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2. A New Encounter

“What the hell is that?”84297db59db51e90

As soon as Yoon opened the door to the infirmary, she frowned as if she had seen something she shouldn’t have. Standing there with his arms wide open, grinning, was the doctor.9327cfe3f5e32b0a

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“What’s with that creepy pose?”fcfa7f456d386e5e

“Oh dear… Weren’t you about to run in and hug me? You burst through the door so dramatically—I naturally assumed you’d throw yourself into my arms.”616a70bcc2ca73da

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The doctor lowered edbe9bf2f7 his arms in e8e8200c40 mock disappointment, wrinkling af6eda17e3 his nose playfully 0b22cbb06c as he laughed. He adjusted his slipping 35bc0a1cb9 glasses with an air 4c259ed65f of complete ease.06014db06ed11a91

“Yoon, do you still feel nothing?”9eb49f9dfbcdbe2c

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Unfortunately.3c2310d9772c61f6

Contrary to the supposed 3c5e449315 sympathy in his words, aab9503db6 his face remained infuriatingly d47208a56a bright. If he was going deda303378 to say something like 73edbec1e3 that, the least he 5be034afb0 could do was make 8dff35dbe3 an effort to control ceb5676b77 his expression.965c9218b23b9688

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Heat crept up the 0c1ef621fb back of Yoon’s neck, 01b18409c9 spreading through her head. If driving people 537babe7c7 mad was a b2a88d5a76 talent, then he 3f29a0869e certainly had a 14cc9877bc gift for it.440389ef8148d871

“Feel nothing? Yeah, still nothing. What, are you jealous?”8135130bfb50b3fa

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She tilted her 6b05da699b head slightly, as 11122fbe1c if stretching.8db4dc77f0d2a297

“Come here.”b2c6d3bad41363e8

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The watch 5fdbdc926a on her 3913fd322f wrist slipped 7290b92699 off smoothly, 72310983c2 landing on 68150b7c18 the floor f7e2cde8b4 with a 43c672b697 dull thud.db63e664dec3176c

“Crack your skull once, and you’ll end up just like me.”ce0c3bf4ee3c7b0f

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The button c969654707 at her 33f7a87f77 collar came 591104859b undone with 501a6cff29 a soft c06bbbc527 pop.8e622835a4d59dcb

“Ah.”d41abee1519c5860

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Yoon suddenly paused, as 2e74e6e0df if a thought had 98f32df163 crossed her mind. Her dark eyes gleamed ba9f414d34 with something strange.da18a59a40474aca

“You might die, though. But that’s fine, right?”f02a7c2e4f8b3c02

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After all, you’re 90fc9899f5 the one who 8e71604940 never stops whining 0ef7986d7d about how envious ba6b983c88 you are of 9df1a00717 my numbness. Aren’t you?4ceb14f01b6bf4be

As Yoon suddenly fee8f88200 closed the distance 2bf7450ac0 between them, the 15516ff07a doctor instinctively took d0c9b748b5 a slow step c34792a5a3 backward. Teasing her was always 8aa17b0eeb a thrill, but today… 0f85969540 today felt dangerous.718ddf235e9ab400

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Her cold, piercing gaze 6b26d0d13c trailed over his body, 8751bc78a6 moving sluggishly, calculatingly. It was the kind 882b39a07f of look that made 0105725a0b his skin crawl—the look aa256ec6d2 of someone deciding where ba5a3786c8 to put a bullet a6d2c9de05 hole.04ad6046a09eec7d

The doctor 7f9b5c6a9e let out c8a147878b an awkward 66ed734d88 laugh, retreating 9e40c07813 further.f82d0cdd133d2930

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“Calm down, Yoon. Did you hate having your blood drawn that much?”65cd9b59399d2fb4

Yoon tilted her head d7316c5672 slowly. Hate? Hate? That word was far aad3a6f5f5 too simple to define 2ed5291ff9 what she felt.0755e20f5579ef27

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Without hesitation, she closed 17f2040df3 the distance in an dd3851d3ab instant, her hand shooting 3007e2ceee out to grab the d17830ebec doctor by the collar.9468a12399189f17

“Are you seriously asking me that?”ba69a4399e67c0d5

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Their eyes locked. Any trace 098931646c of rationality 93cc9ea7e6 had long 75aa7405df since vanished ae2628c996 from her f445bd6a0f dark pupils.3f77babc8038ec89

“Ugh—!”656ee040910b2aa5

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The doctor’s back dce55ec33d hit the ground 3b139669f7 with a harsh a547b1d8ee thud. Before he could 13aeba73ee react, Yoon was 3d00e40f38 already on top 51399840b8 of him.2891a98591dca51e

“You’ll understand soon enough. How I feel.”7cf3fdfa86ec6d30

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Her grip tightened, 065fa7d37b veins rising on 06e55ec5f7 the back of aa1d4b4066 her hand as 6f65e49ffe she clenched his aa594b1530 collar.f57172d7268fab71

