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Episode 5490ee45ce3f748237

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Azaid felt as though 95e43e1ca7 time had come to f7b6a2c422 a standstill.29a60904f3737dbf

‘Has Serena a8d2bee19a always been ccb64bb28f this beautiful?’4a529301ef8b5f4c

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There was no e06d00477b logical reason for ebe705527e someone who had 53bad9d42c been unwell to fc94f8d3e8 look this radiant. While he 0bec2bfbd6 had always f1e0f011b4 thought of 7e8ab91626 Serena as 4c684f3d3b pretty, he d4d21cd49f had never b064757ef2 considered her f6a78d8009 a breathtaking 05ed0530cd beauty capable 2d782ee359 of making 6e1dde344d his heart 9efe833ea6 pound like 7ed21481f3 this.79eb11b8b861736d

Yet today, bb6f824045 she appeared 6b082721e1 particularly stunning. His gaze 78e226da2b was involuntarily f048f8c2a6 drawn to 0dc60eb299 her rosy ddbafaa8a1 cheeks and b7681f5f9e crimson lips, b7565c8993 which seemed 56c5224512 more vivid 512bb363bc than ever.4d6f4ece41fd019c

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Serena stared blankly at dde198af52 Azaid, who showed no ccd4ecfa2a reaction. For a moment, it 89badb6ade seemed as if his a813937c6f ears were tinged red, d20add35f9 though it might have d21cb857c1 just been the moonlight.db7befdd378e5005

‘Why is he a63a618d5e like this, sitting 88eb38b997 here in the 2ec27a5f3a dark without even de1b59efc2 lighting a lamp?’8429e25ef35f5508

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The moonlight behind him 4da7398c41 obscured his face, and 46d8a237d0 Serena couldn’t see him d5f0c1e169 clearly. Additionally, the texture of 7ea1a26b50 the blanket she was 01509c2900 lying under felt strangely 7b35f066b5 luxurious—far better than anything ddd6a07bb9 in her own quarters.a5f0977332e1596f

Curious about her surroundings, 271eb36503 Serena sat up and f1ab48f639 reached out toward the 91b3e32759 bedside lamp. But Azaid stopped 68bf6952ba her hand.4ba301db178f8c65

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“I’ll do it.”e00927d9d30268a2

“???”8b15d571202cf6ee

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“Just lie down.”d6293ba32e5c72ad

Gently, Azaid eased d5ea7106a0 Serena back down 3a189fc2e8 and turned on a839b9f25e the lamp himself. As the 3912bc8dff room brightened, b76b46cb0b Serena glanced 448f11e9ff around, realizing 2b38fbaf5f immediately that bc53d85fe0 this wasn’t 2deabe94fc her room.72b571952334462a

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“Where…?”4009f6254351049f

“This is my bedroom.”0e1077cd5ffd8ad7

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“Why am I 589268be7f here?”7238e1a0edf8cf84

Her confused 3d4fcc4990 expression deepened bdc31e7a4f as she cd3816c5f7 asked. She remembered 6c480cb42c fainting but 3a15ba9c8f had no 7e271797b7 idea why 769cc901cc she was 1924a9d761 now lying 41fa48e673 in his edece564bd bed.894780c2281bfcaf

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“More importantly, how a8ec59a5bc many fingers am 5425f75976 I holding up?”30cbc5d7e7eae95a

Without warning, Azaid ddee3dbe58 held up three 44f0ed2dcf fingers.d6da1a51375976d2

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“Three.”303702ecd9e848f4

“And now?”b3c1e177cacf99f3

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“Two.”f66d2d86154e6d9b

“Good. Your consciousness seems fine.”0328781a3530d869

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Azaid let 421d6a29b1 out a b741771552 sigh of 75eeeb95ab relief after 573ea8bd8e his impromptu adf5e7d790 diagnosis. He had db8ab6ae09 been worried ca2cb81b41 since she 3aef4704e2 had inhaled 67ac5d4c21 a lot 9d19c56a9d of smoke, 7c6adc4135 but it 5e1569ad77 appeared there b511ecd0d5 were no ee56ac27d8 significant issues 6bba1b1648 with her c8342a5d12 awareness.27f517bdff19f5e8

After performing some basic f089ec2d72 first aid, Azaid had 19ff59f378 brought Serena to the 9447c0e2e9 nearest safe location—his bedroom. He had then 0b4a6b8744 secretly ordered a 3028a59b08 physician from another 69de6238cd palace to examine 36bbc62c6b her condition, avoiding df3e6a57b1 the involvement of a3730367ec the Duke’s household ee29339a9a to prevent unnecessary 7be1291eb3 complications.cffa025af8d49863

