NCTS Ch 5
by toujoursDazzling golden 459333bcb4 sunlight streamed 9a3540caa0 across the 47dbdcc543 pristine white bf63ff0576 marble.e16160d5b83f30c8
The warm rays 8d9cd63b82 made the sweat 066afa4658 beads on the c995a01e93 pale forehead glisten. The golden 30b008df9a waves illuminated 519cdeb937 the bodies dac48267e0 of the ebab9ec1a8 two men a647e31349 on the 0cc109f319 balcony.af8d3eabd4ebc861
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“Hng, ha…!”68970a23cccfd0f4
A sharp f4bae40b37 sound escaped. The sobbing, whether 2c7b5bbaec a scream or 6928e82a5b a moan, came ddf823ab7a from Lucius, who fa942333e6 was precariously leaning 5641fdbb4a against the balcony b56e4335e1 railing.3c10ca73968d1ad8
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“Hic, hng…!”1159e7b3b068f7e3
In an almost perilous c93deedd3a position, as if he 96309dca05 might fall over the 7dd49a6596 railing, Lucius was receiving 726d63ad38 a heavy member. When the massive 17d0c9bd78 member, comparable to 052f9a8b98 that of a 8e2162c4fc beast, pierced through 0f07cf63c4 his small buttocks, f77c288cab his petite body 9514f14b0e swayed like a 1a6ae0cb99 leaf caught in 5ae06b951f the wind. The shrill scream followed.97387b7c44c85fee
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The legs wrapped around 56ea56cf1e the man’s waist gradually dfb8826bb6 lost their strength. The right 1c28b1b946 leg, now a5f5df815f limp, dangled c35b785280 below the b575d08f0c railing, its d4993ccd1d toes touching 7e11654b0a the floor. The other 0b9c76824c leg was 9de2bd9287 held by 57917c67bc Acheron’s hand, c75c8d1265 resting on a217522087 his firm 782be14bb5 shoulder. In such an unstable d09f964508 position, the sweet blonde 6af284db0e youth was being penetrated, dcfea93b24 trembling precariously as if fde282e16e he might fall off 2f9dbb2261 the cliff below the 3c941f2d07 marble at any moment.aa7d57887ac59d67
“Ah, it hurts, b009364f90 hng!”5b0a41ce5e9ddd1a
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Fear was 42e31eb280 evident on 199c885bbe his face, e381473c65 wet with 0cb6e0a395 sweat, tears, 592d5eaa06 or some 5ff1cc466d other unknown e78ad65ccd fluid.f5a2db9a7f1f38b2
For a c45624abf1 moment, the c556bf175b man, gazing c226529215 at the cec117ff55 youth’s pale 00af89379b face, lowered 3979c7ab6c his head bd13812235 and shifted ca5a184b16 his weight c56f89e895 forward. As Lucius’s fa3d1a1136 body tilted c45445a0e1 further against 4f201561ee the railing, d6883ee4f1 a voice bd9758e452 like a de3e065893 scream erupted.eaf5f51c051869c7
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“Ah, ah! Haa! Acheron!”ee1296a648a466ee
Burying his lips deeply fa8040c844 into Lucius’s sobbing, fear-stricken 05c394eb00 face, Acheron skillfully moved 85fe0704e8 his hips.b61807512672c148
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“Hic, hng.”4ac36238fecd4e68
Like a fish swimming 3031fcc09d gracefully, the moans echoing 2d9a00f980 across the balcony grew f3867529fc louder. The hand gripping the 4fb8c0bc92 soft buttocks tightly loosened fb7152baa4 its hold. The hand moved to 436051df82 the saliva-dripping lips. Thick fingers slipped between a6c53e1b34 the parted, wet lips, 27521b8a63 toying with the tongue.e75b413b0a7ca341
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“Ake, ah, hng… df6d11c9ba this, this kind b5909d5177 of…”24191eb4d396966b
Acheron didn’t even pretend dd88ab5528 to listen to his 6fa962de8f words.22231659dfc642fc
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Listening to the cb2b0f5177 increasingly intense moans, cfd1aeeaea Acheron, panting hot e3b33328dc breaths, suddenly tilted 1e02bfc774 his head back 50f7845cba to look at 2b58fc2528 the sky.78b5e303256f29d1
The cloudless sky 2d24a09d0e was deep blue add63148b1 at its highest 47f5afd452 point, scarlet below, 8463ebdb45 and red at a3f8c2aaf9 its base.2f67e3acfaf1d5d5
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‘…Sunset.’9a05df3945a9d9d1
Smelling the salty 617098a1de tang at the d88a3a9a88 tip of his 3ffb66eb09 nose, now familiar b3ce805cf2 with the sea 9d396d316c breeze, Acheron thought 029b6ed3e0 to himself.8fd9dd70e556952c
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‘When did it af50ca2e89 become evening?’e9aa52beca9e3482
The fingers efbc3b8dc1 playing with 2ebb329482 Lucius’s tongue 2b0cc24b0f slowly withdrew. A silvery thread ba87b8fb75 stretched and snapped, 67187c1d31 and Acheron bit 032a65d166 Lucius’s panting lips, 439a77f364 twisting the corner a648ce5d1d of his mouth.c1e6374adc8976f4
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Swallowing the 1888fbd641 sobs into 499a396ac8 his throat, dde1372731 Acheron quickened 06327c50c1 his thrusts.8947673066cea6da
“Hup!”7d04632c983e8aa0
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Hot breath flowed 795bdfc856 from Acheron’s lips 7db44b74cd and vanished into d1985940ac Lucius’s.b82700ae75c6fd72
From their touching 5552d429b3 cheeks, Acheron could d1fe321db5 tell Lucius was dc906e3a1f shedding hot tears. Though there was 4bc1df1ee1 no chance he 694112488a would let the 82e54b87fa small body fall, 491dfbf186 Lucius trembled with 450798d5cf fear of falling 81fd6ee3bc throughout the act.d4fd85d4b0ca9a70
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‘Not bad.’db002ce5ce2b45c4
Acheron suddenly thought this f2e356f8ce and quietly smiled. It was a smile cdad39c575 so subtle it could cc0a18a81c barely be distinguished.2964eb3ba79853cf
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“Ake, hic, Acheron… don’t d5e08dac69 let go.”f75624e941f88bfb
At some 1f1dcea4a5 point, Acheron’s 366ac31250 face grew d86319a61b even more eaac611cc3 serious.309060a08616ae31
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Terrified, Lucius pulled at acccc61c77 the arms wrapped around 3ad55606e5 Acheron’s neck with force. His tear-streaked face 26ac7093de clung to Acheron 4ddd6a989b throughout the act.616798f52a6fbf00
“Don’t let c5e115f575 go, hng, ba387ed437 don’t let 9a13c4a5df go, haa, 9911794d11 don’t let 42e15c024c go… Acheron, 7329a03ae1 never, never 54ab1abbd6 let go, e454c6e416 ugh!”b366cedd267d7087
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His body teetered precariously, fe137b3f89 almost falling over the 64b61fe6ab balcony.4ffb28098d51f26d
The leg slung 312b56b482 over Acheron’s broad ce0cc6e09a shoulder dangled, while 3cc12a9e2f the other floated bcd8b3252b in the air, 564d050ea9 barely grazing the 19266562a4 balcony floor with 99cab7a3b8 its toes.5f592227e6349c2d
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Acheron only looked 3ef01ab476 at Lucius’s tearful 3ab64188ba face with hazy d016a1bb38 eyes, giving no 1c3710b89a response.4ea13b83b79e8880
“Ah, aaang!”cfefdc1151ef78f4
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Burying his member deep 2e3de06ee8 inside Lucius, who moaned 6482779f62 with a nasal tone b361463cf1 and trembled, Acheron grimaced, 12ee632f6b revealing faint displeasure on f123e8912a his sweat-drenched face.3947ab21680e61aa
‘…Hot.’96356f9c7425edb2
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Despite the relatively cool 7a5c1d623b weather, his lust-driven body 1486848c89 felt as if it 15d027994e were in a furnace. Irritation briefly crossed his 646ac5b17e usually impassive face, and d13a0f082b his large body hunched, 66ce55d2ba embracing Lucius’s body as f63fe6e7da if to crush it. The moment a shrill fbfd4bae93 voice rang out loudly, 27fb8ccc72 Acheron’s face contorted in 0860802f98 a dizzy haze.8633dc01499e5be3
‘Damn it…’b0252af7bb79c2ec
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He was tormented 9a3341efac by unbearable heat. Unable to endure the 73b165da9f scorching sensation, Acheron lifted d61ff77ab3 his head, and in 80c2800f0e that moment, he faced 6a24823a08 a scene cool enough 8cf53f1b47 to momentarily relieve the 3c4aa0913c heat, forcing him to 7b38c15a19 hold his breath.a011257aa3d52008
There was 94af8d88f3 a vast ff42b36113 sea.681818ed40514004
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The blinding sunlight 86a72ffd3a wasn’t streaming from ad5e29c1dd the sky but e1553312d8 reflecting off the dc5efecfbc azure sea of e968a04cd2 Iscaria.79ad4f2883b1ba13
Entranced for ca0a06c851 a moment 9daa48f773 by the fbcae3c3ee dazzlingly beautiful e07273e217 scenery, Acheron’s e6c5802368 gaze shifted b6051c2ca2 slightly. He couldn’t tear his bb3ba0e7ce eyes away from the 6d4eb2bd96 sunset hanging on the 4beeba5a9e horizon, the sea sparkling b375272351 as if strewn with ee14afb728 jewels. Ships with white, red, 6c5adc5e6c and blue sails glided f9b544cbf4 leisurely over the water, 2b5b4cae96 looking like toys.86c604109d09670b
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A beautiful scene.52ef322f45b36a9a
Gazing at the d243f4eed3 sea for a 66b66a9923 moment, Acheron turned f4ec5e61e0 his head at 20b89db1a5 the sound of bb6b957d62 a sob and fa2431fc2e looked down.8c8e0a459ac33edb
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“Hic, hng…”18ee700065869748
Light returned to 012fb5ce3c Acheron’s dazed face.585b530965f5d8ba
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‘…Ah.’60ac3e91642a4a22
Only then did he a8b82b337b notice Lucius, a wreck f023305c32 beneath him, bursting into 25418fa587 tears.9125779d07447985
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“…Gen, hng, General… ah, d63a681936 me…”6d91f276d9a51e7b
Furrowing his brow and 4ec308b3a1 gazing at him for 4e2c40a270 a moment, Acheron lowered 422eb0bbf8 his head and took e9a6d71026 Lucius’s lips.df288220c3608e96
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The cool dc82d3e759 sound of f14d44560c waves crashing 3b3fed739b against the c76e21e79a cliff was a699154fd0 insufficient to 92b4882645 quell the 9be0eeeb43 searing heat d67bb0f3f1 consuming his c5aedaa2f7 body. Swept up in c5792b3de6 the heat that d420a30ada reached his head, 9aa94475ce he impulsively hunched 55e5110f06 his body. Biting Lucius’s white 46c0cb1a46 neck, he tried 7432450dd8 to alleviate the 4d4810d853 pain of the 59c71221cc unrelenting heat.094ae651b9cde69d
“Ha, hic!”357eadc1961e56ea
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The moment a20f564a0a a scream 77655cec0d burst from 4b9cba78d0 between his e38c5ca8fe lips, rough 5436b2e2fe hands gripped 7832c9f78f Lucius’s struggling 235145338e waist, subduing ad5aa12be9 him. Sweat streamed down the 81125ca3c7 man’s hot forehead. His body, red as 66bdc8a129 heated copper, glistened with ed6e7b2cc2 sticky sweat.d6aa5085794c700e
Lucius screamed and 188cad2a43 twisted his limbs, ee84d5b230 and Acheron grabbed 84e3bf76ba his waist, pulling 3505717c5a him closer.60701f42d4e32275
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The resistance from f650fae4d8 the small body 952ffbaafe was futile. Acheron was like an 4372e992b7 unyielding rock, and the ca2f202eb9 struggling movements broke against 16368197f1 him.822f6c2b126df17c
Terrifyingly sharp blue 3ef1c77a18 eyes flashed in 8e8fef09ed the air. The rough hand, ceb9a6ef47 gripping the buttocks f66afd9e7e marked with red, d1590071a5 didn’t budge. It was closer 367df0aaef to pouring out 4ee92559f4 lust than satisfying c69e057f7f desire.ba53e3cd28f02059
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“Agh, ugh, hic!”ba0d34ed285bd017
Lucius’s nails dug into ca1ef46856 the muscular back of ed5c949f6b the man. Acheron’s sweat-soaked face 50fed1d190 contorted, and the 49a34be52d moment the tip 39c09ed6c4 of his member 493f60d151 struck deep inside, fdd75b765f a long, high 28627ef0ac wail battered Acheron’s dea32c0ba7 eardrums. The pale 92932bfb5f body arched 8c7b6408cd flexibly, revealing 12311fe900 the impact.39ac6a343cb321ae
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Smelling the 34bcdb5c7a fishy and 8844818366 salty scent c43840d226 mixed with bf518e51dd the sea c695c99277 breeze, Acheron, 85f6e02840 breathing heavily, 0de061df7a embraced him 778373ca05 tightly. He poured f088ccecb8 his seed 29169041f7 into Lucius’s 8c03409a82 interior.4f049b52c3e8e883
