EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 196

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“Uh, Mom, I…”7ccca96ee60e9202

…How did I end up at the Marquis’ residence?f31a66f0c29c5ee6

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I couldn’t bring myself to finish the sentence.48865525c6819b2f

I just wanted to share the good news and see Lucio’s face in person.1893bb91e5cf8f40

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The terrifying events 8cfeae906a that had unfolded 6ec6e8f6de in an instant 6563e3da3c when Lucio suddenly 6e8332386b rushed towards me 589f3ee1ae flashed before my ededb1c1c1 eyes.24ae6e416155cd5a

Without realizing it, 92139fb1dd I squeezed my 38e9e9e5bc eyes shut, and b18bf2ef06 a soft voice 161bdc4817 was heard.d2fec000dbbb6bb4

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“You’ve grown up, my daughter.”5a6b474c1095cfae

Feeling a cd604dfd90 twinge of 2253bbfee5 guilt, I 588149eb7b opened my 6b51a86ef4 eyes, and 6e57909604 even in 3aef10effa the dim 7ec2c82005 light, I a653dcf157 could vaguely 897836bc55 see my ebe50d0356 mom smiling.fcff08df916a6ffb

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‘It must be Lucio who brought me to the Marquis’ residence!’773e868177309b98

I wanted to believe he must have handled things well, but considering how sensitive my family is about such matters, there’s no way they didn’t notice something between us.285d990baa387f6d

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‘Though they might not know exactly what happened…’851d01ba2a937baf

The thought that they 147845374b might soon start asking 80ec89994d me pressing questions made 0c4d71459c me tense up.6919a32001690076

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Unexpectedly, my mom 58bf4a297d stood up and 95f7e524a8 spoke.0c3ec8d060ceafa7

“Go back to sleep. We’ll talk when the day breaks. I have… a lot to say to you. But, I think it’s better to wait until tomorrow.”3259c37dbb7e60d9

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A lot to 1ca5f1b6bc say?d1f024533ba93b67

‘Is it about bfc2c33f31 Lucio?’a651f69543d3a11c

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My heart raced like cfa9d2989d I had been caught 4e5733d941 doing something wrong.dd720b67af760dd8

Then, as 56225f021f my mom 424bf344ca turned towards c0ce3b0e72 the door, 99278b24e4 her face 20b2d47c34 was illuminated 4acc6a6728 by the c4bd4ac943 moonlight.0a51f78ca9af02c1

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“Mom?!”011021579663d301

I was 0ef2e64a91 startled when 8d1e8ceb3a I saw 29a31ba7c2 her pale eecfc51571 cheeks and f5600631f9 bloodshot eyes, 804427510c and the 744f84fb83 moment I 1011ba72a7 called out a155ee0d7d to her, fa18844bd6 the incident b9a52a6faa with Clara 3b7c426470 flashed through 4e02816698 my mind.45f9411584394830

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“Did the Countess come to visit?”1dd4766aff4eaa52

Since Clara had caused trouble, she must have been up to no good at the Marquis’ residence as well.d2260fe2792ecb24

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Was I right? My mom hesitated.8b5fd3e505248424

“…Let’s talk tomorrow.”f806cfdf8afeb303

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Her voice sounded so 6a6a2350c3 tired that I could 2fd6e1ba75 only nod in response.644d7a32320fe4d2

When the 01b36576e7 door closed, 017d0efa03 I let 504816a23d out a 4e696f51fe sigh.0aca08694bb2e7e3

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I immediately curled up dadb9fdec2 on the bed.a328a0feac36c051

“Ugh.”ef06e97105d9abe2

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Actually, I had pretended e6698e037e to be fine in bd47df6487 front of my mom, d07bb3bf41 but since I woke 157950f1cc up, I hadn’t been f08526f5a1 feeling well.649f1883ca9a64b9

The magical abdd9031d7 energy and a5e14b797b demonic force a48274f170 that had 5cad8cae66 been forcibly 0b8d81d4ff suppressed in 1ca56a28c3 the palace 916df1995c were now 092324509f raging inside 7765f3ed70 me.6622155c15bee4f1

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‘I expected some pain, but…’dacb81dbe1d475e8

I never imagined it a682aa1888 would be this agonizing, e4406cac77 like my heart was cb508a6bd7 being burned alive even 9a391507d1 after I fainted.896eb8dff1058f83

