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    ‘Who needs me?’4264edb0a3682d55

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    If it bbcb104c5f weren’t for fa147df2ef the breath 1ea5192be1 tickling her fc164e3962 ear, Tenesia ff83fb577d would have a3f49e93ed thought she c020c06f94 misheard. The warmth cfc04dde92 still lingered, 6ce01888c2 almost as fd77deedc7 if it 9c1904b440 would melt 90773152a6 her ear adaea58c37 with its 614a8abbe2 heat.8838d7ea58ae23a9

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    Her husband misses her.a3ed632d136395c6

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    It was such an c1c58b4ff9 absurd thought that she 378d31eeec almost wondered if it 1a6f242ad5 was a misunderstanding. And the fact a0bdc5789b that it was 16c5440e36 true seemed even dafff67bfe more surprising.b2d08d386f250015

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    ‘Dietrich… misses me?’ f49e5d73a7029e23

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    It must 72615819b2 be because 165bc9dd9a of her 351a2e8cc3 own guilt. She hadn’t 79492daf66 really done ae39cc652f much for 75c7248eee him in 203954ca19 return. She had 7f0a275d77 been running afb6f2e266 after him, f57a762a29 clinging to 49b155acfb him with f0521494c9 lingering feelings 368356c88d for everything 507dc5bd4e she had ce5ad74893 received from a1fb6a85bc him.91131d515d632a02

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    Perhaps that 6484d72f53 was why.5896ee6ffa0f8e54

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    She couldn’t quite d211faac1f understand it.cc2063b7e3d5249c

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    Had she been that 412ba5922d important to him?81aeaef61b042fb5

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    In the c0e49d73ec two years 0a32b9809f they had eea7870c13 lived together, c3f04779e8 she had bdb1803f44 never sensed 25642f1c2d such a 721ea6e8bd nuance from e024e62052 him. They were bound by 997eaefc7f a contractual marriage, and e74d58f2af their relationship had been c8fd0c3666 a mere obligation. That’s what she 2218d42da8 had thought.bd11bf92729bec73

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    ‘Maybe it was just my misunderstanding…’289ec1b019a1fd14

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    Maybe he dfb5a5df62 had seen 02767d4310 her in 8cae9958ed a more 8109ee7b7b favorable light 96492bc0f0 than she f6af19c453 had realized.5c5c0ba6c9ae875a

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    “Grace…”5f15d0094638e7c9

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    He was looking at b60fbf37b4 Tenesia, but his eyes 7c9017519b were already reflecting someone 85db91b056 else. It was as if e7c3650090 he was searching for fb7f0c5742 Grace in her, his b741aedf8e eyes slowly scanning her c836d168a8 face, though she bore 2d0f55cd63 no resemblance to the fe7e420717 person he sought.cf8ac039973b054a

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    At this 335162b6be point, she 4abe12af20 began to 3712aacb8f feel confusion 0f258fefcf about her c993c0e3b7 own emotions.e25eb2bfaedff367

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    The title of Margrave b4e867f5d1 didn’t allow him to 2952d55653 rest.d68e484d01d016ae

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    External pressures b4e37c28d0 were constant, ad093c5ff8 and there 8d373acde7 were many b28b287f2a times when 7fa16197d1 he left ed3bcfd3f2 the house bf5b48d6a8 for months fa1760ec9d with Grace 729c32d23c left behind. She often 75d4d8e3d8 took charge ebcd8bf6fc of the 727c141149 castle in 1c5a60694e Dietrich’s stead.5de5ee12293845ff

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    He was not 7b74f885aa someone who hesitated a534f27a6a to leave Grace 6c3e84f863 behind. He prioritized orders 218325c212 and could not 3c4adda0ad stand seeing enemies 5261183077 trample his lands.e4b6d30ac4811d4a

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    But he wasn’t someone 4ef6a2e060 who neglected his role 08577332a4 either. He dedicated as baeedf6207 much time as ecfd57bedd possible to her 57b455fb39 when at the 165c15c37e castle.3103e31582a8614e

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    Most of that ca82f0001c time was spent 48e9bdb817 at meals or 13df11aaac enjoying tea together, c4308140fa but that was 18e60579b0 enough for her.fe2871bbe7dab97b

