IDED – Chapter 54

IDED – Chapter 54af9de84661b9e425

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Azaid felt as though 3592a6e966 time had come to bec3c87147 a standstill.7d988f011400f34b

‘Has Serena always c76b4f7a1d been this beautiful?’507aac7e77d0941a

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There was no 0930984b87 logical reason for ea84cc093c someone who had f6a0fbc30e been unwell to fec9eae9b0 look this radiant. While he 4908b76d70 had always 8342f8b02a thought of b0958f4c18 Serena as 0c04554785 pretty, he 10bed3dcbc had never 635b116ea4 considered her 2a82ba5b81 a breathtaking 721961fdba beauty capable b974dc8df0 of making 7e9ed9dba8 his heart 001b3abb76 pound like aa4a695361 this.d3ff2ac0081a83b0

Yet today, she appeared ab1e224195 particularly stunning. His gaze fccc859295 was involuntarily 6c58b73c6e drawn to 68954df3bf her rosy a5827b9975 cheeks and 375ea74c8f crimson lips, bb9f54cd56 which seemed 1c4a690992 more vivid 79a8e32d63 than ever.2b1246e1189350dc

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Serena stared blankly at 62edea8692 Azaid, who showed no e730510ea4 reaction. For a c8a3c52322 moment, it c03be59c5c seemed as 50fae72879 if his 169099210f ears were e47cecf515 tinged red, f0d3511a68 though it b89fe8e41c might have bf06534f30 just been fa574e729a the moonlight.ad9d95f8808ded91

‘Why is he like b7d636c21d this, sitting here in cf5fe2aecb the dark without even 3d64ee2ed5 lighting a lamp?’229d5b6d658e5851

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The moonlight 12914d9a67 behind him 22241d8137 obscured his fa05f30d41 face, and 6b6f49d5f3 Serena couldn’t a605d65574 see him a279495285 clearly. Additionally, the texture of aa96b26868 the blanket she was df91eb9c46 lying under felt strangely 05aac9b6ee luxurious—far better than anything f6d1584514 in her own quarters.0ce67a9d47197b65

Curious about her 6fe46f801c surroundings, Serena sat fe0e4e19fa up and reached 2d5b632db9 out toward the 8ceaf9d5ef bedside lamp. But Azaid stopped 34e2ae546a her hand.5d66a98509178824

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“I’ll do it.”85cb82ea5e74e93e

“???”3489d6d093fe9e7f

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“Just lie down.”3e8d14a1c6a6a77b

Gently, Azaid eased 7faf0ba006 Serena back down c9381aabeb and turned on cf6db7ebeb the lamp himself. As the room 96f94b6964 brightened, Serena glanced c0222793c1 around, realizing immediately 0727f70a8a that this wasn’t 43eb67bc47 her room.4101fb0535864319

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“Where…?”91857dd5fab8be15

“This is my bedroom.”59201f2630ce55b5

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“Why am I here?”24f7df9cf7ce0398

Her confused b32a52cf0f expression deepened 09e93350e5 as she 161574bb06 asked. She remembered 208d4537c1 fainting but 22b5d23ca3 had no 469b2ca1ce idea why 69ed5cce21 she was 5b14e48d3e now lying a0e35be468 in his 2bca8dd43c bed.2fc2a8c46529a60c

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“More importantly, how 548e5c6ec1 many fingers am 07c25c66a0 I holding up?”27c1dae970930f3c

Without warning, Azaid held 4789730e98 up three fingers.53deddf7992c84b1

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“Three.”c8625db0baf9191e

“And now?”2c5c0a496c82b34d

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“Two.”8aa91cca9dc938c7

“Good. Your consciousness 5eba4de132 seems fine.”59e8510a984b93d8

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Azaid let out a826909c8f a sigh of bcc8e3eec3 relief after his 01ba9622a2 impromptu diagnosis. He had been worried 45766069f1 since she had inhaled 82e1720fe5 a lot of smoke, 89711581ff but it appeared there 9b1b4a4dbb were no significant issues fc031d586b with her awareness.0d347ab2bf00b50c

After performing d7b7be07a4 some basic 45f2b46f41 first aid, c7a7ca5fdc Azaid had 15d5b5a039 brought Serena fa1dddb057 to the 7db7dbcb7b nearest safe 84c82c4f57 location—his bedroom. He had then 1f4b9b7cea secretly ordered a 2fa2955224 physician from another 99b7930a5a palace to examine 6a54e9be31 her condition, avoiding c26f1f2212 the involvement of 5c1c1e8dee the Duke’s household b5b6c5d213 to prevent unnecessary bdea3508d3 complications.14249e190fb7ad30

