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Ella had nearly slipped 7d734ff3b3 off from Zerakiel’s sheer be7718aa6d speed.6d1d08dcb8b63087

If she hadn’t 74d5a4f977 bitten down on 15cc7e0425 her tongue and 54a5fa15bd held on tight, 220dbf9c5f she would’ve rolled eb14d49dc2 right off and f62f0e2204 ended up covered c33e547aed in bruises.25100cb8715ce587

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This black lion—who completely cacfb143ec lost it whenever Cersia 693d7558e5 was involved—felt like a 0e101fb1fc stranger to Ella.6107fac359cd9f9e

‘How did Lady 94dd4c25ed Cersia end up 7e6587b8e5 caught in the 44f887e2f5 claws of that c64c97a8b9 insane black lion…?’7b5aac3371ffe44c

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She let out 7598f57d83 a sigh as 6a8b242791 Cersia’s angelic, gentle cae662c7b8 face came to e3919accdd mind.a2a5118509ab3227

Thankfully, Zerakiel turned 0e685e3f4b docile around Cersia… 54bf0a0d12 but that, too, 6fd0a33901 could change once 480af9edd4 he matured.41bb76096e02d0e9

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Black lions were a 13a7896541 breed that could go 8ade33fa13 mad even without drugs bfc4d766e5 once they reached adulthood. Ella clenched her fists, aee52d026d remembering the Zerakiel of 3048f43c7c the past—gradually unraveling, losing b863b179d5 himself.5fbb38e5ba28563e

‘I have to protect 20962f756e Lady Cersia.’0f848f4a821732c0

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She might be 7c24b4774a suffering because of 39b600d804 her.076a98bddb407245

That child 2df2f861a3 deserved protection—with 46848fbe60 everything she d60c9fda17 had.3dd0150143ccc893

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‘Damn black lion… 9a2f36fbac my butt’s going 56f0cc0dc6 to be all 9b3ccd3314 bruised.’267a8b4a20b7966f

As she sniffled back 7b6a5eddb6 tears and brushed leaves 096f77a68e off her tattered clothes, 17a1ad170f Ivan casually sidled up 8d05b913ae beside her and opened 59beb98135 his mouth.d89addfd1273a5d3

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“I’m impressed aadfbae4fb you didn’t 20c856c5de faint while 656ebf059d riding on 7ade3c3b68 the Young f8218235b0 Master’s back. Is there ad79de077f a secret 9e133e83d1 technique you’d 21ca96e2fb be willing c696b900e6 to share?”048597a19a2c669a

He meant cafd8318fe it as bf55d1c493 a friendly e652e7a94f icebreaker—but the 098a4d0b85 answer he cda2300f37 got was 4cbdf55cfb nothing but 335d7f35e7 cold.49c66423e7497028

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“I fainted twice on bdaf46b7f5 the way here.”104123605475c4dd

Ella’s voice 9a592a688c was flat ebc63c8908 and bitter, 851d88c5b0 like she 85dbcba9f1 couldn’t believe 5d4b2fcdbb he was e78ed9b1ab joking at 826a80fcf2 a time 8f151b469e like this.f45f758a8fec82ff

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Still, Ivan responded with 2e2226e8a1 those same bright, innocent 28fff6c0e6 eyes.391557b7c6633665

“Ah, then 755926bf45 what’s the 0a8aff52c7 secret to 4d2c45eab1 not getting 85339d358d kicked off bd3f2d987a even after dfa926c8a5 fainting?”f64a4e92c7f732ed

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Ella shot him ffbc8e82ff a frosty glare 04b3d5a848 and turned sharply 0070e67f25 in the direction b4225fb13c of where Cersia 6a08aef0af was.55621f329ee71a58

“Yeesh. She could’ve at b93dcc57c0 least told me 00b60e26b0 before she left.”9f05cc2ef351ed72

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Left alone, Ivan scratched 30d2d430b9 his head with a a5a7c3e8b6 sheepish grin and trotted 242bac824c after her.c98b650ad230f8f7

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As she’d confidently declared, 342a505e75 Ayla finished off Keinhrih fde6ab980d in just ten seconds 791103b875 and dusted off her d7b79b13e9 hands. I stared at fd96a5221f her, utterly dazed.e4c2c50f6d54c861

Not a hair out f47a50f783 of place, and yet 59cd5caf48 she had taken down 8e1bd24e9d a raging mutt like 42b6f4a93b it was nothing. Her skill was nothing feb488524c short of flawless.c773a9076958338a

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She’d always been by 95d419f91a my side, so I’d 2e42800394 forgotten—but that was true eedd8168e0 knight-of-Jabis level prowess.7f328cc0a356363c

