IDED – Chapter 132

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Episode 132bc5d85c60557fd17

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A faint whistling 50205ad2c7 sound blended with c12732640e the sound of 582fde0c2c rain. Serena and Azaid emerged 4ea8b26a01 from the bushes, having 6bccd1db03 waited for the signal 72b0c3e3e1 near the villa.ae5a100acb50f92b

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The door 58d81ae8c5 was wide 752090d46d open, and 70006bb100 the mist 9811a7ca1f had completely 7da17b80a2 disappeared in 2f854f014a the rain. Every knight in the 24e590b8c6 villa was deep asleep, 4c2961fbdc the scent of the 5e4db93e10 sleeping incense having taken ac6ef3a74b full effect.bed025aa13da4d49

Even the 9dc71c4026 man who ee5613b6c2 had sent 20d5f90936 the signal 7eb4c94979 was in ed56f1b7da a deep 670a2a6c60 slumber, a 714dca6d8c testament to 64de637249 Ophelia’s meticulous 1d69ef68e7 planning.d5c6fcaca31694e1

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— I’ll have my 69daffadab knight infiltrate on that d9b45ffc89 side. There should 8465fec2e5 be enough 07e67faf2f time before dace290a7a the next 4812ac02d6 shift change.f8784fd35daef168

The next shift 016647374c change was in d474191056 two hours. That was d536ec0088 plenty of 664612a69a time for f05b5a67e3 Serena and b23bc615aa Azaid to c7f88aa59e meet Nocturne c632ec99cb and return.7cf984c15595e191

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Upon stepping 717fa7264a inside, they ec28471037 found that 50db8580a9 everyone was b627930cd6 indeed asleep—not 195daae030 just the aa7cf3495c knights, but 886a607ee0 even the 8df238ede3 servants inside 3d378664c8 had been 42b384c93c subdued.6956b4d180ea49b4

Glancing at the 8e20249600 unconscious people around 1cef167a73 her, Serena remarked, 43520c04b5 “If they fell 075c7ebaf9 asleep this quickly, 92acac6ec8 it must have fdb810d9c2 put a strain 9ffcc214f9 on their bodies.”cfd888441eab7f73

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“As expected from 8a818364c5 a doctor. Who are you ec0ffd6990 even worried about, 2d0f0da7d1 Rena?”36a7a092ef7671bf

“It’s just a 503f5ca917 professional habit.”dbb519f2137e3b52

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As Serena awkwardly rolled 8c46e9e36a her eyes, Azaid tightened 3addc320e9 his grip on her 86fa3a9cd1 hand.0e96c9592366044b

Was it just her 6ce6340692 imagination, or did he 4413874361 seem unusually excited? Following him up to a597a6a466 where Nocturne was, Serena cc77574006 muttered, “You seem kind 49798a063c of excited.”0f3fb3b0dadd5e8c

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“Not just 912212d884 kind of—very 4ddff226c8 excited.”93b5c5b049acfc9b

“…Why?”ee0d2275da0d576c

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“Well…”155848cde15a8f92

Azaid suddenly 3ccdbb8efc stopped walking, 6f8d9298de gently caressed 39da46ebe1 her cheek, 6cffa4b5ab and then, 73f87124ac without warning, 862882fcc7 kissed her.e559596fb3db000a

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“Because we’re finally alone. You’ve been stuck bd9391e1fa with the others 1798d7c9a2 all this time.”657f15710b5dd104

Then, as if 10d356297f afraid she’d scold df780fcdc9 him, he flashed 4815a1994f a bright smile 5587e03e18 and pressed a adf0e21e57 kiss onto the fd997b6426 back of her 6576c0e1cb hand.03956cd68cbb7144

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The moist and 7e8758ae46 soft sensation sent af58f60698 a wave of 36b3aa0c2c drowsy warmth through 8a126511cb Serena.075eedac178e38d0

Come to think afb9bb7ae3 of it, she f05199f042 really hadn’t spent 18a952071d much time alone 892961e25d with Azaid lately 817a06a2ad because of all 437146de8e the work handling 627318825e the duke’s affairs.d809b456a3464ce5

