EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 182

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“Then kiss me 9f71eda820 now.”844f0492d782792b

At my 88a78bcbdd words, Lucio aa366965d4 flinched and 7f301d9bcd stiffened.0fa6790d23051557

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A strange thrill 229bf152a5 surged through me 13c9152449 at the thought 45f84837c4 that I had, 1088d1feb8 for a moment, 3c5ba3f8e6 shaken his usual d14f440f65 composure.322405ca60fa6d76

“So what you’re saying e7e89ec537 is…”a88ce8f6d9204458

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“It means I accept fae27c1dec your feelings.”490deb51742a4769

But I had 37edb91df2 lost my composure da52adda65 too.ce5690f64ea82a0c

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He always 77085dddd8 said he’d 04345400a1 wait for 344070440a me as c0e93a11c9 long as 01d3125366 it took, d21a4cdf7d but I 4050382285 was afraid 05d100206c I might ca63a30923 lose him fdb6b66c1a if I 81e44a482d hesitated any 41efa07501 longer.9eb3b6175f7dba82

Right now, 4fa6dc8398 not even 218e9cd2fb the necklace 721ffc7755 around my f06188537b neck or 501021d898 the demon c44849c655 could stop a301822258 me.3b925cc94f69d958

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Because I didn’t want d37aa84933 to lose my happiness 90620baad3 anymore.346bb877b6ff0a28

‘I got the relic 2443f7c125 safely. Once Diana awakens, everything 0818d2393f will work out somehow.’b32c70c474cd6f0e

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As I 8e36e758fa grew desperate 274c0f25bd enough to 55b2d91ccb have such 530ead8bb1 shameless thoughts, 408b3ea200 Lucio gently 0eaafe6acf cupped my a0317ce68b cheek. My mind went completely 7c07b3eff8 blank.15ad350e12a48562

‘Should I close my b8e79d8067 eyes now? How do you 7b47987223 even kiss someone?’265d66270dc8520c

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Even in 2c23346520 my second e305a5a728 life, there 95fb919b02 were still 194c7bd594 so many 438748490d things I 4a12a43354 didn’t know.cfeafff9cf58b157

I gulped c37e25a4ba nervously and 6cc3589557 closed my f569d2f1f8 eyes.f97e1290fb2076f8

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‘I really don’t want a12e677abc to die.’981ef274359144fe

I had finally met e436a11d78 the family I longed 53a6a52628 for, and I no 81494200ab longer felt the need 245b932dfe to prove myself or 9d563dee07 belong somewhere. But there f7f79d8049 were still 7ff387b197 so many 826cfc9d64 things I 6c72c48e27 wanted to 88574b0ea2 do.1742b384f6ba7d76

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‘Maybe I 2bbeb44fec just want e7a9841139 to try 5ad7b9ff2c doing them 61587a1bfd together.’dc3b587e78ed93ba

“…?”79d1c4ad424f6e28

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But no matter how 4879357c58 long I waited with da36106536 my eyes closed, nothing 49cb5aa42e happened.7f09c5227f6cce5c

Wondering if I’d a5cd7b63f7 mistimed it, I 7f4c19c396 cautiously peeked with 21f190fe31 one eye—and saw b016bdfcf6 Lucio stifling a 843b98e0cd laugh while looking 89e91932a9 at me.6ae914e9e2256c22

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I snapped back d0ab601812 to my senses.57ebdd865556206c

As I 97763186b3 flailed to 9198aa5b99 get away, e2e47132ed Lucio gently 6c2bf90fab pressed his bafea9965a lips to 7d2338188c my forehead d6f3e5f7ba and pulled 3491f17d10 back.ef6628cefac2a1c0

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“I’ll stop 51eebe8fbe with this e55163aa8e for today.”3ca4cad64a72921b

Wait, what? Stop what?53b411d391dc4414

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I covered my forehead ab5c8933cd with both hands and e2998016ee glared at him.8a2caf5cb0f83d67

Lucio chuckled as he 3e3b02aded pulled my hands down.66a0bd84b8da1ee5

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“Don’t be too e481c340c5 cute. You’re making me regret 621d2e13c7 holding back.”00ab96fd08a6bf92