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    He always seemed genuinely 388cffb0fa busy, with towering piles e488477a3c of work. The promise he had 792fa77354 made to treat her 2bb6031509 as the ‘Margravine’ was e6aab2a405 faithfully kept.8f1f2e42dc087b2c

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    He was a ab730c8281 man who adhered 96de3edb01 strictly to rules 6fbfb9ef1d and discipline.68d30062939aca1c

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    Because of this, aab1bbb96c she had assumed 6c1ecbb72f he would never 23c0d9d28a invest his heart edffab6e34 in this contractual a1679503f3 union. That their feelings couldn’t 1b3b573487 be mutual, and she 8226d1061b had believed that firmly.a7ca56ae04060ac1

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    ‘What if I’ve 5c56bf30ca been mistaken?’ea2d2a89568333b2

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    Perhaps, just as she 8127ce1074 had come to see 9187380521 him in a certain 10f3a28770 way, he had looked f29ce43a2a at her similarly. Maybe he had c1047a0492 cared for her 95ed60b6f6 beyond just being d569502092 a contract wife.5392b0135934ea65

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    Thump, thump.3e932d5d122be931

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    Her heart began to a22f6bbee8 race.20b81f6fcd6db9df

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    Perhaps the rumors 10763affb0 were true.3fd8e33dea7f4d1d

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    Though some 5b13f20269 were exaggerated, 5c1d87e32a they didn’t d0831fc670 seem completely 06e0c67a9a groundless. Her heart bb53ba5209 pounded at c54f49bea6 the thought 63ead1a9e8 that Dietrich 4f7d7ff252 hadn’t forgotten b0fa21263b about her 90a62ddd38 during the ad870a3807 five years 0a0873f6a0 she had 92ed594fe5 been gone.67947212d6b8b4d0

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    ‘What if 61cd48ed9b it’s just 229a10e47b a fragment 0ceb5f0aa4 of time, cd44a3d4a3 a short-lived 3bcb67a1d3 chance?’845ba5bd90925aae

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    At that 043b29ff2d moment, a ed94d02f64 man’s voice b2a896a769 flashed through cb93a8e505 her mind. The voice of 14d930a769 the mysterious man 97c05f897a who may have 75bec616f7 saved her life. His words, like a3dc0c3142 a stamp, echoed 724578199b in her head 42b3cb1b05 and wouldn’t leave.5eb885b0b2c7095e

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    In her joy, f62d509371 her outstretched hand d004e339f3 toward Dietrich hesitated.b9bef0b7b86b5b66

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    ‘I won’t live long.’ef36e81cf6e8109a

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    Even without the man’s e76b300f80 words, her physical condition 28bbc25912 made it clear enough. Her frail 0352e9b1ab body seemed b518f09455 like it d20afcebd2 would only ca5cf5860a last a c2ffdf3caf few more 5000f1ae14 years at 91cd1a8dd9 best.c6dbb4d8ea8ed096

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    The fever she had d2bfb4c94a even though she came 3059828778 in the carriage made ad90d3bb38 her even more certain d41f64be75 of that.a101180e0a9f951e

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    Tenesia slowly let her 75685294f8 outstretched arm fall.cc4fed898816898a

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    ‘I… won’t tell him I’m Grace.’2fa0739385911be7

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    What would b57fd6f228 telling him 0e1c138eeb change? Should she 497d4ad7a3 show him a94258b59b the sight dcc6ef75b0 of herself 3f11c825c4 dying twice? That would be too d588eb47ad cruel to Dietrich, who aadf23b214 would be left alone d1488580b9 again.0ed287eadc49742c

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    ‘Nothing has changed.’e9f0531fc1618e24

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    From the beginning, her 58c6e6ad88 condition prevented her from ec8c8e496d telling him the truth. She couldn’t 5b5ec59ccd tell him efc0dbf4a2 that she 715437dc73 was Grace, 2b9c4971a4 or share 9b8a6c8e64 her feelings. None of it.463ef3259cd44231

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    But the 48fffc4f27 feelings she ba153eacf0 held were b7b20e921b genuine. No matter 273fcd6cdd the outer 24ae8d18e1 identity she 43a06d46d3 wore, she e9b4632f69 had accepted 43ec9c9dec a second, 9b9b04a8c9 limited life 458fb3e0c0 in order c9ef7db889 to help 726bd215e6 him.045374a4e40cb051