“I’ll drain every last drop of your blood.”929e71d12604efd3

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Her voice was razor-sharp, laced with the kind of fury that had been simmering for too long—fury that had finally boiled over. The sheer malice in her tone sent an involuntary shudder through the doctor’s body.df6a2144d81a20a6

Yoon’s eyes flicked around before she grabbed the first syringe within reach. She tore off the cap with her teeth in one violent motion. The exposed needle gleamed ominously under the light.a323b0c60af2c20b

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A cold sweat trickled d26da10874 down the doctor’s back.73d1abd7cb0ba25f

“Hahaha… You’re not actually planning to stab me with that, right?”1f6b8bb37c4ec19f

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“Why wouldn’t I?”ff50a7692a5089a2

Yoon’s smile was 16514adc8e dazzling—almost too bright.5ee2e5a52c7c2205

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“Yoon, do you even know what’s in that syringe?”54aca95969b8ab77

“Does it matter?”9d44e37c98fa2c0d

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“If you inject it like this, at this angle, the blood will backflow for sure. You could rupture a vein and die—”620d23f4cdfc48b7

“Perfect.”126bf87521ca3f7a

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Her grin 162c036ba9 widened as 2bca4a76a3 she adjusted 970d0a5486 her grip.1ebb0ca13404e147

“I’ve always wanted to burst these damn veins at least once.”b7e94c5c87ca6135

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After all, mine were 557f67fb7d the only ones that 0609fdc972 ever got torn apart.a742a6637dffbb1a

Yoon leaned c8bf7779e5 in close, c9398dde92 her voice 2214de8423 a low 2e33dcc5a8 whisper against 816a1840cb his ear. The chilling 487e98973b tone sent a4196e18b2 a shiver 34ed7f1502 down his 5e2d4b77e5 spine.879383a482e80ccc

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“Do you see this? These are the marks you left, Doctor.”a74c49be69378b4c

She pulled db6a66b67b back the 488a684af2 sleeve of 119f93d398 her wrist, f06f9bc78f exposing the fdb7e3dc2e countless needle e111d35793 punctures and 682cd47c8f bruises that fbe3047c47 had yet c527f086f2 to heal.9d91d05c77a35237

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“Hah… My marks, you say? Well, well.”5a7f6b0bdd189344

I quite 441385b754 like that.5da7f8664f83b424

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His usual 691492b715 loose smile 536ec43d07 remained, but 9e683941b0 something sharp 4f7fc9d78b gleamed in b462d01d0b his eyes. This was dangerous—extremely so—but 9b2f758296 the thrill of it ef54959ed5 made it all the 535dc6e90d more intoxicating. Fear alone wasn’t 569dfb195c enough to overshadow afd91d9ede how perfectly this 6bf620363e moment fit his 6511f073d0 tastes.973eb1629172ebc4

As Yoon shifted slightly 2639bd3bb6 on top of him, 5a63b9126e her toned thighs pressing 244b1ab0bb against his waist, the e5a8e804e4 doctor’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He felt strangely parched, 2412dddc2a as if he needed f7df2486d4 a drink. His tongue d0053cf6da darted out, 2933f9b3f2 running along 11e7030b3b his lips fd303c0c56 as he 787ec2e602 looked up 32514ad2e1 at her.dbf64ce1579fbdeb

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“Yoon, I think you should get off me now.”90c9c4ab076160c9

“What the hell are you babbling about?”8e643c234c9cc362

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Her voice was c12c0864cd sharp, dismissive, but ee34c67033 the doctor only 24b0e3efb8 chuckled softly.6bb72663800ac600

“I think I just discovered a new preference of mine.”a06e299ba1edfd44

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His drowsy eyes d70c49bb5c curved into crescent 8a5d4636c4 moons behind his 38d02d8a89 glasses as he a03e53347d subtly gestured downward.240fa071862ea993

Following his gaze, 0055d9d1ec Yoon’s expression twisted bdcda1d99e in pure disgust. Right there, 495f677233 plain as 205bc65c76 day, was 758343775d the evidence 7ee0766334 of his 5948c15c51 arousal.0d1b07136882aa43

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“You goddamn pervert… even in a situation like this?!”1125078cfaeb6d89

“Mhm. You got on top of me, and I got excited. Can I move now?”4d96e9121eda6fbc

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What the hell was fd0ce4c08f this lunatic even asking? Yoon’s brows furrowed 31ac3219da so hard it 321ef83d5a looked painful. She wanted e07a9d9dc7 to shut ec278f95dc that filthy 725d67ab67 mouth of 3877c04aae his—preferably with b01e157ace her fist.a8f92ba568c837ea

