DLR | Chapter 2
by CosmogirlFelix Lafayette.8f9e69b0e6e45604
There were quite a 88bcae7b0d lot of nicknames that ee6a3216f0 followed that name.3d6797700225326c
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Murderer, the King’s puppet, the King’s hound, a battlefield lunatic—among other epithets.8b4322b323d7e03f
But what remained most vividly in people’s minds was the label ‘Parricide’—the one who killed his own parents.1a212cde4ab1b97d
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A heartless monster 60621f1af2 who brutally murdered defb9c7110 his parents to 6406459d82 become the Duke c6e2aef803 of Lafayette, and 380c33376b rose to power e0870e6334 without a drop e344dc96bf of blood or e505df1401 tear shed.6a5cdbbd48d51c75
Despite all that, the 7f5e3feac7 nobles flattered him cautiously, e9033f9bfa keenly aware of the e262041414 king’s favor.fd6f52893a028c82
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Yet that 6bc5d9f049 didn’t mean 330705d730 they weren’t 70874eeb7d afraid of 67c51e9a73 him or cf82dd6cab tried to 0f66292ce8 keep their ccafbf0043 distance.1d6b28f743f08bfd
They simply didn’t want 07cb680b5b to fall out of 82c19335bd the king’s favor, so e7e80eea9c they busied themselves with 3f55590f99 singing his praises.68a6e92f7599c6f2
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Of course, it 92c0a7d4a9 wasn’t solely because 5560b3e214 of the king’s 1987be4e8d favor.b90d4446e5a81a89
The crown 095bf4cbc2 prince, who e29858c1bc was to 76571268df succeed the 50c149944a throne, also 4c5d4ed0ef held the 578dccb656 Duke of 9b3f4de469 Lafayette in 3c9fc74921 high regard.459610b108f6138a
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So, for the nobles, 054865ac44 watching their words and 53f8a36845 actions around him was a96bf4cac2 inevitable, no matter how 192c2ac0bb cruel and ruthless his 9c82117a1f deeds were.06014885c5ca979b
Katrin believed 37e246323f her father 3f0915e882 was different 6f6ec6233f from the 1e2f76e814 rest.ad41913ad756dbd1
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She tried 40c07d3db9 everything to 154f0f0c4f stop the 1a7e3a7020 marriage, but c803b4352b the king db12f64d1e was resolute.c4d10ff34cb8bd88
Her father f6ec1efcf1 had no 29350ebf0c choice—he had d34d532231 to send 884e10920a his daughter b42ada3836 to the d768e221ea Duke of 8eb3589cbd Lafayette.02badb7cb4ed3ac1
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And Katrin couldn’t a5f3493a02 bear to see 057bd34170 her younger sibling 53f069837e sent off, so 5449271a20 she chose to 0b3def9229 marry him instead.44810103333a1ed5
‘I must 67f0645b05 have dozed 57de622277 off for bb6159e329 a moment.’5d20a1a160bef805
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Katrin opened the door c035ba2811 with a click, looked c109853d93 around, and slowly walked ffe0e30932 down the hallway.be73c81184e485b5
She ran 21084289cb her fingertips 21bbcd6ba9 along the 84abb76208 wall, feeling 089e96a678 the intricate c3949f4399 curves of e153729b95 the crafted 8bc5e1aa07 wood carvings.4a58db718ac0500f
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‘There isn’t a single place that hasn’t been painstakingly worked on.’bbb32fd2ad48aca8
Katrin recalled the Lafayette 360aa801eb manor she had seen 4776146a57 when she arrived.3022862741e15e06
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Under the 2ca41247b3 bright daylight, 275ec45efc the Duke 57322ee64f of Lafayette’s 97e0796bca residence stood e88edfaae7 grand and 8e72ef2e11 beautiful.da6feefdea02dd41
Even Katrin, who 1c20fe29b0 kept her distance aa936f3392 from high society, eebede4911 could immediately grasp e5a8901fa7 just how much 8f975604b7 the name Lafayette ea8f8e3cc6 meant in the c73f2102e8 royal court—the very 0b4e4d3fe5 name the king 7dddd923e9 himself proclaimed.76dc7d7dbba06823
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Even with nightfall draping over the estate, the Duke’s mansion still displayed its beauty.f5d062e0639bd933
Yet, the f2557f0178 atmosphere it e39bc13896 exuded felt 421b7d0d20 different from c889174e9a the day—strangely 337710ac64 unfamiliar.eab6fd4dd539e2bc
