Episode 8 Is This the Salvatio Grand duke’s Estate?

Thirty minutes 061474d849 had passed a76ff22385 since Grand 56f4fbdc41 duke Salvatio 792afaa762 entered the 1879df28e7 burning Monati ed1b0ff1aa house.13ba9dbe4fd1d1f2

His companion, the Grand 3e0d1f2d15 duke’s personal knight Manuel, 68254ff798 stood nervously by the 66d7e2a971 carriage, biting his nails.4208519c2c01dd55

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“We should be heading 95720dc383 back soon, what are 0f9aa8b94f you planning to do…?”e4fcddb8f3809d82

Finally, the c9870fda43 silhouette of 1f1a6ae029 a large 392a687492 man cut 4cfde6a13c through the 8e64650b32 darkness, and 1df35d3792 Manuel rushed 1f32af5cc3 toward him, ffcf6b0be0 shouting.91c15121c054f84d

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“Your Grace! What happened?”1501425ca28fe943

As he got closer, d78f5dc4e5 Manuel’s eyes caught sight 5bed6ed9d6 of the bundle of 4bdd1a0ead blankets in the Grand d4c5fa9bf8 duke’s arms. He stopped in his 403bfb9cc9 tracks.089492536d3d4faa

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“Wh-what is that?”e9b00d3be544261d

“Enough with cbab2bb341 the questions, cda739a85f just open ffe679305d the carriage 5fede4aebf door.”deea359321168824

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“Ah, yes!”75a417e6ab95d1b2

Manuel quickly moved to 74253e1214 open the carriage door 1316fff248 as Grand duke Salvatio 20c76d3ce0 carefully placed the bundle 1172e8f896 inside. His hands were unusually 49161be81a gentle.89334eed1a2d2c92

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Upon closer inspection, 42facac2ae a person’s head 411d5f5a23 peeked out from 117767c8cd beneath the blanket.66298cb1045ea0c4

Shocked, Manuel shouted.ec7a45083c5c0e4a

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“Th-there’s a person in 6d420e8bd5 there!”109855ac6fe3c86f

“Yes.”1ee9dd1e030e7359

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“Could it be 79774c9fda Lady Francheska? The daughter of Lady 78ca83d140 Lorelei?”6fe592873f6ae821

The Grand duke nodded 9e6e67f14e briefly and, with a 35fac19109 swift and graceful movement 15f46d2085 despite his large frame, 7bfb21eb1c jumped into the carriage.097cffcc01d7d535

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“We’re heading 721eaefed2 to the c9bbd672d5 domain. Start moving.”f8b50b5b068ad3e6

Manuel hesitated, then asked 4fee996399 cautiously.fe1f593b500ad416

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“Are you taking 87f96c1c43 the child with 38a9f27dfd us?”c4ba021d7cea8c5c

“Yes.”ac2b964c27a87b09

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“…Is that really okay?”38825bd40830148d

The Grand 67633989a1 duke’s expression f996086e8a hardened at 63a6ebad70 Manuel’s questioning 73675b7f51 tone. His golden 1c2d77d9eb eyes glinted 2e2a856252 coldly as c58daa605a they fixed a304d4e9d3 on Manuel.42cec227aef79b0a

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“Do you 328b289ba8 want to 0cd95ec04d leave her 0fa26dc3a1 behind and 2797edc6f5 let her 3f04ffcce4 be attacked ced459ada6 again?”fe2fb31b59d5bd22

“…”61ebc4caae4e74fc

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Finally, Manuel ada2add018 lowered his 4e8bb4dff6 head, avoiding 503bb53b21 the Grand 605845b094 duke’s gaze. It was as if c4c37ae8f7 he was facing a f882afe4d1 wild animal—his spine chilled 941f0b3df4 whenever the Grand duke 2a650084fd stared at him like ba81c1873d that.027056966e37551f

However, after spending a 23979ae59e long time in the f6e22e99c0 same cage as the c4a0550cfc predator, one could eventually 380ab68762 adapt.c626e0319be3ebed