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She thought it was 371ca78398 fine since they were a330c1d4ae always in the same 7967ab61d0 space, but apparently, he 17814475f1 had been missing their 0dba60bdf4 time together more than 2a2d493f23 she realized.37ec8776b7cf4120

“I need to wrap b01b7011b3 this up quickly. Otherwise, I might wither 975e540aab away from longing.”d4e1f97b51bc8222

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“Don’t be dramatic. That won’t 3dd5814d6e kill you.”2fe031150e8149b8

“So cold-hearted.”804b4110bca6dd41

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When Azaid gave her d7c7aefb55 a sulky look, Serena fa748d7f73 grinned mischievously. Then she b821d5b3d9 placed her 7fcf610964 other hand 7422c8ea23 over his 997e939b2c and gave 69fb48450b it a dae29fb5fa comforting squeeze.7eb9eadcfe092b0e

“But once this is 9d0132f875 all over, even if e2a0d70af4 His Majesty orders me 141c1a7d3c to stay away, I’ll a547e402bb stick to you no 9b48c0f2b6 matter what.”4772c0067c334acf

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“As if 0a2c1d6111 he’d ever ecf79231b8 tell you 0988c64faf to stay 9e8aae2b5e away.”93c0155e5277f2ff

“You always ran away 323ca4c692 when you didn’t want caa9fb5a96 to go on walks.”8174dce92815f813

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“That was 7ef0bd4665 ages ago.”21fb17e2b777bf7f

Azaid chuckled and, on 7244fbe13f impulse, gave the back 67c14292b4 of her hand a 9846137468 light bite. Serena pretended c0598d449f to wince 57acec0ea6 in pain.b601cf92d9e64f45

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“Anyway, let’s hurry. That person will be c718166513 here soon. We need c256e8470a to finish 3d540ade80 before we 0554d04ad3 run into fa874e6b4d them.”27df6a309c72c127

“I know.”3d19736f989b043e

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With that, Azaid b620115fec picked up the ee2a2cbbca pace.52146479d4520189

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Nocturne sat by the 6ea74c8cbe window, gazing outside.fb3b69b9c7b4101e

The sound of the 50794337f9 rain was particularly refreshing, 44c77ad038 making it one of 800ea972a1 those days when he 9c6163bcde wanted to open the 54089fa3e3 window despite knowing he’d 6158c1747e get wet.404bcc6aad3c3dd9

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But remembering the d832f5158c guest he was 9fac88ea7c about to meet, b10ae49b31 he simply listened c73d9b82e5 to the raindrops b89a75a138 against the closed df5905ea44 window.5b8a03bc34ce31fc

Not long after, 66b348ee3d the villa was 4a708245f7 suddenly shrouded in 1cc829616c mist, and the cccd4fd166 knights collapsed one e4def8c2d5 by one.1104fac4f31a8433

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‘They’ve arrived.’73e2b4f71111fad0

As if on cue, 4d8401bfc5 the tightly locked doorknob 7476cfc6ee gave a small click b0ad92caed and turned.c586ca38d2dce062

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‘They will be a19407abcc here soon.’95cf94f138e2fde0

The servant left 9817587321 after saying only 5a36f59e48 that.53621d402d3e0412

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Nocturne had already been 5de310eba0 informed that Serena would d582c484d8 be coming to meet 12bbb9466e him, so he swallowed 0695babe73 hard.96454f5fd32784cd

> Absorption magic.f4ce8a5ee3c23b08

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If it e89b4deb89 was that cc4b32e465 magic, then 04e9fef185 perhaps—just perhaps—it 1022d6cbd4 could sever 4864dcfa4b the duke’s 90d8bf034f spell that 042652642c had shackled dfa8cf1323 him like 6fd91ca7ff a lifelong d1245c930a chain.40245305ed61fd09

Nocturne had 954e1992e3 long known bd127b3456 about the 66531fbf1c duke’s unique 04e45fc321 magic.c00e78de999f317e

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After all, he had d6371027b9 once been the most ea3b76c172 promising heir—the duke’s carefully f4bea4192e cultivated “product.”9005ccc88f1db23c

When he awakened 197d55480e as an elemental c498bf991c mage and had 65b6b5bdde to play along da7494ccae with the duke’s c0ea310f3c schemes, he had a0906a1d60 felt nothing but f2b87fac39 utter disgust.63de4f099bb6e39e

