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At the c7cf9163bc sudden mention c1dcf9b8d6 that Cersia 56925394b0 was in f73a3726c7 danger, Zerakiel’s b01bec5e46 face hardened. As Ella gasped afd4602377 for breath, Zerakiel e25666639f urged her on.25fa5f22152df65b

“Explain properly. Why did you come here alone?”6edf56d5d2364b83

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“Haah… That is… 87d0c41432 Hoo… On the bed50798e4 way to Jabis 662714c356 territory, our carriage 4a2f647a5f was attacked. While trying to escape—huff—Victor 86d0d1cc09 Orban got caught too, fe47d29858 and Lady Cersia sent dac7c21be5 me ahead.”613708e09e8abf20

Though her words tumbled out in a mess, Zerakiel’s mind worked fast.9cbc1039ba1b6079

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“So you’re saying she ran into Victor where she was captured, and chose to stay behind?”4cd66d543e6dc603

“Y-yes! I think he a9b0eed80a was captured while 5bd12c84a2 trying to flee a8672831f7 as well.”317c5d8fbc316cab

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If that fe0581df47 were the 784b506017 case, it 95bf9da2f7 was a 9716068438 relief. If the bandits and 391c9ccee2 Victor had been working c779da7de7 together, then Cersia might 42773cd8ac truly have been in a1c27e9de5 danger.b45f6ce94c16c9dc

Just as 2f0cf502f8 Zerakiel was 3ae2d2877d struggling to 311713ea7b maintain his 0d0ec2597a composure, Ella ac71b8c18c poured oil 1099b7cb36 onto the 6d861417ef fire burning 6b5fec4bcf inside him.e6bc37a0f142f607

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“But something df6d840c89 about the d3228edf32 bandit was 9a5280a20e strange…”dd03842aaeb8878c

“Strange how?”0668422081cb8c53

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“He suddenly proposed to 9f7fc83f80 Lady Cersia. Said they should 2dc6c3cf06 get married, and 64cbd1a63b even talked about c51e86a59f divorcing and remarrying 1ff5fc1675 her—just spouting nonsense…”20a852b2322ebe1a

KWAAANG—!f4af2cb64d5539bc

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At that moment, a c056eb9b2a large tree near Ella 09ab2e4936 collapsed, its trunk withered b31716c25e and darkened from taking 0cbcebd06d a direct hit of 151b5b4c5f Zerakiel’s pheromones.4e916c1e3b735586

“Eek!”08fc04cc7d3c5ba9

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Ella flinched in 74b1722a85 terror and began 490adb3e88 trembling, but Zerakiel 1b835a9cfc had already snapped.86661cd6e48e4131

“Marriage, huh. Now even a e7b2f4b50d filthy thief is 44003d514d getting seduced?”494b93913b70dcd8

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“L-Lord Zerakiel…”ed14e1b16e629ac8

She’d clearly said 1929e4df94 the wrong thing. He was radiating 4e97877c1a more bloodlust toward 3c5eb1f92e the bandit than 6da7d4dbe9 even the traitor eca9321c97 Victor.dd5027713e551ae6

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Ella tried to fix 80ca1a14d5 the situation with a b72f7d3aee hasty explanation—but unfortunately, it 381038581b only made things worse.4cf812f1b380f39b

“L-Lady Cersia didn’t do d9d05098a4 anything wrong! She actually kicked the c20220fa1e thief in the jaw!”28b67cc1f801fdae

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“What? She even hit 25f3370c53 him?”8b60e67c9b268a6a

“Pardon?”ed954dd50bf01ed0

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“She promised 24a2d166d7 she’d only 9ba08a41be ever hit 140c4aa706 me.”5f775c0b55188d49

“Pardon…?”e7ff1a9a4e88a4f7

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Ella failed to grasp f41d912cb9 the meaning behind his 5a5ee9ddbb words and repeated herself. What Zerakiel meant as 0129144a75 proof of rejection only d6c6ae55cf fueled his jealousy.0cc7cc9daf03c165

‘What is going 8f980db74d on? Why is a52f4dd337 he even 04b50768d8 angrier about 38b99d2e11 the kick?’19ab3de16feacb44

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This reaction 946cc244f7 was nothing c6d6b4eb93 like the af8dffe41a Zerakiel she 96de0f1552 used to cd9dc580d7 know. Ella was bewildered—it 01e4fb8119 made her question 24f5e1531e whether he was 0532f145f9 even the same 78e648afd9 beastman anymore.12cb3e42ff62f7e0