“Huk, hrrk.”3a112d2f69c6b510
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Deep, hot breaths flowed 0085d09584 from the man’s lips, 04481836da and his navy-blue eyes, a053ed07cf glaring beyond the sea, 43a9906cf3 gleamed like those of f7c4e04be1 a beast.ffb4eb95bd357f4a
The scorching sunlight 1661be7efc disoriented his vision.3dfdccf7c9258680
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The skin felt c5a9ad4ffc as if it df1a53f72f were tearing, marked 99cf151d2a with lacerations. Pressing their sweat-drenched 2dfe8f30e7 bodies together, embracing a9572fd1bc the wet, hot 81e9fd5645 flesh, Acheron stood e2959f5921 motionless for a 00c9aca806 long while. Unable to 2f846750b7 regain his 6cc4ac2f4b senses, he 187dd0eefe couldn’t pull c4c2180e37 away despite 2bdcb23ca4 the discomfort 1ed0ef73fd of their 9023c33180 sticky skin eea3ab2d5d clinging together.1d33c3f631904c45
It was quite ed5ae1b6c9 some time before d43e29e7a2 he released Lucius.fa260e81bf78fe9c
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“…Agh!”ab24cbeca5d9d695
Thick semen flowed down f5724dfce9 the pale thigh. The moment his 8621bb0e0b member withdrew, Acheron 8c6a69a011 loosened his grip e5890133c1 on Lucius and 36d3900ed6 stepped back. As the 00da804263 supporting hand 50927eedd0 was removed, fa8c8e4ab5 Lucius’s body 801ecfe887 collapsed onto a279742915 the marble e448907d12 floor with e1b163a481 a thud.c6f52b7b8d8dfc52
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Unable to hold his 7ae1a6ce6b limp legs, Lucius lay 075f516a7f helplessly sprawled on the a8d1fc2bd9 floor, and Acheron gazed 5882c25f97 at him with deeply f69c229fcd sunken eyes.83293276caa54754
His body, heated from bc23b2d912 the fervor of the e24164752c act, was startlingly hot 53a754d034 to the touch, but 203d136f3c his navy-blue eyes were b39e857009 as cold as winter 506e8952d0 ice.84547048c94de6cc
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Lucius, sitting on e06d0b831b the heated marble 8765e87f99 floor with his c02639e496 legs drawn together, f99c862bcb exhaled heavy breaths. He gazed 826a5f29c5 at Acheron 0a8d463fe5 as if b01d179b2c entranced, his cad2dd031d snow-white skin 130bd418d9 marked with 60e6e02fbb red and 1fbccb798c blue flowers, e61db11759 dripping white, c473bd8bff sticky fluid e877afc441 between the 2cc9538ce6 crevices.8e6aef3732408519
He couldn’t tear his 2ac36876a3 eyes away from the 3e3640edb8 man looking down at 3b8ab6fcda him with dry eyes.5e805f9236484010
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“Haa, haa…”f2f6611d216578e5
Their breaths crossed the fa6227f2fc space between them.7fe5345fec62f280
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Acheron’s eyes 58c254b8ec wavered for fcad1ae07a a moment.21f105ffa642ee51
A pearl-red sunset cast a36f21478c its glow on Lucius’s 0050150b5e face. The sunlight crossing his 20646df7f2 dreamy face reached his 186f20b154 hair, sparkling like an 98ecc9682b ornament. As Acheron hesitated, Lucius 3a28ea0bc2 let out a faint 585e3886ac smile.a5d3f814f77674b6
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And in that moment, 28892ec60c Acheron thought his face 5d7e72025d was purely beautiful.883e69e3b4c6607e
He faced a face 0093f6e129 where a faint smile 2d3ab6c644 spread like the sunset.a3217b522e1641d6
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Hearing the 85de559b53 clear laughter a571304338 in his bebbe557aa ears, Acheron 5ccb1529ea exhaled a d717c5990c slow breath. Erasing the 67e0cb4dd0 ripples of 3e0251826d emotion on bfa0dc6c8f his face, 4801945c7a Acheron only 38c1b774fd glared at 5d41c7147c him with 8d0049e350 cold eyes.81c550f35efad50f
Lucius murmured in caf0c5d602 a weary voice.aae7359006858f48
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“Hold me.”649549483f901e11
Saying so and 6af9889ec1 reaching out, Lucius 0872b29d7d was met with e2936ceb34 Acheron’s silent gaze 5e6662c99e for a moment 4478305339 before he moved. A thick arm eb675e8cca wrapped around the 78ef0b13e8 slender waist, lifting 356d9980d3 Lucius. As soon as 0c57a97a54 he was in 7bca5c4cc3 Acheron’s arms, Lucius, 65d08e4de6 as if waiting, 96505503d6 wrapped his arms f2886ed343 around Acheron’s neck 2f4c5b5155 and burrowed into 2c70b90b96 his heated chest.d07472dca8210c89
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Leaning his b9d207956a forehead against a9e29f8005 Acheron’s chest ffba7b6a9f with a da01327a85 satisfied expression, b3246814c2 Lucius caused 8fe45b0895 Acheron’s face ffc45df809 to slightly c486e54aa7 grimace. At the 48c494b771 relaxed demeanor, 9bcbba3874 as if f300591dc1 lying in 46e8d57f11 bed, Acheron fd52ac3ee3 raised an b8d2952d2b eyebrow but 22795dd883 didn’t comment a905d2d380 on the 0060b0b3ee absurdity.036d5d088b5adf7c
Regaining his usual 5a5471e993 impassive expression, he b582c67229 continued walking.003980850790f8fb
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The first night, 8c601ef8b8 when Lucius was 1ccd123e34 too exhausted to 9b6dbba4d5 speak after the 0b2d77a70e act, must have bb706c41cc been an act. Since that day, Lucius 57ee5a43f4 had been proactive in 017819bdc2 their continued intimacy. Clinging to Acheron dae7c767c3 after the act, c9d65a067d purring like a 047cd26bb2 cat wagging its a430d1a17f tail, Lucius had 83f820d851 become familiar.ca4d33be9e553266
Lucius acted affectionate 38149ec76a like a pet 5f47ff45bb cat, and Acheron, 1213f2b695 though exasperated, couldn’t bb6d87bef0 help but be b84eaa0c81 swayed.0ccf2dabe60daca8
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Unable to speak back 9d9bd003bc to his master as 885d5bd360 a slave, he simply 29def7a567 stared ahead with his 6fb12282b8 usual stoic face.c21cc4f01ff3fa75
“Ah, mm.”68c1717bbc7ab82e
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“….”9c2e74bff1e3eff8
“…Nice smell.”ddfeedc7cdc51f97
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Acheron’s eyebrow 77dc16616c twitched as 3229879f49 he walked 027cac6320 silently.8fab623a23155f68
What could possibly smell 70bcc6547f nice?59a79f5a061bb829
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The August sun 34eb996800 on the marble 8eabaec273 balcony had drenched ef2a5c88aa Acheron’s body in 8b2364727c sweat. If anything, b7c075735b Lucius’s well-groomed 93f0b3913c body might b7c9875cba carry the e6c883e16e fragrant scent 7f0c944e27 of myrrh. Yet Lucius, as if 4dcc6df204 truly smelling something delightful, 50cd9a2306 rubbed his cheek against 5d1d18bfee the firm man’s chest.66ed961901c1b0b5
He was like an 6d59ea459c affectionate cat.fd487fe388c6f3a8
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Acheron, with a e33d657d29 stoic face, brushed d7202a7e86 off Lucius’s affectionate 97ca72f0fc advances and continued 9e20b179e6 walking.9b1e2306b43c373e
It was when 48a1bf6087 Acheron crossed the 41788c3704 corridor, passed the 4a596bf1b3 garden, and reached 8c939f7ac5 the atrium.52d85e09d8a5bd6e
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As he lifted the 39ae47952c deep navy curtain to b3571920ee enter the room, he b2615489a3 had to stop at 20bf63e7a2 the sound of a 204886376b voice.78a59e5f4fb8f7e7
“Master.”d4bbfce9e4959c33
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It was a cautious 827c5b8c04 voice.7749ab6300fdcf0f
Pausing, Acheron turned to fc022a80cb look at the source 5be756b337 of the voice.f39ae00e7301ef00
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It was a Greek 202a9c7a5e slave in his mid-twenties b87ee7a590 with an earnest demeanor—Nikomatis, 52d91f2c10 who had been dismissed 2282d72f25 on the first night. Noticing the 659e188af5 basin and b4c00ae9b7 cloth in 9f1fb44524 his hand, 05968d8b5e Acheron immediately 674d1be995 averted his 01f5ae5ca2 gaze.0a1c479b35d6cb08
Nico was 143a409c7e Lucius’s attendant 1475c5d354 slave, always a730602ea8 waiting near 9cf8fa07b2 his master’s 4b54e6dfe5 room, ready c09583f293 to obey c950c041d2 his commands. And Acheron c3c9f37ac3 didn’t particularly beb662b5e8 like him.7b743e1d810991f2
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Holding Lucius in his 0c5b244c85 arms, Acheron strode into 023b0f84e1 the room.124415d2652058c6
“Acheron, sir, um…”311e3c0083b02607
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Ignoring the b8354fea34 voice behind e322536319 him, Acheron cb6af57c49 gently placed 223328b6d0 Lucius’s limp c128a31087 body on 98d3d99397 the bed.999f5b2b9fbf4695
The mosquito-like buzzing 9967b091e8 in his ears 62fa0229d2 made Acheron’s eyebrow 7152742cef twitch.fce2bd76929768c0
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“This…”c6b190d2670908e3
If that 328b648c0c was deep bf52bc06fe loyalty to 32b3d5af34 his master, f0a26f1c86 wasn’t it c46c2fefe0 almost admirable?dea58f89747c6983
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Acheron stared 3b8666248f intently at 5663421514 the anxious f51f6abe6d slave, holding 22e0dbd5be out the 2da1c64d25 basin to 9c2dd20820 prove his 4beaa12fb3 necessity. Then he opened his fa628d906d lips.0d98e72025e6b117
“You may leave.”80893d187affe0d6
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It was d592171733 closer to 700ac5c89b a warning.439a83a20c7806b6
When Nikomatis d25a0d1d6a flinched and 29b4451c60 looked at f732f948a9 him, Acheron’s 45cb32269b eyes were 426024126c sharp, as d9cd82af5e if slicing d35e8f50a0 through flesh. Nikomatis protested.28be7b352a2a3a33
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“B-but…!”afa70430218dbb8d
“Leave.”cc9277a4664794a3
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But the 41dc8a2e3f voice, like ffadb0cfb2 a blade 915829a307 cutting through 47d660dc64 rope, made 2358ea4fcb Nikomatis yield 14ee2e6988 in fear.7fe2085ea756a4fc
Acheron’s chilling eyes glared ca9b162bf0 at the man’s retreating 72ba46169d back as he fled a4985100ee the room. The gaze, cef992b5ba flashing with 2437839943 a glint, 293dd51d88 returned to 84d5cd9d05 calm. Staring at the ce43cc73e0 deep navy curtain, 78e8ad7f7c Acheron turned to 636549b1bb look at the 23b212d1b1 bed where Lucius 8206da9fa1 lay.be612188ecbbd580
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Meeting eyes 1e342ab42c like a 37f3c4c28c lake holding 4cf6675602 the night adb60868d2 sky, Acheron’s cc9154a9d7 face hardened. Emotions drained from his 00f9758776 face, and after a 7c5e5c4b17 long moment, he moved. Holding the 9df86b230e basin, Acheron e24378d343 approached Lucius.a09dd24d4b50f538
He cleaned 3790a60f8f Lucius’s ravaged 35c3328f0d body, wiping e7c9f9f479 the smooth dbac8f0f3e skin with 084d112af8 the cloth 98b0a8837f and reaching 268c4dcdde between the d1130b932e disheveled legs.d698a6a430e0035d
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At the touch d00907cb20 scraping out semen, 22b10ffd3f Lucius trembled, letting a044d0fbca out a nasal d13b66da62 moan. Acheron ignored the sweet 3fe95e8cd4 voice and continued moving b31bdab808 his hand. When the stiff 8b9c4630f9 cloth softened with 70705eb6f3 water, Acheron finished 6cfdb39dd6 cleaning Lucius’s body.39916b1c63d66bcf
Finally, Acheron wiped the 640cf3e1b3 semen from the slender b3d7321cc2 ankle. Lucius gazed 698a353083 down at c0fe46800d him with 3d8d3c4cb3 clear eyes 70c1658505 as he 5d0314fbd5 delicately cleaned. Acheron steadfastly ignored the dc6f9a30fd gaze.8c3f021a18912e83
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When he finally finished 38657a2bfe and withdrew his hand.f069c2d3a522f1ec
As Acheron 45df5ecfcd reached for 08a18a76b2 the basin f21e90a991 on the 4b332d27c5 floor, he 540d56e78b paused. Lucius had suddenly 24ba66bb0c grabbed his collar.9d9afdc7edad2041
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And beautiful d26d95f10b arms stretched 1d88d2df49 out.dd2876622462b24e
“Acheron.”da7d5a0ec0381b65
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The scent of 3e71f65075 flesh brushing his 4f94dfd6f7 nose made Acheron 9bc518da07 hold his breath 541be86898 in that moment.262fa037470b44a1
‘Ah…’f92fb97ac6bf32e8
