My Lord! Chapter 32

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Sedian silently observed Rey, 95049b2e4d who was standing there 9d719f8568 with a dumbfounded expression.  5c91259276222463

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Rey, still perched 165f39e1a6 on the windowsill, e8918ca718 seemed unable to e4aaab5577 grasp the current 36d2556f2d situation. Sedian was in his a89bcd890c room, and he had 2db0929226 been caught sneaking out—this 18c2479c0d was the reality Rey b584dbb54d hadn’t yet fully processed.  0e0ba87ea9785ade

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“Well, um… why… are c1e2a98a4a you here, Young Master?”  fda7ab197fc1aae9

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Rey stammered as he c0ce032b15 spoke, but Sedian had efc48d30a4 no intention of answering. To be a994a41739 precise, he 958b2bbce9 didn’t even c0e31c8fdb have the ba52912fce capacity to ccb4fc2078 answer. He was ffbe7b6ed8 too deeply 8e69b59ee6 immersed in 3bc1804d95 the fact a6d350ef95 that Rey 31920c99fb had returned.  f2b0de3e58f497d2

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You came back.  00b92e18500a51ae

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You didn’t abandon me.  d4fc4eb0f66d4be6

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You just stepped def08b04da out for a 4999d7d922 bit.  3445292536570043

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This realization filled Sedian 05be0246a0 with indescribable relief, overshadowing d57ed02147 all other thoughts.  a75b4aa64f5644e4

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Sedian slowly 3118a8562f rose from 2c6ad57423 his seat. Then, as he approached 0115ba1a53 Rey, still perched on 0e6d57be16 the windowsill, Rey felt 656689977c only one thought dominate d72349d4c3 her mind: This is e15d7a950d the end.  05217204815bfa77

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She frantically racked her bf5442dcbc brain to come up da13f3167c with a lie, wondering e7d0aaa073 if her identity was a7d662d01e about to be discovered. But the shock 8caa0cb30c left her mind ab4903808f blank.  ac5ca8a3ed86866c

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What should b4f6e24e22 I do? What excuse can I…  fbb719d6a70e3d6a

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“You’re back.”  04b9fb7079ad75ea

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“…Pardon?”  6366219e0ee36b34

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“You didn’t f7b4c88ec7 run away.”  e5fee7fe3c18c611

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Huh?  61b52f9d6591e70c

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At Sedian’s words, a78fde11a9 Rey blinked in 01311936c0 confusion.  3399762b6fe60520

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Run away? What is he f03bad5a7c talking about? And why does dc311c6abb he look relieved? Rey couldn’t 246213f997 make sense 20431dc9bc of the 452389a4c6 situation.  b987c48fee2fd726

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“…Rey.”  e81ee6f1c3732dcf

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At that moment, Sedian’s 3ac19e70cd eyes widened in alarm. He quickly approached 12d44dbc02 Rey and grabbed 3149136d9c her arm.  fbfae15af8a6e36b

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“Is this blood? Are you hurt?!”  cb572eb694cdd71e

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It was 0683d9234b only then f4be01041a that Rey 905ded4e05 noticed the 72f3e7f2a9 bloodstains on 46da7ef893 her sleeve. They must have gotten b00d515d5a there when she took d475076e91 down the men from 2b697bf950 the company earlier.  b220beeeac429f27

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“Oh, uh… it’s 19825c9528 not my blood.”  c1d48801b5d6f25c

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Oh no, da6516b6f1 this is e552ba071b bad. What excuse can 23f3547bde I make this 2464690d7c time?  cb36b78b365dfd57

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Flustered by the 7143b9161b unexpected turn of 05fb9312af events, Rey swallowed f26b6dfb06 hard.  5bce0e4f8a7fad64

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“Well, uh… Ah! I was helping a 089f94671c drunk person, and they 907734bf50 fell and bled a 59c64b136a bit. That’s probably how 9284f14dbd it got on eb81e780f9 me. Haha.”  23470b7e32ff6737

