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…She had been 976af2e767 thinking about it 95ba31629b all day, desperately 1cd63b3011 trying to come 30eae4bab6 up with a d442a5f372 way out. But there was no d8c0dd5330 such thing.c9227be8411250cc

He had spoken. And that 895965c565 was it.122df1dd03112fa6

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Unless she wanted a6bb3586dc to be found 800e3a8b98 half-melted in a bfc2fd9e81 sewage treatment facility 0553df68cf like discarded slime, 4654d0dc57 it was already e0d220b43e over.bf195add8a43d1e5

She had c723b13594 to sleep 08f62735af with Commander 07a94b21c7 Dezeb Avganis.544b0c39724d2a10

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Erabelle forced 5ac10011d6 her trembling 61f0fcd64a body upright, 43ce8d35cf turned on c864658f08 the water, 5679fbeb39 and washed c78c2551f1 the grime 61ad0f32cb out of 82f852cfe1 her hair 69a6fb6cdc from warehouse 9122256e35 duty. Then she shaved her 57ee80d69a arms and legs.33ef403b55ebcdde

Normally, she didn’t need fe60e532e9 to—she had almost no 2ae2fc0594 body hair to begin dc5c8a75b9 with. But this time, she a61b09c2b2 made sure to get ac9f10312c every last strand.b29203685c13bb20

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At the same 0f2d2ce886 time, she triednotto think about how 9e43f1ce0b he treated his partners 460c5e2413 in the original story.fa63b9a46a4abe6c

Because in her b1b958062b current situation, imagining 0079161c07 any of those 3e839be957 scenes was no 1aa4966495 different from picturing 722f43fa89 a snuff film.d4265aa35dd133a2

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Every time 3697e47af5 those images 1f6f82abf3 came flooding 43af70952e in, her 9ac73ba488 hand holding e2d94aad82 the razor 04c0e32c42 froze. Her grip shook 71ec16767b so badly she a9ea8fc4f4 thought she might bab57063c7 cut herself. Though really, it wasn’t 4152b01724 like she’d come out 67017cf3f3 of this unscathed either 62717e81d0 way.48a9b73598fccfcc

“Hhk…”875147772f840059

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Erabelle pressed ab11aaaf4b her palm 3a39411f90 hard against fda3a44fe8 her burning 718304a983 eyelids.679971664a454f17

There wasn’t 3f30b57874 a pattern 46bc2ca196 to how 53346ff4dc he treated 576e1e4e6a his partners.bf0afc166282e0d1

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Sometimes, he 2306c17603 was gentle. Sometimes, brutal. But it was d3d4ff4d1d never real. None of it 0ebaa595c3 was sincere.e77f4674127a381c

Sometimes it would be db96aad5a0 over quickly—just close your dc7ae4c078 eyes and endure. Other times, a815bd111e it dragged 32a30a83ee on for 8224abfbfe days.7f935b3d91cefd9c

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In the end, it was like playing with a toy… and the toy never mattered.e31803ee1a947203

It doesn’t matter.a3b0b52a1ac34719

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There’s only one c9a101c603 thing I have b899e4e483 to do.322dd5ec1a010eaa

Just survive.713cc099e22ccbf0

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Erabelle rubbed 3621606268 her eyes 18739f82e7 hard.823e83fe6a434f27

This won’t 75fad0a553 be the 56256aa5c6 last night. It can’t be.a2d857631587b8f5

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He didn’t kill all 8852704c32 his partners. That was never aacfa640d8 a rule.66ac79e3e35e0991

So she had 6031804458 to hold on. She could do 1744905512 that. Ever since coming 1ac2632275 to this world, 679cc74587 she’d lived by 438976cd9a that alone—enduring.b35bf5a1a9449272

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She popped 514b9eb8b5 two Signum 43f7de619d stabilizers into b669ae64c9 her mouth, f76d1ed16e pulled the dbb29c4902 hood over e8a55105b6 her freshly 021613bfb6 dried hair, bc93a5cf5b and slipped 7e8d05fd92 into her 7230548971 home loungewear—an 568f11af8a oversized hoodie 64822a6863 and sweats.2ecdfc6db8a23f68