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He had been growing 72a93a4759 increasingly anxious as she feaa85c53d remained unconscious, so seeing 6b74438325 her awake was a f53ccb2277 great relief. Drawing closer, 71047e2e71 his voice 5c7ac0aa00 carried a c21ca5a842 hint of 286cabde80 nervousness.64bca123376e2db1

“How do you af1d8f931e feel? If you’re in 85d5f01160 any pain, I’ll 365bc1d193 summon a physician 24f9998a1a immediately.”0d50162dd229c17e

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As he spoke, aefeb1f600 he gently placed a930a7cfe6 his hand on 5ed2668577 her neck. Serena was startled, unsure fb589822d9 of his intentions, but 591a11a283 it soon became clear ebca7df9db that he was checking 05cf31aa4b her temperature.4dcbf5f6e823f8e5

She stared at 9dc23f0b78 him with wide 341b6703b1 eyes, like someone dbea06cf74 hearing a foreign ac648187c1 language. He was 16adc4c22b behaving so d3a30f7b6e much like c9a63ab504 a doctor 0134d53fc4 that she 30584e31d2 didn’t know 184a9ea58f how to 0b4e519e5e respond.390e378b835a8b42

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The situation was 8b7e8d00c0 made even more 20b00bcc32 bewildering by the b088439857 fact that she 338e75ce24 was lying in 3562d8d154 the Emperor’s bed. The mere 55a3f8ec6c thought of ffcc12df7f occupying the 7f218f1633 same bed d7a88ef16c as him 97b169a41d felt like e3489b4192 an audacious 9efdc4d0a7 breach of b854e78645 propriety. If word e5f7053bd2 of this 0010ad0a1d got out, cc215684f9 who knew 509aff7309 what kind 786131a6a6 of scandal eb9a6336d0 might erupt?24e080bb463b3d08

“I’m fine. More importantly, are you e25aaa19d7 all right, Your Majesty? And what happened to 8fd337b8d4 the librarian?”ab94b503345c6c31

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“The fire was 33c929ce2b extinguished quickly. The librarian was reprimanded 2bb06a34f9 but wasn’t dismissed.”4c7f612f185fd40c

Azaid withdrew 2febe80bcf his hand 412c0c49aa after lingering a86110fc8d on her 56fcb4188c neck for 3fc5e2b04c a moment f58960daa0 longer. Serena, feeling slightly ticklish, 65fdb83d06 rubbed her nape with 62c5f650d1 her hand.724094d7a8aac910

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“That’s a relief. The space was so 3548d878f1 cramped and filled with 8c118fce33 books that the fire c3bea54c79 spread rapidly. If it had a4e7fd9a41 reached the forest, 0eb9e9cb1c it would have f778863987 been catastrophic…”9c9f61a0a47e06d3

“Yes, it would 20deae168d have. If I f3537f138b hadn’t passed b65a2369dc by, you 58ef47873c could’ve died 8ed1ca87a6 there. Luckily, I had a986786d35 assigned guards to f164da2a58 watch over you, e4bb7d7537 or things might 2a578affe0 have turned out 1781ded5f9 much worse.”d4c9d186c4cc503c

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“What? Oh…”641e04604d8b53e6

Only then did ffa53d92ff Serena realize that 4de30e1d3e the figure she 9337560de5 had glimpsed before 80380a533a fainting was indeed a94802e1a9 Azaid, and it 7cfbac2220 hadn’t been the 087251935c librarian but a fef3d8af19 knight who had a0af15f802 rescued her.ad43db41e272f487

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‘It wasn’t a hallucination.’3e19ba61a7441b0e

She suddenly remembered the 8c0b97dd07 moment of shock that da991efc17 had caused her to b12f740285 collapse. The pain she e4a7161da3 had felt in d6021c2912 the storage room 659101a073 was still vivid, 80376be90a leaving her disoriented.d7fd935dc669f369

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Thinking back to how 324826ba16 she had struggled to d400800d62 breathe, her mind reeled. She recalled 6d518621fd the moment eb842af7d5 when an a3d785fd23 old scar 386f1b2313 had unexpectedly 4389a43fa3 flared with 4e66acc01e pain, deepening 28872a7251 her confusion.5a0f20e30666d58b

