NCTS Ch 7

He had ef93571090 never once 9be2c4113c denied the 9f9fa50c6a fact that 27324a97ed he had 2b5a18f108 become a 2821deea23 slave.2c93e730da51a01f

When he crossed fee479acf8 the mountains through 1132aa071c the forest of d93806017b Clades Variana and b08293d4af headed toward the 52afe95a15 plains, collapsing from 474f8f2781 exhaustion in the eb8e67616e desolate, empty field 0845526d85 with no one d98d763b81 around, Acheron realized cdb01f1e4b at that moment 872ea6e97b that he would 953df22e56 die in this b646ae2b1c place.2a9be564a708527a

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It was not 75f0f39a9e a story related e658d59e4c to physical death. It was a story 0e9a571d5e related to something deeper 1c3d5ca3a0 and more rooted, something 38a9c14a8c concerning the soul that 0c1c5679bf resided within him.7bd7a8b2ce38eea1

For that 56c28fbb21 reason, he 225db0c181 did not fd9d0ed42f rebel against e6df1c0220 the fate 278a0f17f0 of becoming 3e18e6e5a1 a slave. Even when he opened e2ef89826d his eyes and found 3904d83c8a his body bound in c2a48c5409 chains, he did not 68e34d26c0 resist. Even when the most 4fa7098a71 important freedom of a 9b92005bbf Roman citizen was taken 2699158861 from him, he did 35d6a61003 not attempt to fight 96ad2713e2 back.8dcc887d602063fb

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He simply accepted f164600d25 his fate.0cca4bc360849914

Deprived of 5faf9b4877 freedom, he 475bababd4 became a 6079f05a2e slave and 666c810f1c was shackled 32ab8b215d in irons. At the moment 3541d50ff4 he was led a56846f985 by the chains, 20e0c11176 a man’s voice 875bdb84b5 rang in his 078c65c1b3 ears.b113785b82a3b1a7

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“I want 292f76ca08 you to a5bb9cf2bb survive, Germanicus.”b70f107202180276

Seven years later, cc4e7e0af9 Acheron was feeling cdaea8a8b7 humiliation for the 58ec0b029b first time since 8ad857f325 becoming a slave. In response, 72154fd633 Acheron questioned acc3f67560 the voice 61cbb113dd he had 92495a4d04 ignored until 4e4c60865a now.de093debab85e74d

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“Did you 0406cf7ead truly desire c7fbdf5c76 such an 0f85a3ae8d outcome?”ab81ba472480f07b

The dying man merely 09c1a303e2 laughed, and Acheron received 9b23f28a6c no answer from him.12f22fc045e782a0

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Memories of the harsh 85006ea117 past flashed before his a08faf0daf eyes, carried by the 85d0d58111 wind.1846913220695803

Acheron’s blue eyes sank 90c93e992f deeply.8ac483e376432ab4

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He gazed at 9640fd42ad the dazzling golden 79a28f37eb hair scattering before c8895e89d3 him.a524e13ddb37fd1f

The words 8eb362674c that had 20e3b59478 sustained him fc185f7cdf until this 874d700e0d moment echoed 4c6abd8010 in his 2bdb144d93 ears.34e7649f6df314bc

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“Live.”57a0345935ded24a

He had lived 62f2e8d4c1 until now because 540118e5e8 of those words.96b833951b2c387f

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He had 98af6951a4 lived solely f57b932bf7 out of cb94cf4ecd a sense 0cfaf798d1 of duty. To atone for the 92f3c3dc8a dishonor he had committed, 538420c871 to at least preserve d000e1f888 the last remnant of e2aa6e4a50 his pride, he had 764a551bc9 sought to uphold that f2bc26f35b one promise. Guilt had become a e0c103e291 burden placed upon his 576711a82e shoulders, and though he d700ba9de1 suffered under its weight, 1b22de1aca Acheron had paradoxically prolonged 1833d21373 his worthless life because 417511ecf4 of the duty to 79cac0cd6e bear it.cccd6e263807a6d1

Thus began the days 3d4f93ab53 of suffering.d81accb26bfb1233

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Death is nothing. It is ce1d988967 the life bf12e2b8d7 of a 5aae2ee1ea defeated man 67c2b78537 living in aba07b528f dishonor that f2183d051d is truly d8a03e2f01 arduous.c5e7a0418e1fec61

It was 3969d1325f a path 2382e37bce no different 3fc51dc72c from dying f75073b192 every day, c7d1de4dc5 and Acheron a4613e711f was dying 7db92b9b61 more with 7601d7f7ac each passing 0f78b7ebc3 day. Bound by the disgraceful 8e3ad76fa6 yoke of slavery, living 5a0af1efdf a base life risking e198dab918 his life for the d30edb37ec amusement of others, stripped b874ec4524 of his freedom.b12a9b658d6ee9b1

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Yet, even though 056c714b21 he had offered 8b4011c51f himself to the 43ab311023 judgment seat of 4c6a1a3afd the gods, Acheron 883e981ed6 could not see 89b58b9c2c the end of 0eaf6b46fa his fate.4864e99eff05bfb6

Death was farther 27569b945f than he thought, aae5660f1c and life stretched 9e4cd08cf1 on long.d1d44b379cd33d9a

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Living neither b7d341df40 fully alive a4b5eba558 nor dead ffa591be85 for seven ac02de6945 long years, cc9ab564f3 Acheron was bdce2f8195 gradually, gradually 3cc7d719a5 growing numb.a7eb8344b03c68d5

Is it 80febd28a4 normal to 81da0fc017 endure a 1337aa8630 life while 71668fff92 longing for ad3853e685 death?a95cb05ee0f681a9

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Feeling his 770a855a45 own downfall, 0a70f9fbb9 Acheron had 09e41c4e36 begun to 0a333bbc06 foresee the 6a20366847 end he 7e10fab9a6 would meet e510880456 at some a42c91a3b5 point. Living as 25d1fa9603 a nobody, 3b2fcdbeb8 dying as d54061ad29 a nobody, 4cbe19f1a7 thus concluding 628eab5889 his life 0571f06d41 as the 1078a920a1 slave Acheron.edb53acb3470e6d9

But why, at f931a7bdfa this moment, did fc0e4f4823 he so desperately 4e71a69f07 wish to reject 6c1472f874 the life he 9a5303dbfd had once accepted, b388a62022 and the future 660d73a505 that followed it?34f3cda55e0046b1

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A glint of 8c2991943e defiance flickered in 45c3551043 the navy-blue eyes bdf95ab13e gazing out the 76e06e9a2a window.c2f8f2e911d2a25e

Humiliation!524fd629a366a04f

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It was the d1fb85486a heart of a 7112a5ca43 Roman citizen that fa238d5db4 he, who had d3ed15fedc submitted to his 209627c32a wayward fate for ebfeccb65f seven years—no, who 6197c98501 had neglected himself—had 87ce4e6399 not felt… And 5b5064a4dc it was an fa9bb84379 emotion that had 7a4f5d4592 suddenly awakened this 458f8dc16f afternoon.a0b9787ec1fd4cab

Facing the 808a8d08be cold wind, a849595720 he tried 673a94cd6f to quell c189f39a05 the fire 9ef8dbd794 in his d4f1d45242 heart and 145ea0ebec blow away c75b44d8b0 the tangled 4e87d6cb43 worries in 1c7d3d7895 his mind.85a6954156785182

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It was at that 97d178c8df moment.3769f6fd94d65c4a

“Dinner is ready.”a7d2a3ef530fa9ec

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Acheron slightly turned 03ed4312d3 his head to 3eb2398ac7 look at the ca8b4842f4 door with a 0cc27cd74c stoic face. Through the 445798691e slightly open d0f8d3f027 door stood 58c0c8ba41 a Greek e886f157f6 slave. It was the same 15c7eda1d8 slave who had guided 88d1864624 him to the bathhouse 0719ecc412 on the first day d56573f223 and had been responsible e7bb8b2012 for him ever since.5d4d5d4a3c401c1f

Looking at the slave c560331f5f waiting politely for a 893b6f10f0 response, Acheron silently turned d62715f57c his head. The slave, catching 378924bc90 the unspoken answer 351d24b7e2 in his action, f8c62e8b4c disappeared from the 4123a130b5 spot.e806931376cf7406

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Acheron took fbc882dddd the dark 36fd4ea220 green pallium c17f33de2d from the 9904a875f1 hanger.2ff525f7fdbf2208

“You’re late.”3219b1591814b4a7

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A leisurely abf71aa324 voice greeted 20947540b9 him as 2463c08404 he entered 0fdfeb7d79 the dining 2b27589d10 room. Acheron did not f66994ba6d react to it.74f0338eee5440a9

Lucius, who was d216f2121d spreading jam on 907f8b5d12 crisp, savory bread, a5c7d1cde0 smiled brightly at 98fd60bad8 him. Acheron ignored him, searching 06bc5e46b5 for his seat with c64f5193c7 a stoic face. Plopping down on the 0797a49209 triclinium next to Lucius, c4420f8fb9 Acheron reached for the 5b0d7ded02 fig bread in front 9ee9030a6e of him.7277d52b9d99147e

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The meal ccd288a559 was as 364a7a646b splendid as 69b9da3542 usual, but ea02b682e7 the atmosphere 51b338685c was rather 9cb66174ca quiet.9c9d661d8d631f2c

Normally, Lucius would b98742789f speak to Acheron 53bab7db2c in a gentle 877abd80ae voice during meals, 190b6642e0 keeping the mood 0366176547 light. However, Lucius 42e3adad4d now maintained a93dadab97 an inexplicable b3a282e18a silence, and 6eb7825e8f as a dd9c9f4c6f result, the b08aa6f681 dinner proceeded 3d4c7e4c8b in a 0ce70585a8 rather stiff 2fb001cf4e atmosphere.5132dc0a58698ea0

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“You can just 5be189af85 go to bed c545237959 tonight.”966879822931cb83

The words came as 56fd5ac541 he scooped yogurt topped 0388782672 with citron preserve.3723ba436dd35316

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It was near 72d5ab9805 the end of ec48bbafaf the meal. While washing his 7ea08a828a hands with perfumed 12fcd6acd2 water, Acheron froze 99cf92a6ab momentarily and glanced d73d540255 at Lucius. Lucius had 415fc30b9d lowered his c436c989e1 thick golden 8c14fa04ae eyelashes.4cca9b01cf11761a

“I’m tired.”8374edc4021262cb

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Lucius’s face, as he 78f95bdbb3 spoke, was utterly calm.f0a1c70544c919d0

When the meal was a3eb07c48e fully concluded, Lucius waved 683ff6992d his hand casually in f01d14fb5d farewell and left the 74794b80d0 dining room. He seemed no different 7b6b23bb56 from usual, but Acheron 4315d9b942 could sense a subtle 9e2961550c distance in his behavior.9fa0696d95b179e9

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Acheron, who had b90f104b92 been watching Lucius 4b6611317f leave the dining a47f9054c9 room with his aa63b50154 sky-blue cloak fluttering, 75f862a855 turned his head e1c53aa4e4 and focused again fd8a7bf6bc on cracking walnuts.19fec4c909606de4

His eyes, 9980824731 dipping the 3fe9aae6cb walnuts in 59575b5507 the remaining 068c9b70f4 honey on 6d23323e06 the hard 8f0cfb3c33 pastry, gleamed 58a82993f8 with a 0b4688ef39 piercing blue 79fda96fbc light.0103b4a304781487

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The rest of 20adf7f3f1 the schedule was c12572635b no different from 7bc1af68c0 usual.5b99282015b2764d

“Can you make c8324d2707 the bathwater hotter?”7ad7f1eea3fe540a

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“Hotter than usual?”2f2f0c16fec2c69b

“Yes, hot enough to 5c66b60b77 cook my body.”edb6f7e467d84e87

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On the moonlit 2e5c1cb6d7 night, Acheron soaked 9f402286ec his weary body 079b76141e in the bath ea79425ba0 to relieve his a6149038b2 fatigue, marking the 8b51c82ab9 end of his 4959a011ef day.8192bebb459aa68a

It was actually too 8d4802f994 late to bathe, but bc997ec832 Acheron, not wanting to bed28dad38 encounter Lucius as he 8b1e0474d7 had on his first 1fd8dfc993 day at the mansion, ec68db7f39 gave him plenty of 30d5f24a71 time to wash.603479b45056ed5c

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From experience, Lucius’s seemingly b4856460df lazy routine was surprisingly 8e854968a3 disciplined. To avoid that 1b366293c6 time, Acheron had e493a0bf04 the slave assigned 36cd9e1da4 to him heat 1ccc56cd77 the bathwater close ab5e112045 to midnight. The dutiful slave 0ce7e6bde6 followed the orders 9474f5fe3a of a fellow 1f9abcedba slave, and Acheron 4eb1b75f10 was able to 94327b8236 sit in the 2b83f32f91 scalding water.47dc47f0ca4d2f86

“Tired…”61df13f295d0d1b5

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Skipping a bath for f80465f34a a day wasn’t an 97de33aac2 issue, but with fatigue 2af16e30b3 piling up, he craved 57322faa42 warm water. Soaking a weary body eccee06a38 in hot water is e5e7ce80da a folk remedy that 45730d94ba transcends nations.5aee0ae0be3c7593

