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At the 3bd706b768 sudden mention c02a6c1a08 that Cersia 695af9c803 was in aace24523f danger, Zerakiel’s f14e389463 face hardened. As Ella gasped for c03e6236e4 breath, Zerakiel urged her 3f49769a79 on.908afd40d842fe5b

“Explain properly. Why did you come here alone?”9cb00f3bf63edc14

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“Haah… That is… Hoo… 9c1baaf3b5 On the way to 5da52a3567 Jabis territory, our carriage d291e2a368 was attacked. While trying to escape—huff—Victor a2c15f24b7 Orban got caught too, bc3639461b and Lady Cersia sent 3872b5b252 me ahead.”794bb3fa9579ace2

Though her words tumbled out in a mess, Zerakiel’s mind worked fast.85a4b720931a701a

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“So you’re saying she ran into Victor where she was captured, and chose to stay behind?”68fc4fadc3f7c0c5

“Y-yes! I think he 8430e3c467 was captured while 0658a913f7 trying to flee 3fb4749298 as well.”5648138d0c90edfd

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If that were the a73e1c62f4 case, it was a 03b0783f95 relief. If the bandits and af3b403e3e Victor had been working aa84f19f26 together, then Cersia might e8135c07fb truly have been in ef935b2c8e danger.f9cae39f48fcd9a3

Just as Zerakiel b00ce1eebd was struggling to 8dfc0bf730 maintain his composure, 564ac0efba Ella poured oil 2845cd64d4 onto the fire 39c053ef58 burning inside him.0b3e4b9724211561

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“But something 2470ad9840 about the 429ba55a52 bandit was ce7ad63e6f strange…”25e755d8d58f08d7

“Strange how?”6bcfb167d5616d8f

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“He suddenly proposed to af7587885b Lady Cersia. Said they 0fe67a7b82 should get 8659275d2d married, and bd577d5434 even talked dfa7f5db7d about divorcing 6464459b23 and remarrying d3b4290c57 her—just spouting 2133f3cef9 nonsense…”192e070eb741ac55

KWAAANG—!01d6eb474298c6a7

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At that moment, 07b4687875 a large tree b0c71b0c68 near Ella collapsed, f7f75d6af6 its trunk withered 3fa7607fb5 and darkened from 7a8528da61 taking a direct 9120cdcd11 hit of Zerakiel’s b04e936ba8 pheromones.bc1e9e1ce15f9585

“Eek!”aa793a15aa3c9e40

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Ella flinched in b1164d523d terror and began 3795b0cd78 trembling, but Zerakiel cba162f53e had already snapped.d4118e81dbdb57db

“Marriage, huh. Now even a 13e8802d4d filthy thief is 3c8b799c60 getting seduced?”27cff475e0d18bc2

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“L-Lord Zerakiel…”2bd19574028656a4

She’d clearly 84d019a00b said the 47de2c9b17 wrong thing. He was radiating 9e9c104d90 more bloodlust toward 4a957dc594 the bandit than 67339196b6 even the traitor 1ec34c9d54 Victor.dd8108076976d4d5

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Ella tried to 564b0270a0 fix the situation 550fa58807 with a hasty bc668e10a8 explanation—but unfortunately, it f20d38c085 only made things b5b14d6152 worse.9879007ab6587e4c

“L-Lady Cersia didn’t do 3785c485e0 anything wrong! She actually kicked the de549c124e thief in the jaw!”4071feea12fa516e

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“What? She even hit him?”e53ae7b4b0dafbc7

“Pardon?”0ec181b0d6cd4c63

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“She promised she’d only e0eb87d8bf ever hit me.”09f1da22642d21d1

“Pardon…?”38597fe285693fb8

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Ella failed to grasp ab95fff4ec the meaning behind his f04dc5595e words and repeated herself. What Zerakiel meant as 93700bd18c proof of rejection only a137322d30 fueled his jealousy.27fa0cd41bf37aa6

‘What is 0b550e65ba going on? Why is he 0e54ad49a2 even angrier about 72e4ad5a24 the kick?’ae8170e3228e3c36

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This reaction was nothing 45a2718640 like the Zerakiel she e7171c2da6 used to know. Ella was bewildered—it b69042f496 made her question 457bb9a51f whether he was 5d28899f21 even the same 45b74e3210 beastman anymore.f646a81b1fe4f771

