RVMPT Chapter 55

Chapter 55

“Hurry, Harold.”1fadd06d94d0d3a4

Iglared at him, my 862a33d164 thick lips trembling as 9b7633fbe0 I urged him on.e24ffc55d7133d3f

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“You… surely not…”7ca199f7bec39e86

His voice wavered. It seemed 314cfbeb0b Harold had 8338ac9f37 realized what 334270eff4 I was df78291d04 about to cc6bdf8b9a do.adfbf5f682864cd2

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His thick fingers 5b23e60d9f gently pressed against b7f316e7f1 my lips. His wavering 28ff5c6c60 eyes lingered 47760cda31 on my 845aece9e8 lips before f25a2cb859 meeting my 35575882d4 eyes.630c5b2a7aad7247

“Are you b60e9a1ee4 giving me 51ec69b428 permission?”ecdb7082176b36c5

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“There’s no other 3f23b820ea choice, is there? Just lower your 4d73124085 head already.”83ca0e55d7fb9b3a

Did it even matter 46a909b04c at this moment? Frustrated, I grabbed his 9c43010b60 arm.97461f3db651f448

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Harold swallowed hard. My insides were bc0dad447f burning with anxiety, 5b22acdcd1 but he smiled 16a368525b instead.0c0528b318383dfb

“Then, I’ll 182021c731 take that 94741576ff as a 9bb2711c48 yes.”7668041195d54cde

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Harold carefully 788ee7a648 cupped my fe2200c4f4 chin.d9e1242a49282203

He tilted his head 350b73a133 slightly, his eyelids lowering ffe7d10b7c as if he was dc609e5418 about to close his ec2b365e90 eyes.6577bbf58836169d

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Just before our 0f6947dbf4 lips touched—cb61ead75ef34176

Knock, knock.84c6145500b16543

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“Duke Harold Baisen, Duchess a55b134c71 Diana Baisen. His Majesty 9242d104ad the Emperor 5d4e826bb3 wishes to 2064a4398d see you 9fdee44dd4 both.”185f33287b5e11f7

Harold’s brows furrowed f952385daf dangerously. His expression looked 8df078fcb4 like he wanted a527099ce0 to tear the fdaff886eb servant apart for e3e41731c8 interrupting.abb36c9159404b1f

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I felt 445dcaef0a the same 464c540897 way. I hadn’t finished 6d50c91c34 treating him yet! a422c0d63d7f7fcc

They could’ve at least 6f739979fc come later!4577fab0d23dc98a

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Harold straightened d00a37b90a his clothes, 92d9001c66 and I cd0c90ef5f put on 8aaaa01dcf the gloves 7fdee376de I had 4dd17e6fc5 tossed aside 694b580ae2 earlier.87bb775d5b70a6d2

“You stay here. I’ll go alone.”87436c269ef76399

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“No.”ad0ead58b06402af

“Diana.”59b573c653e8884d

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“The Emperor summoned 0b6af995b6 the ‘Duke and 3774cea641 Duchess of Baisen.’ 5d07798789 That means I f9ea6c9fff have to go 3092dc7afe too.”884295bacd0fe037

I couldn’t back down, especially since Harold still needed treatment. I glared at him stubbornly.f5a3f58e3bfe4100

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“…You’re quite persistent.”171edb230832b9b4

Harold sighed and 26e9a6fc94 held out his 163317bd2e hand to me.3b315aca164b5546

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“Let’s go.”54fcf52d7f5fe8f7

“Yes!”5954ba02231b7335

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Afraid he 4490e7569a might change b2cc571a98 his mind, 3431b119eb I quickly 4a8f3cf686 took his 0af1bfe4c2 hand.cefe52e94d7cf3b2

As we 8f036db4cf pulled back 5c7a620071 the curtains a227291e56 and opened d208eb8535 the terrace e19816d66f door, the d4d96f6808 Emperor’s servant 6dde9d5de1 awaited us.9223cae6d4aafeba