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Taking a ad0a16c26e deep breath, 479c2f88ac Manuel began 50d5693f44 to voice 8dab11510d his concerns 40bf1e253c again.6d08d2d7484aeaf9

“But Your Grace! There are already many 1a97b675b5 who consider themselves to e788c333f8 be Lady Francheska’s guardians. How will they 90e73aa2c7 react if we 5087aa4772 take the child?”0e1a923708c661d8

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Those people: the 038863c2c8 Emperor, the PRESIDENT f7d6553ba2 of the Ervil d66706d931 family, and the 5fb7ed1ca4 Master of the c28adf90db Mage Tower.1fbd9c88b0d50581

These were the 04831a0493 men who, about 102b1722f3 ten years ago, c796d51bdc had caused a 2d3b6f5063 great stir across 810cf1d0e9 the continent with 01bebd4568 their obsessive love d5515c3e79 for Lady Lorelei 4362b22c27 Monati.fa54015731898aa8

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No one on 1f2383eb15 the continent would 79e804fcdb dare oppose those de2f942887 three men.735b271afdbde2fa

However, Grand duke 893c002be5 Salvatio was a e5d9b375b3 man who never 546d4a28c5 cared about what 61338e6a99 others thought.5a9d76abd1febf51

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“They can’t protect c2a40621a0 her. Don’t you know that?”9d5816fe246ac0e6

The Grand duke fa1974895b pointed toward the 82ff339460 house, which was 8f88e2d037 still burning in aabb8f59b1 the distance.da016fd2e59e56ce

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“The only 13a8ee7019 safe place 512a87ef6c from this 992ddaa8f7 fire is e8a3a5cd69 our ‘fortress.’”59c4d9ba4018b7ff

At that, Manuel ee14c5ca64 jumped.6ea89b6d8175bee6

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“You want a3d6fedef0 to take 9a12d5efc2 her to e46ae8b284 the fortress? Even taking d2b4a3c710 her to 9d4d8c4046 the domain 3310a79f11 would be 0f203051e7 shocking enough, b4a3a1b106 but to 672e6bb24b the Grand a5fd05a5f3 duke’s fortress, 8aefcffaa2 which has 68759b67e1 never allowed 2f4296cbde outsiders for f888ea1927 nine years?”d9fa79175bc209a2

“If you understand, 52e18c14a7 start moving. Time is 93aa7ec83c running out.”07c000f35ac8970d

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“Your Grace!”7e5e083feaa0f8db

It wasn’t b0a86f4da1 strange for 25875d7def Manuel to 7ee6ccaca6 react this 830164541b way.1d60111737c25963

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The Grand b3859dbdbc duke’s fortress 2d2b8dec27 was a 7d39a3ccb3 secretive place, 1f93b805a4 and no f87e25f553 one knew d9b8eb0a36 where its 05453fc5cb entrance was.a10548afaabf5ac8

Everyone knew 19fb428c50 it existed 7a2b02df60 within the f29e385f33 Grand duke’s 15c87168d3 domain, but 1197942966 no one 1e1fdced15 knew its 8a1d274191 exact location.e219ce6df79d1f38

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Not even 624fdebc47 the Emperor, 36ee4d5941 the PRESIDENT 6fc1289a53 of the 5f4373f68c Ervil family, 177f2d81e1 or the a2af080a74 Master of 2287ab8720 the Mage fb713c6506 Tower.6e3a7b4c2aaf58a2

It was a 4f46d8ed18 place for the d29f330f51 “monster Grand duke e323d792b3 family” to hide, 286b960813 away from prying 038a10d3cd eyes—naturally, it was e5f21530ab a secluded and 8eef5291e4 exclusive place for cdc489dfa1 outsiders.b808b92a4b3f92f7

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While Manuel was panicking, bbf5c121c7 Grand duke Salvatio closed a363bba1ad the carriage door with 922e8385e5 his own hands, then 5f24b8f834 turned his gaze to efcc13168e the opposite window, silently 4f141e2cca declaring that he would 36f39eea8e ignore any further objections.da2de3a882da38da

