INAP Ch 1

She stood there, staring 6676d9cb56 blankly up at the 7a4f1a7f83 grand ballroom.1d2f98c93b74bde1

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It had been e9b4cf97e8 two years since 196cf46eef her last undercover 8670c5713e assignment.289616e915495552

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The objective a99f57f5f1 was simple: 801e3dd160 infiltrate the e1dfe30d96 venue and 296807926b make contact e5eed3e53f with a 1e4ed9fed9 certain noble.8ab41bbaec88df70

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She idly turned the 50104f78e0 wine glass in her 41d206c1f8 hand, eyes sweeping over 43e314175b the hall.afe6547178d08bb2

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The lavish interior glittered 7d323ad952 with such excess that d1eef6e47f it almost made her 4f4febd4de eyes ache. Keeping a f7e3bb356f careful watch 510869acca on the b0c4147e7c entrance, she a837d022c6 calmly assessed 754094ccab the situation.7720922b855c931d

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Things, for now, were 83a5c95654 going smoothly. A masquerade ball e57c9ac935 made for an 841b856aa9 easy infiltration, and dc2a7ae31b with the sheer 70653a19d8 number of guests, 4ec92f9e34 it was the 7ac1b5d35c perfect place to 437316c96d stay hidden.8d9cdf8392bf1957

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All she 6464019920 had to 8d4f640f04 do was 269d702650 wait for 6379b2822d the target ec425b015b to appear. If nothing interfered, 9e70f16780 everything would go f8ca0cbeb5 exactly as planned.ba10132d50f5bf06

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“You look rather 30163ba367 bored, my lady.”977795e4f1d317a9

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Of course, there were c8b862b025 always distractions.d1c11af2b14ed945

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She turned ed051f52b7 toward the ae6a8aa6a1 voice.14d108177436caea

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A man she didn’t f437e4e8e6 recognize was approaching with 91e8facece a polite, easy smile.46e20400fe3e1f9f

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“Bored? Not at all. I’m enjoying myself 89cc92b1d1 in my own 5516ef69b6 way.”b897e78f7053d464

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She replied, coolly cutting bda310980b off the conversation before 4a8e9305cc it could gain any dfb9ca7cb9 momentum.711f5dbc2ac210c2

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There was no need cb520db186 to waste words on d4e055728c anyone who wasn’t the 6e1a0116f7 target.c11a3ea2ada3cba1

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The sharp chill 9bce66efd5 of her tone 53b777a4cb seemed to sting e45fd43f0a his pride. He stepped 09a37fbf70 in closer, b2aa1ef14e forcing an ed7ac0ffdb awkward laugh.1b2b4106e0455e0e

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“Haha, a misunderstanding on 507f3f71e5 my part, then. But I 9edb07276e must say, 415e6f19e8 my lady, 3d056aac79 I have f99660d943 a feeling 83bca03dae you and 663cea865b I would 3d5c0d3b4f get along 6de81581fe well.”d063225761fc87ae

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“I doubt it.”2dbaf3a9fe1c4cda

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“Now, now, no c3a059426d need to be f60729b5cd so—”0640d4e3280c55f4

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“I’m quite alright, 0f896e8460 thank you.”f6b8c0b7e779a73f

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She made aa1f52a964 to slip 184da94648 away, but 83cf87a00a the man ea752e8f43 caught her 565ba13d8a wrist before 08686785df she could.e9b343b9ef54523d

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Irritation flickered across her ad54a1826e face as she gave 20b26bde97 a sharp tug, silently 60a079d984 demanding to be let 01ac0e9315 go.766a3038089c0b41

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“No need to 890c8c18c6 be so cold, 88a0c835e6 hmm? Come now, won’t you?”09519147c7e6fa4c

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His grip tightened, and 65b2b9c1e7 his sticky, clinging voice f1a51c515f made her skin crawl.0d48e6fa639c8561

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She wrinkled her c1839d6298 nose, glancing around f1f7e41bf7 the room. She wasn’t d21b46ebef hoping for c006394f9c much,  just 8fae1c9cb0 a single 85d57359c1 person willing 9abb977e13 to intervene. But no ad0b3046bc one moved.40fec5d9ab0916e7