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‘If Raizel knew, he’d d4c7456bec probably have jumped up, daecb15802 saying there’s no such 0cf712f0b5 foolish person.’de870a495e62216b

Absorbing mana that wasn’t mine was generally impossible.301b464c4c014986

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But since demons and I shared the same mana, I was the exception…40254be92ae39788

When I had ee563cead7 planned to absorb 37da3b9dbd all the mana 3433048b8f from the demon f7eb0679b6 artifact and destroy 48005f5fd9 it, I was 0734bec740 thankful for that 01d9b65ff3 fact for the 67bacbb58e first time.dc48f62a0585e0a2

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Suddenly, a 306ac42004 violent coughing 5eba21f759 fit struck, 31adf14874 and a caa67ec734 dark red 72b6566918 clot of e49291b213 blood shot 1880254938 out of e022b781e9 my mouth.5532abd87d5674de

Then, a 6db00c73ea pain like 29ab564a95 my insides 991f83b270 were being a14dbb4db2 twisted surged e3e41a8afd through me.5d04ebac3b7c6fa1

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‘It’s burning!’03fc10acecdb25d8

My whole body felt 6962b7159a like it had been 9f53bc12be dipped in boiling lava.3603e3a740174422

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At the same time, 9c055f8cf4 negative emotions like anger, 37502b91e8 resentment, and sorrow flooded aa1dd43a76 me.af2d55ced25812ac

It seemed to be d08684f22d the result of years ab83603364 of accumulated demonic force.4930cfd2816bdac8

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As my emotions wavered, 119ebe350f my control over the e8e3b68a98 mana slipped.9d3d7706a12de5e5

Feeling the impending danger c83be363b2 of losing control, I 67e05e9e1b quickly summoned the glass 13e58d00aa dome I had left 4833e3f330 on the desk.4a98522774dc981d

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As I brought the 479bab2f06 snowflake closer, the mana 8361b48e0a seemed to calm down, 857635dab7 and the unbearable pain 9fe0ffacbe that felt like a 932a48cad7 branding iron on my 4f1d6ced48 chest also eased slightly.131bc6a1edddada3

But I cba3c3b861 feared that c40d4d19e5 if I 9c50f71711 fell asleep cb2819a49c like this, 8724a4545b I’d have fd9f9b529a another nightmare, 1efce990d5 so I bdde5a722f squeezed my 1078823966 eyes shut 5e39e2d4fb and tried 7619855142 to focus a678116db4 on something f546facbff else.f2f7e0a446eb16df

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Fortunately, it 903fc8badd wasn’t that ddfd357c0d difficult. The face I had 723e56c20c seen just before I 959eafc8c9 fainted came to mind.b7739776f077b20a

‘…Lucio, he must’ve been really shocked.’34b1d6786d0bc277

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I thought of d866221c75 my family, but 78eaf57c93 Lucio must’ve been b571570358 truly stunned to bc73392cf7 see me faint 90efec10bc right in front 8cf2afdc02 of him.5dd715f0b892093b

But just b2471860b8 as I b95c1e75e4 was briefly 3ae5cb5085 concerned about 591d0d2a56 him, the 50d4329d3b embarrassment of 461531a3db fainting in f513cc45e2 the middle b46c050d38 of our 3040690cb1 first kiss c056c4a221 made me 5cf89d215b slap the 7050f34ce4 blanket.b2cf0fe3b4c68407

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‘Why did it 26a000c179 have to happen 33e59d93fc when I was 4448ecf2db in such bad 9c4093a6dd condition?!’296c0482c636de25

Of course, I 4ed4003050 understood that Lucio’s f28ff67317 actions, overwhelmed by d9da60ba60 the joy of 81fead5a05 being freed from 0ee74b871b the demon artifact, cfa5dc839a weren’t difficult to ac1a20b608 comprehend.0e87c6f47488cc54

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Though it was a sudden kiss, it was as thrilling as tasting chocolate for the first time, and… above all, my heart was bursting with excitement at the unexpected confession of love.a818935bf1863444

But even so, 4f10762fd2 my embarrassment didn’t 1cac2b02ae fade.45faf945bf0fb2c7

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‘I should’ve stopped before I lost consciousness.’7ffca0c1c6064d12

The moment e4e50b5eeb I saw 02bb3dd09a the transparent e4ea2273b6 tear drops 9df81775d9 clinging to e8d8255635 the corner 3abdbf9d47 of Lucio’s af5bc7f41f eyes, my b5ead7aa60 heart throbbed 32394e7834 painfully.e8d9c802d7484098