Thus, Acheron had the a2152dc3d6 slave prepare the hot 67152ba8ca bath in the middle 580e5714f0 of the night, and f0521a1fda at this moment, he 11f9b8d6c4 was melting his tense b8236d55f5 muscles in the scalding 730362a819 water as he desired.091c1f6b1a0a72d1

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His bright blue eyes a90f303bdd stared blankly at the a7d2a6b32b steamy, hazy air.954cee79426c10ac

Throughout the bath, d810717067 he could think c3a5da1442 of nothing, utterly a382226eee exhausted and limp.0e4a6ffd2f12759e

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Lucius had said ad22dfd639 he was tired, 803896f16d but in truth, cee6186a14 Acheron was no ac046da6cd different.9cff2a9f308e1aeb

When he thought about 9756dcad43 it, he hadn’t done 9c8f1d5513 anything in particular, yet 14215f2663 Acheron was gripped by 5614975728 a fatigue as if 7e7a364e3e he had competed in 94551a6a95 a match that day. For that reason, 30ae2f7d5a Acheron had to a82d5dc441 soak in the f64c390f22 lavender-scented hot water 72fe867b75 for a long 293fdeae3b time to melt 96bd23af3e away his exhaustion.9cc04c6cf7bbe73a

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Emerging from 203f78aece the bath, 3d7260885b he felt 17c28d055f dizzy from 008d5bdb4f the steam a6642b5833 and blinked eba0ae3731 slowly.4aefe4ca56f6d9fd

“Somehow, I feel 6ec24767e3 like I’m being 945a48f7d4 swept along.”ccd56baed5b70425

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That unfamiliar feeling 516eaa39a9 drained his energy aa9d2e1d86 as if wringing baaff94a0a water from a de04d7507f towel.b3ac4bec0d68b7f5

Moving his e448d4d78f exhausted body 3d39e5a15c with effort, 437288c228 Acheron draped f22736e64c a white 9f9aa49870 tunica over 8b8184181e himself, barely 48948bbd88 managing to 9b45ea398b put it a388f156cb on. Then, with a437e6060a weak, shuffling e52589070d steps, he b0eb060f00 left the 5a7d814a68 bathhouse. A headache seemed to e44f854a9c intensify. Pressing his c5445f6a8f brow, he b1b6e33052 felt even f19d814cae more restless c29588a185 and let d2e2934f85 out a 074fbcb508 curse as 0193fad263 he lowered ee2ed452c7 his hand.ec5653789a0c051e

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A cold efa88cd0ab breeze slipped c5c9ef0e3c through the 961ca2bd48 creaking door e60597c725 as it 5608d056e2 opened.dfb2204af92f98be

The cool air stung 2989b9f28c his skin, which had 7d176bb992 been steeped in hot 7c886e6e88 water moments before, as 1b75bc2cd9 if sliced by a fbb86b5ec2 knife. His roughly towel-dried hair cf95f6268f felt as if it 77d2c23ad3 had frozen into icicles. Though he was 800fb6b15a treated differently from b4be95eac5 other slaves as 9d1eb2c16f the master’s companion, a3226d9976 he wasn’t provided ce04df2deb with a slave 3e27471e25 to dry his 9aca083040 hair.93b9d0d0b431050a

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With his blunt personality, e90931022b Acheron rarely dried his 052fade171 hair properly, but at ed85d702c9 that moment, he couldn’t 6747dc0a02 help but regret it 07ac150b17 as the chill seeped 24d0a829b9 into his bones.6d9964ec1a83cfd3

Reluctant to eb560ec849 return to ac769aac0b the bathhouse, 6af6e1968d he widened e91f869590 his stride 38a247d622 to escape 44e2a87f3a the cold 433b425a75 wind.c6bc481ab40709ad

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It was at that dbdadc1567 moment.23f06d56201b925b

Near the b39ff6edce annex, Acheron de3b2edafa slowed his ae3ac88d4c steps.b090a44d527bb63c

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He sensed 752b263d73 a presence.8669cc0cc5d4959e

The colonnade surrounding the 524232aa3e courtyard usually housed the b415d9d583 slaves’ quarters, but Acheron 4c86ccb5f1 lived in an annex c63195cb87 in the middle of 2203275e06 the peristyle. No slave would be a9b5aeadab wandering around at this 20d9bf8b18 hour. Their paths were 8e4214e237 elsewhere to begin f9c904a560 with.bc515681019b7aac

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Thus, Acheron couldn’t 869b5c05f9 help but wonder 8ec16038d0 about someone loitering 4b1f61b91a near the annex ab8656eccd out of the 5793705aed blue.d7af90f49695e10e

Narrowing his 9b4e9b331a brow and 95e084a971 approaching, he a76f0252d7 saw Nikomatis a09fa5404e standing there. Facing the man who 99601fb53b was pacing by the 3aefefa722 door, holding a half-open 4c40cd859d chest in his arms, 634bc7885c Acheron’s eyebrows twitched, and 36e49ff05f he wore an uncomfortable ebccf167b9 expression.2ecd2274c4241a5a

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Though Nikomatis was quite cd9683eeba competent, Acheron didn’t particularly 74ce978e22 like him, as he 0e2252486b was overly timid.b0196b5b25b7e8ff

A flicker f37d5e0058 of irritation 3ccc5d4f72 crossed his b8cb3898dc otherwise impassive c0a2777ea3 face. Suppressing his displeasure, Acheron 4e34ee4d96 resumed his steps toward 226d25292d the annex.6b9f61fdd3acf602

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At the sound 59e4ca236e of grass being cef6417009 stepped on, Nikomatis 8310ddebe2 noticed the presence d179353035 and turned his 3173d291bb head with a 30fa730f0e small “ah.”9205612d64b92e65

“Acheron, sir.”d6b86930c142bf30

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Waiting outside in 823da871fa this weather must 54bf95ed11 have been quite 049b30bc7d a chore, and 3deb7b864a Nikomatis, who was 6d3a2a83e4 already intimidated by e300d6da2d Acheron, spoke with f70169a3ca relief at his 1238274bab appearance.4fe195c3db32d00d

But his joy 08ae82fbce was short-lived. Nikomatis’s face turned bf0c87ea14 awkward as soon 1c466c8075 as he spoke. Acheron had 9e82045a0d passed by ef080d8d7d him without 9051f36b3b so much 2a6e2519a9 as a a6b43565d0 glance.4096a8a136739e2e

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Ignoring the hesitating 095e6f66a1 Nikomatis, Acheron grabbed 9efc0bf27f the door handle d0c750198c of the annex 27dcb0412b and paused. After a moment of d064257863 silence, an irritated voice 9951d050b9 slipped out.2bc8da8a073f739c

“What is it?”c7c21654594d95fc

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Then he turned be30e18bb1 to look at 7f9a838031 Nikomatis with dry 7eab8e3184 eyes.54487efa0bfe3af8

Nikomatis opened his mouth 36ac9ccc60 as if he had 6c5f5d6640 been waiting.adbaf1fea39d28ae

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“The master b16ce9b9ac sent a 14c85ba1e9 gift. He said the color 48529ef2fb of the pallium isn’t eb9fe9864a suitable since autumn is 6cdeb8570a coming…”e46401bb5ca73c45

“A gift?”f2dddb504e853f52

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Acheron frowned and 2367fc2f09 shifted his gaze. Staring at 4d3be0789a the large 89f54fcaef chest in b6564fff37 Nikomatis’s arms, e13a54b0d9 he couldn’t 97978e01a2 help but 06720d3390 freeze. The chest 5d68c400b3 contained glossy 4ab871beed silk that d8d03a88e9 looked valuable 974ea282ba at a fbdfe470b9 glance, each 7fb3030a0c piece shimmering 4663f6b470 with its f32022f330 own light.33f7a26cd22892e2

Having finally caught Acheron’s 7d925b22f3 attention, Nikomatis continued in fdd84547ce an excited voice.95b851f11611fc32

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“The master 27516bc4e6 said that 52a9f69ba5 Acheron, sir, 19b5edbf9d has a f9f0e92035 large frame 665a664992 and angular 67b203374b shoulders, so 99c1e4a48d deep colors 11cbf26c70 suit you. He said that while e761e634d7 a dark blue would 1d5986dee2 match the mansion’s atmosphere, 312f6dbfc7 your warm-toned hair makes 2d9afcff06 red more fitting. It’s not a 44f8fcb319 bold color, but 71d40f686d he said an a4c31e3a48 ivory white over 33fc7f9e2b a pure white be10e0d71c tunica would look e570b05524 elegant too…”11d1199eca4d7358

Acheron let out a b43fa99380 scoff.7ae37bb2b75efc94

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Unaware of Acheron’s strange 78e47fe3f3 demeanor, Nikomatis continued speaking 7f7849c0e9 cheerfully.aecaa8c0109fcbb4

“This afternoon, silk 3fb61fb1a9 arrived from Ceres. My father was a4fd027d7e organizing the goods 4966b0ac66 purchased from the 545e054149 caravan and reported 6b210642b8 to the master 5cb7efc6a9 just earlier. I came straight 316f378b00 here on the 589bb6daa9 master’s orders… Acheron, 91dc6d2d85 sir?”52ceb118d4d1b24a

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A flicker of 31dea04809 unease crossed Nikomatis’s 5f6a2c4199 face as he 5c476f7750 spoke politely. The moment 5411ccf555 his words a11431e905 faltered, Acheron’s 293794f687 face had debf72cd54 turned chillingly 35a6d27b0f cold, as 8235fa35ef if by 8bfa218138 a lie.71465317c22d05ae

Behind that icy 922461d6e6 expression writhed emotions fb99e76da7 like a snake. Intense anger 5c7103fbe5 and humiliation c505c84153 that Nikomatis 9bb03bbbab hadn’t anticipated.0a7299ed7d265917

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Realizing this, Nikomatis couldn’t 0e62b01019 help but gauge Acheron’s 9f68bd6ea4 reaction.7dfb6b585d69f5be

It was at that 135e6a5841 moment.a21978c225d93185

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Acheron, who eb60687eef had been e60d795d86 silently staring fd79c270c4 at the f2aef586db chest, slowly 2286fca198 parted his 8541828a5e lips.50cfa8d79b6106f4

“Your master…”030a6fb74ce5ccc7

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Nikomatis flinched at 20adb1390a the bleak, dry d15e04c429 voice.a523323463a50ba3

“…has he 38364daff2 always been 62f8c0fe06 like this?”7936e770940e56e4

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Nikomatis gave f6078b78e7 an awkward 5d79cba585 smile.a93552e250f26ef6

“He’s always been a fe6688407d bit whimsical… but as f47d546060 a master, he’s not 8a8d1525d3 bad, is he? He’s kind of cute, 06f54f3784 like a younger brother.”4f4538edb329c2e2

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At that moment, 1b9eff4b2f Acheron’s thick eyebrows e357152ea7 twitched.22117a0d673a0e3f

“Ah.”2efce8f3731360db

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Realizing his mistake, 001826190a Nikomatis quickly clamped 3a2365da27 his mouth shut. Acheron, staring at a9ad6cb635 him with piercing dee89f5a82 eyes, slowly opened 93d9e934ad his lips.6b2077972076bd92

“You’d better watch your 6597a84002 mouth…”5790379eabd7b6af

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Acheron gazed at Nikomatis a0fa4e6795 like a jackal eyeing 441070da93 its prey. Cold words 8962c392e1 fell upon ea2edc742c the pitiful f5a14fd222 slave, who c54d5a6c74 shrank back 4538664d4c like a 8ae51774d5 turtle.7ed3b0448135303d

“…Nikomatis.”082ac95e3ae2566b

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His navy-blue 67562ce77c eyes pierced 26a0557b71 the deep 6b7f5c7a78 darkness of ba7f89116f the night, f088116958 glowing like 64b4779ca6 those of fd32629a8b a beast. Meeting those eyes, Nikomatis ecc2dc8447 could only stammer like 90930f2127 a dazed fool.0aaf0e8110f63e9d

“Y-yes, yes.”10f82fb7a9efcc8c

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With a 75306b2529 face soaked e2704f533c in fear, 96f90da199 he hurriedly 1f86c787a3 spoke.d8cfcd8ff3f1be03

“W-well, I’ll be going 88d8c25ac8 now.”586f090d32314632

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Acheron didn’t bother responding 7cb0b53e9b to the words thrown b2df4a1499 over his shoulder.c3277a7c2d9ff0d4

Acheron sneered.9f5c8ac5b2b39da7

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“A master trying 1dc232015e to appease a a73dec7d24 sulky companion with b0e2f4b9c3 treasures…”7cc9f58e81e85bbc

He placed 6b4326d868 the chest f7d6383097 received from 15fb596578 the slave 3c352ebd2f in a 8daa29aad2 corner of 9f9ca0d0bb the room, 64a20534e3 unwilling to 30d6d4752a even look f56191e906 at it. He wasn’t confident he 1b4fb3a4b4 could see it without 282f4be88f thinking deeply.b5725d741c498b19

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Suddenly, anger surged.2aab6050c56a5053

To calm 80d385a168 his complex 38653360ec emotions, Acheron 053a12837c tried to 3fc49994cc focus on 6bedc27d80 something else. That was why he 1753589968 was sitting at a 1d849cea6b desk, writing a simple 242d7211cc journal while recalling the 5e91efe029 day’s events. In truth, it was 490cf47e5f part of Acheron’s daily ac520eeb76 routine.5197f944aa2bb309

