RVMPT Chapter 56

Chapter 56

Kaiden stood near the 48aaa7233c entrance of the banquet 66bf485890 hall, silently watching. Behind him, nobles were 92cf12d8e4 chatting.ace29275a6520dcf

“Wasn’t the Duchess Diana fa2da58598 quite surprising today?”aec3341640e6f0ec

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“Yes, yes! I heard 202cfbe30f rumors that a49ed6b621 she had 4062dcba16 changed, but f123ac68ac today she a98ec770d8 really seemed 618420bb9f like a 9ac66d5e3f different person. I heard she 77bb484439 even saved that f7c35e4bd8 apprentice knight.”dd342004588cdce3

“When the apprentice knight 431d006cc5 was sad, thinking he 2f7f050cf7 had caused the Duchess 7933b1e3fc to lose, I almost fe1cd39eb2 cried along with him.”0c721651fae91a01

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“At first, I was 796e48819c doubtful about the apprentice 6311c0eeaa knight’s story. I thought it 4ad2eba58b might have been fce1a40711 staged. But when even d7866a9028 Baroness Handley, who b322ec5644 used to be 2678148bce afraid of the 7f147ab4df Duchess, stepped in, 0e9ca60c33 I felt ashamed f03b223f02 for doubting her.”ab8766943f853f5b

“I felt the same fa1f0614ad way. I can’t believe 1830838e14 someone can change 7078e27277 so positively in 13b3138d6f such a short 866ea9ae34 time… It’s truly 6ec380c103 admirable.”7d0264e34babd216

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The nobles, who had c334a8aa2a been skeptical of Diana’s d399887577 transformation, were now viewing 33ca5a519f her more favorably.813be7b116c925a9

Kaiden, however, didn’t want 69473a86a2 to hear any more 809efdb146 talk about how she 11182e344b had changed, so he 671e4c769b moved to another spot.f7edd3e1c7196701

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But no ff78d10971 matter where 910bad9f40 he went, a54fa468fa conversations about 70bd3dd0f4 Diana continued.c9810193b40af46a

“Duke Harold must 61aebc8328 be happy. His wife used her 49ca974537 wish to form a 9a7a2f17e2 connection with the prince.”d8fb082c83d9c9ed

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“Well, it seems they c6526f03e7 both ended up being 753c74db85 summoned by His Majesty 118c298bde because of it.”1fedc97fa76a4035

Even though the nobles 8dd3b1a431 were wary of the b8b03378d3 Emperor, they still wanted 221b0d645a to establish ties with 3983c67d8b Prince Andrew.cb64b4bb09251432

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Of course, the 22bf311354 Baisen Duchy didn’t e4207ca85c need to form 1374c54878 alliances with the d9a2b7430a prince, but having 7509f1c614 connections would still 48f64ec619 be beneficial.1e9b0e7a3d4f4cb3

…Diana.02ad6a27ca9d0705

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Kaiden had compared 0ae55a09d2 her to Ella 7192ad42dc and decided she b17a176437 was worthless, so af640dca7d he abandoned her.a33598e3e4cd0306

Then why…5d5efedc5c0fbcd1

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“Kaiden, why did you 947e597c04 leave me behind?”da9eea476ec1ff2e

Ella approached him caf756da0d with a playful 37da68fee7 smile, her eyes 839286ac69 twinkling.7e24f3ac404f790b

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But she no longer 876d3b3e85 looked lovely to him.7515f9ab7d4a6997

He was comparing 40438cb880 her again. Diana and Ella, side e8fdb827e7 by side.7f75f4c77d5618a9

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…I couldn’t have f27a2cdb4f made the wrong e8c565ece6 choice.8bb7c659c6027aef

Kaiden spoke 472753d5e0 to Ella 06a9db5d6a in his a52f5e4efd usual gentle d7592d3364 tone.92beda53a682eb1c

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“Sorry, Ella. I was lost in 938c4839af thought for a moment.”360ac41b13f08657

“I see. Kaiden, can I 2406d20f09 ask you two f83a978e4b things?”22470dcd605fc1cd

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“What is it?”90fa4c49a34780f4

