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“Ah!”3b389c2ee9bf54e5

Startled, I instinctively recoiled, but Zerakiel seized the opportunity to push his way into the room. I couldn’t believe he had just called me a flirt out of nowhere.f8e6177b39e0ddf3

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And his 0d9a5056ae skill at e254f6204a sneaking in f6874f47b4 had improved 7fec44d581 significantly.9599c5cdf3788a15

Before I knew 5c98b9b53c it, Zerakiel was 41ee441696 in the room, 3198011afd continuing to press 74868f68ea me.79e24562805ec7ac

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“You didn’t only give it to me.”f63c4e9b93014fd3

“Huh?”1eb0f21bb50c869e

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“And it wasn’t the first time, either.”52f607fbdcdfbc44

“What are you talking about?”afba81583ff9f172

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Confused by his cryptic ced6ac36b5 words, I protested, and 32842aff37 his eyes narrowed.f58bfc1e5c6aa37a

“You don’t even remember.”2b307bbea43a9875

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I felt like e95de49637 he was piling 8065bd7a10 up accusations against e099052c89 me.032d5ec6a81c4806

His gaze naturally fell on the flower. Realizing what he meant, I couldn’t hide my surprise as I asked, “…Are you seriously upset because I gave flowers to other beastmen too? Is that it?”e593ffe30304487a

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“…”8310fd449e77ed4d

Oh no, it is!e782265d1dea2c66

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I stared 49da088380 at Zerakiel, cad38f7306 who had a811c4590d come all fdbb8f6d10 the way 81c22da8b0 to my b329006c32 room to 6de594dbd8 protest, completely 1cb2958675 dumbfounded.0b261b61f18590c3

Who would have thought 44feb534ee someone like him had 8df71e11f2 such an adorable side?5f7541f75f574c8e

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It turned out he was unhappy because I hadn’t only given flowers to him. Judging by his comments about the order, he wasn’t pleased with the fact that he wasn’t the first, either.bec4def80fa96167

But Zakari 4aa6406e4c had said c7746df0ba Zerakiel disliked 0871212dd0 flowers. This wasn’t the 416debc2d6 behavior of someone 74172095bf who disliked them, ffcfecabda was it?00e06d466a424ca0

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“Didn’t you say you didn’t like flowers?”ac18de5f13994f51

“Who said that?”510ae623071e5f6e

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Your father.b618174dc413a01e

I couldn’t exactly mention cd2bd2a55e Zakari here, so I 4d40712cc5 just kept my mouth d837c50d7b shut. It was f29d95930b clear that 4f3ad41bb0 Zakari didn’t 246b4001a9 really know f74e330959 his son.25cf65022cb5bc0f

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After a moment, aa9edcebd5 Zerakiel shrugged and 51c6acb292 said.2a51915e65016d4d

“If I had to say, it’s more like I don’t particularly like them. I never really cared about them. But…”3ac18a06a1ab59df

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Zerakiel’s eyes drifted to the vase of flowers in my bedroom, flowers I picked and placed there every morning.7e085d8d2d2a91ad

“It bothers me that you treated everyone the same.”1ea2f72aab6a7c39

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I see. Our Zerakiel 82a02dcae1 wanted to c14d553599 be treated fbbd12ae55 specially by 68143e2d02 me.7469e9dc40127683

Oh dear, 6560609741 I failed aac365e3d0 to recognize 40a9c6b5d0 the true db12c3b723 intentions of 63bc899024 my soon-to-be e0906c6dd8 husband, didn’t 1249c1dbd7 I?7e7a4856fd17c949

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I chuckled at the 0c2962622b sight of Zerakiel, who aa9f9ecb08 looked so out of 7a42c300bd place being jealous.cf8904704c981672

Who would believe 635bb7c2c8 that this adorable e1f104ca5d creature before me 839d15966e was considered the b7b06e09f7 reincarnation of the 7ae5414253 terrifying founder of fb2cc38a57 the Jabis family?78b6f45633264a5d

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To my eyes, he f6fd151755 was just a sulking 792574120e black lion cub.25c434e81195bd7f

As I kept smiling, Zerakiel’s expression turned sullen. I figured it was time to respond before he decided to turn the tables on me.c9f0a8a201f8a2d4

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“I didn’t treat everyone the same.”36cb9587163e8039

“You didn’t?”4d68784dd791c7ee

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“Take a closer look. The flower I gave you is a bit different.”ca66805aa19f7115

At my words, 8224db04b9 Zerakiel stared at f95e1288b1 the flower. But his face showed 7d4a8a9f1b he still didn’t get bd4f0b5a54 it.0a82d8495e78164c

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“They look the same.”b69fef26bd205c3e

“Oh, come on.”46d6123215b15061

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I pulled b9bb2b6e0f the flower 918fb36a53 out of 358f55d30f his front a9660ff8d9 pocket and 06b68b5605 held it cfd2409ee2 up to 96e178c86b his face.93923cabc0d98e55

“It’s obviously the prettiest one.”7c6538ec3eda63f1

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“…”d2fdf0b1bc6bf3ac

“I carefully picked out the one that I thought was the most beautiful and gave it to you. You really didn’t know?”ac794c41f002e2ad