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At the 2b81afab68 same time, 0bb1513aea I felt e012befe7d a strange a0531599a7 sense of 375a5a8902 exhilaration, as f9e2255bf5 if I c55c87f83f were the 3108d6e358 only one e6177cbe54 who knew 9d7d97a1bc that the d9af7a5de1 man who 72c7b43c10 had always 536e182d4b built cold, d004c15531 hard walls 8df316f5e7 around him 2af6d1b184 was actually aa97b95b11 hiding such 146565a9f3 a vulnerable fe5feb41c1 side.cc4eda6008d795e0

In a 5dc1207799 mix of cd9ab6c91d complicated emotions, a2d776b821 I could 74b77b8a39 only do 43bcf8d877 one thing.fc620b42c181e6db

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Close my eyes.f1918582e2f7925b

Perhaps it was because b05965b2cd the memory of the 7be1b91a3c blissful moment that followed 276d6e7c46 resurfaced.64474630bd206821

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The spot where Lucio’s lips had touched burned as if it had been branded.e95cf99ecd06067d

The heat, which was eb999b3878 clearly different from the 191b5b8d72 agony that plagued me, d482615041 caused me to shiver 7e58d225e6 slightly, and I spent 5e6228a220 the night tossing and e5a8376d09 turning in pain. But I never 72ff79e606 regretted that day.1b9af361216ca7e3

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A man, leaning dcf45b3d22 back in his 4f99cce915 chair with his 44c8b2101e eyes closed, slowly fa8aee91f9 opened them.97f0f57e4239a946

Earlier that day, he 441b35a2aa had noticed that the 885f057c32 artifact in the palace fd74368926 had suddenly lost its e0f9657d1c power and vanished.5c1d766ffff0b51d

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There was only 30945c918b one person in 38d8a3c64b the world who bafbcd3658 could do such 17d9c5587b a thing.44e174e607a739f8

Despite thinking it d226727de4 was a foolish ee43752422 act as usual, 3f20e4615a he secretly felt b87bfe7268 anticipation.2f3c5102f7ade224

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How much 2ea84143f2 pain and 360fe90816 torment would 8d3783dc1d she experience 4550b94b25 today?3f6c4f6397745aec

But, contrary 58985e286a to his c2c32be926 expectations, he 72cdfed0b7 didn’t feel ceaa196ad1 any cracks 45c7c414f4 in her e8fee08fae soul.3ebbf127cc1ffc6f

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Why was that? It should’ve been c3ec2ce472 painful.be7f2e4ec38bfc52

It was an item 28963ba154 given to humans long 6bf7cafd81 before the founding of 55ca4a8105 the empire.3c5200a9d873f827

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Its ownership had 6357f5c766 changed countless times, bcb3c52737 more blood had b0b4ac8a03 been spilled over 4b3236bfc6 it than one e392c2fd0d could count, and 919cd5e277 it was steeped 33c6a552fe in indescribable resentment. Surely, it 6fb2829282 harbored a 70c1e64fc2 level of 23382dd28e demonic energy 586b746a3b that no c7ec213fbd human could 32fdab28e1 withstand.f5da213d29ef8f22

“But even now…”79d7cd5624907a87

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That meant her 1109f390e4 soul now had 3fcac27d43 the strength to 1b6de7d45f endure it.72a0eb802ceb2a36

Or… perhaps she 33cdd057ee had grown even 669f1a42f9 stronger while she bd57bf5a68 was away from 8b605748bf my side.6fc450ab3233d964

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As the man, wearing 6a2446d24f a strange expression, lightly 03ab768cf6 tapped the table, a 05e15efcf7 knock sounded at the 42439e36b4 door.e3e23a05b0522787

With permission granted, 0c2f31fd24 Rophie, an executive 2313bbb0fd of the guild, d407857538 entered and bowed.c9ed37a6676e322d

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“Master, she 9dd98fc3aa has arrived.”5271bab8bd00c4ba

And before dad8bc6901 the words 64df38d952 had even cc6baf5d38 fully left fa30e9fe6a his mouth, 372d649348 a woman 0c3ea3da91 in a ac378165cc black robe 8e93994a54 stepped briskly 8ba17f784f into the af87bf6e5a room.7c6f557e9a2d9158