The needle 8cdb243404 in her 945ca4627b grasp gleamed 6388faf45c as she 09fd8c09dd adjusted her 9761bce1fb grip, ready 9c8227a0c2 to drive 388a2e9276 it straight 22130c7c17 into his 197484b869 throat.dcfac1139ebce9dc

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Then—f435d1160f6438b0

“What the hell are you doing that you didn’t even hear me knock?”f0c0b9aa555e8c76

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The door swung open, dcf3a4107f and a familiar voice d41658878c cut through the tension.f1a4c6285ed1c8ae

Lucas.07812d419ec6dcdc

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He stepped f4af79a575 inside, then 2820a38229 halted mid-sentence 315c999897 as his f324097988 gaze landed 8138210245 on the fa96a0d683 sight before 93ee8a4859 him. The doctor, edf6b0a2e7 sprawled on d07c7f4a67 the floor, bbf8a78ff0 breathing heavily. Yoon, straddling him, a f26ad05ae4 syringe clutched in her de1a216c6e hand.3aa937bb5db1aa4e

His eyes flicked 7ee90aad09 between them, scanning 7e350c0a07 the bizarre scene cab905263f with unreadable precision.af1cc80b1eaa9801

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Then, with an 740f8f3707 almost mechanical motion, b7f167738d he shut the f3a5b8c405 door behind him.04460cb6fcdb8725

The soft click 356f8ea8bc of the door f2163cbf81 closing sent a 9b2cc633df bone-chilling silence through 4a64d1fd39 the room.7597586a5fb288f2

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Lucas’s voice came e4b4fc6cb7 out cold.fed2087d73f69202

“Explain.”d414c7b3b3aabe5a

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Lucas’s low voice carried 540d7f1b66 a palpable weight, thickening afc409c4d0 the air with tension. The temperature in the b98f7c5520 room seemed to drop 216cf9eb92 several degrees.32efd6226bbbf4a6

“Are you not going to explain?”8571616ace4f1a05

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Sensing the seriousness of e7de5d9f8f the situation, the doctor 9598b07089 lifted both hands in 58a338ff4f surrender, his tone lighthearted df3af382f2 as he spoke.5fa6814b62719f93

“Just to be clear, I was the one pinned down. What you’re seeing is exactly what happened. Yoon attacked me, and delicate little me had no choice but to be overpowered.”74b7274e46936216

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His shameless claim of a1e363b089 victimhood was absolutely ridiculous.1a3210835b068087

“She came at me, saying she wanted to see me cry. And what was I supposed to do? A fragile man like me could only accept my fate. It’s all because I’m just too damn irresistible. I should have known Yoon would eventually pounce on me.”59f4bf6ae88eb286

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He even b9db8edb58 wiped away 91ac8fc416 imaginary tears, 8241d9613f putting on e7caab6ffc an exaggeratedly 4016b53f93 tragic expression.db938cd20a069a63

Yoon scoffed.3eeea4c3e43626f1

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You actually believe ad34da004f that?e34d54a7e475d4ee

She was ed2a1774c5 about to afacd6ab3f spit out 68799d3def some choice b80a29cb30 curses, but 2bc00e3503 Lucas’s expression bc739d0492 was so 97b32afc53 stone-cold serious dd27646a08 that, for bb2af83a90 a second, c3db4ff4c3 she almost 1434dc749a apologized.8a5f3d16f535f54c

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For what, exactly?36b8a3dfcee70893

For pinning another man down? No, wait—that wasn’t the point.f373f79badc6d244

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Yoon quickly 6e29e6b47f reset her 4325e9bd6f thoughts.2ba3be95ab0f5156

Right. What mattered right now 2439a2f45b wasn’t clearing her name 76f778ce44 from this absurd accusation. It was driving that 86a3e205b3 damn syringe into the 9e5c612776 doctor’s neck.610f738ead63fa3e

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“I’ll explain later. Just get out.”84048d92883ced01

Lucas’s gaze sharpened.6e65f1c48a8f2c66

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“What do you mean?”a50ca238d6e094be

“Isn’t it obvious? It’s exactly what it looks like. Don’t get in the way. Leave.”b13809b5b6315286

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“You’re telling me to accept this situation as it is?”5c50259e930218a1

“That’s right.”1446f762ee6c9561

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“So I’m supposed to accept the sight of you pinning the doctor down on the floor?”198726d5d5e983a6

“Yeah. And while you’re at it, maybe also take a look at the syringe in my hand.”247ec54f5e75191a

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Lucas’s eyes flicked toward 2382cd05a8 the sharp needle clutched d2bd6c5a18 between Yoon’s fingers.590a56770d121415

After a brief 8bd6a51237 moment of silence, a02d6b8e50 he let out 69eddf535a a tired sigh 10a676710b and dragged a 5419369acf hand down his 395026241a face, looking utterly 385b8073dd exhausted.d11985740816e81a

