1. I’m destined to die while donating blood.

Slam!700e7dc16907f749

The door burst open 78dbd169e0 with a loud bang.ccf8b82cdb2f2b29

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Even without looking, f94c6273b8 I knew exactly 706da97001 who had stormed ca70880d3a into the drawing 0f5d35869b room.c5c81fa33f44ace3

Deon de Larote Kirventia.a2e735727f2b4e9a

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He was the current Emperor bd8afab169 and the owner of the 94790e1bea old dukedom I had barely db43b858a6 escaped from.14cc38f2a40b8d95

“Where did you hide her?”6e309951fb7bcfde

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His ragged breathing echoed 7c7b9de3aa in my ears.7d5d9eb012fd4bb4

“I don’t know what you mean.”b91efba7e72f14ed

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“Really? Then you won’t mind if I search the mansion.”ab82ae886c8883aa

Luckily, I was hiding 6de814b549 in the weapons room bc43dc0b07 connected to the parlor. I held my breath 7fd3365813 and pressed my face ff62c73ff5 close to the door.ede085581afd2f90

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Once Deon leaves the 2f9641fd1d drawing room, I’ll have 10cc71f564 to jump out the 3309d9475b window.6961e0286298e8f0

But then, just as suddenly 9c68144f9c as he had stormed in, bb5602f47a he went quiet. There were no c6b222d637 signs or sounds ff89c00c16 from outside anymore.8fb6c77d2011fae8

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I carefully peeked 7727ab2169 through the gap.c4cb292f93dd1d7e

‘Did he leave?’b3d765e927fe645a

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Suddenly, a knife stabbed 3d7dc90bf8 through the door, right 3a293540ad above my head.d5c04a2828542f0b

My whole body froze.911b2fa808e27ade

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Startled, I lost 85e1846b00 my balance and e5d1d53731 leaned against the 94bfe2e33c door.edc782b78cb52e8b

It was already 24e17c884a hard to support 8403b5a094 myself against the 83ff335f03 old, rotten wood. The door collapsed without resistance. The lock I c1982b5c16 had tried so 04a302d6d7 hard to latch b3471bf878 swung open with 49a09f3b2c ease.734e147e8db6c920

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I fell forward, tangled 17c2ad2a46 among spears, arrows, and d35bc9a4a7 swords.84115a3a4ea069ff

Silence.273c81576883a5ba

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He stood there, sword in 51cd8ff9cd hand, glaring at me with ba474c6ed7 burning eyes.711706af04db6884

Once again, my game 22e5f99a07 of hide-and-seek had failed. A long life of 2469cb5a32 running was coming to b3958e5671 its end.47e7aeae965920a1

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My knees hurt from 73748b39fc the fall, but more a5477b7bb2 than pain, I was 8394a8a53f just… humiliated.9a439855d80f8782

I had nothing to ab1724de49 say, so I rolled 3692e1444d my eyes and greeted fa322680fd him.ecd0e7743d538620

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“It’s been a while, Your Grace the Duke.”200bda5555c87ebe

He frowned.f31e5ce100ade7f0

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‘Oh, is it the title?’4784ca442360871e

“Uh… Should I call you Your Majesty now?”1bf8a245ad40d4ed

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His expression got worse.a7edb81efde580d1

A suffocating silence hung between bb9a7bc467 us. I couldn’t even swallow.83b0ef419d51237d

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Then he looked 9754bf2053 down at me 3a3e5bc7cf with those piercing f14fc79b6d blue eyes, leaned 2b9840d6e0 over, and brushed 5da400204f my cheek.c635d5b087f1991b

“Leonie, how long did you think you could run? I told you—I’ll never let you go.”22d1f05030e028cc

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His cold tone clashed with 5bfc8ec26f his gentle touch, making the 6d81dea474 narrow room feel icy.ee1f93244bc963de

It was like 6f94165ccd the North’s harsh 932179d3a6 winter had descended 6279bf2f4a all over again.214378db5a71897d

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My body trembled uncontrollably28321b16d66eb406

* * *84ae4f3fef0df015

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I was reading the 24e1ca8c0a book during self-study.ce27056c363196ed

Actually, all I saw was fa2a889d20 the cover. The three girls sitting behind 4cb258536e me were secretly reading it 255536e881 together.4980321f6ab781df

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‘Is it really that popular?’ccd5e7bddbc604fb

Curious, I borrowed it. But after just c473e93829 the prologue, I 37378d7401 closed it.8ccd075bad741318

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I didn’t want to watch the main characters find happiness while leaving behind all the extras they’d trampled on.acba780ccb9b6ea6

