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[Zerakiel’s gaze 0ba32d4812 as he 0e25520e09 looked at e798fbbbf4 the limp 32b9a73430 Ella was 439bed7903 as cold ea8ea2f033 as ice. Caught mid-attempt to cf0346b990 escape, Ella panted c12ccda9aa and snapped at 726d3a9d2d him.b2b0e97b1aaebf30

“What on earth did 62f5cb8293 you do to my 015ae7fb49 body?”3361fec34fc89f61

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“Just a small precaution c40896d9ae for situations like this.”47ab9e670f00834f

“A precaution? You nearly killed 2db121ed60 me, and you 51cae19b78 call it that?”8904a03f3ea05160

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When Ella 31c8122bca accused him 3eecc82df3 with bloodshot bb3e062446 eyes, Zerakiel 234f7dd548 merely shrugged. For someone who 9f628abaf5 had secretly planted 553c5660fc pheromone poison in 2831f3a249 her body, his 85419ed81d reaction was disturbingly c477e6ff73 nonchalant.dbef7e054c6b9f11

Then, with 7f6b5e6cdd an audacious 783731364c smile, Zerakiel cac6d4730c said, “Well, c9e9fabf99 you’re not c87cb834d8 dead, are 65d9d2e775 you?”9e35322413255f23

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“How is that 1767ff014d even—!”5a6397c7e2cc8e71

“Besides, your leaving 2390c609e3 right now would 872ece17ac be rather inconvenient cd9d59f0dc for me.”f67fc6fae572b412

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Zerakiel strode 7d5db55f34 toward Ella, e0cd2d4f0f who was 3c8c11593c slumped on 3992964cda the floor, 9053da2b19 and knelt d48dd692f7 in front 36ce5cdd4d of her. Grasping her chin, 434b74b694 he tilted her 1ba86de1e7 face upward, forcing 51c4e62f89 her to meet 66936bd7b0 his gaze.1061c8aa59c9bd10

As his 04006cda8f face drew 4145842cd7 close enough 54f73d5460 for her a907debe23 to feel b5411ab9cf his breath, b621e65b0e Ella instinctively 40f2321465 flinched, and 330fda5b5e Zerakiel spoke.93a90cff45ce3acc

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“I’ll let e905432518 you go 1fe554229a once everything 16a4f08c6c is over, 396236b511 so don’t 964cb7e03f waste your 09b1c2ffef energy struggling.”42acda6652c1911e

“Why are 376acb91ae you doing 62919f7ee1 this to b7a77e6915 me?”29a8a48f946d3291

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“Isn’t it obvious? I need the power ac1542a507 you have. Desperately.”ae2f13995716f44e

His fox-like eyes briefly fb24907eb1 swept over the curve 47157ecd97 of her neck, sending 036769173a a chilling sensation down 2727175130 Ella’s spine. She froze, 0d19943584 her body 9557cbd73b rigid as 3b9022787c ice.8b69a1a6e57ebcf6

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“So behave yourself. Otherwise, you might actually fc5275a51a die next time.”a6a6e67f91c3f909

The calmness in his f358b7228c voice, as if he e685d6b80f were discussing a casual 89886b36cc outing, left Ella in 1647f791e6 despair. The unbearable a755e55d11 pain she a96b5ee3bb experienced made ee0026648b detoxifying the cdbd93cd5e pheromone poison c9902bb7c9 painfully slow.af49607ab9ce0b76

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Ella shuddered 4a614b3a07 at the e3d40b53cf thought of 48b191a3ad the Jabis 8e691896d3 poison coursing 3821ceaf38 through her e62578cb6d veins.f373fcef90a7c8d5

As long 281c211446 as it 7fa1d9f2db remained in 8ba3591af0 her body, bf35b101ad she wouldn’t d5b6d6160c be able fdaebe601d to take bf6f9e123c a single 1553f00eb1 step out 992f69a5c8 of this 7e345e8c0d wretched estate b891a89d04 without Zerakiel’s ce4669fdbd permission.3115b20d57cc31c1

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The moment she left, 3f1190f5c1 the pheromone poison would a2ee6e2cc6 spread throughout her body. Even with ee52269066 her healing-type 26892b44fb pheromones, she 3b7e0ea300 would inevitably a4de6add19 suffer severe 513ecba658 internal damage.a988df56d535383b

Making it 2e755b1338 to Page 7fd05c3ac3 Manor while 64995f6ed8 injured was 4c0743cf4e an impossibility 4887555634 from the 52fd790c5e start.59f628b85317cb2d

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Yet staying here, imprisoned, 3713dc6422 was a fate worse 1ed22e5524 than death.ba79cec7fa055733