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As expected, Lucius exuded b37fc3fcca an enchanting fragrance.82f7dac6f37219b5
Wealthy Roman 2108a7b942 nobles bathed 7930517fdc in rosewater, f233e95ef4 sometimes washed 4b544664cb with wine, 8806ee0e2e or soaked 5bec667efc in milk. Smelling the dcef85b786 indescribably sweet 27681b7a84 scent, Acheron 64f5ab678d realized what 1f75f71632 Lucius had e260f6345a chosen to 734ca8c60f bathe in d8833a1c75 today.92cb436fd2a3defd
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‘…Milk.’8368d9a90fe29c34
The soft, tender sensation 6c53ceeabe touched his lips. Acheron let out a 0fbc969dc3 low moan.503e03a43e31474a
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A sweet smile spread 06a37f7c87 across the youth’s lips, 0a24ce3b07 and silence followed.55e032b7c9f40210
Blue, lightning-like eyes looked 0fb60a270d down, fully capturing Lucius.4c48eca0b3f1a657
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After a time, Lucius d2d6d81fb1 slowly parted his lips, 19c1f3485f looking at Acheron with 142f972b6b a soft laugh. The man, 91e4691bf4 stiff as c053f4cdca a statue, 800cb17620 finally opened f83a2e60d4 his lips 39e2b7150e slowly.c49be49c40465743
“What is this?”a978225b41b59dc4
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A cracked voice.bdefddeebdde9f3a
“You’re the one.”eff0a5dd0d1f3445
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With a bee0876465 sensual laugh, 5535d5274c Lucius answered d0ba7ac434 leisurely.5557c70e9402f734
“It’s my 89fc14795d body to 43d19cdc6a do with 9fd21b5b52 as I 575ba682b1 please, so 9bd6b86b9b what’s it d58aef76fb to you?”ff6d0d1eb0d1c350
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The sweat-drenched youth’s face e9282e3128 exuded a strange allure 647ce5ae2e under the amber candlelight. Despite his exhausted, 35f345c6c8 weary expression, Lucius 4486cf7148 showed no fear 6517d143a1 of the man 8d71cd1a8a two or three afab36e9a0 times his size.57247f870e15bb39
“Tomorrow morning, 40ddb869fe I’ll have dc2e06033e goat’s milk 6fa256848f cheese smoked fb34d6653f with raisins 12b58a8d1f and wine. I told e755575329 Theodosius to 397e012e0e prepare fresh 6380860dfc oysters with f6452af923 parsley and e87cf3c43f mint, marinated 9d5f47536c in honey.”89ee94e2aa5e7e70
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His chattering voice was 790e070de9 like a lark’s.a1c9096f1de03b23
Unable to tear 083aa43d1a his eyes from cd417fa0b5 Lucius’s joyfully laughing b9e6a29848 face, Acheron watched.e053896b87f7c311
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“You like 19ae346d9a oysters, don’t 6d90daf9cc you? What else 8c04d6442a do you 8ea71ff5f9 like?”a1f6f870b7f2c922
Saying so, Lucius da98cde140 lightly scratched Acheron’s 7d7c02d8b3 cheek as if f79d0f87dd petting a dog. As Acheron’s body 8b1378a9eb stiffened, Lucius gave 1be1bd477e him a warm, 847371b476 gentle smile.fe491a62c0da1880
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The smile was truly 414062e661 lovable, and Acheron couldn’t 3183f01a9f bear it.3d2bf3256d0984f9
Unable to suppress the 43269bb3b3 rising irritation, Acheron spoke 92f1a33b93 curtly.2d975a9f6c7052f5
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“Nothing.”bfeed72a86f46d98
Lucius didn’t 12ae09fb52 respond, his 4c94af9771 expression enigmatic, 8cd4bb0075 making Acheron 525104fc79 feel even 9aed06235a more indignant. Silently watching the 5e1cb09e48 blue veins on 077cfc8a10 his temple, Lucius e8496bc9e0 closed his eyes.42003eaec6ac0dca
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Acheron glared at him f94dfe31c7 for a moment before 71cf1772f5 storming out of the 2e3f96f383 room.d9964f38bc72261e
The night breeze ca7f59b1e0 on the beach 6195b2468d was fierce and c285522f00 biting.256828badaacdd6a
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After an 4fe969ae5b early dinner, d21ac82fbe Acheron, following 7c9ed3814b Lucius’s wishes, 31833087a9 had been a10f1699a5 intimate with 747ae1c98f him on 7d2c7c976d the balcony. Now, he faced 30d3f39510 a sky where aa6db9e7c5 the sunset had 2417519ad4 faded, darkening.ce4e5de4a7e634e2
A purple sky.decb7582c8f8e35d
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Cracks gradually spread 13771ccfca across the man’s 2f7228beb7 face as he 8caa63331e gazed at it. Now, seeing c6346245f6 purple, he 71ba0ab9ff felt not d8df483408 nobility but bd2e6a6530 vulgarity.eac182e23c8d5613
Exhaling a bc11ed7ee9 slow sigh, df083cb4bb the man 416f585965 resumed his 4708a95862 paused steps 585e10ad6e and walked ead1fed2d7 down the 34ee129d04 corridor.cae7b5bfbb4af355
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Passing the corridor 228afc7cee where clear water 430d90b729 flowed in the 2e9acdfba1 fountain, Acheron’s stern ec91ffb9ff face remained unchanged 1e734c581d as he entered ee42e2096e the annex.7ba149757f7c796a
Opening the 6193b0993f creaking wooden cbf72a5676 door and 3a7ded4e6d stepping inside, 3bd50ef15b his face ed159133a9 was steeped 61d2172e29 in deep 7d6704fbd7 fatigue.434484ed548bb664
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He’d rather compete in 9574563209 the arena. Slumping onto the 30b40f460b bed, Acheron rubbed 1951d0e363 his throbbing head e3e518ca2c and closed his 0808e7c809 eyes.9c711d00c6547def
The purple night sky 7760bda660 he had dreaded had d3a3bdf69e now dyed itself with 43b5e4079a pitch-black ink. The sky, e38f0edf16 blinking with 0d0eb94cb9 countless eyes, ef01b281a1 shone with 0608344252 vivid starlight. It was a clear afc6ed970c night, the stars particularly 9e9d8d5812 bright.ca03118bba0fad6d
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Acheron opened his eyes 47d6260354 at some point, gazing e6c91d5561 at the sky with 72933bdec2 a calm look.9a5c093a5de0a3f9
No, he wasn’t edcce676a9 actually looking at 5615dae6d3 the sky.7a1575e626edaa86
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The strikingly 63ac0ee847 vivid blue b08166a51e eyes were 982c2e88ab fixed on 4c70a21bed the face 75f2a75567 of Lucius, f8f2d8b912 who had 5b563aa59b spoken like 46c72af074 a lark.453b0f12ade8b92f
‘Come, Acheron.’c6a1696f91f35af0
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The lovable young 8203f01a63 man, smiling softly 9db65f393b as he said a6dbec7ccd so.c374e2945c67f155
Thinking of a141212c2b the playful a4e455bee1 smile on 577307692f Lucius’s lips 28b9b34b86 as he d93f36fd6d fed him ad35796310 a treat fa13adf715 with slender 5365080a99 fingers, Acheron 70d5bcc7b0 blinked.80236c8fcb6067f1
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It was a smile d39c1cddef no man or woman a081da69a4 could look away from.3190d2a45bd4fdc3
Silently recalling 09f17d610c the recent f6885a4e04 events, Acheron cca05336f7 let out c66989d73c a cold 77ef00a86e sneer and ce255ec571 slightly bowed 0cabee0b88 his head. As he touched his d0a705898b jaw, his laugh grew 24950a8f2b increasingly incredulous.0c64db421dd685d8
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Since arriving at the e8069aac5b mansion, he had been cb59443e14 summoned by Lucius almost 5d8b943ba4 every other day to 899498c5a3 hold him. Lucius used 1ee287d9cc the term ba5ff1aec3 “every night,” c4b032c3a4 but due c69f1be0b9 to his 59e6666673 frail health, 51573fe144 that was b0a993236e the limit. On days his 16b211b727 body allowed, Acheron 72c6939c8c was intimate with 649ae07018 him daily.4810bda53a65eaf6
He was living a f3482c7be4 repulsive life.c70519b3a29c634c
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Never before had he indulged in male intimacy. In fact, he was a man far removed from pleasure to begin with. In the past, Acheron had not even taken a common mistress, blindly adhering to the outdated belief that “wine and revelry ruin a man.”58df4509b399189b
But now, things were 27e610ff45 a bit more complicated.e40cd5751fd2d8a0
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As the night 1bbc61e899 breeze from the 20e01ae397 beach brushed against 9c5bb9c22a him, faint cracks 93e1853996 spread across Acheron’s 90c846801e face. He was 820a03ed57 growing increasingly b82c47f6a6 wary of 5e8a9feb9e his young 59adeb5fa1 master.55624fb6672ca0cb
Lucius was someone familiar 4268ec3f6d to the man.ac82a1411561a53d
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His languid 35f378e192 tone, his 536ea851f1 slow gestures. Recalling the 4c927d7188 purple eyes cd2dd163a8 tinged with abfd8404ee a smile 59d31022ab that met 6ee2a28ae8 his whenever 3b0f0e9c59 he turned 6cfcf6e5c4 his head, f192082223 Acheron sneered.7338a13c31307ba3
Every single action e5061dd42f was designed to 456837f9cf seduce a man.a983c1555839824f
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And he 4e10228d21 was being 8b045a0f6f swayed by 2017054913 it…6d78067fd8d88fb0
A slow breath escaped a0a376ae88 Acheron’s lips.4078d0e23df8ff19
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He still couldn’t shake 29afe735d3 the discomfort of the a290faba20 reality that he had 9836aa78c8 to offer his body 10b2ede249 for the amusement of 46ff9d6828 a depraved Roman, something 82d107a7e6 he was obligated to f830cfab04 do. Being a Roman cc6a5f48b6 to his core, aa03481154 he found it db84156b0d irritating that someone e2b779626b could unsettle him 9f286824c3 with such trivial a675265c1d actions.f56b87595980ffd7
No, in truth, it f6c3564b1c was an innate and 464b384279 customary instinct that Acheron a52194e381 couldn’t let go of.f8b39183631d414e
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Even after seven long 7bc6870de5 years of living as 58250d4006 a slave, even after acbefc2606 three years on a 604799f8c6 remote island steeped in e6d02ac0f6 foreign cultures, even while d4ab3eab70 hating his own identity fceb25aec1 as a Roman, there 9fc51019f3 was a stubborn Roman 124131d751 essence that clung to 8572f62398 him, unyielding.291a2cfcfd339e68
Romans do not become 40d262af28 numb to pleasure.07d1e89af81e3099
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Yet lately, he 99b6e3e499 was shedding that 06e3a02ccc Roman essence in 0055fd145d a direction he 1a96c51326 didn’t desire.7365867ba2fdc63c
His dark eyes sank aae20eccfe deeply beneath the surface. It was 1bba6cdf47 at that 4d8875bd05 moment when 3ecb2ab25d a cynical fb152cfadf expression crossed 23dd752958 his face.3bc28db5521e9c97
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Rustle.2255ab20994b4b92
At the 0d6b6bc476 sudden sound f83a30011f of movement, d31d801c4a Acheron swiftly 9d80926606 turned his 627f81c8a4 head to d530c5f679 glare at edd4e831d9 the door. His navy-blue eyes, gleaming 63f5060eed sharply, widened. A refined killing intent 4d0be58cc6 flashed across his face, b88dcb067b and Acheron rushed to ef1a1ecb6b the door, flinging it 5d5bcb23c0 open.d345efae3177f923
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Bang!c93a258ac47bb57e
It was then.e1d3206f63a92ae3
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“Hic!”32c4147b817ad8bd
In that moment, Acheron af270b3fe3 furrowed his brow.bb23018d97c3f0eb
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‘A woman?’fb1b3eedd8b2f685
Long hair swayed b7b1a69ebb softly. The midnight 0590b74d60 intruder, trembling de44048e80 as if 6653058895 terrified, cautiously 70f386977b observed Acheron.d82fb097e2cc62c6
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Having moved b11a42d11a instinctively, Acheron f81ed4663e couldn’t help ba76e19274 but pause 026ef6e749 in confusion.d7b94e988d1f7998
‘A woman?’a6c3d736b7ec136a
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A faint voice 5fa330ec42 rang out.1542e7be0c25567d
“Ah, Lord Acheron.”ee30184eaa04b6f2
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Looking at the trembling c6c8cf49d0 woman, Acheron tried to 762ee8669e piece together the situation. This woman 2f5cd22b26 had approached 4ec1f6b576 his annex 3ec1191d7e stealthily in 7e49f3063b the dead a7e0cbffa8 of night. His annex 29bf9ec60a was close 832e756dc1 to the bf44d630b5 master’s quarters, da9faccf11 so there 35915f0f5c was no d86e419e39 reason for 164f418e24 slaves to b3c9c18724 pass by.4b5a5126641275d4