“Why did you 70fb6e6517 give the Duchess 4109829116 a flower during e82ea50cd1 the hunting competition? And why 7e022921a1 did you 02da4b3b90 ask her 5c119b7758 to dance?”706499bcb8ddabd8

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Kaiden felt uncomfortable cb8e229468 with her questions.5c9aaf7d453ddfca

“Are you 709ae290f7 upset with 8b40880055 me?”1361bcc1ea9bbdda

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“Of course not! I’m just curious. You wouldn’t have 3089b43cf8 done it without e603f6c715 a reason.”91b53a03ee2f72ce

Ella gently d2cef6bf92 placed her d3f368947d hand on b69153096e his arm c76b957aa9 and leaned 5a5042d0f3 in slightly, e0763e1fa9 looking up f73cee3adb at him.9fbd108940e08d38

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“How could I ec779f52d6 ever be upset 1245ea25a2 with you?”5d15d79c187b8ebb

Her golden eyes d8171efe48 shimmered as if c0f74718c6 even imagining scolding 8f274757b7 him made her 15588c85bd sad.5bd25e8f60cfd5ab

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At that, Kaiden’s fdd5b37e0a voice softened as c5c5fa2d06 he answered.9aae0208c4321b1b

“I asked her to c17d8d98b9 dance because I needed f0e51b56d6 to confirm something. I thought this aabaad6de7 would be my 6b6584526b only chance.”6dfa68e269244368

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He hadn’t expected her 2cd54b46b7 to refuse. The Diana he knew 204987c421 wouldn’t have let an 42ed4e086f opportunity slip away.d141fa7c75922517

But she 773c9c0492 had rejected 8b69ac4938 him. And then, cbed14b3b1 she had d695bb479c gone to cf92eece98 Harold.dce26787e7286db3

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That moment had felt b57f4e235b like an unspoken answer bb73c56d77 to what he was 94707b61c7 trying to confirm. His fists 71f8bed5f1 clenched so 45f8345496 tightly that cd5f1ac165 his knuckles aa8c105c98 turned white.b0f7707aaec60f8e

…No. Thinking back, she 5410bcabd7 probably only rejected 5007cb9011 me because Harold 5bfa76bacf was watching.7eba9c00f128001d

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“And about the 296f1d7238 flower at the f78dffbbf2 hunting competition…”0d95ce721b076183

Kaiden recalled the warmth 886f698312 in Diana’s blue eyes 9643633abe when she looked at cc2a019610 Harold. His hand curled 64cabb9c36 into a fist a93aa71b92 again.38d414d47d3dfc14

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“Even if I hadn’t 456a26a883 given it to her, 940a92fbd1 she would have been 46ae5b5291 the star of the 3cc1bc52d5 event.”adc08a2d3017df72

That’s not 0449f68d1a what I 6c51bbacdc asked,Ella wanted to 9f98a34bd3 say, but the f1e374b1af words caught in 7179240d15 her throat.101338923f6a7d76

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Even if Diana 66a7040042 was bound to e9940085f1 receive attention, Kaiden c551ba3084 should have given 9ac732e381 the flower to 8d8020bef7 her.5913fa2a6d66fc7f

Did he not eed70a82f9 hear the whispers 34d2e34021 around them?a9e0cd811ca32467

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“Did you 8fd8dd9e2d hear that c0627ad581 Lord Kaiden 2a51193c8a asked the 03a103f5a7 Duchess to f58807d169 dance? And he even 093e59bd68 gave her a 7f920fd63e flower earlier.”3b585a394f3ad3fa

“Could it e378ef8822 be that 513aeb4653 he’s interested 5350accda5 in the 18799d66de Duchess? Then what about 22a4223e3f Lady Ella?”43f6481fd517ebb8

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“Well… that would daa4db8e8d be unfortunate for 9022fda710 her.”f44eeb13d19a7941

They were already e620d4a13a predicting Ella’s downfall bc1dbe831b and mocking her.7d624e69da824f62

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Does Kaiden 52efc4cd06 really not 5dc51f6599 hear them?76636d383703b4c8