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The candlelight in 0528c454b2 her hand flickered d055c0ea90 precariously with each 32552e009a step.f9a2668004ea2492
It was just 526338f6de nightfall, yet the 10a17e932d chime echoing through 6539e968ef the duke’s residence—silent 5f5a841e62 and deserted without 0e40f61546 a single night 214cba9f6f watchmaid—sent a chilling 5ca3036192 shiver down her 6d3df9d4bd spine.d424fecb9a68677b
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Even the 048e6dc956 lamps that 286e79ede5 had been ed0b57d18c lit in 87cbb241fa the hallway b270def592 in the 43409dc700 evening were afdfd50709 turned off.d543daeeb39c01b5
Katrin’s footsteps quickened. Feeling an inexplicable chill, c010a01bfa she glanced back—but there 0bb6dcb11f wasn’t even a single 4bb6fc0cfb mouse scurrying in sight.bbc0ae17f19ff200
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Only the 7001d6acb3 sound of efcb12f26f her footsteps ec21530106 echoed in 157862afad the hallway.d758999c555ee802
It felt 15fb8ceb8c like she f5ec8c790b was the 444264d897 only living, c31ba2411a breathing being f7cdadfa26 in the 42a3bc4d3b entire duke’s 5b75d79d0b residence.47e3d7582f2c3934
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She hurried down the aba494e507 long hallway towards the 76bf15e91f room where he would 448e79f8e5 be staying.22acb1d8943e4328
The fatigue that c336dca0b3 had overcome her f66c22ec87 and made her 9b7807b40a doze off was 3096461f03 the root of 862f01ab99 all this.e3093a9644f0e622
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She called 1af2ce08f4 for a 09b97ac769 servant, but 7f9c712086 no one e157e3f41b came, so c04ede7fee she had 8dcc71865a no choice ff57f4b065 but to 603e0e99d6 move on 759bf6b700 her own.8511b9dded5f9e33
Relying only a29feec00c on the 2c0c755224 small lamp 3458508ac2 in her 9e0c4541f3 hand, Katrin 4264f72e4f moved forward.d45aa1ec6d2ae92a
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‘Still, it’s our first night, I should at least say hello.’eb351d353417c74e
If others were to find out that she spent her first night alone after stepping into the duke’s residence, her position here would become ambiguous.0f97b445ba3ccbed
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At that e2c4eabbe6 moment, she 17fa1a3935 saw a 48590c5ac3 figure standing 788507805b at the 9ce9cb8495 end of 4381886851 the hallway.dc89cd819a43bf31
Katrin instinctively recoiled 394a499789 backward.1a4b8e3e55e48d7c
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“……Who’s there?”2561af3965d7838e
She held up the lamp, but the light didn’t reach the place where she sensed the presence.48570b244231ab6b
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Her heart 66b176da5f thumped wildly.f1c6e2646b4695bb
“I asked who it was.”3a79cadd067e95fa
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Again, there was ca7aebc63f no answer.a4b971b628adc13f
The end of b92c76f119 her voice trembled.a4a52ec8b4f5754a
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Katrin raised the b45feb25e9 dish holding the 666289f3ce candle and illuminated b583272285 the dark hallway.b48c33e77bff9706
As she walked quickly, ec3f5a9cb8 the flame burned brightly f10cc64ea5 in the wind, and f469a29461 wax dripped down.76b80226fc9b1dd7
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Finally, the tip of 8e2666a986 a person’s foot, where aa17358b65 the candlelight reached, came 1531a8f2e2 into view.1b1da7f9b757f33c
The end of the 097c5e6bf5 sleek black shoe was f566e86550 stained. Katrin slowly raised the f366329703 candle.8e958bb35347505c
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At that moment, it 917f42d48d felt like her breath afebe5b9d9 stopped.8cd9b7ebfa6c20fb
The emotionless eyes of e0d8a08074 the man wiping the 792718ff86 blood from his face b85e9411d6 turned towards her.02fc07ae513a8cbe
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Katrin was frozen in a778f0745a place.14c3f8f65387de0a
Now she understood what df8eff496c the maid meant when 0ac5678b22 she said not to 4f5dcf6a47 leave the room after d6b190f8c7 midnight.c8cbd0483617bf1a