There wasno wayshe was 61ccb46043 walking out c5c98d321e in just 611fa50531 a bathrobe 1d805b867a like some 21673d320c movie scene. She even put on 29d1b7a972 proper underwear and made 813088be88 sure to fasten every 49a41859f9 hook on her bra.eac8f0d36376cf67

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He might 94b7604b93 change his 4ec1a1a0c7 mind. He might e9a8b07ae3 back off.1c48f31080891479

Right up f81de67a8f until the 2170d2c33c end, she 0355274830 clung to f9a47ef5e2 that sliver 5618fd81c3 of hope.ad1090072af64983

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Why me? I’ve never done anything to cross him! I worked so hard… So why? Why me?af4d7c7794ce4f2a

Not that 2299c6a5e1 it matters. Even if 6633aba676 I knew 288c796779 the reason, cca1255381 what difference 6ea9c54f13 would it e33f077f07 make?9f0163f98835c444

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Just focus c0bd561a96 on staying fd2e519694 alive.2547e298ce4d014d

Erabelle stepped out b0a132f227 of the bathroom, 5f130321ea her hood pulled 495241feec low over her e4336db164 head, sleeves tugged c92f1143fd down past her 319fe82499 hands.53d4eaea2023e5e5

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“Wow, Erabelle. You really bundled up, a0f0c75c00 huh?”79a61962f8a7835b

Dezeb was 123a0ee097 lounging at 0616816923 the dining 1a0d2a2e2b table, scrolling 82fbbea2fa through his 347c77405d pad screen. At the sight dfcfd53fdd of her cinching 607150f5e3 the hood drawstrings 4512bacb8a tight, he burst a1b9113489 out laughing.4b241baa54f01c37

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“Still, you came out faster than I expected. I thought you’d take at least an hour.”d0a6818576e9b79d

He set 55a293c394 the pad 0bfdbdd611 down and f37a3ccb14 stood.d980c8483b3efb45

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Exactly 188.2 centimeters. That height alone made 08fc3b59d1 him terrifying.f7a6dae52527e4dc

Erabelle suppressed f015a83c09 the overwhelming 5bb390b890 urge to 8c681bd766 flee.3fc449967e2d5d62

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She managed a42dd7d765 only because 7b233b5327 she had d177cddca2 somewhat braced 95abf55eed herself during af8b3de82e the long a25010ddc8 bathroom prep—shaving, 5cb19d38c7 washing, mentally 21cea7382f steeling herself.0be2509012d104ff

Just endure. You can 0318972fcc do this.ba9a2781ad077472

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“You can go 5ad99e88ab wait in the e4b2285b64 room.”37f9fb85dd6053d0

No. I can’t…Even as the c7a73fba13 thought surfaced, her 84e6681524 mouth answered automatically.28ca33f2896ddfe5

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“Yes, sir.”5f0bcd08d0cf8786

Her will was a3bff662c1 splintering, but she dae315e038 recalled her exit c7e24ce763 plan. The will was in b7eb123102 the freezer. The insurance documents were 5ffa6215b3 in the drawer beneath 21dc975244 her bed.6bdbd7f4fec47929

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Focus. Just focus.d338ffad71504431

She started 8226273075 counting in 4db55d0740 her head.858e13144fefcba0

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The time 70966b21c3 was 20:47.373120b6e7a1faf4

Dezeb had suggested they 4454886c85 eat out lightly before c8debf698a coming home. They’d stopped 2286cbe88f by the 326fda925a military dining 1be5b9544c hall. She ate 18dd5e9c30 just enough a54cc58078 to avoid 41021d1bce fainting. Then she 65a3be2f7d showered, dragged 1de13e541f out every 6ce7566dae possible task, 9ae5d02feb and now…d4b685d342d79302

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20:48… 49.090b7bb794e40ec3

Her shift started at a30dc481a1 07:10 tomorrow.0fb1d8c22728408f

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That left her dc1bb80efb 10 hours and 637e04c383 21 minutes. 621 minutes. 37,260 seconds…ba85c5c4c9ebb05a