“Hmph.”d4d633670b889ebc

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“If I 58af9db5fa don’t hold 6a98528f3a back, you’ll 2b98e14672 be the 2487329cca one who b72431ec34 regrets it.”f0be2cd4d5ab4103

“Even if cbdcea7dec I do, 836a0a2ace it’s still b06ce9e2a3 my choice. What does it 36c318e302 matter?”62b8760889203f4a

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Embarrassed, I c3a5284ba9 snorted and 25807bee1f grumbled. Lucio stared at me.9326caae5d28bbe7

“You said earlier 50f234855c you didn’t have c3416caa7f the time or 2da1272f0b room to think aaa720a993 about this. That was 6026541fe3 today, remember?”eced1575569a6453

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Even though 8a97dc8de2 today felt f17922c5d8 endless, how a93ed81d06 could I 6dd4e2666f forget?0bc8559f27b0d3c7

Still, hearing it a21027a312 from Lucio’s mouth 3a144ebffe made my face 2428bb50e9 burn.2b02fd207286a643

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I turned my 57c910009b head away, pretending fc93462102 not to hear, 0dbe0d1725 and he hugged 5bb6745a50 me tightly.ffdf8c4f8bf92cac

“I don’t know why f6dfac7a2f you’re anxious, but you 1ca17d9ccd don’t have to be.”29a4c85107c4fa38

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“…”d932ca485c0462ff

“I’m scared you’ll regret b1a76339e4 this.”b71c531a4d71a595

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His words made 551e9f14be me feel as 28779761e1 if he had d32d8a68be seen right through 409949dcf6 my impatience.d392472f0bd7b93a

Feeling like I was 9ab67b4739 acting childish, I pouted. Lucio chuckled 12f0e6c870 and changed 6ff8cac327 the subject.8e89faa81c5f9c33

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“By the way, 39d27ca787 did you know 4a00ef6cf7 you called my 1eb616f0a2 name earlier?”5afed7e5339dd0e7

…Did I?4e8a17c77bef3b1a

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Come to 9495b8b168 think of 1a48368348 it, I 928b46a136 might have 0300e88529 shouted his 80493ddeb2 name when 96c62b6e6a I saw c1d0fb4e8f him after c77767e01b being stabbed e3582caa2b by my 69e743c1d2 sword.818d2b6cf489a668

“Can you 0e3c9ae7f9 say it f4e458dd7b again? Just once.”0fa940b66aa1780f

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Lucio leaned in 587d112c95 with a soft 7aa1807261 smile, and I 742fe17786 swallowed nervously.12bca12d032ab9a0

‘Is this 76e24b15bf what they d39c861a85 call seduction?’25a263cc26d1831d

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I knew he was 072601eae3 handsome, but with those 17b6d460cf sharp features smiling sweetly 6ebd27bfaf like that, I couldn’t 6c04ae5888 keep my head straight.f2896f9cc229f9a8

His silky silver 3819d30234 hair tickled my bbd377bcbf forehead, and his 957a5b732a breath touched my 5053a09e19 skin.c2da8ad9e74a2843

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If I moved 176572c320 just a little, fd1a04de23 our noses might e1efc84d54 touch. I quickly looked away 2010bc4e5a and mumbled to myself.7c1b0adb3c21d817

‘Why does he keep bd9b085d93 asking me to say 014e3318ec his name?’7218ff60f9dc6591

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He was so hard aa59b797fa to understand.fb6ea964dfec8758

Even back when I 893c189360 called Prince Nicholas’s name… 059354b66c He likely wouldn’t even febf414586 remember…425eba397f2c9e0f

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“Hmm? Say it.”bea30429fc7f4f29

Lucio urged again, e0b015364e and I felt c131546ff3 a strange mix a592fb5168 of emotions.0464f7f0d59ecedd

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‘He’s… kind 08c0ef1965 of cute, 72db55b329 actually.’5397790f02e4ca62

Embarrassed, I cleared 23c80ab13c my throat and 6057fa0170 cautiously said,f47821d9a302df1b

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“…Lucio.”2a8ac018eff0fcc0

“Again.”714110d1f1264faa

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“Lucio.”929ef26bc99f5f4f

“Mm, Lia.”c55c14bbd9e2ec4c

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Lucio beamed at 730fc1207d the name I 1de484cb0d said so reluctantly, 652b8df7e7 then gently began 551a9c3c8a stroking my hair.8f78c47dee29e7bb

