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Azaid felt as though 7b3eee46ef time had come to 4a7363ca34 a standstill.c8d7bda5548dad59

‘Has Serena always been c5b4231736 this beautiful?’6c89f60533d1da8a

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There was 22de5355d3 no logical a3b03cfc86 reason for cb20521c0c someone who c0f1a57673 had been 4c661d84a5 unwell to 718306e063 look this 681a0c2a77 radiant. While he 69813ccadd had always 1872cc0dac thought of 084fbb2e88 Serena as 21bc67c572 pretty, he 5058b06a24 had never 7612056bb9 considered her 87dbf76de5 a breathtaking a679fb5d5d beauty capable 351d3227cf of making 852db34d11 his heart 38b38f2309 pound like 427072fca7 this.d910e48c58669a70

Yet today, 38088360cd she appeared 12c35954f3 particularly stunning. His gaze was 9c1ac273de involuntarily drawn to df5455ff37 her rosy cheeks 05954e774c and crimson lips, 27dcd46a85 which seemed more 4e86c50b14 vivid than ever.f42c75ed207a5d6f

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Serena stared blankly at 011b0eb842 Azaid, who showed no e114b3a5c5 reaction. For a 55dec71829 moment, it cf83ec2054 seemed as f85dd8a98e if his 508137711e ears were f70bae740f tinged red, 11250f6995 though it 9730dc2392 might have b6b2fb8e83 just been e66f4ee93b the moonlight.fd70fb07bf179745

‘Why is e9c23e44c4 he like 76362e31c1 this, sitting 87830a49ff here in 2a1b039ed2 the dark 2115f9fab8 without even fed68a0a6b lighting a 755f41b1d8 lamp?’51e1fadfe2025d60

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The moonlight a039b621ec behind him c897b07692 obscured his d49a45c182 face, and faef55770f Serena couldn’t a9080580b6 see him 7ca1e7d327 clearly. Additionally, the texture of 9619f88cdf the blanket she was 510668548a lying under felt strangely 35d284d6b7 luxurious—far better than anything 861dc350a1 in her own quarters.adddf7e3ea450b14

Curious about her surroundings, c9116383ce Serena sat up and 7103974812 reached out toward the 5c76b22c74 bedside lamp. But Azaid 61ceb94672 stopped her 0daf5c8289 hand.9a1ff022aaaf6be7

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“I’ll do it.”87cc397db536fd23

“???”6ecf6e12344ae972

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“Just lie down.”e8669827a8e587ea

Gently, Azaid eased Serena a5e778890a back down and turned 8ef3472f30 on the lamp himself. As the 77a098f6a1 room brightened, e4884ef730 Serena glanced 4937b3d367 around, realizing 07bda75579 immediately that ef54fbb66e this wasn’t b1131206ab her room.d0dc30e3a97e88fd

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“Where…?”984c22bde42b4be2

“This is my b4bdb57362 bedroom.”22ab1bc5a6a4a196

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“Why am adfba8afbb I here?”01cadc0c32d59fc4

Her confused expression deepened c160c660da as she asked. She remembered fainting b0d0142344 but had no 4ee55e4798 idea why she 3cd52acb3e was now lying e593954fab in his bed.d4a90ed560787f69

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“More importantly, how 80f8b530bd many fingers am cb3f25698b I holding up?”09aafda11a2a15c9

Without warning, Azaid held 8349f94dae up three fingers.08dbaeaf5cb58c4d

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“Three.”7f3061aedbb80d24

“And now?”ea6d0f98e7de814d

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“Two.”29dbb517d2e659d7

“Good. Your consciousness seems fine.”b92701c4cb3f3152

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Azaid let out 8bdb1a09e5 a sigh of 754e063bf9 relief after his c5afc18beb impromptu diagnosis. He had been worried d33c368e7f since she had inhaled e4bd098445 a lot of smoke, b4112564d7 but it appeared there c4931564cd were no significant issues 09e4d223d8 with her awareness.d9f1410cb468e7e9

After performing some basic c8a75d6db7 first aid, Azaid had c461ee5077 brought Serena to the 20dea922bd nearest safe location—his bedroom. He had then secretly 637f408b6b ordered a physician from 5ba0d7b013 another palace to examine 259c2a4d19 her condition, avoiding the b05511e185 involvement of the Duke’s 609fad1848 household to prevent unnecessary 496e61187c complications.1056f5d3e60b03d7