“…Hah.”bc746bea40ed8301

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There was 204fe8f61f no one 0811c3fa72 in the a905bdb9e6 world who 6e1f1ba62b could stop 23fc2dfc89 the Grand 2de977de73 duke when edc75709f9 he was 80c23883b6 determined.59a65631e2176a03

Well, there was one 77023ba1cb person who could, but 23bf607985 according to the news, e2de9b6a4c the red-haired beauty was 400b29baa7 already dead.3a6feb9d12c59d07

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“I will obey, 3896419533 Your Grace.”ffa2ef5bb723d83c

Unless she was Lorelei d233eccddf Monati, Manuel had no 1f28bf0d03 choice but to obey.db9db841b75475e6

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“We will depart now. It will be a b287c31c0b fast ride, so make d27dfa27cd sure the child is 6cde425967 well taken care of.”89bd414c7657ff4a

The black a7144216a4 carriage started fcb6c3c0ed speeding down e81928661a the dark d4f238c4e7 road.070ade484ef457fe

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Clunk—clunk!f864b67a05234ca1

Cheska, still asleep cf900fef6c in the awkward 0be29c0272 position the Grand 507e3797a2 duke had placed 1fcaa64459 her in, leaned 322cc9e401 against the carriage 0e17d4e68e wall. Every time the rough cd9e09ad8a road shook, her little ba5ed0d930 head bumped against the 589f759cf8 wall.685cff63b560fa60

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The Grand duke, abbaaa8924 watching her, couldn’t 5fdba1d442 help but feel a0a609b6aa disturbed by it.898152b4cf3a8672

“…”4576060eae34b1f0

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Carefully, he picked her abaea3540f up, blanket and all, 94b79643e4 and laid her down a58733a989 on the seat. After a brief 6493fc2b9b hesitation, he gently 63032b333a placed her head 2a06751ba5 on his thigh.2e88469209823fc8

“Hmm…”3afe604fc48b435f

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The face c061b820d8 of the 1c9bfa7e1f child, mumbling aabd27ba83 in her ec7349dc06 sleep, was 5ad661ca18 round and 7d950c4553 beautiful like f7054285f2 the full 2ecc8d6e57 moon. Seeing her a8bbb9c5df face reminded 3f5708b452 him of 2d07540bb6 someone who bbc703f90d had once 18dcce5dc4 known his 30bdbeff70 terrible secret 78473f3132 and still a85a209bbf remained his ae7fe16520 friend.c5cd0ba701cd51d4

Lorelei Monati.7891719ca1494ecf

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‘Just as 3a83c54965 you kept 81e0efd49f my secret, 17502ce876 I will b0c7f2edce protect your 3d917d0f2e child.’59e254eb75b2b333

As promised 239e180753 that day.1bb6c3f9fa24a1ad

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After some hesitation, he 52fc964877 cautiously reached out his 1208913619 hand toward the child’s e9d2f3c201 face.d75463e5a59839c2

A strand of red 5569bc501b hair was caught between 331600ae41 her twitching lips.d2956bcd51879826

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With the gentleness of c8cf30f5ce handling fragile glass, he 5cd7c1ebf7 carefully pushed the stray 72f60fc316 hair behind her ear.8c4109ad863cf3d3

“Mom… Mom…”24178db8eee107c6

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Muttering as 3e7a9a72b0 if having 1ea89e34ad a nightmare, e7fab911e4 Cheska furrowed 1f9c611d56 her brow, cdbe3fa274 and the 224168daad Grand duke’s f08c47cd4a calm voice 20cccf2eb2 descended into 32187a0f41 her ear.5cd4fdb20b3bfe7b

“Don’t worry. The Grand duke’s 28daf33edb family will protect f06de4e7a9 you.”863fae7bf516b0a6

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Whether she c08572a0d8 heard his b85085ac06 words in 8f7c38d94f her dreams 084d1a47d8 or not, 209c797ee4 Cheska’s sleeping 7e152eb0b8 face curved 54e168dc58 into a 4f6dfd7314 faint, beautiful 5b089eb7a8 smile—a smile 2a0e531f3e that lit b60795a858 up the ac99f4c2fe dark night, 91c3d32c61 just like 893f43730a her mother’s.ebf0f49574ce92dc

