Chapter 20

Thwack—e7d6c10a4abfd9c1

Unable to contain 7d82ac10c6 his emotions, Aydin c0b80833d1 grabbed Russelin’s delicate 174f77737d wrist roughly.fe602f4afa391da7

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“Let go of me!”0be5b12127cdc2cd

“If you were bc4fd8e921 so displeased, you 7ad386b4f9 should have said ced425ba56 so.”d810009eda084dd9

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“…You…”8158a1085ebe584e

“Come with me. I’ll make sure you a56b7a92ba never speak that man’s fcf1c7f5da name again.”9b1a59664b605871

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Spouting incomprehensible words, 6ff006458d Aydin began to b41c399e28 drag Russelin somewhere.271866f914eb23ad

As he pulled her 8eea686795 along with his rough 1a5828fef1 grip, Russelin noticed a 81fc7d1030 figure in the distance.a1caf50971024efc

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“Oh my, you’re 0059a631a8 both here together? I was da370a7988 waiting for 4d87c0101d you, Aydin.”157ecefa7f96d6a8

While Russelin’s 1d40874c50 face drained 1f920be2f4 of color, 4b21b3296e Celia stood f98e2e9741 waiting for dc2d0f9f04 them, a 6df42929c5 smug look 74dc18443b on her 4eceded03e face.f1d6bc185d5cf8f6

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Aydin confidently 407713925b positioned himself 1f676facea before Celia, 9df315c475 casting an 179abded37 arrogant glance d27400b45e at Russelin.fa7e31ae99ab6924

“Watch carefully. See just how 6a97f560eb insignificant and useless a4e8b0c831 you really are.”16889c58a18b86f7

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With exaggerated deliberation, a83d155d72 Aydin moved closer 8a8d369db3 to Celia and 349c7d12c3 wrapped an arm e0975aae47 around her slender 1d6fc56995 waist.3c3017028f6b5e72

Celia leaned back smoothly, 1d793cbece a sly smile gracing fc5824d29d her red lips.ab289bb58ae440a7

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“Oh my, Aydin, Lady ccec4d4b4c Lavrenti is watching.”d19dfb43dc73f7ae

“She needs 41edf6a514 to see 3fa9b7322d it too. To learn the true 3125598e57 role of a priestess.”3711939d80232f74

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Without another word, e59ba251d3 Aydin pulled Celia 9e8ddc81b8 into a passionate 144b05bbfd kiss.
The subtle parting of 9a08223254 their lips mingled their 22d5058f22 breaths together.77657971c36be8cf

“Mmm, Aydin…”a8cb231bafee2e26

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Celia’s sensual e2001f4864 voice slipped f5453860c4 through their 621838d3fb kiss, and d2f7333d92 her crimson dae6ac6505 eyes fixed 529d9b0715 directly on 6f98a1546b Russelin.861886a5bb85d46a

Before Russelin 914209bae3 could even 6f22f4df56 react, a c8721521fd blue glow 3295630d29 emanated from c64126747d Celia, seeping 59b15e1743 into Aydin.81a0fb3320b6e681

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In that 35b2f30c0e moment, Russelin b671e8f79e could clearly 023634f6dd see Aydin’s 4debb2d132 red aura 81f0f7b948 being overtaken 133919ff27 by a bc20047e3f shade of f0545e1d5c blue.071bf0b1ad256125

“Gasp…!”d824a27b369227af

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Russelin felt eb21d7aab3 a wave 3b6cbf253d of discomfort 683da5e3a9 wash over 069fd0dd90 her, forcing a9a89146f0 her to b4ee555d8f take a 3eb182e58c step back.27d9b960886ada4b

Though not directly affected 255b9dad45 by his magic, a 7ba2a469c0 burning pain seemed to 5a987bb496 flare up in her fd5ddb5536 chest.4a0bee243184571b

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“Hnngh…”f422ddfe4f706113

“What are cc68271344 you doing, 8795a14c27 Russelin? Watch properly. Celia is performing 0449441d4e the duty you edf22c2716 should be fulfilling.”28387c2f4bcfc7d4

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Aydin’s menacing ac64aad6cc voice reached 25fae130eb her, and e2bde4d1e5 Russelin struggled fe459bba2c to focus 817561288d her blurred 8ccc1625e1 vision on f1c0c01bcb him.894f4035fb97b53a