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He had 6f8c18cafc been growing 829a13d5f5 increasingly anxious 1f737fc8bb as she cf0de660b2 remained unconscious, 1751680f63 so seeing 8afe1bf716 her awake 5f28fd90cc was a dec0f23541 great relief. Drawing closer, be465b815c his voice ba66156304 carried a 06b2b3b55a hint of 847a5869f3 nervousness.706f320b76e54761

“How do you cb15c1d076 feel? If you’re in 6053f7252a any pain, I’ll 6a62877392 summon a physician 17376601b0 immediately.”1aeb25ecc3c706d5

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As he 621a1db608 spoke, he c7c426be81 gently placed eaad1434e8 his hand 445a4d42cb on her 647642bc45 neck. Serena was startled, unsure d572f81c64 of his intentions, but 8af70ff9ce it soon became clear 89333d90fa that he was checking bed95a3381 her temperature.a8a2fc49d15f3cab

She stared 2ea3362446 at him 13bb85852b with wide 13332de526 eyes, like 0208c8ef93 someone hearing e30b681656 a foreign d886ef2dcc language. He was 7ea069ecfb behaving so fb7bed385b much like 3e9d0f58af a doctor f280686629 that she 4cd32f4b71 didn’t know f0776af428 how to 56ef4db0c6 respond.b3b4c9d3538dfe66

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The situation was 83be0b65d6 made even more d8425a8718 bewildering by the 3ba4e6e21e fact that she 6c0713afd6 was lying in 5636050924 the Emperor’s bed. The mere thought of 2093218b31 occupying the same bed 7c91cfd48e as him felt like 5096300b2c an audacious breach of eff49b47c5 propriety. If word of this 79f7e5e5c3 got out, who knew 4a46e38de5 what kind of scandal 602fe6be8e might erupt?caff53ed89fa5a84

“I’m fine. More importantly, are ef4a460196 you all right, 619d6e6277 Your Majesty? And what 122af45bc1 happened to fdfd25b611 the librarian?”f9b129210309b581

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“The fire was extinguished b5047a31ae quickly. The librarian ee860774cb was reprimanded fbb08c5e9c but wasn’t fcb58bfe9b dismissed.”de09ba4fd632376c

Azaid withdrew his hand 62f6fd9c89 after lingering on her d6b30aa80d neck for a moment d1267042bc longer. Serena, feeling slightly 94c0148657 ticklish, rubbed her c514474307 nape with her 0e102633c6 hand.f8da813bbeb892cf

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“That’s a relief. The space was so b751c9b5d6 cramped and filled with d1583450f0 books that the fire d6c82ba37a spread rapidly. If it had reached 3322102d59 the forest, it would 0bab9d8d11 have been catastrophic…”0cc41b8485521e6c

“Yes, it b35aa0b4d7 would have. If I hadn’t a37aacbc65 passed by, you 8b65b468be could’ve died there. Luckily, I had assigned b8e4481268 guards to watch over b0ffe8ba5d you, or things might 247befbbea have turned out much 196638d82d worse.”dbcd258c482c01ec

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“What? Oh…”1152b18390feb2f6

Only then did 58131819f9 Serena realize that ee5c011285 the figure she 9ad0cfc92b had glimpsed before 6cf528707d fainting was indeed 45b8c5f3f7 Azaid, and it dcae5e1e94 hadn’t been the 1d9290b6be librarian but a f01f9eb134 knight who had 758543dac2 rescued her.d7858fcdd50bdce8

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‘It wasn’t a hallucination.’0704dd404f3e8836

She suddenly remembered c1aa89b204 the moment of e6c318eeb3 shock that had 2b7cf86727 caused her to b097353bca collapse. The pain 7ad19157b4 she had 834e0c566d felt in d55ecbac21 the storage 77425af5ff room was 25155623ad still vivid, 6a84e03901 leaving her a1ed75f251 disoriented.b0c986baaf0041b4

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Thinking back to 78a55fbfd2 how she had 617a96868f struggled to breathe, 4a6a4b6f67 her mind reeled. She recalled 5ac0e5625a the moment 17b4590ddd when an 97d88cc9b3 old scar 2c719099ed had unexpectedly 43593c764a flared with fc1c5a6724 pain, deepening 79a12f8ec1 her confusion.8cee552208f30a79