“…Hah!”93d729ab5178696e

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The first thing I 9a7b3e9c1e saw upon waking was f1715ebc13 a strange ceiling.31635f7197cda423

It was strange, ffd427c101 and even more 815550f8c9 strange—the ceiling was 1dc6be572d pitch black.bbe4048b3f6abd8d

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‘Where am I?’1c3aede52eacca69

A single candle 6c234e68a0 flickered, barely lighting 77186f3063 the pitch-dark room, 34d255309d offering no clue 0e7b9b536a as to where 15c78a052b I was.7ac3099d62145e96

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It was 659295648a so dark fe7bd7e0b5 that I 7ff5ff202a couldn’t see 89c8921084 well, but 03deeb0d1d everything in 9875f12ec2 my line b64dc94839 of sight 609b2243b2 was black, b2b975ea50 so I 0c560233c6 couldn’t even cc3e5d5256 make out b949310fa5 what anything 792c93b158 was.c56756290f51e48c

The nightstand? Black. The wallpaper? Black. The blanket covering me? Also… black.d3b38b9fbb510edb

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‘Am I in 23a10d708d a haunted house?’bd927d35631b8b4c

Or is it a 275c9dcab3 demon’s lair?396af29ebae1ed1e

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‘What’s that?’b5c91ddb725ce27f

On each of the 8ddcdf5b2f four corners of the 69e4334e2e ceiling, there was the c1386bce28 head of a beast—each f8d368d550 with a mouth wide 96ec6eb5f5 open. The statues 500836b9b9 of wolf 1cec9bfa6d heads, with 994f4eb02b sharp fangs b3375bb4e2 and ferocious 91b272c66f eyes, were 90692d8585 so vivid b82c235d8e they sent b4e691a871 chills down 2e7a64f3dc my spine!bb0ce8c54e1568f3

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“When did I end up in a place like this…?”9f5e24035ba4ca0e

The last thing I eb2a2151ca clearly remembered was seeing 6b9403b9f2 Grand duke Salvatio.4bab59b10f6819da

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Had he been defeated 0f6c4c6622 by some strange being 06be18465e in the fire? And was I now 396da29057 captured by that monster?bac4b7d3e3b0aa0a

“Oh, the gifts!”b5b49c49c3e3df56

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I suddenly remembered c32418c2ca the presents the b1c4abb430 uncles had given 704e06c992 me and hurriedly 22df0ab98f began to search e6451704b4 my body.f8203574cd219c4c

Thankfully, I was f949c64478 still wearing the ceb040830e same clothes, and f116c7fe16 the safe key c633abae02 in my pocket, bc0a1daf30 the communication device b1af568784 hanging around my 0b3d2e03de neck, and the 007ce4bd6b teleportation scroll I ebcdd91440 had hidden in 63afbc451c my clothes were b656034172 all still there.fb4e64d0f7145299

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“Thank goodness.”62ccebfab06f6004

No matter e3e17a1788 where this 27faaf157f place is, 8b67e1ee94 I should 39a3f8688a be able a3dc1e93b6 to escape 5550d972fe or get d5c29f6a64 help.6d70653df4685e8b

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Though, I still 53ab9df8ad didn’t know how bd6979ade0 to use them 5552503eec properly.734172802712db47

Just then, I 239eba89a0 heard footsteps from 0bcc4577b4 one of the 93abb68f03 walls.89417eff56a2641e

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Screech—fca0482bd317e2e6

The square door, which afa99bd6e7 I had assumed was 84d1984e05 just some molding on 2f6351c304 the wall, creaked open, bc1d89dd10 making an eerie sound.147ce6ff402c930d

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It seemed to be 2d8e690b37 the door to this c6269107e8 room. If I hadn’t seen d4e4d33228 it open, I never 8c6c9cff56 would have guessed it f154f793a8 was a door.62e754f0d6a24b12