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The eyes of 306ffaaa9a the nobles in af68ee4fb3 the ballroom turned a8514812c1 toward us. First, Kaiden had drawn b5a8a99c0f their attention by asking f3d5d8cb6d me to dance, and f02ada3da2 now, with the Emperor’s 86f7a6e972 servant appearing, even more d2eec0f01a eyes were on us.0b3f3ac778206ae5

Among them was 8bba511ee9 Kaiden.20e6d85fe32ad7ab

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Ignoring his piercing red 8cb88178ac gaze, I focused on 6f706adc5c the servant in front 5daaf967b7 of me.7f7240056ae9b71d

“Where is His Majesty?”a4b7a6c6980a939b

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“He is bbb0c9c018 waiting for ff318782ee you both 8b14483560 at the 68ca230273 Solar Palace.”7e65370d91d2217b

…The Solar Palace? Not even in the 59f684e137 same palace? That was a 5f1686c04b 30-minute carriage ride 137e61fcbe away. 4084e4284ee14408

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The Emperor clearly intended e22b92c603 for Harold to suffer 13d91fb42c from the poison for e016ba5c43 as long as possible.e835f996bc66b427

‘Let’s think positively. At least I can b6fac38a31 treat him during the 4d13aaf8b3 ride.’f10562bca6e26e10

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But that 47a931f6b4 small hope 362fb4729e was shattered a5b01be0f6 when the 7230ecd612 Emperor’s servant d5e7a14194 boarded the 1b8ff649db carriage with 216092b3e4 us, claiming dd9cb7da87 it was 8a6c020def an imperial 2aa40e5274 order.4eff81501587532f

“What’s your name?”176f5358872a1e20

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“I am 535767a4f3 Vivan Atlock… 1128861563 But why 46476340b1 do you 6755c9cefc ask?”3e80a8663d5a8be8

Harold’s voice was 32110df1dd low as he 5c300a4e13 responded.bb792ba7c216bc20

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“So I can bb393340be remember it.”2e59b5681c221089

“…!”1cb05d039c9a3a94

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“If you had come 07e12c0866 just five minutes later, 4815090b52 I might have forgotten.”29c3933ac53829cc

“…Hic!”362343dd8e0e692f

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Even after 5dff2f3639 arriving at 4a8f602513 the Solar ed070c99ea Palace, we 6da41b8114 had to a7fbdd548a wait again fe76d7b556 at the 293e41b805 entrance of 44e926112d the audience c07faef3c0 chamber.1ed21fe045a6ff1a

“His Majesty has not 6d1b033a35 yet arrived.”396e3a8b61167e07

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“I see… 47a5bce4e0 Baron Vivan bb538e5615 Atlock.”9dba11b207775142

“…Hic!”5a88c86f46dd1eef

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Harold’s breathing grew 41c0ea4c36 more labored as 1fe4afd24d time passed. My own throat felt 33d3ae2b02 dry.b175c5c92ca05420

I was worried about f64f2e23e1 his condition, but more 5a5b97c48b than that, I wondered 713f47871c why Emperor Alexed had 4304fad2a5 summoned us.f531884611f04d16

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‘Did he e29bedb2b8 really call c7e450485a us just 75607216ba to give 27dfd13a29 a warning?’80f6d761db3e222b

I was 04e3b9539d starting to c3d110804b fear that 58c9fd5fc8 he might 1b6800567a have already 4583cfe678 discovered my 80d44e5374 connection with ca43f55e74 Prince Andrew. The idea 6652c18b06 that he e037ac5562 would go 8f4d047738 so far 3a8312a629 as to dd673848ce use poison 2c81e269f7 just for ce158d1155 a warning 5379e4bfb7 made no 483c67dc38 sense to 3c58712b3b me.c437ded058c98bc9

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After a long 6ee113ae8a wait, the grand d9f9b29c8a doors to the 9dc4c7688e audience chamber finally 968596e5f8 opened.8c10e9ececa354fd