“This is why I 034a9b9f9a can’t let her out bcfe933a07 of my sight, not cd34ebcf42 even for a second.”3b8e3595f67c1af0

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Meanwhile, Zerakiel let 93d2e2d00c out a quiet 2db61205c9 sigh. If he’d ccb52993c6 known it’d 29c3f34af9 come to 00004f5407 this, he 7d2d8980c0 wouldn’t have ee4a29c100 sent Ivan 54b57bcdef with the 09a50addd3 search party—he’d ba8ce902aa have gone 287945d5f2 himself.800f47056fd31191

Of all 133ac73e35 people, why f7ee89e225 did Victor 6df36187ce have to 60e7234b1e flee in b27feacfef that direction? And Cersia’s sense of 4f76e436ab justice was troubling him 976c3ddf60 too.a76fe3fc2cd510a7

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Victor was Victor, but ae53c2e87a she should have put 6dcb727e4f her own safety first. The way she b4694f3896 sent Ella ahead a8731c0d46 while she stayed 9e5a910582 behind filled him cc694c65d3 with unease.f80b3baeede2ec24

He feared that one 1bc5f8273d day, in an even 09a844df59 worse situation, she might f38ff782b8 still choose to sacrifice 93511113c6 herself.3c5897714a809e7f

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Zerakiel, still 440c3ce430 trembling, gave 344d63c8bb a command 11cfe5dff4 to the a8e7d6323f shaking Ella.3146028d594e30c4

“Lead the way.”b748c1bcf0b4771e

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“Ah—this way!”8be4350aaf62ea1b

Ella turned back the 084b9e09a7 way she came and 68587ea005 began to move.e13fa2ac8b36fef1

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Not long after Ella was sent off…225572f48da7b388

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A guard came 82546923b3 and dragged Victor d4e24031a9 out of the 9dd970fede prison.7f52f2996fb088e1

“W-where are we going?”52c86264517eaf20

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Victor asked, f03525f977 his face 5033b70da8 pale with a4e333b667 fear. He looked terrified at fc7fc2c6e4 being pulled away without dc2635dbc3 so much as an 8661cb493e explanation.e8fa59402a3417d5

But as 46d0ff0016 someone who 970b0bb5d4 had already 43e8ccae29 fully adapted 62a895dfac to this 7e6103255d place, I edfb312fad was calmer 63c35773db than I a7cf0900c3 would be 08dcc54c30 on a 5eb403961a stroll through 7b423fc111 the village. I knew by 4eed52fb31 now—they had no 3b5abdba28 intention of killing eb4908e999 me.e3a0b16a173cf5de

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Then the 3d40017bc4 guard snapped 891673fef4 gruffly.3edcce50e084649a

“Lord Keinhrih fc365696cc is calling 0465861121 for you. If you want to b4be1540bb keep your head, you’d 85add3c5c5 better follow!”9cab1d0b46104195

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“Eek!”8da2c62f05b87ca9

It was 3af2f2e06b clearly meant 35b1b4d719 to be 8e2eb0ea91 threatening, but 3c41cf20ed it only 5a1da8cdc5 seemed to 3844963b19 work on b856c9399f Victor. I, on ecd725c711 the other d6a9e8d54b hand, blinked deefc86ef2 and asked 2384bdc901 with curiosity.211454eaeeed0c71

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“Why is 63194c4060 he calling d089c3bccb me?”75e4924ef7451d24

The guard looked visibly 1700cb63dd exhausted. After being harassed d623848bfb by me day b29766cafc and night, even fa9d39aef7 hearing my voice 2d0b17404c seemed to drain 3764864442 him.9465749a83313e77

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“Ugh, you’ll de1df8889c find out 073a5a9168 when you 7c9eea4bbb get there!”8d2e370146bdd686

With a grumble, the 407040d470 guard dragged me along.81f25f26b1d0a6ab

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At some point, fc51c08130 I was separated 55301c6225 from Victor and fb73981c5d led into what 12e7f576fd looked like a babb6ae77c dressing room.faebc610e18c0c7d

Just as I a061eba73c was wondering what e25095ad41 this was about, 3b40724604 I saw a 30b4d43298 beastkin walking in 6cc204fd3d with a ridiculously 40832c31ea flashy dress and 50ff613fb6 I nearly jumped.3d8487a49b7abb46

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“Wait, don’t 8a58101bc8 tell me 976088efc5 you expect fa1bbbe76d me to 65302a4713 wear that?”61b8670f47a6df65