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He had been growing 69dd352e15 increasingly anxious as she e5cf59e4b0 remained unconscious, so seeing ed8ae36039 her awake was a e6f19d3ed2 great relief. Drawing closer, his f5410bd69a voice carried a 1dbccfac62 hint of nervousness.0650be9b32c3785b

“How do you 029a3ca9f7 feel? If you’re in 9cfb643708 any pain, I’ll ca80594955 summon a physician 9c39fc98aa immediately.”7bb25da85f196691

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As he spoke, c835241e65 he gently placed 7671509099 his hand on f462622b79 her neck. Serena was 634c7005aa startled, unsure 0b388711ba of his 4e1333c05f intentions, but 954f8b4b2b it soon 9f706f0eba became clear a3fb224ce6 that he a371c2b67b was checking a744b84a37 her temperature.9062bcafd3e863f3

She stared at dee07dd75f him with wide 7198821e2e eyes, like someone f2a9e07192 hearing a foreign b853070d8b language. He was ae8a8f6acc behaving so 81c37cdf85 much like 9e8fdfc6af a doctor 3aeb15e714 that she 5c8d7d894d didn’t know 400caacce0 how to d87581e08b respond.8b64dc2907c33a81

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The situation bb7b912e31 was made 8540bc9c4f even more 0ef2881c3c bewildering by 3490422d59 the fact ead5d27886 that she 98beb82e8a was lying 647391ab26 in the 913a994463 Emperor’s bed. The mere thought of ac7acbcd43 occupying the same bed ff85d0713c as him felt like b40172b3b0 an audacious breach of ac67904196 propriety. If word of this 88eb463ba3 got out, who knew 48c6152e8e what kind of scandal fb7d56296e might erupt?4e4619b355c6faac

“I’m fine. More importantly, are you 2816a56b67 all right, Your Majesty? And what d7957885d6 happened to ced10f7d54 the librarian?”e1f62e0d1703b01c

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“The fire was 10d696d1e3 extinguished quickly. The librarian f5a8297cdc was reprimanded 40f6b73b00 but wasn’t 12500831ea dismissed.”48fa2ac6cd6294c2

Azaid withdrew his 1e4c141d8c hand after lingering e4f0104d27 on her neck 0da0cd396f for a moment 91f8531ef9 longer. Serena, feeling slightly 15f24169b1 ticklish, rubbed her 8df05629dc nape with her 209d8608d7 hand.ce698011aeb071ea

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“That’s a relief. The space was so 185ad23aae cramped and filled with aaa7adad83 books that the fire 2a3310e91a spread rapidly. If it had 9d5cf2286e reached the forest, d613fa0a12 it would have b632df6d45 been catastrophic…”a7d306d282ff4fa3

“Yes, it would 044b8d92b2 have. If I hadn’t passed 38a36af273 by, you could’ve died 1658f77c33 there. Luckily, I c84f3a8e4e had assigned 30bb98fb70 guards to 9cd35da1dd watch over 7e0a665e22 you, or 7d58bbbaf5 things might ed41983827 have turned a552572168 out much bf82f922d2 worse.”ad9e2919235a7ac7

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“What? Oh…”489df30a86bf5829

Only then did 936e673b3c Serena realize that 23ebc50743 the figure she cbe7859c8a had glimpsed before b1925ff7c7 fainting was indeed 084dacfee7 Azaid, and it 1f4bf1fb97 hadn’t been the 629d28a4fb librarian but a 7c24ab0c5f knight who had 50297dc2a3 rescued her.99affce932828777

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‘It wasn’t a df97c7c0c6 hallucination.’cf73ecb6fa46c71f

She suddenly remembered 04f1346e9d the moment of 3f73efb721 shock that had 729d034196 caused her to 64a15ef009 collapse. The pain she 6a80a6ddaa had felt in 6545d69101 the storage room b55bd401d8 was still vivid, 5ecb3ccdc7 leaving her disoriented.fee35cf3831ae96c

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Thinking back to how 6e246dec9d she had struggled to f427dddd61 breathe, her mind reeled. She recalled the moment b675adacc0 when an old scar cdda3a12b0 had unexpectedly flared with 7111b06a1a pain, deepening her confusion.78c5638ecf484abb