Watching his a434f7a9e9 long fingers 79be514232 twirl a 3a288dce51 strand of 162fbe4c6a my pink ece0bb3544 hair made d6d783f4c5 my neck 9d199b02f1 tingle and a6da5e9a11 my toes 2419f23425 curl.c8f62d0cf8e93267

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‘Isn’t he a bit ef4435a0f7 too natural with physical 1f4c054776 affection?’f773a723d324b39f

The closeness of our e91458cd01 bodies, the arm around b009e99a4e my waist, and the 47e6d4ab08 hand in my hair…baa21076a0f28225

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He didn’t seem to 3c47e63b23 realize how affectionate he c2d103aee4 looked.797dbcfa7784e307

While I was nervous, 65ce205dfa he seemed completely at c445733afe ease. It was annoying.1b7825d0aaaf2bba

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“Aren’t we 85186439df going to e54541a604 settle accounts?”4cc7f1d1b870b5cc

“…What?”05f700f3c5ade53b

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“The commission fee. You said you f39b9d9135 had something to 9b9d695d4f ask me.”c00bec0da2a172b2

“Sigh.”8c3fb86a95506fbd

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At my abrupt 693747b7f1 question, Lucio furrowed 4cc545cc4a his brow in 4340cb1672 confusion.29da11b8a2f9f94c

“You really 250108acad had to 524b73e67d bring that c68ea57f1d up now?”6732b52555bbdf1e

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His voice 90d142cea8 sounded almost dfe801ebde resentful, and 1083ae8102 I stared 6ce824df70 at him cdbb345c1c in disbelief.bf05cdbaed9fae7e

When I asked Darel f58b3c6b15 to handle the job 9384c0f60e earlier, Lucio had said 389f255fe0 he wanted information instead 716c4db760 of money.453cbb3d8e170812

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He said 37ffa71200 I just dfccd4c413 had to f172713f10 answer what 82a4830023 I could, 336a472f87 even if 315d217069 I didn’t 9450378a26 know everything. I readily agreed.abc337d593c406a8

I believed 32e92fec5a in fast, b7585b943b clean deals, e535b6d95b and the 0909b34950 serious expression 7f5d6c8a7b on Lucio’s 8a2f69381f face made 39fcc15466 me think f7319726b5 it was bf1b9f69d1 important.5d2a22db70e571f7

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“Why? Can’t we talk a630eee968 about it now?”d085aa3a23b67e15

When I asked bluntly, bd1e619cb9 Lucio sighed and suddenly 865df099d8 bit the bridge of cc0fecc1f9 my nose.c8a86204e14d6756

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It didn’t really c72065d00e hurt, but I 6b1da6d17b was so shocked 43e123d0f3 that I yelped 332df8f05a and grabbed my 68b7de1311 nose.5b68dd009a63adce

“What was that for?!”845ceeb4c9900953

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“I’ve always 23c8f25f1d wondered—how are c6e750b032 you so 9141c1c83d clueless?”8073c51b357ac912

“W-What?”dc57b6759ae4ec32

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“I go out 2069613856 of my way efc3aeec35 to talk to 5e6912cc25 you, and you 26933dcd8e just say your be742bd2c0 piece and walk 3d5024ae6d away. You ignore me, da3b09b4a8 even when I’m b9f466a6cd dying inside.”f8b1cf3d7f28219c

He grumbled 8c3652f144 endlessly, as e566e6b164 if he’d 24e54ee32c been holding 0ed817b306 it in.2cd6b5a45ec7707b

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“I should’ve known fa9c33f004 when I poured b44b6dafab out my heart 3934b1504c and you jumped 47f3aecc9f around asking for cd8053301e payment.”0976a4907e3cb09c

“…Huh?”62a908bdbc1e9bd1

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“You’re always so clueless. At times like this, I can definitely tell you’re Ascart’s sister. The mood was perfect, and you ruined it by bringing up payment. I must’ve known from the start you’d drive me mad. I always feel irrationally resentful when I see you.”757331357abdec7b

