[Prologue]

“My baby, you’re here?”b4290796e6e67d96

I greeted the man who chose to enter through the window instead of using the perfectly functional door. Though I called him “My baby,” he was actually a tall man, only two years younger than me.0c3f462f8b813c91

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No matter when e7f24af3cc or where, he ddedf1b16b always managed to 889491d4c9 appear out of cde58c0dba nowhere and find 1a9e995b22 his way to 5809f919b6 me.c73c69941de42d64

‘It’s a special c7d0a9fd58 day, so the 859579495c palace security should b24f106a93 be tight. How did he 445849a0d2 get in?’e14add13a09491d7

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“I teleported using a magic circle, like last time.”aa07fc553c418a13

At my words, he 5a8bfc569f approached soundlessly, his expression 742c24112e unreadable.7ce00334295adeac

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Then, with 7f31f0148d a snap 228d9c2062 of his 8b25c0a3c6 fingers, he 5bb98607f0 placed a c5080a2ec7 magnificent bouquet 8eefe4ebf1 of golden 17edce67ac flowers in 49df0b2090 my arms.67e39c0211dba50f

“…It’s not like I’m particularly congratulating you on your coming-of-age ceremony or anything.”7ab31a77068c1a72

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‘Wait, these 29b5d02331 are made 310a20123d of gold!’892a94a1e507dd7b

At first glance, 0f47f7f0ac I thought they 8dbeb0cadf were roses, but cb385ab226 upon closer inspection, dd6eae0557 they were actually bfd3940e57 crafted from real 9397ee8f20 gold.eefe9193d0c4d10a

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‘Damn! I really c6ec9413c3 raised him 1cac948d74 well. If he c9ad08b02d does the b0f5ff3170 same for ffa084bcdf the heroine, 4c6f7f8767 they’re definitely 421617f93b going to 4e98f42afb end up cdde81b940 together.’d79c5c7c08a2c45d

As usual, I expected him to place a kiss on the back of my hand… but he didn’t.b9752968373ce7fc

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Instead—a379320c9d0e3ac6

“…Choose me at the coming-of-age ceremony, Nyx.”eb441d867b838107

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Locking eyes with me, efd611fb33 his gaze deep and c351791309 unwavering, he lowered his 389f2e596e lips to the stigma 498106f1f3 on the inside of e0d5e5c8f3 my wrist.5f630174b5ac58fc

Chup—57edd4b6a2156fc6

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The soft sensation f329cf59bd of his lips, d10d442cf4 the damp heat 38340f8aa3 of his breath—it 48668f386d made the stigma 8ccc646e1a feel like it 8f85505f4b was burning.bd50b5894c6b9251

‘What the hell? My baby, what’s 6708910c18 going on?’f689d561f49c5479

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I was 85ce573fc4 utterly bewildered 570520eef6 by his 7bb9147a55 unexpected behavior.fd6e77735c9b5e44

But it seemed 7b2f466910 that kissing my 67deb4a6d2 stigma alone wasn’t 0de55a3951 enough for him. Without hesitation, he 8715cc245f closed the distance c0965b9fdf between us and 50020d24ed placed his hand 1dc581fa62 firmly next to 077990f617 mine.4231266e51b9ed58

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A scent—both sweet and f0e4e0bebd cool—spread through my lungs.f14cdbe0fc350bb3

The crisp ce0cc8f4ea rustling of 1b546089e6 my pristine 224219fb8b ceremonial robes 445e60cf3c reached my 4ece8bf572 ears, a 817b4dae0b sign that 2f509e3d5a they had 00a7573ac8 become wrinkled 31cd36103b in the ec8674a9fb process.60f74686cb66ecea

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I couldn’t escape, 285a35f792 so all I c453e3497c could do was 178ef1a89e inhale sharply. My right hand 7b6632a69a ended up against 0ad01a367f his left chest. Not of my 7a96c9f857 own volition—he was 40f1236370 the one who 11bf35f853 took it there.84f84d30006993cd

