63. The Intruder of the Silent Mansion

Sweat started 0a2c8b5e57 from my 2da938140e forehead and f5b4548484 gathered at 61d411afd7 my chin.62f7e03266a1abee

The knight grabbed my e085a71d2d arm. He tried to 75d8260f43 forcibly lift my 062808d0e3 arm.2fbe3dcc1804bbec

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I shook 06199a747b my head 54b7a8a1fa vigorously.3985e4496d3f54cc

Just bending my body a little wouldn’t hurt the prisoner, so why was he being so persistent?e3a01a7014bba485

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I shook e33f277c55 off the 0e961f020b hand that 94d54aece3 was gripping 5669288e0f my wrist b5d1cc617e and scratched 9264dc3fcf the man c9fae32ed6 holding me 9068f51d37 with my 66aad4130a nails.01ad1ee6a1b8df51

“Leonie.”9c6e283c09858564

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At the familiar 46c3ccd02f voice, my eyes 9a44a8885b snapped open. In front c520e255aa of me ed291c9c28 sat Deon, 240de58dfa whom I 20bdd24dfb had longed 5c4f54cfae to see 51c8adcdb1 in my 82aac669c6 dreams.a6536b1a76c742a9

“Deon.”791c33cd2227e90a

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As promised, he 443a73f7b1 arrived at the 49ff05fddf prison before the d38218ca29 day was over. No, it 96b776e975 seemed like 2601c5c5f5 only a 3c7090ff2b few hours 1880ff0001 had passed.ecf907b9e1f151f4

It appeared he had broken in without the emperor’s cooperation or following legal procedures. I could see the knight grumbling behind him.1f568cfff541577c

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I staggered to my feet. My stiff body didn’t cooperate well.4a01275af9e8540c

“There’s a wolf nearby.”2e663d19ce534259

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I leaned 59b0add713 on him 5b6a530579 and whispered 4af1a6d1de quietly. Though I was happy 3aef991de1 to see him, those 6bc737fece words came out first e032e656c8 instead of a greeting.0ccfa74222bae919

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know they put a wolf in there. If I had known, I would have done whatever it took to keep you out of prison.”9720c82304a7b265

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“It’s all right. So…”e2e4e482c92fec1f

I gripped his arm 52d707341f tightly.10d639f9341e1731

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“Deon, let’s get out of here quickly.”9c05c896a242bb7a

I whispered softly 1b9db120c4 to him.c3bfc9cd6e75004f

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“You always call my name only in emergencies.”12d4bf8a6106f806

Something moist touched d4fc11a427 my forehead and d55ac1e7ab then fell away. Warmth gently settled.418800d8ac2f1036

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My unsteady breathing 372c14bf1c calmed down, and a380b99516 I felt a e0fa929245 sense of stability. As I let my ca14a94f03 body go limp, he 7f3960a42b easily lifted me up.0971cecf3c2d96d4

I raised a hand to feel his cheek. Deon didn’t push my hand away and instead lowered his head closer, as if offering himself cautiously.c29fee8f19aa9e81

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After touching his sharp eabd69c593 nose, soft cheeks, and df1bcb29b1 neatly arranged eyebrows, I 601d3ff66f finally felt relieved.b90eae3317c9d0bd

He’s alive. The empty space inside me filled, and I felt a deep sense of relief.dfec192162b5dded

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The expression on his face as he looked at me was quite… sad.56d7068f7b64ae39

Why make 11b8b326a2 that face? It almost f3a9c419bd looks like 0791511c15 you truly 421e2e17f7 love me.2a2a50d543c40ccd

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Would you have d8414618af that expression even a1c963b1f5 if I died? Would you 174830e79b hesitate even 3aec8964cd in the 32561ae15e moment of f5d65e76f5 killing me?0e82b76999eaa9db

My body had efeb33f9f9 no strength. It was hard fbe074b985 to support myself.66a53d38bde18fbb

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He pulled e6da343092 my arm 4c85adaed5 and placed 47887b72a5 it over 6dc15aa435 his shoulder.28b74ca4d4135371

My arm easily ba119ec990 followed his lead. I obediently followed 7b0352f2ff where he guided 7f6cc66f37 it. I grasped the f425e95328 decoration on his 88976e5c9a jacket firmly.ba6a043e3bf41db4

