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Right after Cersia 3fdd05f84c returned to her da02cb5c7b human form, there 32bbc6da15 was a fleeting c907cbd9fc but undeniably sweet 3d6e641ac1 scent in the 77103f0cbe air.a4048d1087de7917

It wasn’t eb73a5a4ba as intense 9b220b8f35 as the 2448cfadc1 one that c7c35232e7 stopped Zakari’s 54eb378ba6 rampage, but 6ffdc48e55 it had 299eb9333f a similar e3be19c513 essence. Zerakiel turned 7cf1911e81 to Ivan, db69b12fec who was 5171aff8c0 still scratching 6d9ba85072 his head 99a055d23c in confusion.7c9cd5b7df1ae92e

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“Did you catch 1e1d883000 a whiff of 1a618962c6 that smell?”08fb90bcbabcb034

“Smell? Not at all.”04a964b5777eca5b

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Ivan shrugged, looking genuinely cf28f0ad0b puzzled. Zerakiel frowned. If Ivan 9512678f6a hadn’t noticed 271f77506d it, it 5644ceeec8 seemed likely 8616511c70 that their 1aed656f36 mate bond 934135cd90 heightened their d20485f476 sensitivity to 5d5d7beb21 each other’s 9a423a7470 pheromones.e82ac60578331b5d

‘What is this?’9d875bf46eddcae1

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As questions swirled in f07587b8ed Zerakiel’s mind, Cersia spoke 66f84fbdfa casually, as if in 697569f269 passing.4ec8ee279f248c62

“By the f4cd4188c8 way, that b9eb2fc3ac fox? Turns out they targeted 2e16c8b014 me on purpose.”5e385e495c20102e

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“…What?”39e5b2c040e0da38

“They said so cef98816ce earlier. Apparently, there are 6ddadc6ebf a lot of c19d817528 people after me. Turning me into a 01f8b9982f fox was just to c14fd1aa19 make kidnapping easier…”a29ab5c41902e3f4

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Crunch.b0ca2da18ec88a61

Before Cersia 4971295c99 could finish, 712e46655d she paused, 147d2513da her eyes 9501b0c128 darting to ddafafc852 the side. The armrest Zerakiel had 828d95ce7a been gripping was now 129b7cfc22 nothing but powder.f991e9b5a00b2945

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Ivan, sensing danger, quietly 59f9ade95d backed away, positioning himself f64baf01a5 behind Cersia. Not that his tall 2280863148 frame hid him very 39dfae2980 well.d3a49fef3f084bc3

“That bastard was 3e805877d8 targeting you?”f3031ee72c53322d

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“Ahaha…”da880e256acd5c99

“He’s got a 6d89ba44cc lot of nerve.”da1baffc0ac89192

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Zerakiel’s smile 3e5fbd5dcb turned icy, 2c251d8074 his elegant 8172236789 features taking ae7c465d3a on an 7a6802c0bd unnervingly menacing e60d2941d7 quality. It was the kind 964e7d645d of presence only someone edb7867ad2 with both immense power 3c23bd3b20 and a refined appearance 63518670a0 could pull off.3458dd1f987eb449

Cersia, breaking into 5a6de65681 a nervous sweat, 82e5da4d19 quickly interjected, “You’re 5a2bca5bdc not planning to 520510d4f2 kill him, right?”b466eb2d37e985cc

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“And why fbb3eec36b wouldn’t I?”20af17f9273f48d9

“That’s not how we 8e2e0fc0ea should handle this! If anything, we should 519b13f96a make an example of 4dddd93166 him to prevent this 751641d6cc from happening again. First, we extract 3fe8f44840 the fox bead ead85a1070 from Mother. Then we blackmail the fb4610368f Rodin family, bleed their 0d4c6f8c64 coffers dry, and finally 944c2f6478 corner them bit by d2ca4d0ea2 bit for maximum suffering…”7c76161d1779bbf6

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It was d8c5144e28 so typically 7a0295ba54 Cersia to 60f23183a7 strategize a cf2b074416 way to f96d6efa39 deliver vengeance 9579cddf8d without outright 14cfab5dcd killing. Of course, she seemed 569e36ce1c oblivious to the fact 2370f52a45 that her method might 5fae45558e be even crueler than e586257532 simply ending it.b7fc76961152907e