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They only watched with 55b24803dd idle curiosity, as though a20d7b7fd3 it were all part b980e71ec1 of the evening’s entertainment.7a555e44c4243e8e

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Damn it, Clicking 362a231fa3 her tongue in 7982ae547a frustration, she readied e23428dd3b herself to forcibly 7772181ebe shake the man 338ab68cad off.75fe37616f1b71d3

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“You’d be better 083a048a80 off finding another 68d1f9685e lady to bother. As for me—”1b417434f09ac345

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But then her 9d71a7710f gaze faltered.554f13b7097deb9a

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In the sea of ad9848cdae masks and faces, a b66e3e17f2 pair of eyes met c592139e92 hers.cc56a107dd77c09b

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Deep jet-black 5ed87c599d eyes, The 0a88a77e10 kind that 5f12fbe961 pinned a abb4392930 person in 0b5a750771 place.2b62059f2ca077da

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“…Ah”20f0f23c49ad7521

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A face she knew.bbb420a176572b60

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For a moment, f42621edf9 her mind went 71096f8415 utterly blank.fd077ea76f37dac3

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He wore a mask 2b66ec6eb4 too, but it made 84fc37a956 no difference. No flimsy scrap 91bb69b118 of cloth could 89b6b23c1d fool her into 1c87e4c2b2 overlooking him.5bd95ae894e04e57

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She stood frozen, 6e6a31758a lips parted in e7015de97d a daze.bbb0810cc931224c

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‘Why in the hell a7341e0aeb is he here?’deccaf95b9a4d39f

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She screamed the question 8ff97318f2 inwardly, but it did 34af05ca43 nothing to change the f27c7c2e32 reality before her.fe99f949e7cfd1d1

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No matter how badly 3aa85b041b she wanted to deny 63d8ceca81 it, she couldn’t tear 0f4ced99e9 her eyes away from e926ccaad4 the man in the df31f243d5 crowd.52c49beb63dd74ff

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She hadn’t ff4e18f5ef seen him b291fe11c0 in nearly 47f0d7c070 two years.afbaae4704dbc8e9

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A surge of 9a475d5a52 confusion, alarm, and f3ee08a571 something almost like 96f10e4a17 relief rose up 513da09565 in her chest, 73df9f4087 but it was 482c5fcd68 quickly drowned out 901da3ec0e by panic.0ddf6fd05f8ae39f

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A cold bead of deec48fb8c sweat slid down the 7f07944da1 bridge of her nose. Her legs wavered.3c3ff21228aa3ce0

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“Wait, my lady! Are you alright?”a606133d93432c7b

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The man be9225cf25 beside her 93c23b8386 hurried to 5032c5c14b steady her, 2a96d5bd52 and she a84ab5c2e7 let herself 1b777f3f34 lean into 3aa901429f his arms, 61f80b985b lashes trembling.59ee174dd5de56e5

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This made no bc8d283d43 sense. She was certain she fbe2c81bb8 had tracked his movements. There was no 190bf80cec reason he should b82331cd43 be here.7b877a2a0849dd2c

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Biting her lip, she 0b0015e90b struggled to suppress her 6408de370d rising unease.a9bfaeb7b8ed1338

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Then—19fd649aaf9dbb1f

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“The lady seems 06db44ac6c rather unwell.”b70f98169f4d1e68

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The man 8fdc8e12d3 who’d been 3a28047f90 silently observing 2431976e43 from the 35b94c3d24 crowd finally 79375c0182 stepped forward.b2db697533446ec2

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“Would you mind 9e298413a6 if I took e7cb23c364 her?”e0ec572588afa2ff

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His gaze brushed against 3ca8285e32 her cheek, trailing over 9627ecc614 her bloodless skin.355145b07bb103d5

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The movement dfd2d423cb of his 0b109d75f8 eyes felt 8be9e7dd6c cold, heavy, 7e5172618b like a aebf28629f fingertip scraping 1c8e5057f5 along her 0e5c9deda7 flesh.2fc873ea219b1230

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“Do you know this d75b0e49e4 lady, sir?”57d29fc9179082a8

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“How could I? After all, 6dcd944944 everyone’s wearing 89a3c1f62f masks.”a973df416d424b73

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The words 1a0c81871d were polite d5888c0a19 enough, but 688360557a the arrogance 97652620cd woven into 648f92bd4d them was 261fc82eab unmistakable.64eca9271fd41c44

