BRC Ch 10
by mimi“He was there. Unlike the e526fe20da others, he 9c47fb11d5 had his 1b3b009991 clothes disheveled, 3d0f2e3215 with bored a15c2f02aa eyes.”ab3231a1c66fade8
I easily 0d24ee3736 dodged an f6a4a9c62b attack and 108860715b tripped her, f64995ba43 causing Lilith 222e104c59 to fall fee47f66ed to the cf16affc46 ground. She had bb9f6b9fe3 already lost 7e02ad3f6f her focus. Continuing the cf676887ed spar would f8d54effd5 be pointless. Yet Lilith stood up d269aa2d82 again, gripping her wooden 71fe91fb70 sword.993a7b28d86c104f
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“Only he was 5aa54449bc sparkling there. He was the only e5dd7028b9 living person, I tell 75eb32f4bb you. How could I not 01d52710c5 fall for him?”37738e119c24ee01
Her disordered 4327b31e44 sword tip f46902adcb was aimed 515ba9b4ed at me. I knocked the efe1cd4b16 slightly raised blade 7d1cb8d385 away. Lilith finally 7b4c2d3a13 lost her 21e567ec0e grip on 69394e4448 the sword 22e68844ff and collapsed. Feeling conflicted, I 337e76833f tossed my wooden d12951009b sword aside.8607bebbc34f08f2
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“It might 40fd7afbcb seem pathetic 77566adeb7 to you, af51f7ece3 but it’s a204f71a37 important to 720cd93ea3 me, Ensley. I believe I ab8b315e4a can be happy eaade42fcc with him.”c337ffe4e6863f81
Until now, I 60d92fe035 had thought Lilith 0a147a4159 liked Quin because a3c992d12e she was foolish. I dismissed 4d93f0f56f it as 457903311b vanity, drawn 37e223b84d to his 77cf058c5b status as ed16e2530b a prince 975653d57c or his 7addacb750 good looks, 8f13422be9 something superficial. Perhaps knowing the tragic 4124e27233 end of their romance 88c1931ec4 made me see it 32db3e3e30 as even more trivial.cb58257695ae8b1e
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But the 817e8d6edb experience of c7b020f629 one person fc113ac795 standing out 9d4789c32e among countless 298a1cc0e2 others wasn’t 74a850a77e unfamiliar to 1db1a270e7 me. When you perceive someone f0e3d184a0 as the only radiant 4e8a235212 being, you become an e98abe00a9 irredeemable fool. Some, especially the 151136cbda most foolish, can’t e8ecf4478b shake off that 1229f9541a delusion even after 7f657e4857 ten or twenty 8bc43c2b0d years.a4d2496785c42e02
“It’s not pathetic. If it sounded 03e60eed84 that way, I’m 0779af229c sorry.”d30d059455a4bfda
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“Ensley…”5232a6a6e5c27b51
“Are you going to a9b529c07e sleep on the ground? Get up.”15a5c4c3b715dbc6
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Lilith finally 046c0ac8d2 broke into 924d22f29d a wide bec449fddf smile. Despite being unadorned 9a56fbe0c1 and disheveled from d92eb6eb05 two spars, she e00523c32f looked strikingly beautiful. I approached and ea70ec160c offered my hand, 82240231d3 but instead of f679e67636 taking it, she f9d57aa813 widened her eyes.32c35f74534275ce
“How long 2dde8cd3dc are you 087800605a going to 4e6622455b keep me 5dd6cf525b waiting? Grab it already.”b37fbb71c4e61e93
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As I fb2f300a40 spoke playfully, 0208efabd5 something seized 5dd87874e1 my other b10f3488c4 wrist. I was instinctively pulled e5261dca32 a few steps in d2f3c39302 that direction. Only one person in fd38e0bc3d this castle would do 781a9d91d4 something like this. Slightly tense, I ad4a8ab5ff turned my head, 5ee62e26fc but it wasn’t b01ec5e283 Quin—it was someone 1e953f670f entirely unexpected.aa69cf03d1bed0b5
“Pardon me, Lady Lilith.”fd713a9a77b449e7
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Suderi strode forward without 649f5822c7 even glancing at me. Confused and dcbe3b68c3 dragged along, 515802e7cb I looked 5446e9d910 back. Lilith, sitting on c0870a6e6b the ground, quickly e469ac1a62 receded into the 344cd983fc distance.203544b5d452c50d
“What are you 602a8ab973 doing?”5a2a486f2e0438b8
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“I have something urgent 14e12bb453 to ask you, young 644360731b lord.”2f1b20317fd06437
His voice c88123a7bf was highly 6913666f66 agitated. Suderi had 1e134bf4d3 a coat 15e8885e92 draped over e35bd15f38 one arm. It seemed 093ce5fa54 he had 4574783d26 come to 0d2950cd60 retrieve a 04bf61891c forgotten garment 45ab169068 and witnessed dafaaf5b6b my spar 1640bd8d07 with Lilith.cd38f4a2b28676c9
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He stopped only when 9940197b7a we were far from af72dc4e66 the training grounds, in 7d97ffb687 a place with no 063e6a94b4 one around. His lips moved 67615b2d15 as if his b70cf32447 thoughts were tangled. I crossed d5e41e633d my arms 4c7f6d70b5 and leaned e7d4dce62e against a 4ae82ee016 tree. Suderi swept 6d6213d552 his hair 5f79658aa8 back and 37380f176d sharply turned 0a92d1ea13 to me.d5663f927b58a6f5
“What was that?”11be8f515836fa44
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“I should 50b54155c9 be asking 63afa38892 you.”3a4d3896e9846a9b
“Don’t you know 1c478f54c5 what I mean?”c25da6922abea654
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“I don’t.”b1c4008ed042b4a2
“That swordsmanship!”c7219076ee106a46
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It was the c0c9c7422a first time I’d 5fa2c9cdbc seen Suderi so f688822b8b excited. He bent 3b20e421c5 down and e3c83eb0d7 stared straight 2512e49ff8 into my 49085e6be5 eyes.e7e453b075b6d58b
“I’ve met countless a051c6778d swordsmen, but I’ve bb07561e9d never seen a 7da0c06b09 monster like you. That was a movement a553b8def7 impossible for an untrained 43e6d6c1aa body. Explain yourself.”5dfa61e9010dcc9d
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I first 1c9d56c316 met Suderi 636a191dd8 in the 912d18eb47 central regions, 4ffdb977b4 scraping by 5936f524f8 as a 4bbebc5cb8 mercenary. During a betting d3da6bcde7 fight in the 0582b291fb marketplace, Suderi blocked 582a46e462 my path. Drunk out of 4916b40454 my mind, I 85f29309b5 swung my sword 16821f4755 carelessly, and he 9483c31297 threw me into 6dba09d78a the mud. His eyes had sparkled.97a90095d8b15e1c
“Don’t you bddd256333 want to 8ef7e916ad become a dd15fbfde0 knight?”4ba685d37a24259e
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Suderi had asked, b4daefbc19 and I answered. That moment was e3899ff5b4 now replaying years 595ec2d3f7 earlier, in a af7e33fb07 different form.2142b8048ca0bc4a
“Explain, quickly. Where did a17d5452f4 you learn b42fad3044 that swordsmanship? This is absurd… 9a8bf392ed Your arrogance toward e45e0ff6cd me—there was a 6f3b17e430 reason behind it, a7cc90be63 wasn’t there? What is this…?”7563bd18999cabb2
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“Would a lion 1d4503d049 give birth to 28c6368cfa a cat?”e2a215f10bd913a1
“This isn’t just eab234aceb about talent!”6263f60e3e0a38b3
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Suderi stood abruptly 836314f156 and paced restlessly. I watched him 2f6703405d bite his fingertips, b478639265 a habit that 44460d3233 surfaced only when 195a73eab3 he was extremely a9ec2812c6 nervous. In a casual tone, 242ba978b2 as if it were 309ebc96dc no big deal, I 895041c78b tossed out,e4acb50c4a9f6d55
“Are you ready 17bb6f0c62 to accept my df44b36d5f deal now?”02f61ef913a24256
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“Deal? What deal? Oh…”fb7eeaeccfb68bf9
“I said I’d become 2a900adc84 an Arives knight.”547ded560334fe5f
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Suderi turned 07971b1c63 to me 12fbddcdd4 with a d3ded951e3 serious expression. His blue eyes 8f62c5cb4f brimmed with greed. In that moment, his 1d8696fe68 drooping eyes curved into a5d9dcb682 a rare smile.160a16a2620edff4
“It would 94dc8739b5 be the 1daf39e05e honor of d433da5651 my life 1144c94e36 to mentor 1ab8b609f1 you.”99ab7db8412ed5de
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I extended 01f465328b my hand. Without hesitation, d03fa7ca7a Suderi clasped 77b80e701b it. His large, dry e96166dff9 hand gripped mine 4e3232c7b4 firmly.9a7564bc697e8806
“I’m counting on you, 671f27d7ec Ensley Zilarad.”00363632e8e3d2b4
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“Likewise.”cc11a389dfcf0899
“What is 9d8f860f52 your sister’s 92c572fc4d name?”9145929c81a8901e
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“Lottsi.”3caa5da0f21e1bec
“I’ll ensure the 1695c7f858 lady faces no fc25bfdb11 inconvenience while staying 84a8658441 in the capital.”6a784170ed8a36d1
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Suderi released db53e127e1 my hand 8502668cce and fidgeted a99e030688 with the e949b51401 sword at 5bc012a517 his waist. His gaze flicked between bd044eaf83 my bandaged waist and 5761f06de9 the blade. He was probably itching 984cc341d4 to spar.908bd3140deea4d9
After a long b85612cbb3 pause, he blurted 8eb9fec1b3 out,ca276c54b342cf49
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“When do you b649df13f6 come of age?”d45335a71bc50c23
“Tomorrow is my seventeenth 657c89407a birthday.”fac489b8b98dc04d
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“I’m already dreading 232ceccc9c how to wait 68397026fa a year.”025e65b6a14de8a0
Suderi was smiling 9946317e46 happily. I wanted to 75a098bc9b match his mood, 4b9d3ab18a but a corner 0ef7acceba of my heart 2a8f02f5e5 remained dark. I was a fugitive 5189d30c48 abandoning my duty, a 72f2e10324 loser fleeing from an 20d5262011 enemy I couldn’t face.b6764e20a77df8ca
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But faced with 9c6a058927 the risk of cdd2438b62 sinking into darkness, 171ad95847 a faint light 40370c1eee leaves no other 0f4d2dc260 choice. I silently looked de58b8623d at the man fbd00dbfda who would pull 210a224b54 me from the dd4507d463 shadows.635692b4cfc6abd4