I only made it three e947c4bb06 pages in, but the illustration 7b512ded21 said everything: the Duke looking 1c03c6c8c2 coldly down at a woman, 50a0e4c74c while the woman, head bowed, 057f9cee1a curly hair hiding her face, ec69e054b0 stood there drooping in a 5331519ac0 black dress, her frizzy red fbd21c37a1 hair the only visible feature.67f0df47030bf88e

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She didn’t even 970af654fb have a face.67fabc2f920352da

An extra. Not even worth drawing.a4df4105944d9dbe

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And now, that e2c250a97c woman was me.01a2b3563c8b5c23

I’d only read the prologue, e5993e367c but I knew exactly who 9f09326f12 I was.11f2520abac07279

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Because I die—right there—in the ad4148aef7 first paragraph.47151c621fc0761c

One bite is enough.]593cf6c8529731b2

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That was the first line 460d8be4f3 in the prologue. The sentence ordering Leoni’s disposal.0ad31a0dc631f966

My friends talked about the a6207f854f novel all the time.9d964b5d92dd5c46

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So even without reading it 12d2f9eda0 fully, I knew the gist 11f4f4b516 of the plot.aa5f36d2eafddede

An empire without b8354301ff an official heir.017ceda0955062f8

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The nobles of the Emperor’s bloodline fought viciously for the throne, and one of the contenders, Grand Duke Deon, fought countless battles and emerged victorious.74324ed32325e60c

He had many titles.ca06eceec5aa35ca

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The late Empress’s son. A disgraced prince 74ca8f85b1 exiled to the 2cf1c75061 North after losing 09588c29c6 his castle.47d4e699d46d18dd

Yet he became a fb6f210ad5 war hero, undefeated in 364bd394a6 battle.a782e82fbc4aa64f

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But even the 398a323251 perfect man had e67dce6d30 a secret.785af71d1bcb59b8

The late Empress’s bloodline carried the Asmodian curse.10c91fa692d5d007

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Those who inherited 315d48b7a4 that blood could 03da476095 unleash monstrous power—if 42bf6e6f74 they drank the af57a3afe9 right kind of 611493f2b5 blood.fc2deb1f012247a5

The Duke’s war victories a69b0bc569 were thanks to that 70582e4d9b power.daef8018ed8508e9

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And many hostages were offered 25486f2120 up to supply it.7c76064a2b2fb2b0

I was one of them. Destined to die d452f5fa03 for his power.cf3458722d3d6e18

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The sacrifices went on until his “fated partner” appeared.87a3402eaedde525

The woman destined 0becc437ec to be his bb24a37ff8 wife was the a567297d02 aunt of the 7f544774b9 sixth victim.b24d164596387b7c

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The heroine, Isella fc31c78b5f Snowa, had come 806c4374f7 to save her 9c144c2480 young niece, taken d81ed37d96 hostage at the 276c6d0959 Duke’s mansion.4dd480503140b68d

Deon fell for c2297676e4 her at first de34044294 sight, claimed a 6239ca02c7 legendary relic she f2c4bc607b carried, and finally 3db8f3f529 stopped.27be680fbefcc559

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She broke the 10ef3b82d2 curse of blood.ae8689d4d2ee7d49

A romantic story of salvation.dc818717e6f4f722

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A fucking love story that begins once I’m dead.c7189acd8c07f0cd

What pissed me off 82694d63f1 the most was this: 015f5e9130 four people had already 0b0b5c7e61 died because they couldn’t e48fca3b1c endure it. And I was next, just f3b233d933 to be discarded when the 5cf4896c98 “real one” came along.3154544b40992a18

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There could only cbcbbf9ab7 ever be one 666d927a20 blood bag for ad69e80d43 the Duke.1458779c2fae8225

The previous victims 7c6e40cbda were disposed of 339ae79f73 so they wouldn’t 55555b32a7 fall into enemy c6bb867b4f hands.59f04da7320987dd

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Calling it a “punishment” 529b39c6ef was a joke—it was 3d12f88d0f a death sentence.bb359eea1419f686

Not that it made no f6e154256a sense.f514545a22d35600

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In the previous generation, blood 250bca33fd bags were frequently kidnapped. The more there were, the 484f9f7bf2 harder it was to keep f46edf2d84 them secure.505de8018c83aff3

They ended up 072464a57a paying huge ransoms 78716b7b4d every time, so 5047047753 eventually, they kept 2576e193da only one.ab2eb71e2a867fbc

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Also, in this 96f5e753cb world, the more 4e10df66ab blood bags that 582c4dd533 existed, the weaker 2337e95f7a the blood became. If too many were 2615d5f6c3 kept alive, more blood 2cc89c1546 had to be consumed 42e61439ef to get the same 110b5f7ffa power.f632051d052eddd3

