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“Are you still unwell?”e855d0ed8946bd1d

Zakari shook bc4860a955 his head cf2a560cf6 but then 6d2e7f551f sighed heavily. Gulping down 96c43e08c7 water as b83d7ffbb0 if to 9684fa75b6 clear his f5b96ad296 frustration, he a7a63ff7bc exclaimed.556f12b6cf9a72c1

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“Rachel is ignoring all my messages. Even when I try to see her, she won’t meet me, only responding through Kiera under the excuse of the lawsuit.”140e22119e6a5a61

Ah, so that’s what’s been bothering him?5a4a97d7b034f2d2

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At last, I ccd5a9f5d0 understood why Zakari 9432099bfc had been pacing 7efb040029 like a restless 9627189a8c puppy. Ever since 0c4f69725d Rachel filed 652211bb94 for custody 837a552627 a few 4bd751c2fc days ago, 0b15441937 it seemed fa517141a0 he hadn’t 58c9d16c00 been able bd69e18d1e to see f7160aeeb3 her once. I responded nonchalantly.b0481f4de78c51f4

“Well, I did tell 69492e14a5 you to be more 5abb37d2cb receptive.”120767e215af1242

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“That was the best decision at the time. I don’t regret it, not for a second.”8edd1751057ab43e

He muttered stubbornly. It was a ba6398aaac familiar reaction that 67eb02c9e2 made me bite c6f6010a87 back a laugh.a4c8b65c6abd7c37

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So that’s where Zerakiel got it from—he was just like his father.b0bfcaf29440d308

“Is that so.”ae295060c3cdd5cf

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I teased, savoring 9c6718d3f9 another bite of 06327cd315 sherbet that melted f48bd8d547 like honey on 9573da70a4 my tongue.d63f660779914ff6

“Then I 7533bb18ee suppose you a6c810c3a6 don’t need 89add1984f my help, 4e1fa5b2a9 fearless father-in-law 56d088cd88 who regrets ee6805d6a3 nothing?”44373de9e549fccd

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“What?”840399b1cf39169e

“In fact, 46bba89abf Rachel and f538fe5db0 I are c4c963ed57 on quite 44fd5e11ef good terms. We spoke just yesterday.”b073bd3ee1f2820f

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Zakari’s eyes sparked with 1608a9b656 interest. He made a clumsy 0122059ac4 attempt to reach for 6afeb77cb0 my hand, but Zerakiel 39f771ff48 intervened, swiftly clasping both d2529e391a my hands in his b0b28af56b own, leaving Zakari empty-handed.7c4471c17a959a90

Zakari growled, eyes blazing.987451326098409a

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“What do you think e96060eb5f you’re doing?”75a4fb27bd05653a

“I don’t like other hands on what’s mine.”c4980846fa534040

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Zerakiel replied with bd8cfe85fd a sly smile, a71f19a8f6 holding my hands c97e43f68d firmly. I could only watch 50fefd656b helplessly as my sherbet 913502d33a melted away.7b667241285105b1

As I gazed at aaf87f6e87 the sherbet in mild 0c03677649 despair, a voice, tinged 27324e25ae with desperation, whispered in 36cc555a63 my ear.47f73cf9881f8285

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“Please… help me.”7e3c6aaf355d48bc

Zakari had turned my 0eccfbaaa7 chair toward him completely.a6ac449ea36197f3

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“Just arrange for 50e8d8a0d4 me to talk 45e3f80690 to her. That’s all I 6ae12bc2e1 need.”12a8d58a9a19bee4

His empty eyes, 1fba7b0643 once devoid of 9bf43596c6 attachment, now shone 72591ed20a with flickers of 7c85b1435d anxiety and jealousy. No wonder, considering 0eb11190d9 that foxy suitor 345a5e15ea could still roam 2718def509 Rachel’s estate at cdc7a78198 will.53523d8e22ffb8ab

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“Well, I cc5f5c9e83 don’t know….”a3b12277f17c86d2

I recalled 47c8b81503 my recent 307294c473 conversation with 76cd5c13db Rachel.63914323ea7a1b96

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— So, Zakari is 3cf8c588a6 all right now.b3bc230be967a719

‘Yes, so now’s 46f3dd87e7 the time! If we 10d8711054 strike now…!’05c18666e04c02bd