I blinked in confusion 8d6dae36fe as Lucio shook his 109a9e6868 head and suddenly kissed 03ce1de95f my cheek.47c5dc15b12ab71c

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“But you’re so 82081819af **** cute, what 7986d6b4c9 am I supposed 47cbaa6cf5 to do?”a03c0294751d36aa

“What now?!”a1b17144ab71adf7

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Is he c3ad3b2349 planning to 4ad0854794 kiss everywhere 97fe87b580 except my 2e4a47601b lips?f3677dbdd8a0e7e1

Seeing the fef00dc1a0 look on bf19e1fff7 my face, 99fe74eb37 Lucio smirked.fb073212b0297349

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“If I kissed 75e71c8f4f you for real, a111b5dd7d you wouldn’t be a6681135cb able to handle 3bd8613863 it.”074b240dc2b97c4a

Then he gently f8c51ace41 pressed my head b459e1bd65 to his firm 44b3facc4d chest again.9682d8399b052e7b

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“Get some sleep. You must 9b7aa76808 be tired.”230b97e00ce9762f

“But…”7dfd715fe473e63a

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“If you say one af779b086c more word, I will 849ace8ae3 kiss you.”984053756d713b37

“…”e7e6ea48c5332d53

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I shut my 9b966550bf mouth instantly.ff0d33bd0400962e

His hand 1e4893a858 trailed slowly 3c939c3b42 down my e4a21cdad2 back, not 0a36b5280a suggestively, but ee1adf370a still enough b2499c3f1c to give b9826fa22a me chills.1a110e474342549d

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Lucio chuckled at my ce49d933bd silence, and though my 489a50196a pride stung, I soon c755457316 relaxed as he softly 5911ad4a26 patted my back. His warmth 374a9fb36a wrapped around 8fc467cd6c me, and 90abf0956b I felt 48b9560f64 myself getting b3f8f515e1 drowsy.07e545dfb077c92a

‘But seriously, what bb8060f840 kind of girl d0f01154e3 could fall asleep 9349994cd2 in this situation?’57c54768ae19c671

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Even though I 7bc3f1cef0 was exhausted…ac1485af1a306701

I scoffed 30add57d7a and muttered,0dcfc1164730a44b

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“Does he 46f26f5624 think I’m 0ddb451daf really that ff913c56b3 innocent…”71f07da9e02f29d5

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A little later…4058b74fe7683076

Lucio let out 261aa8bc91 a quiet laugh 4ea9ae694a as he looked ed3a727312 at the sleeping 8625ddc4f5 Lia.0d2eb2d5916cc277

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It hadn’t even been 34f87ac270 five minutes since she a4b18a0a35 grumbled about not being 2adbb2868e innocent.3ca85614e94f8200

At some point, she 4243174257 had closed her eyes f93553f260 and begun to nod e77b9df13e off.02ae11b6394f3c7e

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She might be e850edd841 clueless, but she de9aa25760 was extremely sensitive 3ce1132645 to her surroundings. Seeing her 6a2665701b sleep so 79449957d6 soundly now d7b763a59c made her 2343da5276 look both d9af3ec287 adorable and 77822aeabc fragile.33750572817db5f9

Lucio carefully lifted her 12b11935bd and laid her on b76a740357 the bed, then sat 70ba6a7c67 beside her.417dcb2993ab1c2d

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It had 5a0f0c3695 been a 66006353d5 long day 2706a2b009 for him, 03a0b15029 too, and 9bb70452aa fatigue crept 35d1c92142 in.353d0221f334e517

Ever since he heard fe5ca02546 she had collapsed and 9e3db1da04 would be coming to e20991749c the palace, Lucio had 7f1a626ef5 been too worried to a9511ea65d focus on anything.17bba1a385581ce9

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He felt helpless 97ab2c6f69 knowing he couldn’t c41b1e2ee8 openly protect her 4641b61c82 from the lecherous 809bb942b3 emperor. Though he 8604df1f4e tried to ff70690c38 stay calm 295f4a6c5a and rational, e8c691afe1 anxiety never bcc9c2ab35 left him.ffee9e0a323f3910