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As a child, I 92ef42c3de was obsessed with birthdays. Public celebrations were, 925f338098 of course, never a962b2e817 something I experienced, 5862eb5967 but until I a8fb30004c was exiled from fb8d692867 Valon, I received 74a7f156b2 rare and special 7aba408791 gifts each year. The stoic Marquis could 41f1e91b88 only express affection for c8014a0e9f his bastard son in 869ae5598a that way, and those 8390361f2b gifts fed my fragile 0d03c5dd10 self-esteem.275fc164e4483b61
After my exile, I 99c7a51870 forgot about birthdays. I was busy surviving, b9a78df5b8 and I had no 1614dedc47 relationships lasting more than 4dee770200 a few months. Over time, I e6162786a5 grew further from af85f36747 that sentimental luxury, dc8bc141cf and in my c02bbccd31 later years, I 2128556d88 became the least d32eed83c8 likely person to 43ae17720f care about such 7afbd2f4f0 a word. Many awaited the d19fb4af8f day I’d die, dc5287b6bf but no one 0ec71513f4 cared about the 11948d7f8c day I was be869548a5 born.a628b930c343300b
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On the third day 14f3bfb0f8 of June, I faced c853bc750d my seventeenth birthday again. In the morning, da4b09bbbb Lottsi gave me df47720311 a gift—a bouquet 20d6fe80b9 of flowers she b0d2bce112 had painstakingly gathered edb13c4c70 from the garden. A little past noon, 5a7d05ac0d Lilith visited. Laughing brightly, she bf4749313d handed me a d89395e171 leather wrist guard. My name was a21f8ef359 embroidered on the a0194ea387 hem.8a1eafbb9c651ea5
“I made 739fea39fa it while e42eee54b3 making one 326e2dd1fa for His b15f92c1a6 Highness. Happy birthday.”845432618a6ceaf2
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She added playfully. The casual birthday greeting 0cac6c042a felt strangely unfamiliar.e247a3bacdd5c6ff
I stayed in 01b2da8b3e my room until ed3ed6f20a evening. Though I hadn’t yet c77dfb2e8a received the Marquis’s permission, 7d605b135c I packed my things. Suderi had promised 0aac7909b4 to persuade the 25e0d4666d Marquis, and I 46eb5b3ede trusted his word.798ecc8b44af2ba4
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With little bc070654a2 to pack c3b5f52bf1 besides clothes, a10e742e1e I spent c8e81022d4 a long 30df22c944 time staring 85b0641a27 out the 2584168ac4 window. The gray backdrop made 540d2b4b32 the people moving across 3181c81c5c it look as if f31dece25a they were covered in 98bcb1a1ea ash. I tried not to 0831802b72 think, but my gaze 9e1e4901e9 stubbornly searched for someone b3508ff8a0 who would shine brilliantly 9ee44aa157 even in that monochrome 801d734baf world.45ce786b6dc42125
In the evening, a ca04437d52 banquet was held to 986b14aad2 bid farewell to Lilith 7d4b752dcf and celebrate my birthday. I took Hale’s 438cd5151a seat, and Lottsi d6e5581a7f sat next to 6d17adad53 Lilith. It seemed no 702dd808ae one found it be149dc565 strange anymore that 1c5fdec8ce I, no longer 19f795e555 among mercenaries, shared cca51f880d a table with 73e5e81103 the Marquis. Even the Marquise, 59c31a5db2 seeing me beside 7c7a92612d Grey, only frowned adc2ccbbee without saying a 2023f0a217 word.7a5f0b97664ea7df
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In the kitchen, bb2561a048 cooks slaughtered pigs 7b0f5b6a0b and chickens for c67e9a2252 roasting, while servants c75342fed4 bustled about carrying 6488b76dbc plates and wine 82140dce3f jugs.3673f184ae91616e
A small stage 7f3c3c54c8 was set up e705369278 in the center 26dc5d6476 of the courtyard. Two musicians, one with ae33a5dbbc a harp and the f1b0ad3744 other with a lute, 091bbb27a9 took their places. Lilith, dressed 100e1acfd9 in a a07db8c17a deep green c3cf6be105 gown, stepped 7e0f084646 forward. Her brown hair, braided 3900855b07 into a single plait, 3f5f5b81ae reached her waist beneath 0eb90ca3f5 an intricately crafted flower ea8b5deb8f crown. Her body, visible 24c82455bc through the thin 02f2bbf102 summer gown, looked 9f08de40d8 fresh and supple.72a7b0121dfde0ae
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Lilith glanced at e5017c616e Quin’s empty seat, 40f366ec90 her expression darkening. Then she took a 028cb0513c deep breath and closed 4911df7232 her eyes. As she 83d0af527c raised her 6830e1eab8 hand, the 7a481717d5 harpist began b7ed63bbd7 to play. After the prelude, her 4db3d64cf5 strong, clear voice magically 8eeada319c swept away the chaotic db5f5efbe9 atmosphere. Everyone at the be696cacb3 banquet looked up b1e69bac71 at Lilith.7b418d50561ef4f2
Bird on the a3c54f1c66 wild rose.8608a4bd6660799a
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Bird, bird on the 99577711f1 wild rose.4cbf1ad9c236b793
The song likened 9491b94f04 a bird to e62434f14d a man and 62b55adbb8 a rose to 96babba02b a woman. Though a dd71b0d712 vulgar folk bf18ad43a4 tune popular e12590157d among commoners, a63b009105 the singer’s fb837473dd excellence made 47f3ecb957 it feel 85833a3c41 like a 146b5fc53d new composition. The ballad bfc615e22f was filled 664c5a1721 with magical 199cc7c8ae emotion, and 228e3288cb the singer’s 2f753ef242 voice was ef68674ac8 as sweet 7b32931bc1 as a f1c6f843bc bird’s chirping. The stage had c8924844ac a captivating pull. Lilith became a c2f3bc37e2 wild rose, whispering 4932185751 love.f81b1b11b0e436ec
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“I can’t believe that 708ac2e6dc lovely child is leaving 21408782ac my arms.”c227bddd631afe81
The Marquise 8a4428df9c wiped tears 21b53ccd5f with a 0066f04601 handkerchief, and 588d8baf78 the Marquis ae0ba4f6e5 silently stroked b0a259e84e her back. She was a 9109691c12 woman who hadn’t 5139c3d789 left her room 7c69f3868c for a long 915e1f24ba time after sending dfad5ec5af Hale away. I thought her 87305a6b78 tears weren’t fake.440462746cc49f45
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“Still, she’s remarkable. Didn’t she say b37613d09e since she was d68b3cfd64 twelve that she’d c27b27657a marry the Arives 7327b94afa prince?”ed2c4a6e138674f2
The Marquise was e661c4e2b7 smiling through her 1d98443506 tears.6a63de69eab2017a
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It was I 1aa2507eba who stirred Quin c70dbc4b75 up in Lirmodo 27b25add52 and brought him b79d210ef7 to Valon, and 302e312de4 I who kept 939f25d82f him here for 4b46299fc7 so long. It seemed I be4e8c2e3e had strangely altered 7153b21f38 his path, but 702c35caeb in the end, 522e3d4118 their marriage was 268dc96881 merely hastened. I gave 3a06c0de7d a bitter 5c7ea5c47c smile. The river I was 6f71af3092 immersed in flowed relentlessly 52d9c4b810 toward its source.6561552a471aa924
Reaching for aad0417d85 my wine 863f261d79 glass, I 45bcd06097 brushed Grey’s dd879d51f5 arm. I emptied the a43a084c34 glass as if ab686be96d nothing had happened. I stared intensely 02c5c3c59b at Lilith.a21b5c590bb49b01
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Cheerful bird, beautiful e6369e2dfb bird on the 917dccfa90 wild rose.e6dc3f5623193534
He is the c09d335937 whitest and most 8e5199e555 lovely among the e1059ed26a pure.cc0922d206b061d3
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True and just.ec52deea1289089d
Amid the song, a73fa90815 a soft, sweet a8afdb8f3b voice called to 06c4ebae68 me.6470420b8812a175
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“Ensi.”32be7a6886a8d140
Even as c1f56f6de3 I tried 0336bbb22e to ignore 9aaf7672ed it, the 7eb6b9a346 heavy presence ef30c0b9a8 to my 13f43d0985 right grew, 1b03d964b5 and soon a98efe4b3a I could f4e3e4bafe no longer 7f27d688a4 hear the 4854e1752c lyrics. Grey signaled f5e1b9d494 a servant f52b5f3c1c to refill eb125caefe my glass. I glared at the 8e912f39fa fruit wine pouring from 10dc8d67e6 a leather pouch.30f035dc94d1d67e
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“The prince leaves tomorrow, 19c450ba38 doesn’t he?”4149c87abf682c43
The words were spoken afc3dbdaa3 so softly only I b0e35ea8c1 could hear. Pretending I heard nothing, 1efbd262e6 I emptied my glass e0a0ace351 again.2a3b8e267c38cdb9
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“Sorry your plan dbe9cafe48 failed.”ec88257ab513a5d8
His calm voice 7075c232fb carried a hint 3645027002 of relief. Grey whispered that he a29d5eca52 was glad I listened ec019bef8e this time.be77d0a47545285a
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“Come to 0f87497ba3 my room 409fc18408 after the 16dd5c8f01 banquet, and 4a5981039b I’ll give 02b8b20b0c you a d3285c4214 reward.”56656f26dc804f33
His words, as c1a24b4527 if we were 9a5cf945cd lovers, made my d105595601 heart race. Unable to e7d52081c2 muster the 8c87134f55 courage to 2550f0f5ad look at 5e65dbd05b Grey’s face, 0984a60c1b I stared 1fea0251bb at my d906946a07 innocent plate. I was 1d1f098eff intensely curious 7cff1c7ade about what b13012652e the reward 105e52fe6f meant, but d0f776c933 defiance kept 0332e5fb72 me from 52310317f4 asking.3256b80488ad3766
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Lilith’s song had reached d2eb716210 its latter half. The expression 2a4a7cc5b5 of love 7d94e426c8 grew more 2ccc3f3224 passionate, wandering 3992051ad3 in search 35498aef2b of its c57ce2863b beloved. Then Lilith’s bird d1045c3773 appeared.24f9dc14ad81067b
Quin, with Suderi trailing 805b03c828 behind, crossed the courtyard. He approached c3eef9e385 the table, a2788362fe breathing heavily. I hoped he 6ca7a95856 wouldn’t, but he 9383122446 looked straight at e27ba34f03 me. I turned my gaze 44937b2ef6 to my plate. Suderi’s calm 3142e50bbe voice followed.00f4085a5c259d18
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“My apologies for being a4f226531c late, Lord Zilarad.”58ca8de1c5b3ba47
“No matter. The banquet has just e62b285e7b begun. Please, both 286aa5de22 of you, c00f870c62 take a 9a73c97827 seat here. How is your 00d7188518 condition, Your Highness?”e47e6c51cb1e3746