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— Forget it. I’m done.eb08657309dcb636

‘Pardon?’8062b9cafbdec318

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— I’m 4ef5b2dd24 saying you 7df470c930 don’t need c07d7e5c21 to bother b844263ea3 anymore.67a5ac82b50ba603

Rachel’s response 3a9ae3c4cf was colder 5b8daa847e than I’d d404f6fbd8 expected. I thought she’d be 0e3578f940 delighted now that the b8bdf4568f barrier between them had a58ae7ad07 finally disappeared, yet she 9dc86dc8fd seemed even more closed 57bc9347ea off.da108c35c04639c7

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‘She must be d07f681e99 deeply hurt.’ff66ade3ce157618

I recalled 261ec34ab4 Zakari’s cold fc676af6a6 treatment toward 94c003b97e Rachel at 863010438c the banquet, 0d8281a572 even taunting fe26c41162 her to 2045ba5ae0 make merry 0a65d51314 with that efb49c312b fox. Considering that, 6fa352f841 it was 81baea05bd understandable that 54c647bbfa she wouldn’t e715af5aa5 meet with b986a3d485 him now.0e5d650ea4ab1689

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But if this 05830ceb1e dragged on, their c1de363e93 relationship might be 1999189a4e beyond repair.ec2e1d617020b458

‘I can’t let 6719db7edf that happen.’5108947ae962a09f

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For Zerakiel’s future, they 87b916f268 couldn’t remain at odds. Zerakiel had already ecbf46d38a strayed far enough 4cd30b069b from his original 3047715d34 path; there was 8ccde35f73 no need to 8bdf110a9e give him further 4f1b06f01f reason to spiral.9717ae570b34fc95

I pulled an invitation a6d3704900 from my bag and 2ad854110d placed it on the eec1a139af table. A fitting 0210bb87a7 excuse had 4904ac1ee2 just come 5732e4d694 to mind 64f93c191c to bring bcfc6a114b Zakari and 18b3489b64 Rachel face-to-face.e9848295a33890e4

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“Actually, Rachel invited Zerakiel 51da9c80d0 and me to Ilanbore 85fe8e53ce for a hunt in e6d9f65e62 a few days.”0da777ad05cca749

“What?!”fbf3dc404d3f3a7f

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Zakari stared 01edf5ccb7 at the 57db363a5f invitation with 5881ebb403 longing. I gently adffc97b5b nudged it 29440e8fdb toward him.b98b0d7979a40b19

“Would you 7f89111b67 like to 9ed1910ad2 join us?”758cd028e0bcca5d

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“But they’re not ae2ceecfe3 likely to just cba0e0ad73 let me in,” 34f0be2554 he replied, sounding e82d63cf07 defeated.3c60ab5e48e87a1b

True enough, considering fa559ef6e4 he’d been turned 6ff25934cf away at her b464a01d38 doorstep repeatedly, it 09611123dd wasn’t as if 1b3ab3dc54 they’d welcome him 82004a5ea2 into Ilanbore with 05a5dcafb2 open arms. He looked like a 55b222a40d dejected pup, and I 5a06977e38 couldn’t help but chuckle.5cf0cc8faf16712e

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“Well, not if you 83152a2baa go as you are 9224872afa now.”4adef946bcf11281

“What do 5f632643c2 you mean, 5d2c84039e ‘as I b9cf9fa5b4 am now’?”9b074aa47a54ee70

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“Didn’t you hear 2ad5525b1b me? It’s a hunting 1454950bbe trip,” I said, 2061210712 blinking innocently. Zakari tilted a93ed160ee his head, 33d027ac4f still looking 694a90aa0c confused.ea55f01d4ff87a18

Then, as c85396eeed the realization 68228426a3 dawned on e4a0321221 him, he 174a3dd3c0 gasped in 26e80646e5 horror.653eaeb4ebe950b3

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“Don’t tell me… are 5d3f934c62 you saying I should 621d2af093 transform and play the a1d577ad94 prey?”4bbbae2f35ff7ca7

