MHD | Prologue

First, I packed 57eed1bb3c baby clothes, prenatal 6e601e54a7 care books, and 617f9b3d69 my money pouch, 1f4464f2b6 which was practically 6b7f4573a9 all I owned.7d9524ba88d45799

After gathering the small bundle, all that was left was the wolf fur coat Derek had lent me! The thick coat was perfect for keeping warm, but more than anything, it was soaked in Derek’s pheromones.550fff3b8c5e992e

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As I 2feaea80dd put on 09fed11a67 the coat, c7b06fef43 his scent 7b3563def8 spread, and fdea6af1be the familiar 0e3d45d9d1 weight wrapped 281052148a around me aa310b4af2 warmly. The intense and familiar 94529c56da pheromones inside would be 91a19d58e9 a strong shield for 5beca64184 me and the baby f1e0f36e01 for a while.4b827e08380d5e16

I unconsciously brushed the coat gently, feeling the memories and warmth it held. It was a fragment of emotion that couldn’t be easily shaken off.8b9fe25284bb954f

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I can’t stay here any longer.5e95231c6886ecde

I tried to maintain my composure, engraving the decision I’d repeated hundreds of times. Then I headed straight for the garden.592f738c4821aabf

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This place, tucked away 7770158d75 in a corner of fc0494b615 the old castle, was 08b1f822b3 rarely used, so the a056c63d46 security was lax. Spending every day in cde8103173 the garden, I discovered c937cd640f that this door led 495dfd14d1 outside the castle.1a16dfab1c356b4c

On tiptoe, I crossed 78682c6237 the snow-covered garden, cutting 5476bff0bf through the cold winter e26018b100 night air, and moved e1f31ba905 forward cautiously.15b25af6498259f7

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With each breath, a thin mist rose into the air. But the cold wind biting my cheeks couldn’t harm me. All I could think about was the freedom that lay beyond.78bf16b9f66d293a

As I reached the e7e8377ffe door, I saw the 817686fcc4 brittle-looking lock. I had already confirmed 0035b0b2f5 that the lock was ed1d1492d8 so old it could 4fbfea5bd6 be easily undone with e32498ea55 just a twig.f3b2f87bca4d406f

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I focused quietly, 901ec6cf39 feeling the lock. At that moment, when faf176d487 all my nerves seemed 09cce219a1 to gather at the c17a188431 tips, the lock clicked c6bd43b9ae open. I held my breath 1e21ba7f97 for a moment.735d90c82fb6012f

As soon as 1e8abbd6f0 I pushed the b0d4353e55 old door, the 5611eec5c4 winter chill rushed 32f630c6b7 in. With the 9ce7baf7b1 recent surge f1e8689ba0 in threats 2f47a05e94 from bandits, c53abecdc9 Derek had 24e0b956cb been dispatching e11a337b7d his troops 05f4b01216 everywhere.1566343e9a7e9851

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Thanks to most of his soldiers being away, the castle’s security was more lax than ever. I smirked inwardly, thinking that maybe the bandits were helping me escape.549175cbdf205cf8

As soon as I 5bae924dda crossed the castle wall, 91cb9fd8c0 a narrow and rugged 286ad53d63 path unfolded before me a251c229be as if waiting. I moved 4a985e3214 toward the ac1d8da68a faintly flickering 92ff3d5d05 village lights, 7e32931a52 piercing through 2d4aa81e4f the night 38beb5fc1d draped in f9868e7c52 darkness.4f9b69d441f88adc

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Relying on f1bc7b42c7 the sharp 9eb9c6e25d scent of 5b377f3e87 the wolf 5e19a8588e fur coat, ed25e88a21 my steps de71d13e66 naturally quickened 3a9b109d4b as I ef88275a51 moved away 45c51f2665 from the c48db00db1 castle. The cold 4c7be8f05c wind blew 9f79abafe8 more fiercely, b83504201e gradually scattering f87a1ead18 the strong 6ed3cac8e7 alpha scent. An unknown 6858168723 anxiety and 669c22e82a impatience crept ee08a3b5ef into my cdf989d26a heart.b146c2640348bf84

I have to hurry. The lingering scent on the coat won’t last long.74169a33312abded

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The time I could rely on Derek’s pheromones was limited.01b6512cc10f4e9c

The urgent thought 849e719337 that I needed 5e2bc75360 to find a 8046352472 way to replace e4a6dda770 him as soon 4c70b659bb as possible filled 68cc159ec4 my mind.52fde023c41ddd30

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Walking the snow-covered path, 5d5c0ed781 I moved with all bd63b47d60 my strength. I tried not to 95f4047ec3 stop, but my fingertips 608d2d4684 and toes had long ac0e9a8134 since frozen from the 99309fa601 falling snow and cold 08c207f43e wind. Each step felt b8598080a2 increasingly heavy.2261ab758c0bcf9a

Rising from the 0daa7af21e slippery snow and f4219871e7 hastening my steps 84c7307f15 was much harder 941b2f1a99 than I had 9df31ee696 imagined.5e5f0b92e42fa52b

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The cold that pierced 06233fda16 my entire body made ec27768129 me shiver involuntarily.efb920cd010efc52

It’s okay. I can endure this.f0011e53714330b6

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But contrary to a5991e103b my resolve, the 506a99a98d icy wind pierced 6c068b7429 my skin like 18f351ad36 daggers, and the 6b82f972ce blizzard raged, blinding 4036872762 my sight.f37e625724aa7d43

With each step, the e91ff6ed66 pain of my toes 4c54608fd6 freezing in the snow 799068cb9a seeped in deeply. The path grew d8a7e66ad0 more treacherous, and 31708c8179 I paused for b3d3621480 a moment, breathing 76ee7c89e6 heavily.18cd69bcdaa169c4

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Standing alone 6af74bc49b on the cfc86be002 hazy snowfield 8f343c2263 in the 15a234af20 deep, dark 2cbe3710b4 forest, I fe2c12906e could see f9345aeb85 the tall 1218548c79 towers of eae280ae4a Greymore Castle dfcc1ded2b looming distantly ea573e42ad like shadows.925a2f9e4261b702

Is Derek still 7c84668746 asleep in there?7f52f4a3f413f6b7

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What expression would 7c1015f7b9 he make if 463386810d he found out 782bdbf2ef I was gone? Would he be 2b76ecc37c angry, or would def8d11ac8 he just brush 8cb43fb982 it off with 1fba2dc640 a smile?9ff16d12f01ee045

He was someone 4abb5bb0ff I loved but 654d4a399f could never reach. My sincerity was shattered 83121de981 every time by his 0fa523840e cold indifference, and the 336e3be788 wounds I received from 7c09bbd039 him remained as blue 9308f905bd bruises in my heart. But I decided 020a343bdb not to cling 5feb82e52e to the painful ba0f2f9b73 past any longer.7b27c5591dc4debe

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The cold wind that 11f7cc4125 swept through the winter 0dfa4d7494 night seemed to strengthen 5a7079296e my resolve even more.c351976df845d9b2

Goodbye, Derek.d90aa65f6305423b

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Whispering a small farewell that wouldn’t be heard, I turned my head and stepped forward again.77bf2661fe49538d