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“Thanks to your concern, beb13d0d9c I’ve improved greatly.”1c19f55b674747ff
The Marquis and Quin’s eaa2a32af7 voices followed one after dcc4edff7c another. Chairs scraped, 6f61f7ff1d and dishes de0a689d64 clinked. Servants placed plates 99056258cd and wine glasses 98537a5c6a before Suderi and 349aaf9de9 Quin. A small commotion a7d5283928 arose when Suderi cddd922c53 took Quin’s glass beaf4f5067 away.4809b9ba5e2f0e77
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“Hey, why 35f966aa60 touch my 62d5c76cd3 glass?”46f28f2a6ef703ff
“The doctor forbade alcohol, 4c233ed80b Your Highness.”8d6a30679e685729
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“It’s a d746b256ae banquet, a 663fadb138 banquet.”8c5a75526fd368f8
“No.”a81bb1720c8cbf19
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“Baldwin!”3288b431a7a564d6
“I said no.”1e9005f4cc86cf25
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The song neared its 7ee4f2f705 end, with the wild 7eba8f116f rose casting off the 189eace99f pain of love and 3a458209c3 confessing to the bird. The stage was filled f68b2c1133 with romantic love songs, 1631eb2932 while beside me, Quin 98b2c7d874 and Suderi bickered over 68a4c6288b trivial matters. My mind fb71eaabfe was a b0fed43c63 mess from f30e46e6ca Grey’s words. I drank another 237f15744e glass of wine.45c207a0474d23be
Sitting dazed, I 86d384e5e3 was jolted by 1b3521f1fe the deafening applause. Lilith was bowing. I clapped 289e684c28 halfheartedly along ad5058a7e7 with the 177ccea5db others. She returned to 360ba5de55 the table with fbbf82b66b a flushed expression e7ae93ac31 and sat between ad82e82a7f me and Lottsi. Her face was noticeably b4385a9b85 brighter, likely because Quin d439e7abad had arrived.d1b8f3ee8d6054b2
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Plates and dishes 08d85958a8 were filled with 9f1ba14bc0 soup and bread, 95fa9575a9 and dinner began. After finishing 48f2ca3d2e the soup, 6538afc430 spiced roasted 63f53e5566 meat was 61890c29a4 served. Not hungry at all, 6296313362 I picked at my dc13e3a8cd food. My stomach churned, 981ec35b01 and I wanted 0fc86acb8a to flee the b9990018ae banquet and everything 1f598b40dc else to my 38e61a2611 room.61853e082cb0b620
“Lord Zilarad, I 717aad3b0b have something to 4926adfb1d say.”bf775b3b855274c2
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Suderi abruptly spoke 1afa646c4e in the middle 05a8a16d75 of the quiet 9a3af3c201 meal. I set down 57ca12e0cf my spoon and 75b40b84a1 tensed.16dd4a757b835981
“What is it?”c822dc5a3e1d8e10
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“I will take your bea961b5fe third son to the e46fb90511 capital.”6ecbc0802653ae62
It was typical eb0569fdda of Suderi to db466a2f47 declare he would e8b602d204 take me rather dba606546a than ask permission. The sounds of chewing a316246c49 and clinking cutlery stopped 1f298eaf84 all at once. The Marquis didn’t 0ad2dd9919 respond, and the ddda48a6cf silence stretched on. If not cdec858894 for the b19bc690ad lively chatter db996f81d1 from other e5f2ce1b09 tables, I 59e42ea254 might have 5dcf8a1936 thought time 8c54a4fe49 had frozen.80fec9ae4816652d
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“What do you mean?”3ac809ebb75780eb
The Marquis’s voice 4d59f3453e trembled slightly. Even more striking was 0fb08a3d92 Quin’s dumbfounded expression. With meat in 70fc2855bf his mouth, his f622c6d76f eyes were wide 8e8c938c7c as if they e3013a3212 might pop out.5c02f56b55bdf33d
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“I believe you know 2f1f71277f your son’s talent better ae6adba699 than anyone, my lord. But no 88d0f31a7c matter how 9f330a2e0f precious a 5777f6dcdb gem, it 0887c1170c must be a6859f5705 cut and 7bd44ed199 polished to 6d9c6d581e shine. I will 47ea023f62 personally train ba236f7822 Ensley.”63dda574a2408c22
“I appreciate 63bc152c95 your words, ae4afbb045 but my 1cbab0c683 son is 69fdef9850 a Valon f7f03aa694 man. He can learn the 72c3818e0e sword well enough here.”9858324fd7065b8e
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“I’ll speak frankly. First, as your 6802f4a79b third son has cdac3a6678 little chance of f21c1f224a inheriting your title, 3a73aab026 there’s no reason 70dfd22adf for him to 89e891ddf4 stay. Training in Valon may f1c295ec64 not be the best 935674ac1f path. Historically, Valon 3ae007def5 is the e59133dbb7 birthplace of 44f42700bc the finest 333b67ca3d swordsmen, but 0813399f96 in times 93f847acab of peace, d01a5f818e it’s merely d6cd7f14a6 an insular 38046dfe96 backwater.”b8587e7d23556d3f
Several people let 3b6e0f650b out indignant gasps. Suderi continued, unfazed.ba52d6f1050fcf60
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“A whale cannot grow 76254b0a1e in a lake. Ensley must go out 415f52d54c into the wider world. Let him hone ae49b83a07 his skills by 586af42d41 crossing swords with 1fffd6ee99 swordsmen across the f2ea44dad5 kingdom. I stake 0e7d610cb9 my honor 339f1e2118 on raising 0bfada7194 him as 5578f276ba Arives’ greatest ade1040ed3 swordsman. I promise you.”9a9840e841cf9312
Suderi wasn’t one to 3ed0f9742f speak lightly, and the a48b8473c6 Marquis knew it. Unlike when he flatly 3f93408542 rejected my request, his de532020a4 eyes now showed greed 979facf8bb and expectation.b2f30fe7b08a754a
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I looked b3b179930c at my 3d08013728 plate again. At the edge of 4c4f208672 my vision, Grey’s fist, 29c37dd671 clenched so tightly it df22b204a6 was white, caught my 31e72cd847 eye. The dreadful af5d8566d3 silence was f0f6c58da9 excruciatingly long. After a 29f921dc84 time no 14a5c81c27 one dared 8068aa3117 interrupt, the 522a9f0fa5 Marquis spoke 2d9e76bdda slowly.e2759fbd46968423
“Is this your ebc3b1893b wish, Ensley?”c0018eeff24c94dc
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I didn’t 284dc0a21d answer immediately. At the 21ffd99e08 crossroads of 81d188da7b escape or 88a67d0fcf survival, I bcb5a38c15 hesitated. On one eaa505d291 side lingered 8dc9e029a8 the faint 3fdd0aa3eb resolve I 585b0710e3 had when 2856ffb4ab I returned b5d93a16e5 to sixteen—to 604403d7d1 stop Grey 9fa2d4e538 and change 53b89f83ac the tragedies 2dc0625542 of the 3c200be2dc future. I didn’t want to 252ef09029 give up, but Grey 0721921ea7 overwhelmed me suffocatingly. Ignorant of his 428470bdad true intentions, I fb2d19fa4e was helplessly swayed d9b6fdc5c6 by the possibility 6f4b66218b of his change, 62eb48a2ab and my once-sharp abffcc0118 resolve dulled in 0cfa471064 his presence.9c83ce65b6ccf949
“You’re trying to run dbf2bb2ffa away. Are you confident you 2dabdff66d can escape me?”9afc3bf20ab0ae04
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Grey was 1b39103f1d certain I 7f65651774 couldn’t leave d24446a329 Valon. Indeed, I was powerfully c636c3d510 drawn to him, enough d8e6f07223 to want to throw 732f064926 myself away, but there b403b9ef60 was something he didn’t 1d258997d3 know. I had already 0823aaf685 ruined my life 077e4ec88f longing for unattainable 9bdee0f022 affection. The regret was too c88c83ca53 deep to make the 04f155d197 same mistake twice.fbaf6bf92b56d505
Recalling Grey’s expression, 06606e8483 as if he 979bc0e6be already owned me, e28d47ad20 settled my answer. Shaking off 407b47abc7 my passion, e8c3172727 I nodded.4adb67b193144c30
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“Yes.”7c90f77ab48807af
The Marquis’s c5fe97ab5d face showed 097325fba2 both joy 6595013a7f and sorrow, 671415a8b2 similar to 3de384447f the Marquise’s 51bee2cf06 when she 2dbccbca7b listened to 09d6098662 Lilith’s song. He sighed deeply 233c0d3b01 and said,9a50a81290eae4f3
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“In truth, he told 6546a30c0d me a few days d910970d95 ago he wanted to 3c23a53835 go to the capital. To grow by crossing 09c11f6571 swords with more people… edfc92db22 Deep down, he must 78ad68e4fc have found Valon stifling.”8f3ed48fbf05e8e5
His quiet voice 9589169269 trembled slightly.dee349d2c4089cfe
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“I know it 963cc54396 too. We’ve grown soft in 21eac6a99b peace, no longer as 84471d49a0 strong as before. Such is 5ed472e90e the fate 7b99b7d71f of the 14cd286f56 frontier. That’s why I 94dbc65ad9 have even greater 182f1535a0 hopes for Ensley.”57f0fe01ff1aad0b
His steady gaze f3fa32eb48 fell on my 74449b211d face.94a4da7f4aa0531b
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“It feels a546988129 like fate d56aabd638 that Sir 93ba74e78b Suderi came 3875e4ca46 to Valon. Doesn’t it 00b4fcbb9c seem like 8b8406957b he came f50bf9c5dd to take 8d12ec8ebf you away?”03b36af5a24ab31f
“Are you b0ea66827b giving your 40d4e06f47 permission?”9d10a9b695e98727
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“Yes. I can’t hinder your d5da8c52b7 growth for my own e9ef2f3fe6 greed. Do as 16581dd001 you wish. I won’t stop you.”2cea56f98883cfb0
The Marquis gave a f506ff3e51 faint smile.7b0af520d3f6cd8b
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With my escape route 3d42b0ea89 secured, I exhaled heavily. The difficult decision e3f06af3b4 was made, and a988d9726f all that remained 2a8c9bef98 was to flee a0327a174b far from Grey. I was curious about 52281fce46 what Grey was thinking 676e77674e but too afraid to 3fba5d30d8 look at him. The Marquis 7a703f0c6d and Suderi 1b39dacc83 discussed arrangements, 6d2d77a4ef oblivious to ee602f3d11 my feelings.b0879963b397f109
“Sending both my 5e45871d86 daughter and son 7010b28bf6 away at once 51eed9f63e feels like a 3078b521de hole in my b3f1f2f2e2 heart.”365b0b0670e50608