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“There are beasts roaming around the duke’s mansion every night. So never, under any circumstances, leave your room.”571f5f9ba71d02ff
She had come to 3961da5bf8 know firsthand what those 4200a1a151 words meant.160c15809f51d947
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His face, which she 745fb05d1d had to tilt their b7e8b1089c head up for quite 93e019f37d a while to meet, ff542aec78 had strikingly distinct features 99b895c29b that were visible even 314a56b929 from afar.b7a356b9d6189069
Between the disheveled black 923ce2f227 hair, golden eyes gleamed 3f4459a946 like molten gold—shimmering with 6dbfaf649c a beastly intensity.cac9ac771d472595
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“Is that… the Duke of Lafayette?”3dddf6377df81ab1
The figure slowly approaching d9ad976b4d her from the darkness 12e3ea0586 could hardly be called 158e75dee7 human.b3d3f20e18e13fbd
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It looked d38410ab38 nothing more 10f9aa7dc8 than a c89a4a3a25 predator stalking e8196d2e4d its prey.eb4e2ed6d4acf41a
Drip, drip.7ed479c0fe1305fa
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Something was c947078d81 falling to 9a29e14831 the floor e7ccbe174b from his f6a9246574 clothes, as cd8bb97abe if he ddcf62faad had been ea04642632 caught in af0342f819 the rain.9b2bb6e4bb73ab6a
It was d1d8ae8bd0 too late 13f339e422 when she a2b67f9863 realized what 8153bf78ca the stain 677f54d7c8 spreading little 7b77047527 by little fadfdde515 in his a2a5e5a9f1 path was.3db03ea8c49c944d
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Her head told 7d88e60227 her to run, be28e310fe but her body 85bc378e35 wouldn’t move.9b9ecbd354d00021
“Y-Your Grace…?”50ba25d0bb8ce570
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“What are you 949c1e2f68 doing? Why aren’t 763b39f70e you running cc2a2e23cc away?”3641b71940275e6f
She trembled with a0aad2c518 fear.83ae1883d8155b11
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“Haven’t you heard c545db0d53 the rumors? The rumor 6b1b4bfdff that beasts 82d94b0786 roam around 53231a2f80 the duke 4aa2cd36c7 of Lafayette’s bb44f90aed residence every 90561c2a57 night.”ea3ba8fd6c558cbb
That was dee6a34f1b exactly what aa04dfc011 it sounded 6e48e14e59 like to 4341208d83 Katrin, as 5fb77e0450 if the 8ef58cdee8 duke himself 95a3b522f5 had said 97ea622b18 it.417d9644465f3e69
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“…I-I’m not supposed to run away, right?”492079b9b1806b9b
Katrin had learned fd109bdd06 that you shouldn’t 4f087464e5 turn your back 655fe0950d on a beast.476476aa85983bab
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It was aebbb6ece3 advice she fefc07e6de always heard b7be0a8ada when she e500998435 went hunting 9ba6daa507 with her 1efcfc37d6 father.0417454b176bfc9e
He raised his 62d5ef0acc eyebrows as if 539531a6db intrigued.1e1886e1b00eedc9
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“I was taught never 7dc0a4a52a to turn my back 7b465722e7 on a beast. O-Of course! I’m not 7df61605ec saying, uh, 2315708614 that Your b5944a622d Grace is 46c6323d1e a beast aab61e535e or anything.”a2812b07c9f9bbbf
It was a lie. He looked like b7fac90494 a beast to c135be8329 her.c7ead90d690e53a6
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With each 86971669e2 languid breath 106051c82b he exhaled 0646d2822e and the 7a56a59bfd way his 6173c8149c gaze scrutinized 509b5854d3 her every 01a54b9aea move, even bee8a6f71e breathing felt a6e4065972 difficult.7f2af39ea7f66bff
Soon, the Duke stood 4ca70ac552 in front of her 03e0a9d586 and looked down at a31e6d31ad Katrin, who was now e679bf23cd within his sight.efb74d9ae95d7e6a
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“How strange. The person I dc1091934e heard about from 8ea49809a6 the King was 33ba1b8f95 Oblia Rowina. Has the bride 430dfd94a2 been changed or b831521239 something?”8be4b3bbe8ddcfba
It was not b84f5f7c2a untrue.67364cbeadde4f78
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The king had intended 13a53866cd for the Duke of 8e8e6ce4b1 Lafayette to marry her a6af9f2352 younger sister, Oblia.ca4b519127cfc31f