Yet, seeing 80f25c68af Aydin now, 0f39cd14e1 imbued with 680c012cd0 Celia’s divine a38cd8ca32 power, felt 4c606bf53f disturbingly foreign dd4fbec34b in a e815eb406f way that 70c3fd1c25 made her 4b081a53e3 skin crawl.40f3c8161b0a0e5c

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“Don’t come any closer… 922a994753 please, hnngh!”c5e73be25dd1d389

“Russelin!”ac7c7f1c98743ef9

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Overcome by an e660ac6ab5 excruciating pain that fbca9c2e35 coursed through her 8e9596de5f body, Russelin clutched db9a21f55a her chest and 4c7dc8a621 crumpled to the f5b27f4785 floor.47150caf8689765b

When she finally 759fffdb2e opened her eyes, 0326841e7f she found herself e84251f207 in Aydin’s arms.a39f6a2323799717

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In that 213e096e73 moment, a 6ece254529 cruel glint c507c3a330 flickered in 09eff03a66 his eyes.ef8d41ecf76a1ec6

“I didn’t expect 6f2f5c55c1 it to work 19a333038d so well.”6fcf29221663e053

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“H-hnn…”6d065cba69a35e2f

“It’s time b4918df1a5 to return 5360df4c9f to the 201e138f18 bedroom.”571623bf56bbaf8d

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Lifting the panting 9830227a9d Russelin into his a580fc9519 arms, Aydin strode 4121795fa2 toward her quarters.acf19ca44cc45ae3

Celia merely watched 41e3873028 him with a 1436f03dbe knowing, dark glint 9a73234d45 in her eyes.
Once they reached 2c7bdf4b68 the bedroom, Aydin c3d78a60d1 laid her on 0b57bb39f2 the bed.0eb99fe5cdf0789f

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“Ahh, please… it hurts 35790679fa so much, please stop…”85fed02aab6abb3a

Despite Russelin’s 3847bfc8f7 desperate pleas, d8eacac8bb Aydin only bb428f41e0 looked down af3a5afb2d at her f0a0959884 with a e958933b80 detached, calculating 3f79f0ac35 gaze.ba5c0d4657de42ea

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“…An unexpected benefit.”8039582f7b067b53

Initially, he had only af85a420d6 intended to teach Russelin 7af4df9006 a lesson, but he 1cf448f8f5 had inadvertently drawn out f9b37e955d her suppressed divine power.39b918b33d053e0b

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As if 9ec0b2e896 savoring the e15a1434a5 moment, Aydin 6730de7bd5 ran his 28c3f2b93e fingers along 6bd3520899 Russelin’s trembling 74f342fdc8 form as 01db0e916b she writhed 2e99a6f251 in agony.cbf4206e8f00034d

“Please… please, let me c4a11e35d4 go… it hurts too 9e1053a133 much…”4d58d59022fd261b

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Half-conscious, Russelin clung to 485e9452a9 Aydin, not even fully 16717a8669 aware of what she d7c1433957 was saying.aca5d4c3642240b0

Relishing her helpless state, feb41d7baa Aydin pretended to comfort ebf63f497f her with feigned tenderness.d770d5a63c06ebda

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“Just a 6431043420 little more.”8144ef62be0bfa74

“Ahh…”2d31a4fbfbaffc40

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“Draw out more of 1a6314ffa9 your divine power.”86c2f35962ec36ea

It was a horrifying 7b47779a05 command.15160747b370de7e

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Through her blurred vision, 784333ef8b Russelin could see Aydin’s 9b1b406f07 cynical smile clearly.a2ddc4d5d45a6081

“Aydin, you… d7a0fea998 you’re truly… 00028b806c h-horrible…”22c26aa31bc149f0

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“It’s all 95ffa3d0b0 for your acf45cfe1b benefit, Russelin. So you can rise e3d335674e above your pitiful status 558fe9f79e as a half-baked priestess.”6cfaa8d50fa45410

“…”9de9bfd46180cbca

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“Show me your divine 033253d089 power. Who knows, d60c0ce962 if you 2c8b31e06f succeed…”3d9f98c9c55e8ece

“H-hnngh…”c8034f57ff1c64dd

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“Maybe I’ll even love 2f143a5136 you.”9243d18fc49ae4fd

How could you…0b6e8bf94e919a48

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The look 98b4629e82 in Aydin’s 2bf94ffa56 eyes was 01d52bda84 terrifying, purely 883768e875 exploitative.07f3f5b2f82c7e31