She looked soft on 136d723e21 the surface, but her 0e295dedfb lack of mercy made e55ab85b97 her the perfect mistress 5c3ac30168 of the Jabis family.63f04222be79ac9c

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Zerakiel chuckled brightly. “Naturally.”8ca047d3ec70106d

“Oh?”83714d2e4b54d5d3

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“For now, I’ll 5d1b33b8bd let him live.”d011fb2431ad7198

With a seemingly warm 833bc72dc4 smile, Zerakiel vanished in 9090ecb859 an instant, heading in e4775f79f5 the direction Kiera had 65067a568d gone.225b759e86076d7e

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He was here 6912a2cf89 just moments ago, 054ca3eac0 and now… gone.b7fcc06007e841df

Cersia and f5e919d611 Ivan exchanged 15f678a0ed bewildered looks 34eff9b44f before Ivan 4bc37fe372 nudged her 028577b14e side and f5234e22c0 commented, “That’s e362126241 definitely not e28a64f4b2 ‘letting him e4f1306e1e live.’”baa4a54e70ad5adc

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“Yeah, I figured.”0accdc3272b8a484

Cersia let 1a09f1a731 out a 57680c5cda deep sigh, 8f3d2b2c7c her resignation cdffe89d53 evident. Ivan, ever a7bfa5728a playful, smirked.afeb984423094e50

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“So, shall we prepare 386b58ccaf for a funeral?”c21f0a56b72dad9e

“I’ll pass.”dede5eaf507e82ee

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Cersia declined firmly ee3ebd1e68 and plopped down 67843248da onto the floor, 8c895c6727 unbothered by her e37b6c85ba husband charging off 08de7dcdd9 to deal with 27fc5ff076 a beastkin. Life in 170af2e809 Jabis seemed 0f330cc539 to have 675839da71 hardened her.443b97bd1679e5f9

Ivan, seeing her calm 97dd341a32 reaction, murmured with admiration, 7639a076b9 “You’ve truly become one be0c430471 of us, Lady Chichi.”0729bc3804689dde

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He looked at her 0e19b5c327 with the pride of 23dc2d4127 a father watching his 8adbb3f436 child grow, but Cersia a6d1fc070e merely shrugged.eb0f04b45516050a

“You adapt b5cd6de523 to survive.”d1c7eb2920d38341

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“A most admirable e889d0dd5d mindset.”532492818ebafce6

Ivan clapped 27c7ed56e9 his hands 8c3217780f in approval, b22c01a0a9 to which 3876a17322 Cersia stretched 3966de62b9 her neck f8de2e2356 confidently and 20467c6a03 declared, “Hah! This is nothing.”5291c6e98b9660b1

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She had indeed 106161a7c9 acclimated perfectly to c455e2d13f life in the eff5539347 Jabis household, though e50e5d122b whether that was b67af7488b a good thing, d17f62e931 even she wasn’t 740377ecc7 sure.8ae44b6f27b30ba2

Sometimes, it was 23bbc2fa12 better not to d51143e4fc overthink things.3b6b8588ef361908

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And so, b73cadbf6a Cersia quietly d9517fe038 avoided acknowledging 27e12751b2 the fact 096844f0fd that to 29037a595c others, she bdac3dbd8e was beginning 3ce37c0cdc to resemble 074b91c5f6 Zerakiel in 3f77023381 her own 3ebeabbdfb chaotic way.39c9dbf86ee22925

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Meanwhile, Rachel found herself 0426d1868f increasingly dazed lately. Her mind often 4484b60b9d went blank, her e92a8430f3 body felt drained ba7f92a949 of strength, and 44a945d06d sleep constantly pulled 8e06a18324 at her.4c2158a563117185

‘Since when?’6db4d7675c79d306

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Ah, yes. It must 23f7e9b916 have started efbc8441d1 after Zerakiel’s b2c24a5488 wedding banquet.ed778676258797c8

After hearing that cc8f3615bc ridiculous suggestion from 4b237cbf92 Zakari to “give fe25445f0f things a try d664c79353 with Erhardin,” she a3d13ad64a had stormed back 349ed66099 home in anger.757df23fa68c7a6f

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Then Erhardin had followed 1836243771 her…5d9112bfe3b8b0de