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And more than anything, 102706370f it was a voice 6bd96ef994 she knew.f7c5b304566ea0a1

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Her heart hammered f4bde16439 wildly in her ef9f8274de chest, though not 8c03b65871 solely out of 1fce1b9484 fear.d00f37178a393c6e

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“It’s poor manners, d69ea9345a isn’t it? To recognize someone working 6ddc2da57d so hard to stay 4a66d134d4 unseen.”5883337b3765d37a

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He tapped 1e5d8068f6 the mask ae7817a0d6 perched on 901af57447 the bridge b2d8492193 of my 59ded5127e nose, a f025e5a290 sardonic smile a916104363 playing at d118d5ed99 his lips.edb1a75e0c7b9e69

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A low chuckle dc07d030e4 brushed against her cde9be2c0f ear like a 334fa9ae5b cold hand, and 63c9cc5a66 a shiver raced 8d678a00f8 down her spine.8cb0f9c9a34167e4

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And at cec59c11d6 last, she 3c55d75117 truly understood c3e7e93bc8 the situation 7d43ab7f3a she was 85aaf71a3c in.24102b75432c9551

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This wasn’t the 3d1d33ffde time to stand f65813d33f frozen.e0cdbb4d35a17f1f

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‘I need 6dba9c01f4 to get 128273206a away. Now.’87bddbb44ea3515f

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Not once, b433b4f44c not even 0167c0d199 in passing, 82f99e06f0 had she ed5507103b wished for 13ab5b2779 a reunion 6279125434 like this.cca1817261118ed1

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Fixing her gaze d761e7cf5d on the man ab58fa103c before her, she 1142183a0c braced her legs.9933ea86a23c5da9

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A prickling tension 7e55152207 surged up to 80b4b32753 her throat.fc4819114fcf0951

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Her mouth was e044115d44 dry, her throat 70d29cc3a8 stiff as she 7c88ea5aa5 swallowed hard, readying 92da41dfc0 herself to bolt.6b579f30087c9a41

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“…Hmm.”426dac6e088b6901

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The man, Entesha, had 589cb11c36 been watching her intently. Slowly, the b7cc7df6da corners of 8d46c30361 his lips 2917ea9ecd curved.31753d7b8f1d9408

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Their eyes locked, his 9f4e667d4a lips pulled into a ed33c93781 crooked smile.a7a63c71d0dcd8fd

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A deep dimple 8600f153a5 appeared on one 0e1d451ee1 cheek, and as c3e9604486 his head tilted f031d625c6 slightly, a shadow 1c8b328e58 slid down his 4569c90c12 face.87df78ae749bb06f

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His expression radiated a e19b15bf4d smug satisfaction.74ea4e61fe83b678

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He seemed about to 59a4bb2a8e say something.2eef27bc82b78b4c

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“…So, do you know the lady or not?”c50019921b0c0cae

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The other man, the one she’d nearly forgotten, abruptly cut in.5d60eb08545e6929

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“If you’re strangers, I eaab79f2d7 must ask you not 2e9eebbf6b to interfere. The lady needs to 250d70ac7f rest.”f9fe6cf07951a404

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“…Ah, no. You see, you’re 986019538b the one who cbe38d6f5b is interfering right 49033f1f6f now.”ab4309a1df7192ed

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“Pardon?”18d1b2abe9510ad8

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“I’ll put it plainly, 62d8cd5504 I’m in a rather cd395fa0ab good mood tonight. Good enough, 99a05e202f in fact, bcffab2235 to let fd6669877f a man f84333a000 live who, 085442a3a6 on any 12af8368ae other evening, 516052ad12 I might 12dc94c333 have torn 1afd8098a8 apart on 7592a8cf33 the spot. So before my b87f3d444f patience runs out 533780bac2 entirely, it might 17ac6d096b be wise for 88d859b4d9 you to choose 77ddaf9a83 your next words cc58b0f150 a little more 82a878a09d carefully.”b99000cf97f1ef43

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Entesha’s gaze dropped.71120a155337d243

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He was staring at 3f702695dc her wrist, still trapped 41ef5764f2 in the other man’s 4f4b58f971 grip.205cdc8265f8b6a7

