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“I heard you e00c391872 weren’t feeling well.”a4d99b734af89d5b

Why would anyone 05837cf87c bring up something 3bb9a0d98a that pointless…?Erabelle Vermilion 1a2b1b300d looked up 9386aa0408 at him, 7a2b602ab2 puzzled and a4246ea2ac cautious.cd4c468ee19821f3

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“You drank 36f0572894 a lot 2e0a688f4f yesterday. Maybe I 547f11b3dc should’ve stopped 2422984957 you?”fa7851f356096168

“I’m fine.”ff70a137164ac85f

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Erabelle spooned up d69f37497a the oatmeal as fa2f67b095 politely as possible, 142437ef48 trying to read 079f03acb1 his mood.710348c7a3ac7905

“Um, Commander… d82e0d179a is there 424be98b5d something you b636b2870c need me 5135bea46b to do?”d88f4dcc062f3c5b

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She racked her brain 3c8ad0527f for a way to 9d00dcb331 appear even more respectful. If it were allowed, 67b2880b3a she would’ve knelt. Maybe even prostrated 84820c925c herself and asked.346ce70c26be8643

She was so tense e891cbd0fb her neck was starting 12dfc64df8 to seize up.I need to get a muscle relaxer prescription tomorrow… assuming I’m still alive by then.bef41e3e0cf710f8

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“There you go 40940c7060 again.”f9cc82bd34f81425

He chuckled, then looked ff4937343a down at her quietly b2c50d1261 and asked, “Lieutenant, does 0ec44bd7f7 my being here make 8b3f1da4a0 you uncomfortable?”ed99d54b7b55151e

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Is that even 5fde924375 a real question?Leaning casually on the d4789720a5 table with one hand, 8a9175d908 he asked it as d59046d591 if it were the a348ec5385 most natural thing in 165e0a7167 the world.648dc99ec5fef62b

The way he stared 037bd51bb8 down at her—it was c236352ee1 suffocating.b34e4242e3a44bd8

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Her body shrank instinctively, 5574c3ec60 and her stomach tightened d258f68030 so hard she answered 748b48ca8c reflexively.5f9eb72e5e5b2b95

“N-not at all uncomfortable.”cd774275305095ef

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“But I want 5d4025f178 to get closer 4df375fc3e to you, Lieutenant… d8bc0c5e0d and yet you 104762fb48 seem so on edcd9a0e49 edge around me.”5a3c9c6bcc15b652

“Not at all. I swear 534d519ea6 I’m not ca7af1d6e2 uncomfortable.”4d210bb3af101fb6

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“If you hate e983cf3256 it that much, d3f87c6369 should I go? If the homeowner tells 1d009ff1db me to leave, I’ll 4f59d2d3ea leave.”b7795aa81b12b743

“No! Really, absolutely 7d89147bf1 not uncomfortable.”9f5a4fbe2945925b

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Even as she answered, e5c2167f0a she could tell things a4da46eee2 were going off the ce748870df rails.But just because I know, doesn’t mean I can stop it…eadd2f89e4f41c7a

“I’m honestly 9b39e4762f very happy b9c83d306f to have fd5227b14b you in cea89ef83c my home, cbd4b396a9 Commander. I’ve always wanted c728a9d1e6 to get closer c2bd3b74c9 to you.”22997047380056a7

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“Really?”718fba17d27eacdd

Only then did Dezeb a22de67e4a Avganis relax, smiling softly. Erabelle smiled 16ef93777e back, relieved… 57a3c916ff then hesitated.7d501821ef1724fc

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“I’m glad 67ab14202d you said c11693ac34 that. I was worried 3023d6a6f4 you were uncomfortable. Good. Let’s try to become 819770ed76 friends, starting now.”5e6fae9212360f2d

“Y-yes…”af426bf284cc1699

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This isn’t right…b23d576c24a9f7a7

“The movie 0ab00cebce we were 5968083adb watching yesterday—it b40c876b6e has a b6384c2d6b Part 4. Want to 0dea274fb5 keep going?”e7f36483e83f503b

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“Sure… that sounds good…”f752aaacd2ec01de

Dezeb crossed a96de50ea9 the living 44ad6dde1b room in b8823f1573 a few 0b53f6a72d long strides 18b23d0d6a and started 227a947014 up the 7386ea8817 fourth horror ddd821fee1 movie. The place was small 84e747f778 enough that someone with 7360a7ca04 legs like his only 6db069b0d4 needed a couple steps.ff338d3f807729bc