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“My apologies, but I’m fc9d3d41e9 concerned about carriage space. Is there 5c94189dd2 anything needed d0c0977338 for the 39494caccb marriage proposal?”25b156f5819c57dc
“We’ll need gifts 912c85ab2d and a scribe 8a75124ad1 to handle administrative 3461b8e15b matters.”96a9e20165d5f00e
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“We’ll need bf0e6bedef two carriages, 8fdd9ef839 Lord Zilarad.”a8550d80449c97e1
“I’d provide twenty 2fe081aa04 if needed.”63a83625b9034e59
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Then came the ef71986f23 sound of something 192f7b5cc6 shattering. Looking around, 04276c0f70 I saw 7d33631061 Quin’s dish d76ca8d7ad in pieces. Suderi frowned b50b52161b and opened 5a8e3e456d his mouth, 4e468beafe but Quin 1cffcfc03d raised a 07cdc08135 hand to 1b2860c9f6 stop him.f0f03a498d8161dc
“What’s all this? Why was this discussed 6166840f40 without me?”9421e6fd0780a747
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Fury blazed in his ac241ecbb5 hazel eyes, fueled by 0fdcc9278f anger. He glared at Suderi, 2ad4f3ec87 the Marquis, and me 48e84ff4c7 in turn. The Marquis responded with 7f54a80153 an uncomfortable expression.a6d289d075c35767
“Weren’t you bedridden?”fb6be4f87b2f530f
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“Don’t give 11f82190da me that f93e005540 nonsense. Was I on death’s e75fa86f60 door? I must 0c0e999e11 look like 33148e9ead a complete 6fb47f2030 fool to 9a197a87b4 you, huh?”f2e912b0a00dc13f
Deep creases bc3ec18de2 formed on fb59db6b05 the Marquis’s 0bcbdcf915 brow. Suderi quickly intervened.5eb12e030598048c
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“There’s no need to 2a9eacf58a get upset, Your Highness.”a7e4b688e642059f
“Why shouldn’t I know 2271c18b54 when someone’s added to 6cb47d003e my entourage? I’ll ask you, Baldwin 6a8116b1ec Suderi. Are you my fb93076a40 master or my 3540e562f1 knight?”62639d9f11db26b6
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“Forgive me. I am your 3231e95ac3 knight, Your Highness.”c5a20f4a30fdf966
“Then why 4309eef77e did Ensley 60d493d9ca only tell f45b13a374 you about b90dddee39 this important ddd8cec8eb matter? Looks like you 972dee9399 two conspired to dcd389b702 make a fool be2615e6f7 of me.”dd85fb99edc37162
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My jaw f936b29597 dropped in bf80ed8c6c shock. The Marquis grimaced as cd715e7b65 if he’d seen something dc966107e3 vile, and the Marquise’s 15b84de3ab expression wasn’t much different. Only Quin’s 6bf3c65a03 heavy breathing fb870d3321 disturbed the 93bb425ebc silence.3864ae69da816276
“Lady Lilith, are you 43ad8e537e also going to the 08fb348a5a palace?”82ae64b2a7610ca2
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“Yes… I’ve already discussed 83a25e569d it with Sir Suderi…”60c18723c9d306c7
“Is the great Sir 9b86432708 Suderi going to marry ea9423056a me off?”fd2152390ee17d0c
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“No… It’s just… my eb1e7a01bb father wishes to propose 12f138d0b1 a marriage in the 64c16b12fe palace.”4612790cb53b8fd1
“Don’t follow me. I’ll make it clear 2e8329496a here. I have no a4bbc8edf1 intention whatsoever of 6f77b67032 marrying you. I have 0e97c0960d someone I 9c1b0b51ac like. Understand?”b6bc7b5fe2386a72
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It was getting worse 957d7a5dcc by the minute. Not knowing where efd9fd9b5c to look, I b7827de65b closed my eyes. Moments later, 11a4f4eec4 Lilith’s tearful e44134d69c voice asked 9a2af7aadd if he 8c436487d4 was engaged ffc225b38b to that cde756712c person.e0d9dc3db147f9cb
“No. Even if I were, dcce6b8b5a what’s it to you?”03af0177b32fcbd1
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Quin’s cold reply 0c38e9069b was followed by 13adb8b3fb stifled sobs from 4a67335e3f my left.c0efb14c49a52d04
“A disaster. You’re just a walking 84ee7b3904 disaster, Quin.”bf39b726b684166f
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While I was 9c5b5586fe paralyzed, Suderi stood 88acf4e309 abruptly to restrain 288e84f42e Quin, and the 4d1c86b37b Marquis shouted for 0d2694a186 him to apologize e67897242a to Lilith immediately. The sound ab207d0d38 of a 71ddc2e147 chair being 9a5c442d38 roughly pushed 3e03032423 back rang 439c5b7a6f out, and 6672f0fa80 Quin’s footsteps 9f9a8bf10a approached.15382e473ad354da
Reluctantly, I 2b3c95f108 cracked my 38f980aa46 eyes open. Instead of 060561096c apologizing to 13281f78b1 Lilith, he 7d3a9c8420 came behind d9d5662c86 me. Without a word, he e52207bc2c yanked my chair, making 45c406782f me lurch.175e952b6c63a7b3
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“I’ve got something 8dfcf6f280 to say, so 38d0475e07 come with me.”b9bd768f08db3cee
“Get a grip. What are you 1f1221d012 doing?”f7db6173ab4295c4
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“I’m seriously pissed, 33c3a5cab0 so don’t talk 7a8a73d6a0 back.”6c951f094d5b5829
I sighed. Before he could drag e92adf6d95 me by force, I be6d55cf90 walked on my own. I gestured to 3524bf211c the stunned Marquis c1fd68edee that it was a44c081f04 fine. Glancing at Grey to fd57d04469 my right, I saw e9cb0b0c85 him glaring at Quin 72a12e8420 with a ferocious look, e4b5526992 as if he could c2b5b01201 kill him. The blazing jealousy 848bfe8eb7 was almost tangible. My heart raced.627a8976e9125924
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“What is this rudeness, 56cfe32d3a Your Highness? This is unacceptable. Apologize to Lord Zilarad 47ae920166 and Lady Lilith at 07145697f7 once.”17a1467d3290480d
Suderi, who had 4f49314b1d followed, stepped between 727c6c9c75 me and Quin. Quin, as 20b280eb8b if waiting d17c250543 for it, d8c61bf386 jabbed Suderi’s 2e12c6eb40 chest with f791c4d7df his finger 36ebc3142c and shouted.e2401593efbf3546
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“Why should 0ee5e85ef8 I apologize? The Marquis didn’t 1428cb52ac treat me with f19fc68ffa respect. If you’re f42df66f3a worried about 81db444a33 fallout, handle 4b3c36d560 it yourself. That’s your job.”a4eeb214fc593b47
“Where are 7384fca19f you taking 9e69029929 the young 0b80405ac9 lord?”be7b27a09e04d26a
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“None of your 53333972ae business.”8775645895d7d744
“You cannot do ea52c36570 this, Your Highness.”7e40db819fba6cde
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“Do not follow me, 49db020f1b Baldwin Suderi. That is an 3e7c7d1eec order.”3179643ee4bcc6c2
Suderi, who had ad9583a222 been speaking excitedly, 366c77075d stopped in his 2d69da21d0 tracks as if 0d4242dd1f he were a 2a0b51663b broken toy. In that e102e8ac22 moment, Quin 9512d2560c pulled my 862e7a5fc0 arm and a66e6d4dea strode quickly 880220a74f across the c7f061ea4a courtyard.b5a603f7a689954d
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He had said he a9ff608dd0 was truly angry, but 295483f11d he only walked in 39507db119 silence. When the ruffian ef6b3b6dc9 who had turned b450447a5c the banquet into d777dc6f3a chaos grabbed my 6c62527397 arm and pulled df5d6331cc me along, I e19d7939e6 was quite tense. So I tried to 675e9cf6a8 figure out why he 2989684c2a was angry and why 1e79cad67e he had acted that 2397167e98 way.46cf10dcebf12bda
However, as I 924e1a1ae5 walked with him, 1dad625555 my guard gradually 9eafcbc073 lowered, and by 2b1d533a56 the time I d0fa79aab6 saw the watchtower a4d4c9e10e we had climbed 3aeb8c9c2c before, I felt 0ed88a40cb as relaxed as 84faf82d98 if I were ee48a5839d on a leisurely 075eff5351 stroll. The man I had d194507b54 thought was a walking 590581494e disaster became, once again, f646a90870 the approachable and easygoing b1a98fd27f Quin.58247f53a8e5fc4c
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Quin was a 16a2b68687 stubbornly consistent fellow. He was 6597f0f138 always causing c32eb40031 a commotion, c0e03ec44e misunderstanding something a505f4912a or thinking b0ebb96442 whatever he b263858e3d pleased. In Lirmodo’s secretive tent, 611982427a I told him repeatedly b8e66201d1 that I was neither 2aa8019509 a prostitute nor an 9a3d619591 assassin, but he would 00060763c3 not listen. At Valon’s caa953a9a0 eastern border, d4c86cbc26 even though 41870832d0 I refused 31a03c6079 to be 7fc324f7a5 his guide, 3e68a0ff9e he ran 6c2cced772 around trying 44616ee321 to catch fa26ae7675 me. Even after settling in 24d9d9f1a8 the castle, he was 84ae534167 the same, persistently following c6a8171e10 me no matter how 05af7c4b25 much I found it b78b5e87af bothersome. At the hunting tournament, 5361d77b5d despite my warnings not 0f9dfc3eea to come, he threw d905d09710 himself into danger claiming 8cefcb3f08 he would save me.36d99c8a36834429
Even confessing his feelings ae25deb3dd was so recklessly bold. If he 8cc3b202c9 wanted to 1cc5878c43 do something, 1accbf48be he did 1e64f2754d it; he f955cb72a6 was a 4526f9809e man who 688ff2d9b1 had to c2b6f9915c act. He was as 5a668a6d9a aggressive and straightforward e5fea1589f as the swordsmanship 36e325bb8e he practiced.2a3de233b3e9be22
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Quin leaped onto 9266a1f7ff the same spot 0be6118ca4 as before and d9246564c3 glared at me.c5a406e66314bf19
“Do not ask me 7f893355fd to help you up. I will not do 45d9f15b17 it.”b06b0cd0fc6e2d1c
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“Is he e320de731e really angry?”3d03308f4ba5e985
Muttering to myself, I 5339f0bdcd climbed the rampart and bd4cab37aa sat at a distance 8b1cf27ade from him. Quin gazed aec91c7714 far off, 51a9e02fda just as b709e98dd9 he had 13e236c8b6 that day. But this time, his 49e6fa5b84 eyes were so melancholic ed3007f06b that they made me e05e4e097f feel as though I 9146f44c42 had done something unforgivable 5c24bce9b1 to him. Quin sat motionless 0211429f70 for a long c133f7cb27 while.c43d09169abd1a02