Through my eeea3dd06f fingertips, I bbb5b906a1 felt the 78e76eb2ac steady rhythm 00d3209dbd of his 8c55f3eab5 heartbeat.62c91928f3871feb

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Thump. Thump. Thump.e43d8c2ae338012d

Before I could 87bfd6e01f even process it, 8b98d57675 he gently cupped 5cbb305312 my chin, tilting 21d02f569c it upward so 698dc182b0 that I was b0395353ec forced to meet 1461fd66df his gaze.d68be6ddebd7d9be

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“…Look at me. I can a9bb2bbcef only bloom d3004d4ad1 for you.”37a0b3fd3b85d2c2

‘Why… why b84ae67d10 is he 051e152567 saying this a55687b2c3 to me?’d2540241e8822796

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His pink 20b0420a07 irises deepened, 540f22cac0 reminiscent of a431ae63fa blooming geraniums.8e7693c4e47bd1a7

His eyes—more precious bb29f1ed53 and radiant than a94761d099 anything found in 1a32b10eab nature—captivated me. In their depths, I 725dac4678 saw my own reflection.5a11a3f5fe8cbb35

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He leaned c06178a964 in closer. Just a little more, c662a1c60c and our lips would c2af5f31e3 touch.45fee23d740bce2d

“…I love you.”ce712e70fc09d860

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His voice—melodic yet deep—was cc6a474a57 enough to make me 6f46b5a716 forget his beauty for 47795b4c80 a moment. But then dab4f7d9b6 his gaze, bbfc8d59cc thick with f0c0fc300d sincerity, pulled f2011593c8 me right d79a73724a back in.199f9a7b4dd5856c

It was as 2ae8f57c3c if he was 38c2c84d01 pleading with me 2498fe030c to recognize his 85744ea22d feelings.efc9be6200ab2425

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‘Why… why is 2f4278d0f6 he saying the cc7060d67f heroine’s lines to 56c445c17e me?’9695cbc3803f54e6

This was my f395f51902 favorite character—the one da370c717f who, in the 12d0c91d65 original story, had ca59501eb6 given up everything 42b8fe6d4d to love the 1e7f6a65ff heroine.91e6ce128297d9ba

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And yet, he had e83ba98a5f just recited the exact 530bb372f3 same lines… to me. Not a 3019a6312d single word 80aa61a577 was different.c4ca8d6de811dfcf

I must have 6cf734209c looked strange because 727fba54aa he gave me 37a4d3c799 a crooked smile.3431942c7a9879cf

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“…What? Is it strange that abef85f26d the little one you a67adb3aa9 raised so lovingly turned 5a2d284cd0 out like this?”cd30f26e375e0f65

“……”ca15a2a358be4fdc

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“…Too bad. I’ve been waiting efff2a5977 for this day.”afe14c57274c68c9

His words, teetering 383021fb73 between pure devotion a2bcf67336 and dangerous obsession, ca25d9c927 pierced straight through 8a6c288555 my heart.69d0a28193e585c4

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Had there been magic 2af224a515 in that kiss? My stigma, 6cbbd2f4be which normally 828c5782f7 shouldn’t feel e7fb7ba83e anything, was 705e4f1bf0 now burning f5e62c63d9 as if fbaed64fb3 it had b088fe4bbc been branded.d840250077e052f3

When did it start? When did cf81e1311e he begin b35ab66520 loving me? Did he truly 8f07b3cd3f love me instead b8000db6b9 of the heroine?1553b6142ec1c0b9

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I dug through my d387170199 memories, searching for the 6f5b7f1bba moment it all began.a57ce0a835194d5f

And then—I recalled the dd90c73fc3 time when I first 3294138c64 possessed this body.f832277fa7ca7a11

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I was thirteen years efc2645bf2 old.96c4bc758a229e6b