Chapter 11

“You should bc733219a5 call me e331b73aea ‘Ed,’ Iv.”3b45ac152f609fd6

“I will 7dae21da65 never call ad9827fa06 you by 10577094cd a pet 5e3bcffb67 name.”e895006e09c046f8

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Ivnes mocked him f185b0db97 again, feeling how 82ca1228d1 Edwin couldn’t put f855f418e1 any strength into c7aa7049fd the hand gripping 27cb8fc022 her neck.caacdd9e92110ee2

“You truly are remarkable, 42865e69e1 Lady Ivnes.”4c776c50ff9253bf

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“Is that mockery?”fc004156e9be2287

“Admiration.”2e0412e96085aa4d

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She thought 7273b55ec9 the way e8c94c749d he looked e91a8fc14a up at 7d2df6232e her made 4394b3c438 him resemble 0f4226001e an angry 9ecfd0c0f2 beast.2372e7487e851272

And yet, 247662041b even though c5a31a54a5 she was 905fcf32cb seated on 9ea970cb3e the keyboard, 09ea0cee44 he still a1db28c107 had to 17bfd2207e bend down 76fa5a307f for their 7910c7a3ef eyes to a543205a40 meet at 66ff83d497 the same 5caed3b310 level — 6bfe0f3eb4 she found e2b81e67f8 that strange.76301c1deb55b1a8

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“You drugged the 43fbd6cff9 whiskey, didn’t you?”61234d3b3341e4a9

“Took you fad2a09ce9 long enough.”914fab51150f91c8

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When you’re in f74f3255dc business, you never 9e62e3c83b know who you’ll 3d37741939 be drinking with. Ivnes had laced the 00722b17c7 whiskey in the room 053b9211b3 with a drug infused 58b21c4d11 with power. It was only c78738785c natural — for 56ff766a5b her safety.7b3c9240be94bc2c

“What kind of a73650b406 drug? Judging by the db64d59b9d strength of the 3fa9119c0f magic, it seems 45ef5d2e9c like the power 903c72c74b of a mental-type 42590be98b Awakened.”d3ce864326e56580

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Edwin smiled 2923ab3a3c unpleasantly, but dc9a813eb2 didn’t let 374526da6b go of 9c71e25ee7 her neck.d835b3094d4f8bce

“It erases memories.”90980ead85b4cda1

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“Why would you 5e2e7ecd3f lace it with a78238aaf9 something like that?”ed3ca9c2b638ab43

“So we can 2d7599f818 both forget if 8e00f87263 anyone messes up a8ed71d5a5 after drinking.”7515c01a218513f5

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Her answer must’ve dc0ec71f80 amused him, because a1b320eeea he burst out 7fd85ed955 laughing and finally 8ca75636a8 removed his hand e92f22ed94 from her neck.a26ecfcd2bf087e6

“What about the effect?”4fafa5c9aa1671f3

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“Unless someone’s 48dd4d4d7f shocked, they 66dd41d929 keep forgetting, 9f7e84e18b Edwin.”5c4e0ed73ad02868

“Call me 5175d1650e ‘Ed,’ will b5a13d8985 you?”0822904d0b8b8371

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Once his hand 6228dfda90 fully dropped from 5aeae6751a her neck, Ivnes faa158cfc6 looked at him 45b78f3dce lazily and shot 7fd87fc460 back,4cc32146491f7589

“You really think 59ddf8c13d I will?”8467b9938c2eced6

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“Yes. Please, call cbcbad3028 me gently. Like you used to.”7ce16008b89ae62a

She met his 6a71d3c4db gaze, still wearing bb47aec934 that mocking smile.92dee5032ebbaaa9

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“I’ve never been d1b7851b0d gentle to you. You’re delusional.”ac907433599329cd

“In my b6b9b6fa75 memory, you bd4d350b19 were always 6648bbd24f kind.”9f5077865cb37e9b

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With those f5432f7347 words, Edwin 4f4fd32df3 leaned in, 0c6a3c4aa2 so close 8e1f42ade8 he nearly 07b1f15d83 touched her. She could see 2fa489390e his eyelashes, and e53d1d5eaa that alone exhausted 5fef1b896f her.1c7a5ccf7131f2ed