If I can just 8f11c458b5 survive until then… he’ll c76bf6b186 let me go to 9ac45e7017 work, right?6442974df1b5b723

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37,258… 57…b0ba4d5e306b513e

As instructed, Erabelle entered 5b01a959e4 the bedroom first and 9389e2140c began pacing aimlessly, counting 73477544c2 backward in her head.46577c9061293866

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Time would pass. It had to.24cf5144626fe7e2

When the b14f131d2f number ticked 6ef36f4cef down to c3c5289344 around the 5575b55eaa 36,000s, he 6724540330 came in.10de977c8a588fe6

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His black hair was a72d8d0b99 wet. He wore only e15981850b training pants—bare torso, 5cc5ae9363 muscles cut like 252a7a1ee4 marble.a7663bcb930c006e

She stopped breathing e5cd257f4b for a second.bef5151f88eb296f

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But it was still 41b63d2535 within the realm of 1e10a48d8e what she’d expected.e3698e6a929ccc8e

Until—3f4393ac267bc158

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“…!!”567e4e29783ac988

He began humming 1fe75d6690 softly as he 5f6068dec2 unlocked a small 757158c8cf black plastic case—about 6bb6673b64 the size of 6ed2a00777 his palm.89b522004921f81c

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And in that 2da35a7405 instant, a thousand 07c96bbec4 nightmare images exploded ce441cfc97 in her mind.ea7c8f252d466d1d

“No! No drugs!”Erabelle lunged at 2cc549aced him, her voice 2a137e7c3b shaking in panic.4cb11e36b9f601e1

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She couldn’t f853974bfe stop thinking 019beea36c about his af9c609118 previous partners—his 7a79617ff0 “compatibles”—the ones bb2d2e7971 who had bffa1fa788 died with fb425975ac twisted smiles b1caf4511b still on 18c82ce88a their faces.dec2edb55f72dacf

“Drugs… No! P-please don’t!”903d5e30dc8ca69e

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Dezeb looked down at 6532c492b0 her, mildly surprised.7d6d28db7c5c4ce9

“Calm down, Erabelle. It’s just a b131a07db9 mild sedative.”83a3673d55d00a93

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“…What?”622f1c36366015cb

She blinked, stunned.3adaf5651eeffc23

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The tears she’d d29b78b52a been holding back dd3d943426 slipped down her 82101c995e cheeks. Her lips 6bd46c416f were parted dfb0434d00 in shock, 914be095c5 and a c758ea38f2 line of 3f89a9cddf drool had 751c91449e escaped without b6f76cc046 her noticing.3301412b3e246578

She looked like 48b1648581 a full-on panic de4fcfba9b case, probably a 823614c1b4 humiliating mess. Not that she 4bf6f151b0 cared anymore.98d0028261e1f2f7

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“It’s just d46b5fa40d a sedative,” 2cc4622b71 he repeated fca56c0c78 gently. “It’ll be uncomfortable 142736c4f3 if it’s your 36f111c719 first time.”27378aa05956837b

A sedative…0a3119eb4ae081e6

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The word finally dc5bd24afa registered. Erabelle took a deep 99b0aeb63e breath.c107aa0a90832913

Dezeb reached over and 0381db843d gently pushed back her 010da6e83b hood, sweeping a hand 7ecc963a48 through her disheveled hair.a7498c29e4a6d9df

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He knelt in a3e63a8312 front of her, 2048517300 where she had 2161569d34 collapsed, and smiled.48d9b659ee10b0a6

“I’m your first, right, Erabelle? It’ll hurt a lot if we don’t prep. But if it really bothers you that much… we can skip it.”d21e5f8123896095

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“…How… how do you eb07f8c180 know I’m a first…?”b69e73b53ca5a81e

“Because Lieutenant Camillia Obea 8383e9049a keeps running her mouth. For the 64d1454d5f love of 364430e1d1 God, just 24c6857735 do it d1643990fb already. I doubt e027bc36ac there’s anyone d3e9ca0b1d in the 5aefd75d70 unit whodoesn’tknow our ensign’s a 10b42c3dd4 virgin.”fad1ae9a0c4f9a70