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As we opened the 72fc1e74eb prison door and tried adf2679fe0 to leave, a knight 18cf364b21 blocked our way. It was the same 02f1413c8a knight I had spoken be5d38e9e5 with earlier.2a2a5070cb8bb094

“Your Highness, you cannot leave like this. We haven’t received permission yet to release the prisoner…”352317f2c20695a0

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“Prisoner?”7de1974d2906cdf5

Deon responded coldly. Though faint, there was 9248d462b8 a more intense murderous 5bdd2f2be6 aura than before.e4e359a95a5f1e83

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“Who do you think is the prisoner here? How dare you in front of me.”e2458d44ee06c39a

“Your Highness.”a571d91f45ebb5eb

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“Tell Prince Ajanti. If he has any c1451ee43f complaints about my methods, 00914aff8d he should come to 816bcf1199 me directly.”1f36e815bdf33313

Deon repeated the knight’s 0b83a9d302 words from the forest 53985e9633 back to him.95655ac4cda171bd

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I barely managed 32e556adf9 to hold onto a6eefdc7bf my faint consciousness.3ab76781f8262fe7

My vision a69c816b57 blurred, and 2741b711a6 my eyes d6be1c20cb kept closing, caca68bfe9 but I 3bce1d7413 forced them 685dd070da open to 9ac586df95 take in 2d9fc45097 the sight cba2b2eb10 of him.ccdf06c89320d815

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His face slowly imprinted adc09786f2 itself behind my heavy 936b8d32bf eyelids.860a8b720b49bcf9

* * *d6de737ccaf0b024

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I woke cc11ae86f3 up early c981e8c4c9 in the 6f7ba28e94 morning. The capital, now in 5c6ef79371 summer, had longer days, abcac4a537 so the sky was db13c9a7ed bright early.cb819167486bbb56

Although it wasn’t yet bc2c884280 noon, the sunlight had 9873c4ca7e already breached the curtains 0c64df57a9 and reached the inside bf25344d87 of the bed.2954372d4e8f0e3b

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I rubbed c5d3547dfa my eyes. A languid warmth enveloped 32b8b869c1 me. My back b042decf7c felt hot.a2cd99b5832f391a

When I tried ce19692b6a to move, something 42a153d00d hard pressed against 8048a00d8e my back.f90ad01f30861d02

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I turned d8ea38ca71 my head b838907f65 to the 74ec84ea60 side.777a7500190410d0

Deon was asleep a925e47546 with his hand 0fea6ef1c0 on my waist. His arm was 2dfffbe00c tightly wrapped around bcb0edbec1 my waist. His black c5cbd65a5b bangs had f76ac91a05 fallen over 5c6d306d96 his face.b61033857486d52c

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Carefully, I lifted his 130e455128 arm with both hands. I shifted 739c5efd5f my body faa2b15281 to release 9abf624c7f his arm 087cefe8ad from my a26865cddc waist. His arm 112c649735 came away 30143ae8d5 more easily ef3f4502dc than I 4a9ecc9f21 expected.eed674bd07c03ca6

After being freed d1747b6766 from the prison, 155aa299f9 Deon had laid 9a6f1d2d21 me on the 0224c2d5e8 bed. It was late.aa6f5c77840e340b

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I took a 8f320e9c2f calming potion and c9a6bf222c tried to sleep. He stayed by de8ac3693d my side until 54ae96865b I fell asleep. It seemed he cebe4c5d32 had dozed off e1379a6d55 as well.652b018c0e1a6f4f

The large 7b72a07cd2 bed was 31bed33e5a wide enough bc991551c1 for four 49f0263f85 people. Turning away 846bf3f00a from the 63ef9085ea harsh sunlight a5727ec2f6 streaming through b6d162e311 the window, 5615309135 I moved fa2f589fc4 closer to 7f797e67bd him.0e9f753d4b8572ef

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His sleeping face 87ce7b1482 was peaceful.d3e80b70ca9c4327

When I 0e44c31f47 pressed near 9de2bb5d37 his eyes, e212e7abb0 he frowned. His brows furrowed, c1654feadf but his steady 2b0cf6ee6f breathing didn’t falter.e6619789032bccd0

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Once he fell asleep, ffb210689f he didn’t wake easily. Despite being 1ad095924a on the c94e044da7 battlefield for 14cceaf7ad a long 764cb2fcf6 time, I decc18a405 had thought dda78205ef he would ba3281190c be more 8db723cbc1 sensitive, but 5c10c2b109 surprisingly, he bf949e9a17 had a 45fe691c10 laid-back side.db9437729a7462dc