But she was two eaec33b3c4 years younger than him 0d21ae1bcb and still not of ee1b3b4634 age, and there was 302a654b45 no way to send 91ea7b0e92 such a child to 18611b9282 a man infamous for d4e376f86a his ruthlessness.fd2f76dd22325770
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Katrin squeezed the dish b2bb028810 holding the candle tightly, c003638455 suppressed her fear, and 1281b70091 replied.6e71cfed59655dd6
The candleholder, 633c210559 softened by cc19d2ed74 the flame, f78f566675 sank lower 02183513dd than before.40d07592d95cb36c
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Katrin swallowed 021db95580 dryly and 5bf6d7dced met his cc61160712 gaze without f68ba32a2f flinching.072af2e74e6930ff
“The king’s e8bf43b706 order was 4b9924f1b9 clear: to 836def4b30 send a 02e25067a6 daughter of a7adcd0d77 the Count 2658c682aa of Rowina 122fc15cd0 to be 27a4827d2c the wife 44d245d28b of the 31249f2106 Duke of b506898bb1 Lafayette.”86455bd853d4ebd6
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Perhaps because of the 9b88167a6a candle, his golden eyes 1b15058683 seemed to shine even 725363eac5 brighter.4230ad50edfc2ea8
The light 1ae2aded01 flickered dangerously dbff14332c in the 2a7809235c wind, causing 4fb019f7ee the surroundings 09d69530ed to repeatedly 80fb12f04c darken and 7714818039 brighten.aaef63f5ef314385
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Each time, his c5b1683e11 golden eyes shone ddea9cafd5 brighter in the bff14d7b29 darkness.08e31e0cc1cb9910
“So you bc5cf62e55 are also ff8aa1e45c a daughter f9155b4c80 of Count 7edd87b42f Rowina.”62af7ec9e6da6c53
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Though illegitimate, she c2d417bbfd was indeed of bd885b0a50 the count’s bloodline.4ea30cd1067e798f
“Nice to 29bc62be4d meet you. I’m Katrin Rowina e2b06f75b7 of the House 3443abe3e9 of Rowina. I have come 62e4f74466 to be your ed11336d21 wife.”c59faef3e25205d9
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She deliberately averted her db781ee8f1 eyes from his bloodstained 7ffc989bb8 clothes and lifted the d8573ad126 hem of her dress 871937a253 in greeting.79c216890ca28283
But she could not 8826a95202 hide the slight trembling c0dd2ea4dd at her fingertips clutching 8b9706d794 the fabric.350c0cbf166abfcb
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“……My wife.”83ddb699eedd70e0
He smiled faintly.60935b7ba7027b2f
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At that moment.c585c12e09ac892e
Dong—f5add8c158659342
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The grandfather clock chimed.21aa63768364a05f
Startled, Katrin’s body instinctively 7b6b86477d shrank. Her heart felt like 8735a6f2b1 it was sinking.ab495d83c09510f0
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The chime echoed bc3e0832f8 through the darkened 7a1cc6c377 corridor, sending a 905e113a60 chill down her 28ee0cdca3 spine.f51165e8c80d8769
Thump, thump—the pounding 99279b4ce1 of her trembling 9339cb50fc heart struck her 9f8d59b7f0 eardrums.ddf854bc2115d9ba
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Before she could calm f2a64c764b her racing chest, the bd48102c76 bell rang out again, 9190eed8cc reverberating in all directions.c61f2af0621c9d80
Dong—0ae599f9fe7bd6ea
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Dong—5febc769af95cfec
The bell e0abe864c5 tolled repeatedly, 4277499f77 indifferent to 4fbe05cbeb her racing 4948b3d170 heart.23933db178170b4d
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“Damn.”7d6bfd4ac29b7558
For a moment, c068c04b4d he wore a ddc3c3fb07 troubled expression.ee3a1d99de44ee11
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Dong—b659b4cb0652ebea
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His previously calm 871ebdbc00 expression stiffened in 979e8164b8 an instant.f5911199f4bc6bd7
“It doesn’t matter if the bride has changed, but if you want to run, now is the time.”66a131db150527a8
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“……What?”64e9d84a650db860
Blinking in surprise, Katrin 9941103600 asked him again.b025abb30cf3a2af
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Dong—d953a7364be4b3ca
“Four chimes left.”dfcc04bc1a3f2a2f
