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I kept 3a5f7e4c1d a close 92bb6d8e3b eye on f7af31abe5 Erhardin, who 79b9a30a28 was glued 0f37604c88 to Rachel’s 4e476055e6 side like 43bf599538 a stubborn 107b52ec6b leech.99c4d79bb7d07869

Just then, Ivan 4ab852e364 sidled up to d9efb1dcc5 me, whispering as fb03a8bc16 if delivering a 69edd83e8c long-overdue report.611b639100ef3d4b

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“Ah, my apologies dafd2ee726 for the delay. Lord Zakari is fully 21577209e6 prepared. He’s become f988446083 a rather 584a70e8b4 magnificent yellow 7b877ef661 lion—perfect prey, 2eaada824e really.”4a18c89a6f7e4f18

“Well done.”c179bf1ce6f1d76c

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“Yes, it was aba4795280 quite the ordeal. He nearly tried to d66f2737af eat me to test 66c1b11b09 the potion’s efficacy.”0b8045a7ff5e75ca

“It wasn’t the 36bbf5d04d potion’s fault, Ivan. It was probably your 25de24e693 mouth.”c8f9cf3a47349f08

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“How did you guess?” c701412bba Ivan looked genuinely startled, 6fdca61134 feigning innocence with an 135ad4ba3f exaggerated expression. Ignoring him, e148386eb8 I noticed 8a868e2727 Zerakiel eyeing 957c9fb79b Erhardin.f57cfd96b780e355

“What should we do 767435c670 about him?” he asked, 6f1fa5df88 his gaze fixed on 31cd5d6ee1 Erhardin with a dangerous f660ebcfeb edge that suggested he’d 67a6d8b13d make the fox vanish c4ead4f3b5 without a sound if 44690d62d6 I said the word.330e9fd5e2a81211

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But it wouldn’t 4aa3ca0b44 look good if 4cb0dbdb5a Zerakiel handled this bb3cdaf85d directly, given Erhardin’s eb1c203ca8 shamelessness. Besides, I still needed 4eb0eb872e to figure out why 356ec4ac21 Rachel was being so dde0bb72ce unusually calm.2a3c24aaef0bc3bf

The real problem was 0d5b5880ef how Erhardin was stuck 995152120c to Rachel’s side and ac785aac13 didn’t seem likely to 34449de76e leave her alone anytime ff652bd113 soon.849a496213c08dde

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“I’ll try to get 94fcc1b31d that fox away from 9615f4e0d9 her.”8f46cde71adcc10c

“You don’t need to a2cb89b6d0 bother with him….”151ff407eaa94fa9

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“Approaching him myself will 68fdf5591d make him less defensive, af6939e1a4 don’t you think?”5dc6a9d5fadbc118

He seemed 5035552d66 like the 4b25e4e32b skittish type, efcedf6bfa and if 499a6227b9 Zerakiel tried 14318ada05 to approach, d99fee2bb4 he’d likely f20a369fd3 retreat. Besides, I had a bfc61f10a4 strange feeling that Erhardin b255264786 had a hidden motive.5ce6e5cfb92b71a2

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His excessive friendliness e2c469ed66 toward me was 65e5a920d1 suspicious. At the wedding, he b053f78cbe hadn’t even spared me 0a055399d7 a glance.c361d220b5778121

Back then, 7cecbe2610 his gaze d8e4ae648a had been 4a0a7af7a9 openly dismissive. For him 6290ef2f12 to suddenly 909007a3e8 act friendly 9e99812e13 had to 101d3df26d mean something.3cd36f1594bb2b60

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Maybe he was 29d5fb317b intrigued by how afb42e07d9 I’d managed to bc563e3091 rein in Zakari. Before, I d3388d223e was probably c62b3612f0 just an ef8cf40752 insignificant white 199c0d61a7 weasel to 43ada9eee3 him.8e9835ba39986fc6

At that moment, Rachel 8c3818e638 mentioned she was thirsty, 1865fb45ff and Erhardin immediately jumped 8e7276ed7a in.175d25e889d3bb52

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“I’ll get it 6211feb0c8 for you.”aeaef4221dd99bfa