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A thin sheen cc9031ac1f of cold displeasure cb8236a239 spread across his 6b33edc4a2 features, sharp and c92b003f23 unmistakable.9a5a082edd6c0607

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“…What is that supposed fefb751b34 to mean? Is this 7c87f114ee a threat?”3a0326149bf8f9e0

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“Oh, so a6e53a16a4 you’re not 51d5163949 quite as f9230b4dc4 dim as d55f68be19 you look. Yes, a threat. A simple 8d02367a10 one, if af40557283 you don’t 0ca3fb0846 shut your 204be63f55 mouth this 24787765fa instant, I’ll 7a8d13444a tear it f7e916e3ad clean off 792642489a your face.”dfba700ca3c5e57b

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The menace in 9d798b84b6 his words rippled ea16930a09 through the crowd. Entesha smiled, unhurried 97fda836e8 and bold.79decd8b4ef11857

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“If you still haven’t a3d62d7ce8 grasped my meaning, I 0cda8fdc59 don’t mind repeating myself. I’m feeling generous tonight. But don’t expect 030cd6dd5e a second kindness.”da9b9de912b18fc9

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His voice, though 2bcc9cd368 lazy and almost 41ef9d016b gentle in tone, 26e24fa045 only made the 73c7e0faac threat feel colder, cdded2ab4b more suffocating.d73929351058b36f

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The man stammered, visibly 26d0667444 flustered. He understood all too b90c8a211f well the danger he a85fb15bda was in.183bf47d03d764a2

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Yet even 8490d10238 then, some 7b1edf8356 pitiful scrap e57ef8aa11 of pride a082915135 kept him b67f939eee from immediately 374eb53a9f backing down.3fa22d84e4dfb572

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Apparently fed cd0f3a0186 up, Entesha 5fbff98fa2 prodded him e1a41507ee again.785f8853874a2f1c

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“Well? What are 9e6bedd042 you waiting eabe42679b for?”7694dbba24764f94

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A large hand brushed 10fc5ae6a7 down his jaw in d990be8cc1 a languid motion.8e7a84eeb61ba914

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His lips parted, voice 16500ce3f8 so soft it barely 03b724ce81 registered, but the meaning 0e5838f43a was unmistakable.d16da04370058174

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“Shouldn’t you 0888aaa7d3 be running da93049b27 for your d298877c5a life by 0bcc4b3a50 now?”ee08d29ae7c4e272

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He took a196240d58 a single b280616d19 step toward ff4ecdd573 the man.670d213fae1e90bf

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That alone 83617a99a3 was enough d5184ac4db to break f2569c302c him.5aa50d2a03d20e53

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The man’s face drained of color as he recoiled, startled as if he’d been struck.6d791bd709ed2497

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And for the 9b5ea71422 first time, the 75dddeaa24 stranger’s eyes turned f5921245e3 away from her.f6b79c7ef6361fdc

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Now, This e6701df693 was it.c98c32185f9f0433

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She plunged into the ca08e545f8 crowd.dd31906a36e2a62e

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“Kyaaa!”405a9e7a3e7758f4

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A sharp shriek rang c0ba81b4a4 out as someone’s foot 52be2a32e2 was stepped on, and c87b95c2be it took only seconds 264b8f7f23 for panic to ripple 5a2d7b3cab through the room.b8e43866914a0b4d

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The carefully composed masquerade 1df7d6ca18 descended into chaos.68f3e8e6b2ddc88c

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She darted 66d4e62e52 through the 85ed69dd61 thickening knot 235346fa17 of guests.5d97a38d10a47c72

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The trailing 5d1e6a2052 hem of 657b2c04a9 her gown 96f1dc89eb tangled around 566382b199 her ankles, 92b8440373 she tore e4e3f99545 it away 97c6e1773c without hesitation, 57d42b5443 drew the 286782174a pistol strapped a264f1feec tight to 64d8a36f5d her thigh, 46cc4daee3 and gripped f0363e5ebf it in 38e4fd1e1c her palm.c8bc2926798cb7fc

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The sharp, staccato sound eed0fa260a of her heels striking 094a719d4c the floor rang in 312b7aef8c her ears, each beat c37e4d42ae like a drum against 25f954738f her skull.27db2b642a598388