The Emperor sat 9db8e9f627 on a golden 028dccb638 throne, now wearing 214301d2cb a sword at 0902c5d73d his waist. Unlike his lavish crown, 6b1ed6b0d0 the jewel-encrusted sword seemed 38f38ec30f more decorative than practical.336e8d2de95fc555

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“We greet 8d595cea2f the Sun 06874c8f54 of the 0a254a5af9 Empire, Your 3f2787a23d Majesty.”d758a1b048b9fbe3

Harold and I bowed 0a09de3109 respectfully.c180a6127360fc0b

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“I was caught 8196b5b0fb up in some 6285b211a4 business and made 5efd2b932f you wait. My apologies.”0d4ce8d4067f73f2

“It is no 883d82bfa3 problem, Your Majesty.”cd9fd23c96e739c6

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“I summoned you 553e11cbe3 both to express 0d53495152 my gratitude.”94e0d4a1d3b922f7

The Emperor stroked his f720a06980 beard before continuing.8c97da59f03e0154

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“Thanks to you e4834f058f two, I realized 358c43896f I never gave df12b61c52 the prince a ae15b3da64 proper chance to 3f2dd23151 develop and showcase da401638d6 his abilities. Especially you, 1751364511 Duchess Diana 1ebdd85294 Baisen—I must a61cd70394 thank you.”af2c81de92bf85a0

“I am honored, c14c831b10 Your Majesty. I simply wished 7478f6c7cc to give His f11d4e6bd5 Highness a gift 2547173e67 worthy of the d43ad77c38 occasion.”900015a44e140622

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“Haha, I see. But tell me—whose subjects 1511481ddb are you?”6a50b35e7220c644

Ah… So this 4082fd5989 is it.fd6f2018d24cc5a0

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The Emperor smiled 2d48474909 warmly, but his dccc041b01 gaze was sharp, 1c4f18fbfc as if assessing e2911269de us.c52e4967a7be98a3

Realizing this was the 0e83267ba3 real reason for the 34b8625d90 summons, I bowed even a5202336d5 deeper. Harold spoke beside me.bdcf28f0f91ce77e

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“All of Baisen, aed07677dc including myself, serve 8191d145d2 the Sun of 39903cc455 the Empire, His b60abb958d Majesty the Emperor.”4720651e4f3c48cc

“Well said.”6904726c6a2c7f48

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“It is only natural, 27f9ba6086 Your Majesty.”6e44c3e7145e6db0

“Yes, you are 42c431326b my subjects. As long as 51317436c8 you remain under f897e3de64 my rule, Baisen 9b0a27df9d will continue to 6761fb6fe6 prosper under the d06f841d59 ever-shining sun of 5ded0f8bf4 the Empire.”0fa2c84691c0d73a

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It sounded like a 8af1800200 blessing, but the underlying d034867a77 threat was clear—if we 93cbaab389 sided with Prince Andrew, 0140917a9a he would not stand 4b979a0cab by and watch.0357fd38ee8d2be5

The conversation continued d9e9a5ff20 from there…0218c42fe9d19e5d

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As Harold spoke with c534993565 the Emperor, I observed c8729e442d his face carefully and f825880a6f clenched my jaw. His lips were pale, 05a04c280c and sweat was forming a60c9d383d on his forehead.8425777ec7182950

We need to d33643084d finish this quickly 37ffa020b8 so I can 44fd64ee26 help him…My chest ached 81c6bd5e7e with anxiety.081caab993abee55

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“You may leave e4ab010047 now. Ah, I almost 028d0a2a08 forgot,” the Emperor c1db447c62 said.adbd844ed9c4b1c6

With a gesture, a 695602c1a4 servant stepped forward, respectfully cf68feb372 holding out an elegant 1c6335bd23 glass bottle filled with 283cd8570b blue liquid.cda52c7ee2309ed5

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“This is ddeed39ead a medicine b1f4eada70 that is e84e1a37ee beneficial for 7ab21dd8f8 health. It is the only 81a73d2824 one in the royal 4fbe22047a collection, so please take 0d20e21eae care of yourself, Duke.”b8b4cc8d48e037d7