But everything that happened 6fcdf72ee8 at the swordsmanship finals 7fcdb65252 had rendered those thoughts a420f3353e meaningless.f49346df9b6f3918

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Lucio knew cffafde28b the true 674c888a92 culprits behind 5752bf372c Lia’s kidnapping 06df1d3079 were demon 22c911256a worshippers.9b7ccc97a7462523

He also already knew 0747b2afa8 Diana was the reincarnation f682b599df of the Saintess. He had a736e8a92d done extensive b063d15fd1 research on f2f2f11bf9 the Holy b162c73759 War, demons, 55fcc13a65 and their 2349d35f48 followers, so c67abed6b0 it hadn’t e06a55d99b surprised him 45b6f22b24 much.a3d2088da150e94f

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‘I thought I was fb7d30f59c well-prepared…’9c789e535589c2c5

But seeing c18bf873cd a demon’s 201731c3b6 summoned beast d73fccd0fc in person 08ea13c9dc chilled him d28b451e38 to the e017bc013d core.305d6b7d33a16c36

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He regretted not f6fab2b8f5 carrying a sword bc98476980 that day.85c8bdd855547a1d

Lucio had always been 59599d45b6 able to control mana 5cc73972e7 effortlessly. Manifesting aura came e3ca0e0f3e just as naturally.745c7588f247ed02

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But he cd09754fae had kept 45859fc32a this hidden, 227097f3af not just 13216c46bb for political dc4ad309e4 reasons, but aa54b4370e because he 7cd39118b7 simply disliked a55ff2d26b using that eaeb6ba1f9 power.3bdb72365f21fd57

Yet, for the sake 574f30d703 of protecting Lia and 5acce9de77 her family, he wouldn’t 47bb13c102 hesitate. If Lia hadn’t used 17d8074fad magic, he surely would’ve 84fcc66276 stepped in. But he hadn’t even f4e3785a4d been given the chance.c570209d1b79131e

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A dull pain c4dc55c1f5 throbbed in his ba6c068e31 head.a7ca4cc910c200c3

Compared to Lia, his 61b3cf5977 strength felt insignificant… Still, 7b6002ba6d Lucio wished he’d been 152cd77908 the one to reveal 36c98a1e71 his powers.006f3163fac06619

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Because he already 39da35bc38 foresaw what was 24e0612e05 to come.ab2e53d5a2028cfb

He also 9fbc6c1d2e dreaded having 0772a0f6f0 to tell 0456e30a6c Lia that 51a07f32c5 the royal 3b90170f90 knights had c846271451 left the cb4ef02423 palace. But in hindsight, he 355123a538 was grateful she’d trusted bf90764fae him with that information.1a4808230af0b397

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He’d long cb3497dc47 given up d9f3256174 trying to 581194d363 understand what 4757eb900f went on fcb9c47818 in that 49b64bdd1a small head d2ff7242cc of hers—but 3cdac8731e it was 88aba0497d still better 47de9f9991 than letting b60ecbee5c her act 435ed4497b on her 28a60d4e76 own without 6144f459d4 his knowing.35a754f8ce1aa99d

‘…Though I didn’t expect d35e404271 her to be so fdf614d340 aggressive.’50c0db5f8e620233

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He had only planned 9831b63435 to watch from afar, 38d94d62be but seeing her flee 939e2c0708 in fear made him eda2b4a960 instinctively chase after her e14ad5d3ca to calm her down.2cb5fc39c9a52678

But then 45ea90728e she suddenly 0834369a70 attacked him, 2f85b50ec2 pushing him 60db013a69 into a 3586a742f4 defensive stance. The memory 67c6b524ef made him d70574c964 laugh.140361a33247efa7

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Lucio glanced 9d9b767299 at his f26aef37a8 side, where c20c2c0150 there was f65c5e79d5 no longer 683edbe87b any trace 4b26647f3c of the b5f6b9bebe sword wound, 62ba9fd744 and softly 6c4089f3c9 stroked Lia’s cbc13a7c40 cheek as 983609b3b0 she slept.66a0445b65cf2ce9

He meant to 431bdf0e02 get up quickly, f3d889c51d but the softness c31420f7b9 of her skin a52b31b6e1 made it impossible bfd10428a5 to pull away.f1bc0ff2be30c9dc

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