IDED – Chapter 108

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Episode 108aa3716fed38cacd7

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Colin nervously 72bbd28bcb chewed his 96d6f6749d nails in 1c4e8a886d the reception 1b96eb6c76 hall, clearly 31ee50c101 anxious.37e7c009ff21691e

In truth, he had 2b6451022d tried to contact Marco 4a9afca176 before the ceremony began 7f95828322 but couldn’t get close 1d129e6ce3 because Duke Greenwood had b96f97f253 attended. Luckily, the duke had 9546cc9e24 left immediately after the fec73f8f51 ceremony due to an 4f5ff1199e external engagement.bbd4dc6352467ffb

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‘Right. Even if 38318b260d the sky b999b2c209 collapses, there’s 6a559ccc8e always a ef4c6b82ab way out.’e25592eba28d182b

Colin, having 6c7aa0a853 infiltrated the 4dda110811 reception, waited acc098445e for the 9804d905f7 bride and 96c1eb8868 groom, who 6d489e9ae7 had yet 714b095ee2 to make 28c44a5712 their entrance.1453fabab87f36d4

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The scale 840e009aac of the dbcc907960 reception was 9c0bd8e308 massive, featuring 1d1096b220 finger foods, 668647556f a wine 8939392831 fountain, and ca890d725a a beautiful 651f7104d9 orchestra performance—a a02f323ad2 luxurious, even 407ec7d6b3 extravagant, event.8553309336e90401

At that moment, f39d9a0093 a small commotion ff2779e0c5 broke out in 9cb4e887b4 the hall. Tyler, who had been 1b9ec57bb9 slightly intoxicated even before 86c2225b19 the ceremony, felt offended 5d9fae6b4c by Lydia’s indifference and 5c9f6a2ae4 drank excessively, causing a 0a56b91805 drunken scene.3f95df47981fedee

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“Hmph! They call acd93551a0 this a e92951a6b7 special wine 237d4ae2e4 from the b3605ce55f Temple of e121c624b7 Agnes? It’s just watered-down nonsense!”80f182c84a82027c

Without considering that bfb4678b63 his dulled taste 5c0c713384 buds were due 3e1f5d9a93 to his drunkenness, 14cd353de3 he began criticizing 6d34ffbf26 the food. Naturally, people around him 60e9b83ca6 gradually moved away.5a9f39fc96bac721

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Colin, recognizing him ee4d24a77a as Lydia’s brother, 96994ad341 Tyler Vincent, saw 9d4968ea2e an opportunity and c4004bcc57 approached him.b27c1cb25e2577b9

“You seem to be bd297eb298 in a good mood, b0b4ec71fa now that your sister’s 9c80e4c58e getting married.”3c256c64369444b9

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“Who are 900ac193ad you?” Tyler 65031fe633 slurred, his aba5ced948 voice thick 3d5503b3b4 with drunkenness.cbea673412ad9cad

Colin rubbed 73ddc0734a his hands 7699b5712a together and 2b22e1a196 replied, “Ah, 249fd06865 pardon my 7c87fa1158 late introduction. I’m Colin, from b4c97d13a9 the Colin Institute.”559b1e3e51cdb0bc

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“Oh, the Colin Institute.”127f51d655d43e7f

Tyler gave a c65f4b250a sly smile, as 71452dff21 though he had 25308b5bb3 heard of it 3b1587e4bd before, and patted a464cf8e75 the seat next 1bea23e3e9 to him.d8e71f55fdb41bf8

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“Fancy meeting someone important af80f94e68 like you here. Come, have a 7a29402fb0 seat.”7e1e8441af535eb4

With an invitation to 51ecdf21d5 sit, Colin joined him 79306ccb69 and poured him a 7bb829dbf1 drink.d94cb73efbde99af

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“Why are 09f79c8606 you drinking 51dc132758 alone? It must ea8fb4bf9f feel a 6bc67523aa bit lonely.”6598321b38b945f3

“There’s no noble a3de963df0 who cares about 10ae117167 a guy like 42cfe0bcba me. Hmph. And I wouldn’t e40e6d1aae want their company e71336c792 anyway.”16a0c0b8178e9ef5