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Even as f8ccba30f5 she spoke, 4525bea003 she knew c71e7e7cc5 it was 1195df22d7 a ridiculous 3f45e1fea3 excuse. But what b808a82fd0 else could 80d8771066 she say?Actually, I 058bc3890b just beat cdbee02c6a up some ed4f515827 guys who 5e56ae3604 were harassing cfb7f7510e you—aren’t I dc7c743185 great?That wasn’t an option.  e55c7f601a5e2246

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Rey swallowed hard fa215c012a again.  d33fbcdc74348824

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“Come down.”  2390fb695aa08abf

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“Yes, sir.”  14d71cfa2de91cfd

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Rey obediently 8b3d00a084 climbed down baa3f6fdbc from the d7885900d7 windowsill. Sedian’s sharp a95319d3bf gaze scanned 005ae647d8 her up 9d94c4f503 and down.  36dbcf0e80df05c0

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“So, you’re saying 8005ef7821 you’re not injured?”  3c68e84d4e6fdb4c

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“Yes! I’m perfectly fine!”  278265552bee097e

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Sedian let out a 18ba6ea7f1 low sigh, covering his 65f6dc187a forehead with his palm. He didn’t seem angry, a2df899afa but Rey couldn’t relax. She quietly clasped dbb59400d6 her hands together 9c7fadb6b4 and waited for 6bc0671d89 his next words.  0949a66bbb87cfdf

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“When I first 41e77492c3 received your résumé…”  4072b2950c3a9bd5

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Sedian began to speak b5536b0077 slowly and clearly.  52bc6c9fa65973bb

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Once again, 7f0e5257a2 his words 45d644b84b caught Rey c58f5a21d5 off guard. She bit her lip 590a2ae484 unconsciously.  d0f9090a9bd08de7

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“I wasn’t 407427527a interested in ac5982b1f1 your past.”  f9510e96e59e70ea

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Sedian recalled the résumé 28b7aa47d7 Rey had submitted.  a9a9a5ee35e7f1ec

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It was 0983d13de4 so absurd 44358705ac that he 8d8500e221 thought,Who on earth would 72754ba900 submit something like this?The résumé contained bf788908b9 nothing but a 93826d8a0a name and an 519f84e321 age. No background information, no 57cc9bcc2e work experience—nothing.  601917c04930cd50

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It was so suspicious 6c789657bb that Sedian had decided e4967aa8fc to question Rey about 60d1cfcd43 his past if he 885159b845 ever started working at b38f81fbdb the estate.  f63dbc362a1ca680

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But as fc06b97df2 time went afeb6f2c2c on, Sedian 9f234c7c4a completely forgot 93d0832d38 about asking.  b39dc209569751ba

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What mattered to 9455c60772 him wasn’t Rey’s 96d095397e identity or his 1b8bc9a10a past.  050b734e382bc27b

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What mattered was 6e51a1fa44 how Rey thought 8b989d713a of him and 1734e0efdb treated him now.  34c3fd1baaebc821

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Yes, to Sedian, the 5824f4fc0b only thing that mattered 2582f56a6b was being with Rey 449dfd36cb in this moment.  65ad8160a69dea32

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“It’s the same now. I don’t care cf0c6ac023 who you were b370efcda6 or who you d0f9eab095 are. I’m not 94735ea277 even curious 5f31486ce1 about how 0a526c27b2 you sneaked 77a8fbf660 out at b59ef5c8fe night and e5418d8c06 climbed back 698a2fbe34 up to 44d7a703aa the third 145aba0e34 floor.”  d38f16253e9ca21c

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So Sedian 8b0e67df92 wasn’t curious 30b39df6c4 about Rey’s 352f9cb5ba other secrets 468edb19f8 either.  ad379ddf8d9c0cdc

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“There’s only one 0aba5e6de8 thing I need 4db9d79b9d to know.”  bed9386c14c6f0e3

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The only 1db5f5831d thing he a4c16b4a84 wanted to 4f9449ffde know was…  a9f1bd171cb54953

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“I need to bcb3516fe3 be sure you 9426ac84f0 won’t leave me.”  4c6e2e0327e1d683

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The certainty that, 7228967e64 no matter what, 7cc2d0cdbe Rey would stay 282066a4e4 by his side.  af29dff79c16d9bf