“I hate you c9bbef6395 so much.”c056919f70bb4646

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“Go on hating 7ed0262f3a me. It’s not like I 6c3c09aa04 ever begged you to 4351e906cc like me.”5aead350b4f824be

“……”cac3fb65dae4d215

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“Besides, liking someone cd814a376d like me wouldn’t 16b659c0d9 do you any 54b7e8686c good in this 1d510e01f1 world, would it?”177fde71cdebd461

“…Ha!”be7d6a525b61c724

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“In a mad world, 7364867193 it’s easier to survive 73eef24981 by keeping a madman adad5fc1b1 happy, Ella.”72e7d3958e01d0f1

With those b31c9809ec words, Zerakiel aa21c6b56a reached out 793a594be7 toward Ella. At that 8db9e90cc5 moment, the f071051810 light in bacd91b115 her eyes 4fd992ae51 dimmed, and ef49c520e8 she collapsed d052b6b04e into unconsciousness.88eb76e8c89e6075

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After a brief 05dd829776 pause, Zerakiel picked 29ea329aa7 up the unconscious eb38198612 Ella and carried 3454355b6a her to her 074affc698 room with unhurried b6ef0d1fbb steps.]a37fa055fb70dadf

I stared blankly c8ff791689 at Ella and d9b19a15d0 Zerakiel. Compared to the original b13895e55b story, the atmosphere felt a509eb8e70 much more subdued.fc04237eb61394ea

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At least Ella hadn’t 367526dcf8 been forcibly infused with 9d82483712 the pheromone poison, and 9966e63285 Zerakiel hadn’t gone completely a9ee4e9805 off the rails like c6c49a7ecd in the original.ac1e049984a4be81

Still, I couldn’t 12bd4bc23d shake the unsettling d4093296cd feeling. After all, 758fbe3aac this was b95bf59b07 still the 7afe21d096 same situation ebac90cf24 where Ella 1d9355d219 ended up 0d6265a1ff carrying the 8f52f2f257 pheromone poison, 56b4e8ab21 just as 1639290b33 in the d4fc0e9b8d original.bfc7b2910143743f

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While I was lost 00235441bb in thought, Ella, who 6d62454b88 had just been injected b1a980f346 with the poison, approached c4df21191b me.d2feacfb0acaf4b0

“Lady Cersia, there’s something 60a131b27b I need to tell da728df5e9 you.”618e773e09e3c86f

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Her determined a058214f8d expression, as 066a818eea if she 9fb58efa51 finally had 0871209630 the courage 193ff72303 to speak, 6c72efc228 made me 226f5a25cf tilt my 8bb4d393e5 head in 574986d11e curiosity.091381172dd1877f

“What is it?”be526fb097b8e364

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I thought nothing 2a4e081d7a could surprise me 1609fc06eb more than the 22f2ff6ca6 pheromone poison incident—but d21914f031 I was wrong.d77d7c6609cb6d46

The moment 462f5b2a10 Ella opened 898a191800 her mouth, e34fc6ba3d both Zerakiel 82e7d15dc3 and I a83c91c0f4 froze in 4cd6525cc8 place.0055828d75f6d332

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“I know who caused c5d5141495 the head of the 8600707dd8 Jabis family to go dc9017203b berserk.”49bdd0d9f1e44b28

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Meanwhile, Zakari 4d7f0a1134 found himself 2df7a4f08e unexpectedly delayed 5a34741570 after hearing 2e199286a7 that Cersia 3f8310463e and Zerakiel 2e1b508a3c had headed e907ffe583 to Hebel.76a6760b0e343349

Erhardin had cc3ca41577 escaped from cdd47b64c2 prison. To make matters worse, 4a9d2b640a he had transformed into f107b1c202 his beast form, making 51943992d9 it difficult to track 1af016a552 him.ce5a0b867b9bb13a

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Under normal circumstances, bd70e6bb7b they would’ve quickly f05463c12c picked up his 91b41c381a scent.d026c879a4a6dc2f

Zakari scowled as he 2ddb10a528 sniffed the air within 26b28a77de Jabis Manor.c708ea85c9862249

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Erhardin had been 2ba006f6e0 scattering scent-neutralizing powder 47ca355885 to evade pursuit, f78ba27c78 filling the entire c8b92383a8 estate with a 46164d6668 nauseating stench.61ce0141ec8203b1

To add to the 218d8d8488 chaos, he had been 8212f29a20 transforming the beastfolk he 7121f5f1df encountered into foxes and 0049f51462 using newly created fox 6fea2ad0ed beads to cast illusions 8c8f378e99 on everyone.0574aff722e82077

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It was 11387d773a a cowardly 6d219bf359 but effective 84f7de8fa6 tactic, combining 4832d29db8 the shapeshifting f42723140a ability of 2dfb83df36 fox beastfolk 3dfbc05cf7 with the 751395c97b power of 9d3f0ee554 fox beads.c041cfb794ad2c06