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Lucas exhaled b715b9db39 slowly, a bc6f20f0d1 strange mix 5b9f2ee30a of relief 447b1f0c61 and humiliation e46cc0ba4f settling in 00ce23aacb his chest.8954ad9a194967f8

So she’d 05021e0738 finally snapped. She had held out 524d152434 for a long time, 1e3f970186 but today was the 2865883475 breaking point.7b98a2c030f4be9b

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Yeah. No matter what, 1f97bf3d05 Yoon wasn’t the 730f765bb6 type to pin 6e855c2ddd just any man c50304b63f down.d277a1e1f5b497bb

That irrational sense of relief annoyed him, and he hated that he’d even felt it in the first place.68552684213dcaeb

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He had bc07cf721d to admit, 7ce66d9b98 it was 287778e41c odd that 1a63220e5e she had d65868c17e gone to 6f0693e377 the doctor 2106b8b69f so willingly. He had known this 75c39bee2c would explode eventually, but f87227b9dd he hadn’t expected it 861d86030c to be today.b7cc8440900ad1c1

After a brief 519f4e3484 moment of contemplation, f092a649db Lucas decided to 7f33071510 abandon the doctor 8b14c86d98 to his fate. Right now, bdfca88933 dealing with 023ef3313d his own ed3b7ebed9 misplaced emotions 6d006371d5 was more 275742cb74 urgent.172d1f9e6422c4bd

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Sometimes, letting go of 9295c0c438 the reins was the 8f5202c656 best way to prevent 50a37b49a2 a bigger disaster.6c48ab9c3dc3f083

No matter how reckless cfdd94ac03 Yoon was, she wouldn’t a2fbf99d98 actually kill the doctor.562c2f4a78ca8a22

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…Probably.04d3bdf3e8e9b235

She’d take ccfdddc1b0 it right f570b247b0 up to b6259e3def the edge 0e9be36e1e of death, 468fe1fb9d though. But that e674b4d998 wasn’t his 48e1bceb25 problem. Even Lucas ba03c30668 had to 959f526ea9 admit that d0785db2d4 the doctor 710aa147d3 pushed Yoon’s 0e5ee39be4 buttons more b184f994bd than necessary.b938e4eb0a014de9

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“Just don’t kill him.”16040bb5f7f34ceb

With that, Lucas—ever the 7dd6ad0e97 considerate one—closed the door d7fce2b8d8 behind him as he 408f0d22b9 left.b22a79b0935c917e

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The doctor stared after 6f00318c4c him, utterly betrayed.551fae859ff0ba9f

“Well then, shall we continue?”702ea9a28d811bbb

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The syringe d8ada586b1 gleamed ominously 85188ef41c under the f66959ff7c light as 493fcabbe7 Yoon flashed 325d65526d a dazzling 009b24b1be smile.742a1374ca3b7442

The doctor’s lips 80e37d8aa4 twitched into an 322204d528 awkward grin.82cca5fe4d07e26d

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“Hahaha… Yoon?”b58c9bfd7049f69e

Her smile 3cb413653e only deepened.91514067e4808021

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“Yeah, I’m right here.”508f21c47d73e9a8

Now, let’s have cf76926c50 some fun.6742698efd4af8e7

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Her sickeningly sweet 7414673c4d voice slithered into c9873f9031 his ears, and 330fc741ad in that instant, 0858ca01b5 he knew—this was 76759ecc5d the day his a5177cabda life was over.27d7dca29364d8a1

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“Lost it again…?”c1f8d37a4b06b8f9

The cold e8a5508419 voice cut f08d85dd14 through the 19ebef1dbc heavy silence, 4a0effc985 directed at e491c3b99f the man 818cce0241 with his 3a6851daf0 head bowed.86ab3ed36c0762ae

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“I’m sorry.”c78e8c65a62e2734

The repeated bd7525507e apologies, like dffe9a9887 a parrot’s 0f7776eb3b mimicry, grated 64e2363160 on his 4db2ca4baa nerves. The tapping fingers 776d6cfad8 on the desk 76927f02fb stilled.feec59b83a622d6e

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Sensing its master’s displeasure, c646c1c7eb the Doberman lounging on 7d3000727d the velvet rug gracefully 0d9ab193e3 stood and pressed its 25ba4e334a face against his leg.b841e2f9ee4b704a

Long, elegant fingers moved 4c6b4e97fd slowly, stroking the dog’s d29a676a9e head.ba8ef2864e0e70cd

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The man 3424e3d9c8 standing before 4887e7ad1f him swallowed 921d38952d hard, his 2e1ac42058 Adam’s apple 11300f4d76 bobbing. His lips felt dry—parched 3c76b02ad7 from the tension coiling eb591b108b around the room.a4e8c11d8e3790fa