‘What could that pain f417f38823 have been?’01cce745e54af39e

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The scar had long d6916552e1 since healed, leaving only d594e3a5d1 a mark. Its sudden resurgence 493edf571c was likely psychological. Something about that 244cd86bb3 day had triggered 6b2c0bbadd a deeply buried 88031502eb memory.43b48b9f224c2820

Absentmindedly, Serena e37175983d touched her 7bcc2749a3 bangs, brushing 3700ec2958 her fingers 6feedd0caf over the e647d5c50e scar. If Azaid afaac5a226 hadn’t passed a0597457a9 by, she 8e97304482 might have 62684da485 died. She had saved his 7734144d8c life once, but she bc10eea6c4 hadn’t expected to owe d2b813ae22 her own to him b3777a2a55 in return.77017218d9e38f0e

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As the strange thought 4fc1aedc39 crossed her mind, she 3d7f3174ad murmured softly, “So, Your c2f78073e7 Majesty saved me.”e5236d7f9188c0b7

“Yes. Do you have d6f9e05b87 any idea how 1318fe1453 much you frightened 365c65dae8 me?”b04de99b90152d57

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“I’m sorry for a69bfea452 worrying you. Everything happened so adb7016964 quickly…”00fbec17dbbcf4c1

“Are you afraid a219885b0d of fire?”2df94a0db6470d12

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Azaid’s question prompted 8b3575c23a Serena to shake a96f0a6acd her head lightly.2e19c2ce7c572d2d

“If I were, I e90982cd57 wouldn’t be able to a906bc0cd0 function in daily life.”8e4c2f2af58a1392

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This was the 07c12231b4 first time something 33791c127a like this had c2050d730f happened to her. When she had a7b574317c seen the fire de8ed2dd5a spreading in that 0967b0d125 confined space, her f32e62c599 mind had gone 4c94391cd1 blank. The situation itself df45a4f856 had been overwhelming.63881182e38ce015

“Then why?”628910f558e8064c

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“I don’t 96532fb152 know either,” 452c07b163 Serena muttered, 73bed63164 fidgeting with 4474503655 her fingers. She couldn’t 8e232a78df explain why 4cf2733835 she had ca901064fa reacted the 1fef24dc05 way she 067cea0de5 did.b4dd5967963cc40f

“But why 3adc9468a4 am I 01c475826f here, in c4aa838444 your room?”e31ff76fa9718eff

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“I didn’t know 2e231b0fdc where your quarters 9442375141 were.”c7d0c677691ed639

“Oh.”8c26fde47281a476

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It made sense. Since Serena usually sought cbce366441 him out, it wasn’t 0af1b2142d surprising that he didn’t de0b45da98 know the location of 8f47245d81 her room. Besides, this wasn’t 1a1cc3f99f the Imperial Palace.c76565f93e6b7283

At that fdab187fe9 moment, Azaid 2ffeab4e3e pressed a 63699707f1 cold ice f774d54b52 pack to 978864d084 her eyes. The sudden chill e1a420f9c0 made her wince 877f684607 as she realized 2ba022805d her eyes stung b8c6feec5f slightly.e30e2f37af0de601

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“Huh? Was I crying?”d1427bae2f4a88dc

“I thought you might 519628e205 have had a nightmare.”0a01859d0c664285

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“Hmm… Maybe I 85cc538e4b did?”df33da07667795d8

Serena tried to recall f6967d1e0c her dream. She felt 03276a3157 as though 769bde46ed she had fca1b0e3ae seen someone 4653774ee4 important, but 3e4e9b87a8 the face d0e92c7898 eluded her e4c62d4573 memory. What lingered instead was a1e8d02153 the vivid smell of 45f55929c4 smoke and a faint, ccd347f2c4 metallic scent threading through 4ff56e9156 it.b017a6db8ad89938

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It must have ffc44d4488 been a dream 63cc91ad09 influenced by the 1e5900c620 fire.5dd4084f9eafd435

Azaid moved the 9ac17bce61 ice pack to d360c5cec5 her other eye, 0b45ea87d6 his meticulous care eb48b91886 making Serena feel c8345a75d4 slightly awkward.38971e032ad00211

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“I can do it cbceda3b8b myself.”f0a426c3718a77c0