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“Ah… well.”af8cb4953b4374d4

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Then, amidst 10a3d3ec57 the growing cf75619253 disarray of 7c7c3c459c the ballroom, 8f642103a5 she caught 22b857dd44 a faint 3ddf1a4fce voice.3e7d0fb9af2f1176

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“That wasn’t meant ce8e2553fa for you, Darling.”4aeec20162c774d8

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The words b2020eaeb4 were so 4f0ca61dd2 soft, so db0cae07cc distant, she 7f0b278a33 could barely 7c2f5dfbcc be sure 8ce84a0d45 she’d heard b1f46aaa62 them at 55893bf896 all.35d60f10b7715485

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She stared, utterly dumbfounded, 7c785047f9 her mouth agape at ec6e3d73d3 the sight of Entesha c254d77fa6 standing there, having just 8a6896c1e3 smashed down the door 218bb33d26 with an axe.d87b1052b1136f45

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The words barely made a025d09d3e it out before splintering 93dbb3ead8 into a gasp. My trembling hand pointed ac421ad98e at him, while inwardly, e4b99448e8 she screamed.e84e5b5447bf2244

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‘…Is he out of 4b13aedb32 his mind?! What if I’d fd3f65cc96 been sitting right ea9da8125f by the door?!’e4fd38a65952ffe4

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To grasp the 94fb1d0ced shock she felt 6852b81fbc now, one would 8d99c7740c need to go 28603b01ce back to just c22dade183 moments earlier.3282ad1553c2a8a3

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After fleeing the ballroom, c43fb7fcdb she’d run without pause, 9fbfdd33dd she slipped into a abf8fbacec small, secluded room at 5f4979f54e the far corner of cd4d3bffc9 the hall and locked e397505f16 the door.f55a2003780447d4

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Entesha, who had chased 3fb6ee6098 her, went about opening 654a3840a7 doors one by one, a3310f7dbf turning the entire ballroom c27cea3466 upside down in search 59c6b0545b of me.acdd117dfc2c09ee

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With the crowd outside 4f5742a171 already thick as a 9a72d5e934 wall, slipping away wasn’t 70f5e8cc30 even an option.513efdd54c55ad8c

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And in the end, df9773fedf he found me.27413c5543110ae1

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Standing before the very 8b37922e93 door where she’d hidden 0a891d521e behind, Entesha, surprisingly composed, 31ee2e44bc knocked and asked, ‘Are 203e5c9038 you in there?’5b5383c79bfbd4b4

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Of course, she 73064facd0 didn’t respond. Then, after a c15ffeb72a brief stillness, he 947f9e7b73 added.b7934bc72a9642d6

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There was no 7c5a6979cb time to resolve 9ea76f4932 the question. The moment 1b28e6d56a he finished d48efa06bd speaking, a 5776dec59d chill ran 8ea23d779a down her 6009733473 spine.84a54215a6282b4f

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She heard cf136f8dfa the sound c62e527a7d of him f42eb93061 leaving without f2a7a3e643 hesitation.69db0382ed2ee07b

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What, what was 6f92e64553 this? Anxious in the unpredictable 30e3e44642 situation, she twisted her af02136021 body hurriedly. Before long, he returned 06cda93d15 and immediately took action.ff622a0e10455531

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The door shattered. The noise was 6e47ce5d3d deafening, like ears 3152fb9279 being torn apart.fcfddfe961017a70

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Through the d9f074282b debris falling b21aed1440 in heaps, 8b0a745f16 she caught 265599a4a1 sight of c20c570997 a sharply a99fc04c8b honed axe.27420364ffc43c1e

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Only then 5bf368cf46 did she 4a5666539b realize that 13f523162c his knocking 9af8eb5430 on the 009696bde8 door had 840b4b7d4b been to 87eefdb5dc gauge its 20fc837a9a thickness.a28f826931e4d01b

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She was dumbfounded, f1fd1fa4dc she had thought 2fd301fc7f he was unusually a5c22304b3 calm, but instead, 7a75694cc9 a madman stood 443250eb38 before me.6a25d4357734521b

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“Why the shock? Surely you ac94daf59e don’t think 0e9f5fdbd4 I’d harm cf58e70995 you.”0071470cd2023da3