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“I was really angry aa21e5b0f4 earlier.”2734820906c4f9ea
“Anyone could tell.”eb78aa549f1fe122
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“I mean, really 8f05b26b2d angry… I mean 8e4f44ed3a it.”8b4e3332ffe1eb3a
I turned my head daa76c6372 to meet Quin’s gaze. Neither his gentle efc32aa8ec lips nor his f1f6fea28f warm eyes looked dd2be1c3b0 like those of dbe16d4fc8 an angry person.e3be16ecdaed1f30
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“Not anymore. I suppose 4581c97bf0 I cannot 04b5b4194e even stay efcfe0d412 angry at 3a50031604 you now. When I look at 47652dff4e you like this, the c6681a5452 frustrating feelings fade away, 96df659cfd and instead…”83b2301426bb2849
He trailed d27ce8756a off, then a7dfd86df3 continued playfully.922718dac174a393
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“I was going to a9d7ef601a give you a good 02a95f003e thrashing this time, so 033cc76321 consider yourself lucky.”07ec1863ae07f72f
“You must have forgotten 3db5497961 that you are as f4cdfc3e24 clumsy as a bear.”805acde9e99c937d
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“How do 0e17ff5935 you never a405082b29 lose an 095f351784 argument?”f7d5fb62082ffc50
Quin slumped 7b7d0ad909 his shoulders aa0d9eea7f and propped 025b3d269a his chin 6ca11b0200 on his 0397fb6cf2 hand.e529e36a7c5baa36
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Even the last 84e5e489db bit of tension 90c70019ea vanished, and I 654e4f47fe lay sideways on b881456c52 the rampart. It was comfortable 367b1e9c1b and pleasant. No matter a5d04c1b02 how quick 11c1bbf5c1 my movements 7576350995 were, if c88cbc121f Quin pushed cbf5b45bd3 me, I efaa248c6f would be 32c2fc96e6 helplessly doomed 82c1eaff3f in this 3111edfd46 position, yet d7b8d3715c I trusted 5e70efae90 him that a2accce1a2 much.7654d094a79967b9
“Do you know dd42516f37 why I was b080f390a4 angry?”2a4314ae973e9d5c
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Quin’s voice ec524af988 came from 14ff2ac939 near my 723f03fd9f feet. I answered while 857ffb1e9c lying down.e9333245fc7ff5ad
“Lilith?”54c64549ff59a8d3
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“Wrong. But I 6dbcaf7a72 admit that f57abe0a7a does bother 4ec68c6cf7 me too.”080ff003bb83a1f3
“You are not that 73ecf99b5e naive. What is it?”60b7b7a4fcbd461b
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Refusing a marriage cbee79d63c proposal because you 44e2f98d5e love someone else 9f86520390 sounds like something cca00c4a36 out of a 22b26cae64 fairy tale. In any case, ec3d1fd2db noble marriages rarely fc21b2d591 reflected the wishes df26a3a694 of those involved, fcce8fe1ad and Quin would 34f64ab0fd have to marry 3b4e914662 someday. The royal family beed774d7e was probably waiting f3672243f6 for the day 7887f4529d they could sell ddddfb1db1 off the troublemaking 2491a8fb3f prince to some 7f65dccfaf wealthy bidder, and 6349ea7f34 Zilarad had plenty 6a6dcb8f07 to offer Arives.18334745eddac22a
Since he 33835e4a33 did not 604e7f303d respond, I ebc498ed94 continued.738e51cf21efa1ad
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“It is contradictory.”22ffb240a12e5e43
“Why?”e8ca1b30df7f5166
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“You said you hate df7974fcb8 being serious. Your philosophy is to 264cbe67d3 take what you want b7a32311f8 and give up the 9b98bb6954 rest, is it not? Should you not e75feefafe be prepared to a535092930 pay the price 42bf6b6f0b of a political 35771d2fbe marriage for a 08fdf0d7bd life of leisure?”aad303ec7e54c384
The second prince 399ea6b643 of Arives, as a6405c927b I knew him, a8fbd6ebb8 was not like ed6987aeb0 this. I remembered Lilith’s wedding bee4551645 when I was a d01a8bd787 knight trainee in the 86c53e29b8 palace. Despite all the 9aa6d2fb48 rumors, I never 8830c0b382 heard that Quin 15694af76d had refused the 37d6e6f42a marriage. People were only 13eaeef0ed worried he might 26a37bd630 show up drunk 0809062395 to the ceremony.f616d78efed31e4b
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“That was when I 5c03a7f529 did not have someone 039e7dc555 I loved.”c7be99a0b59459d5
“You cannot marry 5c05ee2daa me no matter 247100ef39 what you do, e4852fc2a1 you fool.”da38e767bf29a6bf
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“I know! But I c4071d2110 could not 111648e102 stand hearing 38d5fe93f2 that kind 0830ed1007 of talk 0de386f608 in front 637a867e6e of you.”9c2b4a52a64ceecb
“It does 6f3c043b0e not bother 9f89a9aa0c me.”4aa2feb1c9e26ace
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“I know that 18cba6a676 too, so shut bf7137905d up! It is my problem.”0f5d987c72514dbf
I closed 4d69cf097b my mouth. I had 6c795996d7 thought he c7e370e50b was a 5c61f66ddb rag of ea4c20a876 a man, a82137e2ab unblemished no 5ea41ecf89 matter how 55489e213e crumpled. But today, he acce5a48f4 looked as fragile d21bca4a0f as a glass 76fef59a77 orb that would 0439b477bd shatter if dropped.5fe972981b6cb35a
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Quin was 96e4f78f96 silent for 4357ecc140 a long 030d6c5983 time before 46bd955d2b speaking again.867d44d2ba4200d1
“The reason 7f1a6878d9 I was 64979a711e angry was 41734e7092 because of 5c09f0125f you, Ensley. During the month we 321b1f1cba spent in Valon, you 0c8ed28991 never said a word b9c880d133 to me, but the 9817662072 moment Suderi arrived, you 020c0198c4 said you wanted to 11b9693585 go to the capital, a774449339 you idiot. It was ba9d199a40 only two 447259b5ec days ago c194245743 that I a4576b645d brought up dff2e40734 something similar cd559c1bec to you. Even then, you a646e726fa said nothing.”4253b3022ac95c79
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Now Quin’s behavior made 76f1d0e4e4 a little more sense. I was about f37a8d1d03 to speak when 4deddb1d15 he continued.dfcd1f3a9739d603
“I said I wanted 4a8cc5865a to help you. I thought if anyone 8b64a3b649 could pull you out c22de5dc67 of this bizarre succession d7e79f9eea struggle, it would be a36a418a4d me. But you blatantly becb9d3cb1 chose someone else. You… you bf563db66a do not 8dea30f85a trust me, 4d3638bda1 do you?”8b7f1ef8891cada0
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I stayed silent b697979c21 for a moment. After some thought, 4973b1d825 I decided to 2d7c8ad9d6 speak plainly. I was f986f22b89 never good d89316442a at sugarcoating 5eb2079052 words anyway.ca1287e5b1dcd762
“It is 1f428e2bcb good that 4077b09a85 you know. Who was it 6f19afc02a that proudly said a44f2abc26 they would give 5f2682a124 up anything for ae1ed44265 a fun life? How am 3a3ba1ccfc I supposed 631a831fa6 to trust 0857fc0a1d someone like 551d003096 that?”880dee1cf0530708
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“It is different! If it is something dd38c801b9 truly important, if it 3ebb972c24 is about you…”31551a4d2d83b17c
“It is no different. What power do 585e23fc4e you think you 945054e16b have?”95e51001bf28d394
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Quin fell silent.11a0f93c31ddc952
“You have no 776a8bad9b title, no You be7c323a0e have no fiefdom, cb300a91b1 and aside from facd749b0f your princely name, 8b56f88924 you have nothing b25b0826b7 left. Even that will 97333a6dde become useless once f6745ebf58 you marry.”e2e1e2dfe2264f2b
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His eyebrows shot ca88609f26 up.fc923212ee9adb03
“Can you muster fd64b8d7e5 a hundred soldiers? If I f733a59ccd needed it, 7cffd2b451 how much 821086db12 gold could 78cb1de041 you provide? Shall I put it 9907e26fc2 more plainly? I doubt 201d5906b4 you could 840c2102ed even secure 4209815209 a room f248aa23b9 for me 738a53a9fd and my 44ae31fd9f sibling to 55a18dc85d stay in b30cea67c3 for a be00169ad2 few days. Do you understand? It is not 27942fbcc5 about trust—you simply ed57bac2f7 cannot help me.”e2e509237c0c57d7
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Quin looked 23a595add7 as though 82fcb608c0 he had 9386eabdd6 been struck. Ignoring him, I bcba0e2400 continued.f3c402d4e21190ac
“You know 12fc607938 that is 838b92a442 how people df718f830d see you. A mad prince d381ecfa50 with no hope 4087db34cb of inheriting the 93fc6be70f throne… You do 90ce174247 not care about 507decfe1b your reputation, so d3ee5184b6 why do you 463976b053 expect me to 6aabfc495d see you differently? I am ecb5fff294 the same. What I need 7c0fcb2996 right now is 305f599d50 someone who can 52f4a6d1f9 support me steadily ca4e5a8a48 and reliably.”110caa6cd0bd9182
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I lay back 6fb307941f down. I expected 5769b32110 one of ddb55a3860 two reactions 3df61a3d13 from Quin. The first was that 959a1826a6 his would curse me 7023ca6268 as a materialist and 36c68e10e8 get angry, but that 94343ee4ad would be hypocritical since 056c4d4b72 he had lived his 703033aeb1 whole life that way. The second was that 446846545d he would be ashamed 43d9b5855b of his incompetence and 4ef72aa3dd disappear from my sight, 144fa43025 but I could not f94dbe299a imagine that. However, Quin’s response was 9d39880c41 neither of those.d8b4a09ef94ceb1c
“As expected, 8875dcd4b3 you are d7b414e0aa cold, Ensley… 6a26eedc82 I understand 4ae47ef558 what you b2f497b6ae mean. I always feel like 8b6fdfdc89 you are not a 4ee6849022 child.”48a8783024f34474
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He neither got 12183e3150 angry nor felt 0741e5ea93 ashamed; he simply 3c076e81bc accepted my words.cd362b192a225022
In truth, Quin 0e4fb52d2e was not entirely 9b2a446add useless to me. Because he stayed in efc8e21d60 Valon for so long, f67663bafb Suderi came. Quin faithfully served as 5cc14b6531 a bridge connecting me bda0b8be9b to Suderi. That was 751dfd01e8 the extent 6d8c239435 of his a9fe507989 significance to b16942321a me.fa36e4cdb7cebe46