“It’s fine,” he cbd857048e replied curtly.ed3771b8aca0161e

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Azaid firmly refused and 2785a07597 personally applied an ice 3a60fd67e7 pack for her. Embarrassed, Serena fidgeted e31202f9d9 with the Izring 7a94f2a35d on her finger. It was then 4527431fc5 that Azaid spoke.23567452a428e6b3

“You’re so frail that 3d85b159fb I can never rest d7ead147a2 easy.”934851a44f057566

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“Isn’t that what I 88864d3dae always say to Your c7a7dd0cc1 Majesty?”ca260d13a8d04649

“These days, you 4ab8f878b6 seem weaker than a41d3e8a71 me.”4c98845c730d3ec6

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“That’s a bit unfair. It was only cab0d3cfe0 twice.”0c9015a9263f3cf0

“And both times, d384b11bad you were gravely 641b6eb874 ill.”e3a642e76fba41ca

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At Azaid’s 4fd3043291 reproach, Serena 3cb469f2e6 closed her 8ee2162691 mouth. She had rarely been 47d47deeb2 sick in such a 2fefc745be way, so she had b4ced91e55 nothing to say in 1fd9d302b0 return.f718b9b41337c8af

“Were you scared?”a4ed5fb98f8779bb

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“A little. I almost died, 0a1e84bf97 after all.”cf78e8d8297893ee

No matter 791c983a2e how many ffaa8e9005 times she’d 3395444b27 experienced regression, ecdb2f017c the fear d410495748 of death eb8a5081bb never disappeared. Instead, it 86f13910b1 became sharper, 4dfdbc09d7 making her 854b45071a cling more cdc81d7daf desperately to e24c08508c life.288d911526e7623d

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At that moment, Azaid cfb095e7ce mumbled something incomprehensible.225956c6a3715b86

“At least, you’ll a800ab24d5 never have to c09a5fdd1a fear fire again.”a0f4670c56881aeb

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“That’s quite c058ca88d6 a confident 2fbaa55510 tone, isn’t b182bb7d48 it?”a2378dc75ec42da2

Was he flaunting 9cccc547ac his powers as 4a932f0ea4 a fire mage? Still, his 2ccdc1890f concern for ddd35dd886 her made 6dd4f6b91a Serena smile f7cb3b822c brightly.3d4fb8a0bb46c18c

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Azaid stared intensely cb1a3671a1 at the Isring 39a9200826 on Serena’s finger 5169db3120 and muttered again.43c3fac93a2642f5

“An emperor doesn’t 6544a493d4 boast idly. You don’t know 09f3e10bf2 this, but the 92c528f087 being in front c82c6be935 of you is 8858234220 quite extraordinary.”972a7e54e8cfbe59

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“I do know.”ec2d6fc99072a712

After all, he was b228be8ef2 hailed as the strongest 1a93461c09 fire mage in history—and d84fc94e4b also the frailest patient.b5fe1861da2464b5

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When Serena responded 102dbb3aae playfully, Azaid looked 6b64a557af her straight in 215a8f24e5 the eyes and 697820fa28 said,128e2d14509fa3b5

“If you’re f0aafd6451 aware of cda4f09703 that and c599b4ea7a still act e56fab8f28 this way db9e8f9517 around me, 13ec58eae8 then I 81978ccc39 must admit c356fac0ee your courage d2e1363e3e is remarkable, d16cb0be70 Serena.”d1ac936f9a241747

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“You’re making me curious. How exactly will d5d0aa6598 you get rid cd665b4b35 of my fear?”140e370b2a8f0b4c

“That’s something you’ll have ee5e1aee9e to figure out yourself.”b2ce58c738d6cec4

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“You’re so unkind. Why not just e1568b8272 go around extinguishing 4d5979f368 every fire for 3eb1bed7b1 me?”322a5b82e7c156c4

A fire mage 9da4e737a8 was practically a 9fb5427574 walking fire hydrant. Serena teasingly remarked, d33045319c assuming he was dcf53c351c making a mage’s a1c9d42332 joke.587181eb6628a022

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“Well, there’s 1a95c51119 no need 1c19670290 for me d23b5a2d9a to go f2afb3b19d out of 432653aa93 my way. I’m not 29b0d71ec4 some dog bc73de6244 trailing after 902a1bf927 you everywhere. I’m far too busy 21fbbb233b for that, Serena.”cf145cba52cff4d0