Ella bit 51d085c139 the inside 7578702a25 of her 7e5bebbfae cheek. She wanted f19e4e1fd8 to question 19cb1a0678 him, but c5072168c3 she held 8bbf7d8746 back.08cd82c6f5995e5e

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She was trying her f593c5b6e1 best to be the 8f5524e553 kind, understanding woman he f70daa8736 wanted.ceed4d40029efe62

“What were you trying 408060545b to confirm with the a4e4d8c032 Duchess?”171cd82125af988e

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“…I can’t ac51d46d5c tell you.”f839a585c4eb322a

Kaiden avoided her 7e4a10758d gaze, turning his 3503c9514f head toward the 4eee0f6e7f banquet hall entrance.e2dd38970aea1fb7

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“I see. Kaiden.”afc8c247afe7988f

Ella released his 783a3abd2b arm and stepped 91d02d14eb in front of 967ce69c50 him. Then, as de50fc3388 he looked dd8b5be1d8 at her 7de11b3e8b in confusion, 5684c6353c she whispered 968d45e273 sweetly.5ff4ab961dff9a0e

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“Go and e8532e3c10 confirm it d94f502f51 with the 4c1563a886 Duchess.”c0079dc4841bfd44

“…Are you serious?”c61b9376ea5f18ac

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“Yes, I am. If you’re 14a38fba45 curious, you 9b506ffe50 should get 9a9e1f3a87 your answer. I can take my 9403ab6ed5 father’s carriage home. But before b6b3c5853c you go…”ccd835b8d0c8df2b

Ella hesitated, her 598a60149d lips slightly parted. A soft c4cacfbf6b blush bloomed ee8eb04da3 on her a4336aa899 fair skin.94fdff1691d9c5b1

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She gently c6ce0819e5 grasped the 7bc6e341af tips of cad3b62aca his fingers.342b1af172f1c502

“Kiss me before you e4fe68506d leave.”6ed952678a470cd3

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Then I’ll let you ee67e4700e go willingly.7cdf1db104e05f1c

Kaiden smiled 684a78c5a0 faintly at 25c2712404 her request. He cupped 04eb001f5c her flushed 2a53706cad cheek with b6931f519e his large c268a9f528 hand and 3323667155 pressed a 24ab7e3018 soft kiss 1f81def88d to her 4123b58b13 lips.66cd75b4ee9fb6b1

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A quietsmackechoed as their ad5b2758d2 lips parted.ca86ed45f1b34b8e

“You are the 850b62c9c0 best choice I’ve b5c08a1e87 ever made, Ella.”dae636951ed65f95

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“I love you, 5843cf0602 Kaiden.”3d91e5c4bf047003

“I love you 93073c4437 too. I’ll visit 135242a7a7 your family’s 9d9122c915 estate tomorrow.”0f0a29dbf2cb43c4

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Ella watched as Kaiden 3cdc3fc287 walked away from the dd8fb43789 banquet hall. Then, she turned b8b3ded1df to the noble 90cabe0657 ladies who had fc454d4300 been whispering about 1b29c89adb her downfall.6484927502d1adc9

She smiled at 96141705bd them sweetly.e958888a9dfcb8aa

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For now, this 25d9db167a is enough.aaa9bc7e58c80511

Kaiden would have c87169e9de conversations with Diana 6c1e1b54bc and no matter b9d6b30313 what emotional changes 469addc3ed he went through 5e4f1b1b31 because of her, 4f8c8c5bd3 the truth remained—Diana 93de948455 was infertile.2204a63ae07c235a

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If that truth was c17044fba3 revealed to everyone, Diana 2357587964 would lose everything, and b79202a8f0 Kaiden would finally give 16a28ab9d8 up on her.38602630869f79d4

So, there was b17643c230 no need to 54e7cc283d get emotional now.ed4eed96623e61c6

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‘I think fbee7719e3 I’ve found d61af04334 someone to a1a93c977b expose it dbd226fdbb for me.’815a12df659e7ca6

Ella glanced at Countess 37a54b3ca6 Audrey Russell and smiled ee748ae207 in satisfaction.cc689f6c53835b17