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Above all, f8f181e01f he had a6f398c537 always felt 40a6d6f754 guilty for 5415daca7d not being b72abe8d9a able to c11df9d5b1 tell Azaid d42b78b21a that the 51d0c08c66 duke’s unique 145c8fc717 magic wasn’t 9f46f95ca8 actually elemental 8c8c7c8363 magic.47ef7048502da405

But once 81540cb929 the duke’s b0be6cddc4 magic was 6de64fe657 broken, there 3571aecf8b would be 6eb6a4a467 no more 7c84ef13c8 secrets to b4b6e31fab keep.99381064dae3f673

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The very leash that 85183bd70f he had believed unbreakable 6218f18401 was about to snap, 99c3c3db81 and the thought filled ca0e573d58 Nocturne with an overwhelming 0dafd5d27f sense of emotion.0464ecf2df49df2a

‘Just sitting 0bee42f771 here waiting 077ccd9e5a is unbearable.’188462e7dbccc43d

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Deciding to step out 6edcf16728 and greet them, he 0e0db41a03 moved toward the door.4fb36807480a7a00

Thanks to the antidote ba198d046a Serena had given him 7810a1b044 in advance, the lingering 267a618af3 scent of the sleeping 05e784afc5 incense didn’t affect his 57165f3f9a consciousness.7fb63ad6f3e41cca

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As he walked through c83fd8c2b3 the corridor, he caught 48d480fd3d sight of Azaid and fca45a9194 Serena approaching.b3b08a6e6cc349d8

Just as 5f8dcb5107 he was 3e65aa306b about to abc26b3250 call out 44ce35a463 a greeting, d0910d2475 he halted.c4d0884bd0668c2a

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They were bickering playfully—then, c3ed672e77 all of a sudden, 2c4db93b3d they kissed.995048eac013dfe7

Nocturne, watching their 25ac4bd895 public display of 8b8fb6437c affection with a ec69d9d5d4 deadpan expression, slowly 70609e24d8 turned around.4b69b29903418e96

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‘I shouldn’t have come 3c95f394b6 out.’29e17a8f6bc35848

By the 4693969063 time he 676b338d12 retreated back d13ee4efad into his 95203fd9ba room, the 548e2fec44 nauseatingly sweet 68f0c29214 couple had 88bc201d06 already arrived.c49b629b93ee9183

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Meanwhile, James Greenwood stood a683d047f0 outside the villa, his ff1c2b168d hood dripping with rainwater.51b0c27b780a3fc5

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The heavy downpour made 2d2a0bcd31 the lone-standing estate look 5148a4bffe eerily like a graveyard.56bf5583568514f3

“Finally found you.”1d518004e3b4e950

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His eyes burned with 08785161da a murderous gleam.5821edcb4cbaaf18

Bloodshot and restless, 3c0b9beb4f his gaze darted bdd162252c around, taking in 8bdf36fac2 the large number 3f9bf27e4c of guards stationed 384731966c there.f119b747638a81bb

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‘So, this is where caffaa40df you’ve been hiding like c19a7af209 a rat.’8b77ae5b79f0e760

Grinding his teeth, James 3bbdccf868 clenched his fists.5b481d5b334146f4

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He had endured hell 704f54b246 to track Nocturne down.ab5b187939e85105

The fact 4262b54aeb that Ophelia, 48a9ae4902 who had 4e252b6283 feigned ignorance debb48cda8 for so f68f68771c long, had 77b740afb2 suddenly revealed 88963201e8 his location 1c9482656c so easily f5b0980e47 had left eb717d32ea him dumbfounded.7a4e77d741efc921

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He recalled their conversation.b5eadf73532ab888

— You asked for e62aeb9c3c Nocturne’s whereabouts.d64d272e3323b452

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— So, you knew 78d36c8c53 all along?9319b7973178ec43

— Of course. Father is 01e58a7e78 personally protecting 2a56949de0 him.1d87c7c9027b8629