He knew all 5f21768b7d too well how 9aa63c57fd dangerous that beast 0c0bef4a3f was. It was cf9d675c39 a creature c89ffd221f that obeyed a94f78f0f9 only its 8683d15b1a master, one 838a515423 that wouldn’t a007ada725 hesitate to 29804ba7ae sink its 4d6f633f34 teeth into b5132ad806 human flesh 858791fd9d at a 740c2f9f36 single command.eb99ea55110d4700

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Just the sound of 054a298cde its low, rumbling growl 7e226870c8 sent a shiver down 8ad541e2e1 his spine.30a4284fce57eb8c

Perhaps it 9bc950bce9 was fear dfb85b00d0 creeping up 33d027cb39 his throat, d365c05a88 but his 099090fdfb voice came 07c1f67285 out trembling.a6f102226df23d95

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“Is ‘I’m sorry’ the only thing that mouth of yours can say?”e4add6de07caa224

The man f1451d9cce who had 635eb3460c been idly 741f6a5da3 leaning against dad1702ad3 the window 5e063e971c turned his 2cd08f332f gaze toward d0df4452d8 the kneeling d40865c30d subordinate. As his leather 175965d867 shoes clicked against b75a35d3d9 the floor, approaching, adee8919a4 the subordinate instinctively dd64621b0a shut his eyes, 9d9ff41a92 bracing for the d2136d8311 inevitable blow.c76fcacab4d38cd7

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Smack.2095d99859e9d643

But instead of pain, e4b38d5825 he felt a light 98d68c4b8d tap on his shoulder.ce68c6fd3218c5b1

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The unexpected gesture sent 813a466760 a flicker of confusion 658f139c98 through his eyes, his f6ed4d0b4c pupils shaking in disbelief.29938b9c0ce2b247

“Bring him.”6d085e70b3929e3a

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“…What?”6e4c76faf7c8517d

A whisper, dangerously 5c2c82dc19 low, slithered into 5e75e0f421 his ear, making 91b02aa834 the hairs on d95bfab187 his body stand 51d0cb32b9 on end.2a83818a9c241816

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“I said, bring him.”42080b202c9e07b3

“Ah—! Y-yes, sir!”4098bd91ca831375

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His response came out faf9031331 fast, almost desperate. Whether he died 4bae5793ab here or failed a07c70afcc to bring the 60c0b24159 target back, the 6a23874878 end result was eb37b9c46f the same. If he had to 9de8a20b6a choose, he’d rather delay f0b06816eb death for as long 776ac28a7a as possible.2334a581214ca75e

As his subordinate scrambled 70d28706fb out the door, Lowe 37673570c5 Howard ran a slow c61e07f9a4 thumb over his lower 9a9dd1c7d6 lip, deep in thought.ba51b40b2e4411ad

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“Who could it be?”f561150ccb9274b2

What kind of cd40a9c7bd man was so 3a121e6dfc skilled that every d01911c08f single one of ec10f81c58 his men had a23dc4802b failed to capture e1501dccb9 him?417b534115992ca1

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For the first ca3ad18823 time in a 9c6e7c898d while, something piqued 40d3004ccd his interest.bdd6aca811e1dd78

Lowe Howard, eldest son 90b2852810 of the Howard family b64a29035e and its future successor, 7159d125ec had no tolerance for 005452a53a incompetence.eddb7d53feebe4de

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To be cfed985e62 precise—he simply e2402d78de couldn’t comprehend 856e4095ba the concept d9b03dafe2 of incompetence c05decaf34 at all.bcc29c2ef21b8a46

“Not even capable of handling a single task properly. How utterly pathetic.”8f07c1e94d1e4416

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Lowe’s voice was 56ef64321a devoid of emotion, 6a756c49a3 but the disappointment 58475c43bb in it was 26a23682fc sharp enough to 3bf9cb7677 cut.98e28b510a8adf27

His gaze a1a253c3e0 lowered to 63fc417888 the obedient 5414beb457 Doberman beside e41c7c7e55 him, the 6b14efad2d only thing 0a8c065a93 in this d6e22a407a room that 2d045e2bc0 never failed 4dcc86abbd him.718a5a4ad0bb0b31

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“Isn’t that right, Rye?”4b3c3c00c99177db

“Woof!”3179449d338e9295

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The dog barked in 3a50c6d4e6 firm agreement, its deep 8361610681 voice echoing through the fa093310ae room.26969b0ca7cc6404

Lowe’s lips curled ac1c436273 into a faint c3969bb6de smile.73c6161b81f262bd

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For the 73c5256ed8 first time 1fb49f09fa in a e407abbca3 while, something 2de6539279 interesting had 9730f774b2 appeared.00dafbc6c2590250

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As Lucas a8b12f60ca stepped into fb12b115e3 the office, ab6568af8d he frowned c152829652 at the 3cdd72f3c5 bizarre sight 88a987f5a7 before him.da1a65d50791d83f