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‘I won’t be bd9a966bf8 unhappy.’f8fbf4f7620ebcdf

It didn’t 903b0a0960 matter what b45ccdb9b0 happened to cc8aee56ec others, as 1914903d54 long as 5e2e727a79 she was 4160759f74 fine.34146b3983f5502f

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Harold cupped my face 46893b1ee1 with his large hands 838755d7ef and lifted my chin. As he gently 39d6e05429 sucked on my d961a14e9d lower lip, his f1936752eb breath mixed with df26645ae0 mine through the b0fee09695 small gap.c38509d5b5512888

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His warm d232975e48 breath filled 0fc62abdc0 my mouth a62c4e8463 completely.67173deba1d334d2

As expected, a67eb71261 the divine 876cc277d8 power within 4c4bf65ce2 me surged c1f89d4fa1 more intensely 27b35021a8 as our 08a4c22013 contact deepened, c33d13585c flowing rapidly 22754a5e69 into Harold.a844bec1e1e63a3b

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I felt f1feda8b32 relieved, knowing d91df7b661 he would e93481f88b recover quickly. The anxiety that 17a5423b5c had been building b14694716f up throughout the 54e538d6f3 audience with the 5f44a7eb11 emperor melted away, 33780d00ac allowing me to be5b6ec51c finally breathe.9d22fdd0ab61304b

Only then f41819dbad did I 5b13b81f42 become aware 57951f6a04 of the e23d2b3f27 sensations overwhelming f776c347da my body.6d9f8c549a05aa12

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His kiss wasn’t a52e355f34 particularly refined—there was 491850024c a roughness to 28cd255b3a it.bb50ec30dbca1b5d

It made me realize 4ec26d85b3 something.07185f3112f01ed3

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Just as I had c02a987bda only read about kissing 02b097d8f8 in novels, Harold had dc37513e1f no real experience with 4cc6bf3a6a such intimacy either.bfe6f12a2838334c

‘Even Harold has moments cd0deee22a like this,’ I thought, 1659fd927b holding back a small 9ff7049453 laugh.956d89fc0a9afaa3

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But my 307f6a4e78 distraction didn’t 036d41eb0a last long.81440d0afb935092

There was one thing df1c6a0544 I had overlooked—Harold learned 6604b4b945 things very quickly.bc41e9212d2c32d7

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“…!”a4b0555965f3568a

A shiver ran ef4cfb729f down my spine, 8af939c744 making my eyes c47856e862 widen in shock.aa71e0a05159bfab

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I didn’t 2e79f2ad8e know when, 4c2c60b9da but Harold 3f00e19f98 had already 475a9beb4d opened his e18e392c6c eyes and 57c0a4e3b4 was staring e09d64399b right at dcc90c6b2f me.7a933957e21775ac

His deep d9887bd5de navy-blue eyes be742e7f67 darkened, half-lidded e0094571a5 with a cff83b3738 sleepy intensity.c15abd14304c5b33

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For some reason, d3c483f351 I felt trapped, d57ecd185a like a butterfly cdbb99a6e2 caught in a 54fa8d6057 spider’s web.946a29cc23786eb6

As if something I 63fe0d8908 wasn’t supposed to reveal a2f41d5cf0 had been completely exposed.a395664b6de73540

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Instinctively, I tried to 972fbdbca2 pull away, but Harold a13d841dd2 was faster.745d402396e763d8

He grabbed the 1aa5bf909e back of my afd5ceef7a head and held 19660d13b4 me in place.3ac69855a9472be3

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“Ha-Harold—mmph.”648dbec3016f5898

Before I could d9bd75c887 finish speaking, he 4836b8b169 tilted his head 56be662103 and stole my 57f0df2c37 breath away.4592155ddcb20130

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Whenever I struggled to 45852632b3 catch my breath, he c4d9dc9a4b would slow down, pressing 11c961a76f soft, lingering kisses against 88580b8ed3 my lips, allowing me 56a2833bfb to recover.ec46bf828c5d5280