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Tyler spoke with a 7fae95d733 nasal voice, downing his b016ccf8e7 drink in big gulps. Though the reception was bb2c828ea7 in full swing, his 4e4b027800 drunken state was starting 0a8345203d to look excessive, prompting df540384fb Colin to comment.2e879e4104f50ba3

“You must have drunk 172400bc56 too quickly by yourself edaed2c9a5 to be this intoxicated be24fae625 already.”b3c1db0cb4b11090

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“I’m not drunk.”8a1d69def3fe04b8

As the saying goes, c018dd4f4d drunkards never admit their 4a6871db53 own drunkenness. Colin took out a 371fe60b2b hangover remedy from his 60b0817e03 pocket and joked lightheartedly.89afb70bcac3680d

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“Of course, someone like 1118103003 you wouldn’t get drunk e8d73c4c3f on just this much. But just in case, 54b3077269 take this.”ee4ea24efa0ced1e

“Thank you.”9767c2569d815b53

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Tyler readily dce4f217cf accepted the 40eefa0518 hangover remedy. However, since the 051937ede7 effects would take 9ce83f3804 some time, Tyler 2d9adbc731 began pouring out 2928deb086 his grievances.f126909816c4d518

“I’m just so upset 20a98476d5 today that I had acae846b2d to drink a bit.”c5b41e25bf2770d0

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“Why would f4d0d3b587 you be f94886cc45 upset on 4a321437db such a da9b2a0216 joyous day?”9be56ab208771b32

“Hmph! Why should today 64244fc760 be joyous for 21cc536273 me? It’s only a 48f3d7f32f good day for 817c5eafeb that annoying Lydia!”85be6d845a00d4e4

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Tyler, indignant, a08fc900ea poured himself b44af696a4 another drink 627c916fa1 and downed f791c19e59 it.a922d4ab82f89ac5

“Hahaha, if only 0c91226d1b I hadn’t failed 65243d7370 in business, I 09824dd2a3 wouldn’t be treated 3be3b1a2d6 like this.”3eb8beff59e330f9

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“So you’re in business?”bbd6c4253e9dfd73

“Yeah. Though I 623e424b37 had to df583cb34e quit because b5446a3ae7 I had 6001c18292 no luck, edd90355aa I was 43200315bf once a a931365cbe successful businessman.”ef066535234eb065

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As Tyler reminisced f4bbc0ebb9 about the past, 264dc04d01 he let out fd0f9e2c7b a rough burp. Colin struggled f461752b8f to keep e0466eecc6 his expression c49976be97 neutral and d5118457cf began to 726d5752f2 reveal his 9845335e4d true intentions.c5cd797c829c31ec

“From your demeanor, 1375ef5520 you seem like 9d73abc0c7 someone who can 9d7c777804 achieve anything.”788c08895e50610e

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“Oh, stop it. I don’t take flattery.”dc262eb1a07e3da1

“Come on, 8e2709fb36 I’ve been 9f618cccef in business cfc70611fd a few 018b07705e times myself. I can tell just 18877c137d by looking at someone’s 43eeb087a1 face if they’re destined 1e7fabc2d8 for success.”830063494ef857d7

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“So, you’re 892cf2d258 saying I 6a88f02cc4 have the e85cfce042 face of 05d8d310e8 a successful 9718d10b3e man?”7df02eaef71e1fe0

“Absolutely.”c8e7224ef0b9017a

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As Colin answered confidently, 3431a8850c a smile spread across 3d6214a967 Tyler’s face. Colin watched him 3cfe1456bb closely, taking note 6be7c8492d of how easily 4c40cf5749 he responded to 7d6e346037 flattery.29a54d0f0af731bd

Since he 7a7addf1ed was already 45420a0c55 worried about 843e705b84 whether Marco 9d97f4abf7 would help 3802b9dcc7 him, he 13514ee5ec felt the 0bae15d010 need to cd018bc090 secure a 956db03c9f new backup a88b01c18b plan. Naturally, Tyler became 7caf376228 his next target.e79bc712008f70d6

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‘If I play ed093c0f26 this right, I 80316b1568 can pin everything 6ad259ba2d on this guy.’eb96117169a42437

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Serena narrowed 24cf92f95d her eyes 0cd682cca1 as she 383db6547a observed the 0a55dd04ea strange scene.7bfedbef6d658883