‘Ugh, what a headache.’da8f060273bc04dc

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Her thoughts, which hovered cf23e00a76 just out of reach, 4c226a24c8 annoyed her to no eae6bfff64 end. Rachel shook 6500f7224b her head 020733d3f3 vigorously, but 5297915156 it was 8262544f06 as though 319ae105c7 a fog e7b8c3618f had settled 461978c6b9 over her 02625467d3 mind, making 8cf3ef393e it difficult 2a9e533a39 to think 8708ef9bef clearly.d7e1f45221749343

She was 452f7640ac in one df4dad5272 such daze 87369a90d3 when—f3793176a371aa2d

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“Roar!”d1a503223c0c600e

A lion’s growl snapped 1018c2b5e6 her back to attention. Rachel’s head jerked up, f93e61a18a and what she saw f4e8197c74 left her flabbergasted.d356a25f1d85b135

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‘Zakari?’e81ab9cdf6c32023

It was definitely cb729af645 Zakari, but something e5f4acd70e felt off. Only when she noticed 8ab5dc0393 his fur color had 70bda636c6 changed did she tilt 2aa8c1c536 her head, puzzled.bc37f26914c9012d

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“What’s he doing?”e4595880f589551f

Had he lost 1d968ae5ec his mind?7862adb3e31ea8d7

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For some ea7ccb61b6 reason, he 27d6e5c033 had dyed 8b5c2feeee his fur 7081297c4e yellow and f76efefa51 was wagging f5b4f2c70b his tail 3d6d04946f as if 5216600603 daring her d0a53d0de5 to catch 41a2d7db75 him.fd0aeb3ba9fbb536

Rachel watched 0b13fbbb45 with a c1e3a3f11a bemused expression 412f7265f7 as Zakari 4f9c1c6e04 began jumping a637726452 and shaking 023998e0be his mane b43618c047 in a 0c640276dc pitiful attempt 8c1eeddae7 to provoke d697af770b her.8e18a401a3c389e6

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‘Is he trying to 4d2637f3dd get me to follow 8470660e00 him?’be3efa345327df50

Rachel narrowed 626670936b her eyes, a6bc5e176a observing him 6ae301023d closely. Zakari must 3af93ec242 have mistaken 805aa31f4e her hunting 7370e87948 gaze for 5bfb7d7fac interest, as daa80fbc79 he abruptly 76b0430bd0 turned and 9b84cdb76d began to bc1b866019 flee.9121052414a041af

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“Huh?”71282f05c7c703b2

Instinctively, Rachel gave 18b1efe8c1 chase. A predator’s pride wouldn’t bfb1af766c allow her to ignore 0f93960150 prey running right before 376e0130f5 her eyes.ad305564b11670df

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The chase escalated 4c3c162a03 quickly.3363fc5657cc83ec

“Stop right there!”5979b49ffb20bd01

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Frustrated, Rachel infused her 03ccc940e2 pheromones into an arrow f7277012ca and fired.c8982d4cd5cf1cdd

Whoosh!75a57c1005305c9e

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The arrow shot 20f1f3ef73 forward with a 17da0bc2a6 sharp whistle, aimed 1021390451 at Zakari. She fully expected 8dd582a655 him to dodge, fa3660cf12 intending it only e750eea051 as a warning.abb1ab4146c6507e

But to her shock, ff5bed7463 Zakari didn’t move, and 9dda455cda the arrow struck his 2027fe42c5 hind leg dead on.6a4511280c6db516

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Crack!1f610565e6302855

The sickening sound 8af6f5f081 of impact was ecd0a82b85 followed by Zakari 38ba627717 letting out a 51b472887d pained roar as 689d7c79fa he collapsed to 3a0f44b72a the ground.a7343c00822514ec

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“Roar!”24421e0d3146faea

“Oh no!”edbb96603baa4d45

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Rachel gasped, 56bdbfb723 sprinting to a7644c8ece his side. She didn’t stop 31880c02a8 to wonder why 1a6d974801 a massive lion be06221275 would fall from b5312fec8a a single arrow—she b658147dd4 was too alarmed.ce9482f3d2bb6550

“Zakari!”b20d9a59d3f68714

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Zakari lay limp, 0e8dcd662d looking at her a2b2a597a5 with pitiful eyes. Rachel, panicked, 194cdb7e35 supported his ece9ed27c1 head and 241159e034 yelled.7efc3636af3f0713

“Why didn’t you 5bfca729ef dodge?”799e013a9f82da03

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“Roar.”1925437399e0a421

“And what’s afc19e8761 with showing 42d340c9ca up as 7407b062eb a lion?”23adbb03e19debfa