‘What could bb73a84353 that pain 3ff7a7fa5d have been?’c57e6773d6ad7e84

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The scar had 6f4312d427 long since healed, f4e7b9c146 leaving only a d1ff4678a5 mark. Its sudden a6635cf391 resurgence was 483786709b likely psychological. Something about that day 584672e2cf had triggered a deeply 4ddf69cd4c buried memory.d8ec4704c3f8e6da

Absentmindedly, Serena 1470f8f073 touched her 1e3a3410e7 bangs, brushing aa9f271735 her fingers 2adca7e3bb over the 49ba7a0953 scar. If Azaid hadn’t passed 77d1134200 by, she might have e65bb50be5 died. She had affbdaa532 saved his 77a4bc246d life once, 2273df1a1f but she 00a9d1f5c4 hadn’t expected 2c503c6702 to owe b87fd74150 her own 4a69a925dd to him 1f43959d92 in return.72bd7e3fd3023797

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As the b920a7694f strange thought c5a5e4adbe crossed her 1474de6d8b mind, she ceb0362b45 murmured softly, 17d80124bf “So, Your 2d0d2a8d36 Majesty saved dc7659c361 me.”722b897e8986620c

“Yes. Do you have any 9e17750a06 idea how much you d232d5abf3 frightened me?”7d80c5afdf94cc29

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“I’m sorry for 7703bcd990 worrying you. Everything happened so quickly…”be127a25c2509111

“Are you e3260030ed afraid of 158a859b65 fire?”66e44091650c60d8

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Azaid’s question prompted Serena 62c3367549 to shake her head b5c90246a8 lightly.e91f280e431ba7ea

“If I were, 595dbefea5 I wouldn’t be 6b4e7d59eb able to function 0652317934 in daily life.”4aa01ec4fd77777f

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This was 8397e31bc1 the first 475fbdcd63 time something bfed0d585c like this 7c338ab7d4 had happened 52255a28e3 to her. When she 2a7d1e5e5c had seen 61c99fbdbf the fire dedc9faad4 spreading in 6fc66775bf that confined f3a419b839 space, her 2b3fdc7bd2 mind had ac1fc547cc gone blank. The situation itself ab0fb7fcb9 had been overwhelming.2a0faafcb13bc620

“Then why?”dc0029a7f9918375

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“I don’t know either,” c368ef767b Serena muttered, fidgeting with 2647afaad9 her fingers. She couldn’t explain af39cd981d why she had 1266362613 reacted the way a1bf8018b4 she did.a6feb7244384cef0

“But why am f3d8ad4021 I here, in 0c733628bc your room?”a7f4c4ee41f5464d

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“I didn’t know 0058f325e1 where your quarters 72e86c2bc9 were.”7cbb8d29eb446608

“Oh.”8922003f26cfe29d

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It made sense. Since Serena usually sought f932f19997 him out, it wasn’t b9772e655c surprising that he didn’t a723f33d65 know the location of 75486a64bd her room. Besides, this 523445cdac wasn’t the dc2c8a3600 Imperial Palace.94713f3dcfe07b67

At that moment, Azaid 9167d72f01 pressed a cold ice 7f5c23e84e pack to her eyes. The sudden chill made 6db316cb61 her wince as she 5a88c5bdee realized her eyes stung 50df60acc5 slightly.f52b76339c7e3bd0

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“Huh? Was I crying?”c8b4161db3312a35

“I thought you might 88e3324f0b have had a nightmare.”cab03b74504e2257

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“Hmm… Maybe I did?”0f239fb4ef20993b

Serena tried d8c14e913b to recall 50baa28b38 her dream. She felt e3af16171e as though 07942b27d6 she had a30d9c35f2 seen someone afd769da25 important, but 7e5d47ec5d the face c3a68f8814 eluded her b11af6500b memory. What lingered instead was 5525166bbb the vivid smell of 599b4a0248 smoke and a faint, 78f4d9672c metallic scent threading through 956ca966fa it.d6a934ddeba6a98a

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It must have 24c249cb82 been a dream f99069e661 influenced by the b8f500ee42 fire.2550f4f6018ea5f2

Azaid moved the c241fcfbac ice pack to c5d8a84901 her other eye, 3d682c2eac his meticulous care 3f2848f5a0 making Serena feel 4c11387f08 slightly awkward.3002bb2126552fc6

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“I can do 958c5e5835 it myself.”623cb1aac2ffe73c