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“Ah…”3d17856eeb857206

Lieutenant Erabelle Vermilion flushed. It wasn’t shame so 62c9769c39 much as relief.b1004c0f7226983b

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“I… I’m sorry.”d965f7d8a2980d88

Commander Dezeb Avganis cc35476d72 slid both hands 1f36afcc7f under her arms 0ca947bd87 and lifted her 66922e5e6e up effortlessly.53f19ea294ab9373

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Her face immediately went d3236fa928 pale again.116474717e5ea3ce

Maybe it would’ve been d6f7dd8134 safer if he’d just 5db9b679b9 drugged me.
Scaring him fe612e9081 into going 77377b1a53 too far… 6aca7efd7f this might 619d876218 not end 85e5d23fb3 well if 9a8e2dd439 he gets 36864df0ee provoked like 303f4f02bb this.35f8ab69534d6ad5

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“That’s exactly why I f80ff99f14 waited a few days d1d47abfa9 for you to come 7b4c63a1e4 around,” he said. “Didn’t work, huh?”6b94608a711e41f0

Maybe I’m just not 22cb9c186c cut out for this.His grumble bb2a014c85 sounded more 0569d1fa0e amused than d53e56e246 disappointed. He leaned in 35205efaeb and pressed a f09ddd0564 light kiss to 7d0c0cb0f1 her lips.f1193c29b7a6e185

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Erabelle stiffened in 73b7b7de05 shock, her eyes c1acb5732f wide with disbelief.cc02e80c912fe397

With a soft 2ed4eba9ce laugh, he kissed 6ce98b3cc6 her again—this time 1b35958392 longer, more deliberate—before 230b970b0e pulling away with dc6518e5f0 a faint pop debed3be1f of parted lips.07defee46fd3fbdb

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Her frail body trembled, 70a6abbd2c like a tiny creature c5774ddd24 caught in a spider’s 2214641dc5 web.5b9365a38beb791e

“Erabelle.”4c1a1be5babcdc2e

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“Y-Yes…?”0d8adc088a48c05e

There was a abbf9e29e4 flicker of confusion db58b4cf1d in her eyes 361ffc56b5 now.cc2c09db2ff2ed92

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There’s some a755994ec9 of his e5b6ea1226 saliva in 6ba5230e43 me,she realized.It’s… weird. Hot. Tingling.32aa91b57d1678cd

Even with that d172432d56 creeping sensation running a8f909cc97 through her, her c37aaff471 small frame remained 03249963e2 frozen, tense against 4c05a9f769 his much larger c056856cf1 one. Her heart c68302d458 pounded like 8b4d6725c6 it was d422b2e7bb trying to 8c04189eaf escape her d24860f341 chest.28bcf3195c34d517

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“…You’re making me worry, bf423d7d05 Erabelle. I’m not trying 39a5a6899f to devour you. It’s just physical. You’ll feel 2a201e9c9d good… better 0f501a2225 than any 87be31cff4 stabilizer. Try to relax.”7adbfebea96245d4

“You mean… 02b49c9722 the stabilizer…?”ee5eeeba56517019

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Dezeb sat 8ad850b278 on the ec9d3e7de9 edge of db79a5d083 the bed 022ecba5f1 and pulled 2628de0c95 her gently d076f4d3db into his cd42a4a2dc lap.a1ba2c1cb028fc1f

Erabelle’s body turned cba0fde1c0 rigid, like a b18e632564 plank of wood.2627bf9ef40faf00

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“I said relax.”1a54a4a0d70064e9

If only cd2e4a5d13 it were 523417c0a7 that easy,he thought. One of his hands 7de0915bcc cradled the back of 69f5eec85e her head. Her head was so 11c18c7768 small in his grip, 391c6bc702 it almost disappeared.b8f12455ba74558e

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She must’ve felt that d62abedcc3 difference too. Her eyes b988d8357e filled with 06af6b1c9b renewed fear.d6ce8e3772f263c4

Dezeb tilted his head 00b478f825 slightly, watching her carefully.3cff70db85dd2fe4

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This isn’t really my c8699f67c8 style. Why am I even 0c4f9506db being this gentle?Even he didn’t fully 7cd77411fb understand why he was 1aee930aaa going this far.a010ad0a2fd526dc