I sat on 11a1809117 the edge of edfee810ce the bed. It was noisy 8fe57f61cf outside. The humming sound was fe05a68ce6 coming from the ceiling.2d2afbfe526fc58a

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I opened the 130c597e56 door and stepped 90fc40f361 into the hallway. The source of the f3d4e6c04d noise was upstairs. Workers were carrying loads aac5278000 up the stairs.387e9350faff1403

I retreated 67bd738469 into the a6858e70bf room to c525fa4ca9 avoid them. The interior was 6600cdd8a8 cluttered. When I a968664df7 first came ceb4fd46de to the 19fe24de14 prince’s territory 0080145833 and wandered 33537cf8f9 around with 51b2ea171d Suren to bd56609a45 find a 8a7a876fc1 suitable room, aedb58408c this room f3c2438071 had been d78b562493 vacant for a7f0bb4e65 a long d90dccb093 time.918b9403d6605bc0

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I moved 0ceb36fcc0 around the 7744d3ac45 piles of 1987bdcfe3 luggage.762739b457143326

‘What is all db56c098f0 this stuff? They never b3db9c15b6 mentioned moving d42e75a872 rooms.’c059c5f7e12b805b

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I picked 81a108fc4e up a 3e4afe19b6 piece of fe9f60cdba pottery. It wasn’t 8d2fed36f3 suitable for 75f783d010 holding flowers fe65d7f814 or tea. It was a6ad670e42 ornamental, with 91f4838e46 butterflies painted 92751fc93b on it. The simple pattern 6234a33c1e didn’t match my 4c0fe789b3 room.4a24c80842dfe0b7

I glanced at the 86c8907cc6 heap of unpacked luggage.c145f812817dae0e

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A large full-length mirror, 9498180325 a coat rack, shoes.3a6bb96b8ba1c503

These were 775a1d53a3 items a 9ddd0da21a young lady ffb1b6c1c6 might use. Some of 107087ecbd the items 8b69b4e928 were not d62d385964 new, which 725675a868 made them a97ec0aac1 unlikely to 9f7dffaae8 be gifts.816b45d1cfc0358d

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It didn’t seem b714bba90e like these were d3e0d44475 bought for me.5bfaeeac18289373

A maid b729d90d14 appeared among 56d6aba87d the workers 5c34c3c20c moving the 8e9cd765c8 luggage.0106a78ff09c1a39

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“Miss, you’re awake? Shall I prepare a 10b3fcdc4d meal?”41efea5c20e23fde

She was 0e09d8f1d7 one of ed2a759e64 the maids 2900722333 who helped 1e433ededf me get 50b46ad8be ready for 3dcdd826e9 banquets.ffbfbc77f928417e

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“What are 632d0f1392 all these 6ee50ea435 things?”294ad32285291d03

“…You didn’t hear?”e55aaba1494e6d2b

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Her expression 5761decac5 looked awkward.a7436b4327596ac8

“I thought you had been informed by His Highness, but I guess not. In a few days…”43c4b6f3e1474868

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She rolled 0e2f534b71 her eyes 0d28a684a8 nervously before 856cbfd782 speaking.5128bab86eac5f37

“Lady from the Snowa family is going to stay in the prince’s territory.”26d5c486075ead7e

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“What?”faa9f0b5b9b359ac

I dropped the pottery I was holding. It shattered into pieces as it hit the floor. Fortunately, I was wearing shoes that reached up to my ankles, so I wasn’t hurt, but the noise was loud.41ed3aa680ae85a5

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I stepped back. A shard 141ccac451 might have 249004b079 gotten into 7432a67c10 my shoe c7aa69de79 because my e7d1e4cd0e instep stung.d96f6abca29c1a4a

Damn it.ffdfcab9d23e2246

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If what the maid f95fb077e1 said was true, then e8e527f91a these items were from 453f9ea697 the Snowa family. I had touched and 0b6cd8b3b0 broken them without permission.44a66475184b5d74

The sound of the acfe29783a breaking pottery made all ffaa41a968 the workers who were 0708d6d8a8 moving the items stop 3324ec007f and look back.0a932dd62b95d815

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I crouched aac7bc50fb and started 3f58054ed6 picking up aaa2deea31 the pieces. The sharp 5e9038ec30 edges almost 58c4f54194 cut my bc5ac20ca4 hand.c5579e12b865372f