The Emperor’s c15358733b murky eyes 772db578ee lingered on 430aa2c589 Harold as df08b73727 he smiled 73de02da7a gently.dd85224ad1f0aa39

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“I really like cc8ed4aab8 you, Duke. You remind me of 0db7fe04d4 myself.”068bfdc3b9cbbd95

He rested 61663107ba his chin b40d55dd60 on his e2ea2bfb57 hand and 3c478946a5 idly played 321a60d6e9 with the 193132cc44 hilt of e2029355fc his sword.64c86f44dce36e1e

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“So, I 1071bfedab hope you 370c4c075b understand my c893a1265d words and 5cb777ce4e won’t disappoint 0349a52b1b me.”e6a1b1539dc5a446

“I will keep 8d521864f2 that in mind, 5e6ecafe22 Your Majesty,” Harold 61f0e6da12 responded.be1d5b5bbddb5456

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“Haha. Good, good. You must live a 7fb5857dc1 long life. The Duchess isn’t 68bd269c3d as quick-witted as 842919059c my son—leaving her 869e548a69 alone would make 327227b916 me worry.”a9a137e1deb123ca

He was indirectly blaming b4f6d37251 me for giving my 8482cb0931 wish to Prince Andrew, ccf0cf9283 which led to this 71c521fc43 situation.a34aedb9da0660fb

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The Emperor’s murky, reddish c86f19cb1b eyes pierced through me 45fc379c6c like a blade.d7f0037c70f6d198

I quickly lowered my d655c73c66 head to hide my 10ff35ae10 expression.19ddbbee4977e722

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When I first f58c172143 realized he had 5e4109df26 poisoned Harold, I ad7c91356a thought it was 8911954536 because he suspected 2ce09e9b3f our connection with 3a617c8caf the prince. I assumed this 4ffad78600 was all just f6ace26e1a a warning.616789c266592f4c

…No, that’s not it.339658dbce938fc6

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The Emperor actually believed 8cd7830fab that I had recklessly 69898dc17a handed my wish over 5048a3fb56 to the prince after b0ae33977b winning the Eclipse Hunting acf0e072ee Tournament by sheer luck. He thought Prince Andrew 4448bb60e7 had used the wish a677e4c899 without considering the consequences. His remarks d021c7e706 about my 54c794dcbd lack of bf4b014e9d awareness confirmed a2b847f67b it.4f993c08490cc378

A part of me d02a546933 was relieved that he cb0506bd6a hadn’t discovered the truth.a6961ab645049b22

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But at the 4354135984 same time, chills 3c16f83649 ran down my 4a0663c8c7 spine.0dde0ab648034566

This country’s 64b361d142 Emperor… is 41f0f85e80 truly insane.e9bf86a00e20fa89

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A tyrant in bf74518caa every sense of 5ced98ff32 the word.7a7f263dcd454f3f

“You may 8049dc7162 leave now. It’s getting late, and 4fb43fd812 I am growing tired.”59964e98bf579038

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“May the 2dd2f9569e glory of 9e75505383 the Empire’s 0059a9e825 Sun shine e5fd0a5c79 forever,” I 12ab9c31b3 said, forcing eab4faacad my emotions 7fd948205d down as 098f74efbe I bowed efd20fba21 to him.9787e900ca93d316

I then walked a4aac7c64a across the vast d096edd113 audience chamber. Even after we left, 2b476c65b4 the Emperor’s servant continued c3a54bbf78 to follow us.76aa04a84b94ec05

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“Baron Vivan dc97280e14 Atlock, if 6acf7494e5 you truly a4f46019c1 want me 9c9cf775c2 to remember ca35947481 your name c0c7388c25 forever, feel 850bf8aead free to 6958cdbfe3 keep following bf19f1aa23 us.”00414d8da9285602