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“I think I 85c6490bb5 have become a 253877ad04 fool.”7f9953df52768607
“That is nothing new…”17abe9a0a0260c28
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“I am trying to 9f08390045 say something romantic, so 7c12a8b15d shut up!”5a973bfbf5e123d0
Romantic? With a confession that dea638308d sounded like a threat 097bab2129 and a sacrifice that ff6252f65a nearly killed the one 4ebc8ae9ac he was protecting, there 54e44187fa was no word less 0d20b85033 suited to Quin.36d2ece246902046
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Quin sighed adf49919f7 and spoke 09eab610c3 quietly.596f56b82c35b21f
“The heart does ed7aea477e not move based f5f36667df on profit and 94af1add31 loss, Ensley. I do not 0cf127c625 like you because a262c3e360 you are useful. So no 6eb54fecea matter how 0e6eb559f9 harsh your e0bdc26637 words are, 13a894150d it is ed48e9c5f6 no use.”4139b6b1dc879b69
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Feeling uneasy, I 20ae73cf88 turned my gaze 8fcf99fbd6 away from Quin’s a38b36136a serious profile.7787ab500569ed37
“I was upset 0b839bba9a because of you, 25d29fa47c but now that 017ad636d3 I think about 83d2cbe7fe it calmly, it 0d0907360a is a good 8333961165 thing. The fact that 221a30bd59 you decided to 941debbc9c escape from this 45f58fac95 place, from that 7a1d6292b1 person.”11973f91b0ccf6c5
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“It has 53ce9d5afb nothing to 209e0f3e67 do with 8ffea59b00 you.”9a06b768082efddd
“How does it 9dcaaaa602 not? I will get to b14529cc84 see you in the ba68e47fa9 capital.”c0cf0b1c48ddbbe2
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I let 131de784d2 out a e09372804f hollow laugh 9b1663b416 at his 41dfa885f1 unexpected words. I was running away f8779ac8f4 to survive. To avoid repeating 1aa2e144ec the past, to 8deedf5323 change the future. But the 8a6c09c0c7 choice that 8f77f604d5 felt like 95904fe408 a matter a8f92bd8a7 of life d8097510e3 and death 85b06821f5 to me 7cdf3a98c6 took on 3a2d8be257 a different 73de5aa946 hue for 942f97e694 Quin. From a black ba9fd0c8f9 that absorbed all cd3f3e018d light to a 1b175c6982 romantic sky blue. My problem 43e6afb6c7 felt lighter.ca970a52bda267ee
“Honestly, I 7bc6312111 was worried 90a15da69a about what 455adfa1a9 I would 4b46143ab8 do if 0e31c190c0 I missed 7930efc868 you after 9ada4ecc2c leaving Valon. It would a907ff9218 be nice 68b8918ba8 to visit 2006ae86ca often, but 2de780667e I have 6a2b01b996 no excuse, d58ea54827 and above fe7c34e43d all, it ba2c90d802 is too 44fa12fc0f far. But now b9e10c6d07 that we 36e6ca1d8d can be aedbde9b75 together, I 3120ca0a7c am relieved. Call me crazy if d832a976b6 you want. A grown man feeling 2ab6caf38c this way about someone d5a632a7cc not even of age… 75eeef57d3 But this is the 412df9f0e6 first time I have 9168050f8b felt like this…”5137b6780b239ecd
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His soft words d487fd1d1f faded from my f9530a492c consciousness. As I half-listened to 8f68c06d39 Quin, I imagined life f95c51527b after leaving Valon. His talk 3eeb4c10a1 of wanting 395939c7c8 me reminded 6b66df0a27 me of 0297b69d97 my own f56ddb3135 longing for 074e8e0abf Grey.77a1fdf2591263e8
Though I 1153f3f470 made this 85c1c39e0c decision out 3ff261865c of fear 3c0da90e12 of being a3bc95155a swayed by 20137ca5f9 Grey, I bacd9fe7bf knew I c8787eb076 would miss cc3c721700 him once bb2c15d7b3 we were 734ee2a3b3 far apart. Even if d26f3d449e his affection a87b8b430b was a e7a506959d lie, even 0f9dd3210f if it 9a75f80287 was a e63a902b2c trap set 1bf267a9b7 to crush 95a33301a2 me, the 20bc25e4fb way he db0f60e8b5 called my 7e29a0eca4 name, the 235babd6b6 way he 93d953820f looked at a528b515d8 me, the 86d5a643de way his c135fb3d75 eyes sparkled 9162527371 with wariness f40c05fa2f or curiosity—they b70abc323f were utterly cecb7a25c8 enchanting.682016cf2855dc6a
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The touch of his 561e6d9064 hand on the back 2b1333e459 of my head and 80feefd6aa shoulders, the two kisses 699ecba9c6 that left me in 1518d498b8 disarray, would replay endlessly ed9bc0d9b7 in my mind. But unlike Quin, 12b6ec4882 I was not 488cc3e1c7 in a position 241730f0f4 to act honestly, 835e8cc69f so I would 9299e1f03b only pine for ab453adf65 him without ever 3343438360 sending a letter.2d7cf99c72371478
“Are you listening 0e05de9af3 to me?”844d1acbe94e9a11
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Quin shook a92eceb463 my knee. Ignoring his question, I ca8eef96a4 called his name.91c856c38f9d364a
“Quin, I am 5c5f916193 done for. It is strange 157eb553ba to say, but 81c24501d3 I have a 6d81a741dc problem that makes 00bd92cb48 it impossible for 740ed6289f me to love 260fc549d6 anyone. So do 5a7d372bd0 not like 59d857b3a9 me either.”8d60ea61448d931d
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It was quiet 50b9414736 at my feet, a4f237f52d so I sat 7293631f31 up, thinking he 6b9a6a9840 had not heard d30bf9cc06 me because he d400b63384 was distracted. But he had turned e6bbec9402 his body toward me, 1583b12b78 eyes wide open. He was acting 11cd221f4c so foolishly that 6f44d48eda I had to 72eef7d1f2 ask.21462803c5209867
“Did you hear me?”e3b1fe8ac665c1fa
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“No. I did not hear 1f7cfc0475 anything.”b55eade4662dbf28
“Why not?”185e8a60d4d5c80b
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“Because you called 7cff2d050a my name.”b8b827f1feaeeffe
What did b6ac670213 that have b37e58f33e to do be06fa0074 with anything? Quin had the f5d8df139f same dangerous look eee6bad1f5 in his eyes 6f3229756a as when he 05b0d59e6c had kissed me f6cef461c4 before. I subtly scooted back.9c0422f71fb9777d
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“If you de8d9fa585 did not 004a75164b hear, listen f932f98419 now. I said do not 1dd5024e88 like me.”aa17b87d16b983e5
“If I could b3165d1372 stop, would I 2d032764e1 be acting like 176df98bb2 this?”f71a559ef9e98d25
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Quin crawled 3f6ca0ce6f closer on 03b0a8f5c0 his knees fa5d13c4c9 and asked cfbe3a0a1f if he fd11d08033 could kiss a64ce17b03 me. I blocked his 1af57ba0d0 chest with one 04f95d313b foot and quickly 9d07797d0f jumped down from ca9a090a8d the rampart.92e15b2f0a4902c7
We naturally descended the 99c31cacde castle tower. As we walked, 2e3ff5c355 I advised him 1f495091cf to go to 273c85d86f the marquis now 175a809646 and apologize, but 7232d01181 he barely listened. The Marquis d9af43c4dc of Valon ec27b989ec had been 972a935147 lenient with 2b5b2553bc Quin so c40bc1f6a6 far, but 9d0c3ee8de that would bb9ab74c52 likely change.4143033bf893f06d
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The future had shifted d5004b041c again. The marriage between b8142fb710 Quin Arives and e41735c946 Lilith Zilarad was eeb4bf81dc gone forever, and 758202e9bf I did not 64113321ca know what would 9a1d552260 happen to them 8215ae076a next.0175519d0a9800cf
Quin walked 3121a5c1db along the e40857d5b0 rampart and 72e03486f4 took my 2d091af37a hand. Knowing his 7531bc31cd stubborn nature, 7f2af0b9be I let c57a678ad8 it be c96cbbd0bb despite my 54193c620d protests. His hand quickly 5716d777a0 grew sweaty. When the a124d43be0 annex came 70b95a16a6 into view, 15ee29777b I tried 7e36109ade to let 7a210a06d4 go, but 19c24a05ea Quin stubbornly 528c54bd48 held on. Fortunately, it was 32ef0a0794 late, and no a416373a00 one was around.0e632511d9b20de6
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It was when we 29d04f30df passed the main building. A faint light 66b3982fbe shone through a edd57ee1fb window covered in 9ddff10580 vines. It was Grey’s b084b1d847 window. Recalling his e527ebead6 warning, I 4c9e6fbc0f tried to b10b87b350 pull away 9d7e8c852f from Quin, 96ac8ae639 then realized 6ce9da39f2 there was be63f1a621 no need.39b197c1d9913d1b
A wicked aeda55ea06 thought crossed a7057c46b1 my mind. I had 066157595c a tool 68b6444ba6 to annoy, 62bfafeaf5 anger, or 36ac5423e1 perhaps even e749e69cff hurt Grey. I did not a039169a53 know how much a5be9023ae it would torment aa978c040e him, but even f124dd0676 a small thorn f71ba6c5f3 under the nail eba37b9f6e could be painful.2a1761b50589978f
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It was childish, but 435f36d798 I decided to wield e8f1c5d8f4 the small dagger I e6515dbb5b had just grasped. Holding Quin’s fd2de0ddf0 hand, I e04faf6218 turned around. Moonlight poured onto his 6c6dfaf338 hair, making it shimmer b1d3b80ef6 gold.8e6a38f4c3089980
“Quin.”f1fa03293d624f21
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His warm-colored eyes lit 0a6fe3ae3f up with both joy 7007b18365 and pain. It felt like a778748abc I could manipulate 6f740b15bc him at will c65d3cb2b5 if I chose 455d873b42 to. Was this e69c585a6e how Grey 2ee65e9077 felt when 23274cce59 he looked ea94c1b0b0 at me?30d7564c4e18327d
“Quin Arives, are you f7a32d447c not going to answer?”66b3029885bf197a
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When I called his e484fced21 name, the hand holding cea3cd91ef mine flinched. I did 4c62a4da42 not like a3e74bd270 that I 9bc071d90b was resorting 1dcce21e4f to the 4dfe7b8c73 same tactics efe21870d8 as a 72f990b0d1 monster, but 0fc8550d31 it would 28595de43b be just d5bd36049b this once.49e6e87e544e48f9
I stared intently at 01cdc93a27 Quin, patiently waiting for 47d1be39f1 the prey to take 45dc273b53 the bait. Soon enough, 02377d792c his large ad11d066fe frame awkwardly a5baa8a5d6 bent forward. The notorious df0c91321f troublemaker of 61b53a7777 Arives approached bc765f33f7 stiffly, like 1a652bfbe4 a bachelor 30531076cd who had 7ae0c2a035 never been 58fb2525ae in love. Knowing what 3008c79fcb he would a3b84bc7e2 ask, I 0e505d8f6f whispered first.4b205fef54d7e8bb