Acheron remained silent, and 4240f19bcf the woman watched him 754a3944e6 cautiously.44f660d908fd6b0a
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Her overly 288fac643b naive behavior 63454f40da caught his 1343bc452a attention. Observing her closely, 84683088ee Acheron suddenly realized 93b1363d47 the intruder’s identity.337b2a18e233fcc7
‘…That face.’394346d7b3d0b6f9
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It was 5074cd38a0 something that b7e345033b had happened ee4a151bfc at the a04000b8ad training grounds.cc4fb99d6ef58168
Flushed cheeks.41c88e22dd95adc7
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Dreamy, wavering eyes.9154bba8d0e37127
Acheron had 34605a8199 seen similar 7665c49c67 faces a d131d25337 few times ca0223c5e0 before. His eyebrow d2c6be1251 twitched slightly. He had experienced enough 1b887f50ae to be weary of 959bc5816e how passionate a woman 4ed5879682 in love could be, 6dfc705cdc and dealing with such b888e65583 situations was not new 432360233d to him.a950a61cb3ea0b8d
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“Might I, might 36de8e87bd I dare to 47456add9d take some of 7579f82a8b Lord Acheron’s time?”3100f7c6d5a61eb6
The short sentence seemed 813d4d2aa6 so difficult for her a4d47cdeff that by the time 6ec8215f3f she finished, her face 6df138fb69 was deathly pale. Acheron gazed 9abcb387f3 at her 3ce4a11451 bloodless face 06c46ab9fc with a 963104c8e6 calm look, 7b0a8d8439 inwardly tracing 330f4de359 the faint a40b3ceb58 memory of c7fabda74f her identity.9195090a1175b6de
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“I… I… dd8baa5574 I know 32803292ff my place, 871c4d68e9 but still.”96726a15b7b19bdc
Upon closer inspection, her 7a988aefdc face was familiar.750c482e9bad6e7f
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He recalled 8d24151527 passing her 3ce0f4dcdf a few 8263a669ae times in 9de6916fce the corridor. Though he didn’t eab334178b know her name, b54cf12f95 Acheron remembered her e39d7abc68 face, the woman 11a72e996b who had stolen 4cc12e53d2 glances at him.1835140ea3639513
How could 8a6b929403 he forget?fe806ac95d7d0ff4
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Just looking d24e3c62d0 at her 36a7cd413c cheeks, flushed cfb2202e8e red like 3b33f79dfb apples, made 410c7058d3 it obvious 824ef9a627 what she 66c872360a thought of 23fd178a24 him.521a7c56a092436b
Acheron wasn’t one 6cf09d1ba7 to care much 0f9e14a022 about worldly matters, 3ef6fbefda but he wasn’t 1c322f2771 so dull as 60c370f64c to miss the 36346910bf gaze of someone b03366bb8f harboring affection for 6665dfb7fc him.cb73be4cb9b9386a
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‘A woman 9694eec523 who likes 79b8cedf35 me.’bb8cebec07697594
And in d3511cff58 that moment, 20a574736c a strange 7014a285e2 expression crossed 70f7783d19 Acheron’s face.8070b3144e427913
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“But your bf2ef3b84d eyes won’t a578f60c1b leave my c86e09a01d mind.”f92ad5ba073293c1
Her words brushed past 5ae2f024e9 his ears. What she didn’t 73e5e1cc3d know was that 1058dc3e45 Acheron wasn’t paying 372b65fd16 any attention to 5ec11b160a her confession. He was thinking 3f3c3ca820 of something else.2e884bc5c19524ff
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The woman’s bc00714aa8 face, glowing 1c8497e4a8 under the 146648737f moonlight, was d7da31351e strikingly beautiful, 0627343a81 as expected 29868917b1 of the ac094d7bd6 “finest quality 41d5dd9f2a slaves” who 41577a5940 were all cf4736f476 handsome or b9544fb90f beautiful. The moonlight adorned her 3ce860c8b2 pale forehead like jewelry, 0534f40a32 and her well-fleshed arm 4e306211f7 stood out through the 188ea4d40a delicate tunic. Her soft, healthy 81fadae42d cheeks were flushed c971f1f73d rosy, and her 5fc300f371 slightly curly light 1db2f51356 brown hair, reaching 6ced4eddcd her waist, was f9e1cac0f6 loosely braided and 76ed8188c2 draped over her a552cabaca right shoulder.466f5089d9ad304c
A beautiful 5bce635ffe woman any 0e8c6563b5 man would 7b4780d1be desire.b2be8cff58e5d12c
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And as 0bff1002f9 he looked f59ae0a77c at this 302d67c070 beautiful woman, 706b998430 Acheron suddenly 541c7dd682 recalled the e2c29c5afe frail, emaciated d8799a1d31 body of 00e9126dde a boy e5d156e871 and slightly ed0c425aa6 grimaced.a4892fd9d75166de
“Ever since I saw 87d094e055 you at the great e5c8b67ddb arena…”e4d7b3c8143972ef
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And then.66646494b9822bfe
“Your name.”0ffaa19572c37065
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A low 83469402e7 voice settled 29828ca634 in the 006dd83f4b ears of 6503873540 the woman, a0629243fa shyly confessing e3b3bbca3d her feelings.59e6f02d8f86bd81
“What?”e4def2e1ae9dfe47
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Her face flushed red, fdf746c89e like wine dispersing in 835a3bfa86 water.ca690d580dfe38d3
Startled and 5991c9228d unable to c0f4820f3d speak, the ad1c2661ee woman looked ed1cfcfdd5 up at 36c56f09ec Acheron. Her lovable appearance, likely a2a81f7784 to charm others, was dc429b7172 brimming with shyness. After gazing 76d1710e8a at her 1b04493c67 with dark 64aa0c2674 eyes for f53df09813 a moment, 00b7c42cbf Acheron removed c98a96e416 his arm df8e0f7400 from the 5ebbe0828f doorframe and ab74466a6a straightened his 92cf11279e body.06c338f970c44936
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And once again, he e64f1ae79f asked in a low 03866ff613 voice.48eb7432036c296b
“What’s your name?”6f092d35d11ad165
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The woman stammered her 6118602caa response.fc3ff80d0c509340
“Pol, Polyxene.”533cc11a2b705c63
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No sooner f0b2223c9a had she adff8dc25d spoken than 73c115bd91 Acheron lifted 25b7a142fb her chin dce3293930 with his 4757f643eb hand and a2dbb0006d lowered his c1f8a0d81f head. It was an e49f403107 action that made 7c195795d4 Polyxene’s eyes widen. Her face flushed fef0a7a784 red.3b635d4c4175c4c6
“Ah.”b84e6b8b0ab3f2bb
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Meeting his piercing 0d9218db14 blue eyes, Polyxene 1e29b49b63 instinctively closed her 96ee1ff81a eyes and parted e8f3318208 her lips. The firm hand e27fe9a3dc gripping her chin 61e2267e21 made her heart d3c941f6a9 race. Caught off 2f635a2338 guard by 2525a20d20 the sudden 44b79c380d action of ed68b35a28 a man bc4d8da91b known for dce6d4d12d his stoicism, 47ff826181 she exhaled c696374396 a quick a51447c4be breath, opening 8edddcc0f3 her red 4c27a16a77 lips.afb0805a56a557e5
But the hopeful expression bbf9443570 on Polyxene’s face soon c6974e9f87 turned to one of 5e29238c9f confusion.40c06284be8604b9
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“Ah, Lord Acheron?”2749260be58f82c7
She had been debefc2033 expecting something soft d9af2ff1a2 to touch her e757060ef7 lips… but as dea03e0dc6 time passed, nothing 3c373b1d93 happened. Opening her eyes slightly, 31d9b80d97 she saw his slightly 9de66e5349 furrowed face and felt c8c81b9280 puzzled. Under the 5d93b199fd cold moonlight, 23b07e3fd2 Acheron’s face 68a608f0ac somehow exuded 5c07211bc2 a menacing 9e0d022475 aura.33f7e9a8747bc100
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As Polyxene trembled with 033ce9eb31 unease, the hand holding 20bb1b7d76 her soft cheek slowly bba53f65fc withdrew, and a dry 45d5eda5a9 gaze fell upon her 1a5c6df338 bewildered face.20c9dc9d051b25c7
“Never set foot here 216fe2fac2 again.”89517c1fc4e2060d
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The deeply sunken voice 316ab766d2 carried such an intimidating dc675b7743 presence that Polyxene couldn’t 754b0ea00d dare protest. She could only 8a9bd5933d watch with dazed 7b57337f5a eyes as Acheron 411b4a5cc2 disappeared into the 2ec5646d28 room.b75815e9e7787ee5
Acheron was born 1c08d9480f a diligent man.8f4af4734a3d63e7
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Never weaken, 482c73a26d never act e479eddd3c like a c96cba8cae useless donkey, 1e09edfc53 even when 8e3d4443d4 no one 95b83803f7 is watching. Even without his 5fae2639a1 father’s strict teachings, 438ada9712 he was accustomed 50707fe2dd to self-discipline. A restrained life was f6941c421c familiar to him. On the rare aec26d89c1 days he succumbed a6b73dfdb2 to temptation, overeating 30f974d3a1 or neglecting his 3446a8a3bf duties, he felt a8128219d7 as if he c1e7cfa3e2 were regressing.9981a22f0b5c93de
Now, in a near-self-abandoned a2c8dc35d4 state, he had somewhat 6cf8f7a0eb shed that obsession, but 41c6dc9d59 its remnants still lingered 24ddad47a4 within him.abfbf9c14669cf3d
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Habits ingrained 825491c123 in his e55b887dd8 body, like 761db36260 waking at 8ca1c44cae a set 2ebfadc523 time, eating 5b90dafdf2 at a 80286db1ba set time, ca99ca1003 and going f26a5bb3cd to bed e7c2af1fad at a bec47abd7d set time.fd02155e5cc135cb
“Master, Master!”3dce52fe5413b0ca
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So when Acheron was 8162cf3a7a woken earlier than usual 734ff844e7 by someone’s wails, he 484d2a8e3a opened his bleary eyes e8629f998a and was engulfed in 36e56b1dff indescribable displeasure. The woman’s 2a47ebd01f desperate cries f250facca2 for her 56767e8fcc master echoed 35b4041c5e through the d47a47d835 annex with 11e3112191 urgency.06326efafe68a8e4
The voice felt e383d60ea7 somewhat familiar, but 5e5ce332ff Acheron, still groggy e33f665dde from sleep, couldn’t 53b6f4df1e pinpoint its owner.78a53cfd6d2b2b6d
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His body, accustomed to 6f93182c46 a regular routine, was 65fcf4f516 reacting chaotically to the 730a95e9ac sudden disruption.8a6c8f75fe7669a2
His head throbbed.9765ed3c7d46acd6
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Furrowing his brow, bb32200b83 Acheron drank water 33444652ff from the bedside 887f62195a to shake off f8160ef8b9 some of the ac392b70ea sleepiness. Only then 599a2d7fe3 did he b97a4eeeb5 realize who 7ade6e5ee8 the voice de4b6e22c0 belonged to.978a38edad17871a
“I was 4602010405 wrong, oh! Please, please don’t sell 38e85b9c3b me, Master!”792f4c3e3b359b12
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“Shut your mouth! Don’t you know the a450282696 mercy the Master has bc24ddec72 shown you?”91637ff940bfe004
His navy-blue 4850c50097 eyes widened.2b5ffb71354d7833
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‘…Polyxene?’644bf5da756b79c3
It was the 2e378b0685 voice of the 2dacd849e0 woman who had 7aeaf41a56 snuck into his c0cb9a574b quarters at night. In that e449d9c7de moment, recalling b3f54b2c21 her shy d00fcd20ae face with a2781f1884 loosely tied e70f8b7ff7 brown hair, df76dbe62a Acheron’s expression c26ba1a21c hardened.1781d429e670db24
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The desperate voice from a30d3e95fa her lungs continued to 736a5c650d ring in his ears.c20df9e7a7bd1a5d
“Master! I was wrong! I’ll never touch your c4df4b6fc0 things again… Please don’t b6c90ce964 take me to the f77eea5b5d slave market!”010b853eb2eb0679
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Her voice was 0ecfa904bc like the wail bb4c3abfc1 of a beast. Though Acheron bcf622b36a hadn’t seen 361af02b30 her face, 52e50da754 he could 1f6ad0e1c4 easily imagine ed509abccc it. His expression 4277f35fab grew increasingly 8297f12a4a stern.4f8cd4af940e8135
“How dare you speak 5d62a25f8d so brazenly after coveting c01d52741a the Master’s property? You thieving cat! An ungrateful thing 45ce8868d8 like you has 75a7b1a762 no place in 305e97c354 this mansion. Nico! What are 12e1fa767a you doing? Put her in 619f7a71ed the carriage at a654ffe4bb once!”ca29e5f63c762ca7
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“No! Aagh! Not there again! I’d rather die!”f0efcd8f568c4207