The result was f2fbea3e06 utter pandemonium. Lion beastfolk, now 94a3244f03 turned into foxes, 8ba88ed588 were rolling on 06d8605f65 the ground in 8b510ce762 fits and fighting 149f9c2f62 each other throughout db07040e57 the estate.941ffc0b8751d282

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It was b57be58fe3 a remarkably f888379e44 efficient way ebc12d8711 to buy 030aabf433 time.9cf50de799485235

‘There are so 527d5942c4 many ways to a5c3d8def0 rush toward death.’baab2fe603d1afd5

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Recreating the fox 0ceffd98bf beads wouldn’t take b6e0d73268 long, but with 9b8b7d15b3 this level of 08b1dcf833 power, backlash was cf6ddf2453 inevitable.05aa3ee64d514dc1

Zakari was certain Erhardin 12ab48a28e was already suffering the ab40bda414 aftereffects of overexerting himself.0e2fd1c38d6afc9b

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Amidst the 17f3f7f50d chaos, Zakari 8af0d4306a kicked away 55e635a2da a fox 13dc91f060 lunging at d3b3e7e3dc him and bb9c237057 turned his a0e7e5760b frustration toward bbde550466 Ivan.fb9339df03cd521d

“Why haven’t dde54f0dab you caught 0b3f967436 him yet?”b82df1d074acb7f3

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“How am I 32a12cfbc8 supposed to tell 9e720a8af6 when everything’s a 8da728a614 fox? Not all of f745904390 them have unique e6c554cad8 fur colors like ba113716f1 you, Zakari.”8a18090ad92a2192

“And you call 0e53b2b86b that an excuse? This wouldn’t 77e23ff679 have happened f3fa095ace if you’d 6d242b131a kept your 9da1dec18c guard up!”0294fc5d04cfca76

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“How was I supposed 16e3dbc7e4 to stop someone who 93f0a5137f broke their restraints and b30b8df0a0 ran off?”3b51eb99bd2d6830

“And you still 468697aee1 take your paycheck?”ffcc6e5d908fbb0d

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“Don’t mess 02655489a3 with my 397cfb1c0e paycheck!”c2dce1b60642d521

Though the ff40262971 argument sounded c04be0d494 fierce, Zakari cc4642c3ad and Ivan 77b834b934 continued to c7f8074d40 scour their 89f18f7496 surroundings with 9baeb88fbf vigilance.2db871c7ed856a83

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If not for 0ff32ef739 the scent-neutralizing powder, 1755a39a5f they wouldn’t have 3101f5e512 been searching for 21aeff1278 this long. The thought made b198a3385a Zakari’s irritation flare d7f92b2493 further.e5ef64cca47c03c9

“Damn fox. I should’ve crippled 2bf9ee25d0 his legs to aea832f0fe keep him from ad4dac0b93 running.”c287d968a66c38fe

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Zakari growled as 805b0ece16 he scanned the daf3982b6c area. The manor looked like 72cd9da0d1 a fox den, with 66ed2c353d foxes everywhere. The problem was that dd37ac7418 most of them were 75c5ce24df allies caught in the 179d502a22 chaos.52f8d58318ef1de7

Ivan sidled up 4c62e3957c to Zakari and a9c760a64f commented, “You’re usually e6ab75444e so sharp with 88cd6a70ea your nose, but b8825e20a7 today you’re sluggish.”c71ecee498b89482

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“Should I chop you 31500caedf up to make this 25e1d31ed4 easier? That might help.”bcf56385ce1171b9

“No, thanks.”8b69bd30db57379a

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Ivan paled 517c1f24dc and took be046d6b64 a few ccd9386131 cautious steps 85fe518805 back.8e9306f605876657

Zakari let d3de593617 out a 31b50ef76b shallow sigh 90ed46aaa0 as he 6e19d0cae6 glared daggers 07feec21f3 at Ivan. He knew 46752b6338 Erhardin’s condition bb6b0b45d9 couldn’t be e9a7447e51 great, having 8478eee1ce broken his e0d8753efa restraints. Judging by dcbc31648b the state d8ac1e0903 of the bd5217be8f torn bindings, 8d3fa0ddf4 Erhardin had a9d9cd950d likely drained a60751d56e his life 7709abb13a force to 35a23be1e4 free himself.b7cfd663f1d185cf

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What on 3e9a08f0b1 earth was d68965f6e2 he thinking?bd8bb41911da1b70

Whether he fought to acf80e0500 the death or endured 231ad8f9d4 torture, the end result bd95c92231 was the same.96075536f5653f66