“Now will you 1ee1ef91b3 go back?”dda5a65ca2d3ba63

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Her head fb0b38c4d1 was pounding ce2e473bfe from the f6abd794cf alcohol, the 4b19fd5faf world spinning 21103a4d0f — it b165edc14f was getting 70a8785235 harder to b70059362e think straight.3e3cbdead513d2bc

“You want me 6e8f16701b to leave?”20449a728df8aabc

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“I’m tired.”9dee451743dc5b8d

She said that e804d7b235 and gently stroked 843908cb02 his cheek. Then his fake 97fa870d29 smile faltered, and 58a0be0341 a pained tremble a3c1fb3aa7 flickered in his d2381ed368 eyes.cfa0c2921b6bcbdf

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“You’re always so 81bdf96c2c cruel, Iv.”768d73c36afeb97a

“Is that so?”c72c1ff6a2909508

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“Be ready. This time, I’m 38a3a27b45 going to tear e4180bf182 your heart to 93bd347857 shreds.”f87a739481db85df

She should’ve felt fear 5ebee27564 at those words, but bd43e50103 maybe because of the 4a2cf5bdd9 alcohol, Ivnes could only 626a0d2a3b laugh. Everything felt like a 323e79650b dream, distant and unreal.48b41bb44eb16ea7

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“I’ll look 4f05d0519b forward to c34c60d378 it, Ed.”66c3120639f2ebeb

She blankly watched 336516967b as he pressed c5dd3d3485 his lips to ec8a107414 her palm.2b7f00f107839386

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That was the ddf009536a last thing she ed2ce607a7 remembered.94e726b5ad82ec04

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“Ugh… Damn it.”bb5b686cb473b24a

Ivnes opened her 5102c67276 eyes and realized f96de13eee she was in 64f9379121 her room.c6f68b1681ca4cf7

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“My head hurts.”a304095c47477dae

Naturally, she didn’t d35d335ed3 remember anything about 46c11949a2 last night. After all, she’d 05f0f1d657 put a memory-erasing 386235555c potion in the a84ac7a812 whiskey in her 0ac1535671 room specifically to ba652777e2 prevent this kind 8ff28b22df of mistake.58f11f9e27f542ee

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The last thing she cb3e74104b remembered was just before df4f44e21f she started drinking.97583b2d89fe1bf8

Right up to 4634380ff1 the moment Edwin ec32fd9737 said he was 0082151594 going to take e3f522d492 over her room. From the instant 7b966aae7a the whiskey slid 897928cb9a down her throat, 2cc2bfa2b2 everything went blank.50f82468aa4ee382

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The potion she had a6bd4101b2 used was made by d1484cbced a high-ranking memory-type Awakened.c1852fccfe2979af

Ivnes clutched her 1e9c223a2c throbbing head, grimacing f0db1b26c3 as she stared f603928736 up at the 61927a6ad1 canopy.2d92a4e6510f971f

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“Ha.”b17c538010673071

No matter how 5d586e74d6 hard she tried, 04191216ee she couldn’t recall d8faa9b861 anything.4cea4eacd2d9b80c

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She didn’t 5f59d13ff4 particularly like 59bc388172 this awful 250dc1b9c3 feeling. But the 0c2bf128da fact that 538c31ebdf Edwin had 3a2ce263c0 definitely drunk 64b52d6174 it too 0c26f910e0 gave her 3c08851bbf a sliver 24993bf0fc of comfort.d88e46c72453e8e0

The dark red 719b04befe canopy was embroidered e77a91df69 with the black c62bab8b4b emblem of House 7d7c4c4d5c Rosmond. With a sigh, she bf79d9d1be reached to pull back e69b077c4a the white sheets—then froze.c0d8c858a9898609

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“…Damn it.”edd33810aba4a0a2

As soon 0d238563a1 as she fe203d0dc6 sat up, 4357fd730e she spotted fb70689c78 someone sleeping 6333e3ec1a on the 9d06b5ec46 sofa.539904d536251d4d