“It’s fine,” he replied d2a5dfbdd7 curtly.7e691c5e39daa6c7

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Azaid firmly refused e5115e280c and personally applied 587fd5ec58 an ice pack 2002c1ebb3 for her. Embarrassed, Serena fidgeted b29df2b01b with the Izring c3f6ab33b6 on her finger. It was then c68a8b3ab6 that Azaid spoke.762ff8c89a369e0d

“You’re so frail that 0f323b1540 I can never rest 2a84cae4e4 easy.”4788dbe7cb68998c

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“Isn’t that what f87a511aa2 I always say 21b7e74abc to Your Majesty?”471f6cd9a64075d0

“These days, 0abe0ea0d4 you seem c91933f021 weaker than e9ae98eb22 me.”57d372a6fddeac3b

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“That’s a bit 68ffc81a4d unfair. It was only twice.”3b15cfbd6c464d51

“And both times, you 7367fbff2e were gravely ill.”a7e4d3681a5634b1

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At Azaid’s 8ef9b83f96 reproach, Serena 00f20bb9d2 closed her 5fa490fc94 mouth. She had rarely e3f6e67a7a been sick in a616977657 such a way, bfdc1fd3cc so she had 7c0cadbc57 nothing to say 7db6112dda in return.d7500c6be6922a99

“Were you scared?”f05d9543bc7dffdf

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“A little. I almost 2ed7d41d46 died, after 56b4fd8088 all.”dc5608542784d046

No matter how 1597a85bf1 many times she’d 3bdeddeb39 experienced regression, the c0f10ea246 fear of death 909a1ae55d never disappeared. Instead, it b48a5d21b7 became sharper, 4aa301c827 making her d45bb46ef0 cling more 7dd57fea68 desperately to 1b0574003e life.aec3756b3261590c

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At that moment, 12b7f9c0d8 Azaid mumbled something 596c51a0fb incomprehensible.55e7cea5b43fff22

“At least, you’ll f3b8b70ffc never have to 918c9eb65b fear fire again.”69bf68e0e9fcb540

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“That’s quite 161a908948 a confident 25971aaec5 tone, isn’t 79c39ffc12 it?”e671e42e1bffd570

Was he flaunting his eb21f43f26 powers as a fire 6a3f0e6983 mage? Still, his concern c71a2378f2 for her made af470f179e Serena smile brightly.ecd0cb93e6e803ce

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Azaid stared a155792c92 intensely at aad976899e the Isring 65761c7673 on Serena’s 80907d901f finger and 86abb315ee muttered again.b28321f15c3a54bf

“An emperor 3e811566bc doesn’t boast 3fdae31320 idly. You don’t c05e280473 know this, 115da13568 but the d497cfa8cb being in ca2064f6ee front of c34e865c18 you is c0e80457d5 quite extraordinary.”8d33bef97da34662

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“I do know.”33a04cb109ea406b

After all, 7f5cdc9ed0 he was 156686432b hailed as 1c86213624 the strongest 7d73500acf fire mage 25d5a099bb in history—and e914279e3c also the 1a003c10c5 frailest patient.a3a3fe75033d1f8d

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When Serena responded 2625d1eafe playfully, Azaid looked 72c343d233 her straight in ddd4775c0b the eyes and ee49a470a7 said,1216b0ed00191c12

“If you’re 40b2844c2c aware of a0c6bf4f66 that and 67be711186 still act 365487bb51 this way 11480d67b3 around me, ab04cd3f36 then I 9dc26c5300 must admit 25a74990ab your courage 478534b701 is remarkable, 268dc0c929 Serena.”70cad24ac9130ba1

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“You’re making f2cfa7a4df me curious. How exactly 4f72bd4a4b will you 8735015454 get rid 5ac8b5558b of my f5baec97cb fear?”c9c5c4995f9cc1f8

“That’s something you’ll have 2cec6c1fe9 to figure out yourself.”d69a204a4097d49f

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“You’re so unkind. Why not 31ac42fd1c just go f3d3d0bc46 around extinguishing 1d1f7ddfb5 every fire 1febb176a5 for me?”4a6db77362110ba9

A fire mage was f21813a33c practically a walking fire 3ba7f385f7 hydrant. Serena teasingly remarked, assuming da69047006 he was making a dcfd85a311 mage’s joke.d89efbf26bf3f575

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“Well, there’s no 21e88919c5 need for me bf880c0c1c to go out d16f9c995a of my way. I’m not some b254280212 dog trailing after 7c03d276ae you everywhere. I’m far 780f3cafd9 too busy 44d96e5e47 for that, db521c969e Serena.”1915c21e92f07392