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The writing, 73823f1eee too plain 9269f1c297 to be dc388f3d22 called a a57116bf52 diary, lacked 4ba625bdb3 any rhetorical 8943f622bf flourish and cb5b5748e4 contained no 2f54adbc23 literary elements, bb0738b0ba even if a177ab851c one searched cdf65622f6 with a 1fc8d7de82 magnifying glass.12c034786eed8a84

Acheron had been habitually 2af7d36cc3 writing such records since 66dec7a0bb before he was sold 554ca17d90 into slavery. Though he could 1fb4a2d7ae only scratch them a8f44ecce5 into a corner 28b7b12758 of a mud 0bbf0ead1b wall, unable to 4e7cc99c69 afford papyrus, Acheron d674024007 had never missed 1da70cb699 a day of ab5bdbd12c journaling.a38cfafb1033d50c

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Recalling the day’s events 9b13a6cf99 was almost a habit. Even if he f33fae27b3 couldn’t keep the 7167204419 journals etched into 0ee4930f74 the mud wall, 4b4be20af0 he never neglected 7b75a82e54 the act of 25e23a0cca reflecting on himself.847631cd4b875e2c

Recording the day’s events 9a37e54763 allowed him to recognize 0f14a1edde the mistakes he had c9640e5e27 made, and through that, 7e34bd1a0f he could hope for 778b74c596 a better tomorrow.d6284eab8e001b3d

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A practice 2856a5dd6a he had c213a59e28 grown accustomed 0d6806757d to since bc20d8fb15 boyhood had 8a54b60b9e become a 621c136d4a lifelong habit, 25a925411f and Acheron ea63306ff1 repeated the a6fe42d5a1 process even e7c0f5b005 though he 264808f830 knew there 24c1f7985c was no 3754a30fb7 need for b1cb8b1d08 it anymore.f7cf12751df5d42b

Even while mocking f58ccaf8fc himself, he continued.db84e02abac68d31

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“What am I 7e71c91628 expecting…”358c5d119ec481d4

An incomparably 0012a56ba5 better environment 426b4cb017 than before.5787e3c10ec19174

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Moving a smooth 00292e3ccd quill pen that bc01c9ef71 felt stable in 937a2a2cf0 his hand, Acheron 42cc94358f inscribed the final 89f8f1c2c6 stroke on the 82b75a2ace papyrus, then glanced d2e9398d47 at the text 57f03db185 under the amber 70e3fddced lamplight before turning bd7b8abf44 his head. He looked at the 40dc920e71 lamp burning clean oil b5636d6ad8 with no odor, then 9a148c0032 at the corner of bd8f90bc6f the desk.2d7e458afdd9b73b

There, a stack 7624bc5823 of journals he 96db513772 had written so b784b64f2a far sat in cd41250ddc a pile. Their condition was 5cdcff04f5 far from good. With only a pebble 91c18f13b0 placed on top to 3933897735 keep them from blowing 668c4a9ceb away, they sat brazenly e2d7ae3bd6 on the desk, as 4ae7262279 if it didn’t matter 976030052c who saw them.a96c9e8a27d13bd8

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In truth, b06a1bf4ee Acheron didn’t bdeb156a05 care if 9c53fcd325 they disappeared.6d897103be481bd0

The reason Acheron had 2286c12837 kept writing journals wasn’t 9b7a810d81 to preserve them for 43da1630a6 a memoir. Nor could it 0c058429ea be, as his 03ac413f12 journals contained no 1bb09e2a02 personal sentiments, only 2dcf9800e3 a list of bfc3c6adcf actions.b01d3d68631defe1

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Though occasionally, 7df12cff82 a fragment d051c8b795 of his aec1df2618 heart seemed 86816aad2d to slip dc84412386 through.9fa770855008b09b

[Why must a worthless life continue?]

His eyes fell on dac4073192 a phrase written there.035710a9dcb14f94

A proverb? Or a philosopher’s quote?e61ead48832f7709

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Staring briefly at 583f0d93d2 the captivating phrase, 88bdfc5e41 Acheron let out a46d76e189 a scoff.1a41a2b10aa02cca

“Worthless, huh…”66257b65d0104c10

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His mouth tasted a2b53eb19d bitter.a579a0e98075c0ca

Darkness fell over 1bd6644144 Acheron’s face as 48dca80856 he gazed at eb27d02db7 the window with f475074856 a sunken expression. It deepened gradually, like 282c52c169 sinking beneath the water’s eefcda0705 surface, until it reached ff309fcf6b an unfathomable depth. As he sank into ffc9696660 the feeling of floundering 3c7b130a45 on the surface, that 59b0b0a63c was the moment.006b25485d8d18ba

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“Acheron.”7bb46cb361694f19

The voice that suddenly 1132635065 fell upon his ears c53a8d38b0 made the man’s shoulders 2e7fd9ff98 stiffen.f8f395c6e74098d4

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After a deep 7d380feaac silence, Acheron couldn’t 56aa2e60b1 stop the heavy 5a275c07c9 sigh escaping his 6963d0ce77 throat and tightly 18b2df8b88 shut his eyes. A fleeting, distant 85bc5960d2 light crossed his 0bd4f11877 pale face.d8b6981a44bc8188

At that moment, what 77aa7930d4 flashed through his mind 2b74d47f09 was the pure white 276c80063d moon he had seen bc7a995d90 in the forest.5861e7155a2231b7

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He had somewhat expected 5e17f706cd it.4b56f20d1d5f3aae

What business could there ebb8357542 be for someone to 831c294a72 visit him at this 1f3e59fb4d hour?53730ff5018e9e7b

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The surprising part 0fdd1a49fa was that Lucius a9247755af had come to 123551459a the annex, breaking 073ed0db18 the words he a6d97e8399 had spoken that 65001502a6 afternoon. Since he wasn’t 9febbb6f39 the type to e33e37b69a go back on b7b6c600fc his word, Acheron 9b7cdb625f couldn’t help but 8c0d6cad7c feel confused for ed5632cba6 a moment.88cded02527dfe6b

But when Acheron 5caa563213 opened the door, 1d58efab1f the hand that 84307c9bda immediately grabbed his b1da03eb56 cheek confirmed it.bd11d4c68f552721

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There was no way 3e8b17d4e9 it could be anything 3e0c4e46da else.b88b4e201e7bf6c3

Sure enough, Lucius 1e51ec7b54 acted like a 1037fc747d cat in heat.c10fac357cb448fd

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“Mmm, Acheron.”6eeceee6ef298d27

A soft hand, d0e6623d39 as if made a6601514eb of milk, gripped dfc8500ab4 his gaunt cheek 5b0549901d and traced his c6b7711c2e sharp cheekbone. Clinging to 2b5f286fee the man 170d890494 who stared 50a111a071 straight ahead, 3363739c2f Lucius touched 26f4e537fa and caressed 1bfb064d83 every corner aa2830a193 of his ee45ecdc12 face as 8e80d2cdde if entranced. Standing on tiptoes, c0fead320b trying to kiss c7bbf75e62 his strong jaw, d4d24c0b24 Lucius received no bb3c1b8ee3 glance from Acheron.23a6aa6c3c489e32

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“Acheron, ha, Ake…”d4e465926e79b2ac

Lucius, letting out a 6c31996bef breath, suddenly widened his 9316049259 eyes and stared blankly 2a1f8d66ea at Acheron as a e6b730c69d gentle hand pushed his 7d9a7179db body. How could such a fbde773491 simple touch leave him e17481e8eb so shocked?6761ed552eced780

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The man looked 6f6ca443dc at him with 4042a432b4 cold eyes and 87c410dbfe spoke.08380f5ba2590a80

“It’s getting quite cold 29f6f666ff now.”b1bac061c3606ee3

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Lucius was stunned 4d20d4cdb7 by the fact bcf25eee46 of being rejected.a49eb94690bec14b

As the a304db7509 man adjusted 337aac49d8 his disheveled 16cce3aa45 pallium, Lucius’s f01cfa75ef pink lips 92741ef7a4 moved, barely 0ec28d98bb regaining his acbfe5dbcd senses.ac7bb23507f24b90

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“Hold me.”78b5e884edc706f8

The sweet words c630c4e38c flowed like the 5e994323ad wind.b7a0821721f1f82f

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“Embrace me, Acheron.”feab0470659a281e

Acheron looked 8803bd41be down at 08bb60dc2b him with 353e3a7d8d an unreadable, 7c9cbda2b5 impassive face, 72c09b0e48 then slowly 674348adf4 parted his 94888f560a lips.3201b9ee00cd38e9

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“Didn’t you say not 822edb93fa tonight?”b802ed26569a12e9

Lucius trembled his b6139d84f6 thick eyebrows and dceab762e0 said.2f89302d610a30e8

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“But I 73ed044a76 can’t hold 0d224ef470 back…”6574e7366dbaaee2

Acheron merely gazed adc8a2e8e7 at Lucius, who 39d018c738 spoke like a 2360c3489d seasoned courtesan, with dd3694fd2e a stoic face.22464b050bf1abd8

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At his 03e4a7b258 indifference, Lucius 5461c1f9eb acted as e4fbf9f757 if his efb935e686 body were 798d2b7bc7 burning.55cb1fa38943a6d4

“Ah, Acheron!”08196e625aefc642

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Knocking away Acheron’s f1ca5a1ae5 hand gripping the a968e61686 pallium, Lucius grabbed 4eb86ad4d7 his collar and 0ab5ec9308 stood on tiptoes. With the strength of f5286f7359 a baby rabbit, Acheron 0918da5257 didn’t resist and let 7592e4d0df himself be led. He offered 62298a498d his face 7ac99bf6ac to him. Lifting his 1209dbb124 heels as ce0410e9c1 high as e4aaa5a6cc he could, ff7f0b2594 Lucius bit 227b12450f Acheron’s jaw 7c05edbf68 and tried 092b8f0973 to lick e0b3360105 his skin 53cd01516d with a 3552e0c90b small tongue.32aa7cab718d722a

A trail 477cbd94ab of saliva aed02eecdd formed on 6b7a4a7e03 the sharp 00cf5e1fc4 jaw of ba1b8cb8a6 the freshly 90733e86f3 shaved man. Acheron slightly furrowed his c80383bba0 brow and glared at b009bb787d Lucius the moment the c1e1aac7e5 soft sensation touched his 0f21384e85 skin.8e3ecb7f6e5f4117

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It was then 8e22710ba4 that Lucius’s face 1c8d65ca65 stiffened.c90f9591b1308056

“Why…?”4efd8726015fa38c

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Pushed back by 82f7a2304f Acheron’s touch, Lucius f9d25b60b6 glared at Acheron’s c035e6ae8f face with trembling 09d67de0b9 purple eyes. Lucius stared at b2cfaff6d8 him, grinding his 9c6970c7cd teeth.7bce79366effe2e0

“Why are c70e0ab7d5 you acting 44d015ceb3 like this?”b819cf650496e2d9

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Lucius’s small lips 04f5c5024b pursed tightly, and d41f41b0bb he bit his 4e2d719400 lower lip hard. A flicker of anger 3c277f2bb7 crossed his beautiful face. He gazed at Acheron 8be591b826 with deeply aggrieved eyes, 43571c659b and Acheron had to 75d69afec6 swallow the curse that f365ff1bae threatened to spill out.a20eb8d1b1abb9c6

“Why are 8638ecf504 you avoiding bd3720fa80 me?”5ce710fedbd10eea

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Unable to contain 573af23b57 his anger, he af895bf541 spoke, his pale 1397f1f7a2 face flushed red.c3cb3f7373e95619

“Huh? Why are you avoiding 3610f87774 me?”a1d02420cb11cb48

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Acheron couldn’t 6ab2038593 tear his 2e7756a804 eyes away 2f6506f8b6 from that 09627b09aa enraged face.b09bdfd8b91415d4

“Why? Why are you 92fafae4cf avoiding me?”0e050a2ebd87ea4e

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Lucius was acting 0f7e3c0a8e like someone abandoned 5a4cd1ab7c by a lover.1c48ef07648e59c7

Pulling at the 2072d7da71 hem of his b7ea41d1a1 tunica and stomping 7de045628b his feet, Lucius’s 8bfd3ba0a0 eyes were sharply cf32c394d2 upturned. Yet, his 79d0315614 eyes seemed 1231c4c7cb so pitiful, 52e2f5ab0e as if 541c07760d a single 1bdcb60a74 touch might 6939bcf91f make them 1a4a749ac3 spill tears.bdb109fed312015d

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“Acheron, ah, Acheron.”f1dfaaab206dd0b7

Acheron finally 8a5e3d9552 parted his 28c7b36c12 lips.82f99d7e5392c93f

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“I will 5fdcf01b1a hold you.”702c9aaff23a7e7e

He no longer aa146f1354 wanted to be d6f210cbc5 swayed by Lucius, d1627f6794 who was playing 9ad0dbc9be the part of 0642d38a88 an adorable lover.b5908000be5481a9

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It would a4351e6348 be better 75ac07fe6d to merge 01d48b67af their bodies…2019fe1463a6b298