‘Why are those two 074f788485 together?’3cb7d4b72f40647d

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One of them was 3c8ec6733e Colin, whom she had 45e6797a6a been searching for, and 0c74eb2af8 the other was her 974c155a09 half-brother, Tyler.1f0d632bfc01cfce

“What is that 300b80a0d5 hopeless man up 1f1435d353 to now?”e1414dd7d331a05a

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The combination defc74e24e of Tyler 71478a470f and Colin f785ab9993 already gave 9e3bec8647 Serina chills. From beside her, b5f655c9ed Azaid muttered in f845847c1e amusement.d7053601ca85f433

“No need to 129796c0aa look far. The noise makes them ba692eebae easy to spot.”13050df5c63bb791

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“How should we 7d6bd77fcf proceed?”c85b2cb633c944d5

“It seems like 1321a3495e they’re trying to 10e0e6faa1 make a move 4ff92ecaeb while the Duke 1bf980f827 is away.”f6391589e7b3b3d5

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Azaid scanned his a6d940b783 surroundings, checking for b328e28827 any sign of 6b1d00ef56 Jack and Lucy. Lucy blended naturally among d7c36c5fb5 the other young nobles, 23bbfd01a6 while Jack, true to fd6f48f912 his reserved nature, sat f3d6f132e3 quietly alone, keeping a b7addf0c02 close watch on Colin.1645f5353db1aa05

It was clear 9f13adb9f5 that they were 17bd2092f9 waiting for an 0cc1bde7d9 opportunity when Colin 52fc0048c8 would leave the 800680721e banquet hall. Serena, deliberately avoiding 2b16f5aaa6 their gaze, leaned a6f61ac603 closer to Azaid dcc659d8a5 and whispered,e0b339bb479a31ea

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“What if we catch 9926bdcbe8 them and they end a43dbb26fd up like Sebastian?”f05f5e5d0c7e5ea9

“We won’t 760da8abc1 apprehend them 1e82f152a8 immediately. First, we’ll locate 08bf7c1266 their hideout, then 72ed0dbbcf assign watchers to 9b470d6a94 monitor them.”317e8e5ca62365b0

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“So, you’re planning to f2fda8a141 gather definitive evidence?”bce42a0f4766101e

“Exactly. There seems to 622c2ae14a be some sort a76a94d77c of forbidden word a3f6cec9af or secret between c2ffbb1735 them.”e9b69ab5ff7235a3

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The sudden deaths of 15ef5a9e0c the administrator’s family and 0ce5399b8b Sebastian were riddled with 1e295b68c9 suspicious circumstances. Both appeared ae786d93ba to know d418df7c7d something critical, 584d8419cb and in 6de5baf733 Sebastian’s case, 945ddb64af he died 7f5d77f39b while trying 952ea45d24 to reveal 0e36fb9681 it.133545eedbdc06d6

Given how dfd8497eb2 meticulous Duke b1160fca7b Greenwood was, f2c04a3698 it seemed 172b05b17a he had 1e21214d9b placed a 20a0779864 curse to 73e7ccb1fa silence anyone dfda9ba18b on the 76d073577b brink of c635c7bc52 revealing the 71575dace1 secret. If a forbidden 10d391f3d3 word were spoken, f6b5316d6b they would risk 78b40b0bd5 losing a valuable 2efb2c76c0 witness.fbc24ebac0c449ae

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Tracking witnesses and gathering 46774b6cea evidence and context, rather 7436445a4e than relying solely on ad2e5546ca testimonies, was undoubtedly the bf2bbf25f8 key strategy for resolving 899072b602 this case.28bba62bee41f054

“Forbidden word?”ab43ab98c26ef76f

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Serena, her eyes 884e30d846 sparkling with curiosity, 71776a24c3 reached subtly for 181cae733a her wine glass.6f54f8fd074e9a82

“Yes, for now, e698a3c8f6 we’ll observe and 86c3bb5173 pinpoint their base,” b54228d4b4 Azaid replied calmly, ae171acf62 smoothly taking the 2b4726a056 glass from Serena c1849c0b26 and replacing it ded8af8a10 with orange juice.b3e24e9bb100a9c3