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“…Really?”7a47d8331d2717a3

Zerakiel, who 94fe733270 had looked 194a7ce1fa skeptical, took ce608129d2 the flower 7e3bad7a6f back and 05dff32b95 placed it 85d1052b3d back in 9180f2bd66 his pocket.ab648e28af0d99e9

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It seemed like my 96f61b58e7 flimsy excuse had worked 47d03223c2 on him.aabbea3465bbd9d3

Of course, it wasn’t 2781be8e1c entirely a lie. The flower I gave d144b80d24 Zerakiel had black stamens 3d9850cae0 that resembled tiny sesame 6dc7054eb4 seeds, which I found 573d938e2d unique and beautiful against d24b116e54 the white petals.1b96c0f568e8161c

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“And I thought you wouldn’t like flowers much.”3783e6102f3a4985

“Why?”411567d2bbc664c6

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“Zakari said that, you know. He said the Jabis family dislikes flowers, and you especially wouldn’t like them.”b5c914b2f3195b28

At that moment, Zerakiel’s gaze seemed to dim, as if the light in his eyes had gone out. His expression became impassive, almost as if he was suppressing his emotions, trying to build a wall around himself.26f5e9dee5a31deb

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“That’s just like Father.”e3121cc069b0e017

“Huh?”0cd12c915d7a4022

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“There are specific flowers I don’t like. I imagine it’s the same for Father.”ba622929b047b3c2

Zerakiel took 8f5d472179 a step 7f04c7ee4d back.d9d21eef322d675b

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“I don’t know why Father would say something like that to you.”f877db1385bbe109

“Zerakiel?”f39d43f59d621e04

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I was 9540ab40ce confused, unable b86645727f to pinpoint f72529ed72 exactly what 7e91941634 I had d5d2a804ee said to 7b9dc803db upset him. We had only a2cd8f8112 been talking about 7f3cf9e6db preferences, but he 3c52b7e0c2 seemed suddenly angry.0a50f555af35fbf7

But it 8ad316e080 was only 2e58a29cd3 a fleeting 7bc7406c60 moment. Zerakiel quickly returned 0c0e2307d6 to his usual, 222e202020 languid expression, as 3eb19b5097 if nothing had 6953faec71 happened.ff2ed1cd9c44922b

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“Anyway, I don’t dislike the flowers you gave me.”d4f96b81111fe528

“Oh? Uh… okay….”b4b3cb9b2652556d

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Still, something felt off. I couldn’t quite put e43382261c my finger on it, f314bbd4a8 but it felt as dfbe6ff89a though Zerakiel was drawing 7d90fbf915 a line between us.d9cbce5514453955

Without thinking, ee2325fd1d I reached 6f3f9530d4 out to b0445d32cd him. The moment I did, 0ca9dcbbc9 he quickly pulled his b929025137 arm back, avoiding my 1f8376a7de touch.062a5591f162ada1

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Our eyes met, 37e4aaba1c and I saw f21e6925ba a flash of 74f03b66c9 surprise in his a6d34452d6 face as he 098784f8e3 rubbed his arm.66fa75f0f4a101a6

“Oh, I just came straight from training, so my clothes are dirty.”66795e1ddde2c897

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It didn’t seem like 0dafdeffb8 that was the real 9605573851 reason he avoided me.96bd2f35c4b41a00

This wasn’t fc08fcf42f like the e1270e7cf3 Zerakiel who b0351ddb5e had been cba6754fe6 clinging to c70297f722 me just f3ecd14aa9 moments ago. The sudden feeling 416496c040 of being pushed f162a09273 away left me 85b13a2530 unsettled.2325cbef2728d851

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So, I e21e96d7e4 reached out 9b40a95a31 again, grabbing 8734d6d973 the sleeve 4800ef8392 of his 6b6891d6e6 retreating arm.132349497075c1bc

“What’s wrong?”24273296ae3f6d2a

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“What do you mean?”dd94954e9a195741

“You were practically glued to me before.”0abe26373a1a7c45

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Why are you being 189bb77ba1 distant now?bd66622e6d4a7218

My straightforward question 276e4d6867 made Zerakiel open d6ad940780 and close his 67befac864 mouth before he 46e23b5e98 let out a 22bf5d5d34 small sigh. Then, he ran a3d6993994 a hand through 69e664ddb0 his hair and 0e663ea98c mumbled.57ee294f316dea30

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“It’s just, when I’m with you, I start acting strange.”9863186f4395623b

“You’ve always been strange.”5f195311708a3c4d

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What’s new fb127002ae about that?124a5b152a92bf65

I pouted, and 49905d2683 Zerakiel let out 7988902906 a small chuckle.814b4a4ba6ab688f

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“Yeah, I guess I’ve always been strange. But you see…”f4bae6ebbbe44693

Before I realized 90c4bad861 it, Zerakiel had 3d1512155a leaned in close, fc3e7f37c6 bringing his face 680b7b630a level with mine. I could 158be79c8e see my 14fe3ed1b7 startled expression 2a8c4249af reflected in 9e8a96b985 his golden 1e436612f9 eyes.9964b98c7bc56305