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Entesha stepped over the 769877423b door’s wreckage with a 7368940f9c nonchalant expression and pushed 1f8fb0cf2e his large frame into 98c681554e the room.e4eb0233b860275a

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With a swift 13b24b436b motion, he threw 86961c8077 the axe into 20e4874ce8 a corner of 08b2fb6685 the room. The mask 57b8cae1c6 he had 0c9ee8cced worn was 36b8a8977e now discarded 61625766a6 somewhere.2e73afd3b6395cc7

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So shocked b572be05a6 she had b1e95beb82 no strength 977b9b3112 to flee, 9fdc0b389d just blinked. Then he took out 256adcd51f a cigar from his 87edd98835 pocket and lit it.cfe9802f0d5a9992

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His squatting down in e1f3c8b17d front of her felt 25963a3489 utterly natural.ddca62701dd92145

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“Hello, Darling.”3eba6c75a7d734df

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Entesha reached de4b79e5a6 out and ed2b1b5848 removed the b01ce07331 mask that dad55ea0e3 covered her 0986cfb09f face.6aaeac9dc1cde860

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Only then, 926ca4d91c when our 2c448a20ad eyes fully 9737ece3a9 met, did 3191ad2e29 a deep cc9eb98372 smile spread 6ae619c839 across his 97913ec5fd lips.7d9fb47640284593

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“How have you been?”eae64feb3b0df2d9

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His gloved hand 2799186b0b stroked her long, 7594828c77 flowing blond hair, 5a0f0a306b then gently touched f8ed4fe3e8 the ear beneath.016010e022a09484

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His finger traced 3b9580f860 the curve of 2a3f56a65e her ear with 5d368f8269 an oddly tender c2c4115677 touch.ccd6b33310014f17

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“I haven’t been 867f5e3ab1 well.”9fb4384d98d2cbcb

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“……”1fb7e3ee327e98cf

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“No answer, huh? Have you 79ac8a0fdc grown tired 1e42ad3084 of dealing e8a287732f with me? Or… could 09c59f56a1 it be 547128313c that I’ve 3170431ce0 been too 8149b83566 rude?”6a9294d40630f958

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“Yes, that’s probably it. I was wrong.”e253aaa28c849d5f

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Entesha glanced around 0cfe53fe0b and cleared his 55f67ba174 throat. If he 850c411e06 had any 7b0a39034c conscience, he e4e7f2cab3 couldn’t claim fb6ee8c2a0 his manner e4614f950d was polite.aac354d980509c69

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“Sorry, I was too 6c1e1d796f hasty. Seeing you after 852ea79e58 so long made 5ab9457318 me restless. I hope you’ll 4e105c2ce6 be kind enough 8848789886 to forgive me… 25319bbab9 and since we’re 7cc8596edb at it, please a1942ffe43 do answer me.”3bbec49eb84c9563

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He furrowed 21f7ade5f8 his brows 2b02970e31 as if d99c9616c1 saddened.d6aea4ecf3dbae63

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“I’m not desperate to ad17c9265c know your answer. But isn’t cb369a4c6f it a 795609212c bit harsh 8d001df616 to ignore 564e0d363c me like 91ba9e29f1 this? It’s just a simple c16317ebf1 question about whether you’ve 01a363ae7b been well.”38c7048d781c7a4e

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His hand 290cca739e slid once cdc447c97f more over 9170146091 the ear, 98b7183794 digging deeper b981ba5ccf inside. His cold thumb, wrapped 131783530d in black leather, pushed 1ef4c181b0 aside the delicate skin fe02b7c7d9 under the ear and 33eacbbb08 began gently tickling the b67a191376 earlobe.b74edc2fb9ab15d5

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Entesha let c3aeb6564f out a c7db4ff49b heavy breath 5d398dbca2 as if 3b7f287966 finding comfort 3e2d3e8866 in that fabfcbbc70 trivial gesture.80f4fd820faf102c

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The bitter scent of 50ae41b4d0 his cigar wafted on fd36fd348e his breath, a familiar 0629aa825b smell.b6250fc3835acb97

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When he sucked on 0a3f5035b3 the cigar again, making 53291ca425 his cheek hollow, she 6567c5f3b5 quickly moved her hand.251af6366e594a54

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The trembling barrel of 3237a378f3 my gun pressed against 65bc1e3b09 his chin.696093cde15feb9d