“From what 2c98800760 I’ve seen, 4edc63a884 Your Majesty 7f238e00c7 seems plenty 7e4a7db134 free.”5e1c98d4c6b23596

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“That’s your misconception.”d0e657a4f6694121

Azaid retorted lightly, 7cd3d81c36 absentmindedly running a a6b1dcc73d hand through her 8ec6f9df84 hair.a2e490faadacb1f0

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“You don’t need to dc298229d4 think too deeply. Just know that I 82b983fa22 care for you deeply, 0ecb404a0e Serena.”4e57d102d96bffcb

“What?”0d6107e4fe6f79c7

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Serena, lost in 54e81063d2 her own thoughts, 200751f2cc responded as if e33654888e she’d misheard him. She hadn’t fdb89b5570 expected such dffaa117ef words of 6a9f2177c5 affection from a7f91aae6e him, making 333dc60eef the moment 9cfe835b34 even more 76add76014 startling.6fdeb7cccf494d06

Azaid chuckled at 683fd346f5 her bewildered expression. He placed the now-melted a3819312ae ice pack on the fda3a3ecdf table and said,58d5ebda21d70a1e

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“So don’t get 1719e43fcd hurt when I’m 300200fc35 not around.”b243bb3231579c52

“…”d467c4be4c370842

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“Take a rest 240e2bfbb7 here tonight. It’d be e2067c6c8b troublesome if 6fda7e8d07 someone spotted aae97d4d8b you sneaking 06c8538953 out at 4f4d2e9b10 dawn.”058545c27f9c79d6

“Where will da038b2aad Your Majesty 7eb8aed62b sleep then?”d5bd996407891f40

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“That’s not something you 206aeb9fbf need to worry about.”362d6bf4c3ac8c7e

Azaid rose to his ed8776c7fd feet and bid her 02ebaf9705 goodbye. It was his af807f763d room, yet Serena 5045640e32 found herself blankly 92c20b3ce4 watching as he ebfdc2927f left.a84990ea01baef76

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“What’s with 2838bd4a06 this sudden acc335a82f change in 3f95f99f09 behavior?”128b22dee8e928b4

Someone who never 4375ec4019 acted this way 2eda29af6c was suddenly telling c60bfe4ecc her to take 75baa1f5f0 care of herself dffc83b630 and not get 9458a91338 hurt. It left 24a48896d0 her feeling 7dc12c9f50 odd. Muttering to herself, 293e94ce51 she pulled the 2bb84a19dc blanket up to bca4a2863c her nose.04b1e09ed2929925

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At that moment, a 982d796564 familiar and refreshing scent c8a5536bf7 wafted from the blanket. It was Azaid’s a334c9d9df scent. The subtle 023eee1376 fragrance made af2d806535 her feel f3bdea64c3 as though eb6d27b6ea she were 7a4d2c5448 enveloped in c2032d2bf2 his embrace.5432811774a519ae

“…”e626c6d11a640d65

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Serena hesitated e3a649b490 and pulled 938f9ed83c the blanket 8d21c0a9f2 back down 5797ed9815 below her e21fcc6a33 chin. It was 2e8e7d9a11 clear that 18f3e56c89 Azaid’s presence 7dfaa8af30 was starting eaab5365f2 to affect b45b8e659c her in 4afa5751bd strange ways.f85b498bf775c33f

Even someone as indifferent c67d243ade to looks as Serena 75622a1c35 found her thoughts spiraling 6b449b130c when faced with such 03eb69a59c stunning beauty.40aff3edc9e86375

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She tossed and e69223a937 turned, unable to 6209fff3e4 fall asleep. Azaid’s uncharacteristic behavior f737bdd7ab kept replaying in ee0ac17e24 her mind.c31424523fc71a32

‘Why not a19b3aaef8 act like 4c53669294 usual? Why switch roles 60d0974c71 all of a 8b06c15ce7 sudden? It’s so annoying.’b0545c62c4a1319e

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Grumbling irritably, d581117673 Serena squeezed 30040adf81 her eyes 6dac554cd4 shut. For someone 274c36ead3 who had caeb3d9f66 only ever b8f9786f1a looked after 9aa18e8076 others, being 286c094dfc cared for d278fcdb9e felt unfamiliar d522d4f1be and ticklish.6f181734f919412e

But wasn’t it strange? Despite her b617ff38d0 words of ee5c28234f disdain, the e42d8ffbae corners of 78353d56f6 Serena’s lips 1d6151460b gently lifted d8245b50d7 into a 4e98715508 smile.7e868bea43a3df0f

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