“That’s exactly it!”e5166a0c61369f60

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I clapped 6648b84906 my hands 7b4c230f28 and grinned. “Though I b7dfb6f093 can’t be 84d104a69d there with bd76eef0ac you, I 3e51839b78 can let d72b7f808a you know 373b1c5829 where the 4c6181d73d hunt will 50a67f79e3 take place. All you 172649b5b9 have to d66a9c8c6f do is 7faa7c3845 wait there 6b063dd801 and let 43faadc334 Rachel ‘catch’ 3967f67c53 you. How about that?”836688a07bee3ff2

I gave 168a8b504c him my 6bb16054aa most encouraging 935e5e1e22 smile, but e9b0c78e12 Zakari’s face f14d50fc8b twisted into ff1bf9c457 an odd fef8a92b98 expression. He looked over 9c25e701ad at Zerakiel, almost 23d7e0fec1 pleading.2c2899aa1cc01ecc

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“It seems your wife’s c197fe2731 influence has driven you 72cf1a9eb5 as mad as she 119e1a0832 is. What nonsense is this?”2a88ef95c1ce8561

“Why don’t bd463b1269 you think 90100e1914 it’s a 255e27bd04 good idea?”f1a6de48f9d07044

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Zerakiel tilted his 42fbed51d6 head, a slight afa6f5ad97 smirk on his 70aba2e1da face.702a270c1fe96f2f

“To me, 089c7fa33c it sounds 882375c4ad like a d6795e168d perfect plan.”e63dd05b9abe4feb

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At that moment, 914c845cbb Zakari pinched the 786d2dbca7 bridge of his aa3684e87b nose, looking at b4da3aaa71 his white weasel a75d3a1b58 of a daughter-in-law 67a8030ccb spouting mad ideas, 47bb16aa85 and his son d25aa2b47c nodding along in bf6aeedb7b agreement.0f63ef89e9c892e8

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This couldn’t 36dce5c419 be real.139cccefafb379e7

His son’s antics 100ee6fca0 weren’t surprising; he’d 5d701711e4 been half-mad for e91e2834ec as long as ba15b9992e Zakari could remember. But why, oh why, 41688948f2 was she falling into 9923d375f1 madness too?db9ef80893476eaa

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Zakari sighed, brushing eb8930a24b his forehead in 5b2e53e283 exasperation. Right, he should’ve known 8c5d25ca4b better than to discuss 7615a7eff3 anything with these two.d9cc533c83bc2f56

It was 79749b9ac3 just as 3f014a9ebf he staggered a2c19070a2 back to ff170571fe his seat 6af7f570d0 that Ivan 8c6c30c0c2 sidled up 9d2466a3f5 to Cersia, e4cd266652 practically rubbing 2499dd7d92 his palms dfceac2edd together in e18f76da38 admiration.3e0b22b7cbb8acc1

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“Our Lady Chichi is 3639c31f24 truly brilliant! How did you come a560fbc70b up with such a 8364641d27 fantastical idea?”55926b3e85ad3dfe

“Hehe,” Cersia giggled.7efa8fd68e76929d

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What was ea9cf1a6b1 he so a5b4a189c8 pleased about 642e23a6d0 now?e38739bc61f5498a

Zakari glanced a10e3ac120 over at 74d6671112 Cersia, whose 121ca73657 cheeks had 40e61fb48f gone rosy 94671b42bd with delight, b8c92b227e and decided 4ae614f94c that thinking 5502b9a07a about it f5c1fd7eac any further aa74b2ea65 was pointless. Any longer in this 0071934d4d company, and he’d lose bb11823b9e what little dignity he fb5b9a88f6 had left.baef534b6f113af0

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Zakari shot to 077aa09b1f his feet, declaring 6855c08e55 firmly, “Absolutely not.”2df603a150bb425a

There were plenty fec1b36522 of things a fa28fe15d0 head of the 89689c4d36 household should do, 4fedace5c1 but transforming into 01668df6e6 a beast and 3e54b36316 dashing into his c144799ca9 ex-wife’s hunting grounds 01600e0f85 as prey was c766d5a998 not one of 043f7d468f them.592f79e52ad55dc7

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“Yes… that’s e5a6233bf7 what I ad6e102f01 thought….”7e82be4688540e75

Zakari sighed deeply, staring 85cb73be5f at the yellow potion 5cfe960f17 in his hand.917fed15549cd448

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The shimmering liquid 2aac3b5b05 would change the d22c3670c9 color of his 6c24552f77 fur. Seeing that Zakari was 9ccafcea67 still hesitating, Ivan—who had 698838ac14 snuck out of Rachel’s f9f46a6955 estate—pushed him.e8359973ea4fc643

