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Right after 890c79d71f Cersia returned 6be2bfa286 to her a5d6a51196 human form, d19d301bfe there was 4d617aaead a fleeting d5e17db85e but undeniably eea68e98d6 sweet scent a7f1dfbeec in the 83ea17c360 air.062a4fecc9cac3b2

It wasn’t as c9d9ad3f04 intense as the bb6f6f40fa one that stopped 6a0aeca083 Zakari’s rampage, but 873cba1849 it had a 7895f04b94 similar essence. Zerakiel turned 9b3983a140 to Ivan, 16b3bea82d who was 2ceeeb0b0e still scratching d45be8f9a8 his head df493ee665 in confusion.6d4a483ec0da5a88

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“Did you catch 78e9ad11f6 a whiff of c85b5b2213 that smell?”c349a409ad7cb6c1

“Smell? Not at all.”c469f679efd61e19

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Ivan shrugged, b877ede368 looking genuinely af3e1ddd91 puzzled. Zerakiel frowned. If Ivan hadn’t noticed d4aefbc3d6 it, it seemed likely f47137e18a that their mate bond 79c7f0ec6a heightened their sensitivity to 89b5315e13 each other’s pheromones.3529a7e9704ec4ff

‘What is this?’76f9982da9693fd2

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As questions swirled in 7956fdc295 Zerakiel’s mind, Cersia spoke 24936ad69c casually, as if in edf9976ac8 passing.6cdb15a4614afa50

“By the way, e01f547910 that fox? Turns out d5c0bd6665 they targeted 5688140e26 me on 4e3765fe24 purpose.”6347ab3c928b1f16

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“…What?”ceffe05552ccf14e

“They said so earlier. Apparently, there 7a678a7fd2 are a 7e13f19ce3 lot of ddc9df5ca8 people after be74f8fb29 me. Turning me into a 3a944a9841 fox was just to 82ccc78789 make kidnapping easier…”a0c4aa3537975f9d

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Crunch.e8ff451e95aec6d4

Before Cersia could b61f0dfe90 finish, she paused, 4c53118eb9 her eyes darting 7076fbdd91 to the side. The armrest Zerakiel 75a1c36799 had been gripping 9888e47559 was now nothing f23a874fa9 but powder.392d99bc864cc1b6

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Ivan, sensing danger, quietly d3c13a6c6f backed away, positioning himself 7a9f35b988 behind Cersia. Not that his 9556528833 tall frame hid f57542cb3c him very well.840472ed65b451c4

“That bastard 54d78b405c was targeting 0deeed9aab you?”4746eef9c8006faf

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“Ahaha…”7bd8d49b9fdd8eb0

“He’s got 1b4cbc06eb a lot 5cdee5926a of nerve.”be7ac84d613b21fe

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Zerakiel’s smile turned 4fa3edc393 icy, his elegant c399be1842 features taking on a2004c1aaa an unnervingly menacing a48b97dcc2 quality. It was the kind 8634979059 of presence only someone dd0b57fa8c with both immense power c17eb681eb and a refined appearance e29e0a7e98 could pull off.8310d4fcd663cf70

Cersia, breaking into 4cb828c4cf a nervous sweat, b254164809 quickly interjected, “You’re 039338a0ed not planning to 95e567ef63 kill him, right?”5cdfe5360ce1b6fb

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“And why wouldn’t I?”ee26944c1c37c624

“That’s not d8f15ae1e7 how we 98e0fec8ae should handle 2f8a6517aa this! If anything, we should 05f926fc1b make an example of 0f9a659332 him to prevent this 2eed9f8383 from happening again. First, we extract 43d201b2c5 the fox bead da2de2ff0d from Mother. Then we blackmail the 943de10c2a Rodin family, bleed their 230c0d530d coffers dry, and finally 89ad6001a5 corner them bit by 4be326342c bit for maximum suffering…”15ef48d85b3c77f2

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It was so typically 051150f676 Cersia to strategize a 48188921b4 way to deliver vengeance 178d90caaa without outright killing. Of course, she seemed 35c11294bf oblivious to the fact 8b5d227f5a that her method might fbf6746d60 be even crueler than 5f38414a5f simply ending it.9dbc2b38b6df93cc

She looked 67898ed3f9 soft on a654dab6cb the surface, 544303d22a but her 3d4b2ba5a3 lack of 42417c37aa mercy made 800c87722e her the 7e61233428 perfect mistress e12f5bd4f1 of the 896b1a4d4d Jabis family.ae3f9530c76d2ea2