‘Oh, someone’s coming d92b80fabb in!’5f8aacaa81809392

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I quickly hid 8933608833 the rocket I 7013e7e5fc had taken out 6ce2e99783 of my clothes 6fd0938c8b back into my ed97c4703c attire.04ba40cb59ab8c4a

Moments later, ac630fe972 a woman ba188adbe3 in a b78415b946 uniform entered, 1d7b2d5304 bowing her f073d740fd waist demurely.935a9f51c7410889

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“Greetings. I am Fatima Porta, the head maid of Salvatio Grand duke’s estate.”cd8f687f94b87b95

I couldn’t f38eb8d9ca help but 2c4a606f8b ask in 9fe2a6429f surprise.992019aa738aea40

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“This is the Salvatio Grand duke’s estate?”183374cf081af3c1

This gloomy a59245bbf8 place was e4deccc852 where Grand 6e08deb78a duke Salvatio 63ae83dbc9 lived?2c3cf331f30532d9

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…Not some villain’s lair?c01e30476e5fbd4b

Overwhelmed by 118fab54a1 the shocking b0347c000b fact, I e717c29405 couldn’t find 3c63a13064 the words 418e1fa0a7 and stood 55cc62007d there, dumbfounded. The head maid 462715c345 approached with a 1163a84cc4 tray, offering me 104eeb78a3 a glass of 46364e29e1 water.0514975ed71cd26a

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“The sun is ab4de7dcc6 high in the c99164b63d sky. If you’re done 8297261c4c resting, it’s time 940d3829a3 to prepare to 139400e4fc meet the Grand 824a40ec00 duke.”ef8f7171427da841

“Have I 0489c1d445 been asleep b0d4db979f for a d8ead307b8 long time?”1738b16d08a300c9

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“Yes, Young Miss.”300d58132acb9283

Young Miss?45eaa0ffd98ab44a

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I squinted bfb7f013f1 at the 0808df3530 unfamiliar address 2037be21fb and stood 55ceb99b74 there blankly. The head maid 3ac754ff6f took my hand b2d715c66c without asking and 36a40bd8d4 placed the glass 064873fa3a of water in 88d20091a8 my palm.3de85dc0874c0945

“Ah, it’s cold!”a180aca4bc18abc6

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The glass was icy, 207fa17857 even though there was 3f44285b6d no ice in it.97181981a1d79a83

“I’ll bring you bf3a88a19f new clothes. Please change and 66148b503a come out.”cd44d25834a45666

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“Excuse me…!”4962a7b76e1a22ab

I had 9f7d90dcd2 so many 0e7f4de426 questions, but fcc21e2363 before I 7ef34a0db2 could ask, 5592352ca9 the head e91c21f310 maid swiftly b57a0f906c left the 738e4f472d room.2f1669f5bcca0fc0

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The room was 5526dd2ea6 freezing, the water df834aa006 was cold, and d785cdc070 even the head cc04417dab maid’s attitude was e752f03552 cold—my body naturally 10faf314e7 stiffened, almost like 9c46e4fe34 ice.385ded4ba5c27827

‘Should I 66fbc13897 be on 1eb735fa72 edge?’9016426fe1c25266

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I had felt relieved, 70cbe0a48e thinking he was my d4c1eac4ce mother’s friend, but now 4c7d56e1c3 I sensed I couldn’t 2d975234ab let my guard down a4d4101cdc here.144ec73508317d81

Taking a deep 338f8262e4 breath, I hid e2aa8ccae1 the gifts from 8e63352375 the uncles and cbb164e428 naturally furrowed my 744f8bc556 brow.2ac6be022c1e1e43

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‘Why am 8b3f86de0f I here, 3eed08cfa1 when I 867b58a904 have all 4283ef89f6 those strong, 06c2b53eb5 kind father 754cb2decd candidates waiting 71d3bd1837 for me?’0229c93626847ed8

I should be searching 8b584e10d3 for my mother with 9aadac7870 them!6cdc1fd2f7920942

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Still, I could f6536dfddf explain everything to 7def3561c5 the Grand duke, 7a65c0b3a7 right?ed05e2cfe369516c

