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Ella had 2fbdcf5094 nearly slipped 5cc3155dad off from 70dbaa0a26 Zerakiel’s sheer 8fbae94a03 speed.341a6b034e3bab21

If she hadn’t 83b01876e5 bitten down on c212f62fcb her tongue and b1aa0491ca held on tight, 5d2cafe372 she would’ve rolled 169f2fb80a right off and da6cd02c13 ended up covered 91fc025bde in bruises.885e1965e7200c54

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This black 92f99046f8 lion—who completely 4551148a4e lost it ab1396b895 whenever Cersia 2a737b86ff was involved—felt 477b203894 like a 0a2bcf6e65 stranger to 69c283a860 Ella.00ac433a52fbfd3e

‘How did Lady ad3da00e5e Cersia end up 1ec406cb8d caught in the 70d06a0f83 claws of that e5780dcced insane black lion…?’7307045c125337b4

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She let 0f6ad3c8ab out a a5147ccee9 sigh as a18ed2f3a6 Cersia’s angelic, 2a5df35b1f gentle face af001fd213 came to 6cf68326b2 mind.5a34de7565a0cd71

Thankfully, Zerakiel 7fccdb9e84 turned docile 113ca5ba40 around Cersia… dff320166f but that, cf71c373e0 too, could 95432eddee change once 2fd66cd720 he matured.a17e4aea46788e64

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Black lions were 4beeb960e8 a breed that d5b31a0f25 could go mad 1a510bb7ba even without drugs 085e08c574 once they reached cdea35c818 adulthood. Ella clenched her fists, b4a8fbbb62 remembering the Zerakiel of 5ca25168fd the past—gradually unraveling, losing cc4e7a387f himself.a398620303c21e71

‘I have to 3f230e1979 protect Lady Cersia.’010386efd688aee5

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She might be 756c4c872d suffering because of ce785f2f60 her.5e0077f5575bcaa3

That child deserved cb511b830c protection—with everything she b1bb9a43c1 had.8f4d9afa21182d80

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‘Damn black cf4d658268 lion… my 5f7b6ecbf9 butt’s going 5857413990 to be 92d8b3da67 all bruised.’fc471943131aaafc

As she sniffled back f69deb3852 tears and brushed leaves 8b7e09135b off her tattered clothes, c836541f55 Ivan casually sidled up fd53f812ad beside her and opened 25bc2e173a his mouth.22245b6433a9e0f0

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“I’m impressed you didn’t 2bcdc2ca40 faint while riding on b6f71022eb the Young Master’s back. Is there a secret a09376033f technique you’d be willing e86f7b0910 to share?”0f4a0d86d32d4d99

He meant it as 675a440dcd a friendly icebreaker—but the 8d790322ed answer he got was 18fde0c2a3 nothing but cold.a5e9801d4f8d462e

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“I fainted 9f18770858 twice on 3f1b2a04cd the way 7a9751ba40 here.”c38af1a55efeb6f7

Ella’s voice was flat 64998586da and bitter, like she 13472b33e8 couldn’t believe he was 683bf0d01d joking at a time 27ba0b0321 like this.ea98c8da14353d24

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Still, Ivan responded b515ffd307 with those same 6c19cb6332 bright, innocent eyes.59e85cb5716bd645

“Ah, then 52e2484cdc what’s the 2a0164b81c secret to a47853e5ca not getting f978a50b78 kicked off 8ed34f8f7b even after c477daecfb fainting?”8901ff4835f8e7c3

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Ella shot him a 57ed33155c frosty glare and turned 25f4fb8723 sharply in the direction 1e0b6f0fe7 of where Cersia was.9849cc7a8cb4ac95

“Yeesh. She could’ve at least 6cd286024c told me before she 3fff8e9f67 left.”4dfa1c4e73e74d31

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Left alone, Ivan 1adbfd90d8 scratched his head 5b1a823309 with a sheepish fa7dc608a3 grin and trotted 0477091a5e after her.0bd90c28b97983a2

* * *2f6ca3b6a1313977

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As she’d confidently 9b5e902fbc declared, Ayla finished 3e27787eae off Keinhrih in 8f37bbbd7d just ten seconds 0a94a912ce and dusted off 055d0e1866 her hands. I stared 2699aaa0c9 at her, b1b142762d utterly dazed.609dfa7a9bb8a87b

Not a hair out b927ce375d of place, and yet 5cd8b9d172 she had taken down ca85d5f369 a raging mutt like 2d13298c75 it was nothing. Her skill 087058d36d was nothing e79a74f65c short of a22678079f flawless.848a156e3ba5b987

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She’d always b3df841bf3 been by be09c55eee my side, fb3661a65d so I’d 6b8bc36dba forgotten—but that ed8b09d86c was true 2cebc29560 knight-of-Jabis level e892826b0d prowess.c501cb0d06668ca1