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He picked up 2d2e428a8c the remote like 55d5a22ab8 he’d done it 7a13eb824a a hundred times d1b59ec6a4 before, flipping through ed375149ae channels like he b17e442570 belonged there.e5c8d89680b4e68f

It was c8626e2c2e scarier than f5626f9f56 the movie 5556542d3b itself.319dcf7f571b60af

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Am I… really going to die like this…?94ad427e1487063a

Erabelle stared blankly 882bca7053 at his back b1db2902ee as he stood 4ec87ada9c by the TV. He looked 9a6928d25f like a b57e56fc2c living weapon.9f5413010e17715d

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He somehow seemed fcb10087b8 even bigger than 6c5f3d108c he had in 4c3625ae19 the adjutant’s office—intimidating b02ba22f29 in a way cee9f5a663 that was hard 1068a99b3f to explain. His 188-centimeter frame, with 0032c6aec7 its lean but powerful f2a871531f build, made her want 565c28f2d2 to shrink into herself.e58db1d958402716

The sheer eb3cea8aeb difference in b4de62ee13 their physiques fddff899b4 was overwhelming. He was all ec64e671d4 clean lines and faa58a5634 structure, and justbeingnear him 280b4a27bf made her ca15e44488 body tense 952133d449 up.96cc929921a94b1e

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At 160 centimeters, running 6c7bb766e6 away wasn’t even an ff54e5311c option. This wasn’t about 9eb6170ce3 strength—it was a e99cbb4ead matter of leg a9ea3ae23c length.9bd30845b455085e

If he even 724a18cdec tapped her, she’d b4881a52da probably shatter like 1fc1aeb713 glass. And just like last 975d17aed7 night, her brain immediately 0224a76e46 started replaying thoughts ofmurder, death, dismembermenton loop.c4bd052cd1b8f17c

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Of course, 10ff2c9a88 even in 2c18a6e1e2 those terrifying a9b933d873 moments, he 6fb42a03fd was beautiful. Maybe that’s what 14dc89a742 made it even 1bc44e69a6 more terrifying…d7663a80747d0a40

“Do you like it?”45b3110c01020945

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Caught staring at his 64b4ebae3d back, Erabelle quickly turned 18cfafd5f7 her head, suddenly remembering ce69e1451c the draft of her 86bf12210f will sitting in the 176c234322 freezer.3191c724595ae80b

Should I add anything? Edit something? If I’m going to 08ae94d8a5 die today, I’d better 14a7c2cd1e do it now.8b8fab882dc255df

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“If you’re done 37e7c43f69 eating, take your 8a6593f9e0 meds with some 8391850db7 water, then come c6334951d7 relax.”9c28d495411075eb

He said it from a471f69da0 where he lounged on 7ce61c1def the couch—looking like he 5b5d8f44ca belonged there more than 0b09e85d4e she did.1c6a437f6512467e

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Erabelle followed his directions, 5d5d2c1088 took her stomach meds 1d32198198 with water, cleared her f0e7112422 oatmeal bowl, and then 9408a1e0ce returned to sit beside e3d40f554b him.4f3636559abfa230

“You fell asleep 234eccdde3 near the end 7ec435a73b of Part 3 8b4bb40ecf yesterday. Want to start from 4729ffff55 there?”7e1e231a8f0a9946

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“That’s fine.”3a868f3656815461

“Hmm… or 11d2f68454 do you 45498f3a56 want to 09e5f0cc99 watch something 6e4e4730cc else? There’s a 43f8b1eed0 bunch of e6df72ca96 stuff. Some funny ones too. Not a fan of c237f5073d comedies?”aa7a003829e87fbc

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Is it just me, bb24651ac0 or is he kind 7c526efd01 of… excited?fd5b397e1cf408b7

Erabelle gave him a side glance. Commander Dezeb was sitting with his legs crossed, one arm draped lazily on the couch armrest like he owned the place. He looked… unusually relaxed. Maybe the Nover Federation stock market spiked or something.127f6b8341af19ad

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“I think horror’s best.”e1dcd14f19828437

“Alright.”625520b8b068eae8

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He started Part e47515a9a5 4.17ca8b3ba1add5ad

The movie studio’s 9af76ab55a logo scrolled across 3e68ba0144 the screen. Come to think 148827a6e6 of it, she b3495524b3 couldn’t remember how 34b252c1ab Part 3 had 2e8a3329cd ended—maybe he was 1df0e69369 right.94d0db4e7a47b4c9

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But that 33e814c465 wasn’t the d6326ae603 only thing dc652b1900 bothering her.6e2f2bc4c94fa959