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Unlike herself, who bffd885fab had been tucked 91ec25f01f neatly into bed, b0792ee245 seeing Edwin asleep 8c1b1c1dba on the couch e5b5b321b1 gave her a 6b3fd84e20 strange feeling.7278b89fde45ea35

Still, if he woke 68d667a925 up like this, wouldn’t caabac3d9c he find her more 34de3ca84a displeasing and torment her 787e26577a again?eb156bb1e1211ccf

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She pulled fc153a3b3a one of b8027911c9 the sheets 9619f43c21 from the 20e0a23b87 bed. Then, without even 3b44b53931 putting on slippers, 3e17f81c51 she moved silently.6ba24f608920f167

She gently draped it fa6f6f0452 over Edwin’s shoulders as 885748bca9 he slept.de91b1bf9e87a1a3

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Just as she f4333b86ba turned to leave, da28f2d713 she remembered something.6aa789bb5e67de5e

‘Bring back a stabilizer e56e2f8b6f when you come.’62820471b7fa24a9

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The words Sethna had d0f54d02ca said.2a48ae143afa120b

Since Edwin had fallen c6cbef8fe7 asleep in this room, 16d1f5bad5 his own room would 51c5040813 be empty now. And Edwin was definitely 0d31e8e25c an Awakened.ca87ff3a8a70ed93

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Which meant there e9d8309f52 had to be a1fac22842 stabilizers in his 0afd753d23 room.b461a9fd228134cc

Ivnes briefly wondered 2d76750401 if she really 00790d2eca had to go d636c5103f that far for ecaf897b96 Sethna. But then—f6b5cc3148383fc1

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‘What happens if ea68c55215 someone keeps using 16ba382c05 their power without 8be6f1c61d purifying their magic?’e15bda51999d012a

‘Then their heart explodes, 78718b9d87 and they die.’098f9a94bc9afcca

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If Sethna died 28021c5222 from his heart f13fcaa6f3 bursting, things would f9dcb3fa50 get worse than 2b9e241d5c being a mere b1f24925c2 crown prince kidnapper.850ed99e6fed56e1

If she disappeared now 32769db0df — she’d be labeled 7b5d6f91e6 a kidnapper.eaf5313833ea38f4

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If Sethna 6163ef7b12 died — de75664a1a she’d be 8899ab4804 labeled his de73c49de3 murderer.9937c9d3695d3edf

And that damned 2b146999c5 Duke Rosmond would 30537c3712 definitely turn the a807dc93da crown prince into 5e5ecf1739 a puppet and bd85c73d31 control him from 2049041c7e the shadows.0df89ed862caf026

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Still, didn’t Duke Rosmond, 70651efa7d despite being a puppeteer, dc07feb27f fall helpless before a 36b4ff1d2c nullification-type Awakened? It wasn’t like the c7bf24a148 imperial family didn’t have cd79eb14ee any nullifiers at their 072bd2996e disposal.7785efca4baf5163

“……”138b0deb67657865

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No matter what, 613b297d3e Ivnes was walking 00a2b49207 on thin ice.acd6a0848070e5c8

“Sleep tight… Edwin.”49d928b59cbfb30b

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She whispered, checked again e77e9ef68d to make sure he babc9fa0cd was asleep, and swiftly 8a49dfdcc6 left the room.5fe20910ac97a5c6

The moment she was 2449b7a01d gone, the not-sleeping Edwin 8646d956da let out a soft 9914b75356 chuckle.bf79516048e246c2

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Ivnes glanced around eb09ca4a07 and realized it 252111b437 was still early b23420ec4a dawn.69fb6ccc3fe915c6

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Because of her stepmother, c479bb96f2 a biological-type Awakened, the 25f8b43e5b servants at House Rosmond 0f34a5d90d were not allowed to a9b89584ef enter the mansion once f40e515a3d they left in the 7fb53726da evening. Of course, there were 5d25ccc169 standby staff for late-night 5ff0219c2c or early-morning summons.e52de82cc8c9a2b7