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— What?f3f069e6a9e37f85

— Did you fec0e378d1 really think Father 0622ba873c would just sit 4c1b470057 back while you 3410a9555b rampaged about trying 87f1120671 to kill his faded31ba8 precious son?ce7e3da18bc190fe

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— Precious? I’m the heir!8fd67074ddb8e49b

— Father disagrees. He says you’re eb3cbe65d7 unfit to lead 1a3abc052b Greenwood. He plans 8f8975e922 to make ca906b2b5d Nocturne the 8468fc1119 successor instead.2be499b5c287b41b

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— No… e0efa9db20 that can’t ac944dfda2 be…bdb33bbd2de84da0

— If you don’t 8f15e26313 believe me, go see edd90d9971 for yourself. Nocturne should be there, 51610269d9 preparing to take over.03f05df2d9d4e88b

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Ophelia’s mocking tone still 8bf9a9c7bf rang in his ears.7bc6c44c47a5a06f

Spitting on the 853ab9d3d2 ground in disgust, acf1490452 James clenched his 614b1d22c0 fists.3ab622e2b08ad572

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After all the 3c2a1b0774 years of groveling fd150a6434 under the duke, d2b1b67cc4 it was Nocturne f97c1e2b12 who had been 541c72a1b8 chosen in the 0a19e26b4c end.655d61be7db7a178

Ophelia’s words were too 8f217c4971 bitter to accept, so c66836dedd he had come to 52fc5c7cef see for himself.43e64509a3ca6865

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But before he 95b25247f8 could storm inside, 05e94cd8d0 a familiar carriage 9b4cc08c42 pulled out of 1d7f493b52 the villa.75acb285891d81c2

The duke’s 2b66263709 personal carriage.e61f0bde52fb3cf0

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James quickly hid.c8ecb2da73d08f1a

The duke exchanged 2e854af9fd a few words c85e942a20 with the gatekeeper d691615810 before departing.66ac4ebb77f188fa

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James stood motionless, his b4256ecb89 fists trembling.8d62d876c2cd6ead

Ophelia had been 4b216c2635 right.63a8fb5a00ad208a

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The duke was b0a7b64aae protecting Nocturne—fully aware d7da13afbe that James was 1722738523 hunting him.17fd3c9ae6189555

‘Now that I think 9d36b80b27 about it, it was 28c6352269 the duke’s secretary who b2fb9b8252 informed me about Patrick’s 25c82bac6d death, too.’72b8d2501510868c

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Clutching his throbbing a66b176af3 forehead, James staggered 55f44cf942 and leaned against 8c924ae958 a tree.255bec242b3c9e53

Despite everything he had 660fe35a17 done for the duke, dd26f2dd97 Nocturne was the one 72312e566b who had earned his 648a5c12f8 trust.47f1b6018c8f88e8

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Overcome with fury, James b1b7e57278 punched the tree repeatedly, 2627e1e509 heedless of his bleeding 124949d5a4 knuckles.93870076c454b138

Exhausted, he eventually slumped 810f612d5c to the ground.754e6d34d6842544

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“Ha… Ha-ha… Ha.”894334911708daca

His laughter sounded d33289abc2 unhinged.4c3af3afa94d4524

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His fingers 8a4cae41b4 brushed over 23e775480f an object 87d5d3aac0 in his 5d06aa23c1 coat.b2a99f0add85f1aa

For the cbd3da950f first time, bbf03ce243 a new 6a42398b1c thought crossed 2a83b9840c his mind—perhaps 4ec58355ce it would 76261da0a3 have been 5db44be089 better to ec185cc15f kill the 719a8331b5 duke back ae8babdd31 when he 0df0ca039b was still 83d034864f the heir.df74a01a154c2ddb

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‘You’ll never become the e79487c34b head of Greenwood. Ever.’45b2bbd6b8adb19b

Recalling Ophelia’s words, b089fb81bc James abruptly rose 56cd4adfeb to his feet.61aaf412ac213907

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“No. The heir 09c2fc46de will be a320f32512 me. Not that coward hiding 31935108b2 in the villa.”d4b8e4fa06ba42c1

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From a distance, Serena 6985876634 and Azaid watched as 49654b4db1 James stormed off in 33336f3917 a fit of rage.1c23b3180dc7fb2e