After all, he was supposed to be my mother’s close friend in the original story…0eb6a1475443a1ce

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“Don’t worry. The Grand 86faa19f05 duke’s family b684a00866 will protect 45385bb17e you.”66d5a9344a09d5ac

I seemed to 0846bcdeb0 have heard those ac28958552 words in a 891b090d30 soft voice, like b1965f103c silk thread, in 96baf324bf my dreams.4b6a091ce0a83110

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Dressed in the stiff 5529f7192e new clothes, I followed 6cd1bb23b3 the head maid down 11c4a3899a the corridor to the fca2aaee04 Grand duke’s office.d815080d2e2a8a75

I thought 892955ea14 my room dd11fe697c was dark, 93a55fbd2a but the 248f310017 entire estate a6c2ad00c7 was gloomy, 2021bf695b with the c8e03f00e4 hallways just 1695b61170 as dim dfe290374a and dreary.685f012373ce48ae

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The lighting 9331231b48 was poor, b636537d6a and the 8fd029db3f bricks were 8653808a12 so black 4b5fd14c6e that the 04375f0f33 interior felt 4db591fbb9 depressing.f1db99b78ad7333c

There were even d21d9733e6 cobwebs hanging from c3407b9885 the ceiling!1b77b24231a53a25

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By this point, 0482156f28 I began to a93cb3a9b2 wonder if I 4e51c0a477 had been placed d9546c6108 in a dungeon, 069c766b87 but my doubts 9267d04654 disappeared once I d0a34a1120 saw that even 31eb537e9b the corridor leading f8e3708449 to the Grand 4f1f48250b duke’s office looked ee5165850a the same.2334fea16195434d

Surprisingly, the entire 711a48ceaf Salvatio estate was 24474d14fb a dark and 920bd72982 dreary building.75f50f1bfa3da7f3

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“Cheska, Young Miss, 6ab78d35db the Grand duke 0bca500e3d is waiting.”16898f3ef08eb8fa

The head maid threw 0f6395bbbe me into the office fbf68dcb5d and left me alone.f58bcf9ca43790a1

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Gulp—b9e09e838bc16e95

Sitting behind a desk, 08f71a9983 I was confronted by 3695ce8446 the Grand duke, whose 1c5ec385f6 size was at least 828b37681b twice mine. The sheer 125d3dfdd8 presence of cd48fd9225 him felt f9f6a16635 almost oppressive, 57a75e72b5 pressing down 24b281599e on me.089fa243f4eac80f

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Now that I thought 7a2ea56aeb about it, it was d457e094e3 terrifying to be facing d96839dd6f the master of such 4b02062d85 a sinister estate. His gaze, unlike 63218fa7f6 the kind and 77287d1088 warm ones from dc035c637d the other uncles, b9be13395f was cold.be7403600d936ff6

‘It’s like 1f2f8ea154 the grumpy 290f26ee74 neighbor who 4ec4d8d223 hated having fbebe4a6bc a troublesome 16308b7955 child around.’74c944fb317ec6d9

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I could c941b40c2d easily tell d1054d2d63 that he bf245839df didn’t like 7a0dd62d22 me much.05036092e66429c8

So why had 7805446b2b he brought me b589a1656b to his estate?c87fc74792779465

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‘I want 4e4afa9145 to go a4f9599427 home.’4cd23dc75cbc4b79

The sun 6928c340d7 was up, 55dde07bcb so the c1662fa451 uncles must f20e1eab43 have returned 7382deecaa to Monati f0b6ef5929 House by 1f1dab736b now. If it 3ab81b2c03 was protection 3d984a9994 I needed, e64375306a I could f886c21297 get that a04f48a37f from them.548b943f4beb95ee

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I mustered my ccc6d480c3 courage and spoke 8a3e1b19b2 up.8790093c450cb30b

“I’m grateful for saving me, and for letting me stay here for a while… but, could you please take me home now?”d1ea8a6cc4fd8afb

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The Grand duke 6c6e64376c responded harshly.d2e994d24c0d87e7

“Absolutely not.”38b5c9cc000b1a0b

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