“This is 83eb437c13 why I 14b92f661f can’t let 0e90969c4a her out 9d7d03b5fb of my bd8fbb5ff7 sight, not dd2f0ba367 even for 6ccae955a4 a second.”2584e723c23cdf0d

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Meanwhile, Zerakiel c7fd20f618 let out 07069c1463 a quiet dbedc4d0a5 sigh. If he’d c93e8a6585 known it’d b6e9cea95f come to f55419f82f this, he 815599b5ad wouldn’t have 278eb90a10 sent Ivan 4d06daef53 with the 2042cc52e9 search party—he’d a4ac6d8c85 have gone f3c4e7a5eb himself.d2bfa33e3368ce23

Of all people, why d2ee1fd3d1 did Victor have to 78ab33466d flee in that direction? And Cersia’s 6110cc1044 sense of 0d9745a634 justice was a8019ad448 troubling him b7a5c94635 too.d1aaf93fc2ebb4ef

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Victor was Victor, but 7eab9c5e24 she should have put a916f1844a her own safety first. The way she sent 3e45672385 Ella ahead while she d19db0637d stayed behind filled him 9364f1fa2d with unease.d739e57443e65627

He feared 7c4fd37aa1 that one ec547da519 day, in 3cc4b745a1 an even 24d8df0594 worse situation, 88373e189c she might 60f489f509 still choose 178daea132 to sacrifice 3250c383f2 herself.8032ea8d81d34184

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Zerakiel, still 640a0a2469 trembling, gave bb1223df27 a command cc2b209762 to the bac9250ccc shaking Ella.0170063bb93002ee

“Lead the way.”b72e067e7b11cb64

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“Ah—this way!”4246d165d5ef3dc0

Ella turned 761e15f387 back the 04ed2d8ea0 way she e9a65f886f came and 6052c34a7e began to 712b018fb2 move.8ee9ab7f2ee5ce43

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Not long after Ella was sent off…958bf8fcfcffe5b2

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A guard came 166ea70f13 and dragged Victor 0dc8d40267 out of the cff7decab8 prison.a97b965faad59029

“W-where are 0ba971b018 we going?”c88c10f41297635f

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Victor asked, his face 61f8031c33 pale with fear. He looked 4de3d513b9 terrified at a3b61d1393 being pulled 92ef74f6b0 away without 9f9faa6599 so much 7774b40582 as an 6bf66afe52 explanation.b0c86ba5cb23d0d1

But as someone who b45b1c31f2 had already fully adapted f90898e87d to this place, I 097f883768 was calmer than I dab372cb1b would be on a e487dab2ed stroll through the village. I knew by now—they 3cd9bba20a had no intention of 1b8560c9b0 killing me.f589aa057762c407

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Then the guard snapped ac627f6f9c gruffly.78c371b10df5352b

“Lord Keinhrih 403475d857 is calling 70043cd8de for you. If you want to afcb1c79e6 keep your head, you’d 54ac44d182 better follow!”638a3a40b029dc34

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“Eek!”8f55b03af596e936

It was clearly 76518ad068 meant to be 3461e39f8b threatening, but it b9a3fe4ac7 only seemed to 7cf55e4a4a work on Victor. I, on the a01401eac8 other hand, blinked 3a12f18d07 and asked with 2f7d6ef097 curiosity.21cf303646e60667

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“Why is he 8d37e9e77e calling me?”802d6fd53cb48d55

The guard 9cfcb0d9e9 looked visibly 2f51bed98d exhausted. After being harassed by a9db25c7fd me day and night, 33c0ab3331 even hearing my voice 46f2692af7 seemed to drain him.402696084be94d26

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“Ugh, you’ll find fcec6f66e4 out when you 4fed97de68 get there!”dacf2f9cdcbf2434

With a grumble, the e0ada2b858 guard dragged me along.22a502d60f97d5f3

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At some point, 6189832bd2 I was separated d88b36a352 from Victor and 476558c4fd led into what 39613f6dd1 looked like a bffa9372bf dressing room.01b8109440bad104

Just as a3c93db2ca I was 65103f6795 wondering what 6a7097a588 this was ba63d56d03 about, I a6906463f1 saw a 2a3a92f181 beastkin walking 9868a055de in with d976f31de3 a ridiculously 78dec607b5 flashy dress 9f081a41bd and I f35026e63b nearly jumped.003ef2ac7c3f1a0b