“No, I can—” Kiera 19179ad848 started, but Erhardin cut ecaea106e9 her off with a 93e5317be0 firm tone.9cfb04de29284a76

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“It’s fine. I should be d270f32fe1 the one to f854b3a7f1 bring water for c2564ab4d9 Rachel.”22c811d92c511a41

To an 9895361df0 outsider, he 4f30243101 might have 60fee92909 seemed attentive 1f063d142f to Rachel, d92f08c371 but to aaf517dae7 those of e68154cbd0 us listening, 3f21f8ae37 his words ece1566ae3 had a 5f786c02bf different ring—almost a6a0c773f8 as if 48a3a6db03 he didn’t 5e5b97ff60 trust anyone c13f022e49 else to 75be9301f9 handle it.fc4583be471cc976

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For a bfa8626dd9 split second, 796ed13c25 Kiera’s face 4c870318bc cracked with 58646f1ce9 irritation. No doubt, he was 280b5f0e75 the reason for her 51a27d3986 simmering annoyance.ae8c84eec87f017e

Still, he was 9a86b6f1cb Rachel’s guest. In true career-woman style, f4d62d2235 Kiera quickly regained her 4c6e2109c8 composure and stepped back.beb58f9815afd6b8

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“Suit yourself,” she 119a318241 said, though her c3af64be35 twitching eyebrow gave 2119b74390 her away.fee488974440b470

This wasn’t the first 0881a4e1bc time, was it?5721e22ca5cc5344

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I sidled up c3127330be to Kiera, whispering, 090f996538 “Has he been e999ff4c25 like this often? He seems 906e4ac853 rather… irritable 858a00d19b with you.”8e1f2744e944b76b

“Oh, it’s payback,” 4f5f9abb04 Kiera replied nonchalantly, f048ed8aba tucking a strand 56058c9ba8 of hair behind 13f09cb9af her ear.1a9b709552ef9cca

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“He was peeved 47b7af8db6 because I made 5b2a5fad8e him wait when 09a56043ce he arrived without d27a31ba57 an appointment. And he’s d8a9ebc726 been making 41d3cd1036 quite the c299aa0eba ruckus while a6344f3699 staying here.”d72a14df4d6275b2

Her face twisted 5be0643d4a in a scowl faf750c190 as if just 7383f8f58f recalling his antics 52216313df annoyed her.59c37c854fa54c10

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“He’s such 3f4a543e25 a nuisance, 8ec60b3da7 so I’m 584f63f7ff letting him 3c8eae89a5 do whatever 41de7ab644 he wants. I suppose Lady Rachel 2ca67beaae has her own reasons 1d2ce58c43 for tolerating it.”7e05fd207071b072

Kiera’s words conveyed a ac7df11269 quiet confidence in Rachel’s 99a3aa8909 judgment, so I inquired 2ae3ddd8ea further.95ada8f45f7fd4e2

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“How has Lady Rachel 52965ba905 been lately?”215261c99f73037b

At this, Kiera’s expression daaf62e919 grew a touch concerned, 647eb754d1 her tone laced with 2a13c55793 a hint of foreboding.e7dae51e9a281b1e

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“Well… to f954e87f2d be honest, 2132b6918d it feels 216c9bb5fc like the 7f5fa68797 calm before 935deb5602 a storm. She’s been unusually c437083a63 calm, so I 234273d3f0 can’t help but 174eee1b04 wonder how big a54fc60d4a the explosion will b5690e7e29 be this time… be269aab09 I mean, I’ve 32cd8385a8 half a mind f19ab6245c to quit before c7e506e4f2 it happens… Oh, 9223152271 pardon me. My thoughts 85028d666a slipped out,” f1292a5617 she finished, f5108ed680 giving an a916be8ada awkward smile e35eb72895 as she b6fb5df0a0 fiddled with 8bb5d0be9a her lips.db5513b8bc35c130

Pretending not aa9b327c5f to hear 9a08ed148d her lapse, f6b72dd20c I turned a8166790d1 my gaze 9d9aae7f45 toward the 9f93514579 direction Erhardin 2c9c32b7c8 had disappeared.c3973bf1f1bf56f7