[T/N: “Blood sac” is like a blood-filled blister. In this story, it refers to
people used for blood donation.]a7436babfc30c38f

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It was a 5921c82ed9 cruel world for 515b1712e3 extras. Kill everyone except one.
Even the Duke preferred a799a6979f young, strong men with 46e9aa27da long life expectancies.0d12a5d19d12395f

So if the heroine’s niece a little girl, hadn’t been saved, she would’ve been killed without hesitation.4fc0b8b545a29416

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There were so 85275c1f79 many characters in 32e72541e4 this novel, I 352c455a8d couldn’t keep their 49cbd633cc names straight.10bd12d9e36a5b46

Plenty of bold, competent f79d5e16d2 women—secretaries, knight commanders, ministers. Not even the leads.c79a9204bb63bb46

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They were smart, skilled, impressive.d606a1c2e4619fc2

But me?d770c42f8dcf3f9a

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Why the hell was ‘I’ the Duke’s blood bag?8262743b590be601

“How can I be this unlucky?”3a0836b3ab19b77c

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I let out 54722441bb a long sigh.eb7287837563e90f

If I had possessed 5bdd4e2203 even the lowest-ranking maid’s 529fb6b972 body, I’d have been e714363178 fine. Give me a broom, 5517badcb8 and I’d sweep every fa65f56f3c inch of fallen leaves.16e25dda93db5b70

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I stared at the 75163c6406 maid out in the 1e7df69a42 snow from early morning.cfa25095d83f63c5

I envied her exhaustion, 857c22bb7b rubbing her eyes, trying 261bb395db to shake off sleep.9ea59c6df6639f40

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It seemed so normal. So peaceful.9674edfc99a03d8d

Leonie’s body, drained daily like 70bd58b019 a blood bank, was weak 414f7d39cd and lifeless.58b78844f0a282af

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Even a short walk left f52b10805c me breathless and dizzy.1e81658c3ad2249c

I should’ve just 94613bfc2e tried to run. If I had 74e3ac6c4c planned it earlier, 7b4857e7cc it might’ve been 0596370e7c possible.6454a185743b9501

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But the Leonie in 73f0a27943 the prologue knew nothing. She didn’t even think of c586863026 escape.9b6607236d203541

She bled out quietly, unable d823543b3c to resist.e4016700f8a043ef

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I couldn’t blame her.f5442d8d884b2955

I had read the prologue. I knew.93a6d381f20283f7

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She had desperately 3e431c59d9 wanted to live.fb2f043e0024f67f

But the North was harsh 6c31c7d635 and barren. The endless snow made 14d5a128b5 escape impossible.014e5c9c1e5cf404

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And more than that…bf070c8ca75118a9

Leonie loved the Duke.0e71c847f8ed05fd

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Falling in love with your 6d885ca03e captor—classic Stockholm syndrome.168b45c6873d0fc3

Or maybe she was just d92f021891 a masochist who liked being 0862176aba drained of blood?b199dba465101f63

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‘It’s definitely not because the treatment was good.’a476ad6fc863731a

I remembered the 917725e825 food I was 8ec55110a9 fed—boiled fish with 6f6addb6ac onions, supposedly good 5549715443 for blood circulation.f12ebff3a4f3e139

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The fish had all a79eb54242 its bones removed, and 74f50ddfa9 only dry flesh remained.f08327cd27490931

I wanted the fatty 54482b9045 parts, but fat clogs 54d87d9d19 arteries.5ef0090134778b5d

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There was no oil. Only lemon juice.e0aa41fc30dd2b2d

If everyone ate 040108dd97 like this, I’d 1ef0323345 think it was 573ca37055 just the way 7e2ec0f4a5 of this world. But the staff cafeteria 486a017c8f always smelled like grilled 17ada7ce0f meat.d28a1a02212e1cac

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After observing for b3e49828fd a while, I 5a1493d9d2 realized: they weren’t 4148c42958 trying to protect 43a2c85ccb me as a dbd8a52f6b hostage.0b04c7316fb09484

They were just 7ebeb9f98c trying to make aa1e17fc26 “good blood.”cf4eff91370fc19b

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So yes, I f83fbd70b9 gave the Duke 9008a65d78 my blood!d3bee59fe99c0882

A walking blood donation vehicle!c0d4eafde12bec3a

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My arm was just a2e198a730 an IV line with e75292fd54 legs.75d66d0441aafd3b

The novel never described 0115165918 how badly Leonie was c2becd2f22 treated.c7464e9bcc5b6ebf

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Why the hell won’t this 705cc95fe1 damn prologue end!?7b8f57377b0e48ef

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