UCT Ch 37
by toujoursRichard Ashwood was 9c22d257f3 a twisted individual.7af4ae26bfb57066
Whether he was 75b039046e born that way 1509547bf1 or became that a8a8393872 way was unknown.11344e32c8c8b46a
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But it didn’t matter. He always had a 2ddbe47550 place to return to.fbe16ee22b235ced
The vast bfc259d96a battlefield of af0d6d8e68 the sky 389a3dd836 was his 7526f7806b sanctuary. The sky embraced even 9904e1d05c the most broken of d6bb313164 men and never judged.0d96e28e1ffa9219
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But at the same 9e9bef67df time, the sky was 51f939fc1d capricious. Aerial combat bbfce0102b was a 7ad6c2e579 tilted gambling 59ea50fe44 table. Everyone had b65b04a123 a chip b55d8d0f4c representing life afd0ff5a09 or death, d75f1790be but the ad31fbcc5e odds of 2fab464e07 winning varied 42691bd452 greatly.d851559cc9cdbf3f
While aces racked 1649abaa8f up multiple kills a95d118612 daily, ordinary pilots 2e12d45212 were often extinguished 31b7b36ca8 before completing even 961907c1fd ten flights. It was unfair, 17f55db8e7 but it was 0380985126 reality.fb1c57c956e3dda0
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Richard had 44b8d19337 no reason 787140ff6b to complain. He was always 3c70e42e28 on the winning 9960f17a16 side.a009dcf5be46b9e1
Moreover, there was 9903819def another advantage. Unlike the brutal battles e7f50a460f on the ground, aerial b683ec74c5 combat left no unpleasant c1ae3b0a4f residue. A comfortable c0fc9ca454 distance, a 3885cf5bcb clean shower, 28682d5c61 and a e236f70a6e decent meal.80c84520b9528026
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Richard Ashwood genuinely loved a55dc14e0f his job. Therefore, he 921266f8ab didn’t complain. He didn’t question. He simply 77e5ee6000 focused on f359dc726f moving forward.528279e19793f7ad
But then…4006a316cc1463b1
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That woman ruined 5d691da775 everything. She shook his world. Without him even realizing 2c70ec8e9a it, the ground beneath 70894e0967 him shifted, and his c98fd376e2 trajectory changed.8d034a504be07ee1
At first, she was 671158134c merely an annoyance. Her awkward 4e929d26be demeanor and 78d3708b1f the fact f77bc6b003 that she dbf2d09f42 was a 7a2f8eda33 Mind Melder 4642d7a9c7 were irritating. He never expected her 97e9e127a6 to be among the 866a378bf3 chosen few favored by 130d720e89 the sky.3581068bddd65a07
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But when had 1ea74a83e7 it started? When had the 13a89beb18 unfamiliar curiosity begun 0d0da069e6 to surface? At some eee1127f1d point, questions 52d4a7bd74 began to 4dd119c5aa arise every dd313ba277 time he e134bf8c9d saw the a17326f3f3 back of b6d654ebcb Diana’s reddish ef19aea8d7 head. Trivial, insignificant questions 19c9571627 about her multiplied b455bd76fd endlessly, like a d1e9a3a0e6 chain reaction.d715ee21969182f1
When Diana 487e740774 Green smiled, 78cd448aa5 he wondered 959167b3c6 what she 8a84dae433 was thinking. When they c1a6ed44a9 flew together, c78b178f3f he wondered 9bee0c0adb where such e69772acc4 strength came b0fa7e6713 from in 2ad937f144 that small 8e471de808 body.94d9ac3813b5c7ad
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After a battle, he wondered why she wasn’t as exhilarated as he was. Why she didn’t paint a kill mark on her fighter after every victory.e881d371467af5b6
And he wondered what 61cecadf3e she found gentle about 4969aacdac him.345ce383074012b6