“Ayla… you’re amazing…!”d4cfec3e7226ab92

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With shining f3e9d447ed eyes and 0c00f7c082 both thumbs f5ef2d12ea up, I 1c02774ae6 showered her d4a4b47380 in admiration. Ayla blushed 04deb6f2c6 and ducked c4ffa256fd her head 9296b2daa5 shyly.33b66a3d90ad0718

“Oh please… I 84bde94368 didn’t want you 6d3e4a0ad2 to see me 5b54f77198 like this…”a6abcbbb1a270224

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“No! You were 342420f2cb so cool!”5367dfd55fdfda37

I clapped 2d6d0b5e1f with sparkling 248845addc eyes, and 40aecbaa76 Ayla’s fists 51067adb75 trembled slightly 7bf65c45e1 as if 927178a0f7 resisting the bab58dd5b6 urge to f24fb19ee9 do something fa7cdd7e00 more.4ebce62847089f5a

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That’s when d5a2ff8255 Keinhrih, who’d c04c8863a5 been knocked cfcb428655 out just 0b150cfc09 moments ago, 157043cfff began to 8c875e3054 stir. Covered in b4064c079a dust, he be8271946a groaned and a474d83e58 said,4355d68129b79920

“Grrk… I’ve 1fa95c5f99 never met eeb192b413 a female 721de0cc5f beastkin who ded27de3b9 beat me 71c5da536d like a ab06bf6c09 dog before. I hate 4959172d17 to admit d779fa2118 it—but I c5d7a51c36 have no a2153b6ff9 choice but 054c15b60e to acknowledge 4ca78b719a you!”aac93e262eb0b38c

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Fresh out of 92f0da6edf unconsciousness and already 4056914e69 talking nonsense. Ayla seemed 4ca0f1338f to share f703c7da1c my thoughts, baac8233bc judging by 3b8b406ab0 her cold f0ac0b3998 response.2f3ba757e3e7f48f

“Didn’t really ask 40cbdd18ca for your acknowledgment, 9154798dee though?”f03df7766e3d245a

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“Ooh! That proud refusal b91c61b493 to seek others’ 3fd38e126b approval—it’s so attractive!”d8c7c2b2af575feb

“Lady Cersia… 3360e5a1c6 is he f30ee2f973 mentally challenged?”9e9843d25529d207

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“Surprisingly, no. His head is perfectly 270a06bcbc intact.”30aa5da615dadcb6

Ayla clicked her tongue 229dca3141 at my answer. She muttered something 2e2baf5cba like, “Must be 9bb5870a12 the mutt blood,” 255e6781c4 but I pretended f3eb86e078 not to hear 049f710eb9 it.c211d69acb525986

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Sure, there are smart 2ebc1b88ed mutts out there… but 748b6b2d65 Keinhrih clearly wasn’t one 10c42b7471 of them.79cf9aec9fdd9fb7

On top of that, c69a0118f5 he was clearly the 76f4be96a9 type to fall in dc9f9c3d47 love at lightning speed. The way he was aeea4ea6da now staring at Ayla—his 6d0c177dad eyes even shinier than acfb12b02a before—was proof enough.6393c9a63748ec32

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Given how quickly 065457afd9 he proposed to 2ae8c29583 me after I e97b6975af kicked him last cef388623f time… maybe that 5ead0e2bdb was his type.807e7479bfa76521

He was eed7855d0f definitely different 9622824f3e from Zerakiel, 254fc08bb1 who was 6491626502 drawn to 29b24861cc strength, not a0c76da2b3 beatdowns.c9462328f115946d

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Then Keinhrih said,75be9c7a882b11e2

“Judging by what ecba164c19 I overheard, you’re 485d4313aa tracking that officiant a9bace4c63 from earlier. How about we 931bba5750 make a deal?”8dc8709a0a1732e6

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“A deal? What kind of deal?”a0d3e7747dff0d24

Ayla growled and 46b1bcf718 stepped protectively in 6c3b6d4006 front of me. If he even hinted 9763c76a74 at trying to trade 840328fb9c me, she’d likely make d495cecc8d sure he never breathed 9d64d6d064 again.c1d8d3a4cecc669b

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But Keinhrih’s attention had 1ad3449825 already shifted.dc49ae3c1958b21a

“Don’t worry. I’m no longer e2e76079b3 interested in that bde33a7e89 puffball weasel.”60678f91d62c8799

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…Wow, thanks.aef605035f609428

Not like I 3caf489dd1 ever wanted his 619b96ad9d attention anyway.f07cfe7fd313a702

