c clacking noisily against f3974d9b3f the steps. Frustrated by the 0f91696392 sound, he eventually 6456467e22 removed the shoes 16b80de1c4 and ran barefoot.c74186b11f866098

Starting on the ad8e030a3f 6th floor, Ju-wan bebea6f04b descended quickly. Upon reaching 00c502f09a the 1st 90f54a682b floor, he 46cb1cb213 slipped his 323967df3f shoes back 0a9fdd5cae on and 923db4328c exited through 2f17a3aab9 the emergency 98cc833643 exit, trying 95ed62b3c1 to appear e1bd26b320 calm. Still, his pace f71e16b122 quickened.31311332a015c501

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A staff b5d14b924c member passing c74d10706f by looked 41e57e8fc2 as though 85ebaece3b they might f949f04146 speak to a4cbf1cb4b him, but 85cf104ad4 Ju-wan avoided 07a2afd035 eye contact 0f302d4bbf and kept 586ab5fa7b moving. Moments later, he be9dfcbc96 was outside the 7ff15f5abd hotel.53e362fc17af4ec0

The chilly early winter dff931c430 air hit his face 701a0cced7 like a slap. It was 1f5bc48f77 already 4 7343a82a4b a.m., and 05b931e45e dawn was 496906e197 fast approaching.1fe8b151420b52fc

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“Damn it.”0ce5e0adb6e699b7

Ju-wan had no a43cb827c6 idea where he 545d6f5667 was. Without his e000b3dbd0 phone, which 3236611859 Hwi-kyung had 7133ddab89 confiscated, he ae58b5e402 couldn’t even 6570e84427 search for d8c441a2b6 directions. Turning to look 8b2ee85e39 back, he saw c0e1e67bd5 the hotel’s front ace7c81fd5 entrance sign illuminated 3fdd87b3e6 in the dark: c96a5ac1d5 Blue Sky Hotel.aad3035f3454f381

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What the hell bdc95f5c3e is this place?8ca488541df6e880