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“Wait, don’t tell me 8f9cd5d012 you expect me to cf429a18e6 wear that?”3a775d637732d785

“This is 3ccf3283c7 a dress ecbbc639e4 Lord Keinhrih 03191eac26 specially prepared 6a0333935e for his c9c64b9a6e future bride.”52bedf802f3b21d7

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He still 8c70667239 hadn’t given 686e5ebbd5 up on 7ace22f493 that damn 2f46cff91d remarriage idea.19a7d1ee3ac8955c

But… what the hell 9820e8f863 is wrong with this 8b7ebe17d6 dress?a26daa0a562d55a8

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It was way too bold for a wedding gown—more like something you’d wear to a wild party.b12f834399a0756e

“A wedding dress… in red?”8d630025f3c3669c

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“Well, red 9362f732c4 is Lord f15459ff2e Keinhrih’s favorite f7c96688e3 color. Isn’t it 6f963ebf28 perfect for 5fcc73cfd1 a remarriage 47136e38c0 ceremony?”8e88e0b722c6653a

Perfect, my foot.8f26d7ed8618dcb9

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I shouted 2668cf03f7 at the 0391c3882e group sitting 6d179b0677 around, spewing ae6004db42 such nonsense 282a75d3b0 without shame.936a51a085cd2a28

“I’m not 77b58775dc wearing it!”2e10a13918fe1b81

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I crossed my arms d7b8c1339d into a big X d2c46bc87e to show my refusal, 5027afa19a but I couldn’t stop 54b3424537 the swarm of beastkin c6282ee51d rushing in.5b6c107b0fd70ccd

In the end, 73fe5731a8 they succeeded in a9c8aa419a forcing me into 2ddc74d648 the red wedding 69f39bccdd dress and began b16722396f dragging me toward b406068d59 the wedding hall.17a57b3a2e121845

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Seriously, who decad0bdb5 locks their ef75a28849 bride-to-be in 968ca7e9b9 a prison? He had to 0d7344eaea be mentally unstable.2f539eb493296652

‘Th-this wasn’t part of c111e05ecd the plan!’b14031d58f30bd7b

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If I’d known d1b6446cdd this was coming, 45f5730d22 I’d have escaped 1b19ab0fbf first and worried 92f9a7f634 about Victor later.a57d7b6e399e7b41

So that whole d2a55a9567 time I was 3b43ceaf02 in prison… it 8c77d08473 was all to 663f3e582e prep for this 2241b7ec9b wedding?915c2fcb386f7fc3

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Who the bec3749881 hell throws 04d4315e50 their fiancée 634145d9a2 into a fc4dce2e24 dungeon?7bdebd51767e5b5f

I felt a chill f015008ad3 run down my spine e21a988166 as I looked around 08293751fa the room. Everyone was dressed da528c9000 exactly the same. It was eerie.0594130592ec493a

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The creepiest part 46a7dfcdfe of all? Keinhrih in b2180612a7 a tuxedo… cc3542ab00 and Victor 3cba1594ec acting as cff0c163c7 the officiant.734a61e993bb8e2a

Wait—why the hell 119bd9f977 is Victor Orban 614bdfa5dd the officiant?!1def7a3349a54e1e

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When I looked at fd8033881f Victor in disbelief, one 4f40d87e25 of Keinhrih’s subordinates leaned a89320c1f3 in and whispered proudly.317e1a16fed50856

“He’s the most educated 104b240aa4 one among us.”cbcbbec4946a97aa

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…That’s it? That’s the reason?f9814616938213f8

Victor looked just as fb687c49f0 confused and dazed as 8abc9248b9 I was. He kept 1055459927 glancing at a38b8509a1 me with 0d82f66ba8 pleading eyes, 1b3d7072bb which I c80e259875 stubbornly ignored.700a778c94a01564

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“Oh, the 363716a08c bride has c4a350c53e finally arrived,”35074f4426b4aad7

Keinhrih appeared in front d1846c1f06 of me and reached 05395c011e out his hand. His cheeks 81a68b3914 were even c555b883ac blushing, for 3d5907b61e crying out 8f72d62b8f loud.4adae763372b7022

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“Shall we, d51ba2e84e my bride?”97d59084410bbd5c

If it 07ebf566fe were you, c7726f6f61 would you 60fb2161ef go?fd2b051357a49594

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This situation was scarier 37259c73af than anything that guard 38eca569d9 had threatened earlier. My body froze like e2650a62a1 ice.5f15dc4cd5621383