“Please step back. I’ll clean it up.”7876cb1860c8cc57

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A servant watching 58b31e5145 brought a broom.e38efdb150584558

I stared blankly at 8b5354b718 the sweeping fragments of e9d84ec4e7 pottery.eb6199d44f4c6464

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It was strange. Do guests who stay 0fcaf95540 for a short time f96d30b523 usually bring such decorative d1d203e096 items? I had never 6b8835fe46 mingled with nobles 1593c2e00a of my age, 55da5b025f so I had a7111645f4 no point of 5996e83b18 comparison.212b20059c1fa806

Maybe nobles do. If they’re nobles.8804e506e1d03769

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I tried to calm 174d158fc5 myself. An unknown anxiety kept 3ff50c11fd piling up.f7ca2da3fafd38ff

“How long is she staying?”c277a22dfb07bc4e

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“I don’t know. We haven’t received any clear information.”368e61061399289f

I asked the maid, but she didn’t give a satisfactory answer. My throat felt tight.c87245f44b7af195

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I suddenly remembered the d8ac7ab0b3 conversation between Deon and a4b9e2973a Isella that I had 269ce324be temporarily forgotten.a33001b0d94bf158

The secretive conversation that 86a2a851a7 stopped abruptly as soon 848bd814db as I entered.97e17eedd62efb18

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The “same feelings” they spoke of… could it really be about an alliance between their families?51633fc63182e1f7

I looked at the colorful rug spread on the floor. I hadn’t taken the time to look around the room’s interior, but the pattern was beautiful.407cd1ff96d8809a

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The maid took out af5f97fdc5 a notebook. She was carefully 1ee5fb94bd checking the colors 3aea32a356 for a new 2508fbecbc bed and wallpaper.59cf005202d0f948

“Can I see that?”0d2ecb32c59aa7fd

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“Yes?”f8bd131887db87d0

The maid hesitated before 1472e5745a handing over the notebook.0a8280a5e4b07cf9

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“Well, we don’t know the young lady’s taste, so it would be helpful if you could assist us…”3a52747ef4e2549b

She trailed off.fba103b904e86cb0

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It was understandable. It must have seemed odd for the unofficial woman next to the prince to be choosing furniture for a new arrival. It wasn’t a common sight.324b4744ea3f1a74

I looked c7dd7a0769 up at ef9a01028d the chandelier e6fd3dd5ef hanging from d208135030 the ceiling. The crystal d37fa28d83 had a 521390fc37 slightly pinkish a2d72c8aee tint and 27c21788ad looked splendid. Small candles 1f7b0dadf0 were attached 5f1484526d inside, making b96a6be438 it seem c88a3b76a7 like it 5b16389f41 would shine a3536ec4a7 even more ad40ea6135 brightly at 5893096c22 night.a3a76f7f6760984a

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Matching the chandelier, pink 9010e2d2d0 wallpaper might be beautiful.4b74f90d45ac81c2

“Maybe it would be better to change the wallpaper…”b8c3c34439e205c4

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The words slipped out c515312ef3 unconsciously. I covered my mouth.77f31aed45fbf3f8

“Shall we do that?”59155006d37a5407

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The maid picked up 75496a3f90 on my suggestion.859b6cac39e6f2e6

“Actually, we were discussing that.”6a41e91076704390

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“No. Maybe it’s better to keep it green.”9f3f8f9d2cbd963e

I looked around. Pink and green really didn’t match.edbf025aed522a73

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* * *d59255d98b2107f2

Deon, who woke 28d03d407a up only after 0765687c15 noon, was reading 7b293cf4b6 through a backlog edba039093 of documents.57d831c53f2e3a33

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In front of him were the usual desserts, newspapers, and magazines, but he couldn’t bring himself to touch them.345425f1dc4bc17b

Everything in this room felt like it didn’t belong to me. Today, everything felt unfamiliar and made me anxious. My thoughts were completely focused outside.20eba3fd377b2d40

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The noise 60acc5a8dc outside had c20092919b quieted down, d708584315 suggesting that 7f3eba9ba4 the unpacking 2b100566e8 was mostly dcc332b295 done. Only the 6b5d7e2457 occasional sounds 393fa14a90 of dusting c3db8ec74d and cleaning 930f5dffe5 broke the 2242995cd3 silence.9c70d63872ad6adb