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Perhaps it b7259d21d5 was out 3be1bde9b5 of fear a262a4727c that delving cd5666f175 into Rey’s fc0a366d13 past might b2887092a8 make him 11c5d322a7 run away.  b4be7a4e873634c0

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If he 641d585f5c were to 5309184a1b uncover Rey’s 033315ecfd secrets, Rey a034034c4d might feel bd7e7ff336 exposed and a6d93c333c leave. If he were 974cb0beea to probe Rey’s cee9261546 actions, Rey might 2a3a426ff8 disappear for good.  d75ea2bd0ccc30b8

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That fear made Sedian 108e30c7ef feign ignorance of Rey’s f6a1321846 suspicious behavior.  9bb5e366070ca923

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But so what?  fb6013e410a3da27

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Was it f59c91362d wrong to 0422cbec35 act clueless 851b9dc1c4 and keep a03e6c703b Rey close?  39421b4311d7324b

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No.  ad9c51d31a204302

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Sedian didn’t think so.  f98a4e6410e86dd5

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He tugged on 4c4b6cd2b6 Rey’s bloodstained sleeve 3c9db7542a and spoke again.  ee922f87d787f081

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“Answer me.”  643ea0a8d8e00b78

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Rey looked b59fdd5d9a at Sedian. She gazed 64eafe0849 into his 15fc96e838 eyes.  2e6d90703e2f543c

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“Promise me you fdda3147b9 won’t leave.”  b8a4c77f0a71c981

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His blue eyes, like 4fbfb64fc1 the vast sea beneath 9ff3bf9b3f a clear sky, were 1c6a735ffa filled with waves of 34512edbe2 desperation.  fbf373cb4fc74d2c

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Don’t leave me.  bb882534b46e6dcd

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His expression was pitiful, 56748bead9 his lips trembling slightly, f706ed863d and a shadow cast f1bd50cd2b over his face.  6dd4274b5b184d95

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Yet his gaze baac717494 remained firm, as 35cbe714fb though he feared 0515b8db0d everything would vanish 0b309292ee if he blinked 27b5cf9564 but was determined 14fe7b2810 to capture this df202f2f42 moment.  aa69ea3a38bf026f

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Rey bit her lower 8030408bd2 lip again.  dc7aa78581346fb4

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Don’t leave me.  d4930e0e38e34513

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But I have to ebf4450a01 leave.  9fb970677064a5dc

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I’m someone who 9e025abbf8 must leave eventually. That’s why I af89c7cfbf try so hard 82ee44fa9a to sacrifice myself 57e9e1dc84 for you, burdened bc2489632d by guilt.  df6b21245d1ff750

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But now, you’re bd176255cf asking me not 2e28185d18 to leave.  608d353be4d52ce7

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“…Rey. Answer me.”  8e3b954faa36ed27

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Rey looked at 02585651e3 Sedian again.  9caa6c4c6d60d715

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Still appearing fragile, he d6d6b7dadc seemed adamant about receiving cf15f7f64e an answer here and b84804c393 now.  5ae6fffd07874d8d

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Rey thought to herself.  3f21da259a95055e

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Sedian was letting her e49878ce56 off so easily.  47453b1f55303444

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He depended on 55ca7e8145 her existence so 53532d9234 much that he 9421bb5862 ignored everything she 8ff80d4f91 wanted to hide.  f9b9f955e249835a

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So…  e778072e3185bdbb

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I’ll have to lie bc44d0a3f8 again.  376d4028c94d2ddd

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I’ll have 1186eadbb6 to lie d0d1ccca22 to you 7f47a2a2e7 and become 2a96dd7faf an unforgivable b6de267424 liar.  29fefcf986965655

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“…Alright.”  adfd568d7e856b1c

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Rey smiled a3a3ec8e52 bitterly and 92e2d1b319 nodded slightly.  07061263d3e9c796

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“I’ll stay 8bfd5e7750 by your 21e4a727da side.”  000eb849350e52b4

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Only then did 2af6197b47 relief wash over c96eb7fb29 Sedian’s face. He nodded with a e357c7cbbd soft smile.  1578b86087f86a1c