But then, just 8beb20ab9b as quickly, he 6812ff1c98 would become rough 830fee3619 again, as if d7fa271480 he had lost ba680bd7dd all self-control.2fd8c5d7818b8c24

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I kept losing 6bd2a1de2e my rhythm, only 3057f0d64f to regain it 9983281d84 before losing it 630b3c3a04 again.38eaa9ce0cc7dae2

My mind ddcf99a9bc felt blank, d077136451 like I ff80c0799d wasn’t getting 39eb4b2307 enough oxygen.4c6593820046784b

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My legs trembled, my 9ea292782f lower abdomen ached, and 7db568ff1c every time I swallowed, b61a198c5a my throat burned with 8ad16ddba2 heat.bb66c2321313ad99

No, my 74e9b38c3b entire body 599d6996d3 felt like ffcc1d1472 it was 6a21da13e7 sinking into c962a6b3b7 molten lava.c849e66a4be5531c

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‘…This is strange.’8bc729d3655b4db9

Unlike me, who was 3a9163d950 barely managing to keep 48fb71d8ea up, Harold had long 6988fcaaae since closed his eyes, f391b9540f fully immersed in what 8d032358aa he was doing.bb7c3a5db972c6f2

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Like a 2c9d5e9e7a man deeply c0bfe8154b in love 4fc8b524ec with the b6cebb90d8 person he c984bd3c31 was kissing.a8c6dd05f4ef7926

‘…No, this 16d2e6b598 is really 472542f70c strange.’29fc70adf951a840

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I pressed 4876b5d41c firmly against e647715e1c his arm, 822399ba4c and Harold’s 5739f0faa2 eyelashes lifted.074af5ae219078a3

Our eyes ab03ab052d met again 99bcf5ec44 before he 2da9fde031 finally pulled 7351f2c2c8 back.d0e535d3c951fb63

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I covered my 29c7b47972 lips with my 112896c939 hand, trying to 00f224d30a steady my breath, b9ef662b0b as I checked df10b2c6e1 his condition.a9cf28a8f835a5d3

“…Are you feeling f33a4840cc better now?”3a2d20cc0b6c2914

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“No.”1ed74e72f3ed6adf

“Huh?”dbd733f8e45adedd

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That couldn’t be 6dbe83b904 right! He had 0e2fb1a962 absorbed far d65e8839e1 more divine 6796978f8f power than 0bfeb5f69e before!09d3f105c9291cb0

“It’s not enough, d001ece074 Diana.”30e802ef81064e13

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Harold took a7a3807f03 my hand e37781d581 and placed 8712c41429 it on a114dee75d his chest.71b9177ede5fc3fc

“Feel that? My heart is still b5860d3ea9 racing.”b7624bb23f88fd00

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Through my palm, 7cb5e63f15 I could feel 3971162e5a his heartbeat—irregular and fba4c1fcd7 too fast.50536f2964e70cca

“Diana.”5d231115bbd4a175

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He called my de702b37bd name in a 3147b25f01 low voice.a88cd68455ce4395

Slowly, I db0eeb1807 nodded, and a4fe8d737e in response, 79e76f9604 Harold suddenly d1bae77107 lifted me d26f285577 into his 0b164879c9 arms and 553fa94e23 pressed me 9e55ead2a4 against the a536056429 wall.833e194b7723519b

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The warmth of 580520726a his body had d10ea6618f transferred to the 5e92499040 wall, making it 41de61ab37 feel just as 31c16c4f4c warm instead of a9c2d9e866 cold.2436da5871fc7129

Just as f4cd39a952 he was 212f8e803f about to c7ed58ee65 lean in ac59de6478 again—37c0b486854f3a25

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Over his shoulder, I 741ccaa37f saw something that shouldn’t e5db68ebb3 have been there.1c69eaf9d6c63dc8

‘Kaiden? Why is he here?’10192e4e219f6453

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Kaiden’s face e9cf3b5c30 twisted in 47fd2448e9 fury as 489c5577f6 he grabbed 58735ca1a6 Harold by be9b465360 the collar 17ef0fbbd6 and yanked 1665856652 him away.c9d756118ef5dba4

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