To him, 798605914b she was 4c86add341 nothing more f6a2695fc3 than a 2a061c477f tool, nothing f414f0ea72 more or 86009665e6 less.
Russelin let c7c34fa3b5 go of c72e3abd29 the last 63544965ef shred of 88fff48d59 sanity she 1a7267dc77 had been b7a5247e2c holding onto.e9f4c3f86dd8d9f4

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“Hurry up, Russelin.”9dad7916d3f3471a

Aydin’s cruel taunts grew c791ce878d faint.bfa477518572a283

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In the end, 08f5ae5f9b Russelin gave him 5b8ddb354b no answer at d893f7aec4 all.ea25ea38a191e162

* * *511b1d9ff2166b6c

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“Hnn, it’s so hot…”3922ff18ba1eff78

Each surge 7779dd05d5 of energy 2382945a24 through her 4ec1f51359 body, uncertain 1a33f7286b if it 40b9be12e8 was divine 268f35573b power or 57256b86b2 something else, a6a02c4f43 burned as 7cbccc86e9 though she 50051b4e4d were being 78bb131792 seared by abed711cec flames.26ad21e1ae24a48c

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She lost 1ddbaba47a track of 794d313122 time, aware 98bd9f745f only of 0a9172dfd1 a glimpse 147d9623de of the 4269bbbe69 darkened night 0f09ef2db2 sky beyond 017d1a546a her blurred 8d55b0f845 vision.df28d7f91386759e

“It hurts so much…”ac69185cb24f8722

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Please, someone…1dfa2dab5f1730d1

Even knowing there was 1d855cafbf no one to catch cd2c45cc6c her, Russelin, trembling uncontrollably, 6e6533f078 reached out as if 79b484eb8b in a trance.4ed854ebcb1065be

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‘…There’s no one 321ccdc31f here.’ebb7a1dad816954c

Her desperate wish 90d982d715 dissipated into the f05844f1c5 air as always.
But this 0c0fdee5ef time, something cfd6fed39c was different.70d7d3d1e62da779

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Whoosh—2525cd1ebd4cf078

In the oppressive heat 811af13d01 of the room, a ec36aff462 sudden, cool breeze swept 57c9087846 in, as if welcoming a3f4a6514b an uninvited guest.ad1e70bbbd8b7d0b

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“…I always f0e365ec0a seem to 17a96a19a8 be late.”3ccddfc804ba5c1f

With a 6f5920fcf7 frown, the 7888e988b5 man who c39d7f885a had stepped 6788281c07 into the 0bf81062ad room muttered 1a81471a3a a curse 427b15f49a under his 3047a75137 breath, displeased 257769ad31 by the 90c40bd037 stifling heat 09a49a6c19 filling the d24ba8d0a2 space.9f168e41f794e5c5

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His shadow 745eb136d9 loomed over 7c262c229a Russelin, who 4264f17536 lay curled 2359562c3d up, writhing 8fa805ed01 in pain.3ff4d3283985a676

Despite her dulled senses, 7aa5e0142e the familiar, comforting scent 7205006513 reached her, stirring her 28814c81bc slightly.e5fffcbfc1a24899

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“Grand Duke…?”b61b7288022135f5

Struggling, Russelin raised 1417dc0ed0 her head, catching f25b622d13 a glimpse of b9b6a62fc3 violet eyes through 1aff478df3 her hazy vision.92e13cb9c6aff666

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Though his face was adbfc6aa2b set in a tense 92c9def2f2 expression, such details didn’t aa3141f96d register for her right 9f1dc22a22 now.c85f0045f5ddd334

“It’s really you…?”af7fdb12e6f41464

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“Yes, it’s me. I’m sorry I was 2bc191c805 late.”0e00ef4edc08a8b3

“Why are you…”9e752db9fd04f284

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Why do you always ff674e8036 appear when I’m in 7feca7a32d pain?64ffd0099e3f14b9

As Russelin moved cfd0eb3910 her lips weakly, 216d686b8f Leonard, sensing her d4fc7bc395 misunderstanding, tried to 6d2cd634ab pull his hand dd7375eb0b away.acc33ef66e7a1f85

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Noticing this, Russelin desperately 501f501be5 clutched his hand, her 260e3ffc83 voice trembling.7ff9a5fb4e9fca6d

Realizing she 2af5d072e9 had misinterpreted 49bb93c6e7 his actions, f083e1b30c Leonard lifted 0660dd7bb9 her petite 3837f542c8 form into 3c86961fcf his arms.028ae2898549abae