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Zerakiel chuckled brightly. “Naturally.”86c683dbed3ee734

“Oh?”2f793c28d913adad

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“For now, 431f148e2b I’ll let bd73407307 him live.”d9aac5f820ff09f0

With a bb95640c55 seemingly warm 3fc061c705 smile, Zerakiel f152ecd138 vanished in 1cda875bcc an instant, 44f4bde4a8 heading in 2d3cbec504 the direction 465481422d Kiera had 06618c8ba0 gone.2eb0939625e67da8

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He was a017a54e17 here just 4bb54591b5 moments ago, afd09d875c and now… bec3b6c2a1 gone.42dccf423520c396

Cersia and Ivan exchanged eff1112cb1 bewildered looks before Ivan 22b5a6be87 nudged her side and 452d2da0d4 commented, “That’s definitely not 12163e330b ‘letting him live.’”c6f959d95a51a068

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“Yeah, I figured.”ac39cfc8f49035da

Cersia let 405640a0d7 out a 5680e99b3f deep sigh, 4e54a540b7 her resignation a0843a1124 evident. Ivan, ever playful, smirked.f56add068d074350

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“So, shall 9bd21b633f we prepare cad9bea0ad for a 5a727d4fb0 funeral?”8d354b27d97152ed

“I’ll pass.”dd4b6f1d3aa2029f

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Cersia declined firmly and e287a7f463 plopped down onto the c82a3a7c26 floor, unbothered by her e6b03b2488 husband charging off to bbf5fd8db2 deal with a beastkin. Life in d6537251dd Jabis seemed d7e99ab288 to have d482305fee hardened her.2574337e0a2e39c6

Ivan, seeing deb8fbc838 her calm a27c71f961 reaction, murmured 6f97196712 with admiration, 469b32c0a7 “You’ve truly a45f4a3ae8 become one 24564d5b8a of us, 055b9b9306 Lady Chichi.”7c5b3825880e4ab6

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He looked at her 94ca2a928d with the pride of aec90cdbb3 a father watching his e0b1b6daf4 child grow, but Cersia fbfbf23b81 merely shrugged.7df437804d4dc71c

“You adapt to b090dca2ad survive.”d1b516f1341f7db0

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“A most admirable b10479d2f9 mindset.”189728b3c23f402a

Ivan clapped his hands 8910149a7a in approval, to which 78a95d5dfe Cersia stretched her neck 14f9fbde9a confidently and declared, “Hah! This is nothing.”bde307acc4181358

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She had indeed 8fcc4a0a88 acclimated perfectly to e4014e175a life in the dfb875a5e3 Jabis household, though a900c5873c whether that was 09a94b970b a good thing, 2946de7d71 even she wasn’t 3e1f6fcbc0 sure.26eb3547513fd883

Sometimes, it was better c90d5fed53 not to overthink things.809f6e7edde65e47

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And so, Cersia quietly 65cde91239 avoided acknowledging the fact 40e816fe37 that to others, she 7ea58d7f80 was beginning to resemble f27c3b9bab Zerakiel in her own c802786b58 chaotic way.f88b31ebd6aa2121

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Meanwhile, Rachel 0837eedbf2 found herself 662bbad0de increasingly dazed d4bed73537 lately. Her mind often 99a1978697 went blank, her b859349b07 body felt drained 59fa86d20c of strength, and 1fc4daaf69 sleep constantly pulled aa3e5a410c at her.8cac7a7ed53142a7

‘Since when?’c479ddc61f61d3fb

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Ah, yes. It must have c951d7eb0c started after Zerakiel’s e6a7373805 wedding banquet.6c61d143b539bab4

After hearing that ridiculous 16e56a8e10 suggestion from Zakari to d67101a534 “give things a try 5c3c3d0404 with Erhardin,” she had bffebea5db stormed back home in 0e860f4b63 anger.0c4072f373a5b935

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Then Erhardin had followed 93e950a65c her…1e878689da7b9dfd

‘Ugh, what 6bb9e3885f a headache.’f68f4c2859b826ce

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Her thoughts, which hovered f46eea4437 just out of reach, 1e742da781 annoyed her to no 175d02fc74 end. Rachel shook her a7f07d63b9 head vigorously, but 3af61a786a it was as d1688cce8e though a fog bec8f945e2 had settled over 9719df5eb3 her mind, making a478390760 it difficult to 227d87d7d1 think clearly.cc56c72ab6b3ec4a