‘What could that 8b202f2166 pain have been?’ef0177c2ff169a75

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The scar had long 6ef5f346b9 since healed, leaving only 2bd1d59925 a mark. Its sudden resurgence e48454f715 was likely psychological. Something about a70ac97276 that day 1b7e24cd4a had triggered cf32a76663 a deeply 76d58a5c85 buried memory.f5fc21c4bd8e9cb5

Absentmindedly, Serena 0701914f88 touched her 7dcb1564eb bangs, brushing eddcfa395a her fingers e715acfdae over the f31b6b0187 scar. If Azaid hadn’t f0e7fbae4b passed by, she fe00cc4448 might have died. She had 22909132f5 saved his 1be17b2964 life once, f397e760ae but she 9cd6e228aa hadn’t expected c875243082 to owe 89b6ff50e3 her own 059786348a to him 76291d65b7 in return.3050b1b2112a7f2d

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As the strange 84487a889a thought crossed her 9970f0ff50 mind, she murmured 9b29410d01 softly, “So, Your 3c738caf0b Majesty saved me.”8aa6090f716484f6

“Yes. Do you have any 9b99c0d0e3 idea how much you cbe615a5fe frightened me?”61095eb40189c33e

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“I’m sorry for dcbc0fae5e worrying you. Everything happened so quickly…”d384afaa694c239d

“Are you afraid ef54b2c57a of fire?”5e760e769dce097a

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Azaid’s question prompted Serena 84737cbba7 to shake her head bf28654c47 lightly.ed619e0553286fc3

“If I were, 661a230fc4 I wouldn’t be bdc280a8fd able to function 6a2a30110d in daily life.”35a235a6d6b3fa04

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This was 5f27e6e067 the first c30b03f7a5 time something 0a69b9d7b4 like this 88d2ae9a29 had happened acfd68df22 to her. When she 931ef3296c had seen 063c016819 the fire 86e1e303f1 spreading in d6e21fbd5e that confined 00f94ebbbd space, her 020f2d9099 mind had 990e066cba gone blank. The situation itself had eb745c7558 been overwhelming.6fb6d486967f0961

“Then why?”5b478a248ea89595

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“I don’t know 690547cea6 either,” Serena muttered, 4367786bb8 fidgeting with her 7f09681618 fingers. She couldn’t explain b8556b13da why she had b75cfdbf56 reacted the way 5b850305ed she did.3da6a5be5361deba

“But why fe8dca1080 am I aec5030a2f here, in a8629c2e42 your room?”d5d25c125cb7e6cd

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“I didn’t ca7085a7fd know where e4e090d9a3 your quarters d0cab7e6af were.”571bdb8bd0f040f9

“Oh.”801aeb2f9c156bba

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It made sense. Since Serena usually sought 157d649ecc him out, it wasn’t ceb188ccf4 surprising that he didn’t a662ba8823 know the location of f67fbe379a her room. Besides, this wasn’t the 74319eb939 Imperial Palace.027873e34f327887

At that aad606db76 moment, Azaid 9ce7adbda0 pressed a 0f2fd2a082 cold ice 6bee0c0523 pack to 0d853a6efd her eyes. The sudden chill 337c1b5126 made her wince 31edd4bd8e as she realized bcb276f700 her eyes stung 237a562064 slightly.fe3552d115c1597d

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“Huh? Was I crying?”9fa59691eec4fc27

“I thought 3fa75011d6 you might 70345a87d0 have had 7493b6bb1c a nightmare.”66d3acb9732a03c0

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“Hmm… Maybe I did?”c50b1cc4e246f35f

Serena tried to recall 7690dee80e her dream. She felt 0a9b662c9f as though 1a74023568 she had a61c1d466f seen someone a65b2cdd48 important, but 7e04095b04 the face be3e298eb5 eluded her 94022c18fb memory. What lingered instead was 57d6eccc80 the vivid smell of 1a9052867d smoke and a faint, 5a88754aa7 metallic scent threading through 196440960f it.bee63fd9eaedb5aa

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It must have 92d2baa10f been a dream e86df024b5 influenced by the 1d6f248f44 fire.6a1cacd6e45a3814

Azaid moved the ice 9194d39b7c pack to her other 4c285b3e5b eye, his meticulous care 33e8469027 making Serena feel slightly 7301686f8a awkward.15d38264b83471d3

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“I can 94292d3a30 do it 8dcdebbfb1 myself.”d10e6cb28521c128