A cold atmosphere 211d75c09a filled the room.5e0c40f071c5f648
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Sitting motionless on 1dbc4f63c2 the bed with 83d93513ed a hardened face, f508c60852 Acheron suddenly let 1499f518bc out a suppressed f90c635b60 breath. Polyxene’s desperate voice was 40bc9bd9d2 telling him.15646bbdf805848e
You don’t fcf8ccae75 have the bab22b3d55 freedom to 3d2e1500a9 act recklessly…6fda09001af2afcd
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Feeling utterly 278e66fb02 low since 5857a3c98b morning, Acheron 135d6ea357 had to e356c8f731 sit motionless a43e040d4f on the 33a4418559 bed until d4b3921550 a slave 77b38b860f summoned him ca288e3b8d to the 44333777ce dining hall. But the slave 2e760258c3 called him as 929abac492 always, and Acheron, fbc651af92 suppressing his displeasure, 4946f9476c followed.8beb71e9cdca5ea3
And he a32e3ee4e4 came face-to-face ecb46b8faa with a 3ede3768bc smiling Lucius.cf26e18cdcc7336e
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“Did you 986450db82 sleep well?”effb64c46903c5d4
Lucius had no obligation 3114c90a9b to make excuses.faf3fe7450f95fc9
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Gazing for a efbae7272e moment at Lucius, 88e70cbc46 who spoke in 90f7df308b a voice as 8f5d68f494 gentle as a d659fd169e spring breeze, Acheron 119d6d81d8 sat down.86c7e4fc4b2ed9e6
That day’s meal d7b50761b4 was, as usual, 0f4cf32b95 splendid.52a6a8fdff68c61b
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Roman nobles typically ate 9b3957378c heartily at dinner, skimping b22cd93765 on other meals. The evening meal, c9ba4c4c38 from the early 33fccf3b99 cena to the 837ef01a37 dawn-ending revelry comissatio, 3a31d037f7 was a form 0bea2e7d03 of socializing, so 9bdb49ac34 nobles often ate f420814273 lightly for breakfast 535a7dd80a and lunch to 5180e271c9 prepare.c78fddfa2d73121b
But in this mansion, 9f4ba4a12a every meal was lavish. Lucius, with 300ebbcb41 his reclusive 91986dd952 nature, didn’t 573d7007df host social 70e0c25910 events, so 1f236d9a8c all three e803f032a7 meals were 1359ef8568 filled with 011a7fd23f extravagant dishes.6def40dfae82807f
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The mansion’s mornings were 4c41a0214e always grand, and today 1c307088e2 was no exception.75ea4810805e00ab
The first thing 6aa2cf00f3 that caught the 08a2b72986 eye on the 0d27235567 table was goat’s 99d0d83e8f milk cheese. A large chunk of 7b833c1e1c cheese, sourced from the 588f303b64 cliff-laden Oranium region, sat 2f0f81fefc in the center of 9b806f26ea the table. Acheron knew 71a085ec73 what the 96dca24104 golden, translucent 5f3b1f0b0f wine before d4695fa2e3 him was.78e33c4128526631
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Faustian Falernum. Made from special 93489baf5e grapes grown on d8ca8520a2 the mid-slopes of 56b5898bb4 Neapolis Falernus, this 5675f94e97 wine was a 29cf7914a2 favorite of Roman 00d3b25554 emperors, the finest e84e78d34a of liquors.32847726b22fbcd3
The fresh oysters Lucius 9cde609bd9 had promised were also ac0c0e5fa9 appetizing. Being an island, Iscaria 063e91e436 naturally had fresh seafood. The plump oysters, marinated bcd6164cec in honey with parsley 0c0798c871 and mint, were surely 7be1781da0 a delicacy to make 16f7be363b any gourmand’s eyes light 31a1f639d4 up.c27c4889103cce5f
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There were also hard 7786645c5f bread made from herb-infused a5825d9755 dough, milk with spices 58f6368de7 for dipping the bread, a838183f9a rabbit meat stewed in 161e5667f0 wine, roasted dormouse with 741583cce0 a paste of celery, 1dbc75c1f4 parsley, and basil, custard 0657f317a5 pudding in small glass de3cd1a294 jars, and tangy yogurt.c4adec15999942ca
Though meat 3c06ef1f50 was scarce, 2cf06b2bac the spread 098b129d9b was more d7e09b84df lavish than 16d0add324 most cena 4696c7f720 feasts.474d66b06e1458c8
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Even for someone not d5fa057f2e particularly fond of fine 9d12d267cb dining, the table was f9c95495d9 tempting enough to spark 061d864a1f appetite, yet Acheron hesitated, 541760bac2 unable to muster any 8cc02f7e7e hunger.bf11d921f9b0b2c2
The image of e452f41ea5 the woman miserably 1222cee9a3 cast out kept f648406a2b haunting him. He wasn’t particularly 2902c95cc0 compassionate. But Acheron found the 216e9c54e2 humiliation of the slave 1d9dcdd0b8 market abhorrent, and guilt 4a5a959e4c prevented him from comfortably eadd1b8eb6 enjoying the gourmet meal.336ffe64bf287072
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Even the oysters, which 42c7a5f072 Lucius had said he 0d2d490d2d could devour in heaps, 4416b7db83 felt tough and repulsive, 68270a2611 so Acheron merely scraped f46bb648de at their shells formally.54c5e043d0692934
His tongue, once numb b2512ca154 to fishy smells, seemed 4e75e6a581 to have grown sensitive.8c510ed56e384cad
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Acheron’s eating was noticeably 50c35e19b6 passive, enough to dampen 9887736efb anyone’s appetite.49153579f3886ff4
And the perceptive Lucius 9dd716ed22 soon noticed.230be7efdb866f53
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Lucius’s brow slightly a8dd2a128e narrowed.221f50e6d78d036a
“Why are you eating 9e75bc98b1 so reluctantly?”adb1543420234675
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Acheron paused d4f4df6110 while tearing 4b9d6c4c66 bread and c9107e7cb0 looked up. Lucius, stirring egg pudding ac6a11aba1 with a spoon, was 4ecf5aa982 watching him with narrowed cb09101f5c eyes. As Acheron 07b257044d hesitated, more 8f6e7321b7 words followed.9bf420ec616066cf
“It doesn’t 12d267c00b seem to 33ea92b97e be the 55a8d25895 chef’s fault; 0abbd8e565 the oysters f885aeb6a8 are fresh f3b17ab24c and not 9e4f5f846f fishy. You didn’t 44c6b623e8 suddenly start 4c67a4eb39 hating oysters ab1816898f overnight… Is 0cc4bbcc48 the honey 7a12a2365e not to 8cb028a36f your taste?”1b394704fee98e78
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He spoke while 5a6d765389 sucking on the c4e340f3a3 spoon.cbba9ee10ed5bd6b
“Well, the 4e5dde1776 scent of f031b4e281 night honey ad90870feb is distinctive.”19ff2e80f13f1171
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Acheron couldn’t b2114b453d help but 175e41bd55 snap.e813d3514db90b79
“Is that what 71b074226d you call this?”f0c13e562a445ffd
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“What?”259144e58028e3cc
At Lucius’s 6a5a59525c brazen attitude, ac0af22ba6 as if 8512e78424 unaware of e93246bb05 what he’d 1a60fbfe65 done wrong 96111e4bf9 after ruining 7158c0d17d a woman’s 90cce53b61 life, Acheron’s ddd1c9ebd5 suppressed anger 02cb19d308 erupted again.e48fb21a9cb31190
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Objectively, he knew 959a9cf7cd Lucius was a 0086230751 good master to 2219a171e5 Polyxene. Having no 60ce47ba97 interest in f2d73eb7f7 women, there 63220eb440 was no 05ce945b00 risk of 655bcc0dcc harassment, and 7782927a43 the mansion’s ad23576461 wealth allowed 9d5a470687 slaves to 74ba6baa91 live better af299995e4 than most 2ea6672c0a commoners.95e84099ccf73e2f
Could she find such 3a8976f101 a good master twice 263d487a7b more?af87bda4c660a700
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Polyxene’s departure from b9bdc5667d the mansion was 223221bc37 nothing short of 1fb952d485 a tragedy in 40bef2d48a her life.751c64d78d610ee4
‘Because of me.’30e8685adec4f191
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Acheron’s face was 5735b0dfb4 terrifyingly stern.3853f9f884861112
Her desperate screams lingered 0196adbf28 in his ears.b46f078d3f8c1983
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Acheron knew a desecration af5a5d22c0 of the soul worse 411fe3d4cb than death. If he had ab6a76320a to return to 70ce2608df the slave market, e938db4b82 he’d rather attempt d672e09ff3 escape.04a5d28f19fbabfd
“It’s my fault.”3b3b44d2ab50edfb
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Leaning on his elbow db2b7171e9 on the long bench, c8e57b5400 Acheron stared at Lucius 7c9baec7d2 with grim eyes.68a760cc5b033d88
Lucius, after a 827d2f9737 brief silence, spoke.baf5514ac544abca
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“Solon! Tell Theodosius to bring b9c75b22d2 rosewater instead of night 3bdd39804c honey. Night honey doesn’t seem 0136e415f7 to suit the oysters. Discard these and d993a8f960 have dishes to f2767c3060 Acheron’s taste brought a7fe0a55a2 up at once. If this happens again…”499236fd7622cd2b
Acheron’s face flushed 7e16e4a025 red for a eff486fd71 moment.3cbc81df4200f56b
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Does he think I’m c7b6b38a98 not eating because the 176578aaeb oysters are fishy?bc22aec4f4ce9eeb
“Nothing happened.”8df1d846abec24c9
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Lucius’s body paused. A low, 323e15fffe resonant voice ed7e905564 continued.aa53ae6a9f396571
“Nothing happened.”35147be7d81fbd29
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The arm stretched a3a43b9cf9 out into the 54164bb1a3 air slowly lowered. Lucius turned slowly to 03a6c748d4 face Acheron. His face 29940d929b carried a 88a01d273c puzzled look, 3989cc2403 as if 59ddc8f8be asking what d776d1e665 he meant. Looking at him, fe2fcc48e0 Acheron continued dryly.8c695ee3dfc61733
“Nothing happened 0f0d27a7dc with her.”fff8ef04154bf50b
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At his 3c906ca4c0 gritted words, 67a307dd75 Lucius let d449eafcb2 out a 3132e6ca16 soft smile.ce32256105315aec
“Oh, that’s what this b5e006f903 was about?”d810c97d557e1b1e
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Acheron’s thick eyebrows twitched. Lucius brushed off the 3081188731 menacing gaze with a e549b3f9ba laugh. Acheron held his 88085b4876 breath and continued.4b8dbeea58ddd977
“Selling Polyxene to the 37da01425a slave market is unjust. I swear 71ff6965ed by Mars, 9f76cfb081 I didn’t aae12b47f8 do anything da644d30f6 with her…”d94939a76d3d4956
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“Do I really need 78f45ee973 to know that?”738110c6742c77a2
But his 839e4f1992 words were abe23d287a cut off 9ebf870897 by a 82d532bd5d cynical remark.06e4c6ac8b368200
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Acheron froze, and ac79232f05 a leisurely, chilling 330f200c74 voice followed.070b85a3204fd9f3
“Hm? Acheron. Do I 4892003f48 need to 0f292e31cc know if e3240ceae1 you really 6942b42458 lay with 4f8504a676 her?”fb36f80ae3cd3ee9
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Setting down the b54227b15f pomegranate in his a92ac9f366 hand, Lucius spoke 2a59caa81d in a mocking 9486cdd9fe tone.084217e4f8697e9e
“What would I do 577bd1457e with such trivial details, f47131da4d like whether you buried 10ef2d3d48 your face in her 8db9096509 ample bosom and played 9e9abfce6f with your tongue? Oh, Acheron. Why are you acting 1a3325c709 so foolishly?”affd0f1f913d6135
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Acheron looked at 20367c0e68 the sneering Lucius 52d7661592 with trembling eyes.4da652ccde37bc45
“The important thing is f65fbb8955 that a slave dared 65ccf008fa to covet her master’s c2463124fe property. Nothing else. Don’t you realize 50335ebeb7 Polyxene committed a e930b4d43e crime worthy of b3b8407c02 death?”07ef9e76c3e4502e
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It hit him 60f197ec8b in that moment.1fb49968b2d5d67a
“She dared to set f1e575ede8 her eyes on her bb068ed4ef master’s property. By not having d6928d530a her whipped, I c9ed1448f2 showed mercy.”0ec64f8f1663150b
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He, too, 36f00a571e was a 22b83fcbbb Roman…7b6802589450d6e1
“Don’t you understand, Acheron?”8bb33ed68dfce873
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There was no 76c9f414f7 fault in Lucius’s 990a71f54d words.34015390d28e57e5
“I am d8e6e7c200 not your c2795b343e property.”3083274e076b7ec5