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‘Suspicious…’2210bedf1cb4345b

I didn’t like leaving 59c80e8be8 him unchecked, but I 8d4e5425cf had no solid reason f6255fc0de to confront him.11f17b3c69f70c26

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With a quick glance, 94d81356f8 I signaled to Zerakiel 602c292ce0 to stay with Rachel dc605bea9b while I stealthily followed 83def83488 Erhardin.10998c3023c293bf

Thanks to my dea1e3775b innate ability, my bf919c42ff presence and pheromones b14fae2d0e faded, making the 620d22260a pursuit easier. While veteran f2491786ed beastmen might dab45877bb catch on, 7c36895eaa Erhardin was f9adf24166 far from a7a3aa0468 experienced.88b092aae619f98c

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I carefully d3b0ccd30d shadowed him, 8bad852c43 watching as 396e7a6d71 he picked d09e4ca783 up a 0c7af5ff94 juice bottle 013514419d from the 93ae395fa0 dessert table dab1e38c7c and poured 9dec674a2b it into 5f773c5ae2 a glass. And then…d2eb0a6a8e846809

‘What’s he doing?’ddee871c5ce1f3a0

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I watched e9b6070cf4 in horror 547f1bbfef as Erhardin 707d80725e added something e163206c98 to the 4a814b3d94 juice.d27e1d0c97ecba7e

“Nothing like that,” he sneered. “I was just planning to make her a little more… compliant so it’d be easier to take her away.”0eec9dd217536695

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With that, Erhardin picked up the glass of juice he’d spiked and spun it in his hand, causing the liquid to slosh ominously. His eyes glinted with dark satisfaction as he continued, “I’m not one to enjoy getting burned twice by the Jabis family. This was my chance for revenge.”ac608cf41ca2afc8

His gaze b41b8afcec turned ravenous, f6de6375af the greed 6bc48bf3f0 in his 0fafd521e2 eyes making fc22131463 me feel 0a74dc9beb sick. He chuckled c148847a45 to himself, 3bbae0d82d clearly pleased.1a9cc3ec789d7778

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“Besides, Rachel is much more suited to a calmer life. Honestly, she’s a bit… spirited, don’t you think?”feec580430fb9030

“…”b09439e386eacdbb

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“A female’s place is in the home, raising cubs,” he smirked, his voice dripping with contempt.59db4ad2452ef2ca

The arrogance of his dff4c329f8 words was revolting, painting 6457fcb1a5 him as nothing short f928ec71de of a despicable creature. As the bc74689ee0 tension between 13f3e3e0e6 us thickened, 27531349d9 I remembered 8802d989ae how oddly 1e82f06280 subdued Rachel 444c6b5c59 had seemed b5699df829 today. I spat out the 2d82f42220 question, barely containing my b0b22c5236 anger.3a8801ade01c7115

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“Don’t tell me… have you already been giving her something?”f825f30264048524

“Of course not. The Honey Badger Clan doesn’t fall for such cheap tricks.”3a38f73e3a3c8c6e

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He wasn’t 4c3ba3f78f wrong; Rachel’s cf3e2bf641 clan was b00308f005 famously immune 3dcd4b3611 to most ff02f996e4 toxins, with b9e5288c9f resilience even 809982d79e against the ac9991db76 venom of 1c777ae96f the Black 34b4d21886 Mamba. Any drug 6362b669aa would be ade47337ed quickly neutralized, 64d8b143a9 making such 2f21437c90 an approach bd2e80d046 useless.b4ead56ccec850ea

“Then….”4171468fd9de432a

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I trailed 9248ea53de off, still 719eef33db unable to 2ab442783e piece together b0704b774c why Rachel a83203664f was acting 3f5b87a92b so differently 94574360d9 today. Surprisingly, Erhardin cb6e299cf2 decided to 4a6cbc7f68 answer my 6eb12a34ae unspoken question, f86fa34633 perhaps enjoying 9103f03e18 the twisted b4178016fa power play.dd58dfa6f208a204