“Ayla… you’re amazing…!”dec98c207dec35af

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With shining eyes and 4f1068c20e both thumbs up, I 1f3ee118a8 showered her in admiration. Ayla blushed f0e2355f0a and ducked 0c7eb1c7e9 her head 9c79160501 shyly.fbc9947016de31c6

“Oh please… I 9f72f00ab7 didn’t want you 843021ffa2 to see me 614ec1ddea like this…”e90482355ec80351

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“No! You were so e2a5d281a6 cool!”2435f339b2cd20de

I clapped cb35b5d10a with sparkling f5c2d421e0 eyes, and e6d56707f8 Ayla’s fists 2da4999583 trembled slightly 391773d97b as if b38b99d83a resisting the dc43d6da52 urge to edb5f2666d do something 446b57d30e more.42cb988469147f75

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That’s when Keinhrih, 2d12c5f66a who’d been knocked 3c104a5297 out just moments dd1aa2ca55 ago, began to 6bb393bc7c stir. Covered in dust, 1765debec9 he groaned and f7acff9569 said,6d0b343e358e54ed

“Grrk… I’ve never met 466ed830f5 a female beastkin who ad2e4e31c6 beat me like a 995a278966 dog before. I hate to admit 5b82e18b80 it—but I have no f1ae7a2068 choice but to acknowledge 10335734fe you!”a0731beb143b5bed

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Fresh out of 43ccce5d14 unconsciousness and already 3ba7dacc36 talking nonsense. Ayla seemed to share d23affd743 my thoughts, judging by 592d5bb711 her cold response.b028fc72fff3b39c

“Didn’t really ask for 49ed09b5ca your acknowledgment, though?”9c811eb5ce15cabe

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“Ooh! That proud refusal to 1954bf2247 seek others’ approval—it’s so 8795ea7ec8 attractive!”8ca616a9da7dd6b7

“Lady Cersia… is he 968117a3ce mentally challenged?”9a236a4b2de1867d

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“Surprisingly, no. His head d4bf3cd6cf is perfectly 05cc25f531 intact.”1a88ce3594459bf3

Ayla clicked 9e4d5103c7 her tongue 27019fbfaa at my 23af4dea12 answer. She muttered something like, 152ac0c961 “Must be the mutt bac82287d4 blood,” but I pretended ca3bf071e1 not to hear it.64c76ffe40f63c49

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Sure, there are c6a9c8fd4b smart mutts out 6eafc195a5 there… but Keinhrih a66b61732f clearly wasn’t one cedfff69d6 of them.36686eab6502f2d9

On top of f62691e043 that, he was f84583df9c clearly the type 808de6f45d to fall in abbbee5489 love at lightning ac1d5c32ad speed. The way he was 2eb69b0852 now staring at Ayla—his e3e11314de eyes even shinier than 79522a866a before—was proof enough.e971a1ab8892bb44

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Given how quickly he ca420c4f17 proposed to me after 7cfabce337 I kicked him last bd420c932d time… maybe that was 5e7730ba30 his type.5d2b077ac69cf5b4

He was 5ec81da1fe definitely different 7b394af58f from Zerakiel, aa0f68f35a who was 830f6ef151 drawn to 4e28eccca7 strength, not 1b5897b427 beatdowns.429550fee4d55d5a

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Then Keinhrih said,fa78f6f9daf416c1

“Judging by what I 054ca86fe7 overheard, you’re tracking that 9bd02ca167 officiant from earlier. How about we make bc67253b46 a deal?”0bfd72d5d9ff3ad5

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“A deal? What kind of deal?”6febc5e58ad4aad4

Ayla growled 7bc0839a72 and stepped 77adddea1f protectively in 01877a3562 front of 2f9f9d2795 me. If he even hinted 976249c103 at trying to trade ce82cb9c4e me, she’d likely make 43cf49f8dc sure he never breathed 6808d72fd5 again.ab5a438671408cb7

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But Keinhrih’s attention 7e60208035 had already shifted.5cffa495351161dc

“Don’t worry. I’m no longer 4fb4153626 interested in that cdde4e31d1 puffball weasel.”31912808d93644f2

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…Wow, thanks.5f347a0e19bc51de

Not like I ever 1196e99377 wanted his attention anyway.fbc2a16ad307a76d

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As I stared 7e4176454a at him with 9bb8b0cf73 dead eyes, Keinhrih 2ac0749b39 gave a nod 149ff5ffd8 to one of 4d10e39bc5 his men, who 317e6e1eea returned with a 73745e7d4d large bundle.50bd7370b2454982