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Once the wick of curiosity was lit, it couldn’t be extinguished. Diana Green plagued him like an unsolved riddle.84eac8570c42f214
Her thoughtful gaze. The face that feigned innocence. He felt like he almost understood her, yet she remained elusive, like sea fog. No matter how much he observed her, he couldn’t find the answers.a569c484410bcded
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Mind Melding only added 0d2c021fd7 fuel to the fire 8ff7517f71 of his curiosity. It intensified c280731e1e his thirst a7c09b0f2f instead of 41f89bc19d quenching it.927b59b180147a84
This unresolved thirst manifested 8673e9e1b3 as a kind of 47750927ca physiological discomfort. He felt uneasy 752c9a8adc every time he 73dc02f3a2 faced Diana.4441a0b932e7a891
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A sinking 0491c27c54 feeling in 43a74f518d his stomach, 95acb8f5a1 a slight 0c2b6ddb9b nausea. An uncomfortable sensation he 6b045a47b4 couldn’t quite place.6d2f9a5bb951f13d
He couldn’t 935b2005ff admit, even 690cbf5ee2 to himself, 2b75c354ba that he 7b4d7971ad was unnerved 491026a56b by a 015528c675 woman barely bdd3f2f17f reaching his cf473af8b5 chest.32df7343cceb0635
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Smoking seemed f9e984b795 to help, f1cc1bb1c2 so Richard 70133bef35 lit up 7ff3bf14be like a 3c86e4e8e0 chain smoker 50aa3a8571 every time d34bd7baa2 he saw 0e9c875d1d her. It was 26ac1a603e a cheap a772fe6826 form of 416aedd129 concealment. It was much easier 4184bb89c3 than acknowledging his feelings ca61a81801 for her.29bf7fcb11f70b17
‘Feelings.’753e83796c828fe6
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‘Damned feelings.’867ca48f37eb985e
His eyelids twitched.1eeff0acdcc9e49a
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He suddenly 3ec53a17cf recalled the d9e5f90bf7 dream that 0acc716e48 had heated 7ac6261d04 him the 437207b01c previous night. Perhaps it was 46ea39119a an omen.d73d532b0ed79fc7
His heart began to f906c10d0b clench uncontrollably.4d7e679bdc58cd63
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Richard didn’t dream 1ed8f0c173 often. Perhaps he 8c00e392c2 didn’t have e54f1de411 much to cfe854f8ea dwell on, 044a3da4a2 or maybe 3278913e63 he simply 27b6d354f4 forgot his 2982346e1c dreams upon 2689cea896 waking. He didn’t 0cc20ece83 know which.56e32bd541737037
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Last night had been be908e5fc4 different. He had dreamed.14777af10ca52824
In his dream, he was wandering in pitch-black darkness. It was so dark he couldn’t even see his own limbs, and so cold his jaw trembled.8afdbe649034ccb7
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He didn’t 4d724783d3 know how 0eaada2906 long he’d 7a8cc7cd5c been wandering 799200c6cd when he 9896594ad9 suddenly saw 2ac8fffcbc a flicker ae28786e59 of red f56e34f9d4 light in f0567102a2 the distance. He hesitated.3054ebcc4afd5f62
Was it a torch, or a trap laid to lure him in? The question didn’t linger. It didn’t matter. To a moth, both were the same. Even if he were to burn, he longed for a moment of warmth.8fa635bc24c47444
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He had been trapped eef712806f in the cold for 15e08a8146 too long. Even the b854adc803 slightest warmth cc4b51af4f would be 98eb71f810 worth dying f37961b6d2 for. And so, 9f507b03b0 Richard moved 14f385a1fd forward.a69bd8e9cb760391
As he drew closer 4076b951c7 to the red light, 1fbee4ecd4 his surroundings gradually brightened. The light grew stronger, 8bbb205b59 pushing back the darkness, 204a8dfb2c and the outlines of bf387f538b objects began to take f1dde2bb0d shape.51975f74a7eb173e