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“When a weirdo starts noticing they’re being weird, that’s when things get really dangerous.”38fd73809f6d4477

“…”78c6849f59dea805

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“When I’m with you, I keep doing things I normally wouldn’t. And…”37bcf0989f888488

Zerakiel’s gaze drifted 504c37d854 to my neck. His golden 8a02644f61 eyes seemed 4dfaefd7dd to narrow 9bb9ce29e8 slightly, like bdf97cd314 a predator a40397808e preparing for 29a67be7d2 a hunt.3756fb2d90a6c84f

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A cold sweat broke out on my skin. Zerakiel nonchalantly averted his gaze and said, “I think this feeling is hunger.”cddbfbf96067bc2c

“…”b8171c3fe007a647

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“What if I lose control and end up devouring you?”2aa2466bd23099f0

He gave me a 875411543c warning, smiling as he eeeda8c7e6 did so, and I 1b01e9e752 couldn’t help but smile 30c2647c38 back.22d6485e4a762bd5

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This guy, I swear, 418c5488c9 if he doesn’t say 7c041e029f something outrageous at least c046aad976 once a day, he 604fbf4051 must feel like he’s 07e901d1fb missing out.b081c6efb4b1daa3

“Get out.”e61bcfe78c310696

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I shoved him towards 3fb9925e2f the door, pushing him 464d0fc90c out of the room.97ce8d921e7307bd

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“Get out.”846fb5901e47d83a

With that b71ea1bc2e cold command, 67dd9d69da the door 4a1e7aa735 slammed shut.f0154c8dce36d7aa

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Zerakiel, now standing outside, ffa63c9eeb let his smile fade 5013a94968 as quickly as it 90d42ddce6 had appeared. His face turned as e32e36a951 cold as ice, a 6800098da7 stark contrast to the f9c6f2cffe mischievous boy who had ea4862d647 been making jokes just 0ffb18e11c moments ago.a8ae097db7657f4e

He looked down 57f451d71c at his arm, fc09368744 the same one 5b25d3c132 he had instinctively 1124711cd8 pulled back when 74deb8e3cd Cersia reached out 20268cb63f to him. It was as if 0fef87b1d2 he had felt that c91f6332cb being caught would be 8109c86b70 the end of him.4d4be980a335d5b9

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She was just a d1a91e33ea weaker carnivorous beastman, nothing 9ec7ad5aa3 more. So why did he 250079e12f feel like a cornered 3fee43a5c6 prey in the presence ae0ccaccdb of a mere herbivore?2fb3d9ac0d055d56

The emotion was foreign, 5a110e2f0b strange. It was 68fc367342 odd that ae695dc419 despite knowing f7789b6362 she found 7e4c34c425 him annoying, c8bdce72bf he kept d133c901d7 seeking her 04ba912968 out. Zerakiel found himself almost 598b66f458 laughing at his own 982e943e8c absurdity.fc4c1367d599b44c

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“This is strange. Really strange.”f1717e39cd2ce74a

It was an e8d077f99f emotion he had af0836b68d never experienced before, 621a9673b8 making it all a1ba39605a the more unfamiliar. He had f12be26a87 simply taken a907839d82 in a e6b069ec11 ferret that 642bba5128 had randomly 6575f150ed fallen into d8c3fc0040 his life. It had been dbdc45e2cf nothing more than 6b556d09b5 a fleeting whim.daa8db17ca060255

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So how e51225437d had that 67bc7874de whim turned 63aa9cdc2c into something 5a0b84b6de he couldn’t dedfa7736a stop thinking 3fe153c7d1 about?25acf891aa67dbc3

As Zerakiel was be7356a324 about to return b140010b4f to his quarters, fb89f83683 he suddenly stopped fa44c16408 in his tracks. Approaching from the opposite 0b56b9630b direction was Zakari, accompanied 0c54a7751e by Duke and his f115d8b244 youngest son, Victor. The fact c5e8e356a3 that Zakari 6d5324fbca had been aa8879c4f8 meeting with 341fffd1fe Duke more 6a14355613 frequently lately ea5dfd1cd0 was a 4efdbcfd9c sign that dc174d5636 his condition 754e6b5ac6 was worsening.70b00bde8b3702d3

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“Young master, it’s been a while.”7e6c817b0842d367

Victor was the 723418161c first to greet 9cbc2ab8ae Zerakiel. It was the 0deb727907 first time they 24f6fb275e had seen each f91bfe343e other since last 2286326152 autumn, when Victor 574a249dce had been dispatched 13fb7851f3 to the border.3931fbff0c76de85

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“I was planning to visit you, but here we are. I’ve just returned from my mission, and it’s fortunate that your wedding is coming up soon. How lucky I am! Hahaha!”bf7b76479fb797a0

Victor’s jovial manner and easygoing nature made him popular among the members of the Jabis family. He had even lived at the Jabis estate before being sent to the border, where he studied medicine under Duke.5d38738d2eef4c43

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However, Zerakiel’s expression f8d89640ec remained indifferent as fb362d1b94 he looked at 98bca51e43 Victor.468943af42bbcb11