“From what I’ve 8eaa93569b seen, Your Majesty 21a49bb07c seems plenty free.”f7bb1879d54d2f16

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“That’s your misconception.”5a420d5226ff7058

Azaid retorted lightly, absentmindedly aa4ed10e25 running a hand through e27a2e5068 her hair.970914c70e13e57a

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“You don’t need 4e7890147c to think too 3b83272745 deeply. Just know that d895de3f47 I care for 08538067f5 you deeply, Serena.”477697fa866c11a1

“What?”54559c6f97c63ba6

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Serena, lost in her 87b46ac1bd own thoughts, responded as d9f40819b8 if she’d misheard him. She hadn’t expected 6c7b1e8d00 such words of 61fa27e89c affection from him, 192f515fb5 making the moment c3f57ed837 even more startling.7c8d9dc8c1e1a741

Azaid chuckled at 3580d43890 her bewildered expression. He placed 1fcb182f2a the now-melted 1b27d719aa ice pack 0f5a0093e2 on the b3a2101382 table and 7a74592761 said,1a933d5ef0579036

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“So don’t get 24ba3509ca hurt when I’m a4efa9f521 not around.”55838e82a5f537e1

“…”64513d054c6fec37

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“Take a rest here 0047d5b603 tonight. It’d be troublesome 16b5b0b825 if someone spotted 27b6a7ef89 you sneaking out efb11a7993 at dawn.”c3783c094ffade3c

“Where will Your f86898547f Majesty sleep then?”66990bd255284536

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“That’s not 4c2ab58066 something you cdffd9bc5a need to b76ee8dd2a worry about.”e59d07c0916f6fe8

Azaid rose 64352edbb1 to his 629c92f13e feet and db3b04ba08 bid her 5909abccaf goodbye. It was his room, dcc63fffb1 yet Serena found herself 73b9007add blankly watching as he da8d699dc6 left.89f92a78e919126f

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“What’s with this sudden 6f8b11785c change in behavior?”b62d51e556a505ee

Someone who 52ff91e94e never acted 5383221fb1 this way 6d9a11eb20 was suddenly f7760ed083 telling her 25c7745f6d to take 6ce2bbc7da care of c56f1c6127 herself and c25547fefb not get e8c18f3772 hurt. It left her 39f7956b33 feeling odd. Muttering to herself, 3e978cecec she pulled the 03159aa4ef blanket up to 6707881392 her nose.682ef90acff92513

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At that moment, a 5a2a83b17e familiar and refreshing scent 472f7e4875 wafted from the blanket. It was 854e3b75ed Azaid’s scent. The subtle fragrance dd8cb21659 made her feel ecf0cc0cc2 as though she 598d25a0e5 were enveloped in 1fc17a36d2 his embrace.d23eb0770105cfd6

“…”f443bab975029ca7

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Serena hesitated and 9b13db2455 pulled the blanket c08b468fe1 back down below 53c7e4abc9 her chin. It was 8791e2a0cb clear that f4a7800ff4 Azaid’s presence be0dc2d5ec was starting 3a72f0e098 to affect dd1e531852 her in 48b475d804 strange ways.f6010599498013dd

Even someone as indifferent fd8b785d9d to looks as Serena fa06915178 found her thoughts spiraling fb644e5320 when faced with such e732c9ce6a stunning beauty.03dbd1b478d76ea9

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She tossed 265b2f13d3 and turned, 86cb6bb49b unable to cdd4a3da8a fall asleep. Azaid’s uncharacteristic 8c25ed1602 behavior kept 946a790c63 replaying in aadabcde1c her mind.c2d8b66d8ec99f7a

‘Why not d01c543304 act like 72b214fcd6 usual? Why switch c6d5e9c266 roles all bb9ba1ddb3 of a 5103014baa sudden? It’s so annoying.’396d841ff25d24a9

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Grumbling irritably, Serena 03acbc7422 squeezed her eyes 1e438cc644 shut. For someone who 1ce9d6fee1 had only ever c0c4d1c13c looked after others, e5e825ebfa being cared for 3e52527cb9 felt unfamiliar and 1b2ab125dd ticklish.71367ec2f4bed38c

But wasn’t it 96104c3f4d strange? Despite her words of e613d36176 disdain, the corners of 410aef5039 Serena’s lips gently lifted e7191ac1fd into a smile.1ebd058be5c94ae3

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