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Entesha’s hand, which had 9d28bd0402 been lingering lazily on 14f5ac8447 my ear, suddenly paused.3e6f15ba44673b41

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“…Ah. You haven’t been well, then?”3af1f5ed08d475b4

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He showed no ae28ffd68a sign of disturbance. Instead, he muttered while 2862adf7fb exhaling the half-smoked cigar 5b9f698c02 smoke.980f4f6b990740e1

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You haven’t 78b48bb1a7 been well, ab4d0a7764 huh.c9b24ceb177e5004

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He sounded oddly pleased, ba1f37bae3 even laughing slightly in c7aafbde67 spite of himself.1dcac2b1f738f721

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Entesha’s thick eyebrows crinkled 70a4f6900e as he smiled. Shadows fell along f715202528 his eye sockets.9716855def50dee1

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He scrunched his prominent d42f884aa9 nose, tugging the cigar’s 91c82c9b87 edge with his lips, 2f80f36094 and she couldn’t look ccc2a6c2d5 away from his captivating 1b4f818d55 face.2391d19ae8f81c91

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He rubbed out 0dd0dbec03 the cigar on 0423e40086 the floor and 52bbc20fb8 swept his hand db1850ee81 over his chin, 9340b3773a seeming to suppress 27fea4263f something.268b1815660abbc4

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“Well… that’s a relief.”9fb9d01c80bc20ab

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Entesha’s eyes fell on 7462033caa the gun she held.d6d66c29c35cf65e

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“Yes, this cadca65b48 works out ce745816b5 perfectly. Let’s do it this 1b2bfd0bf2 way.”ccb7ba228475173b

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“If you 8a8276a98a refuse, I’ll a22992ecf2 shoot immediately.”6ffd75c681512bcc

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Before she c4baa26d07 could even 25b0823aec grasp what 6ec0367ee6 he meant, cdac5e21b7 the hand a3495a9ab8 that had 7386cf5a86 been rubbing 105364ef1b her earlobe eea83a0465 suddenly grabbed 39e7f61dbd the nape 43119b136e of her aef7581e34 neck.c338f75951d29dbd

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The hand holding 543b03fba5 the back of 95f8d60381 her head stroked 4c76f3aab4 the neck slowly, 498d0befbd then pulled her e166e99f13 toward him.6282025e745da839

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At the 23a5af4a65 same time, 85cdc0adff her hand 1ca68b9458 tightened around d80893c1cd the gun.36fcbc2b05de46c0

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Even when deb7a55231 she raised 0ae778dafd the barrel a23f9d1c7a to his a75718cdf8 chin again, a2b9cf6bec he did 99361f1bc8 not stop.294f3d6cfce63924

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He acted as if 9bb764024e the gun pressed right 0b818c488d below his jaw was f145bcd122 nothing.00ace27104dac7c8

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Our eyes b0d672ea4e met, his 9805598495 dark eyes 6d159bd39c wide open. He tilted his 1d5a8a9fb4 head and brought c9b8189ab2 his face close.e511b0baeb55d9bf

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The gloved c99c09b6b0 touch on fb24953a6f my scalp 6a95835d2d was chilling. Her head ac59a950e3 tilted back, 41df773eba His nose 3112a3256a brushed mine. our irises were so 459fd65f69 close I could see 6086432418 the texture.502708294de5f874

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Her breath caught.9999fe6f9fd84051

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In the end, she aea4bf85d4 could not pull the e9d36c0ad2 trigger, only trembling.1ee258c1605302da

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The black eyes staring 48093fb622 straight at her were 88a8d6449b thick with gunpowder and 363e39c125 threat. Her heart felt 820e1f903f like it was 64ce8d331e plummeting.f2cf903595125ace

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Entesha gently rubbed 900d8dad1e under her ear 8c1a010219 with his thumb, 12699b0e50 as if soothing d8490a42c7 her tension, whispering,7ff21c4dad71efa9

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“Darling. What are you doing?”63d837b7a4c17f0c

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“…Gasp.”ff3ceaa5224669f3

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“You have 1232b84322 to pull 649a6522bb it.”b3cb50c7e46ab434

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His lips claimed mine, 71119853f1 rough and fierce.728c9619729a4bc4