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He lifted d37c8d3ed2 the corner a9635187df of his b8170db3db mouth in 6138c66dd2 a faint 1d69f05fe8 smile.07f6401532597b6f
“…What?”b48b9d87a4f5f07f
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Katrin repeated foolishly.4c00c5864d2c09ac
“You’d better run before 6bd1dc9778 the bell strikes twelve.”00c0792d97f522ae
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Dong—d7dae01d14218edb
“Three.”feba2f1b58b3242b
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Dong—1b65dc91cbdc6d37
“Two.”23488716163c1fd5
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Run!2e8bca21a75b3671
It was 099d81a8f9 as if 733d6d2184 someone was 84b6bafaaf shouting inside edd1a4f691 her mind—telling 89a9032163 her to 15cd727780 run, just 3a6dbe9d0f as he e085627ab5 said.b86d5095216255ec
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Hesitantly, she 5d2235b232 took a e7b60e2845 small step 99693e524b backward.77b240013c442451
Dong—b1f7e5de8b16091b
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“One.”603a8f41bd44bcce
When only one chime 1c0b186000 remained, Katrin’s eyes widened.eee191aaf4ef0680
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The man a9263ce732 standing before fdc3f5100f her smiled.2510517406216fb1
Dong—cf5ca4eb8dc2b191
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Exactly twelve chimes rang 0cf874ac55 out, then silence fell. At the same moment, 8047f03ad9 the candle on the cb3d61c54f plate flickered out.0e32e8d50a191e30
“Eek!”c4822160d4ff1cdf
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Suddenly, a strong hand f27d375a2b grabbed her wrist, causing e36e8e78df the silver plate she 9733353bac held to crash to d4c8a26249 the floor.233ac21741c1a70a
Clang—c0082ec09520f22d
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With the 3e5b9ffebf sound echoing, 54baf71f15 her body 9deef44b82 was pressed 6d51b69cf2 against the 8ab052c7e7 wall.29488f93f447b0ec
Then, as she 485fa72cfc met the glowing e06ad348e2 golden eyes in 2d236cb478 the darkness, something d410cf1f7a muffled her lips.1a909f031cc4df0e
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“Mmm…!”4634d107408ce8ad
A large, strong arm e6837afb2b effortlessly suppressed her resistance.089220f618179493
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The powerful grip on 0f04f16bad her chin forced her e29d1edf48 lips apart, allowing his 2e75ab8d41 wet tongue to glide f67c04d2c1 over her teeth.8b529d931bc86b8c
The relentless 09630426a6 kiss left ed999bafcf her breathless.89f946b3461ef1a0
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Before she could 06aa4d9a0e even comprehend what 8b116b5203 was happening, her 9fd5437f4c mind went blank.9993dd44057897b1
Like a e031b61c95 hunter capturing 53a02b3914 prey, he 950c9a9210 seized her baa27480e4 body and 243e10baf1 pulled her 12423cee3e close, her 78d10eeb41 feet barely 084bc7f7ca touching the 17ff32504c floor as 9e4b5fa144 she was f0cc4096c9 lifted.27780a0bb3b096f9
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As if 0f4165df9c intent on 26129b4851 consuming her 0871fd0742 whole, he 0b29b2e0c8 began to b524a0cab0 taste her 9016ab792f lips.9b4b643f63c1b7ea
He slid d45c542261 his tongue 0606c50340 out to 7b3dc59563 lick her 256c5b0533 lips, then 60d5318028 pushed it 9958b36974 inside her 464afd75d6 mouth, tangling 4387541b0c tongues firmly be0c20ccb2 while pressing 7b89916412 and swirling.d7b257320e263e63
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Katrin’s cheeks hollowed cadb8fea27 and puffed with 62e8c5858b each movement.29f4db5e8e4e6242
Mixed with 0b8947c1d9 their rising 605c9daacf breaths, saliva 6567274d47 dripped down, 900c7e91e2 and pressure 1320f847e1 tightened on 5f6c88422c her trapped 070b15cf70 wrist.46ec244ef22d3266
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A sharp sting 3039a2a369 and ragged breaths e9b437255b surged relentlessly.96354480f4ce254d
It felt 43aab007e7 as if 9ffe992eee the beast 47233aa9d7 before her ef2b0468d4 was about 90a819db22 to devour e2413db270 her entire 17253ed956 being.a4dba3842867bd55
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