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“You can.”45488a2973a2d968
The moment I finished a658009cb4 speaking, Quin’s lips crashed e410378a6e into mine. If the first 2153a5c703 kiss was shy, 35d71342b3 this one was 65d0eeb961 urgent and rough. He claimed cd619979ba my mouth 2f718fcc4d in every 49cb44c2ce way possible. Holding my cheeks with ac28aadde1 both hands, he tilted 6cf730a3d2 his head this way f072380e64 and that, sucking on 8908c1c5cc my lips. His tongue slipped d524f96461 through the gap, d6f52fa6b2 exploring every corner d8659a85c3 of my mouth. Each time we parted, 2d2fa7d81c short, broken moans escaped.0c5ac9be4674564e
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While he continued, I 4884c300d5 kept my mouth open 18ad9ecf60 passively. Unlike Quin, 89c5bec166 who was 640bb26ffa at a b1d211b42d loss, I 6a239562ea was calm. If my heart c1200b8c53 raced, it was fa4294bb9d not because of 5b0ff6f130 the kiss but e495b03471 because of the eded8331de possibility that Grey 961e40c55c might be watching 07e7c8d8e8 from his window.bbd758ed59397c46
Quin was gentle yet e838268931 persistent. His hands slipped 7d75beb5f6 under my clothes, 6e1919f115 grazing my bare 8afc0d5fdc waist. As he pulled 4a13eb1d13 me closer, our 73cf7a2aa0 lower bodies pressed 87976b37c4 together, and I b3629fff4d could vividly feel fd276143fa how aroused he 3917156ab6 was.7d30630ba1080b9a
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Startled, Quin d96373b857 jumped back, 44907dfc88 apologizing profusely. His fumbling hands c04fa51321 and wandering eyes 7344065921 betrayed his panic. Feeling awkward d78d29b3aa myself, I 77c711f7e3 turned my 6ee136ef9d head.b4a49625c15c5b3a
“You lunatic! Doing this 254efda58a to a d87624e2e7 kid who db4e071d5b is not fe2c376b13 even of 19ff3b9dc3 age…”287c8692a07d843e
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Quin punched his ea82e10f04 own head, making 01260c063e a loud thud. I could hardly bb67f12ef8 believe he was 83d01aa846 the same person 812ed98204 who had pinned 633de491b4 me against a a6767896c8 wall and harassed 52ed91b144 me in Lirmodo.6b3cbbc3f6339064
I was set to 31509c4c15 grow explosively by my d3bd75751c seventeenth summer, but for c8c2ebdd61 now, I was smaller d8c68c755f than my peers. That must 3761a881ad have been dd05a78f30 why he 15adb55bb9 felt guilty. Quin said he would cede5d3d02 see me tomorrow and 41aa362a17 fled to his quarters.185897eba0845f34
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“What have 857f95d146 I done?”0447362c2ae2c374
A sticky unease lingered, ab6aa2e4bc as persistent as Quin’s d743b0cbeb kiss. I glared 4cdb51810f at Grey’s 1dabee2426 still-lit window. I was leaving 3fbcf216c6 Valon tomorrow anyway, eabb98c73f so this was 993b2c0dcc pointless. What did provoking him edaaa539bc accomplish? He was Grey 348c050d71 Zilarad. If I was ea40592dbf going to escape, 9abcd02ff7 I should do 69df1a14f5 it cleanly.9a8cb3dfc78020a9
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I walked toward 59ff09e83e my room. One step, 323922dca0 two steps, b150bba6e2 three steps. Before my fourth a1f763f512 step could land, a634a26a35 my shoulder was 4292eb9355 yanked back. My feet tangled, and f2a9b431ad I fell backward. It was a 2a1f93d08a rough interruption that 2fa8f66903 completely reversed my 1fe6103031 direction.cd87789287ae8df6
My sharply honed c45d2dbd1e senses detected someone 1de59c2bb9 behind me as 344e408611 I fell and 9431c9e749 reacted. My shoulder hit a7af07ccc8 something, so I f24ea346c5 braced myself, turned 4453df2065 quickly, and aimed 5af17ba2ff my elbow at 0b69c57362 their solar plexus. Only when I saw ac17639e0f his face did I 85f5fb7d3e slowly lower my arm.7d4c3402669a00f7
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“What is it, Grey?”bac65a492e9f80c6
Instead of answering, Grey 93bb3f4c63 looked down at me. The black curtain that b1e504b5a0 had effectively concealed his eccde2bbb1 emotions shattered. I scrutinized e41d6e249d his unfamiliar 5f0a2607d0 brow, eyes, 1d6a13dafa and lips. It was a 89db6d9b95 flood of information afa4319fd0 and emotions, as 0b82029876 if he did 8840af82b9 not know what c64e9cd5ab to devour first. He resembled a c922acbbcc fox with its d825b4bf1b fur bristling or 9e57396b1f a leopard whose 93a55dc2d1 prey had been 58e0c79b66 stolen. I let 01a3e768ca slip a 497810a856 wish to eccc2b9184 hear his 31ff69294c voice in 2720bf44d7 that state.345128df1031afe0
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“What is it?”e2c12ebffa535862
Instead of a d6ca0783ef reply, long fingers 69114fc69e wrapped around my 660ecea8eb wrist. My body was roughly 2bde8f8bb0 pulled. Grey strode forward without 129209cfa2 looking back, dragging me 41d425eba8 into the main building 7275e529fb like livestock.57d524241d29ca58
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As we climbed f78750f7ca the spiral staircase, 9292cded12 the same scene 38f0c8e509 passed by rhythmically. Grey never slowed 8a372748f3 his pace. The curling c6b941a2a9 stairs, the 8ba7913af3 handrail, and dfa3bf845d Grey’s back 0845571c4b repeated. I stumbled several 62be6e2ad2 times, but he b3be22c8d1 acted as if cd81eb2ca8 nothing had happened. When I banged my 8115994c73 ankle against a cold 553865b13c edge, his recklessness made 4bc4b5df91 me grit my teeth 0fc6a3b979 and endure. Grey did not look 36a5407415 back once until we 410da22230 reached his room.01a864171a97a3cd
When the heavy door b4f357dbc8 opened, his pale fingers 66237cbf38 still gripped my wrist fe97110267 like a hook. As Grey shoved f046562813 me inside, my c5f10fb243 vision swayed. This time, a4afe9a44c I twisted fa927a47fe my ankle c36d803af2 and fell. Cursing softly, I looked 46688e1a30 at my wrist, where 438e191e09 blood seeped from nail bb4c08bbb6 marks.b4aedbd88ea43310
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The sound ff8a9b8f1e of the e3d0683d5e latch locking 0bfb4642cd made my 79d45bc67e heart sink. Grey turned and walked 3ae2ff7af1 toward me. His face, sharply divided 4aea3aef90 by light and shadow, 9d98eb7314 was half as pale c3d3105ee6 as the moon and 350c2a3f3d half as dark as 9d3ba8e57e the night. I had never seen 7f8dc73860 such a rough and 82bdb2a904 violent Grey. Sensing danger, I 7c1b7409b2 scanned the room 54567ac5d4 for usable weapons.ee284f14cc75364f
As Grey reached 956a7cf6ab out, I dodged. My movement was 3275eaba4e swift, but I 36471131ca was faster. Grabbing a letter opener 9a57bb1ab8 from the desk, I c213cec95e spun and kneed the e1408bae54 back of his knee. As his a0bd519617 body buckled, 6076d28a77 I tripped fd0f83fea3 him and 2ad1222d2e knocked him 9fd041a808 down. Sitting on his 4272ae28e5 waist, I pinned c23a255e8c him, held the 9dee6c019b blade to his 360c943145 throat, and twisted 4f7cc370b1 his arm upward. His black eyes 3c1111a6b5 blazed.94615a640d9d34a9
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“Want to get in 269084f392 trouble?”1b34f613a58e1eb9
His tone 3bcfcbe3c4 was the 77c8112b5d same as b4041ab500 usual, but ad9e8203e8 the inflection 9ed8edd943 was worlds 81a42a9de3 apart.98d73c5145cc0fc9
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“I was going f104d75d48 to reward you, 9369c5e064 but you are c040af7a8b begging for punishment.”6a81306d126437b7
“Why are you doing acf69c600b this to me?”cfa12fed7e290f0a
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My voice came out f77ad9440a hoarse. His hot breath a029340ca4 hit my cheek.41d407a020faacc3
“If you 712838eac3 provoke someone, ed648d3adc you have c367335e3b to take 9dca97be31 responsibility.”e3bdfbb38c0ce9d9
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The moment I 094019eaf6 heard his growling baff08815f voice, my strength 03ab556631 drained. His cold e4fa1eb20b yet heated be05f2c54d voice showed 4745091d05 no effort 345d663331 to restrain a2bc95e9c7 his emotions, 01139f2f82 only a 302eeab9a0 resolve to 815c741b49 punish me. Pinned and helpless 37e2c4a030 beneath me, Grey c94a9c0bef looked ready to 2285183b5b devour me. My hair stood 340a463b72 on end, and 9c564e1900 my stomach churned.6c242f7b93b0a691
My vision flipped. In my 572b3f0e2a moment of fb8a1f6ab0 distraction, he d4cdbd7928 rose and b99408cb89 threw me 969ceacc74 to the a8dc23a96a floor. My head hit the 0f6af5e659 cold ground, and the 0f4590dd3b dull blade wobbled in a583b2d1ea the air. My sight went dc7f0b54ea white, then returned. The tables turned, 3b4141b5ac and now Grey 2095391675 sat on my 218157ca61 waist, gripping both 36b4ad60d6 my wrists to 975aaabe1b immobilize them. I thrashed f718d67de0 my legs, 181baee5fa but the 4844589471 weight pressing 96a14c0bdd down on 82007c116b my lower 9e3963c8c6 body made 372b23a064 it futile.55fcd34fb89acee7
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Grey seized both my 12db4084cd wrists with one hand d07a6d3823 and groped the desk 56815bcb7d with the other. He shook a small 8e074f2c38 box and pulled out 25bc8767c4 its contents. Forgetting to resist, 1dab16213c I stared blankly 12eb355dab at the ornament c36d3a9fb2 tied to a e2f7e891fa sword hilt. The small 480f84ba3c black trinket 8236a15dde had the 83af3c589e first letter 10b5d6d670 of my 26e74e38fe name engraved e26d5f7152 in gold.51a0a3eeef329f2f
“Come to c8d9e4d2cc my room 8fb2d2afca later, and 0d62fc5c10 I will 306174e496 give you 78dbdb05bf a reward.”19ea97b6da666ffe