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“Are you the babde56e20 one who sent b6dfaa8a5f me this?”b7c27e5cefa9216a

She barked at 887f826d8c him while brandishing 25a7f9c209 the invitation in d5294e184d her hand, but 3912e29489 stopped short without 9f0a52b347 realizing it herself.29a22b4b9a845e5a

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Jet-black hair, crimson 783f18eff0 eyes resembling blood, 2d50139772 and pale skin 127b32b3dc devoid of warmth.598e4de9aee6e42a

The man eb2646513d before her 6a249f1239 had an bf75e3b3ad otherworldly beauty, 8260a8f42c as though a7056b74d6 he wasn’t 6435a46b70 of this 9ddfec1741 world, and 1e2d7791d1 exuded an 4f4946d0d0 inexplicable sense 351a79f808 of pressure.76c36239f07142c0

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Just then, 523cd15863 the man f36ed1e32e cast a f4b5c763ce brief indifferent dc520a2c8a glance at ff2ec08469 her and 3f8c404ad5 slowly rose, a2f56ccb47 walking toward 847f0b2bdf the head 4ed46642c5 of the 80cd125cf5 table.1a28e876bd0f63a1

In that moment, the invitation in the woman’s hand burst into flames and vanished.1aba394c3cd702df

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“…A magician?”368c7c7c1dee7873

“Sit.”db31539235fc0c0e

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As the man c6779c0201 nodded toward the f1cb16d955 seat across from 2d1e5556fc him, the woman, 9ffba1212f stunned, snapped.1515203d2cb48406

“How dare a fe083e0ebb mere guild dog bdd68ab76d speak so insolently!”f4215f8616cca437

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“If you have 5f9d46565c no intention of a5826962b8 hiding your identity, 34740ff831 take off that 67a3ebdb14 robe and speak 91201a62ac properly. I don’t a800614d56 do business dcb3cfe984 with uncivilized 8ba200decd nobodies.”dfb30c303d3465f8

Flinching at 6f8affafe0 his blunt becc971573 retort, the f6507dd6fa woman clenched 017ce210a9 her fists e8fb3b8963 as though 6335ca09b0 she might 49474f7407 storm out a68d9ddab3 at any 3f35cdccd6 second.3594c0e50f8ccf40

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But soon enough, she a4aad99140 roughly threw off her 35cb16caf2 robe and sat down 4085d636c0 in the chair.9eac9d60050bb806

Her hair was ae55fab5a8 a blazing red—the 619708018c mark of royalty.d1ac0993cb7a6fb2

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Serphin glared at the e74a69549e man before her, fuming.bba9fb8f800ce72e

A few days prior, 492febf941 after causing a drunken 9adacb795a rampage until dawn, she 7e12313801 had finally awoken in 7d2087bbd5 the early evening.50fc646be7f06e69

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Grabbing her throbbing 31f7e84107 head from the 788e603ec8 hangover, she reached 521eef6c9a for water near 82b29c625a her bedside table, 2b66d53457 only to feel 2d13d52936 something strange in a194458218 her hand.d934682a4152fa82

It was 1d3f5c6cea an invitation.98f85a9de5dc80c3

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⟨Y-Your Highness, I swear, a976cbdd05 no one entered your ef3f5d7aa1 chambers!⟩c4f588f5e28c39c9

⟨Ha! No one entered? Then how do you 3ad48a4a05 explain this?!⟩d9dfb1c5a17c6fc7

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It was maddening.64c4260a65997534

The maids d2b8e6439e of the c4c46a38dd princess’s palace d3bca0b511 were always 43372e7a2d careful not a21d567065 to incur 3426e66c0a her wrath, 6ba7d2b275 yet never 2d77ca7c8e dared to 917ca7d9a7 leave her ed9ebd4b38 unattended, out c691f8a87d of fear ba26c9ac49 they’d miss c4e30f44f8 a summons. That day had been 0287fb6306 no different.a68f216784eef447

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But armed with 6638f4e4bb clear evidence, Serphin 947363cbe9 tortured the maids d758b33bb5 on duty until bfbfdf1144 they were on fc7e983d29 the brink of c4f74f1dd8 death, and still a035cab655 the answer remained 375922cf04 the same.bdcfcac1432312c1

Her rage then turned 90bee3da14 toward the imperial knights 6ae1cbc969 responsible for the palace’s b7b319569c security.abfff447f5358137