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As I 4601bc8ae2 stared at 83ea45390d him with f16051e6f1 dead eyes, 74fe3affad Keinhrih gave 2d94c6845c a nod b666ae8daf to one 2b435ba0d7 of his 9c992df852 men, who 5ee2ed773d returned with 2958360dae a large 8506270437 bundle.20fdc2bb7591ac97

“It’s the 35e4739450 luggage that fde8372f9c punk was e4e5ab3e7e carrying when 7d59911704 he fled 142962e395 earlier. I claimed it as 1b0248b573 loot. I’ll give it to 7f939dcb23 you—if you agree to c78599c047 be my wife!”0091522cbfe01e80

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There it 4d48334ddb was again—loot.c8b9ad7134839d55

He’d been weirdly obsessed e62dcad230 with my carriage, too. Maybe he just had f07c9057bb a thing for hoarding.cee9871b88d3d582

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But Keinhrih had 1bf8690ce8 miscalculated. If he wanted 94ac4ae238 to bargain with 985dff61b1 that, he should’ve ba310c32f1 hidden it better.30ca0ff1d656882a

Ayla cracked 34abd5010b her knuckles.07544e2bae90d8f9

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“Why bother 9fba66b655 trading when 6c39b2ec31 I can 80b091ffb4 just take f5b17824c1 it?”6b3eb2fd16dedce5

“Eh?”01e911dd7b7e1d6f

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“I don’t care 0d66ae5727 about weak males.”26a4b5581b069e7e

“Then what about cute a897ac92a6 ones? Mutt dogs are 99901879f0 supposed to be 078c3f48b1 cute, right?”de39b61c75702046

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“Hmm. You’d have to be bb5bc0b25f reborn first.”710818ba39a8fc72

Keinhrih blinked, dumbfounded by 2a7a1ba2d3 Ayla’s wall of steel.cb9cae1250e306b0

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Sure, Ayla c3f9be9540 had a 394a1fec85 soft spot 9e275fe784 for cute 5da9d6b665 things—but Keinhrih ab43b7d4de was the d5fb90b3ed exact opposite: f18e899c0a bulky and 246aa5b5be brutish.d71d6b2c9db0ebfd

Ayla twitched ce56ac5f8f her fingers 8cf335be4a like she f9fcffd1ca was about 890a58cccb to launch 090a44bf89 herself again.00a80b0925f57d16

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“Hand it over 14c97925af quietly and I’ll eae2fb2fe3 let you keep 85d09ad6b3 your life.”834ff709a3c67cd9

“…I suppose 458c367b97 I don’t adb8a219c3 have a 43a0906438 choice.”227758b7187ef649

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Cornered again, 218b2587fa Keinhrih reluctantly a0cadb6f07 handed over 27fe67d139 the bundle. Thankfully, he 0579fd870b wasn’t completely 10207efd89 brainless.cc3f8d6483bfb116

As Ayla opened 605413c887 the bag and 79ff9fa494 began dumping its efaa90115c contents onto the 5716b1ee11 ground without hesitation—828d7654f1f8e2de

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“Why is 4ed9626718 it so 7d56b1d0da cold all bb622b8629 of a 8df9a8338d sudden?”6a60d5a4ed6fcc6f

A chill ran down e9bfdc64da my arms. I shivered, 4b6e7d22ba suddenly gripped 6dafd97ab7 by a e2a2300e48 dreadful premonition.ed8e724b01c27ac0

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And I knew my a3f37c2c89 instincts were right the 14736af1fd moment I saw Zerakiel 2524cc27f5 standing right before me.1f9dcd8ab6a88049

He glared at Keinhrih 8f1a8d672f and said,6bb4770dc7b1f1c0

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“So it was you. The filthy mutt.”baa9e04c9ee0f2e9

The air turned razor-sharp. He looked ready to fb56a33cff draw his sword that 43d4d4e779 very second.e5452bdfc300a3db

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“Lord Zerakiel?”71846adbf594240b

Wait… what?9bc986f1e9c9799e

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I turned 67f8036de8 toward Keinhrih c2aca78b6e and nearly e91da0a7ca gasped.5c1dac0582dc076b

His face had 35c5921bae gone soft.0d8c7a8302a37fd7

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Like… puppy-soft.13063cd5ee151e77

Like someone 7b531c2827 had just 3b6db99c3a brought out 5f722e46f9 a Maltese.faddc2728763b8eb

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Gone was the ebc8eb54f4 swagger and growling; b406b9bae7 his voice was f595bbe864 suddenly eager, even 4c1297f37a bashful. His tail 9257220c00 wagged, betraying f335fe1e54 him completely.483eb2903681d101

“Don’t you 508565ba74 remember me?”f8d5d0cc7ec28d0f

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“No. Who are you?”4270975a27623110