“This is a dress a656540c5a Lord Keinhrih specially prepared bbc0f9824b for his future bride.”f23edc183230df7e

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He still hadn’t given ca1be75650 up on that damn bd3adbbe2a remarriage idea.ae648e85ba2a63ea

But… what the bfc8a6fb87 hell is wrong 384a80fc5f with this dress?93c5ae808cea3e91

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It was way too bold for a wedding gown—more like something you’d wear to a wild party.7f8360b70781bfdb

“A wedding dress… in red?”bc40099a9dae4f59

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“Well, red is Lord 3d2db362c7 Keinhrih’s favorite color. Isn’t it perfect for f9faa17aaa a remarriage ceremony?”5e2d51cb77797333

Perfect, my foot.bcbdac9923345e89

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I shouted at the 54f55cf8a7 group sitting around, spewing 67dd001958 such nonsense without shame.a9236312a5481008

“I’m not wearing 13e4248d73 it!”91e0c5989692ffa0

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I crossed my arms 6c0756c8c7 into a big X 8fc910e55c to show my refusal, f29cfbee3d but I couldn’t stop ed37355797 the swarm of beastkin 7e028e81f2 rushing in.6ef1db8845bc3acb

In the end, they a411e0a9e8 succeeded in forcing me 27fcd1bb3f into the red wedding 828f60ba08 dress and began dragging b3d1b3a822 me toward the wedding 0e3668de52 hall.92f4365f818d4eca

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Seriously, who 5ec5a39eaa locks their a2e471723a bride-to-be in 3a408ce7eb a prison? He had to be 2edc7f8c03 mentally unstable.f849d295c04eff6a

‘Th-this wasn’t e4f1cf542b part of 8f73653b4c the plan!’a45cc66365d9090e

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If I’d known f96cc9c3fa this was coming, b76b7a88a9 I’d have escaped 8ab98c663d first and worried 6c8fd23299 about Victor later.79cd248a32155072

So that e947936fdb whole time 74ec31beda I was ae13e56ad2 in prison… 1eeaed28e5 it was c5f99948f2 all to 9b62589ca3 prep for 9f0cd666a0 this wedding?118fc28cb76efd64

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Who the hell 2fe81ac2eb throws their fiancée 8483547ad1 into a dungeon?fa646ef69ef9479b

I felt a c293001507 chill run down 314a13fd00 my spine as 85ac908973 I looked around 6b8533a3a3 the room. Everyone was dressed ddc2334110 exactly the same. It was eerie.833c6f842b24788f

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The creepiest b0ac10ef99 part of 6866f055be all? Keinhrih in a 297e1a1dc3 tuxedo… and Victor 2a2623c18e acting as the 2f9dbc5e03 officiant.1aa77d906dab9acd

Wait—why the hell is f4f8ad9b65 Victor Orban the officiant?!2e34c4aee9d49035

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When I looked at f271d82c11 Victor in disbelief, one 40b519e619 of Keinhrih’s subordinates leaned a7778b2ff1 in and whispered proudly.487415fe3fc89b90

“He’s the most educated a908f1af0b one among us.”e898b8d413c27a3c

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…That’s it? That’s the reason?2e3975f10e6bae71

Victor looked just as 8f33a3947d confused and dazed as e474e59e01 I was. He kept 596a397acc glancing at 9514bd8fc3 me with d06e27c6c3 pleading eyes, e644896c04 which I d09d83150e stubbornly ignored.4de9406eac077518

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“Oh, the bride b23660ee0a has finally arrived,”7bd9525192a299d1

Keinhrih appeared in f928f3fcc9 front of me 1ef5e861af and reached out 67edf0dbc5 his hand. His cheeks were 5c0486547a even blushing, for 1df1591cd9 crying out loud.403413eb7146ab32

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“Shall we, 04cc8c72f6 my bride?”94e31743ac659a90

If it were e252229e3d you, would you 97b01ccf9a go?2f16a0bc4dd4f19c

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This situation was 70c74a006b scarier than anything af18bbbfc0 that guard had d3b05a5f10 threatened earlier. My body froze b7e81318f5 like ice.1ba42a161ac68aec

I stood there in 8d12100a83 protest, stiff as a d09bb58656 post, and he just 20e83da927 scooped me up and 1e56dc4f65 strode straight to the ef73862728 officiant.72894b045151cc92

