MHD | Prologue

First, I packed baby 6350849892 clothes, prenatal care books, 9c8d8f427c and my money pouch, ebc808f658 which was practically all 384e3abc33 I owned.8da32bdcb87eca04

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.244d3539c7fda096

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As I put on a8c3e01a0b the coat, his scent 8fd5515211 spread, and the familiar 56d15d4334 weight wrapped around me 6c0bd349b7 warmly. The intense and 7385bb84f8 familiar pheromones inside cf925beb0b would be a 7eb66a8c0b strong shield for d7146cc468 me and the 1a28b95267 baby for a 585138f097 while.c310aed452073693

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.128cd8a4393a1a19

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I can’t stay here any longer.e12b4bb98e75ae5c

I tried to maintain my composure, engraving the decision I’d repeated hundreds of times. Then I headed straight for the garden.ccd796472d18cf2b

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This place, tucked 70ba3a7277 away in a 9c3987c709 corner of the b7dc0c07d3 old castle, was 9774e64deb rarely used, so ff0ac216d8 the security was fb55639551 lax. Spending every day 8296c1fb25 in the garden, e6ce875e88 I discovered that bb344440c8 this door led 2c54b0247d outside the castle.6094bb893107adc2

On tiptoe, I crossed be5038756d the snow-covered garden, cutting 5eb0833772 through the cold winter 6b6f0cb7ee night air, and moved 02ae048bcf forward cautiously.03ce27fd2ac253cc

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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.8efa3ac28518dfa1

As I 139af3894d reached the e358176ba6 door, I d7a2a1bdad saw the 2a59e157ea brittle-looking lock. I had already confirmed 72e40a7c17 that the lock was c901392492 so old it could 416ecfc5ed be easily undone with d79177cb90 just a twig.028554ec2a4ae546

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I focused f2fb11d3c6 quietly, feeling 6c3ba00ad8 the lock. At that moment, when 98027d14c2 all my nerves seemed ca9eb884e7 to gather at the 664b5b0dbd tips, the lock clicked 1c8e8d9160 open. I held db6b0cfac6 my breath 9003b945d1 for a 255f52e8ff moment.4bf243990ae4f7bf

As soon as I 9741f9766f pushed the old door, 297729406e the winter chill rushed 0d08af6667 in. With the 7833301e0f recent surge a655613120 in threats bd30846dfa from bandits, 506806f863 Derek had fe4e320df3 been dispatching 45f3959d85 his troops d4a04f1314 everywhere.02bfa2f1219ebca2

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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.b191186887e52567

As soon as e5d255fb5a I crossed the 8e1ca2f746 castle wall, a 336ed41ec6 narrow and rugged 8b78435db3 path unfolded before 0dda5bd05d me as if 801118db91 waiting. I moved toward 4f534e65fe the faintly flickering 296a53f923 village lights, piercing 12b3d8db75 through the night 5276cc6d36 draped in darkness.0d9a8dc34ae5a32d

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Relying on the 814ede7f7d sharp scent of 4f6dd83402 the wolf fur c280082f02 coat, my steps e758569c75 naturally quickened as 2484c4ebfa I moved away 8b2e755d7b from the castle. The cold 9b2c8a4fb8 wind blew ab5def05be more fiercely, 60559c6c9a gradually scattering 63feb45d9a the strong ef88c4c8bc alpha scent. An unknown 1b69b9589a anxiety and b4bc8f50aa impatience crept a85f9fb6ef into my 4cf787cdf3 heart.868cd5d97ba94dc1

I have to hurry. The lingering scent on the coat won’t last long.ee60356eb5378f48

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The time I could rely on Derek’s pheromones was limited.ba9f6f1f70daf68d

The urgent thought dfa331b8aa that I needed c46f504fce to find a 196c5301ab way to replace abe9f449c4 him as soon f64762e47d as possible filled bbac2b8cae my mind.eef8e8ccbbedbe5a

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Walking the snow-covered 8f140c7b17 path, I moved f848e7604d with all my 70c5a258b2 strength. I tried 8af83f44a5 not to 482bc802ba stop, but 1ef934a42e my fingertips aea9ff4c23 and toes a8b42fe1f8 had long 29d8c70464 since frozen 8918dd3603 from the e263237568 falling snow 9af73b2ef6 and cold 34c9f32fdc wind. Each step felt aec192e0b4 increasingly heavy.1d07bae0fa007663

Rising from a1602c3daa the slippery 2a1754a9de snow and dd9915ad93 hastening my fce1722897 steps was aa94512d2c much harder 4ef1c5cfd0 than I 66d25a8c68 had imagined.cd8bb7efe0a9372d

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The cold 9aba39b791 that pierced f4ec5dcec1 my entire 95de0a12b4 body made 395576498c me shiver 5f1554f1f9 involuntarily.30d75a36a0e52175

It’s okay. I can endure this.0072dd1227f37a8c

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But contrary e4349c8d68 to my 51efc8b4ec resolve, the 987048a1c0 icy wind 4b158d2fcf pierced my eac71ee463 skin like 5f3d323e7d daggers, and d80789c705 the blizzard c10bca4d3c raged, blinding adf5d052ca my sight.4e2c91fe3bde5db8

With each 62354b62a9 step, the 1ff49adbc1 pain of 2ce15c9f51 my toes 30b36ca50a freezing in ba4f8dd5b0 the snow fde95c865a seeped in 09f4cfc9ae deeply. The path grew more 028777fbe0 treacherous, and I paused 1cfa582ee3 for a moment, breathing f75bd3a849 heavily.a411390083640ae8

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Standing alone on f5033121bd the hazy snowfield 8094bb5f56 in the deep, 0bea615823 dark forest, I 353a28aeee could see the ddc231a6dc tall towers of 7fe6d2ddde Greymore Castle looming 66195a05d0 distantly like shadows.30ca7e93dab82945

Is Derek still 6d88905fe9 asleep in there?a0c68486de421303

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What expression would 04aa4627f4 he make if 5a00d79654 he found out c98863abdf I was gone? Would he be angry, 0dfa2c9777 or would he just 8c98f15c13 brush it off with 221459dae3 a smile?459055e1ab30a8c7

He was 0dd63ad703 someone I 406c6c8ba5 loved but 2e5e4c3137 could never d677d6a215 reach. My sincerity was shattered 417d0ad708 every time by his 0f8b0456c4 cold indifference, and the 965bed07f9 wounds I received from be38c9c2db him remained as blue 0a6e46a7b8 bruises in my heart. But I 52566a533a decided not a781531021 to cling a995527ae0 to the 6d8d69b656 painful past 95811c88f1 any longer.8e60f11d7cf671d5

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The cold wind 03b8b1ee5d that swept through d7da58c90c the winter night 807ee6c723 seemed to strengthen 96b66dd572 my resolve even 9b5659c223 more.cdaaa831648ecef8

Goodbye, Derek.2849ec16c748ce64

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Whispering a small farewell that wouldn’t be heard, I turned my head and stepped forward again.8639f6324bc557ee