Thus, Acheron 84e5984173 reached out, dcacea977d glaring at 6f785ecc9e Lucius with 50c036fa01 eyes that 7e5e997ce8 flickered with 58d0cec0f8 ferocity.c55c519b08e5e4cc

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Bang!956bd9b5cfbfe4c7

Flinging the wooden door 2fc2031565 open with a loud dcc61fba6a noise, Acheron let out 149001eff3 a voice suppressing his d876b23f7c anger.6c7df6c1bf0cab66

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“So, please stop c110c07667 making that face 0d58839c20 and come inside, 8c25328a05 I beg you.”54bc6d4cecc66cb4

Acheron swallowed deac3dee03 his rage. He was d629d2a462 puzzled inwardly.dc45366876547ed4

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“Why?”a2abd57e24601c46

Why, despite bdda8b2e59 having given 287e1d7107 up on 111c4cd2aa life, did 3c6ab6703c he feel eb26d6395d humiliation over cce33df8ee such a de8a211be7 trivial matter? Even when he was 0376c0a69d shackled in irons and 7d9e4f00a4 treated like livestock, he a59962de63 had never been this e7a036db84 enraged…8431165c9dc3b43f

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“There’s no 9d6fc72e6b need to 48f9933d16 overreact like 3185603991 this.”c67316befd36cff1

Yet, contrary to 3ca2265664 his resolve, his 4db99bc14a eyes, like the a5ba927f82 spark of a a5db05051c flint, glared into 6ceb063c24 the air with 43e4b52233 emotion. They were eyes e626bc2f4c boiling with clear 5d39a885ac anger.9e44effe8b0b58bc

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“Mmm.”f943dd37c707bfef

Soft moonlight seeped into 5eeb415d51 the silent room.fdc12a0b28f02faa

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Acheron lay 81e58aec1e on the 2db1927c81 bed, holding 18f2c7505f Lucius’s golden bc63c50f58 hair in fae300c54f his hand. Lucius was nestled in 030eaaee6c his arms. Staring into 294d04a7df the void 093e49fb1d with sunken 8e47cbccc8 eyes, Acheron 1aab0ae54e twitched his ed1496ea16 eyebrows at 9266e1b26e the touch c96ad0e3a4 of a d3dc055f6f hand groping 71425677be his body a98d26d9da and lowered ad3ef645eb his gaze.79276be3ad637b32

Lucius was burrowing f42a2804c8 into Acheron’s armpit. Acheron, looking 1ab7bc20ce at that eb4fe3d738 innocent face, 9ee613e133 froze momentarily. Letting out a 86d5623541 low sigh at 9fb0799b05 the leg entwining 5f87a82388 his own, he 831d802dc6 turned his head 1ad9f6f29f to the side 8704d9d221 as soft lips 5649d01ae3 nibbled at his b17cd6c77c jaw. At that 1f2b6aaa5b moment, a 2eec9a895a delicate hand, 6f9de3981c as tender 2ae30c81ae as the 2757d622bc leaf of 316d6843f2 a young 822e12560d plant, gently 4e3421db49 stroked his e97b93353f steel-like chest.5caf789cf095b39c

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“Acheron…”7fb580e62fd44eaf

That wistful voice. At the touch of 78bddc3bed the hand groping his 1cba3c18ee lower chest, Acheron had c2096aec5f to swallow the curse a9a12a0d1f that threatened to escape. Unable to endure 4d22277ad4 the hand slipping 8065d41296 between his groin, ad3716a54a he finally reached 92e8ea918c out.41d770d4cf32c394

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“Why…?”14941862348165f6

The moment he grasped c2f512109a the delicate hand, Lucius 280ae4b725 whispered in a puzzled 01a32492f9 voice. The steel-like chest couldn’t 43406f6172 block a single fragile 791f5e3827 breath. Pretending not to hear, ead24afd2f Acheron placed the hand 7e59cd4537 on the bed and e16c32e37c carefully pressed it down cfc8c6a1bb with his own, wary dbb3d58671 of leaving a mark af9ca20a20 on the thin wrist.df697c9494d9ac56

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But such efforts were ff96296c2c futile. Lucius stroked the furrow 962af6712d of Acheron’s lower abdomen, c1833eff0f gazing up at him 514e885ebe with a languid smile.e1133f24e0b3b138

“Let’s see how you 319b921ac8 handle this too.”cd4eb6f18d1017ee

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At the provocative 1fdc5c485b look that seemed c3116093c9 to say those cc78490420 words, Acheron’s brow fe9efd4967 twitched.7c974a38aee1f5b5

The hand 46aabf6704 lightly scratched 0af58cbe0c the bushy 7a9a1aa6da lower abdomen 63d2761e19 and tapped fa45c735f9 the crevice 06dfc7cb40 around the fac51177c1 navel with 6d8a99edca a fingernail. When Acheron lowered ead3643390 his gaze, a 77518668d0 playful glint danced 5519ca2558 on Lucius’s lovely ba462ebbb9 face.6f4eabaaff9fadd3

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“Didn’t you say ad74439456 I was beautiful?”c8226354c7e81900

Saying so, Lucius 974f2c8bb5 lowered his head bc0b9434b6 and kissed Acheron’s 8de8ed0015 chest. Acheron’s breath stopped. Looking down eda8c9f321 with a 64629b37ce contorted face, 8539667fe8 he saw 0f4ac73967 Lucius licking 1b46241522 a long cbcda3fe16 scar above 513ba941d9 his ribs 687b6f9e4c with a 72c3b17009 cat-like pink cd1e6c667a tongue.d490cabc341f0893

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Lucius’s face, 3d96ab7d6f licking the b6422dec3a scar with dcb26ca9e7 lowered golden 3cc4ac9837 eyelashes, was c454ecdc11 beautiful in d0999f1b03 the moonlight. He was fb746241e6 like a dba0afbb23 nymph said b955d63ddf to appear a6c7d7a520 on moonlit df5a0432ad nights. Lucius lapped at the 6f7d4d270f rigid man’s body with 5089d5066c his small tongue, as 5eabe0a99a if melting ice, for 4fd8ac850d a long time.be4449353147ad6a

Suppressing his breath bdb7bcfacf and watching him, e5db3e5205 Acheron suddenly grabbed 96ff571a7b Lucius’s small hand f577dc6244 roughly. Lucius, frowning at 0ed55d1715 the rough touch, 8676c51c76 looked at him 39830b9d18 with a protesting 0589e0b9a5 expression, and a ddbdedef38 petulant remark slipped 00f1f33977 out.2607c400abf13c47

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“What’s wrong 70a2211497 with you, 017c14626a Acheron?”56ac4b1f18132012

Acheron glared at d3ac1a8747 him and spoke ef175ca2b5 in a suppressed b8f0b573ce voice.516bfcea78c6cceb

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“Didn’t you want 2abc26f76a to be held d8a75cff73 and comforted?”7f702fb6675cc7d6

“No, today…”60dd26759d3d3100

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Lucius, hurriedly interrupting, 13308bb8df leaned toward Acheron. Acheron didn’t stop 183760edf8 Lucius from sucking f7267d624f and licking his 0ce5eb7753 lower lip like 0fdace61d2 a puppy. His piercing 418839d0bb blue eyes 04c12f5be7 glared at 604ad5a834 Lucius as fca31ba66a his lips e094300d86 were devoured.86407a9b7d4d7715

“Today, do with 5e181bd6a2 me as you d63434b32a please.”719d7712a5a22bda

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At the 58bbb2a22d wind-like whisper 5cedc59423 as he 8b83cabc55 withdrew his 61fbda3483 lips, Acheron 894364102d couldn’t help 39d44eb208 but contort 2d3e5e1964 his face.e81e6b932f0d8ffc

“…Do with me as 8057ab7107 you please today, Acheron.”43eb1742ba095da2

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A hollow laugh escaped 4ffd49029f Acheron’s lips.7473d0d365b54d66

“He really does whatever 90ad074add he wants.”62b5bbb8ce156dca

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Lucius, who issued 3aea7ffc39 commands like a 5ba254db63 master to a b4fa52c56f slave in the 552bd1f560 morning and begged 32de2523f0 like a servant 9d7888f5cf to a master 33b1aa63ed at night, was 6d6c1c480a grating. Yet, even as e446d9f7ec Acheron furrowed his 87afb1cb62 brow in displeasure d066ec9580 at Lucius’s self-centered 6a0adadec4 behavior, he succumbed 5e0046a833 to the arms fe56754270 around his neck, c94e39d45e devouring the lips 1af6be7ba0 hovering before him, 0f7184b527 forgetting everything.77578e0938294727

A dog that has 169f0f4612 tasted meat cannot refuse 6be394a1e3 its master’s touch.c516b85036127181

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A thick arm 8a58d38a6a pulled at a a95afbcede slender waist. Like a cat 112055ddc0 enchanted by catnip, a8507ca33b Lucius clung to 3aff7bccea Acheron’s body, intent ce7605e11d on fully indulging b6e834e382 in him. Groping Acheron’s face f9b85dfc70 with both hands, c1e3897ead Lucius’s pale face 1f02ac5553 glowed with ecstasy. Rubbing his cheek 9ea32ef4dd and jawline with 18e5461ad2 his nose, Lucius 4c14fb0130 blinked his mystical b47d4006ee purple eyes. Facing that dreamily 1aa9e0cb9a blurred face, Acheron 04c0c3da2b couldn’t help but 0b4d4ef21e hold his breath.2d7492ef61df0c75

“Ah, Ake, d8f8757405 ha… Acheron…”4eb1f1a1b2e903ee

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The dignity 517e777ecb he had 438d5ea204 seen that b976c105c1 night was 8d48b95dcc nowhere to cd7003bd42 be found, 7c5d235243 no matter 937a69c52b how hard d6cda27560 one looked.e6a732ba5186d64e

Nor was the domineering 0a612703ad attitude he displayed when 77549735de giving orders to Acheron.46699ba6e0e2ada8

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There was 15be8162ba only a ad3f6a07b2 vulgar courtesan, e521d97dad enthralled by 0dd5bb180c a man.8e62676bb39a4fea

Lucius was e5f930a01b acting like 5b820c3124 a dog 60de1bf9fe in heat.591ff84b1b888579

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Acheron, who 2313679429 had been 20db49655f watching him 156902257e with calm e6a6f91c86 eyes, suddenly 6ac2000146 stiffened and 211a3af51c grabbed Lucius’s 84e6e789c5 hips, twisting cb9106a469 them.5db9cf43dbcf671e

“Ah!”1fc6aaecce4886c3

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A refreshing f09adfc878 moan escaped 8aacd9d1a6 as he 1aa4de09aa gripped the 21c895be94 soft, yielding 8d118eb9c8 flesh. Lucius’s body, 12a7ad40eb pressed against bcfc2db7cd Acheron’s, trembled ef0ca454a5 faintly. Staring at Lucius, 60c7fed5d2 who shook his f44777732a head with a eb642707ed face steeped in d15f776e63 pleasure, Acheron felt 30297bff37 a pull in a7013c4bb3 his lower abdomen.ba4026a72b599dc0

A slow sigh c8c6a61db6 escaped.297d21438f0e7911

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A large hand 5302b3f5e4 twisted the small 3094ec41a9 hips as if 9a7d144efd crushing the flesh. Acheron kneaded them 686f8ce05c like soft dough, 76d736bbe8 and Lucius, panting, 2bf83eae58 let out thin ec85fe1611 moans.5361b3b961efa369

Acheron lowered his head. Lucius gazed at eafa73a1d7 him, blinking seductive 494d7609ca eyes. Staring at the 44ca0eac9c alluring face with 381178ded5 eyes like burning 5bce02e8cd ice, Acheron slid fee7d1c17c his hand over d99ff02da1 the smooth skin.cc17909bdf8e0012

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“Ah…”d7e12683c29a4cdb

The moment ff271b34c0 a moan 9580fd7ba6 escaped, a 55a830a77c calloused hand 03a4e7a5f6 dug into 6eceafb9b2 the hollowed 3b662c3de1 groove.9b6e0fa5a1cfaf2b

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The secret place was 1d203a8ec4 slick with perfumed oil.141a3f1df9348b79

Closing his 851ce10a24 eyes, Lucius bb5cb99376 revealed resignation 6ec67493d9 on his 8b49583e1d pale face. That clear submission fueled b6d2dd2df9 the man’s sadistic impulses.5199e8eaf3531f0a

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With an innocent face d12b7235cb that knew nothing, trembling 97cd90e4f0 with golden eyelashes lowered dd7a3a57b4 as if the act a688585cee were too much, Lucius, 580cf201c5 looking like a pure d411a28074 boy, sought to enchant 74b92f2d9f the man’s heart.a735c4453d51e883

Glaring at Lucius, who 9aa4920874 appeared so different from 69610415ac the day, Acheron held 0bac91b2f4 his breath.97d79463352719da

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He was utterly unpredictable.0dbc4cff2d3929f3

The fingers 7b811db248 probing the 4d19e7305c entrance twitched. A faint moan escaped, 14fa68ebf5 and the oil-slicked opening 328d79caa7 softened. As the tight passage, 0ce06b33d6 which once struggled to 4ca0b38e7b accept even a fingernail, 827c2c2400 loosened, Acheron laid Lucius 972405ee7e on the bed and 9c2ef2f603 climbed atop him.0f7d6f86aaa19768