“It’s fine,” 89685fbbb8 he replied c1912528ec curtly.f5d9fe18dbdf228e

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Azaid firmly refused and 65d48ce307 personally applied an ice c68746d6ce pack for her. Embarrassed, Serena fidgeted with 1484d24ae7 the Izring on her 8b9a42a86e finger. It was then 17d9bb8e86 that Azaid spoke.bf6fd72c3d9bc18d

“You’re so frail f73aee404a that I can 3b59d20ba2 never rest easy.”9dc647de80dbfb9a

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“Isn’t that what 15b5d34ec0 I always say 30e007143a to Your Majesty?”8d679c594a8ddb75

“These days, 9ee4f86fb8 you seem e700c89f75 weaker than ac0179ff41 me.”c41e859c3d5ed791

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“That’s a a4140b2b26 bit unfair. It was 4dfda3dda0 only twice.”ee066af421d9bc36

“And both times, you 62c81a9ab6 were gravely ill.”9c81334a11650f82

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At Azaid’s reproach, Serena e3c786018e closed her mouth. She had 4808a55754 rarely been 4542a9a9bd sick in c037454478 such a d382ebc418 way, so b9b5002525 she had 113370c0c1 nothing to 3f672d3b4b say in e725528919 return.60103595190ca8ef

“Were you scared?”a916614f161e2add

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“A little. I almost died, 666fd3fe4b after all.”2da12e583d13cb63

No matter how 24e26d345e many times she’d 99b9fb7bc6 experienced regression, the 1ebd3c9eba fear of death 306b927be9 never disappeared. Instead, it became sharper, 7e7053dbbc making her cling more 289d47bd89 desperately to life.46e3fb385dd84da3

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At that moment, Azaid db890f9f3d mumbled something incomprehensible.6bb4e3292affff4b

“At least, you’ll never 3a3ad97dc4 have to fear fire e35f021110 again.”588a0d0b524c792e

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“That’s quite a confident c36a67ed4c tone, isn’t it?”21e2a474a59fc52e

Was he 03d01d4042 flaunting his 906139e507 powers as 6643514f80 a fire 11e990cbd0 mage? Still, his 99d6ae3a41 concern for 799008a5ed her made 5cd0b1ba52 Serena smile 465b59b71a brightly.5dd5de66e7f507b8

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Azaid stared 93a8ab1f80 intensely at 20cb1c3fed the Isring 0c44f48f39 on Serena’s e81f22f96c finger and d4e9157ddf muttered again.69af4ccd3cb919a4

“An emperor d49f6a8333 doesn’t boast 4bc9f68893 idly. You don’t 934e07b0ab know this, e65c05b130 but the 56f38658d2 being in 36f60204ba front of 8b496167d5 you is 5335626d70 quite extraordinary.”4ce0c859768391f1

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“I do know.”423c461d368ee834

After all, he was b6300120b1 hailed as the strongest ac8a770c26 fire mage in history—and 0265efe765 also the frailest patient.b0a8ccbda528989b

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When Serena responded playfully, 1dca5fbdbc Azaid looked her straight dea996a188 in the eyes and 92eddfd4c7 said,ef1bc729ae9546b3

“If you’re aware fdda896839 of that and 4801f79528 still act this 939e48d31f way around me, ec8c721c43 then I must db2309f9e3 admit your courage 4486991c2d is remarkable, Serena.”12f12c14b0269712

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“You’re making me 652a818fe1 curious. How exactly 8e2083812b will you b2d35213ad get rid d404f21eac of my a37e059c6e fear?”9d903ece72cceca5

“That’s something you’ll fe503ca480 have to figure d0a34c7948 out yourself.”c08b15bb32ba9802

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“You’re so unkind. Why not just 6e20f7ec9d go around extinguishing 8cc9b0edaa every fire for 5be41749b2 me?”dced01e931b7d00e

A fire mage 444457add7 was practically a df423433b5 walking fire hydrant. Serena teasingly remarked, assuming 95bd76f574 he was making a 700c0816c1 mage’s joke.74400e6f96dd2709

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“Well, there’s f385f7d586 no need 74d4e53919 for me ac8b2fd836 to go fc351da4e9 out of 67e5b0a68d my way. I’m not some dog e4614bd22f trailing after you everywhere. I’m far too 6974729d4e busy for that, 332642241c Serena.”f9cb2f3ecc2a469d