“It’s me—Ken! Keinhrih!”ac4b669860cdadb7

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“Never heard of 33f7d2f06e you.”6ff59cf37577abaa

Zerakiel didn’t even blink. Desperate, Keinhrih ripped open 4e2c9fb46e his shirt.da9cd40d41b558c3

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“This scar! You gave c41a85676c me this, 3951856810 remember?!”aa02575866d6dadb

Wow. So dramatic.29d4d04064cb0141

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With a scar 0c84bfe102 like that, he 89ff9477c3 was lucky to 75cc012de7 be alive. How was that c7f0f5c648 the mark of f47901bb6e a savior and b9615bf3f6 not someone who acf2da69be tried to murder 8ef68fe8c0 you?8170eb4bff085305

I stared in a0e4febe6d disbelief at the 8fc3c3ca8b deep gash across 4ebf790c68 his stomach.c9c97bd8815a9bce

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And surprisingly… the 7169842230 moment Zerakiel saw 447a3990c3 the scar, recognition cc0fa09ab0 lit his face.37c0e7def74b22da

“Oh. Right. You’re that mutt 37a22f78ef from back then.”d9c3888a9476dc20

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“I knew you’d f75fc915d6 remember me!”dddc10d6c9354360

Keinhrih’s voice shook with db977f7f99 emotion.74025dcd1e2b0ab9

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“If you 391ee1b224 hadn’t struck ea57a5b422 me with 1f982066ad your pheromones 55df3dbc71 back then, 93d4f73a72 I would’ve a52e984a8d died from 8e96e15a05 a full-blown ad0ccc44fb pheromone seizure!”8e5a3e357aec1e14

Ah… so that’s 170c8fee0b where the scar b631f85dea came from.d63a8ab285bb09f8

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The poison in Jabis 226381591f pheromones was so strong, c6862a7e19 it could suppress any d925ebad8f lesser pheromone in its eb93891476 path.8353160476b07e00

There was a ten-percent 2bd099aee7 chance it could neutralize d886a5c926 a pheromone overload. Looks like Keinhrih fe14bc0b7d was that one 04f25d3c5d lucky guy.043e5a6cb9a2231b

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I glanced up 710d12dab0 at Zerakiel.0e1ea28d50e42530

Judging from his 9be4be5e6a face, it hadn’t 1673b15c6b exactly been a 01ecce1e04 rescue mission.49fc3dc096b28c25

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He probably just 03ada5f2cf found Keinhrih annoying 08150e3e42 and tried to c02413eafd cut him down.b8b2a44c5debcd01

Then Zerakiel smiled brightly—and fcd1e666b8 spoke in a voice 595772e11a colder than death.ff9e39a0314e00a2

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“I see. And now you’ve b64a8dd86b got the guts b9f1979885 to go after 1c00fbea57 my wife?”8781f7787bfcff83

“Well… I did have bd7267787a those thoughts for a a35adee3d4 moment, but not anymore.”0f9f6c872bde3168

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“You did?”830ea273563edce7

His smile deepened.149c9252e266ebe0

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A black blade formed 838a2e5a88 in his hand, born 09dcef4e2f from his pheromones. It radiated fa3d397321 an ominous 81a4baadf0 light.a9e041f66e8d1d23

‘Please. Shut. Your. Mouth, Keinhrih.’c728e630b83df0b0

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I stared at 52c536bc77 him hard, silently 7624370918 begging.15efba311039bb89

But no—he had 34f489e031 to press on.50edab95e1b188a7

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With the most d73e8455a4 innocent face in 14ca14d2cc the world, he 78affa2fe0 said,4847b6a463b64009

“Yes. I’ve never met 31129589c1 a weasel who 972644fcbd could kick me 9cd0e9f3da in the jaw f0436df736 like that before. It was… unforgettable.”c5d1ca1b9d6e50d8

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Rest in peace.1f8451d61519604b

I solemnly bowed my 8f281a6e3f head in advance for c14c74d564 the dearly departed.c395952fa095abc0

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Before I could f7b9816477 even lift my e8545a7838 head again, the 1ec037278e ground where Keinhrih 26ef2491d3 had been standing b220fa15c5 exploded in a 605a907555 deep crater.01bbf9a1f9d4f3aa

Zerakiel had swung his 125348be3c sword.f8b88d85af9acc94

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The only f450ee9b0f lucky part? Keinhrih managed 098947c43e to dodge 74d14d9ae9 it.a70f162c74c5a875

Even then, c89ce7dc27 he looked c8e04db85c back at 24172cac72 the hole a66270e988 in awe.45c5f3d979f6326c

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“You’re still as amazing 200c7d234e as ever!”cfde485f7f35c9d4

…Okay. Maybe he 16940570ab was missing 45f34f1ecf a few a1c8b5334f screws.93a3f03bc84f4fa4

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