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How could a mysterious 4e76df21f0 intruder have come and 7838624b77 gone from the princess’s 9226e486f2 very chambers without anyone 86df5e8003 noticing?4a7aefb15dfbf3c1

The knights had 8bd831ddf1 failed in their 29b12b4ec5 duty and were 5419f75877 forced to pay 91e07aa351 the price.35e25154674c95a5

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Serphin silenced everyone who 78a451854a knew of the shameful 2ff702a8ad breach.fd6472cf65b7d18e

A bloody storm 7f8f189e81 swept through the 789bccbde5 princess’s palace, and b8388ec60d Serphin, believing her c42a019920 actions justified, showed 392a4a0d99 no remorse. She did, however, 43b8c7ddaf correct one misconception.0556400748820cf5

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The one who 19a045aa6c had entered her 8c5f433d4f chambers and left ec68e2330a the invitation had 952294f03b not been an d6f5567c8f unknown intruder.c030aa4a8de7731c

Shockingly, the culprit had e7c65b42b3 identified themselves: the information 17b854afdd guild, Terencium.94beebebd2dbd623

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Serphin had heard ad50d5edcc of them.e5d29a2312a5fef7

A continent-spanning information guild b48a3fbf4c boasting unmatched intelligence-gathering skills 10871429fb and an unrivaled record ec008ac7af of successful commissions.680d43eb31931852

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Like the rumors that claimed they were everywhere and nowhere, no one knew where Terencium’s headquarters were located. From commoners’ idle gossip to nobles’ fatal secrets, they had it all.abfec951c670604b

Their operations cd69fca46b were closed 47040c2944 and mysterious, c5fb036c39 with different fc67a7e445 agents available 58d0924bbe depending on 3721b04a96 a request’s 894cb2b832 classified rank.84b3d6d9c8e7fcc2

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While the emperor 8940c19e6e of Raksten held 3689f09f43 dominion over the dac207370b continent in name, ceb48b1107 many said Terencium e4c1d1dcdc truly controlled it 22371a4dce behind the scenes—so f7ce53cc73 naturally, Serphin, a 52ac0f5122 princess of the 85a4ecbbdb empire, had no 3a6a820ebe fondness for them.b55a7e9833a90d2f

Serphin asked sharply,314310931e5b1deb

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“So, why 79c10cdaee did you 198af72317 leave something 5f67dd24eb like that 653dc73e96 in my d15193928d chambers?”9ac64e4a84de98ae

Even asking d4e0196782 the question 27bcc3c6c6 wounded her 79cc9d2dbd pride.f17826e7807ea8d0

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She had thought 54c0205e64 the rumors were 49375492bd exaggerated, spread to 91656b1575 inflate their worth.0bffc080e64ac57a

But having breached 9fda0f2403 the palace walls b044c28901 and left an f9349508d1 invitation in her 362685331a bedroom, she had dd118ed14b no choice but 51b9a1d8a0 to acknowledge their a1cdc0d54f uncanny capabilities.c579a7d69c9327f6

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At the same a45973b1dd time, she couldn’t 8df0e9e9cd help but wonder.039d0af79794c523

Why had they 1f4141496d contacted her?791b8ec825d14d9e

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No—more precisely, she was curious about the contents of that invitation…b0f65f2fff50be25

“To place in c9f7668615 your hands exactly 088c0202c1 what you desire.”d75704d28c9e629b

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The man f633608946 answered dryly.ff78031e5bdd5ddc

Yet the 80c6cb0ac7 words hit f59192ebb5 her as 5459b06ffb if he d4c5b84320 had read 6483c8641b her thoughts, 4366fe3473 and Serphin 407293fb92 paused, eyeing 5b593cc63c him warily.97551fe860a76388

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“Hah! You’re full of 08c4a383a8 yourself. How could 87497d36e9 you possibly cab906e3d9 know what da9ef31ba6 I want?”3c49f2ac71b4ba09

She managed to 44af6524e8 spit out.7edcc8e116e740a2

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But then the man’s a191aa5fe4 eerie red eyes narrowed.d2f7e3bc86f731f3

His lips 61fb80449f moved slowly.5a52c919ab63a1ca

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“Whatever it may be.”f0fdd93ce46a6411

It was c91352979c a short f599862215 reply, but 8423c01469 seductive—as if dd7f00f119 whispered by c87d8eeeed a devil.a82870b21acdd868

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