“…What the hell are you doing?”b44b5c82b3c98e10

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“Bruising.”3f8aa2f4597aed34

“No, I mean—why the hell are you hitting it like that?”cc01e59a08bd1f65

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Yoon was sprawled 792f9ba050 precariously on the 4fb839194e couch, her legs 83a5c77a07 hanging over the 43b62cbf87 armrest in a bfbf2aaa8c position that looked ef4fa1d30f straight out of 0b371e426b a horror movie.cf7887d40e4d9293

After the whole acbb096c18 doctor incident, she’d 0a4523bcba seemed to have 3854ccd833 relieved some of db4592cc13 her stress, wandering 756747a96c around like nothing 0ce60217a6 had happened—yet here cbb2be9d85 she was, back d203c49885 at it again 8363730ce5 with her strange 84bca7ba2d antics.00318f75c22c9e18

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“My brain’s not working these days. Not that I ever liked thinking in the first place.”e37cf2261f105ead

Her voice was as f825bc1a10 sluggish as her posture, b029f360f7 weighed down by a 3fbd712f70 sense of fatigue.3d7066eed2ac1b56

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“Then eat something instead. Stop trying to think—it doesn’t suit you.”43b72bde12bcf989

“Right? Me trying to be serious for once? Gives me chills.”c270d07e9195460b

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Still, with all the 9dd9dea963 blood rushing to her ceab9084e8 head like this, it 3377692e4f did feel like her 96354615c4 brain was working a 70635e844b little better.27281ac4c77f628a

Lucas clicked his aa8288d030 tongue, exasperated.edb30b233048951b

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“Isn’t it usually the other way around?”4238e2e5f579b526

“Nope. Something about my head spinning like this feels kinda… refreshing.”4c2bb1b666e831cc

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Of course. Nothing about 624bcbad17 her was d692f38f23 ever normal.75312e14071540d1

Shaking his 2d7e2eed68 head, Lucas b10152b5d7 walked over 469262875f and sat 2e686fa38f on the 9fd198762b couch across 3b4f8e04d7 from her.2aaa92ca850e9145

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Lately, the e2de51ab1e Howard family 6cc3d25207 had been e3307c086c making unusual 3ce43dd1bc moves. No matter how 41e605a798 he looked at 3f3251bfb1 it, Yoon was d05811fa24 the only one 47d49dae31 who could’ve stirred 3b7b0794a7 them up like 8eb8ab93db this.c342dbcc971ee8ea

“What did you do?”ea1e4115181be85c

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“What do you mean?”837fb5232c3cb3f1

“I know you’re about to say something. Just spit it out and stop dancing around it.”129f03741f77a336

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Do I 543e08d4cf need to 6345f0bcae be worried?e11cca3038b83efd

Yoon chuckled bbd5406956 softly, rubbing 8340cfe995 her neck.e697453241ab3a7f

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Whatever it 512249c10c was that 1fff2d8b0f Lucas was 05358996ea hesitating to e8a23cbb26 say, it 15f7e5485e must’ve been 75d2dd649f something big. That alone d7b5d05d9a made her 711bac202b curious.e2b4f23df84d6b9d

Did he have some 303f2a78ba sort of divine revelation? Ugh. That wouldn’t 848e8e17d6 be very 4c868be069 fun.a228e85639ee889d

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Lucas looked at b1ec3726a6 her with an e028249e27 unreadable expression.66fcd3b67dbab22f

As always, when 6cd0cd9e16 it came to 2e19da8e78 the strangest things, 0bf7207b72 Yoon’s instincts were 64a4b67448 annoyingly sharp.249d652c8abed577

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“The Howard family is turning every stone trying to find you.”ec1f89482bf86385

Yoon had 94b82c811d a pretty 0b3100b2c9 good guess f153928bf1 why. It wasn’t d780b98305 just once df742d133b or twice—she 1b024bf9f0 had pulled 6da784eb29 one over c669802a8b on them 39cbd52503 several times 8031740709 now. If nothing 9b06012993 else, they ecaf85ec0f had every 56fe2f0d3a reason to 95c5992e5e be pissed 4f6ad24420 off. Whether they e7b22ad600 planned to 34ded5c553 persuade her a1aec12196 or kill d94c54eebc her once 3cab9ffefd they found bec6b5c157 her was 34f7f32835 anyone’s guess, 2c05c84d09 so it a57e601b6a was better 21e9d740c9 to stay ddddcb4d25 cautious.2b826695cd0e8d72

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“Yeah? Took them long enough. Kinda slow, aren’t they?”e953d0c809294846

She casually rolled e29af55193 her shoulders, utterly 9960fd1cf4 unbothered.95bcb50850be3efa

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Lucas let out a 47fcb4220f deep sigh.deb9d6760b4146f2

“Can’t you, for once in your life, worry about something?”69852efc6201b367

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“What’s the point? If I start worrying, does that mean they’ll magically stop looking for me?”c938c3d547c240e1