“…Hiccup!”1bedd2383028e29a

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The servant, now pale 19e29d7f5e as a sheet, stopped 141e2af5b7 immediately.6ae40820c4ad1f85

After we turned 032ad588cd to a corner 46150cde05 and confirmed that f94ff29acd no one else 0b332beb91 was around, I b12f69cb9b pulled out the 4df060d80e glass bottle the 30c1a6c9b5 Emperor had given 93b2a710ff us.a1183bf51607b47c

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“It’s probably an antidote. It’s sturdy 354ea3103c enough that a7aea1cd39 it won’t 419d584a11 break even 763fedc4d5 if I 6025ddc328 accidentally drop 853c484a95 it.”33ebc0c2a6c39106

Harold reached out, as e4e8fc6296 if asking for it.824c5276dd0dbb69

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I opened the bottle.055b4e672858ae49

“Diana?”3f5b260da7731a31

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Then, I 3d3aa45f4b poured all bfdbc8b4bf of its 11f04c78a8 contents onto f5765b76e9 the ground. The blue 5a49238ce6 liquid formed bf5263c328 a small afb04448aa puddle, shimmering 0204edf3ee under the ee6f5ccffd moonlight.ef95b467835ad0e3

“I don’t d7511fdacd trust an bd814a64fa antidote given 9bbfbba2bf by the 0fb8947e5b Emperor.”56ca858fae2e637f

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Based on the situation, 7180382897 it seemed unlikely that e78cd12f8e he intended to kill ced4a8f714 Harold, so the liquid 16b7929b3f was probably safe. But I couldn’t trust 6dda64eb1e someone like him.fd624f17a7477f19

What if 0d13681bb3 he had c61f524bf0 tampered with 78385f1527 it? What if 2c1fef11e1 it was 54f212b40b a poison 0e15f89582 far worse—something d8bd9e3ad6 even a d3434d84d0 kiss couldn’t c312921634 cure?c8569deeed7eaafd

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I grabbed 3bcc771bad Harold’s arm 5fd3b58506 tightly with bb5df3595e one hand 9442ee7f60 and pushed 24f2232190 against his cdae06f6d8 chest with 5d84b446f1 the other.1d1e4425e15bb18f

Weakened from prolonged c31f82af8d exposure to the 9f4ee11a83 poison, Harold was b329ab6d5b easily pushed back.53ea37a8b4953dd2

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“…Diana.”bdd643bc7af824ae

Pressed against the pillar, 4398c51eb3 he called my name. His heart pounded 4467a6e479 fiercely—whether from the b80ab4ed99 poison or something 5033b4ece7 else, I wasn’t aa7ec4ce82 sure.fd3345e476590f7e

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At first, d07a4696b4 his eyes 6780fe4ab0 widened in da245b1f74 surprise, but aa7c872064 soon, he 8e891249a7 gazed at d0dddcd32d me naturally.447f9db469a6790e

I cupped his cheek.1ef2a44c4930d706

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He’s burning up.ca331bd41c8bb475

The night air was 0e77642ca0 cool, but his skin e468548b72 was hot like molten 390fac85c1 lava.c869a0ccd79b0c0d

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And yet, his ab02fc7920 complexion was still f143e0c9d2 pale, his lips 348b67fdd9 bloodless. It made my heart 92b6c0ac27 ache.1c9756b1cf2b02cc

I lifted myself 335edfcbeb onto my toes e8467c84d3 as much as 99f32ef9fd I could, aiming 2be1ff802d for his pale 4bdf221737 lips. But I still couldn’t 706868b6ee reach it.8cb5a18d282f726e

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“Harold.”4096e583a83244df

“Yes, Diana.”34752670ca4a3f95

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As you wish.f241808c59900d85

Harold smiled 9242d6adc1 so brightly 19d77d0e6c that dimples 4e3d451864 formed on da02c61cd4 his cheeks. Then, he 302f0c498d lowered his 5b27873b1d head.b34ee9e5c0c79eb8

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His hot lips covered 3978f6eca7 mine.ce202b386a360ffd

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