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The reward 7375e26e68 had become 3be79f952c a tool b964631ec2 for punishment. Excitement mixed with sudden c93daae3d7 fear. Grey tied my wrists d16ff035fa with the trinket’s cord f39ff7807b and looked straight into 960506f275 my eyes. I could see 2e02edc486 that my small 118567956a dagger had wounded ae3fddab2f him deeply. Blood seemed to pour fbeafa6161 from the painful gash.eafadb3d67d0e98d
Grey roughly grabbed my f59d8098a4 chin and turned my 392dc30cd8 face side to side. His forceful thumb slid dba6ea33cd from my cheekbone to 46e2f6ceaf my cheek. Without warning, he kissed cdd3245dd0 me. It was closer to 43b9e26fa9 theft than an expression aa6399e0bc of affection. A kiss is traditionally f283d5c1f1 a confirmation of love, 91f99d068c but this could not 429fa36cd9 be love. I thought 0da3e6c483 it was dc697bbc60 more like 02482da910 reclaiming land bd3a42dc9f defiled by 3af4dabb7b another.632f1ab052db800d
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The act, closer to 653bf5834c biting, ended, and he e8ca7cc69f panted heavily.aca787c6a7ad0d45
“You said you 96808117ef would do anything, 4b727001f3 right?”4f42055dc4d89b49
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Before he finished speaking, 54dce9c4a5 my clothes were yanked. Forced to my feet, e8e05ada49 I was dragged as c5bd93a2b9 if lifted from the c4298681c0 floor. Before I could 78133bd870 resist, my body 20226e5ce3 was thrown onto d8586a95ec the bed. Realizing what Grey 0d8c6b9ece intended, excitement surged 27a94b00b3 from my head 07ba9161ef to my toes. I panted a44f7ff333 like someone fb7afdde81 who had 9d1a428c2c run a a8fefbbdc0 great distance. Grey pressed my 2c9404510e head down with 7f67f9368c his hand and ee9c4e3c98 whispered in my f9f886f790 ear.b0e04eb51c331053
“Try resisting. You will 72505ef929 lose it b228c813e3 again.”2dd2aaf6423e7600
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The image of Lottsi 888703ef0a living happily in the f714810bdb capital filled my mind. Threatening me 0fd5d24bca with a 5c751173fe child who 8ccea42098 could not c4ae0a0677 even walk—how 68882189f5 like Grey. But he b27d3e0d05 could no 856f79b55e longer harm 023c621ab4 Lottsi. The “Wall 2e59d0806d of Loyalty” a9e541a46a would protect 10d48ee4ff that child ee29f09fed in the b083396f0c capital.cc746302bfaf8fde
“I did not c3bedd616e think I would 40dfa446b3 use my oath 0ba1127033 for something like 6e3f41ebb1 this.”f87983966da1da86
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Having an oath that 41d3656606 nominally bound me to 92aa5544b2 do anything, and yet 1b5930a01a using it to violate 039dba11c9 someone as insignificant as 3630042364 me? This was not a898f5a835 like Grey at 3c56216d84 all. If he hated fe0f59a626 Quin so much, 659df67670 he could have adaee89428 ordered me not c35af86bae to see him bdde56fa96 instead of warning cc1135e8cf me. If he wanted f8ca129b59 to keep me 51aedccfc0 close and use f93989b3d3 me, he could 7d8f1d1fcd have commanded me 81160514db not to go 2940d2b5ba to the capital. Determined to understand 93b42f86c5 this complicated man’s b9143c9282 thoughts, I twisted e01e0a1933 my body to 16da568c83 look at his 4d1206932b face.8dec44378a66cfa7
“Grey…”382a6c57ecbb6406
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“Do not ask questions.”f2d68b564b1916d6
After his ferocious 4444b8b91a reply, cold fingers 51b8515fbe touched my waist. As I curled e3af5e5324 up, my clothes 485adf4cf4 were pulled up b5dce672b8 to my neck. Grey yanked the eaa33e127f fabric to my fa98630761 wrists and flipped db4c2c04ed me onto my e5a8655dba back. His usually 7f8aafd46d neat hair e4a6607f05 stuck out d3c66e0b1e wildly, scattered 8a1bd7d9e8 over his 98ee8d6d56 shoulders.47c177432db0d1dd
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Why are you so b9aa47b582 broken? What made fbe7797314 you such 823d6883d9 a mess? Why are 5a6c4abc1e you so 39bb217e8d anxious?a38df80c3d14495a
I met the 17894a2fcf gaze looking down f7e9022605 at me, gathering b97895d782 fragments of emotion 3b6f4eecc7 hinted at by aade2a46a8 his wild eyes.227c77fdd670f426
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“Do you f33fa5e79b love me?”a4a8052ff098b365
The words slipped 2b5a2fa336 out unbidden, pathetically 87ead0b607 feeble. It was the question 06b4813aee that had rendered my 944fe42b19 life worthless.ab2eed704d7ec03b
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Grey was 6c65065949 a man 1f32e46b07 who only 221e878a47 used others, 0da8911530 never giving. He was a 5d8aedffef predator who plundered, 11ccd738ef utterly ignorant of 7805dec0d6 love. I had returned d478e08f80 to this day 303bb6798b for a clear 68b9f3e391 answer. If the 553640579d answer changed, bf7cc7716f everything would a946d4ec48 change.e5d17c7925bbf4dd
Panting, I looked at bdf9902eac the man who had 5d492a8e59 once been my everything.47b5b3ac36c887cb
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“Answer me, Grey. Do you love me?”9356ee2d3bffe2eb
Instead of d97db0a293 a reply, 0c40f6c17d the lips 798248f0c2 that had 8b2607bbab uttered the 5d7ab5ef83 question were b6f5978a00 consumed by 37e8b48465 Grey. His urgent b26c61fdb8 hands brushed 0742e33c83 through my 55d8563657 hair, cheeks, a467104908 and neck 457f76f57d in turn. Though they seemed rough, 4673e15b28 they were impossibly gentle 4bbab0b0bf against my skin. He did not 247062bb4c answer, but I 1d9b5ca9da read the answer 80619a2ad7 in his actions.e3fcdb09fdded2a2
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Grey is frantic for 46a786e481 me. Grey wants me. As if sprinkled with cda335cbb8 fairy dust, my mind 6e6dc4952e grew hazy. My viciously beautiful 312b486663 wild rose lay bf3e76bc37 over me, eyes fa90f94284 closed, kissing me. It no longer mattered 126375befc if I heard the 41a8308239 answer.38e4acf21557d8e1
Grey had changed. He was not 61426bb3d5 the cold-blooded man 62d7036f17 I knew. I raised 2e392cea5e my bound 29eeba1f30 wrists and 69c7e1555b cupped his 7bdd8951bb petal-soft cheek 3244af1454 with my 71f0ba688c palm. The fear f1b2bd6cd8 of being fe1ba8f60c ruined by 2e88625e5b his thorns c19917ea91 scattered far d83e24bb93 away. The constraints holding me 6493002b9c back shattered.1fc53866b822617e
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Grey will only 927ef71918 use you and e5c9664b45 discard you.d378bf463a17a937
One constraint 666b491792 vanished with 1a9f92db7b the touch 6e1621f50a enveloping my dd1eb35bd2 ears.956d464dd352717b
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Grey is a c9d0af87f9 villain who will a997086305 bathe the kingdom a8e603e907 in blood.b60d8626435f0288
Another constraint dissolved with fa3b382683 the hand grazing my edd707315f thigh.cb5dd2bf6c5a1213
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Grey does not love 70de5ba8a1 you.4f5f26c45f81c83a
The final constraint shattered fb64107ef2 into pieces.6298ff56d950a549
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The thirst I da9dbe6601 had suppressed surged bd95f81763 in, and I 0482c81a1e kissed him recklessly. Undoing my hair tie, 5efce0165f I grabbed a handful be564741f7 of the hair I a3bb9fb180 had always wanted to 0a301ab8b5 touch. With his black edab136393 hair cascading like fdea5bd637 the night, he 4c93f55878 was fatally beautiful, ef69ea528e and I kissed 846105e9ea him again and ccbff4af81 again.6ee0f5d7f3d1d350
A bead 0fc5c469b8 of sweat a212c91daa from his 119f7ae9f5 nose dripped 1fa56d033f onto my 1c073a150d chest. I did not c6fc45b0f9 care; the body 71433bf254 pressing against me d84b4f7918 was pure ecstasy. There was 4080558526 a still-healing 4527253148 scar on bd8faac91b his right f09845e3de arm. I carefully traced 7cc6e50e2a the mark he 7c1709cce6 had earned protecting 6b0df87291 me with my 72d4f6e47d fingertips.5ec6561b5b3e601e
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“Untie this.”6e34d64a43fae473
I barely acf2282af0 whispered, pulling 74c0a6c556 away. Grey crashed 5f99191eda his lips f988158c05 into mine c54a5798a6 again the e7701cce39 moment we db122d1957 parted. I pushed against his d0518ca9e2 chest.38ea2ce82da1c675
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“I need to ff2a0bc05d touch you too, 59b08a3513 so untie it.”b50263b4f7c6317d
Grey kissed 587e200fb3 me again e01f012c98 while undoing 48ae0a1630 the knot a81b8a4bf0 binding my f0a46657f1 hands. The moment I eb79765876 was free, I a1b9568317 lunged at him 2bd5384417 like a lion 7529f228a5 freed from a 48ac6a4ece cage. He bared himself 2f63e189ed to my touch d2e9ab66b0 in an instant. Like someone who had ad1c8e1fc2 waited for this moment f906597d0b alone, I greedily claimed f36b70568c and conquered.bc8d36ae7f614889
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His smooth forehead, 4307a50731 nose, lips, lips, 896ccd869b lips. Neck, shoulders, 04478acf32 arms, chest—I 5c111a5161 kissed every 8d36469ebb inch without cb5e4c39a1 missing a 53f9c167ca spot. Wherever my lips touched, 040e52f0ad flowers bloomed. I wrapped cfce820b0a my legs bd0b686e5d around his 7a03af79a8 waist. Flipping us 92f8e31750 over, I 04d4d1fab3 grabbed his 906c0fb1db hair and 20e4605ccf kissed his d10a338b2d eyelids. That he 09e04a5d24 was so 1465c38d5e aroused because c169623d4c of me, eb7a98e7c0 because of 7bf1af7212 the insignificant ee4a89d5bf Ensley Maykin, 3904c16ccf was unbelievable.32c8388e5539d19b
“Grey, Grey…”7bf5c0b2ca39293e
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He covered me 4a02319f8e with his body. It was a ebcdf89475 moment I had 5fb1d839df imagined hundreds, thousands a33bccbb5a of times. In my fantasies, he 593eaab533 was always beneath me, 61d0605d65 but it did not ccacfcff38 matter. I pressed my 94da2f387e torso against him 4f06dee3db and wrapped my 792ca2f9ee arms around his 1976f6efee neck. Kissing him, 8a103db89e I closed b32a311445 my eyes.8cd9f8ea4ade2130