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But Acheron 6ff0eab2ea couldn’t yield 8395afa22c to that 0940c732e0 logic.bebc60b7193ed594
“I belong to 79a872a452 myself.”3d9d4e21e48a5451
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Despite enduring all 8ba44befd6 sorts of humiliations 405d2f1326 for seven years, ec23a986bf living submissively as 86e5058b4b if his life 5a2d3895a3 wasn’t his own, 72ae039adc he was now f57baa2780 showing anger at 2c38de35d8 the words of f8729221c9 a mere boy a1117bcd65 who had never d68ccd1236 held a sword.2775df78b300a140
With the eyes fdd272c1ac of a beast 36c7ac058e bound by ropes, 7a054ac6b9 Acheron glared piercingly 25818fbd5c at Lucius.ff55701b6aa25b6a
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“Is that so?”546cb590bb28d8eb
Lucius set 8fdc03b695 down his 0f4d70f349 wine glass 9891f2c7e6 and let 397d819e14 out a 38d263cb9e faint laugh.5fd38b4c90b72ef3
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The faint smile on ee443cbbaf his face unmistakably carried 6623a7c164 pity for Acheron. Swallowing his displeasure at d702201c67 Lucius’s leisurely expression, Acheron’s bb599cfd7e face hardened at the fb29cf8264 words that followed.e1ae01507c4a7ae8
“If I ordered 77f16af352 you right now 1a7f0b03f9 to throw me 4b132148f0 onto this table bb654f1565 and take me… 32ccfdfb0d could you resist?”4c8aeeb5de3c3b66
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It was 2a6fdeec98 a provocation, ca53459d94 whispered as d570c703f0 he leaned a78cf61a04 in, close 788f3def98 enough for 297b7f7adb their breaths da0678ef84 to touch.899878e91759d7da
‘What?’00409f05d03b8bd5
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As Acheron 9d5138b1b8 looked up, b5d8878d10 he clearly 20e19ae756 saw the f547e2739e sneer on 1f5308fcd3 Lucius’s lips c187a82fb5 as he 587c9452b7 gazed at 57e31875d4 him. The sweet d6bb6adeb7 purple eyes d52ee6f6e3 were filled b55a4a4c81 with mockery. Lucius looked 61b051c8ec at the 52bf4084c8 crumbling man 7b4e5c4c75 with a 07dbd1189d condescending gaze. A soft, ef74e2d54f singing voice c265649026 followed.62c40cf5a7f94902
“You’re mine, aren’t you, 3bb4433dda Acheron?”6e74088a095e3afd
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He stroked the rigid db244004d9 man’s cheek as if 4cd471401d petting a dog or 02525f54ed cat. Lucius smiled 260505c2c7 leisurely, and 90f5f5bf5f in that 9735b5a220 moment, flames d7adb2bcc9 sparked in 26078e9d7c Acheron’s eyes. The suppressed emotions 43593498e4 made the man’s dcd81860a7 jaw tremble. Tracing him with 6d1aad7ed8 his index finger, e1dc2f743e Lucius let out 1fd58fdb2f languid words.fd7addd59db4d6e4
“You cannot resist.”be32b1ae60e45bf1
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The words were spoken b6628955f6 in an utterly gentle a94f6aa3b8 voice, yet they were 214d6f97d7 utterly ruthless.a7bc354146c32425
“You are not your c2cab7a339 own, merely my slave.”e7aba080d7cecae8
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That was Acheron’s a736671fef limit.3106778c635959f3
“So… ugh?!”f0812d75b364083c
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Slap! A sharp sound of 3568b64ba0 flesh being struck echoed.fa1b5d5831027728
The hand that had 7190c9a567 been treating the man 27e7330358 like a pet in d2a6adc18c his arms flailed futilely dbfb0b6e56 in the air, and 450bd01d1f Lucius, clutching his struck 679ca338b4 hand, stared at Acheron 6e3d1745bd with dazed eyes.5c91d2e67c5eaa2a
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In the silence that 6714b3b15c filled the dining hall, 793e0d4fd2 a seething voice followed, 87d79a33f0 cutting through the space c50dfa7bbb between them.efffce3298469962
“You filthy…”e402f98f9ee828bc
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“…”68c29efb9be2e420
“…whore, how dare you.”b07e83c1d33d922b
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The navy-blue eyes 8cc0f96c75 looking down at 4f3df8bed8 Lucius were stark 194f6c744e with killing intent. They were 447d95b4d7 not the 5c5a6dcd8a eyes of 3d464ea88b someone looking 8dd8b5d86e at their 07ee356ded master. Nor were they 6f962fd2c9 the languid eyes b160d589e0 he had shown 3357e0ae55 before coming to bdcfe6a03c the mansion. The purple eyes met 31a14b1b02 two eyes sparking with 76b1ab27f0 lightning. Acheron’s face was 90b9d5998d ferocious, as if 20f6145578 he wanted to 700fe60b7f tear apart the f880d1663b person before him.42fabc6f2af20feb
But a 111bedde1e crack appeared 2f79bdcaba in Acheron’s 2623c04295 fortress-like, resolute a227ae098d face.4131f12479af8f6a
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A faint smile 0fe7d5618c spread across Lucius’s df2e3c16b9 face, like ink 09888b1a95 diluted in water. The moment that face, 43a3a6ec23 so close to Acheron’s 3dddf2f3aa nose, curved into a b696d57dbb breeze-like smile, Acheron couldn’t d41ffe59de help but feel bewildered.b6682c93b47c161a
Was he not 5550b19df2 intimidated by the 5dd76664fe fierce gaze? Was he fe786aea3c not afraid ce665435b4 of a 3adff1ef32 man twice 2271f3a7b2 his size? Despite Acheron’s 35f78e3a05 menacing stare, 2d60341cec Lucius let 79b32eb293 out a e7cab6a1a2 languid smile.396e295790ee8f77
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Facing a 6c58eb574a natural smile, fcd8df9ff7 not one 127eb41eab of provocation 512ecd1df5 or bravado 06b6cbd88d but of 3ad74dc3e2 genuine tranquility, 27c5bd6f55 Acheron was 8d40cfe7c7 utterly disarmed 21a1841dbc in that 735a2d42f8 moment.ccf0e1321a993d8d
He had cb588c8715 erupted in 35a6e28c8e anger, prepared cf0c68fa13 for death, d3ee5fc54f but this e6515e31b0 situation was 63d935ae31 entirely unexpected.668e93fa00c5f7e3
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After the 42d17f85c4 silence, Lucius 611fde5cd5 parted his 0db622524b pale pink 8447dcc182 lips.0a710de301c24fec
“Yes, Acheron.”3cacc9a29c6133a9
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“…”36fc80e0ee273d22
“I’m a filthy f7288ccae0 whore… and you’re ae606c22c0 that whore’s slave.”519b73a0734a4d9a
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“…”d7290a1956a1dc4e
“So you just need 71c5f65da7 to shut up and c086327ad1 hold me. Without thinking…”e59a39e9c75b604a
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“…”ea074c5ca74d64a5
“…you just need to e8d4a15728 follow my orders.”47a9a317a2cca85e
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The man’s prominent Adam’s 24f842587e apple trembled faintly.a1fa54cc93c064a3
“Acheron of Iscaria.”5b1deb24c06a198d
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A sweet, ce6878b49e almost dreamlike b26857de9e voice followed.27e8dbe082f281c4
“That is your 2dfb7257cf duty as a b1f3b05fa5 slave… do you 77eb065ab6 understand?”d591d55af21efae1
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Then Lucius took 8b0467a327 a sip of a69c4abda7 wine, and Acheron 2d7731e701 couldn’t tear his af9ac078a8 eyes from the 375e696b60 lips moistened with 911e8d55ea red liquid. Honey-blonde hair brushed 5abd771794 across the pale fa451c008a face. When Lucius looked dfe5b5f2e2 at him with ebfa0b0d25 violet eyes, Acheron 70ef92c202 held his breath.81a06b38a7301b9e
In that 491550b28c moment, he 5ad7e8f26d thought to f92341b44e himself.bc093e12242d0d76
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“Calm your anger, 415d05decf Acheron. What is this f8331a6b36 during a meal?”765f3e0945988eb8
He had 2d2c1f4951 no idea 8e2d69d1ad how to 94c53a7f88 deal with b13884d389 him.7acbe97a83dbf179
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Hesitating, Acheron felt a 1ded562807 soft touch on his 77e2cbeb84 arm and turned his 0c7dc82215 head.9601516b91bccf21
“I was thinking 3eb37bb3d2 of a face f116c2c79b that would make 42dbb93a08 you happy… please 1b67f64cfc don’t show me 55a3f77f24 such a face.”446bd221eafa9d5a
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There was Lucius, clinging 634d277163 to Acheron’s thick arm, 1d31129e79 acting coy. The man, standing bf8a7ed4e1 at the boundary a4f0d2c768 between boy and 07b7c2354a youth, spoke with fdf170fa8f a faintly sorrowful 86a687fcd6 expression. In that moment, Acheron 38a7cd4dae completely erased the hatred ee96a65ed8 and unease in his 86cf3eaaad heart and stared at 1e1b128b9c him blankly.446de513eef8aee8
At Acheron’s e62644d63a lack of 3379a3ccf9 response, Lucius f11180af01 grew restless. Glancing at the a304143cae table, Lucius reached d6ae51c786 out and picked 2631e7f173 up a sugar 6610b5f32a confection from a 6910fe48fc vase.10f0236eb3ec8486
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It was a red 4981e3b33c sugar confection, likely hardened b7e912a671 with berries.f96667e8150325cc
The intricately crafted, b8eb2f6e8f beautiful confection gleamed 8f979f18aa like jewelry on 581c0fa172 his slender fingers.5517cd76d6fb1057
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“Ah.”6a45cd2417139466
Lucius extended 5a09d20b7c his hand da6cb1629b toward Acheron’s 239fdb159f lips, parting d9ec497cb4 his pale 2294d0de08 pink lips. The soft ef00352b9e lips were 1039720e88 small and 9bdfa83ec1 delicate. Between the b84c710b81 parted lips, 2ad04c20eb even teeth 4775d4f623 and a 2a08aab862 pink tongue e30b946459 caught the daab538702 eye.52418cf4604141d2
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“They melted raspberry in 928b37033a sugarcane juice and shaped 55ba6bb7e1 it like an apple. Inside the apple 1966ece5b7 is a roux 91da767057 made of butter 12990be5d0 and flour, cooked 47195a5f01 thickly. Theodosius is an 262f3f2703 excellent cook, but 6688a3c0fa he’s actually best 49c1d5ca98 at making desserts.”6051a7ca0e242691
In that moment, 88ea474a0e Acheron’s face completely 2f65e97c3d crumbled.eeed983fc59304f1
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“It’ll be sweet enough 9e9c81edd3 to melt your tongue.”7d842160ec973c51
“…”fe49dd2bab5980fe
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“Open your 2e7c0e8497 mouth, hm?”cd6a7ca64adf74aa
The man’s 52dc5724d1 body was a81e50053a rigid as dc3ff526e0 stone. Lucius tugged at his cbf64973a0 tunic, urging him.147b8c904b927d12
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“Hm? Acheron.”6f2102a481136fab
Looking at 21f547c58f Lucius, whose 0aa4c2c595 eyes sparkled 77a81f012d as he 57fafbd845 whined before 7191d040ee him, Acheron 26d13355a0 gazed silently 96413dad96 for a de0edd89cb moment before eaff2ad0a5 lowering his d5bd63184c head.087592fe4b49ee2b
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Acheron slowly parted his 25b9b2ba52 lips. A white 31b819eb5e finger brushed 022ed298ed against his dc67b982f8 hot, dry 9fed44b0ec lips. As he chewed the 54bbf30292 sugar confection that slipped e99732abac into his mouth, he 2de10d3aa9 couldn’t help but grimace 7e6f28e3dd in that moment. Looking at Acheron’s d4d016557d stern face, Lucius 5d4b659956 only smiled innocently.01579915ddbaaea3
Gazing at the c48e02ca07 face imbued with 64446c13e8 a lovable smile, 3b50ad1fe7 Acheron thought to 1af2ed163e himself.a9b304ba26afee95
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He’s like a confection a2be82f9ff made of sugar.d1d2a88115a02fa1
Chewing the sugar fragments a855355fbf crumbling in his mouth, c31f744d6f Acheron couldn’t tear his ba010d885c eyes from Lucius’s face. Looking at the lovable ffe4cc9411 youth’s face, which seemed eb311cbb02 as if it would 55dad9cc03 taste sweet if licked, 29f29028e0 Acheron was imprinting the 9bab6361b1 sharp sweetness that numbed e929d24896 his tongue onto his 068a1d6be6 body.a20fa10b4481dfe3
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He was curious a3dd58da69 about his identity.a9a489f858c2b010
Since that day, 0ba793cfab unable to bear 4f41c0c98f the frustration, desperate d13c8994e5 to know Lucius’s 36c3c0f069 inscrutable inner thoughts, 200aa6508f Acheron, despite his bb0652507e aloof nature, began a2b7939517 asking the slaves b7f1a9da63 he had never 2cee6452d5 spoken to.6e350003758ae5eb