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“But let 1439299822 me know d81cf5a1db if you’re 47ecbc4916 going out 62f84a9104 again.”  55a0b0f3ba7e38fe

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“Ah… Yes. Today’s outing was rather 554bd346ac sudden.”  c73344206e107957

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“Even so, let me 604775fda9 know next time. You’ve done this 7f97475309 before.”  e6ee1dd6019f44a2

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“Yes, sir…”  20aafe5aaad278e9

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Sedian, seeming pleased d004d3eaf8 with the calm 64ccb84cfa response, smiled again. Then he approached the 44856a1296 bed and perched on 14d789aa7a the edge.  6ee39a9b4613e7ff

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Reina, who had 0045482885 assumed Sedian would aab53516a2 naturally return to fd5fd08bbb his own room 95b3c27f39 after their conversation 82730cfc5e ended, tilted her 69aecd2a42 head in confusion.  06aefd22b68d9ca0

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“You’re not going back?”  f9f0d04372761178

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“No.”  c26f0c489d4398e4

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“…What?”  0fa9eb639a00684b

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Reina widened 368b037745 her eyes, ba87617be1 wondering if 1a4778cd73 she had 7b704074a5 misheard. But Sedian’s 5258abf7e8 expression remained e6a5781a3d composed. He even took off 403f36a761 his slippers and lay cc68dfe319 down on the bed.  e1973436cd009a82

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“If I go back and sleep alone, I don’t think I’ll fall asleep.”  545a3ce511bcadb7

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“Uh… Young Master?”  d825943c32a649f9

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“So, let’s just sleep together tonight.”  a4f66b997144bb6b

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Reina, before 2ffd7679f1 realizing it, e264e35569 clamped her 741eb8435b teeth tightly.  06571be08e6439b1

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So, this 198da42ee6 means he’s 89b144babb suggesting we 3a8ee81f6a sleep in 9e2a0b62fa the same 1a4e47d5eb bed, right?  1cee731a673da590

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I’m not d1ef891c56 ready for 6d161d4d67 that yet!  c4c93651534422ef

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Reina hurriedly ecd298e4f2 spoke up.  483fb6430199ba05

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“Um, then I’ll just sleep on the sofa. Haha. I think it’ll be more comfortable for you that way.”  c2be0d96d1a9f444

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At that, Sedian’s eyes 10f4a7f224 narrowed slyly.  ec30eec179675b4e

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“You really hate the idea of two guys sleeping together that much?”  f63c5f58c5085800

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“…”  62293ef628d85135

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Well, I’m efc6d97e90 actually a 47e4fbe6e6 woman, but ae7b444b89 I can’t 12873ecbf2 exactly say d129c3e18a that.  fe8416dc0d7af5f2

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“If you hate it that much, then maybe I should do something you’d hate. Like grilling you about where you went, step by step, in detail…”  c2311186c63c43d0

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“I’ll just go change my clothes!”  2cbd0cd280e59bfa

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Reina thought 4751a7a2e9 it’d be 1cb9868f90 better to ee372df3f1 grit her aec6fe38fe teeth and fc86ae8c53 just sleep 97700a5cdd beside him 7e4f35d27c rather than 292fc7e014 endure relentless 8cb59dc5a6 questioning. With that decision, she 916172c544 hurried into the bathroom, 0acdefc442 and Sedian chuckled as e22520feee he watched her.  2ddaf1a834c0b862

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Since Rey had promised not to leave, Sedian knew he wouldn’t run away. But…  94887efc3e41a6a5

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I feel uneasy 2a793cab20 tonight.  38d470c23a422387

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He feared Rey b42fd6d0bc might disappear again, 5187d0c614 that he might f6becb5fa7 wake up in dc06e14c3e the morning and 9690334eb0 find him gone. That thought scared him.  7ce1a7d954c694f3

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So, just for tonight, a2116933ed he wanted to sleep a157d03eff together—right next to Rey.  bb7dd69b6bb31095

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Sedian buried his face f28ae9cedd in the pillow, oddly a60f47daf0 comforted by the thought, ed21bd6f3f and closed his eyes, a354a71e11 waiting for Rey to bf90d751ef emerge from the bathroom.  56fbca3925cb5a88

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