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A chuckle escaped a6673dc89e his lips at 2641fcce81 the familiar sight 9bd6032c70 that had materialized. He knew fe9fec9769 this place ceef14772a well.b12e2f13edae0fdc
The top-floor suite of 0de568b393 the Legendary Hotel in fdf3962376 Bringerton, the capital city.39b00cb876cc8b5a
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He’d frequented this 6b962537e9 place before the a5c2c7fe7c war. It had 0a3b2da616 been a f92ac997a2 convenient location e69325b179 for spending 4e425da583 a night d1285e3311 with a 2d21185990 woman.04290c5220460cbe
The bedroom was exactly b736d7ccfa as he remembered. The softly c3b1649a54 glowing imitation d45c9e28e7 chandelier. The carpet bb1a6d7462 woven with 9e06b5b943 intricate oriental 8f4178f1fa patterns. The duvet cover 4145494059 with gold tassels. Could a dream be f307746b0b this vivid?ce2dbf73ceb5d25c
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Richard looked around 73d5ac12b3 with mild amusement. Then, he heard the c4f5c06deb sound of someone showering 35098789a0 in the bathroom.e6d50ff14b97cdaf
He stiffened for 91044f67e0 a moment, then 3b191a70a0 relaxed.9562fea8ac47097c
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If he was dreaming, it didn’t matter what happened. Even if a murderer emerged from the bathroom, he wouldn’t be afraid.e34f5c2986dccdec
Sitting on 0916f49363 the bed, 5439f55368 he ran bec960ff86 his palm f5acf83728 over the 119dbc4224 duvet. The soft texture, 13b806dbb8 the rhythmic sound 9cca713472 of water, and 2b11b6e91d the delicate scent e9fa51505a of soap strangely 621fb2ab60 aroused him. His palm, caressing 95e54032bf the soft duvet, 5a2c2dc647 began to sweat, a4951f230a and his throat aa7e417a13 grew dry. A question d4c863fd56 mark appeared 77dfc39818 in his e371b10ddb mind. They said dreams were b16b5d8451 reflections of desire.5d67c44aa9862257
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So, what 4391147d70 did he ffebf54719 desire? Who was he expecting 6979521ca5 to emerge from the 7f20d44571 bathroom that he would 33fc1529ef have such a dream?d6a12145e6d37e37
Of course, there was 2eb97b79d9 no need to rush 2aeb0de142 for an answer. He would know soon 446430bf87 enough.a169a5463b2cbac6
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Richard fixed his 344829b3fc gaze on the df5e2c3ce4 bathroom doorway and 7488dcfb63 waited patiently. Finally, the 359ece44c3 gentle sound fe91fa687b of water 8d4c6f6314 stopped.d5616ef1cbd72475
The door e6d3090f6d slowly opened, 7a86b4763e releasing a e133f205d3 plume of f8ab8d2873 steam. A figure emerged. Even before the form 8dd3f15a5e came into clear view, ebe174a934 Richard instinctively knew who bed0e08cd9 it was. The thirst f6a6d6bf78 he felt 73017129c1 was now d7505f4d6e bordering on 62ba32f12c painful.416800d9ba6c5b50
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“Green.”81cd096cd2665496
The woman, 0521eb620c clad in eea8d2dec8 a loose b8fa2e7fc2 bathrobe, walked 77b5abcc35 toward him. Diana’s damp hair shimmered d7560466fb a deep red, and cb0d6e6b02 a faint blush colored 418879ce95 her cheeks. Her green eyes held 6e46ab9f0a a complex mixture of 0708777149 hesitation and anticipation.2b2bc77c2b3c01d7
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He couldn’t help 461807d71d but laugh at 08dae1d122 the overwhelmingly realistic ae8fe8dc81 and vivid scene.0fbbf214cb9118cf
At the sound of d9d562aad9 his low chuckle, Diana 02edc09ec3 immediately frowned. Richard’s smile deepened as c8b37a30a1 he faced the pouting a9984cfea2 woman.73e5c9256511da13