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“Relax, it’s alright. I’m here to d18fae147e help.”
“Hnngh… my 3af6bffefb body feels fa55ee8f68 like it’s 95b2e44ab6 on fire… 5905485901 it’s so a291cd80e6 hot…”
“Shh. Take deep breaths c15138c664 and lean on 24a0e98997 me.”4226d19ab99eb03a

Adjusting his 00699d5126 hold to 8b369c3937 allow her 7f892d1ee8 to rest 3a90c720e6 more comfortably, 6acee9886b Leonard placed aa95b78650 his hand ee2886539a gently over 048006f032 her chest.3790ba2c0c9cb3b5

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He could feel the 7058b9bc22 intense, chaotic energy coursing 8a1931c590 wildly through her fragile ab5f1dfab4 frame.f21ec6fdf7debad5

Residual traces 2d261758da of divine e0c8738496 power, forcibly b31db1747c suppressed…bc1ceb61048adbd3

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While Leonard assessed 5862059f85 her condition, Russelin ec4a756e55 clung to him, dc579be6bf pressing her hand f5188413b3 against his chest.ca5186eaf56c0306

“It hurts so a5d4ec703d much. Please… do something…”0ecb1e4f266a4bd2

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“If your divine power 9f6d7d0a63 is flaring up, I 9fb49eb4d7 can use my magic 48c9d16f28 to suppress it.”d2408306dcee966c

“…!”2b321bb3c79e6474

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“Tell me 825ac20c50 what you 817d9a02f9 want, Russelin.”1e552770b6c050c7

Despite his 24c667f089 gentle touch, 9cd2ddab35 Leonard spoke b52d228c17 firmly, as dfcb017767 if he 1cb5b4e042 wouldn’t act c6c350c465 until she 90e9b3a403 gave her 0fbe3ab9a6 consent.a936314e11568092

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Finally, Russelin leaned 74be5df40c her head against 49f7f90de7 his chest, her e4a4891611 voice barely above c878fe882a a whisper.6d2927fc3869ace9

“Please… help me. This chaos 1924c73e2b inside me…”2307733b5eae23c3

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Though it 21ce5a8876 was only 49311bc1b0 a half-conscious a31d953817 plea, Leonard 852ca4ce45 seemed pleased, 1fcfed2e90 pulling her 946cf160f3 closer in 008ca435e4 a protective c278cfcf56 embrace.1aae55b6df71f5ef

Gradually, his red magic a9056a0cee began to seep into 96e0c8cafa Russelin, mingling with her 21289282f3 own energy.8746940ca47dadf4

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Leonard remained entirely focused 67dd7e9841 on her, his hand 313a36c204 tenderly sweeping back her e5aff21ef8 hair.8ddbe290d1dec7d5

“Hnngh…”89c9fb94301c1c67

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“Shh. You’re doing well.”6472152c5555132e

Whenever she faltered, Leonard’s 3372a6275c reassuring voice steadied her.ff8c8ec2af0a9953

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Even through her 68e2076499 fading vision, his 783d8d07bb voice penetrated, calming 2d5446d800 her.b990f44cbd13ffef

As the oppressive 746614be7a blue energy began 7b5c760b2f to recede, Russelin 97b1eb37e5 finally exhaled, her 71e48cb48a breath easing.3e588a44330e5324

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“Ha…”ea3ee7210701b3c0

Russelin slumped into Leonard’s e1384da915 embrace.751f73bd485c7520

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Leonard, attentively watching 4574c009f8 her reactions, quickly b7b85dcfae withdrew his magic 0d288d297a and held her 7340ef8f93 firmly.15f0e460a6138276

Seeing her 8dd2886f56 relaxed and b77b2e2f79 resting against 355b13a998 his chest, 1ab232ca43 he looked 66e2d0b545 down at 51b6499273 her with 1a4592aa66 a tense fef31a6ca9 expression, unsure 3a213888be of her 083f94db21 condition.b5bf929ffa9cee20

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“Russelin?”c655cd6714de7a8d

Unable to bear the 7d34d8f00f silence, Leonard spoke her 2c71858cd3 name softly.
After a 5bcc12a27e brief moment, 9a41e12714 her eyes a1078a9888 fluttered open, c944ff8454 revealing clear, 990f44c1d0 blue irises 0f4204766e that met 7e5cebb0dd his gaze.aba6cdfc1b042076