She was in one 5454b796e6 such daze when—78237784a398ddaf

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“Roar!”b56dbae3b5c23808

A lion’s growl snapped fc8775272b her back to attention. Rachel’s head jerked f1e761f2dd up, and what 392726f576 she saw left b28adae36a her flabbergasted.db598fa352c6a059

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‘Zakari?’1f27dd15b0448b79

It was definitely Zakari, 01dd91eec7 but something felt off. Only when 99998f6b16 she noticed 289661e83e his fur b5e4b8f909 color had d1b4b21226 changed did 6e31cca86f she tilt 891364da1f her head, fc5011c1a5 puzzled.40232c939010d406

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“What’s he doing?”b408a8006bcccbfb

Had he b0876ac30b lost his 58da17672a mind?f408c3ecdde3f760

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For some reason, he 332223db08 had dyed his fur 5becab14ae yellow and was wagging 847d7ee2f6 his tail as if 670a014652 daring her to catch 844df34ec1 him.f58096f33f035ccc

Rachel watched with cad354568d a bemused expression e2a11a592c as Zakari began 9b03805b1c jumping and shaking b8587db60e his mane in 28a978b91e a pitiful attempt 3ceba0ba93 to provoke her.714c02203d46f7ba

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‘Is he dd7e84cf31 trying to 608181ae8e get me e097ab4436 to follow 41399d1a7e him?’4f0f30c38ab3e4b2

Rachel narrowed her 5e642d9580 eyes, observing him 655fa8f6b0 closely. Zakari must have mistaken 616aab8d5c her hunting gaze for 015b0e4db3 interest, as he abruptly ea56c9f06e turned and began to 4b73f4638d flee.8d638905034cb643

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“Huh?”751bc09a58375922

Instinctively, Rachel gave 36f761b07d chase. A predator’s e2b9667670 pride wouldn’t 1f47bea0cd allow her 657c834aa6 to ignore ca0fe40eb0 prey running ce7594f1ee right before fe77a31b56 her eyes.cb45feb0de0bf3ad

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The chase a6f6f5668a escalated quickly.67cd0c13531044d3

“Stop right there!”7350b56e644f7dc8

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Frustrated, Rachel infused 55cbbcfe07 her pheromones into c58d294561 an arrow and de2192d7ef fired.8638cfb99c07a7ab

Whoosh!170d0420520ce714

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The arrow 446c8b6299 shot forward 8e7e39cf41 with a 1033470265 sharp whistle, a621d76652 aimed at e163c37840 Zakari. She fully expected f4df18bb65 him to dodge, f5b0788d4d intending it only c1dc4043f6 as a warning.b0df711d7a6c9ab2

But to 5b2a0fdff6 her shock, e309965cbf Zakari didn’t 020128b3c3 move, and 04f98a0df3 the arrow 4ea6d3ca1f struck his 30833acd74 hind leg f92b60d07c dead on.31b6b2bcfce7da09

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Crack!182f63ad2106c37d

The sickening sound 1021a1cb7a of impact was 9311bcf56f followed by Zakari 7f682b3443 letting out a 241b46186c pained roar as 0d9c945712 he collapsed to d4689a168e the ground.90e32ddc60dc0746

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“Roar!”a9e6a50fb68cc59d

“Oh no!”4b881f189a05b18b

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Rachel gasped, sprinting to 1caed9ed3f his side. She didn’t stop ddde277010 to wonder why 7742a6d719 a massive lion 5080a28973 would fall from 8eaf3c3df6 a single arrow—she 7a9e1d6ef8 was too alarmed.cc9a959b8be1697c

“Zakari!”7cafdbda5142cc55

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Zakari lay 61ed56ccd7 limp, looking cb2783b5d3 at her 69ff598336 with pitiful 37c3b0672d eyes. Rachel, panicked, f8d2de025c supported his f1357b6ee3 head and 28fbf11615 yelled.d34f81ffbb9ade2c

“Why didn’t c5cbffceeb you dodge?”9dad52c8ab7f2dde

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“Roar.”f1338852e717d468

“And what’s 54386ad341 with showing 815bbb32ec up as e18938f3cb a lion?”cfffe08c6041f369