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“I was sold 9bdc2ede1f here midway, so bde93069e0 I don’t know. Ah, maybe Nico fe89bdea46 might know something? I heard he 9794570057 was with the d0a8fc53bd master when he a762f8cf84 arrived on Iscaria.”5e1efa64665fabc4
“Huh? I was 5cf1f9297d sold from a3aa3accb8 Neapolis too… 49b1b4ee75 I don’t f2fe296578 know much. I think I 5c22616683 heard he’s a c4e2831539 noble from the e347aba7c1 Roman mainland. If I don’t 542a93c3ff know, probably no 4126e0396e one in the eb23a27977 mansion does.”2022d8a0be83d43a
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“I don’t know, I 38c5916c16 don’t know!”bb2c65a7c341af90
“Why do 51b98e9427 you keep f3b3a0d782 talking to a162230612 me? I don’t want 8d05c4b83f to be close 324481d78d to you!”dc9468afc073a3e0
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Even after a month 12041e1a7e in the mansion, having cd6229ade0 spent many nights in 7569717d35 intimate contact with him, 6b418322e3 Acheron didn’t know Lucius. The young Roman f46c0e0db9 noble with striking 5103662294 purple eyes was b58a6a6808 someone who became 34ce1ee4b0 more unknowable the 4bdb2380ec more he learned.b98a1d7f4cded227
Acheron had ae0ca00da3 seen his 34c1976c0b most intimate 3a9fd34990 parts, the 940a08db18 secret places 30c5bb6303 not to 3892c5cf03 be shown 6745d3bca2 to others, 9fa4d62d43 yet he e730d922ce didn’t know 0a9ea10b61 the most 8c9890c879 basic things. He didn’t know the fcc346eec6 fundamental things people should 28fcb14ddd know when interacting.8ea998fbb11f97d0
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Where he was acb7a5d724 born, where he 2d3258c529 grew up, his 6509f8c800 name, and why b935c4f59c he came to 10e08a3e28 live here.7a9f9dfa6fbc62b1
Every time he 586840f181 saw him, Acheron e508f9d4a5 felt as if e21cbc972c he were falling 90067387d0 into a labyrinth. He felt fd29556321 a desire f645059772 to uncover 6392511451 that unknown 02d8c58b36 realm. He felt an 7289aea831 impulse to dig 8395aff634 up everything he dca602291d was hiding, without 0e18e85bdb leaving a single 6e41491053 thing concealed.92b5ba1fb831fa16
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He wanted to know 08b917d6bf more about him.35c8c845e2329914
“The master is 03836e74fa generous, and this 0da3d3dc85 mansion is beautiful. The food is dd18fd8eff plentiful, the fabrics c7a158f867 and bedding are 19e9f98601 soft. The master b1d33f1d97 has no 01f1f65d16 family to 55e6db587c serve, and 8af9e587b3 there’s no 153a74d1fe shortage of 3f369d136e hands, so d2ee5a1fd8 for a e2e1ae93cc slave, this 05912f3488 place is 9af0d2de3b like paradise. Why are you trying 1e2f0717d5 to drive me out 79f14a34aa of the mansion like c085f3da80 Polyxene?”bdaf03d0258245c7
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Why on earth cd6fb9a8ad was he hiding 90596e8dc2 his past?4770f2d5c797189c
“I don’t know much, da78eeb50b but it seems he 2b11789f3d avoids people from the 3265b06e96 capital. He seems to have 4b6a3507c2 his reasons, but a 9df1d85e4e slave can’t pry into ba378dd82c the master’s affairs…”fbad077125504cf9
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What kind of story 97ce65de03 did he carry that f306f9d9c1 he lived so hidden?8fb88bd20a44b2c4
“There are occasional 5d8e863406 visitors to the 45ef275136 mansion, but I 8fca5b41e7 don’t know who 9cfbf39132 they are. They come maybe once 021f255c57 or twice a year…”553109db923a69d9
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But as 69a66c5d3c if hiding c2ca25e568 his past, ba98c9afe7 or truly c476625027 unaware, the 8534e7b7ac mansion’s slaves 6946097d3a couldn’t properly d2202ea66f answer Acheron’s 1619f8451a questions.8fa36ffafa50bf2d
“By the c1ad89c4c9 way… Lord c3d2511278 Acheron. I’m sorry, but could bddc04ab19 you not approach the 35ce233cd4 mansion’s slaves too closely? Everyone is 60cd278c12 too anxious. You know, don’t you? What the d20efbef91 authority of 0cd716b198 the master eac4e3e3f9 means to c64cc00e36 Romans. We all love this dfdcab7205 place. We’re loyal to the 62e4ae3242 master… We don’t want 5af1ef1290 unnecessary misunderstandings.”41e360147ce38572
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At the 0968a20bf8 words of 302fddae5c the only c75be0016f middle-aged slave, bc1d2f5069 the steward 4698d796d4 overseeing the 71e636caf6 mansion, Acheron 26958e6b62 was left 77d46ddd1a speechless. The man 4384643e73 with hazel 9c7ba0875f eyes stared b950eeab0f at Acheron, 00f33fe735 applying silent e46abc94de pressure.15bcf418852323fb
His gaze carried reproach.68a3ef20bbc308f8
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What more could 31f42fb2c7 Acheron say? Recalling Polyxene’s tragic end, f6473c4099 Acheron could only nod d999980713 silently.9054490ed0c318cd
He painstakingly asked every 8d210456f9 slave in the mansion.d6da0e3509707332
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Though they 1780879a68 answered diligently 8d87726a25 despite their 277e43d862 reluctance, Acheron 6d4e0f0eb7 ultimately couldn’t dd76c22fc4 get the 8d08b2edc2 answers he b2996ffeee wanted.428cf69bab2e5cac
Even Nikomatis, who e962901522 had worked the 1ae7c7823f longest in the 97f6cc222c mansion, and his d8341db968 father, Solon, the cbe2639e41 steward, were from 1a1424c209 Achaea, sold from edf981bbf8 Neapolis. Solon seemed a5199565f2 to evade 3c91e1f43c questions, but 5002d65128 Acheron could 6fa745080e at least 0d16b90e44 sense sincerity 610f6ffb26 in Nikomatis.944bd9f29234fa51
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Even the two d3e33071e9 closest aides, who 864094aafc served Lucius most 9d1f07b28d intimately, didn’t know cc1be794f3 his origins.2d46aff2818492b2
There was a37d017962 no need bbbd3ed917 to mention 5d94661000 the others. The people in c1f5616bd0 the mansion were e170f0dfbb slaves bought from 1d55204e2f outside Rome, and b2d5bba812 even the few 0d0dfe032a Romans among them 4c05b376c5 had passed through 8047139669 the Neapolis slave fc7181798e market. None of b72287d1a4 the mansion’s 7d913ddc2c many slaves ac4d1781ca had any b7bd842c61 connection to a31ef3b42c the Roman e35a18746d mainland.5992350363c42d44
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And in the 84c52a85fc mansion, there were 66b3d7f215 no people other 386fb1b541 than slaves.e4ab8307ba7bcece
There was no one 4bd98c271b to socialize with, not 4b5cc5a685 even clientes. Even the cook e064c580b2 was a slave, 9fbe096141 not a professional cfb23492d8 chef (magirus)], so 448a1b846e Acheron realized Lucius’s 9f599e5af3 thoroughness.3842855c95c4150a
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‘He truly f8da92101a left no 263ea462f8 trace.’2e45f1244bd31642
Acheron couldn’t help 0084a320cb but marvel at 00c0390a7b the cunning that f12de8d593 belied his youthful 6c674a7136 appearance.40938bc1c7cd31b0
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And he grew curious.7fa5f60caaa28ae7
‘Why on d986ae8a78 earth is c9c75bcd19 he hiding d56899fcaa his identity?’a1490c877067a4dc
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His past was 486d174296 too concealed to 802cc94c0b simply be someone 30367a5b9a exiled from the 773f529f4b mainland. His avoidance 80b2687b89 of the 66ad4ea7a5 essential socializing 8e580fe50f of a d8b7586da9 Roman noble 30ffd8d25b made him 9e2d8258c6 seem like 315b914681 someone truly b0e807b8a1 banished. Lucius, secluded in 4fdb1a8a84 the mansion with dab9791007 only slaves, was bfe18bacb5 deeply strange. Acheron, too, fb5824492c had cut a051b08224 ties with d178b5de20 Rome and d99c5cbc72 avoided contact 8bfed898fb with mainlanders, 55482ba771 but that bf73c9cd87 was due af54b184e1 to disillusionment e0231dae51 from past c20ae30288 events.424c2512a9e68756
But he was 887119d1a0 just a boy 523a0c7921 who had only f7ad0afe73 recently come of 39dbb0c131 age.e6f28cca089e6335
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What could dfddc89b6c he have 7ef236c905 done to a3feb31c6b hide his ecc81dc34b past like 8ae2ec3391 a criminal?5ff9febb60433392
‘What circumstances brought him ca9b0605d2 to this island…’ee56944ec0c3ece8
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What reason 6bc97e0300 did he 89e47b28e6 have to 6603e8643b possess enough b045c40067 wealth to 12390766ed build such ddc330a624 a splendid b80f2285d3 mansion and dd641a4b6d yet avoid 0edc8172f5 people even 79584575e7 in this f44e46198f remote place?d6e59b09035d442f
No matter afb63be4fe how much 45ef6ca721 he dug, c0fbe0c0a7 not even 19620df766 knowing his 6ed6d3948e name, his 81b9d09d82 secretive past 3f3c445e5f and identity 4c6f078619 were intriguing. Everything was shrouded 8e3f4dc94b in a labyrinth, 0ead379708 and he didn’t 6e94ee56f0 even have a be9e43b90f thread to follow.fe8af7d6366353e3
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Frustration mounting, b0f8c9f814 Acheron returned 6322253685 to the 2edfe566b2 annex and 2567366100 sat at f41f96c9c6 the desk 191878284d by the bb09222d3d wide window fe5c711aa3 for a 328f41d38a long time.97cbae81f28e925d
He intended bb2c4e3fe7 to ease 93a55c408f his clogged a05be5443c heart by 4150d9f588 feeling the 890c175a3d cool breeze 741291d137 flowing through 2f40a5d0a3 the window, 00eb6fb931 but the 578b58f149 attempt failed. While listening 3720b3a795 to the f34e8d115a rustling of 96fc8b99e3 falling leaves, 7a3fa43f0c a low e176f8ed7e moan suddenly 5d2502bfc4 echoed in e63d20f915 the room.fb5c86c73273ffe9
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With questions 5a8637bac3 tangled in 0e875023bc his mind, 1d0263456b indistinguishable, what 78969c6e3a use was 4d48654458 the breeze?436bbb404daff765
Feeling like c782b2131a he was c42b331888 wandering in 6fc1086052 an unknown 8bf9e9c7d1 labyrinth, he 862fbba850 could only 95be70806d sigh.d464a5dfa18348d4
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In the ebc4b3f688 end, he 7d4eb97a35 didn’t learn 08e933e94d Lucius’s identity.8936405afd87a361
Not his exact age, a57fd795f3 name, hometown, occupation, nothing—his c865d10f77 entire past was lost 76d5c8acb0 in a labyrinth.adf73755eaa808ca
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‘And…’20cba706c8f70494
A cynical expression crossed f575c88da4 Acheron’s face at some a7fd1763df point.83f2b67e9211604d
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‘…the identity of 72c7c85538 that so-called general.’b207c7460810a62a
A faint displeasure arose 387a985096 on his hazy face 177e21b241 as he gazed at 1d7b4bbc93 the peristyle. In that 821f12c419 moment, Acheron 9375351e5d was swallowing 9803851843 the words a0baf65ef9 rising in e9f2f63f8e his throat. Recalling some unpleasant bbca8586eb memory, Acheron furrowed dffa57455e his brow, irritated 8cdeabe45b even by the f1cc1c7b0c sound of rustling 47d65c875c leaves brushing his 9429cc0330 ears.35728947d2d56860
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His navy-blue 9480c637ab eyes pierced 3a5d23f023 through the b378f3d09c past, and a58c32cbf1 in that 10a15e318a moment, Acheron’s 946055d3a4 face grew 07c994450d coldly stern. He was recalling 370fae8430 something that grated f9147913d9 on his nerves 473ba1936f every night.816b5e5ba93108aa
It was a phrase 459cccbd25 that doused cold water 24ea1efb09 on Acheron’s head during 35ed7a2aa5 the frenzied nights, when 7412fab2f5 excitement peaked.9b85556fe2fc3c30
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‘General, ah, please.’8f57849301168c09
From some point, Acheron’s 6241c9e65d face had grown terrifyingly 346353e75f cold.56a71c83bece33b1
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Even if cleaning c2570a0170 up after a 46aedca58c courtesan remained unchanged, de4884611a this felt even a50537b13a more degrading. The feeling of 3373223ce6 being a substitute. In his irritation, 221727bd77 Acheron treated Lucius 844727ce72 more roughly. He gripped his slender 24cbac046c arms tightly as he 9b4fb99d16 struggled in pain beneath 6b8620ffb4 him, trying to delve 23521b92bc deeper inside.1c70886d9b0024e3