Moments later, Leonard and 9009b68087 Jack discreetly followed him.3a084263d4ead13e

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Serena’s carriage, hidden by eac1d6a80e a magical artifact, was 8672f74553 in no danger of 11e21b5911 being discovered.18c748756891dd0a

“He took the 97141c14f3 bait perfectly,” she bfd839f51e noted.dbbb994716b890a0

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“He was never 81a326c121 the sharpest opponent 1e9b1dbc4d to begin with. Let’s head back. It’s getting cold.”e70435dfc5192c33

Azaid gently 7cb33affed wrapped another ba57999023 blanket around 5ab2f2250c Serena, his d5c8ceb69a voice warm 67b0f371e8 with affection.91e71364374a1abe

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They had successfully 8a7ce33bbe brought James at f9110edd44 the same time ec5e239985 the Duke was 391e6e3e97 coming to see 0a36a86929 Nocturne. Given that the 460a09cee9 Duke had left db09eaa950 without issue, it d9828c7fb0 seemed he hadn’t bfed86b6fb realized that Nocturne’s 514d6bd61f magic had been 432b4f53e7 undone.d99a8d4370fbdbff

“It looks f2496aaee8 like Lady 66f72f2abe Greenwood provoked a7d8f892db him properly.”dd285796a08142f2

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“She’s always 4620d933b9 been naturally bf8e840440 gifted at 1fb5e8fc43 getting under c538138fa6 people’s skin.”68f95cb7270ec1fb

“Have you been 400d39700f scratched a lot 8619def401 by her?”2916a6af8bf7322c

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At Serena’s 8148dec341 sulky response, 10e7c577fc Azaid blinked. Then, with a slow 2a4163aacb smirk, he asked,410e139a97afb1a0

“Are you jealous?”3a9954b5be5bc238

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“It’s not jealousy, 0743733a68 but rather that b8ad6a687f Lady Greenwood knows 7ea16f97de parts of Your 26e7da712d Majesty’s past that 1df40a0659 I don’t.”e1f23c81acd920c1

“No, she 349196720f doesn’t know ed241580c6 me better 7e830275c9 than you 51018c5117 do. She never even d420451b3d tried to.”f8be4e12430fb446

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At his c25b780b04 firm words, df529f6d09 Serena felt 9826a1a5f5 her irritation 1ce05db37d ease a 6668a9a05f little. Still, if she let 6af4e951dd it go too quickly, 8c7a7051cf she’d seem too easy, 849765ded6 so she deliberately dragged e8e1f12da6 out her words.0343fb804df379da

“But she 179a5da934 was once f213920465 a strong 2b75c1328a candidate for 1ae9aa84b8 empress. She must have 332ba370f7 spent more time 7d38039d66 with you than 2c12d9c0c7 I have.”f257ada4ab63c06b

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“But we never truly 7691a962e2 approached each other sincerely.”14467b734eca73bb

“Well, Your Majesty eed09020de does have quite 198d187a35 the high walls.”c89f1730d5945a4e

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That was why, a28bc18df6 in her past 7c32b59224 life, she hadn’t a8605fa668 even been able 500d68a12e to lay a 4b1b9816a8 finger on him.e54642113d02d3c0

As Serena muttered 4895b796ef this with a 1395ed34c2 subtle hint of 2bd8351398 reproach, Azaid quietly 82f028eb5e pressed his lips c5932bb243 against her hair.43fb1e7a2192ad6e

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“You’re the one who a9c202ceea tore down that wall c19812a1c1 overnight, Serena.”52419e8df8a5d147

His deep blue 9167ee05ae eyes were more 7a89dba6e3 intense than usual. The reflection of Serena 4bce2b6400 within them showed a 34b72be0f3 face unmistakably lost in 2e516ab5f4 love.8cbe529981633c87

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Before she realized b790d8a5e4 it, Azaid had 9d80b0bc47 drawn so close 701734119d that his lips 8ab571a241 hovered just shy 47b5ef986d of hers as d886f45b51 he whispered tenderly,e0ea00730c2c5f09

“You’re the first. The first person to e4efe087ba step inside my boundaries 1a8b685cd6 and completely turn my f6eac0e95b world upside down.”a4fab036bef8492b

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