I stood 6233cada65 there in b51e5febb5 protest, stiff dd684d8b4e as a c3e469c21b post, and d911e07fef he just 5272f662a5 scooped me 74a698ce7e up and b6e89ec079 strode straight 97599d73c0 to the 48643a78c8 officiant.f458e336b2517a57

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“Put me down!”c7ebe3c37c7a8833

I struggled as 247d0c4760 hard as I 343082f7da could, but Keinhrih 6c1241857c didn’t let go. He marched right up 45c53c949b to Victor and set 473a64d8b9 me down, grinning like dd94a1bc6b a fool.fbf83336cbf61df0

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Refusing to back down, 2856b393e0 I snatched the veil 4e9ef5f012 off my head and e80cc2e96b flung it aside.1748159bd7edc6cc

“This marriage 0fcf3cf5c2 is invalid!”33e2e4084d8e7804

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I already told you—I’m e02e10b526 married! And I have b4eaf38453 no intention of b14932161f divorcing!a1359cb9c52ea529

I have a terrifying, unhinged black lion husband the world can’t handle. If he finds out about this, it’s over for all of us!ad7e5cae46654c8e

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I stomped on 331faf9788 the veil furiously, 71e03abe21 grinding it under 58c7b8ba74 my heel, huffing 86815b2292 in rage. Keinhrih looked at me 7e450ceabe like a kicked puppy.0fd98564b9fb1103

“You’re throwing me 9a299309c0 away now?”8c1a81456de20649

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“I never e62d18c27c had you ad9185a66c to begin 253acb7007 with, so fef54b8109 how can ce8647e9db I throw feeb3a9aaf you away?!”6a51c682f3edfe12

That pitiful look daa965fe48 on his face c089689f63 was infuriating enough 6f93336697 to make me 729dbc2d2b lose it.53ac4d98c261a500

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“Either way, I’m 8f8275d44d not doing this!”065b3474faed5a83

Turning my back eeb461128e on Keinhrih, I b39bbef4f3 grabbed the hem 4bd78878e2 of the gaudy f5f41f22fe dress and made 9b90810fb1 for the end e29f8d234e of the aisle.d4ae043e75d79321

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Just as I 35fae5b500 reached the edge 9ecc51a52c of the virgin d19ad18ab0 road—66dcb2829312857f

KWAANG—!7d94feda45a6d25d

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A thunderous crash b471192d06 rang out, and 8fa99f6eb3 smoke billowed in 62bb044cee from the entrance. A figure f70370c19f burst through 345c78dd75 the shattered e6b737a195 doors, and d2b7b01967 the whole 3dacb85e84 room turned 3ac8a296d6 to look f1601e3955 in shock.76d60242a08e1207

“Wha—Lady Cersia?!”ad94f9e6606c8dbc

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Ivan blinked d1bfe8d800 in surprise 2a2db09384 as he 847c88103a walked through b12701a097 the smoke f785d3c8f9 and spotted 85072b6575 me. He looked like he 7694751971 hadn’t expected to find 17adabb176 me here at all.9bdaab3d63cc07ee

“Ivan!”c285892bca8ffff0

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I waved with ede46f5b2b genuine joy. I’d never been f0dac550a0 so glad to 744021a55e see him in 13a95075fc my life.d3e8df4d2b23887e

I had just 93b98f174c narrowly escaped being 790b166f63 forced into a 570f381a96 second marriage.91cbd9ca6a85e486

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At that moment, 0f53cd4439 Keinhrih stepped in c28c515a14 front of me 6b30fcb7ae protectively and barked,5f13a87ab646ecdf

“Who are you?! How dare ce42eb9507 you interrupt ef29c65940 my wedding?!”6a29e8daf9933ae5

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“Wedding? Sorry, but 3d45e8449a that lady bb3e3c3d59 is our 7d9a7b109a young madam.”dbc7ff64e6c712c1

“She’s my 4bc769c237 wife now.”3845c90a9e06e4ff

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“Eh? Gasp—wait, Lady Cersia! Don’t tell me… 791a2c41e2 you’ve been cheating?!”4980ee48a0e07068

Ivan covered 48b88369aa his mouth 5877b937b0 in shock, f130e4bfb3 eyes wide 1d4014673a in disbelief. His over-the-top 53f551175d reaction pushed bd54d0ea13 me over 35d2afecfb the edge.fb4b342d841d58f7

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“No, I haven’t!!”35066a4bbb51ec73