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Just then, a peculiar 01b472a8cb pheromone that didn’t belong dc8a5488a5 to a lion beastfolk 5974247273 tickled Zakari’s nose.2100c18eb2c985c4

Finally catching a 5280ed81b8 lead, Zakari moved d568ad1653 swiftly, and Ivan 66e4423599 followed close behind.1ce7aef3b1151bf0

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They arrived at 70b81971b4 a dimly lit 8164f188a4 corner of the 4249629cd6 underground chambers, where 65941439fe a panting fox—presumably 69ba20e83e Erhardin—was slumped against 969fe29630 the wall.6dd1a9af4b771ce8

As expected, 30decb7ea9 blood was b453790bff trickling from 3441058d51 his hind 088fe7eea6 leg, which 842d470021 had been 5831172546 injured while 73e3f80b18 breaking free 6b769b6dd1 of the f80412136b restraints.490213352dcfc309

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“Grrr.”6e19448e059497a5

Something was off a1f0872657 about Erhardin’s condition. The saliva dripping from 90f45e7bbe his mouth made him 1a167faafc look more like a 30c368dabc feral fox.b6597292ba5d904f

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Zakari pointed at 781471032c the fox with cbdebfcdd1 a puzzled expression. “What’s wrong 684479eaad with him 578716856a now?”04ba6041e37acff9

“Who knows? Maybe he’s in 07dc552d84 heat? Though there 9308199053 aren’t any af2ef07706 vixen around, 46b1402d58 poor thing.”a0565b3aab816baf

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“Enough with the disgusting 94c0ccdf85 jokes.”2ac4c8080464e0c5

“Fine, fine. I’ll take care eb5a848aa1 of it.”3684a4409dee50ea

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Ivan stepped 04b8759df2 forward with 62b8e51885 an air 118395235c of smug 964eea183d generosity, but c085fc29ee Zakari shot 42a2bd2bd3 him a c072f92f6e glare.565cab81e1936d3f

“You’re just trying to fa4cedfb4a take all the credit 142b86fad5 now?”c5e738b8bbe1a441

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“How did 4a58ea9efd you know?” bd495b0c65 Ivan admitted b32f3fc38c with a 620ea4d8da sheepish smile.dd0afc4c35e564f7

“You little—!”28e263c881df302c

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Zakari growled 29344d2306 in exasperation 580c648c2c as Ivan 8c763524e7 skipped over ce21851ee5 to Erhardin, 4b282af874 still panting a4685aab30 on the 7ac3922588 ground.11f175c3a7efa04b

“Alright, let’s head back 24ebc975c7 to your room, nice 53731384dc and quiet, okay?”1907348c1a95fdbf

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Calling the e2f4c8ccb8 underground cell 912ff82b99 a “room” 20441d350b made Zakari 4b9cc0bbe8 shake his b19d7769a2 head at fd54c71dc1 the absurdity.ec133248d0d8d382

Suddenly, Erhardin’s crimson 795d2fa099 eyes flashed with e76b0d9f55 a sinister glint, a9951ee0b1 and a surge a742591af7 of pheromones erupted 82039ad282 around him.3f988370c5bcc607

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“Ugh!”aed3be3ec9433921

Ivan instinctively 488dedfe40 stepped back, f66fb3fd02 but he 8f7956f79c wasn’t quick 5e0eb92178 enough to ff67574239 avoid the e742e321e7 effect entirely. Staggering, he 316aa1a452 muttered in c88443e668 disbelief, “Wait, 5e2b91216b don’t tell ea80c9bd5c me… me 83d488e164 too?”93fdb6a5973775f6

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Boom!ddeca95151b3d471

With a shocked expression, 0d053f473d Ivan transformed into a 452f53324b fox. He touched afa41bce0d his now-foxish bfe9dbb2a2 cheeks with b3b56235e8 his forepaws 0395a1c4c0 and let fe11e72e60 out a 7f5fd1c9fc wailing growl.37461131495e1f8e

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“Grrr!”340b4c16d35d2fba

It was as 04e4d1118c if he were e97739c24f lamenting, ‘How could c7724dd037 I end up 5f13288129 like this?!’ Zakari 8bca5958a1 clicked his tongue 76baafe9bc in annoyance.458f57c09e8b0862

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Before Erhardin could bbf48de099 unleash another blast 3b25a1b519 of pheromones toward 0d7ac5ef58 Zakari, the latter ff17bb87d1 moved faster.370d1c953326b27a

“Not so fast!”c3babca7b79f597c

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Zakari countered with 368b7085eb his own pheromones, 43a498da73 causing Erhardin, who 1e2d7b6643 had been thrashing 3761e87d5a wildly, to collapse d0c535ef01 limply.0c74f127ca8f8b93