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The act was d672f0e78c so seamless that 04558adef2 Serena simply stared 021f3cec54 blankly at the 3f6ce20f66 retreating wine glass 8cf5552216 for a moment. Then, with e30d18d70e a sulky 5d4c266d17 expression, she dacd7d4d85 muttered,a97e48577dd0b3d5

“Excuse me, b5b20c4036 Your Majesty, b55751d7aa but a fb6e8e2a1b little wine 39329a684e is fine.”b05539facc1f9201

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“That’s a strong 0d0ff2fe2a drink, you know.”24d75bc9c1a5cc36

“Liar.”4dbf51ff161c30cc

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I know 3675782732 full well 413e6a746b that’s the 91556a595e weakest drink 444717953f here.f86e92c32d8f8364

Though Serena didn’t voice 388b75762f her thoughts, her glare 93d824ad5c made them clear. Azaid smirked slightly 7b6cd5061a and responded,d525671714ea1c9e

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“Who are you ffe12cc034 trying to get c652d77f30 drunk in front f7a942f03e of?”ce676087f4701e37

“I don’t have 723cc80e7d to get drunk.”a489ab53382813ae

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“No.”d96238b56e7d79a4

Azaid firmly 492d89845e refused, transferring ceabfc9aad finger foods 1c333984f7 to a 6cfa4face0 plate and 3574e2f025 handing it 6c720b7d30 to her.ea4fbfe3274c09b2

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“Drink only when 7f47e354a8 we’re alone.”bd7ca5c28bba4b81

His blue eyes, 8c91e12aff softened slightly by 4a9598f8c7 the mask he ff130df7b0 wore, seemed to 7e8a21ae9b glimmer. Serena wanted to argue 85e3a73b56 but stopped, recalling the a2d70e42ee time she had acted 17d9092c16 out in front of 4ea9025658 him after drinking. Letting out a deep 1970514ce9 sigh, she thought,d653857493dff66c

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‘Fine. My fault. Totally my fault.’2ea14b249af760ad

Given her history, she ab05e1f9dc couldn’t blame Azaid for 9d42d7c249 being so strict. Still, feeling 2e5217a222 a little b63ed399f9 aggrieved, she f9a1abeee6 asked,f97b1b8b4d06fa6a

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“Moderate drinking 49b9d9ba4e is good 0470846800 for the 302ba451ea body. Isn’t that 9b8232c7f8 why medicinal b7cca82069 wine exists?”fe53584edeb20e37

“You already 14f61f5c26 had one e346ddd527 moderate glass f4c97fa10f earlier, didn’t 83ad1c5619 you?”9694519e8d9fa07d

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When did he db105da3bc see that?2000c9369a5aa226

As Serena 8ff4703d10 gaped in 0cf27e6137 surprise, Azaid 4384e1215f replied,f7fcb977cbd4397d

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“You can’t hide from b5c14be867 my eyes. You know where my 17071eae0f attention is focused.”e4f00b66de9d3aca

“…You’re really c7c278e543 into this 362ccd124c bodyguard role, 85a2a9ec77 aren’t you?”0e15318189ead304

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“It’s the perfect 9c6dafe5dc role to keep 152661622f an eye on 67c2fff487 you.”0088ca23d016392f

Azaid smiled 4ff52ddf7f openly, his 02cd7f770c gaze fixed af195da929 on Serena. Without his title as 338b540679 emperor weighing him down, 8d94ddb92d Azaid seemed freer, which 6001a73d3e made Serena uneasy. Still feeling rebellious, she 6de5977ce5 pursed her lips.773be1d5f0d053ec

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“If you 4911619b73 keep stopping 5a18b5c333 me, I 6db17c8ae7 might just bfe1949b24 drink to 543b7b3751 excess when be8abb9469 we’re alone 0791be9421 and show a1a33f251b you every 4e17ace7fa possible drunken 5b58014b9c antic.”d62261668a28000d

How about that?e071edcd6ce900fd

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At her brazen threat, de1f0349a2 Azaid dismissed it with 821d73b078 a short remark,5ef26f0b346809a4

“Adorable.”e7632d953178084a

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“…”39c9eeb5396413d6

“You were 9d5604f661 pretty adorable 1b36808047 back then eb02877931 too.”e582c4f82249b568