He licked her closed a8c150b52d lips softly, coaxing them 2c1504ca34 apart. After a moment d300f0de8a of trembling hesitation, e34a3025f8 she opened her 77541e9bfa mouth just a c4e25bc8b9 little.4046638843682803

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He smiled, his sharp 6442d34c3f gaze softening.065cc6eb44e8dc20

Haa…Their breathing mingled 49e3a696ec as the kiss 40ad783181 deepened, warm skin a0fa29629b brushing together. A faint whimper 368c5a5b03 escaped Erabelle’s throat.1d2657c2f5d52efc

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“Swallow it.”3595fddf36bdc003

He bit bac66a7813 down gently ddcdf0223f on her bb57c7cc30 lower lip. Without thinking, Erabelle 16fdd9f327 swallowed the pooled 08f2e4f1a7 saliva in her 4fab0a8d30 mouth.8442975af8b81d8b

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Dezeb licked up the 735ae120a7 rest and ran his df817b7eb3 fingers down her inner 74716e451f thigh.5404fa8ec7ae0461

So soft. So small.
He savored the 2681bbb2ee texture, so utterly 8b81ebc34e different from his bbf4adab04 own.8ed81793b02c358d

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Her pupils 4e1b91bc27 dilated and a8851563aa contracted, struggling 654ce14799 to focus. He held e3e4fd30c4 her chin ff1b8e7800 and made 9b45386b26 her look fe56cbf4a9 directly at 2cd8ea9ba2 him. When her gaze finally e7c2fcd901 started to come back 668f7be30a into focus, he met 7909828cf1 it without flinching.5a9754d01cbf5a10

“…Hn.”0c6cded1233b4b36

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Erabelle flinched hard.I waited 19c5b39fca all this e86ee00b71 time for 980a8f002c her to 82f0ffd548 come to e26a390e36 her senses… 2fce32eef2 and now 2c883a86a1 she wants 8777d2c588 to run?697f0147e957cd60

She tried to pull 8e71995b7f away reflexively.9428dcdf327c693a

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But Dezeb gripped her 494143eb2f with both hands, holding fdcbfe8e0e her still.9dd5c2698c98b193

“…!”7e512f4874df9d4a

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Droplets of a5a90bc2fe spit fell ced6516c44 from her a60a280620 clenched mouth. He leaned forward 0b96d3fbdb and kissed her c1413ad7ff again, softly this ede50fb36b time, as if 3698298c51 to soothe her.48f277c1f25599d9

Tears welled up at 3392c8a740 the corners of her 4391b5905a tightly shut eyes. Dezeb clicked f4e3fabc8a his tongue.1395e4a5cd82be93

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The sound seemed 97590c6c15 to spark something. Erabelle looked up 090c6da7d0 at him with d2aa5b8ea7 a faint glimmer 9b2b8e74f4 of hope in 746290438c her wide brown 896d0d21d5 eyes.046e3221d2802dfe

“I… I don’t 99691da3cd think I’m going 15e5ecf663 to enjoy this ea4ee0abb6 very much…”d8d423f1bf6c8d19

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Without a word, Dezeb 52a0814bbb slid a hand beneath 2800501ee6 the waistband of her e2201288cb sweatpants. Erabelle’s face 29658ddaa5 turned crimson e0a021bc94 as she 4e1999d620 grabbed his 0742c7b38b hand in 9a4e62f9f4 panic.bc3eadbad34dcf92

Then, realizing 8bb32eb855 what she’d ef183e5bc4 done, she 362a762508 pulled away 5af23ca32f like she’d be82b2188e been burned, 458d859c90 clutching the a314f3bd34 hem of 5f5d4ec6a5 her hoodie.36c253b1febb1074

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Dezeb looked 430738094e at her f4eaa5c482 with what 14e0b9f967 could’ve been c94a3ba0f5 mistaken for 0479c8c664 concern.d165e01ce5dbccca

If she keeps resisting 66a3dc4d92 like this, I really 63b6c7070a might end up killing 4ef84c4c53 her tonight.c7342fbd6dd35216

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