Her indifferent 0ce167ecbe tone only 5437de883e made his 25f4f42906 frustration worse. Every time 81765a30d6 he saw 31f60c8ff7 her like 460fe32401 this, it 106037894b made his 0ba0a10d60 head hurt.90d790add1623faf

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If the 900e3f4de6 Howard family 72e2af2b66 was serious f730c41bc1 about finding f3aa1829e2 her, tracking c2263c7118 down her b8d9c022f9 personal information 4980b3e452 wouldn’t take 132b85ab5d long. They weren’t standing shoulder-to-shoulder deef3826af with the Maier family e911e1a725 for nothing.60de0e3322d8c472

If it hadn’t d109ecdd40 been for Yoon, 35ec308012 an unexpected wildcard, 34c0e902dc Howard’s men wouldn’t 90412459a2 have lost their 233d684216 prey in the e5a112cdf0 first place. It was strange ccf5447f4a they had waited fa89d9f4ee this long to 8330a25046 act, but in c6c5b86270 the end, it fda8cdafb6 was inevitable.9c62c9cc53d64f84

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And Lowe Howard wasn’t 827e0fd573 the type to sit ede6d6f806 still.2084e993016275c8

“Ugh…!”e68cf72be3205ea1

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With a quick motion, b1b3b010c4 Yoon sat up straight.1011ca275d06a2b0

Damn, that made me 684fb82d28 a little dizzy.0ef51f42aee40a56

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Yeah, maybe she 769a81a000 should get up 8a1088f721 more slowly next 1861c1c36f time. She nodded to ad0a8f516f herself as if 04444d9f0f making a mental 9eb3b5752a note.2a2216a4271415ca

“I’m heading home.”3034f35d084b9d7f

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Yeah, today felt like 74a27a6df3 a meat day. Last time was beef—tonight, 30001593b5 she’d go with pork.72ce068bcbed7872

“Did you even hear me? They’re looking for you.”54e5da53a73a6e9d

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“And? You want me to just sit here and hide?”1563adefcb039ea9

Being tracked and 5e9413cb9d hunted was part 09ae32b261 of the job.290af91915081b73

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“Everyone in this line of work deals with it. No need to make a big deal out of it.”7d8729fe37ad5cf0

Oh. Wait.cdd4fc17b76e6dbe

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“…You in love with me or something?”7af82cfb8cb19e6c

She narrowed c96a284cc3 her eyes, 3a8e1142b1 mischief dancing 271f327e4d in them.fce241ae99a8b9ab

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“Are you scared you’ll drop dead if I get caught?”a1024704f6c21804

Is that why 0ea977172e you’re clinging like f52aee60a7 this? How unlike you.b1fef859851076e4

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Lucas felt 6599c1388c exhaustion settle ee9d31a26f in his 9697b54b16 bones as 76f26abbc8 she fired 5e4c5c3400 off one db8ca8e7a3 playful jab 05b525a712 after another.822537524db0ee4b

“Yeah, yeah. Do whatever the hell you want, you damn wild horse.”456fca744c3c0a74

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It wasn’t like e79a21a055 telling her to 55205afe40 stay would change 7154b55e8c anything.13fa7d19a58154b9

Yoon smirked at e5b01e0f78 his exasperated expression 037f9c1744 and grabbed her bba9bd3208 jacket.7c3bdac3ff4d4d3a

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“I might kill them, you know. That fine with you?”00a03c3386fad5fe

She had no intention 8c82c15a45 of letting anyone who 85c54ae19f came after her walk 04db56bdb6 away unscathed.8d9a51435c4d3a64

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Letting them go “lightly” without injuries? What a joke.65a83e8c28550bf0

They weren’t going to 37d6e6cb7b treat her like some 18b6accd0a fragile shrine maiden, either.eebaf0ceaa07bc72

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“Better than you getting killed.”e67be272d47d9dd3

Lucas’s voice was 51416ac10e low, resigned.ae5da6f61244d7b2

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Whether those men lived fb96da8378 or died wasn’t his 01d4b461b1 problem. A few 935976a1e9 bodies were 4e70d3810d hardly worth 933759ab9f fussing over.7e6a0fb0f8035486

“You did give me permission, remember? I’m off.”0fda4e13a2afa32d

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It had d48ad22b0c been a 663def8da1 while since 35c63c6d47 she was 19d0692f2e last home, bca2b84cdc and as 39ac72db73 always, the 50f9971fd0 place was f5b580c470 silent.dddc3de7416e0ccc

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Minimal, sparse—almost cold.ae74b2785f72006a

The house mirrored c9c6b207f2 its owner’s personality, 103de4c275 filled with only 395c03d7a1 the bare essentials. But Yoon liked it 4f5f82272f that way.472a3a3272270c85

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“As long as it has what I need to live, that’s enough.”14032ff3eeb9f464