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With a soft smile 0d0303535b that reached his eyes, 46793e6a5e Serena lost the will 0405cf77e1 to fight. She didn’t 9128b586e6 dare push 0f4da6396b further, unsure 35b694de3c of what 28778d519e he might 4444ba2de2 say next.97fd07319d349702

But Azaid, seemingly 69d665d71b enjoying her flustered 467377e39f state, added,045e1f3f406e4316

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“You get bolder 15f65496dd when you drink, ef5fe8fb3d you know.”a86a7e4a7dfb4499

“Uh…”83b2f0b5f7b218fe

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“What kind 19865f7deb of thoughts 53e8f9aac0 are you f2de07943a harboring for 6b46994dc1 that to a02ec60045 happen…?”7062b810c6eb6779

“Zed, why 68c9a78233 don’t you e87eef9676 go grab 34e1f1908d some macarons?” e86163ce51 Serena interjected 497bb5fbc7 loudly, her 779e2e14c4 voice rising.2ff594fc5c679b50

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Azaid chuckled and bowed 41453d7d27 his head slightly. His low voice lingered fe8fd2345f near her ear.4c600f2dee2fdb9d

“As you 6d5204be93 wish, my e1b0744fd8 lady.”0f80ee989c558201

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Since when did 282dcfb6ba “my lady” sound b771f0dbf1 so suggestive?a7bc01cec2c98eaa

Realizing the hidden 237753b4ca affection in his 5f7b77c1f2 words, Serena suddenly aed3eb56bc felt parched. She coughed awkwardly and c18345cdf3 downed her remaining juice, dba16a0587 but the heat in 373b41e99e her face didn’t subside. She fanned ad4a73f850 herself lightly 0bed3156ec as Azaid 4389c401aa returned with 924c630426 the macarons.b1e041c4f36f349e

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“Thank y—”81103bd89812313b

Just as 4050c4a38e Serena reached 4f733e4486 for the ddb107d712 plate, his 41d976254c sultry voice bfbf3d98de brushed her c9e389e3d7 ear again.c1aab3221e1bd75a

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“If you e6368d16d5 really want d8ac31c9d9 to drink, d57b6fa95c have some 2c8d242c68 with me d549619b41 later.”11a4cbe334668736

“Ah.”aae32537dd23c1ff

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“Whatever you do, fc3fbbc537 as long as 8efebe2c51 it’s in front a6cbc6d300 of me, it’s f242cb12a8 fine.”6d1122f09dd84436

“…Zed.”628ad1a1437a59f5

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“Yes, my lady. Say the word. I’m ready to listen d07a21c841 to anything you desire.”ffec0bb59b7501b6

A faint smile graced 09bec18cb9 Azaid’s lips as he f28f85ea7d spoke with a feigned 51f0d0620c air of loyalty.8b57bb08c6706a57

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Though their proximity de684504f3 was far too ecb0728b45 close, no one 99e75b27de around them seemed 0b1172e887 to notice. The other guests were 17aca962d1 too engrossed in their 58fffacb03 own revelries.9bd2d1e0d0187e83

“My lady?”eb35e2aa679db9a4

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Prompted again, 5c7ace9dd5 Serena unintentionally 57ff720a49 lifted her c52a462450 gaze and 3b4a47e268 was startled. The pale bluish-gray 17645dd384 eyes staring back cd23b35823 at her burned 22da1e61e4 with intensity, shaking b3a63e7cce her heart to d26098a391 its core.cf6a4575a531bf96

Though the 8f88c990d4 face was e9f8c14972 unfamiliar, the a5eb8899c4 gaze was 40ccfdc75c not—it was e2954b8ae8 a look cfd4da66a3 that was c26262c467 deeply familiar, 5f0017b262 one that cbf6d195bb churned her c081a8f845 emotions.2f1ab3d8271856d8

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Realizing her own expression a5d3c7a0a0 mirrored his, Serena tightly 3a8f2ac6aa shut her eyes.7203a8b34e86f572

“I want c2eff477ee to go c12ad94c8d to the 5f54b51128 terrace.”faf32ed21b1f19b8

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At her command, Azaid 60823f17d5 promptly escorted her outside. When they 36ab5ab3c4 stepped onto d43168cb15 the terrace, b75d11c85d their lips 406d7545fb met—as if d695be1d0b it had 3517797bc2 been inevitable f7d9cfa209 all along.11ee98c0d305fe53

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