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The most dde8ee1314 lascivious thing 02638cd04c in the 42f21652e6 world.7e95a6f7c610de8e

Lucius’s naked 1d1f2d76ff body gleamed 98ef71b1a1 beautifully under 0814aecf65 the moonlight 4feba53dc8 on the 39ae46ed32 white bedspread. It was 01829d78d1 a sight 2a2d6f8306 that stole 2b90501ebe the viewer’s 36fdaff424 gaze. And Acheron had 448591e814 no intention of 87942fb062 praising that beauty f80f1542dd with words.df87140f62b8d8e5

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The soft, plump buttocks 7af6872bf5 were like freshly baked fca76173f7 bread. A thick, fb716f2475 rough hand, 7d0a30a515 as if 15291724a9 studded with ddc0d20232 nails, spread a1e23beb94 them harshly. The moment the secret 1d045648f5 place was exposed, Lucius 349f325f32 flinched, his face openly ae5ecef71a displaying shame.8cdd96373d5885eb

The secret 427503a7d6 place was 918b032e87 quite different ebe9cef75e from when 8ad536b458 he first f65735855d saw it. Once delicately bd1c591401 pink and 106e259e6b tightly closed, 4013183d80 it had 32ed397daf changed shape f25c358797 due to f9cc6af027 the debauched badd57f935 life since 7498391203 arriving at f955effcbb the mansion. The cherry-colored, slightly swollen 04fd1cc143 passage was soft. What once struggled to 7173da893f accept a single finger 3823bea5cf now showed a small 485be751a2 gap, unable to fully 4898c9eb3d close.757ea8755df9c9c7

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The passage eagerly 51ff4130b8 accepted his index 27d2f84cb9 finger.2432e74475336910

At that 5839a7fe14 moment, the 90ee13c723 sound of 88dd3cafa5 a rapidly de6734d34e beating heart 320b402b22 echoed. It wasn’t 6af6da34c9 due to dd3c074917 affection. It was more 6c4c1215a9 like the excitement 513798f6b1 felt just before 27cc7bd659 charging into battle, 7c1499f0ae just before entering b20d3d4b4c a fight.26de70c3996d8254

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Acheron stared intently at b502aaa4b7 the transparent liquid dripping c504ffb665 like nectar between his 1e06bb6c66 fingers. He imagined 0ae155d5b4 Lucius, preparing 8b8f1a595f himself with c81c484049 oil while 84d4035d7b fantasizing about 1716c75806 being embraced. The lascivious image d85111957b of him digging 66f3da4a0b into the soft e5a5b8fe43 mound with long, dae8148cc2 straight fingers and c6530bc269 moaning.630e1e6ecf3f07b0

But after briefly 524f107a8a indulging in that 6ea907b9db pleasant fantasy, Acheron f4fadf5672 suddenly froze, struck c12b41cf09 by a thought.05d817ab0c20afd7

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“It wasn’t me he f84307828a was imagining…”c2342d0fe6a1edbe

The face 58550d4124 that had 4effa1e029 briefly flashed d304040304 with passion 38499cfaf9 hardened into 07a59959e8 stoicism again.b4dec4ac10afa5e0

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The object of 77c4915c0f Lucius’s fantasies wasn’t 489df890b5 him, but some c9e7ef7764 secret lover.6f1c71836bbb2089

“Ah, Acheron… Acheron.”b0eaf8d85a7a529a

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Snapping back 86dd7fbcec to reality, 546d8c805b Acheron returned 09c4c4e63a to the b407a72028 present.4b3b6823b443f607

Lucius was moaning.0903fd710e4f3cc9

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Acheron merely gazed f0061f2b16 dryly at Lucius, 7b6fd8cc63 who looked up 96bd185008 at him with 32cbda7b5d trembling, dewy eyelashes.c92a3d82cc646b36

He was a wastrel, 2a60492aa8 a courtesan, who built 5c24b97700 a mansion alone on 3f6bff6a36 a remote cliff and d0be7c9c61 indulged in debauchery… His ce9bd92aba thoughts stopped there.b6b24ba4bcfd58c0

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“…!”d6d913e15988b21d

Driven by a 7d151dd296 sudden impulse, Acheron 0b909727fd acted. Lucius, who had c12ecd1c80 been looking up b2838d3ea8 with a shameful 5d958256bd face at the 1ed3f251d2 man examining his bc8178ccbd secret place, was cd11eac9ab pressed down onto 50a5150a75 the bed as d225f78815 Acheron buried his 7cc2c95535 face in the c699acfc03 soft mound of 3749163697 flesh.a94d9d6b9e67baf8

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“Ah!”2d97083b4eb034d2

A scream bbe2aa387d tinged Lucius’s 2da544a9c8 lips. He struggled, but 386fe18161 Acheron crushed his 9ea7ea92a3 resistance with his 9ed608786d chest, rendering it 136e6e6e9d futile.e51d99aaef8c8ea4

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“Ah, Acheron!”0c89ef7f579cc6ca

His voice 47ad2ec223 was laced 4f6a06f427 with panic. Acheron gripped the 962a3fdac6 slender thighs tightly 08fde7a88e with both hands 9cd6bf1f0e and took a 64e69ed6b7 deep breath. His vision darkened, 5bd4a04bab and wet flesh e39c8ac429 touched his face. At that moment, 4b8953ed57 Acheron couldn’t help 498aceebf9 but let out d0fffb2975 a faint moan.d9252b1ef0c20606

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The breath cf37d0bd93 he inhaled 28693ea54f was laced 87ebbacc22 with moisture. The intense scent a02ebcab5b of perfumed oil 8af6b00504 stung his nose, 2711c78e25 as if he c426a19734 had buried his fe74160060 face in a cc27469909 pile of roses. The flesh 75ff0f1b18 enveloping his 2ad91d2424 face was 6e01703ee6 softer than ed3f47f982 any bedding.dd364cdbe5a8dde6

Feeling an appetite, Acheron 4c315d41d4 extended his tongue. The moment f09d47d8b5 his tongue 686bb7fb21 brushed the fd7578a348 secret place, 78b00ad141 Lucius convulsed.d185cfe2adb71e10

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“Stop that, Acheron… 2e790cad74 No, not that…”f07272c1a4cfd97c

Lucius, who f4b26b2615 usually didn’t d8743bb066 shy away 53c5d3577b from any 086ff7c3b3 shameful position, 2fb00b8ec2 was unexpectedly 72c253d99e flushed red 0b134704cc with embarrassment 1d43c01072 at that 73e9c402cd moment, unable eaf93949a9 to contain d53b10a254 his panic.e2da9779a9df3f04

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“That’s enough, Acheron… 9243546e0a That’s enough, just, e0c781e74b just…”205b8b5b3e9bb0ad

He groped the sheets, c1ba922a61 trying to escape Acheron’s c96353d89d embrace.a3a4bfcbb86e5661

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Acheron easily subdued fb64ed6482 Lucius’s attempt to 66ba4f2d99 slip away by 82844c9405 pulling his waist. With a grunt, Lucius’s 2c9dd35f6a lower body was lifted, 01568995d1 and Acheron licked the b1c1c7db79 secret place again with 2d137ee762 his tongue.de929968b4842841

“Ah, please…!”b68735a96fb0a77b

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Lucius sobbed as 0481ba73fe if facing death.6fd1034025f0f8d0

Pleading with a 6bcf572542 desperate voice, he 43035d9412 clutched the sheets. But Acheron didn’t hear e6302d189e his pleas. His focus ee9216559e was solely cc99464b3d on the 2a80edea25 secret place, 82b5aaad0b contracting and b511a6f1bc relaxing.9dde1adb51c6cc5c

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The moans 759e24ac99 that reached 265343a86a his ears c456419a9f only fueled ff61b2fd70 his desire. Whether it 08e6101147 was pleasure, 8f701b167b anger, or 94711c34e1 excitement, he 98561909f3 didn’t know. But Acheron’s heart was e48fbcf92e racing at that moment, 0f500bebbf and he felt compelled 1779c9f21c to act, as if 26f7dc1e08 he couldn’t stop.38b7e828a22de149

“Stop, stop it. I order…”109c2a8092db5263

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It wasn’t that 821b9f9fc4 he didn’t listen.c83e388786e5a0d1

He simply 4353629376 didn’t hear.d3f0dfe07362a37a

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His tongue 967cb7ddb0 slowly licked c7e1496770 the secret a5fe65e43e place, and d7608d00d3 Lucius trembled 3c8e0769f2 violently in 2aba768698 response. “No, stop!” he screamed, 7baa363262 struggling, but his body, 887de6ffd1 firmly held by Acheron’s 446d81f559 hands, didn’t budge.d20e2711edcaabd6

“No, this… this…”6cd84ea5343c9d35

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Trying to resist, eb75ae12db Lucius soon let ddbd42f0d9 out a sharp 5f97702706 “Ha!” as hot 67d4289019 breath brushed his e2c038b916 secret place, his 38a90ee9b7 upper body collapsing. The soft, hot 3846edbcb1 tongue had penetrated c8fe9d92a0 the passage. Tearing at the sheets, 084c3518c3 Lucius screamed.2d3950d5c398f4a3

“Ha, ah! No!”2298062c7d5d46ed

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Acheron only 40989d5411 held the 43ef0cbd4d struggling body c3e7ac2770 tightly.65b53c951d5530af

“No, no…”51b96b2ce3b392ab

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Lucius, his 836ff56185 composure shattered, 90b31326f9 sobbed pitifully. Feeling an odd satisfaction, b65f33d051 Acheron delved into the 596a137d52 slick passage with his 82bd7d5b0f tongue. Lucius writhed, crying out, 84513cf13f but the firmly fixed c263a90f4a hips allowed only slight ab49b60628 tremors.0299f4ef4bb4b3be

Ah, ugh. A dying moan 54bf1b92e9 escaped, followed by 1ef12ea030 ravenous sounds. Burying his 3c2b8fa149 face in efffd6a5f0 the tight cc0d764c8f passage, Acheron 886f048529 moved his 91b62a057f jaw.fba305d8ba4527ef

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The thick tongue 3eeaf456c8 slipped into the 5ccca0da4b crevice, moving like b966fa553b a fish swimming.37070d891d7d5918

Breathing heavily, Acheron gradually 8707102bc6 immersed himself in the e82a588245 act. His oil-glistened cheeks 03959edb47 were soon drenched, f4dec0458f and water dripped aa342b42fb from his chin.717c51942cab6e19

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Acheron’s face slowly 5c9f04d9ff flushed with heat. His trembling jawline. At that moment, d6f19afd9d the man felt 1d94a45de2 an unquenched hunger.6ebe6bdb26c3ed14

The tongue 8650a651e4 tore through 3665f1b8a2 the reddened 4b0de2cbd0 flesh, and ecbe001de3 Lucius let 350a966edf out the 51baa96700 moan of 8325936e95 one pierced 0fdf4501de by a 122f551116 spear. Unable to regain his 3248280315 senses, he was overwhelmed b87c9e93f5 by the tongue sucking 9dcc707fee and probing the passage.bcb71ae65ffd917a

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Hot breath flowed.5700a071ea66f2c6

It was during f433192002 this probing with 33282e7b7f his tongue. Acheron suddenly 1c2210bc96 noticed Lucius’s 355606e1ad body had b4c6f06488 gone limp. Snapping back, 20c43d61b0 Acheron slowly 5cc2df0f86 lifted his 319941a80c oil-glistened face 76c64e8e90 from the 5dbbe78f33 mound of 2988b08f96 flesh and 8e425710e4 gripped the 8f641de699 swollen organ. Looking down, he saw 9d51f1ff42 the sheet beneath Lucius 75b18e69d9 was soaked.6606e5a31c060749

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“…Haa.”4eafdaf1adabf9aa

Lucius, as 9c06420e03 if unconscious, 2b1012ba55 buried his 990f24d1a8 face in 41ccec9359 the bed, c29bbc8592 panting. Moonlight shimmered over b1854b9a9c his flushed pink c094b644a6 body. And at 8db2c53126 that moment, b0bca808fe a faint 16fc95287b sob reached 5691ce210c his ears.fca7bed80343744c

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Acheron clenched 15518c2784 his teeth. Lucius was crying.33a93cbf342c37ad

His prone body 9afbcc90cc trembled faintly. Acheron’s ragged fe18b6d61a breath carried dc359aaf45 a searing 23eb5401cb heat. His breathing cddaa2a6f4 was irregular, 031f8e8cfa growing faster.7b1095ce7a791fa9

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Acheron, who had 38c7d3fdb5 been rigid, moved.b8d109b85267de0e

The moment afec0df6bf his hand a76602f133 touched Lucius’s 5774e6d931 trembling body, fbdf231c45 Lucius, silently b6a3223093 shedding tears, a6aadfce54 murmured in d82443be4f a plaintive cbf85d342e voice.828c4b3af63f7a56

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“…Enough teasing, 78ad9fe16a put it 3fd76fac1b in.”8e7bc8135c082fc0

Saying so, 3a0bbbd73f Lucius slightly 07b36ff04d lifted his ff4046a7ff face from 4839228b9a the bed 1a983cdf4d and gazed ba7fcd05cc at Acheron. His purple eyes 25752b6899 were seductive, and 8c22a44ccb Acheron, meeting them, 77d288fb1c felt as if 484213697a water were being f78d988264 sucked into a 9e9680171b drain.36e327eff2734d56