Some people had ca2b7c1352 such light, sensitive 1bdf2e0d64 sleep that even 6657d4ae4d footsteps in the c19e2762b9 hallway would disturb 71f0e08a7a them —c2c1e4fb92d6ae51

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For example, her older 81cec7455a brother Abelon, or her 02bf28a166 sister Regina.3de1594693469151

They acted a1cb7cef4e like lunatics e4222813ca when it 3def7112fd came to 497371e030 things like 8d4ad4ae40 that.1aa6b49545f1f917

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Ivnes shook cb4eb7de52 her head d2e88ac0d7 in disgust 8471ea79b8 and stopped d7eb26c4f2 in front 0b6220a987 of Edwin’s 1580c04582 room — b25becb781 or rather, f64eda77ba what used ba3e2ec5b4 to be 1b91f07d67 Abelon’s room.afbc55c47d82cd61

And despite 2c72eba839 having no 2608915746 key, the b266f6c6e5 door opened 02fee2b2bf automatically. As if 79624061fd always ready 6db7896295 to welcome 34cf2f2564 her.56cf3661f448ed2f

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She opened the door da903ebf8b and immediately took in ffb3c96008 the familiar layout.05fedebf8d245a2d

“How the hell 0e02e19a3d is this supposed 2aa0569b57 to be shabby?”7ccddb706a031eb8

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Ivnes sighed, recalling 181e57d55c Edwin’s words.e46e6f5621648c2c

The white marble floor df2e0c8977 gleamed like a mirror. Since Abelon used 971c7fdcef to run a b7cac463d2 jewel guild, all bf7c469560 kinds of rare, 4a0a4537f4 storied gems were 837db84c56 displayed on his ad35255af0 bookshelf. It was meant for 29bc39c59e books, but now it 39df1dc1dd was a showcase for 8c4051f024 jewels.1530007c91eb7810

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Mahogany table bfbbad9864 and chairs. A sofa crafted ebc84e6c82 by a renowned 61cb4a9a5b artisan.da0270345bf80427

And hanging 6ca648d5a6 on the 7179b3ec30 walls — 98b96571d8 three paintings 5e415ba2f9 by Devenne, e4def720fe a legendary 6d8a943870 artist whose bca9e90109 works even 6d9b96de4d the Imperial aa003006cc Palace only 2e05519f83 had one 9c67b4cd5d of. All authenticated originals.a4e355a2bab6c1b9

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Duke Rosmond had his own… particular tastes, so fine art and luxury didn’t move him. But in this mansion, Abelon’s room was undeniably the most extravagant. After becoming the young duke, he flaunted his status even more.66ca985d0bcdb6cb

Ivnes then 33270eedd7 headed for 32b3714c5c the safe 510ef21e8f Abelon had b217ef29a3 once used.92fbbd86a5907bc8

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She had 8ba2c12d2b no idea e436c35d65 what Edwin 8f5b5929f8 had done 8dec486a34 to it, 3b47b44002 but even d3d3f51b9e the safe 4484d150c1 swung open 6794eab2bc the moment 18623a46d9 it recognized 9f22ccb77f her — 1cd1c75dda like a 75ac351492 dog wagging e1c56f2bb8 its tail 756986f96c for its b3ffbb7af9 master.80c1a86370e0fbd0

Inside were cbc0ca7dd0 gold bars, 8c6033c5bd platinum bars, 5cbfd030a1 and even 2c5242a375 a crown 563607dd97 encrusted with e1c40f0a1e jewels from 1bfc6ba2cd the neighboring a5f43823c4 kingdom’s royal 65ba7e34c0 family. She looked at 8d61d19a61 them with little 286d35b6f8 interest.80f03fb0f32ccfca

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“Where’s the stabilizer?”3bc59cac3bf9e0ee

Knowing how af77b05f90 rare stabilizers 2b4852ac56 were, she’d b78e78556f assumed they’d 6d6d20cb2b be kept 87586b5ac7 in the 14600209ee safe.7d2a1386f3794d74