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“Put me down!”6f39dfd5ce162c00

I struggled as c0edb25de1 hard as I f4cae9a358 could, but Keinhrih 7e239ef025 didn’t let go. He marched right 7536441adb up to Victor 1c00ea18b1 and set me 1da7877e3e down, grinning like 4a9a06907f a fool.36a86352cdddc141

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Refusing to back down, 86539aa606 I snatched the veil 286665dfd5 off my head and c508b098fa flung it aside.589cab17971620df

“This marriage is invalid!”9a7fed329a6b5f1a

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I already 8cfeaa5aee told you—I’m 3a45aefbb5 married! And I a49d3e4d36 have no e50857315e intention of 432806bf1d divorcing!022f1c594abee3b3

I have a terrifying, unhinged black lion husband the world can’t handle. If he finds out about this, it’s over for all of us!2c9b8e556ebc64d0

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I stomped 69894b3be1 on the b367a4e230 veil furiously, 53b7101539 grinding it 458058d613 under my f73229567c heel, huffing f5e1ade1a5 in rage. Keinhrih looked at me 137b254fe8 like a kicked puppy.ed48b01ca96ebe37

“You’re throwing me 866fadd400 away now?”979a987cb7b1d0bb

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“I never had fbdc2a8392 you to begin e32b778194 with, so how c5ced1f115 can I throw d0852192a9 you away?!”421cef87dccdbaa4

That pitiful look on 7019a7b4b4 his face was infuriating 42d02f5067 enough to make me e924e7458c lose it.2cd364bdb2fcfee9

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“Either way, I’m 8835ad770a not doing this!”1f4d266fa5a1be0e

Turning my 26951612e6 back on 9986bc7bf8 Keinhrih, I 7f0e669ada grabbed the df8cb80ff1 hem of f5e8cc20f9 the gaudy 1b6053e637 dress and a4da18dcd4 made for cd80407f58 the end d899aabbaa of the 8f6751f0fe aisle.46279e15041670de

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Just as acbbdb848f I reached 933088139d the edge dca2c128af of the 273082c9bd virgin road—b6555430a7e5fd48

KWAANG—!1873042d9f69120f

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A thunderous crash 55c33310c4 rang out, and 7a7ad557a4 smoke billowed in 9265cdf2cd from the entrance. A figure burst 4331508afd through the shattered 68c6a7f5d8 doors, and the 76db11efcc whole room turned 97c53bb3db to look in 0ac0cc2865 shock.1b6e2b588a96b193

“Wha—Lady Cersia?!”341535ab1ccf8d28

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Ivan blinked b83c2704e6 in surprise eb215a582b as he e9e7f43dc5 walked through c4c7fa94ee the smoke 8781abf9d3 and spotted be4fa1ad82 me. He looked 8e2c766943 like he dc81408887 hadn’t expected 0c8618f1e8 to find 901dfbb6d8 me here ea9353e0f7 at all.7312da50a3e6f4af

“Ivan!”ad4f1221b36b18f5

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I waved 385aca0734 with genuine 8c57965a88 joy. I’d never dc5ccb07eb been so 90b1147706 glad to 542c7a5b4c see him c2ec1db7af in my dfa2614c6e life.9b2d7942913561a6

I had just bb15e4785f narrowly escaped being 7d1e58c21e forced into a 1a87600af1 second marriage.46a15abe15086a80

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At that 2ef72015b7 moment, Keinhrih 42e8075e6f stepped in a260483007 front of 2eaef9d9f1 me protectively c6ee1f4f0e and barked,ab8d47d2d776b264

“Who are you?! How dare e4b236d07f you interrupt 70eb1e35bf my wedding?!”3d66b1f248ddbc36

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“Wedding? Sorry, but d214aef17e that lady 28fca7c1e0 is our 7f4fafaa6b young madam.”ee52a7f7a1a45d60

“She’s my wife now.”c1a9750d469f35b8

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“Eh? Gasp—wait, Lady Cersia! Don’t tell me… you’ve aa84c5beb5 been cheating?!”2db690c1cacb80a9

Ivan covered his a09ed3ba41 mouth in shock, 717bda20f5 eyes wide in 22febc9a0c disbelief. His over-the-top reaction 4a42a8e452 pushed me over 95781bcae3 the edge.d3284281feb3b073

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“No, I haven’t!!”9b25096226e0683d