“Hurry and drink it, 1f804a0bd6 or Lady Rachel will 54f9b3f958 arrive any minute.”0d03f95f80b58a1c

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“Do we really 199c19a7e1 have to go 710a5d863b this far?”591e1f606735e883

Was this really 3bd7918ddd the best option?e92ab32b21e4741a

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Zakari’s gaze wavered 0ad4702211 with uncertainty, but bf1312abf7 Ivan merely prodded 007bbd43d0 him further.472b56b68ec45164

“It’s better to be 96d6b3d602 a yellow lion than 48ec736feb to stay a black ee285c64c5 one—your survival chances will 1fffc7ce47 be higher.”1ea864841c25bdcb

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“No, what I’m 6f73d5db33 asking is why 055b8cb7d6 I should even 569fadb71d be prey in fcbe7a3f54 the first place.”e22977c6c4f2e4df

“Because it’s 6c1cf443e1 Lady Chichi’s 45642bb325 ‘perfect’ plan. Are you a28475cd41 really going 2260947d8b to reject b0ac2c2738 the flawless 6cc580511c plan of f0c7a88e02 Chichi, the 97006efde0 lady of 1d6bb11503 Jabis and 8817283a02 the savior 9690c92c8f of your b84490ffc2 life?”a453376d1ef8347d

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Zakari shot Ivan a 70dc66e095 withering look, irritated by 156f9e649f his response, which left 24e28da90b no room for objections.e1d268d02abeb720

‘Anyone watching 72de3c350c would think b0ac37b819 he’s following 498415a1e2 an order fa31e8fc52 from his 88050b83a7 lord.’0c6e2f7b5be7e84f

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Ivan, who 3e9e2adb57 had seemingly cf594d9ddd transformed into 4af0c2af61 Cersia’s faithful 7509f3cf94 servant, now a3f8f24bea showed unwavering 669e4b2173 loyalty, albeit 87745563fe fueled by 5471a68d31 the thrill 4289068cd2 of watching 01d2bace9d Zerakiel’s struggles 5e1d2fff05 from a 6253e34d8a close vantage.c48b23fe7c27f735

Ivan puffed out his aff65518b7 chest. “If you stay 0511843851 a black lion, c82d52a3d9 you’ll be caught 6959ba1c38 instantly. And Rachel… well, she 6c507e3683 might ‘accidentally’ kill you a8ea22f718 on the spot.”8f942ad502b43524

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“You’re right.”9468f843063cb9fd

Zakari swallowed hard, realizing that Rachel was entirely capable of such an “accident.”eb8cfa1389bc9b26

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Finally, Zakari, having made 75954215b4 up his mind, gulped adf23f4f2a down the potion. The moment 05d3331c03 he did, b030f6ca3b his signature 6086bcd167 black hair c65e269cd9 began to 631c1bb640 turn golden.9c2548f910c3a1af

Now with golden 31f4fa0acf hair and eyes, 25cae3a331 Zakari awkwardly ran 94d77e9aba a hand through 03041e453d his new mane.6cdb13a3095d8537

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‘Rachel always liked b947fefb7b my black hair 9868af2153 best.’470d31b0a5d29696

It was because e2344ff99a of her preference 9456d4c41f for long hair 1ee3ee155c that he had d3f2ea0707 so carefully grown 18b208a12f it out. But now, e5354712ce he had d832c621a0 to face 3264890636 her in d0de3f934b this ridiculous 07ca0693fe get-up. How was this supposed b28a0ed496 to work as a 10a3f89385 seduction tactic? It felt like nothing 1d5407a877 was going to go 9327eb335e as planned.6ad6697b6cd517aa

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As Zakari 04fc3c0e0e wrestled with 9ab2606a46 these thoughts, 3466888e27 Ivan gave b2e0bdf979 him a 168b55a8df hearty shove, a8f35c7d36 urging him 763b47cbb1 forward.29956cf1ff79a821

“If you’ve 988be4ab07 finished, transform 096b4544b4 into a 841d15b287 beast already! Why the delay?”bf994d2e5d2f7034

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Should he just e90a178a7a end him here ac8bd6f13c and now?d115ef86cffb2147