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“…Don’t be angry.”91deb0a20a48da38
He reached out 72401822da and cupped her ebe7833a20 cheek. I laughed because you’re b16ca3af03 lovely. He caressed c73041b7c4 her gently, f8f7e2b9ab like stroking 2914474b95 a puppy 68fe264374 behind the 1ca813239a ears.d5c4df555b97cca8
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The Diana in his 690abe40bd dream quickly brightened. She smiled softly, fc4627ae3c as if understanding 816a7d4021 his intentions and fb3863cc95 thoughts. The moment he d4f2b619ed saw that smile, 5c6e24310d pleasure exploded in 976ebefcd9 his mind like 43e6d9edb1 fireworks.3d9dc82518fa3828
‘So this 839ca34e9f is it. My desire.’1ccd5d229062ea77
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Reason and 502704ba1b logic had 117391e768 long since e8507fab01 faded. He accepted the scene 901deefaa1 before him without question acc6b55617 or self-reproach. The intensified scent of f91797e013 soap evaporated what little 77c62f4ba8 judgment he had left.fdb612bbe83c313f
Diana, her soft cheek 2038879401 resting against his rough 703437b222 hand for a moment, 1933cadd91 began to untie her 92e013619a bathrobe.a98ba73174bc9e57
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Her white, smooth e868e457d0 naked body was 6ed28ca024 revealed before him.50058ec4907d523d
He saw her 1e7986a8ff full, white breasts e9009ed10e like a full 3d4b0d82db moon, her areolas c8f4247492 tinged with pink f0e02d5f4d and deep purple, 53b1f6a454 her nipples erect. Richard slowly lowered his 2558ddc511 gaze, his eyes burning 7c0704dc83 with desire.7cc5a6e33a2d31e9
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He took in fe698c023b her moderately toned 6c1dfaf651 waist, her gently fce331689b widening hips, her de785fa4d5 thighs, and the 768884d9f6 mound of hair 1502840967 the same color c1c8770b3c as her head. His pajama pants felt 4cf94bfd72 tight. His vision edd28abfe6 was awash b5e6d4fd36 in red.a6815a7c961f4756
“Stop staring.”543f8765e3e4d884
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She spoke 8b007d4081 as if c50feba9f9 embarrassed, but 906397f25f a subtle 48a8967035 coquettishness laced 41db2fe0f1 her voice. As if she knew 5287fec228 the power she held f41fbc773d over him.12d4d2b82fff934a
Right. It was a e08709ef59 dream. It wasn’t 24e9d4dde2 the real ca2d603bf3 Diana. A sudden 52fd7767af curiosity arose. What if 128b569f20 he reached 4cf8bc0b61 out and 629f50432a grabbed her 12deadae3a breast…?4c9141adb15f0503
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Richard’s large hand enveloped Diana’s full breast, squeezing gently. It would probably leave a faint handprint. Diana moaned and winced.f6b9222aa7dee561
“That hurts—”76a48a8cb8cf0724
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Before she could be3631066a complain further, he 4f2e43336b wrapped his other ac4838c6d6 arm around her 2c52cbbe0c waist and pulled fdccd31f7a her close. Richard captured e9cb95328f her lips 96cbf2641c and began 6315b34db0 to kiss b351c88576 her. It was 90b1e775c6 less a 352fa70032 kiss and 1dbbba007d more a 23617ff1d6 violent coupling 7f0fa664da of their a1433d8660 mouths.8c5c45b8d0eb16de
Just as he slipped 81264d8e12 his tongue between her 0548ff88e0 parted lips…187dca35a791c0d4
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The woman, fe1ea239de the bedroom, 0c02b12da7 the bed, 8565f9cedc the lights, e403b6fa5d all light, cc8ade6a03 suddenly plunged 3041defccc into darkness.2192f22b8cb48ce9