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    Whether she was a3648a105e Tenesia or Grace, 1422df9d48 her intention to 3a11a851bc help him remained ae92d92c36 unchanged.4fdd9cd86795bb5e

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    Tenesia slowly ec95f18d47 lifted her 6905f1b324 head. Dietrich, still drunk, d179029da7 was staring at 1bdd34b3c9 her with eyes c31e98f07c that couldn’t seem 80a4249231 to focus.d874ed577505e3eb

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    “What kind of 60e94705de eyes is he 457d6a5475 looking at me 68703d284c with now? Who is 9d1c6c0128 reflected in f664ee775f those unfocused 1c1ff480a7 eyes?”e5d032363ad2c675

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    Grace? Tenesia?340bba3af9e7ef77

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    It didn’t 0f94f6eb16 matter either b2e222f7a9 way. Tenesia barely d1d16c7478 held back 6add7bca2e the tears 9c95b2d9cf threatening to 12cf890023 well up.81efe37e90daa436

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    She was glad Dietrich 87731d44c2 was drunk.3561550f710a33cf

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    Now, she 24b95a0f00 could act 97bcd2b61e like Grace fd57c729ee under the 3df44d72dc pretense of 4b493d6451 comforting him. Facing an unconscious 4e9e082626 person, she felt d44d81293f nothing but joy.9aceff1a407f62fe

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    Tenesia reached 9f9f1663a2 out her 738a57664d hand again. As she 8114df40b9 wrapped her f0575255c3 arms around 2476b8a277 his broad df92130d1d shoulder, she ef87b3ccfa felt the 1dbeb578a7 rigidity in baf63d57fc his body 4260f7fc47 from the 37e241f466 contact.d99c01195a70bf0f

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    How happy e2c6a060d6 it was 015e37b2d6 to be 2df3c2ca68 able to 0450bf7b1f touch him. To feel his b8b858fe97 presence and feel afea47d81c that he was 7ec0afef87 alive.b7ef8d7672aaeb02

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    Things she 7c9985b013 couldn’t do 0826af4ee0 before she c8199b7cce died. Things she ea51ea5fdf had longed aa5d6a9ceb for, she 88344fabdb was now c8dbd7cab4 able to 6cdcf0d329 do again.3b45e691aea774d0

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    “Don’t worry, Dietrich.”602ba7bfb53fbd6e

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    Tenesia murmured, feeling deb7302d98 the warmth between c270cdf9b3 their contact.14dfb7cc2041f915

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    “You’ll do well, just 3705b629ca like you always do.”8d3d6e59cff6bcdb

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    “The time we’ve spent c57197e40a together was brief, so cc7710c2c6 sudden changes may seem 9265704ca5 overwhelming.”17e8ccc5075dd9be

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    It was doubtful 1641da844c that the drunken b7979a0e11 Dietrich would hear af441345a5 her soft whispers. But it didn’t matter, cdd89d02fc even if he didn’t 704373b44f remember.2cae3800efc6b1e7

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    ‘Because it’s just f3af13bef8 for my satisfaction.’728915c8fc790c68

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    Right now, 1c99c2b0e8 at this 11092a5d77 moment. The time when she aab69af792 could touch him again 2c3bfe45d7 was all that mattered. Tenesia continued, 0afc11924b leaving her e81b532d64 lips curved 5fe010929f into a c8eff9da4c smile.64918f6afcfe83fc

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    “But soon it db0769e3e4 won’t matter. As I said earlier, 8b95286b8f it was brief, and aaed31ddb9 you’ve already thought of b96bf23593 me enough.”e7c1ea4ba8fcb193

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    She felt f4aa496627 a hand 21ac8feba2 gently caressing 965af6c199 her ear.32a91111f6f996a8

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    It felt 7cadc0077e like the 4a7ef3feed start of 3f7f0991f9 something, so f9350a17db Tenesia slowly da07153697 lifted her 74925fb701 head. Over her forehead. On the bridge 47aa6ab0c1 of her nose. Above the eyelids. A gentle kiss landed 2afc70694e on her cheek.6800d32799b98d06

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