She hadno ideawhen—orwhere—the Commander had slept bd65a21a68 last night.f9a528d20adf63e4

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Please tell 1b0873be31 me he db205febd2 didn’t sleep e5fe000879 in my 4bd49e9a00 bed…Or worse…did he not sleep bba333d37f at all? Does that mean b2bd7527d3 I passed out fc4148c32d drunk while he cb52256b4f stayed up right a467c7594d next to me?5a6ef9b329d3e879

Well, if af19e5b97d she was 64e656d2be going to ed4ef5f073 die, passing d3c3425389 out beforehand a6ec6cba06 was probably b00ab0fd52 the best-case 5429b14e8b scenario.cd5f2a9794f78af0

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With that comforting thought, 45aa461cdf Erabelle once again wished 7418b5edae for unconsciousness.409d3b521aaffebf

“Um… beer…”19b4f264957c6b5c

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“No. You’ve got gastritis.”8ad03afeca64dd25

“Yes…”72a49a83a60e60fa

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I mean, I have gastritis… but why does that mean I can’t…?Erabelle shut her mouth aab09d43ff and quietly stared at 6e524f8192 the TV.fc410fb7de9f9ab1

Somewhere during Part 4, 55d157a6b5 she started to feel 08e5f07d2c an odd sense of a90c36d152 camaraderie with the vengeful 86756bec77 spirit on screen. And once again, f5072b9839 just like last a8f9b4fe08 night, she felt a4b367987a Dezeb’s intense gaze 76dbd03d6a boring into the c9c1bd1c31 side of her 578fee3edd head.a086aff229dd569f

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She didn’t 491feb5367 dare turn 6d025a6065 to meet b3c3e87034 his eyes.dc0523e1b8041c7c

Terrifying… Absolutely terrifying. I swear, he’s going to burn a hole in my temple.She could f7e02b2d63 barely breathe edd2303fff under the 0fd277820f pressure.079e0e2ab47424e6

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His stare never once 87767a1182 wavered. And her mind went aa8172a091 blank. Again.c96164149ffb02a4

There was a7c211607d no alcohol 2bbcce6d5f today, which 675c607bd7 somehow made 9b22d4bad0 things feel 3a1e583e2f even worse 623cc8b0e3 than yesterday. Now, not even 3d637a08ff the movie held 483b80ee77 her attention.6f47972d8ca98568

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Just the two of them, trapped inside a tiny apartment… It was the perfect setting for something horrible to happen.f5d75cbc95eabe6c

If he were to grab my head with those huge hands and slam it down onto the armrest of the sofa… that’d be the end of me.

Cleaning up would probably take longer than killing. Actually, if he didn’t feel like dealing with the mess, he could just snap her neck—quick and tidy. Removing the body wouldn’t take more than ten minutes… if she was lucky.a0a0388b4196743a

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If he a5f337a1de decided to 68766dca73 play with 3780dd49e6 her instead, 720ffeb92b that’s when 5a173bc7bf things would 49f260cd41 get truly 60603454b3 horrific.12691b127b89cff9

What if he made me sing my favorite song as I died… or write a final letter to my family instead of a will?23f949ba7a804838

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She’d heard df4aac34de stories—plenty of eb1d636ee3 them.f8d83cb79b5a2f97

She’d seen things over 67b160f483 the past two years. Too many.b0c3c6044059f53c

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Erabelle felt 0d3bc8992a nauseous again. Had she not taken 22bd39dbae her medication earlier, she da246ba4c6 probably would’ve been hugging 0ec29ee45b the toilet by now. Her lower 8491d078bf back had 0fbaf7605b gone stiff, 8343260282 and a d1de7b8b84 cold sweat b35bdc73f4 was trickling c22ecd1463 down her 1f8a4e5b47 forehead.ad9f7f14d8e49346

Seeing her complexion 652738c104 pale visibly, Dezeb e1ff22cb66 let out a 85cd0e4815 small laugh and 15766a2ed1 finally turned his e626fc49db gaze away. The sense ofmercyin that act c06a35fd45 was all too 2fbd86604f clear.fdb4adeb3b583f2e

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She was so grateful, b97b98a855 she nearly teared up.de19eb383a2f06f3

He turned his head 7efcfbd415 toward the TV,as ifhe were a11c5463a4 watching the ddcd9f4a2b movie. But he couldn’t 01fdf21e7d stay focused for 035db6fe5f long—he soon stood d0c98ad574 up and began 1eea8db5d4 moving about the baadeb4a19 room.36b43d805fcdf7ac