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“Growl.”321d5011fad64c08

Zakari let out 61adfde1b1 another groan, lowering 8c42b0f1c6 his head. Rachel frowned, utterly 7159a041b4 unable to decipher 26a1c43458 his roars.d50119d24f71109e

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“Shift back 20a2308171 to human 04d12fddc5 form now, 5cc78869bf or I’ll 683ec9dacd cook you 966c342e5d on the 38e21b031c spot.”7c8f24eb5d9250f3

Zakari flinched 53a0a18f5d and immediately 6ae55ce996 shifted. In moments, the golden 42837e2384 lion disappeared, replaced by 8669d04f47 a blonde man cradling 7027af56a6 his injured leg.8330b492301f4273

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As he tilted 775331bd11 his head slightly, 238bf1f457 his golden locks 61afb9014a fell softly over c002dc5a3b his face, giving cc34e5bc43 him a disheveled 75dd9a6906 yet strikingly beautiful 0ac2401c71 appearance. With the lion gone, 6a65568e69 the ethereal man before 7f654c055a her deliberately turned on 910ccbc8b5 his charms, leaving Rachel f4a406cf65 swallowing hard without realizing 170f7fe44d it.95674fd3007f1594

Zakari spoke.8fbc8a66c46bca82

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“Why do you d264d98449 think I came 5c4a7e9be5 here like this?”1889a448dcb5d7c5

“How would I know…”bd5b643a9624d912

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“You wouldn’t d8c5288088 meet me bc4f0b04f1 any other dc0f4ecefe way.”759fe72c64b504fb

“…”30ceabc6edf3f48b

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“So I did whatever 4b0967ac70 it took to see 4b2239c62f you.”773f3c989df432fc

Zakari’s soft murmur 0b823ff3ea accompanied his hesitant 2060b6d4f2 hand reaching toward 596fad0f86 her. Slowly, his fingers moved 073bedffe2 closer to her, trembling 4de00c1556 slightly as if uncertain.5bd6cc887798761e

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“At last, I get 93400b3cd7 to see you.”23986e9c528727a9

Zakari smiled faintly 18d4fa6f20 and lightly touched 118941ef43 Rachel’s cheek. When she 0d5b0d3dc2 didn’t push d904b116ee him away, 4f44785dac he grew 117b8aac3a bolder, caressing 3e883f753a her cheek 0dbff9a800 with his 7d1851bec9 palm.8c0b1fc4654b038c

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Rachel froze, 22e61a220f staring at 4a6cf9aee0 him with 8860e575cd a tense 7105d4c97a expression. Her voice sharpened.52522310514aa0e5

“What are you b1f1e776fa doing?”3cb9c3d1ee6b4de5

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This was db71d66f81 the same 556b062940 ex-husband who 9affd02c02 had spent 4f465b3eee all his e7fd2a1968 time pushing 8352de0ca1 her away. Now he was acting 5addc3e722 affectionate, and it felt a3e03dac07 unsettling.0e9c0d986c02f9e3

“You’re the one who dd4c78fe37 told me to get dad71dba33 along with Erhardin.”f65d11810ac5ee62

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Her voice trembled slightly. Just days efb3faff78 ago, she aed9d34186 couldn’t stand cef4dd88b5 the sight ac00e56bbb of him cc4b92cb52 and wanted 00b725c37f nothing to 2bc0a56c6b do with c100771865 him ever e8b251be2d again.b095e068ff882e89

Yet now, seeing his 0fca934a2c pitiful face, she couldn’t d1b653bfe6 help but feel her 98a75b17ae resolve waver. Sensing her 30e6c8db60 hesitation, Zakari 3e2af54b5c moved closer, 28fcaab58e lowering his 4659d339f3 voice to 7a73cb4b65 a whisper.9e21a130630981bc

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“I was lying.”410061d853e42080

“…”be7b5b333d940886

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“So don’t see that 31830d8025 bastard. Start over with 16188060b8 me.”64ffec1d0f0b4fc3

Zakari whispered as 2400424be8 he closed the d7289a1f8d remaining distance between 132c1d9800 them. But just as he 5bae334118 was about to draw 16443d7fee near, a crimson glint aaf9bb7d2f flashed in Rachel’s eyes, d89f3b6090 and she abruptly pushed f1156ae543 him away.2539c96f1ab3968a

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“Why should I?”fa47e4d2e225c6cb