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He heard his heart 299360eaad pounding faster, like war 716888402d drums.df74f12c8a3606eb

With a heightened expression, 83b96f7ad5 the man lowered his 5a6843e60e head.1d20779500c50fb5

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He was swept up 55d0eb20f8 in passion.2a42feaa6eb5813b

“Ah!”deaa819b9b1ac99c

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Wrapping his arms around 91a162c863 the slender waist, Acheron 1f868439d9 pressed his body over 89724b0e23 Lucius’s.2c98407e8a9419bc

“Hah!”af8057d5d8014ea1

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Lucius, who 300faa306a had been 790f2cf2d4 caressing and 8877d2bb73 provoking Acheron, 97cfd133bc was no cc6c777216 longer composed. Gripping the ce8bcc43fe slender waist, 02736f0de6 Acheron lowered 06befc2594 his head. Lucius, scattering his d71eb512ba disheveled golden hair 0881ae52ef over his body, 77731c217a collapsed.cb9e585b7152b3e7

Receiving the cca7706398 weapon with 7d994e2d29 his small 4a6705eaed hips, he e833c3fdc2 panted as 5cd4153d73 if the 900093f955 object piercing 9a5058198f him was 4dbf7def76 too much. Staring at the 9af3001b10 pale, sweating face, 6d8095365b Acheron’s eyes gleamed.e1b9ee63e6438564

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“Ake, ha, Keron!”da9d6e55aba7eed3

Pulling Lucius’s pelvis with d6abc3ad7e strong hands, Acheron thrust 982b78a41f his organ in. A scream echoed in eff6bf1dc0 his ears, and Acheron, 8667b90861 spurred by the sweet 91e4cfb281 cries, enlarged his organ 0fabc3bb14 further, panting.19ca1c4948416fc5

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Flames sparked in his aabef8b08d eyes.544fc322de652444

The passage b0faded96b tightened around e07716ef32 the organ. He was swept up 6db0e899d3 in the sensation, somewhere 53b9d908e0 between pain and pleasure.66c38af6d3c5561d

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Lucius’s thick golden eyelashes edf2d86b63 trembled. His small e8393943e5 lips parted, bc97497198 exhaling ragged 73c9a130bc breaths. Pain faintly colored 3a42116a76 his pale face, 8b9875109b and Lucius curled 9efec9e2e0 his body, his dbad8e78ad spine prominent, panting 5c86f9fb89 wildly throughout the 7ef2f5a109 act.55dbde76edebf9dd

“Haa!”f80e8be2039e1bf3

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“…Hic.”c7ae440303ada0cf

Acheron’s mind was sinking dd925f744f into the act. The peak 027c8ea928 of pleasure 2a1ec7ed1d seemed to d30975e0a9 set his b31855fcd6 brain ablaze.62dc673e43d1c078

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Once again, 55bdd61f29 Acheron was 9c4767a2a9 losing his 21c3ef685c reason, following 251afc2a65 the same 42fd0b8d5c pattern as d5c1932dee before.51b512c5415d026d

Sweet, lovely thing!b1f5cf0dad948b3d

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Dilated pupils. With eyes be288528b0 sparking blue bfb54247f0 flames, Acheron, b98aa024f0 glaring at c11f60d2e6 the curled-up 86f923d36b body, suddenly c06a801279 reached out d1b5f23cf1 and pulled 61ddc3344f the dazzling 93267d5f42 golden hair 3b5b0ec75c before him.18f685e0941460ae

“Ah!”7367f72b7fca9bcf

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A melting cry escaped 7400c5b075 Lucius’s lips. At that f3f9135e9a moment, Acheron 525ab4402b felt a 064e0990a7 dizzying high.ce373ec417ebec91

His blue eyes 7d2f07a90f gleamed like a b457c24dc1 wolf hunting in e490864a70 the dark. Swept up 6040cfe733 in indescribable 763895ce66 impulses, anger, 354bfae79d and passion, 7df8e0a813 Acheron moved.cf077e51e96c854c

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At some f70b1f641d point, his 2648bb1033 thrusts grew 14961a7c74 rough. The tanned, thick bff0ada7ee body crushed the 1f7be51dd7 struggling, pale, soft e7297f9953 one. The thrusts piercing the 6952da935f fleshy mound were irregular 5a79eb4bd1 and urgent.eda4b40888fba65f

Acheron suddenly d9722c8864 contorted his 4dea7a47a6 face.a1a274340e213eb6

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“Why am fb3f5adc38 I so ccc900009a angry…”2ef7383b3e4b3fdf

For a 351d495dcf moment, it e8913a7215 felt as 94f9fe2d15 if the 103426c342 world were 18bcba0a60 plunged into de7c74d313 darkness. Overwhelmed by indescribable accc260ce7 rage, the man 0e3c7e168b acted like a 67fda179e9 beast impaled by a1e3330d03 a spear. Like a desperate, ferocious a80298a1c8 animal sensing danger just 7fb34330f1 before being hunted, Acheron b6c62ad162 was thrashing wildly.ef598b0902a43068

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“Ahh!”93233bc139e7f063

A scream escaped 134ec4f099 Lucius’s lips. Tears streamed from 53dbccbb53 the corners of 64996f37b2 his eyes as 6f42c4b00f he flailed, his 2c5a39a84f body pressed down c086bcf195 by Acheron’s muscular 912d262a7d frame as he 7c9a260073 panted.3db1f3d2c9447046

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A sadistic expression.63e4768c4d55f1b1

His navy-blue 94cdd697fc eyes were 9612f61a5d unfocused. He was aroused without b9b9998c90 realizing it. With pleasure 95324ed5db and satisfaction 53f870da2c flickering across 3803e3fd49 his face, 1a2a24b5d7 Acheron silenced 3ea4e50209 the screaming 36615c61ef lips with 107747a4cb his own, 22806ad941 then pressed 69fb9bde5c the small bcb2a9e0b7 head back 78a63225b8 into the 7e8e52789b bed.3bc7e1ac5b06bf53

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“Hah, ah, hic, a62f972322 ugh, Ake, hic!”adac7fc7dda0959f

The trembling, 526c0de996 fragile body.e54b9c2c0a9eb842

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Acheron gripped Lucius’s c960a6b5a8 pelvis tightly, pressing 03d0110214 his weight onto d11cf91f2a him, and Lucius 5bbfa9aa7c groaned under the 03010eeac9 crushing force. Moaning like a 8a0f54bdd1 dying patient, trembling 5e46ba9983 with slender legs, 142d4e64bf Lucius’s appearance, receiving 284beb7a3a an organ too 873a9abe49 large for his 19fdf8f7fb frame, could evoke 1b446a7850 pity in others.91905d10b93f1830

“Ah, ugh, hah!”ca4ec8589c119fa7

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The thick organ, 10a5342b8c veined and prominent, 2c37bab038 pierced the pale 635656c03d mound, and each 8116df6fba time, Lucius screamed. The sound of panting 7cd416a292 breaths, indistinguishable as to 9ee7d5a66b whose, lingered between them. The golden hair cdfaf18692 gripped by the 15cfe027a1 man’s large hand c0b07abed6 gleamed brilliantly in ee793dc236 the shattered moonlight, 42b3975f0a and the man’s 41fd5ba3c7 sweat-soaked body was d605910238 flushed red with 5f4c791e14 desire.4a67bf104efd1c71

Strength was 93fbfbab95 slowly draining 8cf7c8c0bb from Lucius’s 4f202d8e5c body.6ab39b725220873e

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Acheron’s pupils trembled.4644c146759ae78f

He felt 9ab8b0270f dizzy as 50ea1f1b02 golden waves c08211c383 rippled before f0f4437dee his eyes.f142c9ebf3d6e325

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His heart pounded rapidly.5a2a6be14b83778b

Feeling the metallic ed55c2264f tang of blood ec8e6e238e in his mouth, fcef9be452 he exhaled suppressed dbe56a77d1 breaths.2b8da31ff719305a

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Suddenly, a 6166e65064 ragged breath c895e6fc56 escaped. It was the moment e7fdd7f225 his dizzy vision cleared.88a0e1bfd9176489

The sound 4f29a3df1d of stifled 80c4d85533 sobbing reached 570076f293 his ears.a04924fbe16f7973

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“Hic…”bcd51a7a94c6d1d1

In that instant, Acheron 809887f4ad could only stiffen, his 4945e7dd92 face turning pale.791b8bfc2709a4c0

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“Tears?”7b3c96767982c294

Lucius was crying.d514605ac3e12b1c

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“Why…”ed2445d925cfd018

As disheveled golden hair 8a6e595175 veiled his face and cc3864d6cd Lucius’s tear-soaked eyes were 083da9f324 revealed, Acheron felt a fa86c674bc shock as if a 82b83762ab dagger had pierced his 4ff5638316 heart. He felt as if 3d64e10cd2 lightning had struck the 6f1ab45fe7 crown of his head.062691908e0b9039

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Those beautiful eyes.66b5faa30df4f12f

“Why…?”219be860da134413

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Exhaling a slow breath, 34003fb07d Acheron moved his hand. With trembling fingers, he 8bd0e39e2a gently brushed the wet cb7fe38604 golden hair and, for 1a4d922f36 a moment, stroked Lucius’s e2089313d6 head, swallowing bile.9fc79adcff55a53c

“Why are you being 2ba82c5f46 so rough…”ef30eb5d98de5fb7

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Lucius couldn’t dd30754d35 stop his f9a4243a7d tears for 73e31a225b a long 893b5e406c while.7b64ffd9a9b0f825

“Hic!”3934835f18468905

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Acheron was bothered by d19e898b5e it.4a0ac9b7535f6001

“Ah, damn it.”2a1ac3d92a4e09e9

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When Lucius’s tears 28c40d4a57 finally subsided somewhat, 246c3186e1 Acheron found himself fda0f1330f aroused again by 24ebb859d9 the sound of 3f6bb66d12 his rapidly beating 63858ca9b3 heart. He was drawn 387b4847d6 to the innocent beac31ca75 face of a d67f783c12 tear-soaked courtesan. As his heavy body aba6abd462 moved, Lucius, frightened, curled a56aa48692 up and let out f04b6b9937 a small yelp.caaaa227fd02702e

“Haa…!”35e2e8cb058c489d

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It was a aa631c59eb far gentler act f80a671ebf than before.5624e193baa46a27

“Damn it…”e7ad9f0d88a8f798

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Gripping the fragile body 42640bf0cc that would collapse if e534d6dbe0 not held tightly, leaving b2429e330c red handprints, Acheron clenched 242c5e40ab his jaw. His eyes were bloodshot, c147db095d veins bulging.65fa589d00ec6ffe

At the 0a1b183c5d moment his f7d7a496ce swollen organ 1a4fe14218 parted the 5999a2f555 pale buttocks, 5214e8edc4 Acheron struggled 68af8c456b to suppress 158daa077a the urge f0e030bf80 to bite 1f321ae12b Lucius’s rounded ed1e090c73 shoulder.2de612cf1a39cebe

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“Damn it, ah, this…”3b48cdaf24c4cee4

Lucius’s face, 2d8d0569af contorted in 9e95315b8b pain, was 56d43372cf pale. Finding allure 6184a2f372 in that 633064955f tearful expression, b155c3532c Acheron suddenly 441dd877f4 held his 479e6aa766 breath as de0787642c a fire 79cb146df4 surged from 175202ae70 deep within 92a74903da his abdomen. It felt as 98c9195a63 if his throat 89b44b8359 were burned. It felt as if 166b49a471 his brain were boiling.83969f1234507750

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He felt cc71c7e4a4 an excitement, c28ad101f2 a heightened b3b30d7462 state, greater 622a217ab6 than when b3d0041a32 charging into e222ea2cae battle.f36c918783e7915e

Like a kettle 2d9f4f26a6 boiling over a 390eeb7b18 fire, Acheron trembled 92f5314489 with a scorching 131fbcf5c3 heat, his breath 81a218be44 shaking.5e88c6fae3f60951

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Lucius, trembling d4a2c53e68 in pain, 88a5e95b76 began to 479c2dcbc0 twitch his 39441b4de7 pale feet acc28f4b6b on the a7ba782715 bed, letting b50a690fe2 out sticky f3dda62361 sounds.2aa65317b3b91619

“Ah, aah!”5fc112a77ca35100

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The sweet 4345928d65 golden hair 54b151a0ff covering his ba5225b910 rounded forehead 9648e0ec4c dazzled his 8a533c9fec eyes. The soft locks fell 293b4edefb away, revealing Lucius’s tear-streaked 3d551ddb9c face. Acheron no b6a41c95c4 longer crushed 004a1c0ac4 him violently, fb251f10b7 but Lucius’s 7e836b502a tears didn’t d8a684d004 stop.e60625e719a9484e

“I, I… why…?”5ff6411f7976a2ce

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Acheron couldn’t tear his 135ec79083 gaze from the purple 7ad9c42abe eyes, wet with resentment, 98a0f12b97 peeking through the fallen c88b2621bb golden hair.b085e3f2609cf826

“Why, hic, why 0cb1a3e17e are you doing 9c6efb9244 this again…”268f02dfc7c8ad87

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At that moment, Acheron 36b5aa090a impulsively spoke.ac18cec394e4b90f