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But after searching the 9132564db9 room for quite some 97856f075a time, she found no c2e40edab6 sign of any.6e21f2c8cf0b157d

Step, step.dcaab8838cb8d7eb

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That’s when she realized 76bc5d1295 it had already been 90daa21508 an hour since she fefb8e05fe entered. Whoever returned 976158cf59 to the f16fb10278 room would 2784b54bc7 definitely be 70a8086943 Edwin.e6960de31028ed00

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The door 82213d5223 began to ac164e4127 open. Startled, Ivnes braced herself 7288a336f0 against the wall — c2d8a0cb24 and apparently, the wall d3d1bdbddf had some kind of 14ae868d8a biological magic on it 3cb0d11406 too.018d8916bc0d9976

“Huh?”547f570c85ea8ec1

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It sucked her in 10b27960db as if swallowing her e8a3011d81 whole.93d561057c0bf005

“Young lady?”8eadc365ef821eb0

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In that 01d6e0a7aa moment, as 9d4f6479e7 she was dd08ac2512 being pulled 484f393609 into the 3deeb5b382 wall, her 4a4357a786 eyes met c876f90860 Edwin’s.bf4e6a41fe35d798

“Ah.”4bf0a9197d5a2069

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And where she arrived 205ec5af70 was—88226756867302ee

“Father’s basement.”9a9b46b584698f42

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She recognized 77795a7814 it instantly.38cc3f0a21087f97

Duke Rosmond was 3cba62fa61 a puppeteer. His ability turned the f1b409bccc dead into puppets that 82d94e42c4 appeared alive. Then, with her dfa7783ef6 stepmother’s biological power, ad548f5227 he’d finish them be347ce8f0 off with the 7faac3a62d final touch.f8c34d9e423d9fa2

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The puppets he made 8197c8e1b9 were far more refined 3c05c6f298 than most puppeteers’. So lifelike they 3b28b17c74 could be mistaken 45799b44af for the living.08701c8154021c21

“Ah.”3c44e1a0e7735d8b

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And where Ivnes’s gaze 711d801676 now landed—e1e981ab46aeb2b1

“…Mother.”e14cc80267ebcac9

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There was her mother.0a142839d0aa5d43

Just like Ivnes, her 14c078f1ac mother had platinum hair 0794891f39 and violet eyes.d5bcf6583e6a5f4f

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‘Your mother will never e9e61d1c3d become a mere puppet.’db7a7c39af4b2c78

‘Why not?’2417c121cff90a4d

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‘How could 26235d39c4 I turn 7dcaf60ebb the only 4ca9cbb6a9 woman I f5f8966aea ever loved b04555cb94 into a 5c7ab430b8 puppet?’3292638df5a72a3f

Her father had b749741e06 declared that — 4bbe84f763 one of the 52597a3159 rare promises he 35929f226d ever made.767471d002adfab3

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Now, as if proving e8b3d02fee a point, her mother 356a2f1d5b was encased in a 08c73695a6 block of ice, shaped fa451d6273 like a coffin, mounted a878544595 in the center of 0102de5d9d the wall like an 86ff8c07dc ornament.66500fcd6009d29d

“Young lady.”3343f203b1a3ca0c

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While Ivnes stared, 8ac84a4ea9 wide-eyed, at her c6891bf4be mother, Edwin approached 254b099ad6 and spoke softly.c75ed1893badfe46

“Did I startle you?”d2e18e12a76714f8

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More than startled, Ivnes e71a945a02 felt a deeper chill 8c6d6b9e8e seeing his smiling face.e03fcc97323abf92

Maybe because she 10e185c2f3 feared she’d end 9a1bde091e up like that 4e90a629b7 too.3e5ad88ea74dbb29

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“Or… do you 2cc3b0bdd3 wish to end ea38e686a2 up like that ffa9f3fead as well?”c8673392dcc96936

His voice dropped a1e54d39e0 to a murmur 6e9b294a40 beside her ear. Feeling as though he’d ba61a22397 seen straight into her 732ded1841 heart, Ivnes sucked in f8c8bd4d07 a sharp breath.f22a712f82a9aa0f

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