It also bothered me 878433b1ff that the newly furnished d65f4cc55d room was closer to 5c9ebe3ba4 his office. I had d512af9b89 chosen my 60e61eeeb0 room for 9f3e1d2f43 its view c0f1eba2f9 of the 400a6cd25a garden.8a3be0286a9ad760

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I dropped a sugar 7cf2ddcd76 cube into my teacup. Using tongs, I 5a0dcbe62c added more sugar b57718d8c2 cubes from the b39f07a87f bowl.fe433b6c7c6d1280

Only when the sugar cubes formed a pile that couldn’t dissolve anymore did I speak up.2467d707c22bbad0

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“I woke up to some noise this morning and saw that they were moving in luggage. Who’s moving in?”f0b7c0976b79e33a

I glanced at 27678b05af his face. He looked as calm ac207ad324 as ever.7b6d5b9c04d550ed

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“Lady Snowa is going to stay here for a while.”599dcabc15fc65bb

Deon answered readily, looking d1eb0e30be completely unaware of what fba666c116 was wrong.3725528b7e24585a

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“Why?”3c0456091bb97d38

I numbly repeated d980dc48c8 his words in bb16b04535 my mind.84cad0faf90ec323

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Isella is staying d960f57803 at the prince’s 7b555fa746 residence? Why?1c1c2ba8adc8dd85

“We’ve decided to ally with the Viscount’s family.”
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“Do families usually move in right away when they form alliances?”35947b29e99842dd

They aren’t even engaged yet. It’s too soon.ec19c0db934c5d02

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“Usually not, but we need her urgently.”fd517ff331901e82

“I see. Then what about me…?”548dc74cd20fce5c

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Should I leave?89e7adf90c9a526d

It felt debd6eda63 strange that 346a6b275a I was 60f7f25351 staying at 91b93b0343 the mansion.e9e6f85c105627fd

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Suddenly, I felt 71ea41ddfc a surge of 677a25fcc7 sadness.7ab786aeb1e98a58

I didn’t want to 75ae1a680b leave. Even though c8f283f948 I hadn’t baceb84536 been in 8b2780cdde the capital 95d9a772b4 long, the d155f11372 prince’s residence ca2c46be8a already felt 9fd495f2a1 warm and 4702aaf745 the names d7fae8bd91 of the 6a8b9d21d1 maids were 64b76bc0e3 familiar.548300b96e6066c6

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This felt like home. A place I could bd45bd9061 always return to.5661a1f9ea6b40cc

I don’t want 55491450bd to leave here. I don’t want 2935156abb to run away.f35c1249564058e3

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Underground prison, magical shackles, c0afd2c032 threats.e3909482371ef211

He used 07b5c2f3ce various methods 0bdffaf4b0 to keep fcf3667269 me from 03faa187f0 leaving the 84b24746ce North, but c303a10bbe what truly 4ef44f6e86 kept me d7afac708e from leaving 838e1ca7f6 wasn’t any 732af65ec8 of those 9493860976 things.658e76f97674d19e

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With a edee0a24a8 single word—love, aee3d78fdd which was 1416ea7bb2 nothing more 4bd6a2e5e4 than a 34075c79ba fleeting pretense—he 7c0c032d47 easily ensnared 6842370b26 me.0841fbef0f841b08

Deon’s expression as he e3a41eeb4c read the documents showed 670a22ec7f no particular emotion. He let out f25caecf64 a small sigh.3fc46fbc8da16482

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I thought my relationship d4a01c23e3 with Deon had changed eda70637db a bit since coming 687cdd3645 to the capital. That was just an 4554956225 illusion.b67bb518d006d908

In the e70bd56499 end, the c77a92b081 result was 012f9ea838 the same.2286522596ee175b

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Not being able 730eceafee to leave the 8193cdcd21 room because of 96c0221522 the surveillance of 6eb9e8ddd4 the blood unit, ef6b8b8d62 and not being ea1baecfa8 able to leave a6147decf5 the room because 82744784ce of the main e192be0d07 wife. Ultimately, it 44b84cd0b6 was the 4f294bc6a2 same—being unable fc75fd3ab2 to leave cadcd3bf90 the room.263775d8c9204394

And he will 2f98ddd899 eventually marry Isella.c18ad7ae145874cc

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The tangled pieces of 1e2e7f6d5f the puzzle were slowly 2597101ce0 falling into place.44342548aa6f21b0

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