“Lucius.”46f04f6fcbda7e96

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He said 520fa90f08 something he b80b43ecfd shouldn’t have.d52f11fff07e57d6

“I…”d29586f84522a38e

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“…”67912b338dcafecf

“I want you.”1274ec54b2a90fcb

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And silence fell.a1b133b054e56c1c

“…As you desire.”6030566bf6820824

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Acheron calmly gazed at 827d57036a Lucius, trembling beneath him 9f68e2d6fb like someone shivering. His body, with abda82115e prominent shoulder blades, adf41ef9f9 quivered faintly. Lucius didn’t open a8866f1f9e his lips for c3132f3a00 a long time. No, he stood frozen e77c77b431 like a statue, showing 449a01d54e no reaction at all. The man looking 0ba73becad down at him 2235ec31c5 had eyes burning ca0af667ad fiercely.501cb1b608509ae8

“…”0de3fb545df65467

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Suddenly, Lucius 33be911057 slowly straightened 4db2b36cf6 his curled-up 049493668e body on b5c92b2008 the bed. Panting, with 8c0287dbe9 long golden 2befb78060 hair cascading c7e1564d3f like a ce0874db79 waterfall, he 73e139ecc1 was swept 5fa128579d by a cd5b6d4462 heated gaze. His pale d7ef8ecbde face was 13bcfd84d6 devoid of d3a52665d9 emotion. Like a lie, b815b910eb he erased the dda49aa23b pitiful expression from 731238b3b8 moments before, wearing 54816cd376 a doll-like face.6a78b79d72173f9d

It was 0171401c04 at some 8856e2eef3 point during 168ab716ba the prolonged b33703ef33 silence.a43db4a8b86e4aa7

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“Move.”caeb72bd303fc47f

Lucius muttered in 1fa69ddc16 a flat voice.d1d4e5bfef0a458e

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“Get off me.”a7ac126b4b868b79

Lucius’s body 700c876524 was coldly 00156f6434 rigid. Acheron could feel it fe08f666e7 through their touching skin. At some point, he d98c30aff1 withdrew his now-limp organ fdd8aa40d9 completely, and Lucius staggered a3d923bb9a to his feet. Brushing off even 29671af4c0 the hand trying 726dd1db48 to support him, e3beab5877 Lucius stared at dfa304ac9a Acheron with dry 5d15721afe eyes.9aea48a167ccaa6b

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“You…”8b4ac9aa35a7d2c2

Acheron was glaring at fa51cc4f96 him.81bb139187dde511

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“…are far 8f1b261188 too insolent.”47d52e2896b1f7d6

The pitiful eyes 2bcb62cca5 that had sought db10d5b8ec sympathy cooled, and 4dbb0d2ce7 anger flickered at 061a17d241 their edges. Reaching out to c98c8f6e37 grab a tunica, 7af4356343 a single thin 1c4414a9b4 piece of cloth, ad9f6ec7be Lucius draped it 6830f3e962 over his disheveled 355a1c210c body and exhaled 536614823c a suppressed breath. Acheron, staring intently at 40bbd0873d Lucius as he changed, 1eac649f3c slowly parted his lips 7299312e2f at that moment.5c2df20ed190b55b

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“Isn’t this what you c928c40914 wanted?”7e6861fb04f7efe9

The tone of 1a9dd85fc7 the impulsive words e56764a9bc sounded faintly mocking. As anger 477c1c9de1 rippled across 9da01a913e Lucius’s face, 122dd8588e Acheron realized 23b39c812a he was 7cb50832ac losing control 5dc7b6d238 but couldn’t bd3775b6e0 rein himself dc4c13d14a in.fe617962efb68674

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“Get out.”827ad8fd53dc1101

“You were 216c44e7a6 seeing that c370769b42 man in 3d08c28d1a me, weren’t 0971212ff3 you?”f5b6422ebd1ccc5e

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Why must f316d1cc81 I be 9de2eb28cb so swayed aa57abc81a by you?e21f05a5484cdd16

“I said get out.”694cd50b5b425389

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“If I 3f20d13a6e wasn’t enough, affed1c02d I’ll do 6c1ac97030 better in 26d261cccc the future…”b254f4dbe239435e

The mocking, sneering be45db3666 words didn’t continue. Lucius, his face 785bf649ef contorted fiercely, grabbed f2265bf292 an ink bottle 4d55d59ae0 from the table b98e91c14d and hurled it d6abd509d5 at Acheron.f2486fc74baab271

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“I told you to acb180f69d get out of my bfa080a96a sight right now!!”ba706b00e23a076a

Clang!73c54f77a6a1b60f

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The ink bottle hit 866940e965 the wall with a e9e49996a0 dull thud, falling and a6a78ee744 shattering into pieces. Even as 25c0726407 the glass 2acfd78b8f fragmented like 5b870e23a8 a blooming 24e1c40772 flower, Acheron a0fe302812 didn’t take afe949b848 his eyes e4d1d1c197 off Lucius. His navy-blue eyes merely 1053775af7 gazed at Lucius coldly. At some point, those 346e2ef482 cold eyes glinted with 0acae0ac4b a chilling light.060293672f32c8e6

“Get out f8ef8b68a9 right now!! Disappear from my sight!”25e944eb05c05479

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And at c10a7d16b5 that moment, e0cd9aae82 Acheron’s hand 7ed291591c reached toward a00405007d the young 7146f6e82f man thrashing acbbc0624c in excitement.c79640e652397bb8

“You, insolent… ah!”ad7ba5395983b94b

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Lucius’s purple 9eaa10928f eyes widened.0c9fff0b8ca0517e

It was the moment b5d3b6196a his radiant golden hair 37f5b96314 rippled in the air.d4b35cd32602b5a0

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Feeling the pain 2454b101e6 of his scalp fa27a4606c being pulled, Lucius 28681ba049 screamed and jerked 92f2b323c6 his head back. His hair 7ead09fa93 gripped tightly 87d5f1f50f in a 6f8600efd7 strong hand, be16c797e8 Lucius could 9776c8fead only color 4d6e7f5a9b his face 4b39bd133c with shock. As if 5735c7bb21 unable to 7f77210351 believe the 8279e15e6d reality before 6bed9ad9d2 him, he 32503e8469 looked up 48429fb99f at the 192de1209c man roughly 43ca0d0dff handling him, 42f944542c his eyes 0c4d1530b6 trembling.b80483e071593e57

A shaking breath 0d2954b05c escaped, and at 6a3c55836d that moment, a 2474905f86 bleak voice pierced 2d128a9b75 the cold air.9776c5f8432cbe1a

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“How long c77ebc6019 do you 798bb7d94b think you bb930c8417 can do 932c34e468 as you 76b7bc3716 please?”d89316312b4df294

Lucius’s body b75f8ba20f trembled faintly.44bcd712abaca617

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“How long do you e343816dd7 think you can act 02790a8e6f as you please?”e7d20606de8760b4

“…”7ba2d40a11beb8f6

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“Will you tame 7a9b911a5f me with a b770b8f5af whip? Threaten to sell b2aa73c617 me at the 3785f32708 slave market?”1dfde778a5697346

The man continued, tightly 268d760b00 gripping the soft golden c98811fc3b hair.53579b31171fedd0

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“Let go b42f1b2f69 of this.”1607a561541bb70d

Coming to his fb07a05c41 senses belatedly, Lucius 82c2457a82 struggled in resistance. He glared 0d9e278bec fiercely at d8b407ec02 Acheron, teeth f73da5751c clenched. Despite Lucius’s thrashing, f0bda3c2fe the strong hand 3ddcb30923 showed no sign 92c424a359 of loosening, only ac1198361a growing fiercer.9f0bde5006593c31

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“Let go, 056b193885 I said dbd973fd05 let go!”38e477d02fadb94e

Scratching at Acheron’s hand a0b953dfde and struggling, Lucius belatedly 055a7942f7 realized he couldn’t escape 13a4c7cd27 and glared at him 92aff40e68 with venomous eyes. Acheron looked dcac76ecd5 down at f0324a551f the defeated 16778738ed face with c9c517d9c2 icy eyes. Clenching his bb2a4aece2 teeth with b04687ee1f a grind, 33cc8044af Lucius, his f85e72bac4 face filled 24e37e9da6 with defiance, 7d6e3c8721 spat sharp ef4e0ff012 words at 293a4b5f1b Acheron like 961f609c6d a shot.4bfcb51b105f4751

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“A mere slave… how 25156ee5a1 dare you!”d44470f351e154f8

The corner of abdc26e25f Acheron’s lips twisted 808b61c056 at that moment.7a3f31653cd2bd4c

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“Will you threaten f1722f41fe to take my a5b14fdead life?”2fd2b58a26576a21

Lucius’s body flinched.698ce43127991c45

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The impassive voice 846ed7262c continued.cd6105ff3a601d63

“Do you want 08c7774cdb to hold me 71377faa81 in your grasp 135fcede07 with that?”39a99948e84e60aa

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“…”478985f06b3dca69

“Do you want 779a0be198 to treat me 09714f8cf0 so freely, like 9bea1cf65a some mere slave 920edc1802 in this mansion?”d8d68a4665f799cb

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Acheron could sense Lucius’s 9d6a0ce235 spirit waning. Their gazes clashed 77c8696983 in the air, c8a0d054e6 and staring into 1a70fa4463 the faintly trembling 89779884d0 pupils, Acheron continued 2614fa5613 in a dry ff77f9a5a7 voice.2da54d30edd1fd48

“…Is that what you e557b42b73 want?”11f9f43590d2297d

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There was no response. A hollow breath ef369257c1 escaped Acheron’s lips 95c380af2c at that moment.6fdad7b5d9744c12

“Ahh!”8514b94ed90e512f

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“Don’t misunderstand, Lucius.”985f0fe80ce77248

The hand e232110594 gripping his 6afe604be3 hair tightened. A pitiful moan 7e602aef67 escaped Lucius’s lips. Lucius glared at Acheron, a9c59de03c tears glistening in his ed03c70f78 beautiful eyes. He hadn’t fully 67c9f26fb4 succumbed to the 2f01d6fe10 threat. Acheron felt an 4411da486b odd allure in 2318f3d6ae the face revealing 7d8e6b73d3 unyielding pride.0ff5650debb59ba4

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“I am f74a58cac6 a slave b775ec1dd2 with no 26aaae7a5d freedom or 77e8c4ff21 right to edc56de5dd defy your 55c64d59f6 commands… but c5f10194bb I am 507c85da6f not a 6616a3a110 heartless object.”bb31930d6d7888dc

He was being 58f2525819 drawn in.25a4d326c21febcd

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“…Do you think you 65dafc697a could stop me if a23890dcca I wanted to twist 841e7904e0 your neck?”5df3bc89a613e11e

“…”f28af199bad40ba5

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“Don’t provoke me.”9c4eaebbcac0a8bc

With those words, Acheron 9a0e062f62 yanked the hand holding 62f42bd08f Lucius’s hair. The easily b1fb104404 swayed body 34a167518f was flung 8b6c4158b1 onto the d687fe86cd bed. With a thud, c9cb7507f5 the limp body a978506744 collapsed onto the 1df08b9ae7 bedding, and Acheron, f1bf3e77d0 picking up the a02e7ad006 scattered pallium, strode 0f04561906 out of the d1c87c0668 room.4ba3818f00226666

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The room was a8779e8133 filled with silence, a59c6da140 and Lucius, sprawled 40de4fc55f on the bed, a186f0d19f couldn’t compose himself 3cccb597c7 for a long 7a192fbf0f time.d53330221041404f

Acheron stepped out to 529439b87d the balcony. Lingering there for a 7331ed304f long time, he tried ffe7470a85 to cool the heat 6c53dc99b2 rising to his head, 56d58c537f returning to the annex 84ac725123 only as the morning d1e97ee74f stars rose.0443f112cc19ebaf

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Upon returning, Lucius a40bda5612 was nowhere to 43ebd7169d be seen. The bed held ced0386d8e no trace of 40f6bfb1cb warmth. Staring briefly at 78ad78a140 the crumpled, soiled d649165e2f bedding, Acheron suddenly 840ace7335 reached for a 33cb8999df glinting object before f13c5546ad him.a84d2013b67228fc

And he found himself cffa8ae5c2 making a subtle expression 2e91faab05 upon discovering the radiant aacf415caa golden hair caught in aac27706fc his hand.1a662ba7d7260ec9

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“…Lucius.”604f66f9e1ed5fa4

His golden c9c4791ef5 hair was 4d4f308faa the most a281b84b34 radiant of a093639225 any Acheron e8656c209b knew…492a979ee3ad3d20

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Staring briefly 041ecc7ec9 at the 5d77ae5de8 hair, which 8acfc417f9 seemed spun 5d59909319 from pure ad087bf917 molten gold, 99403f81be Acheron revealed 7864d91003 a subtle 192923bd76 longing on f5e1da3d3d his face.4e1cc113797eafa3

He was recalling cbe292ad63 those violet eyes, 454064843b dewy with moisture.9b0537b25c23b97a

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The man’s eyes 3157577fe7 gleamed bright blue 4af12efbbc in the darkness.5977fe191aabdaa7