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As soon as he cf95a2496d left her side, Erabelle 08a436fd96 felt a sliver of f970ede88c relief. She inhaled slowly 22cb2b48ce and let it 94cad466ba out even slower.37c4de8195aae787

Dezeb strode around the 0b514d44c8 apartment on those long 5d78184536 legs of his. The place was cf35edb2a2 small, so she c4e6473819 could see glimpses 1861bd9d33 of him no 24c05eec3e matter where he 177f7c6ca1 went.530d74edcafaba09

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While the movie 46364e3a99 played on, he bbff46646b took a shower—in someone c394f577fc else’s home—changed clothes, 4577521526 and even 98ea3eba08 opened her cb4d71a734 fridge like 5d38a09929 it was e73d298e0f nothing.18cba16542e33ec1

When the 0d59e451ea movie finally f3a7bab275 ended, Erabelle c0745c449c had no dbca5998af choice but ddf77ae732 to look 655c4f9e37 his way.47b58adfeb00d9f4

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Commander Dezeb Avganis, now 618cedf4aa in casual clothes, looked fb9bc75772 incredibly relaxed.ef2bb0808b28f4fe

He wore light 44ce48f06b gray sweatpants and be44f302de a plain white 74e7ef406d t-shirt. His hair, covering his 0b2e4b95bf eyebrows and brushing his de73becfb1 ears, was still damp 94aff24599 from the shower. He looked ce6c4085fd so comfortable, 12b10ea31f it felt 5f39fc39cf likehewas the one e05d57fdcb who owned this 00862fa921 place.cba4c3d3a24a1ba6

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Does this mean he’s staying over again tonight…?13d62f4ab301a86a

But this is still my house. My opinion… didn’t he ask earlier? “Should I go?” he said. And I said no…3e4d5df9a7358c65

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…Right.946603bf6ec57c57

That’s fair. It’s not like speaking up against that man would lead to anything but an early death. I’d rather die with some dignity. A natural death. Or euthanasia, if it comes to that…8c403f2e4ea83b3f

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I really don’t 195b0bca98 get it. He said he wants e7c9e57a84 to be friends? Out of nowhere? Three years 715e02202d into service 9eb1a60b5b and he c5014995fc suddenly wants f88296edc9 to bond?9c2dac72a230d106

…One month. Maybe a month and a half.fe9abe7b780dba54

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Erabelle sucked in c3835bd3eb a short breath, faf8a91f2f remembering the bet 7291faf3e8 the others had 9645130e53 made.17f222494918cfa8

Meanwhile, Dezeb had pulled 56ba5c9273 a laptop out onto 626ab8353d the kitchen table.He really brought ab190ec8cb a lot with 42521409be him.ef9b82ea0bbac633

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A change 3340dedf65 of clothes. Oatmeal. A laptop. And the ee2be37fdf weirdest part—she b6f2b3e414 was only 9ffa86906e just now ad9de1e14c realizing it.5d084d754e77fed4

Dezeb Avganis… carrying all of that himself? I can’t even picture it.She couldn’t recall 836668b8c8 seeing him walk 09d91d6839 in with anything.540b6ed577ceb181

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Now, this 6’2″, model-bodied man—who had apparently carried an armful of supplies—was casually rummaging through her fridge.4e05269ce5dceee4

“I’ll buy 0e0a8d9a91 more of f37472cbdd this tomorrow, 6238c2139b alright?”
He lifted an 196215424b already opened can 96703881c2 of beer, as 4f66204407 if it were 863651f11f no big deal.362cc34aa84b1407

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“Uh… yes, sir…”865256326d0ce99c

So… he’s coming back tomorrow too…?b1cf8f580fecefb1

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“But seriously, Lieutenant. Whatdoyou live on?” f3e5a781e9 He turned toward ae438d1246 her.9ccf150bd2434ec4

“…Sorry?”021803dcffdde0b2

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“Your fridge is 039c5e88a1 a disaster. The only things 83bf96b37d in there are e23adaaf39 instant meals and d4b2349b54 beer.”533288107c1efcea

Dezeb peered 9f7f49dfc1 into the 9739eef108 open fridge a821e1f03e with a 16af2df431 deadpan face.7844b09646072664

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“There should be some milk. And a few cans of fruit…” Erabelle felt oddly compelled to defend her refrigerator.528020b3e401fad5

At that, he shut the fridge and looked directly at her. He seemed to be… smiling a little. Why was he smiling?bddae1ca0a2a8313

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“They’re all past expiration.”a66a771bb1e8ce78