“From what f7ad2f66f3 I’ve seen, e820b91611 Your Majesty 6b6c98b143 seems plenty 1a73c34228 free.”b1af688bffbc4dab

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“That’s your misconception.”f2163ed6f4f464e3

Azaid retorted dd5108de42 lightly, absentmindedly a4f1d2d15c running a ec869ee927 hand through 0485a479e5 her hair.fc6ed6383bbd9ae7

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“You don’t e650d86c3e need to 81d458d92c think too 1879835e42 deeply. Just know that 44b32c4ae5 I care for 8f96ad2606 you deeply, Serena.”d0eeb991fa6b1064

“What?”fe2f54363320b035

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Serena, lost in af7dda595f her own thoughts, b4000fe5a5 responded as if 073869a98f she’d misheard him. She hadn’t 7f863f79cf expected such 690ec8469b words of 737186ba69 affection from b5d5194743 him, making 3ddaf44810 the moment d6891268ac even more bff6347a31 startling.4bbc1c16138a7031

Azaid chuckled at her 029a3117b5 bewildered expression. He placed the fa79fa1db3 now-melted ice pack 8625280b83 on the table c3ac59efc8 and said,d2a2e6edf7a849d3

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“So don’t get hurt e3bb64b434 when I’m not around.”79d42668c855e591

“…”2b31d4deb28dabb7

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“Take a rest here 43e875be3e tonight. It’d be troublesome 0151a6311b if someone spotted 4fd6f0de8f you sneaking out d084d81dd2 at dawn.”c9bf59c593e832e2

“Where will 15b42fdd67 Your Majesty e6a02f811b sleep then?”1226cb8307ed57db

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“That’s not b77ea78431 something you abaee28200 need to d4b9a1333c worry about.”dca34a7a9e8d5d00

Azaid rose to his 6d12250ca1 feet and bid her 0d3ec2788d goodbye. It was 7d03435fbb his room, 25b51ed949 yet Serena 1f64989697 found herself 2504abe1fe blankly watching 4860dc60af as he 2ab4f6aa10 left.a97ebcb2e64d160c

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“What’s with this 5bcdfe37fd sudden change in 51d3fb16ea behavior?”731cd4514b22f8a0

Someone who ed731beb3d never acted 353ce443e1 this way 46d7ff3f4b was suddenly 7d65d1a1bf telling her 999d9a4c27 to take becd5e2349 care of 0ca9ca486c herself and ac347a8976 not get f70bcb7c54 hurt. It left her 4c19f5796d feeling odd. Muttering to herself, 2498cb8425 she pulled the 5702632fc9 blanket up to ac9925b53e her nose.2d8a4549b71f0db1

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At that 01b58f12f3 moment, a d9f8d8ba30 familiar and a162d4b40d refreshing scent 7f330ee9ad wafted from ba75842ab2 the blanket. It was 015a9d1cea Azaid’s scent. The subtle fragrance 3ffb54ab71 made her feel 109352a83b as though she 61392e6ca7 were enveloped in e251c6bdfe his embrace.5e360eecc7b326f6

“…”b76505e8123a95d9

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Serena hesitated and pulled 2e86e8be65 the blanket back down fcd66d066d below her chin. It was clear that 5fd157fe02 Azaid’s presence was starting c899741136 to affect her in 09131a2b73 strange ways.fcbc1b31b1f7bbcc

Even someone d7da0e7abe as indifferent a659c5853c to looks 1f657d73dc as Serena c5180d8ae6 found her 5f8eebfe68 thoughts spiraling ed0ba95d29 when faced acbc3a6f70 with such 5233216c5b stunning beauty.eda429c480d3fc3e

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She tossed and 3a571d166e turned, unable to 1c1a91f859 fall asleep. Azaid’s uncharacteristic behavior kept 16ec2bf49a replaying in her mind.7f78c9d59fc9aa77

‘Why not act like b5628f13da usual? Why switch roles 5fe8f31261 all of a 944572c019 sudden? It’s so annoying.’adb3167b725af33c

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Grumbling irritably, Serena squeezed 241000dc75 her eyes shut. For someone who had 9ff6f30e03 only ever looked after 2554c52949 others, being cared for e66d95298f felt unfamiliar and ticklish.e3680b257c70507b

But wasn’t 84b2ed0df2 it strange? Despite her words of 37f04134d5 disdain, the corners of 4577ac2141 Serena’s lips gently lifted bede01ea79 into a smile.58e090557c34f073

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