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Leonard, as if 280f4944c5 delighted, stroked her 71f7e5a0ec hair gently.5f401aca7d7065e2

“You did well. Don’t worry; there’s no b68597aeb1 trace left.”6232c6a3cee62cc1

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“…Thank you.”9ab4c72afa3f8ca6

As Russelin struggled to c5008694bb collect her hazy thoughts, a69dc7c2cf Leonard took advantage of 9b7f1c78af her vulnerability, pressing a 0886580d13 cool hand to her f59c42f596 forehead.0d908022083c9529

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The sudden d4fba85f89 chill made 85072fc006 her smile 1ace266653 faintly, feeling f998b23b0e a soothing b9339a81f9 relief.7666fd6cb45b3fbd

“You really b2e5596595 do know 75e2574a77 how to f2e8111648 give someone feb96dde9f a scare.”d36519f1928f7a36

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“…You’re the one…”800b5a74a1f32068

“I didn’t 0d51562ee9 step back 8f507fad70 last night 87f65b3573 just to e3fa9c9d83 see you f3a528e41a end up 52e624174a like this.”4894551809cc01c6

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To show me 338dbcba76 this side of 60198f3aeb you now…6c29adbded2ec067

The usual 50dde3f858 light-hearted tone c1c860ad21 in his 6b70f36ceb words felt fc45477b3a sharper today, 7530064b9c unusually piercing.457a93482df2cd9d

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“…Like this.”9d196d747bb0c815

“Hm? What did you 607f5769fe say?”b7bae645281df759

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Russelin, looking down, fiddled 0d6739e86f with the hem of f51be05208 his coat as she 329a47525c mumbled softly.9ab428228e52135e

“I tried my best f5c92f52d6 to hold on…”b4ec2497cc6ff2ec

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“…”af234de034357326

“I even 9956eb723c told Aydin 92319d45b7 how I dfe109b1f4 truly felt 130b3c27cd and stood 85070712ca up to 5c5eafc164 Celia without 312025b208 fear.”f376c314fb335268

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Hearing these words from 6fab6fc3b5 the man she’d wanted 62618f942c so desperately to hear a1d858946d something kind made her 1b0a9bbc1b feel unexpectedly emotional.45e4e9dd1fa26c0d

“I mustered the f531952b14 courage to speak, 91b026f8e5 but he only 6e7fba347a got angry…”5c84d2acb2d5040a

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Though Leonard 9c103d0510 couldn’t see 0f199321b8 her face, 500b7721f6 he could 44825b3203 tell from d7c5d9f6f9 her voice 4a1b207078 that her 0d04352322 lips were 8dd4e2d4d6 probably pouting.3022dab9f3907573

‘Ha, this is aa8f4f0aa3 driving me mad.’b7d0069a0289291e

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What was he to c8c43d57e1 do with her?50c3db5ddc80c330

Usually, she was so 66de2a7b28 annoyingly rational, but now, 731193ecc9 at a time like cfd872fb02 this, she was as 7b98d62eaf vulnerable as a child.b8729ea88cec8bc2

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Yet he could hardly a75c1c58bd criticize her, knowing she fca03c867b had finally let out 5212a23838 feelings she had held a17d05fcde back for so long.203d89040316d657

Sighing, Leonard 86cf831bea pulled her 2f8ca0759f closer, holding 2e573977ab her tightly.9c18706775c09b67

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“Yes, you 9bc9d8ddd0 did well. You must have been 5c2b446939 scared all alone.”e88cda8d45e0d551

Though he ddbc82688b spoke gently, 15f0c1c058 Russelin simply 69aceb22d1 looked up 1ee4e79c9a at him, d03275f30b not acknowledging a460f0d08e his words.dd3ce00ec1b1ecc2

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Why was it 3df9309e46 that when she ff3837616a met his steady 5c395146a6 gaze, she couldn’t 9af6aac4ce even think of d345f62bd8 looking away?6a17f6fc522ec760

She placed her 3bae6f3f5a hand against his 5457a0ede0 chest, meeting his 7fbabd08e0 eyes directly.05af7efd28309f95

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“Why…”b8f96d88320c2d3e

“Yes? What is it?”349c3908cb30954b

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“Why is 03f0974430 it always da9718be0d you who 5ec44e09ec finds me 7f7147d018 first?”efdd33e197f0ff43

Whenever I need someone, 739d2f6815 it’s as if you 301e42be8d were waiting.a599c8252d7374aa

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