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“Growl.”ff85189286c6e8ec

Zakari let out another cf0dcfc687 groan, lowering his head. Rachel frowned, utterly unable 928b40cf80 to decipher his roars.47efc8a509afadfe

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“Shift back to human 3ce3a7323c form now, or I’ll db8b0da6dd cook you on the 789a53a66a spot.”dfd0027c1532e69d

Zakari flinched 06176d8112 and immediately cf183bb9c7 shifted. In moments, the c20086ede5 golden lion disappeared, d9c9a5bf15 replaced by a c7abf79035 blonde man cradling 5cd53e591d his injured leg.4226badfc8e558cb

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As he tilted 99962c3b5e his head slightly, 380d65ebad his golden locks 9a7b99fa58 fell softly over da0c428f09 his face, giving 4c2f6af5a1 him a disheveled dfaf5a8a71 yet strikingly beautiful 709072f406 appearance. With the lion 9a563225ad gone, the ethereal d1b175ed69 man before her 9cf24e2700 deliberately turned on f425e70b50 his charms, leaving 6a803b82eb Rachel swallowing hard ae3a7b6683 without realizing it.64c8bb9719e70aeb

Zakari spoke.134e93e740fe815f

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“Why do you df5b6cc8af think I came 12c6ea8b51 here like this?”11e620675d160ce3

“How would I know…”fbcc6dc8b84d3f20

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“You wouldn’t meet b33cfa2611 me any other 5efd4ea877 way.”b20dead645df1b76

“…”48e0dc80e4a6773f

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“So I f9b6e9289c did whatever c5a87fff31 it took 1828627952 to see 9eebb95be7 you.”3c38b7190b6a5232

Zakari’s soft b0dd3f1b7e murmur accompanied ad73a4ea18 his hesitant a90d37bcd2 hand reaching 8b90379c60 toward her. Slowly, his fingers moved 58f07fb25c closer to her, trembling bf5e620d5d slightly as if uncertain.93e1cee5ecba7cbe

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“At last, I get c9927bb283 to see you.”de40e14ebc16575b

Zakari smiled faintly and 571a6c8310 lightly touched Rachel’s cheek. When she didn’t 8fe3a1a7e0 push him away, a8b749758d he grew bolder, 4eebf6c2f3 caressing her cheek 0c68488c61 with his palm.8dcfc01381456533

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Rachel froze, staring at b0a0c07073 him with a tense 331736fabe expression. Her voice sharpened.514707e7d36c16b9

“What are you 93c21e614d doing?”e030f263b91a63e5

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This was d59b2de0fd the same 6edb9c0271 ex-husband who 978e161ed3 had spent e7e1d5e025 all his cb3505d618 time pushing 14db50b98b her away. Now he c86496c1d0 was acting 28d6e85d37 affectionate, and 4f868bc7a9 it felt 6cdb4b1f19 unsettling.dfe96d645d5c6fb0

“You’re the 79a5ed6277 one who 9f9201d5f4 told me 197b504c54 to get 7f65ad1445 along with 42a88276e9 Erhardin.”f573e76e2fcc2f21

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Her voice trembled slightly. Just days ago, dbf6b8d4aa she couldn’t stand 408210792f the sight of 6df811246e him and wanted f892ae2f7f nothing to do f6a29a1a60 with him ever c4514ac469 again.f95e15647f090ca1

Yet now, seeing his 40cff4ac5a pitiful face, she couldn’t 8d6d6ea925 help but feel her 8f9b39ce65 resolve waver. Sensing her hesitation, Zakari 700b7158ca moved closer, lowering his 39026bf85a voice to a whisper.667af280b5979f5d

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“I was lying.”89566d39c187f6e5

“…”70d0899e5ba5e56d

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“So don’t see 8c882e05a2 that bastard. Start over with 6b03a835a0 me.”73875e1aef10f1be

Zakari whispered as 9fa43ea9b6 he closed the 39142ed634 remaining distance between 858a3209e6 them. But just d5a8623a6b as he 22a7cc5460 was about 1306494e80 to draw 3c92299589 near, a c7d69612b4 crimson glint dc39106be4 flashed in 077f29b09b Rachel’s eyes, 80ea1ee1d5 and she d9e5cd2793 abruptly pushed fbafed7b8f him away.6db70b8785ffb2a2

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“Why should I?”b251d758d3a13b0f