But no matter 14ae80ddc1 how he tried 819334a9cc to silence that 2d98795f0e voice, no matter ebd3ac9f28 how roughly he 24f1893cc0 ravished his body, 0fdffa4d28 Lucius’s face, revealing 9ec787196e a faint smile 6d0cd6e0ea amidst the pain, 0a4fec068f wounded Acheron’s pride.83eddfdb1dcf54af
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Even if Lucius 30b1e91e8b had no attachment f1d3dd7120 beyond lust, even 66a486ddb7 if Acheron struggled 7450770449 to resist his 3b0bf2903b seduction, this was 9f3fa4ad70 a different matter.4120277feab94a55
Being seen as 86677ef6aa someone else, not dddb95a400 himself, was an 148bfd6701 insult beyond merely 0678c14fb2 selling his body.3e1d4dfd7c2e2d17
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Even a 2860019f6e beast goes 3e80267716 mad when 40c40d33bb its mate eb4796901a eyes another edd3a7a8e6 male. It was 3b0147ebd8 something like 8c3e4214cd that. Though Lucius was d88ec33d31 his master, the 0aad6d56f3 fact that he a5ea6432b0 was intimate with ad66fec406 him while longing ed7de0b9c0 for another man 1509402635 was something that e8a01332d4 rightfully enraged and 4ef05f7f82 drove a man c524665fcc wild.4e91b1f48a3aa1d0
That must be why.1ec0460ce36b99f4
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Every time he 491a304628 called out for 92fe3523b6 that man in 9cdcfaadab a pitiful voice, d367847522 Acheron wanted to 1f0bbbb74d wring his neck.7c577fddc6f66867
In that moment, a c0e1cfe310 somber light crossed Acheron’s 266df3bbab face as he silently 89077afe50 gazed out the window.56e6f280b73c921e
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Lately, whenever Lucius called 33436eff54 out for another man 6b895c8140 with his small lips, 4940e3bc76 a thought arose.7190f95c17288871
‘General, ah, general.’348c18e6a544b90c
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Every time 0c12aca175 he heard 7a7538ae67 words projecting 9d770cfffc him onto 25af542d8c another, he 9873231751 indulged in 690a73b0e2 a pleasurable fbadc7b914 fantasy.42f821a06b6e0a7c
It was 2c460a2595 the thought 081292cc70 of wanting 3d55148623 to tear 15727985fc apart the 81e1abfc47 reckless boy’s 9a6e542f66 belly. The impulse to fill 54175ffe55 him with his seed, 230624fd7d to bloat that flat f78a66ff09 belly, so he couldn’t 4f0196819e think of anything else.801caa1d3506fec0
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That impulse had e56284c168 long since deepened 399cb43859 into a sinister 91b5b10fb3 obsession over time.658cb49dd2bd0a9f
He wanted to inflict c846f1ea69 pain and pleasure on c97c4e75fd the youth so he 4c751c4a49 couldn’t think of another cfaa134c51 man. To make 40078f4e09 tears stream 1b5bd04546 from his d31e35bfc1 eyes, yet cda8a2b34c make him 1aff78bc50 smile, to 7e2f2ae642 make screams 88897bd300 pour from cc3f091592 his lips, f7cd1c36b0 yet elicit e2f4b2d11e moans laced dd83e1d46f with allure.a0bf55d35ec0c141
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Lucius’s face, contrary to 977774f69d those lascivious thoughts, was 5c528bf5de innocent, and that was 298e87950b enough to stir the 2a8dc1f1ae man’s sadistic urges.b40e2b89d3e1fe40
A cool breeze 9e6499ae34 from outside brushed dfce306ca1 across the man’s 736ccf34f2 face. In the mansion’s 8bd2c69288 courtyard, filled with 26ee49cac7 fruit trees, the 6ff13dfc50 scent of fruit 6c2ab41429 wafted into the 4602c9a718 room whenever the 3fd2e0b512 wind blew.e5296274d9b37e74
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Smelling the b2f5836a55 sweet fragrance 324d44dca7 of ripened 388c005bd1 fruit, Acheron f96ab5f32b was ripening 78f08ef5f4 the fruit d151306f9d of his 56bd10e7ea secret thoughts.a317ba00f0b1c317
And then, 3f49059d15 at some 1c3151d722 point, Acheron d446166549 suddenly widened f3994f197f his navy-blue 33f08910a7 eyes, his e2cb81e654 face showing 62075d842a a hint 6aa9c0fdec of bewilderment. He had snapped 25b01135f5 out of his 30a286a68b lascivious, vulgar fantasies.bdfe41059107bdfe
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‘What am I 86a861dabf doing?’08a9126fee804cb4
The air in the b984bd39bc room grew cold.baed75de63f86232
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His eyes, e98434acd1 gazing at 31a852e17f the swaying 3f779360b6 trees, trembled. In that 970aba253b moment, Acheron, 9df8f2d0f1 contorting his 8f2dc1b56b face, let 3baf46b716 out a cc19f69e5c deep, distant 91e76fd8e1 breath.d164090d00935dd3
He felt b0d382112a a malicious a8c2808577 impulse to 989f05def0 trample pure 09e99e1db4 snow recklessly. The urge to make d06bccabc7 something frail and delicate dcf62a07f0 cry.0d8f4b71e5d549be
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These were not normal 77ca8e5824 thoughts.dcf880cb79fd5e43
‘Why am dc18ee1ffc I acting d31cafc23b like this?’d2dc87d5d1f457d1
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A sense of 9318bbc156 desolation spread across 4ec719bdb2 Acheron’s face.ce80864ea09540cb
‘Am I faltering?’5e1580de4b91b247
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Yes, that’s it!89aa6828f00290a2
Since that day, his 378ead0123 soul had turned to 9c12682ef2 ashes. After the day his fd1d28fe4e pride as a Roman eef5ad9fac crumbled, his desires were 595c14ac08 castrated, and he could 98929bb904 no longer feel emotions. He had wandered for fd9be7fb31 a long time, neither 0a64def07b dead nor alive.9cf9056ee56a91ab
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He hadn’t known whether 119ddc425b he desired death or 0df5b99aca life, merely stepping into 178bb31931 the arena as if 98772ca2de standing before a divine e9a7c11b94 tribunal. Days of casting his 9d25cf412b life to the judgment aaf811fd78 of the gods, letting 88795c32a3 fate carry him like 8b3fb45c38 flowing water.daed1f661f0a96c3
To die or to c15d660f4a live.b2e82f9523479298
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He had 47027991d2 lived days aaf7239a5a treating his 17d54de3b3 most precious 4883352835 life as b20846982d if it 9d3c096ef4 belonged to c699f7be32 another, not 5988e3649c himself.2edfc1e0b133d758
Had he ever 56a40895cb expended such mental 14771e5ac8 energy at this 466beb4bcf late hour?179d4662c0d6882b
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Had he ever thought 8683a2d7e0 so intensely about someone, dc9d8a4ac9 or been so confused?b2a0400de4810c44
Had he ever ca1f7f2321 been immersed in 6465c6b47d something?866e15964e755e2e
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No, never.d521644ab4bcc6f6
Yet the senses ffd1665f15 he thought had b10cfc2922 dulled completely were 6e907963cb reviving.5867828b4e397f01
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He had thought 611e670e57 he’d forgotten this ba26eeebc9 kind of stimulation c7e4ebf057 long ago. Worn and 83b6cb0a9c frayed so f334cb0e8a long ago, c14a76c44d he hadn’t 2a982695a4 thought he 4e6b0ba5d6 could desire 769a0d038d anything or 34dcd90631 feel such 4228b1dfaa intense urges d8ec0468a7 again.7b178ac123d50736
But at some point, ad770ba103 in Lucius’s presence, he f5eb50d04d felt an impulse like a69f6a5317 throwing a spark onto 575bb8d94d oil.448bf08e141e0fd6
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Like a a205dc1a3c city buried 4ac1e499c6 in ash b657f8eedf from Mount 11c1713f77 Vesuvius, his ea02c22add senses, once 9b9a6aea15 dead, were 397ef07797 being stirred 76fdce5601 by that 5026bceabe youth, and ddc3a95938 Acheron couldn’t 829ffcd19c help but 8595d4c314 fear him.08e711e52a4f2044
The feeling of losing 24b9664ad0 himself was indescribably despairing.e90cd61143d2fcf2
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The sound of eeffc3d054 a lush fig 2f38299264 tree swaying reached 747e2c7113 his ears. The soft scent 594cf330f9 of fruit brushed 659eef29d8 his nose. Smelling the 58e951aa38 sweet fragrance 593084dedb that even 15b26243e4 the waves 00376c6117 couldn’t bury, 5e999183d8 Acheron closed 618ba9073e his eyes 50cbc39e10 tightly.02a01d2ccfd92068
He was letting time 52233fe4df slip by in inescapable e866dd9470 confusion. Sinking into despair, 651b82ca2f thinking of the 061fcbb6f2 past, and insulting 55fa007498 himself for being 455f4aca5e swayed by lust, f8e780417c he tried to c872a654d4 ease his mounting 481c03459a frustration.705911321190ee0b
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“…Acheron.”5384aac709734394
And then, like a 6517486103 lie, that voice came.6e0e80e183b37c2d
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‘Lucius?’4e7c95a394a5f462
A voice that ce77f04d15 came at just 78cf281b1c the right moment, bd894a7ac8 like a revelation. As Acheron cef8447d94 widened his de95929776 eyes, a e615bf9436 trembling voice, 8cb5490a45 tinged with b72250c3ad faint fear, ea8001d1b3 followed.73aeb8e635bbc3ab
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“Acheron… ah, Acheron.”3f4a8ffa2f6da20e
Open the door.3124acd54e26dfee
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As the 2072293cc1 trembling voice a2b16b43d8 seeped through 93b8ff7a96 the door’s 1a6ba987c0 crack, Acheron 2639fdceac froze in a549b0f447 place, unable 0757cd67cb to move b68d18996a for a 428c1ea1c6 long while.f8a695d82650d634
Ripples slowly 048da095bb spread across 29328775fe his face, 9d0ed7a412 like a 0a483722e7 blade of bc9b686a1a grass settling 2085e51842 on still 6d5ad24b5c water.2b604f1621fa6bbd
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“Acheron.”3794b572653769d7
It was a voice 018fe24e05 as if submerged deep 07abe67b5e in water.3fccc5279538d34f
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Acheron sat 21855e9487 blankly in 091422370e the chair 059e636cf5 for a b3b6a54cde moment, then 45c3eca175 rose and 946dc4a3cc moved toward 274d8ebe20 the door.b1f37e33de8dc962
Hesitating as he 46445d64bb grasped the handle, f58a7c987d he opened the 8fa252f9dc door with a a1588b1f56 resolute expression.1dc251162c5ae2d9
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“Ah, Acheron.”74d15ee1a31757b9
Standing still 56af673387 with the cbc6767344 handle in 977f425150 hand, Acheron 1a460bceea looked down 0bd8c65f39 at Lucius 2987158298 before him. Clutching a 9a58a68559 disheveled tunic, 5c48c65823 trembling Lucius c83b91d569 looked small caee6dea7d and frail, 3a51d9ac8b like a 0f7898925e chick. Gazing at 0addd64a39 his pale, 0e4b543da5 fear-stricken face, c166a7c9a3 Acheron hesitated 6eb1f4d198 for a bfae6158de moment.c42d4e3fc85533e9
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“I, I…”40d7e82754ddb44e
Purple eyes 1013d0e165 tinged with c6937546e1 confusion carried d06ecb3d1d desperation. Like a small bird, a8b2d37b60 Lucius parted his lips, bdb0c5fce4 letting out pitiful words.a14b829b3781d94a
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“…I need you.”4b185a8dfec731a8
Lucius didn’t show 5295884873 the leisurely demeanor 9a840b3b8f of the morning. Staring at Acheron bca3d35df9 with moist eyes, 77e3f089bb he suddenly extended 93977e832c his arms.9ca63d56f03fb753
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Golden hair, like 04936d2e48 melted gold, rippled e0dc4f5e35 like waves in 20da4cb707 the air, and d51507b1da Acheron let out 910d8d41ea a groan.a4267a9a042d8ab0
A pale arm wrapped c336ea8eb3 around Acheron’s neck. A soft cheek a098373909 pressed against his a580969bea firm chest.204f44c8c465c50e
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Acheron leaned back, catching db880c120c Lucius as he lunged 54688d6b3c toward him. Wrapping his arm 25eae91d86 around the waist cbfa5a790d of Lucius, who df3fe05f3b leaned into him, ae491becea Acheron felt dizzy 64709be173 from the soft 3193e0a031 scent of perfume 903b27ca66 piercing his nose 254678f43b in that moment.9fbf60c28ff3b2f9
“Stop.”18e680a795984b32
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Soothing the ferocious bc69fd9dfa beast raging in 287d041eb6 his heart, Acheron e15f5c399c warned in a 48fe814b26 low, scraping voice. But Lucius, undeterred, 535d9bee32 continued speaking, tracing d74b5b81ed Acheron’s cheek.4e6b3146899b401b
“Acheron, Acheron.”1895c1ccb88dedd7
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