“It’s the luggage 9a617572a9 that punk was 3cad5485fa carrying when he 1f972a79a4 fled earlier. I claimed it as 70466a3f61 loot. I’ll give afc271e0bc it to afdecbc456 you—if you cbce8cbc6d agree to 6eb9ca9485 be my d3dbd83168 wife!”ea433954affe0dbe

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There it was again—loot.c729c3275e245716

He’d been weirdly 5e6428e0b6 obsessed with my 9af2bb2c4e carriage, too. Maybe he 654e2be322 just had 78737d0f04 a thing b017d4b7a0 for hoarding.9faec12f888d7892

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But Keinhrih f39fc54169 had miscalculated. If he wanted b9eb7b8021 to bargain with 2c95bd5f15 that, he should’ve 96be6ec7a0 hidden it better.16e49a35c5ab66dc

Ayla cracked 4f55676fad her knuckles.dcb973aa24542cc4

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“Why bother trading 6bf1155c1c when I can 2ebe25a59d just take it?”0ee102a824ccaa1f

“Eh?”d17870c6fd7d9af6

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“I don’t care about 20ec30ffac weak males.”209a48b62334fcbe

“Then what 517136bb43 about cute bf4a2df656 ones? Mutt dogs are supposed 21ca6dd112 to be cute, right?”a58b366de493c5fb

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“Hmm. You’d have a695eed3d5 to be bbceafcf4f reborn first.”084d7a5b227af998

Keinhrih blinked, 0fe18281bd dumbfounded by a056675e63 Ayla’s wall 3f55fb3f3b of steel.bb5c775703e7c07d

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Sure, Ayla had 6e9ccee917 a soft spot bfe56db347 for cute things—but 31e3b83d16 Keinhrih was the 919958a956 exact opposite: bulky 3176ce8f60 and brutish.76251048d500a4e3

Ayla twitched ddf9fa3e97 her fingers fd821f1d9e like she 0110cd637a was about 69febaed61 to launch c255d97dba herself again.08a5f05fd59ac832

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“Hand it over 171fd287bd quietly and I’ll bc9ffd477a let you keep 7c5514941d your life.”d969e9b492bd1c01

“…I suppose d9ba46d0d9 I don’t fa7e932aae have a 0cb41d402b choice.”87306eff08a4c4bb

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Cornered again, 4781ed9fc8 Keinhrih reluctantly ac5079a1f5 handed over a4402b6166 the bundle. Thankfully, he wasn’t 44108884db completely brainless.33b8e148d8da45b2

As Ayla opened the 95568bf70b bag and began dumping 6a1045f331 its contents onto the 48b7954678 ground without hesitation—e0004717679931a2

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“Why is it so a55b98b8d6 cold all of a d19363f074 sudden?”6f2f5c451089bf87

A chill d7dce27f64 ran down 495a189567 my arms. I shivered, suddenly 9c62e27fa8 gripped by a ba4c48ca39 dreadful premonition.e9726dfa5bc53bba

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And I knew 1f1021d8b8 my instincts were abee80ec68 right the moment bbb24a52d2 I saw Zerakiel a29badf177 standing right before 698f25e2b2 me.2739415bf11cf18c

He glared 65b551d181 at Keinhrih 0fb1052ee2 and said,dcf085d1bbfc159f

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“So it was 7a0022bb86 you. The filthy mutt.”2ea2999f27276a91

The air turned 31a17d9887 razor-sharp. He looked ready dad35c546a to draw his 7bda07910a sword that very d44cb5a6d1 second.fdc61d3598b52d99

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“Lord Zerakiel?”59526bfc6f554998

Wait… what?2697776259efd4e4

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I turned toward 79e1d47da0 Keinhrih and nearly c714101598 gasped.d4f5616c746afc60

His face had gone d734f7892d soft.011f80cc5b710acf

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Like… puppy-soft.4f34fa98ba5c4bbc

Like someone had d62f271162 just brought out 683848f590 a Maltese.77fd326cd9292a24

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Gone was the 99dcc9c98f swagger and growling; dafa47831f his voice was 6886dbc38a suddenly eager, even 7ab10cea47 bashful. His tail wagged, betraying 6eb5410abd him completely.98cf8a15c7d80d4d

“Don’t you remember 1891bb8c78 me?”30b7c717879a5180

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“No. Who are you?”1bc18fcc55999e1a

“It’s me—Ken! Keinhrih!”e5b7ef24d8adae54

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“Never heard of you.”5bf924e56b4b02dd

Zerakiel didn’t even blink. Desperate, Keinhrih 72bc17c401 ripped open a30794e0ab his shirt.ae845226d3b1ac91