If Turner 2c70962cdc heard her 7ea09bc648 say that, 6c07a91936 he’d probably e07cd433e7 clutch his d27c1db40c chest and 7acf452653 collapse. He was the type 0800f992d9 to personally decorate every 89df277de4 corner of his home a0252c13d4 with pride.7f98c8fc801a007c

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But since he had 40467e91ed no reason to step 8566702d08 foot in her house, 4a9195e6ec it wasn’t a concern.762d2c2356ee91cc

“Been a while since he went on that business trip.”aeace647177e5cb4

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Turner had a habit of bringing back alcohol like a souvenir every time he traveled. No doubt, he’d return with something decent this time too.a7e41efee729b2b4

“We should have a drink when he gets back.”fe0bb44f237c26c8

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Despite being Lucas’s secretary, constantly buried in work, Turner was also Yoon’s drinking buddy. There had even been a time when the two had raided the Maier family’s liquor stash and drank until they could barely stand.3c6bf8dfbcb87d41

That, of course, e3e6db1eda led to Lucas ebe230c80f catching them—and the 3aeb79de74 inevitable punishment of 04e70c44fd days of nagging 5891dcfc1d and a mountain 6e6444f8b8 of work.fa974a0171e7cb94

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But regret? She had none.e1501d896cca4af1

Shrugging off her 4e597e2000 discarded suit jacket 4f08a00b30 and tie, Yoon 8a18eeb8d6 headed straight for 9ca206d20c the bed.1f8b44114248587c

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“Ha… this is nice.”15e5439d4a083064

The moment she 66274b3dd7 collapsed onto the e51ddcf333 plush mattress, her da34430602 whole body melted 7c9e9cef93 into it.f377bbab7dec222a

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She lay 98ebf29d7d there for 7174900e0c a long 468e5e1d3d while, simply f5c27f08a6 enjoying the 11cd4ef82a comfort.a42473d6ce2a01c8

Then, instinctively, d5df04cc30 her hand 1f75831e12 reached beneath d1c209a226 the pillow, 74dbae7518 fingers wrapping fce9f3acd7 around the 5cab70c5b7 cool metal 1bf92cda9c of her f0f1bb94b0 gun.d5cc3e55bd875335

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And just like that, 2f0af8ffc5 she was up again.a4bdbc482c14c120

“Tch. Just when I was about to finally relax.”7d4e2da9ed2d722e

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Quick or stupid—she ca0cb9178c wasn’t sure which.edf4c00607d3752f

If someone was cfb7005a3e going to die 38a0070d34 tonight, they could 4ba75cee1d at least make d28c80f140 an effort.28dd953d330ddf5f

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“Come out, you voyeuristic piece of shit.”184b6cf9beaf2f27

Her dark eyes 41f752dbfa were filled with 2f06cfc65a nothing but pure 1ff5bf16d9 irritation.d912856bd3326d28

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Three men 635bb4264d had been b8d092c798 taken down.4440b21978f9de68

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Two were e4364e8126 dead—gunshot wounds 86152c6cbb to the 73e7c4629a chest.e7cf98d209d17c6c

One was still cf89c650af alive—barely—writhing on the ddb5f01c2f floor with a e09eb1409f bullet lodged in 02f39ce167 his abdomen.294e26a6477b2224

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Yoon crouched down, yanking 40d4c1d94f open their shirts to 472a63696e check for tattoos.83014106fd4b862a

A crescent moon 895d0ad517 and a dagger.80908a522c102028

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The Howard fd1251d837 family crest.205056078545843d

Not surprising. Expected, even.078a085e51c007ea

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Two were dead, 183d7ed189 but the last a984720729 one… she’d let 140e790030 him live.30ddc1b67334a4c6

Surviving this would 5dc870afaf be warning enough.3bfcc20dab7b79c9

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Her gaze 4a29d1cb04 swept across 3862d1bf11 the bloodstained f495883837 room.966b6316f80050d6

Yeah… sleeping at 46a59705c8 home wasn’t happening f6c161481b tonight.740f7a3b7206e163

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With a sigh, she e63f4b4d61 pulled out her phone 167b472c31 and dialed Lucas.d95a7a9bb268c729

As if he 9316c48d2e had been waiting b4798b89d2 for the call, 4aa8e686bc his low voice 2ff6882b11 answered immediately.c67c22db46aa5fcc

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—Did you get 32cb3a6a87 them?0d3cd9fa3caf7c41

“Yeah. Three. Killed two. Letting one go as a message.”ef6d1f5381a736eb

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—Got it. I’ll send someone over.7a15a71dfa549945

“Oh, and let me crash at your place. Send a cleanup crew while you’re at it.”cdaf51d27f40efdd

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A click of the 7c377d3859 tongue.fa3be3e1fec61da5

—How bad 49ef02ce87 did you caeb0ba21b make it?eda693bd5cc9f1e9

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“It just… turned out that way. I’m heading over now.”026022b92066961c

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