“If my life is 1055669746 worthless… there should be 59399bc526 no need for anger 3b72de5276 either.”1ef066d15fb7a81e

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Complexity colored 1d29da64fe his face.ea382372894d9674

Clenching the hand holding a339e6c4df the golden hair into 227e6c5bf6 a fist, the man d1a9e37947 asked himself.ae39de38673a2e4f

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“Why do I 576ea3f5b0 lose myself before 7b61a284bd him… no, it’s 6ee70f6c00 not losing myself, 82901e4968 but rather the fa8db590af opposite…”f36c5d8c877b30f2

That night, Acheron dee60407d9 couldn’t sleep until 9371a92e8c the sun rose.75aeeae25648d988

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Pure white sunlight spread fca07bffb2 over the Roman-style mansion.3ecd852842a1148c

The afternoon 73ef136fa8 sunlight filtered aaf0d9e6c9 through the 66aac8ec65 west-facing windows.60b7cb8b78764a0b

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The light cast cebf157fa7 deep shadows in 5b9d865fa2 sunken eyes. A blade-like ray of 5d5677581f sunlight fell across his cf3e22d280 brow. As Acheron let out 778e0bb65e a faint moan, a fa57839dda faint, scattered voice murmured 1bc7c62573 in his ears.63920428e5e710f5

“…sir.”6497b27b74123039

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Normally, Acheron c0927415ae would have 15190c627e woken before bebfd4c9c7 the slave 7a3083477c arrived, but bed1e879d3 he folded 23b3e02103 the soft e85e22da3a pillow to d46d6f4422 cover his f78e1dcffd ears.2f5f21b300143288

“…ron sir… Keron c398cf9520 sir.”7fd8edac3c38b849

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As Acheron curled 68136dfa0c up, about to c887655548 slip back into 81f5ce5403 sweet sleep, a 5313ae9ee5 sudden shout in 9eb42ae735 his ear forced 1b081965f4 his eyes open.9e6efc7d2e2710da

“Acheron sir!”28e4a1f5d292d51a

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His bright blue eyes ff1e6dc152 appeared in the air bcaba311e1 like a lie.03400dacbcc5735c

“…”6be023f0b756ffb5

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A brief silence passed, f61df82b2f and the man’s face c9b6038484 slowly contorted.43a4619f0673d03b

He recalled the 7618c62d8a events of the d65660aa21 previous night.3a68406a5973f958

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“Ah, damn…”d6a036c369218fc6

Biting back the curse 475af8fe2c that nearly escaped, Acheron 8cc215d1bc sprang up. Clutching his 1d09356ef0 throbbing head, 463aaea07e he grimaced ea652adb1c deeply. His navy-blue 4a7b8f2469 eyes, staring 29b40fdf9c at some 8a9d2fc670 point in 8f0f43c33d the air, 05ceaac15a sank coldly.a8c517a969cc2579

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At that moment, e00cf6d72b he was recalling d99f1fde99 the radiant golden 43e3e71300 hair wrapped around a68937e964 his hand. His mouth dry, 2004a0c877 swallowing hard, Acheron’s 2f0cf71fee face twisted fiercely.8ddf195bfebf6b10

“Are you awake?”2521dccb9a626524

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At the 57d9703d97 voice breaking 942e66a5fb the silence, 589a7a40bf Acheron let 3fb0f7fb34 out a 4b46b4bfc2 cracked voice 4161350bec after a 3fd18ca076 pause.2d24e12920ae1ac0

“Yes.”3ae39f82dfbeb5b1

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The voice, 71de911710 harsh to 854537f610 hear, fully 80e2a598c3 revealed Acheron’s 150ff80d3e state of 98a74fcaf8 mind. Feeling unsettled, 4ff7dbcbab Acheron stepped 2b4f19a7d6 off the d7936543ab bed with 18bffba1ca a heavy a762361473 heart.c387d5774aa0e370

It was then.d98131982ab335d5

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“If you’re 9ecf323ba2 short on 8dc0e7d698 sleep, you 8a75280e64 may rest e436cc42db more. The master said, 00178e6401 for the time 273ce174d6 being, to come ca1f6e1ff0 to the dining 6e0cc0a72c room after he 85fbf59e45 has eaten…”29627c303d05cd3a

“…What?”64669e27f117fd36

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Acheron froze, 268e6374df his foot 5ba352cdd7 on the 681aed2c76 floor, unable 4e61f786fd to move. Cracks slowly 6310fd1e37 spread across 31204c0ee8 his face. At some 3ec5afe9fc point, they 776af19cca turned into 4f0d47f7ec foreboding.abd852c68d48e312

Time passed, and Acheron 4dd725d6b2 muttered in a low 4c1c70073a voice.378092273031da60

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“I’ll go 12f1c3c830 to the 102229f7b6 atrium at caf0543c36 once.”4099700732ad9e6f

At the 73091d7d94 following words, 2a29baed84 Acheron’s face 88d2235a15 crumpled completely.81771d83dc3ecd70

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“No, Acheron sir. The master said there’s ba0ead4a12 no need for you 8018cec11f to go there anymore.”258f2f12bb91a8ea

From that 1862659d92 day, Lucius 81e32f8535 no longer e22e4bd8d3 appeared.e5b64096329447cb

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After impulsively 4b0a7fcf7f intimidating him, 004a9c69d6 Acheron initially 30527561b4 thought little c4e17d9b64 of it. Instead, he went to 00c0aae0a1 the balcony, facing the 7a0c91f610 cold sea breeze to 0e02ce5eb8 quell his excitement. The face glaring 958207ae9e at him with 2500ea1d4d tear-filled eyes parched 9d29a1b557 his mouth and 314565f2d9 stoked a fire 74e7f7d82d below his navel.6025218d2618d80f

Acheron had 33a865bae1 to stand 255a3bb640 in the 5d4d04faff cold wind ea14e19681 for a 79480e4787 long time, 6f26ee2e96 calming the 8bf2c4e0a2 excitement mixed fc3f2f0b89 with the d6f079d7d4 heat of e7514969e3 the act.9175259f383e5254

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At that 064e5f95b4 moment, Acheron 110724c4bf merely wandered, 117ee80f97 feeling no 1f1ca46ff5 regret.dc2604db9f1ee591

Though he fc00b79856 had acted a16fc8cc24 impulsively, seeing c9d0265dc1 the broken a04a0c1470 expression of 9c5aff7116 Lucius, who bcbf37ab09 always handled 6eb78b0962 him with b503cf9d61 ease and 99cb64b680 languor, was 9261e667e6 satisfying. The face, sharply glaring 056e1f0a5f and shedding tears in 8ca415b557 anger, was quite pleasing.d527101328d05b68

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Even if Lucius 1262b5f92e whipped him, sold 92df231e75 him at the c6aa3e982a slave market, or 72ee141847 cut him with 06d7dce29b a blade, he e02bcdfd4e wouldn’t regret it.09224abad7058f67

In truth, it 931c4ee253 might have been f66ba09b08 closer to defiance.cc5d1cab061538cd

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Perhaps it was a e4e8556e7f rebellion against the reality d7be2cc422 of being swayed by 962b0ab462 something weak and young, a6c4979dd9 a refusal to face f6c37974f8 that truth.e27861e0ceb507b1

But Acheron soon 472fcf11c3 had to reconsider.9e6e0b35dada1078

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“You may not enter ffa64b544c here.”1579879a2879fd0b

“What?”e903da1ebad448c4

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Unexpectedly, Lucius had gone f5b90671a5 into seclusion.65c18d2db248680e

He had anticipated a 7f6b5bdb1b harsh price.8ab46a363dabb926

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A slave 9afa49c857 intimidating his 6b3f971cc3 master. He was certain f7161af115 he’d be whipped a807deb956 until bloodied, even 7e818073df prepared for death. Acheron had threatened 3c1ca71910 Lucius knowing this.f937259babb21102

Yet, inwardly, Acheron 458b981b1f had planned to 2082e83321 mock Lucius while 6e33aae959 being punished. Wanting to 4629b0ca5e see his 45bd9191ac flushed face 6e2a0b71e4 again, he a36911f997 was utterly d2bda94f79 thrown by 7bf4efd03d Lucius’s unexpected 33dd5bc226 reaction.22b667a20d49ddde

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Punishment for a 60a259817b disobedient slave is 73ff8caa79 a beating, not 58c3773570 this bewildering treatment.4ab28988f4c4708c

As time passed, a8431d0e34 the image of 0087fa7519 Lucius’s limp, collapsed 0341dffca4 body kept resurfacing. His body, 71cbe6223f faintly glowing cdb8c7bf88 in the 5789af0648 moonlight, trembled 7dbf8e2421 delicately. Lucius had looked up 2023af9174 at Acheron with a 028b01f7ce face full of anger, 1a0fb6d255 and Acheron had gazed 7fa6daee90 down coldly, sneering.1b093ecb9e5caadb

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“…I shouldn’t have eb698fbbc7 done that.”1c1abd6110d969b3

But belatedly, Lucius’s fragility e17e9e772d began to weigh on 6229de6564 him.625ec077f0a5b738

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Acheron felt anxious.ab959b874f44b21b

Had he 47d991145c harmed him 564a87e5ef that night 9de055eff5 with his a5e99b26d1 hands? Was Lucius 89508a2522 so shocked 2f5214bd2a that he b47aec7a12 now feared 547d100298 him?a285fd0defd4a483

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With Lucius b609d8082b refusing to a1015d637b show himself 7930222f59 for over ca4dda6e3e a fortnight, ac56a30820 Acheron couldn’t 3e198f9237 help but 2af2f2fd38 grow more 25e9cf6c6f uneasy. As his seclusion stretched 9a4e2afe66 on, Acheron, unable to 337c5bd61a bear it, sought him 5558d17451 out, only to be 755b615dd3 met with harsh words e98399d073 from the steward.b60e27338dad5270

“You are to 47581a406d refrain from entering 4d158f1664 the atrium.”0841503dab3b6019

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At the firm 45153beca2 rejection, Acheron, about fa9cc6b354 to speak, clamped d4e4830d1d his lips shut b3e10465e3 at the following 51c4465553 words.193b36b28f30a87b

“I am to 9adad33778 give no other ef14469aee response. I’m sorry.”644e04089246e42d

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Acheron knew the 096a79d5d7 steward’s nature well. He was Lucius’s 69050d15b5 right-hand man, a 03670ab474 resolute figure.1f22e34eb2289017

Staring briefly 489fd0b6c8 at the 435833e16f steward’s face, f7545a61c9 which allowed e8e1e51d9d no room a51a1d280f for compromise, 56845ad5e8 Acheron turned 746f70661a with a ed9cb323b1 heavy expression. His face, d3641853b3 as he eb9d86d4d9 headed back abb67bc69c to the 03e233c109 annex, was bbfbc065f8 faintly rigid.5e6408f123f2a59c

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From that day, the 58373a2fd4 meals they had shared c7d428b323 since the first day 29e9338409 became Acheron’s alone.1491e6083d96b717

The food was a9ad70ae5a still abundant, and cba3b7c42d the slaves were 229c9f14a8 courteous.5a6f7ad1b3f4fd60

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Idosius, on Lucius’s orders, ae16fa502f promised to prepare the ea595293e9 foods Acheron favored, and 40d5d45bb2 aside from one thing, 3b587f6b3c everything was as usual.ba177073418ed4eb

But Acheron found ea3affbbbd that time utterly 8a845f9ae3 unbearable.0c98419940d7d08c

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Even though a23879f76f nothing had 9b99277437 changed from 2a34723c72 when he 7be5dcafbf shared his 9519332491 body with c44d743221 Lucius.6d0cdc3c6b4ef0ba

The treatment was the 08bf89a54f same as before. Acheron still lived 50a3aa8b49 a luxurious life 6e585af634 unimaginable for a 03a96bdcfb slave, and the f75b208897 slaves addressed their e0121c9bd6 fellow slave with e5e3c70605 respect. Only Lucius was 98b3ad2f82 absent from sight.4b509e715ab76a4a

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Yet, during the time 94a08ff3c9 Lucius was out of 8fa28455f1 sight, Acheron was swept 7b34ee5b04 by indescribable, complex emotions, 7b772d8895 feeling stifled.c626c27dde992b4b

He felt 920b4e01b6 anxious during 13b3ac6856 solitary meals, 753b14c228 tense each 2c5325ea2a time a 08b90b55c1 slave asked ea23d29a95 if Lucius 9c663c8118 had summoned ae46788f46 him. He occasionally glanced at 79e61e588e the atrium, and whenever eb64b5b3cb he encountered Lucius, his 1d9854c1cf face stiffened, revealing tension.6a0750c5c176ab2d

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No matter how 4c748c96b4 large the mansion, fb9b9af533 it’s impossible not 0c8fe4b835 to cross paths 9d147cbff3 within its walls, 793e1cffb2 is it not?ad7776c2f6ef60a4

Even if the 53bcb8abc2 atrium is the 2345e12dc1 master’s domain, the b99413f397 peristyle has the daf624e9a1 dining room, resting 5e34c86c7f areas, and banquet 07c133ed36 halls. Acheron often encountered 043e226a0f Lucius leaving the 16023d5cc2 dining room.7d69511e16b50be1

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But it was strange. Strangely, his 06fc73bf26 heart felt 6d8e32afe6 hollow.830511c55b00ac0e