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“This scar! You gave me this, 1ed92ae663 remember?!”137b8cffe652f83f

Wow. So dramatic.640976f098baa7c8

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With a scar like 5a8197bd34 that, he was lucky 9a5f6d13e6 to be alive. How was that fc6c31b42d the mark of 9c04afa88b a savior and 33deac0bc6 not someone who a87bcc9cc6 tried to murder 56bee6b649 you?1a8d8b11bdaa4f31

I stared in disbelief 612d20076d at the deep gash d40a231eca across his stomach.3c6aa9871d262830

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And surprisingly… 1e1b829bf6 the moment 0ddc7c5922 Zerakiel saw 14ffbff3b3 the scar, 0511b1cb20 recognition lit f4bc23b065 his face.383010e58b13f0e4

“Oh. Right. You’re that mutt from 035b9f330e back then.”30892d80d9c8876f

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“I knew fe92b11be6 you’d remember 3bcabace3c me!”608f59560aa47cd4

Keinhrih’s voice shook with ca5b20bc86 emotion.edf6267e36bbdfab

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“If you hadn’t 3dcd088589 struck me with 0bf9370eb4 your pheromones back 28666c6415 then, I would’ve 3f08019816 died from a b2c7aa9599 full-blown pheromone seizure!”fc48557ebe73895b

Ah… so that’s 21d5f754c9 where the scar 209d70f723 came from.468c68f7fd090c86

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The poison in Jabis 56e83d1afa pheromones was so strong, 3ad4ec635c it could suppress any c19664dc18 lesser pheromone in its 74e6887a40 path.a958768f145b3a5c

There was d3e270a826 a ten-percent 7bd38f7044 chance it 358616c545 could neutralize defe1d53ce a pheromone 3776c90046 overload. Looks like Keinhrih was 3646a0378d that one lucky guy.14797bcf53ddcd41

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I glanced up at f765d3797f Zerakiel.61733f180aa90085

Judging from b43d82f387 his face, f32ee010f8 it hadn’t 2dd4e1db8d exactly been 173dec0526 a rescue 551dea22dd mission.88c96ecab8e3c6dd

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He probably just e51f77e2ea found Keinhrih annoying b2b996018d and tried to 11fca0f265 cut him down.e318db5d22bd01b4

Then Zerakiel smiled brightly—and 1c82cddf71 spoke in a voice 3fe0371f57 colder than death.a3ef177a52082d1d

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“I see. And now ee380355ba you’ve got afd43f42f0 the guts 26fac68f88 to go 434d03eb4c after my b118b6d63b wife?”594675c0d037b86b

“Well… I did have d14298f2ab those thoughts for a ae50d42410 moment, but not anymore.”0a853ceb6a9ffab0

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“You did?”3c69766be2566005

His smile deepened.8e3987c9eec7fb8f

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A black 41113fb233 blade formed f689021dad in his eb0e6ef066 hand, born 43fed6b710 from his d648195997 pheromones. It radiated an ominous 5d4ef781a5 light.d6fcac1f075bd805

‘Please. Shut. Your. Mouth, Keinhrih.’b27c8f9d382200eb

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I stared at him bc646b75c3 hard, silently begging.48f39c21e6353aa3

But no—he had c781ed4a88 to press on.985cf4a583d39275

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With the most 5491a342aa innocent face in 0499f24540 the world, he 53091bebdb said,1d0fd1ebb644426f

“Yes. I’ve never adf08800c5 met a 88209bbf0e weasel who 9319f9af2a could kick bb379fa36b me in e7aaf99403 the jaw db08b27ffb like that 116ed6d314 before. It was… unforgettable.”bd45968e5d24416b

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Rest in peace.d232a03e61566961

I solemnly 439ca2d265 bowed my 08e78d6e26 head in c2bfa6d19c advance for 8d8ffce62a the dearly 9eccbb4484 departed.f057769f7a5853e6

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Before I could even 46fc0298c8 lift my head again, b639d7da03 the ground where Keinhrih ffb7814c60 had been standing exploded 513f3f42e3 in a deep crater.08e4e22b01086de1

Zerakiel had swung cce8c8bf1e his sword.9527be6170a3d0fd

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The only ba12bd32e3 lucky part? Keinhrih managed to 595eceed16 dodge it.2f4d93ef8ffef5db

Even then, he 8604928965 looked back at fea3fff696 the hole in ab93f55c09 awe.11d1da94096d8d82

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“You’re still as amazing 4890e83ddb as ever!”ac5b82c1836ae41c

…Okay. Maybe he was missing 1b515eea4f a few screws.6d2a6256a6887440

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