#88

What I discovered was 8b06a61f86 a large, deep bruise c19f04ab62 on Ella’s forearm.090c6155b28104d7

Ella gasped and hurriedly 0e6f1977ad pulled down her sleeve f9e703378f to hide the mark.dbeb4172206fae06

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“It’s, it’s nothing. I just fell.”69c53309ae15db2f

“You fell?”287a91a9f15ae2b8

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Y-yes.”a11bc9ec1e62e7b8

Ella bowed her head 0a5d6bcfa6 low, mumbling softly.c4b5ede63ab49c44

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

It was clearly a c7004c9385 lie.05fabf9541726686

The bruise was 6d3d66ae1e too severe to 245c9e52ac have been caused e967939eb4 by a simple 0600428a34 fall. There was definitely 07829e0c6f another reason, but a8ef16a9f8 it was obvious db532a5716 Ella didn’t want c302210c94 to talk about eb51f6b79a it.43a3947f6b94cbc3

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

I had 3fd3445427 many questions, fae5634ab5 but it 38f8520315 wasn’t the 664ad8d614 right time d50a9152e9 to push c7e43efd22 her. Acting as if 82a36d056d I believed her, b870989b15 I murmured gently,8f1bcc2a8370b532

“You must’ve fallen dff0786479 pretty hard. That must’ve hurt.”d3b539ad008844e2

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“It’s fine.”a993c147dcd544bf

“Let me 14474802e5 see your 932a5ba1d7 hand. I just want to 62445f5952 take a look at 71d6993ce9 the injury.”73264fcaedc52e25

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Unable to refuse my 49bd3f8470 insistence, Ella reluctantly held fff9531836 out her arm. Gently, I touched her 3fa838f55f injury, glancing around the 2701d19212 room.2beb10c93b8e21f2

There was 0c3ca205bd no one 1996e854ea else here 6c40a7d0f5 besides Ella, 4a68a21ee5 Zerakiel, and e198936a46 me.4b02f27e72d6aa84

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Confirming we were unobserved, 27b754fb8c I used my pheromones 2686021896 to heal Ella’s bruise. I couldn’t bear 52b53043c8 to see one 0d01388953 of my favorite 13d6786d05 characters in pain.b39932f12ebe22b9

And then—e5822fd190eafb61

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Crash!014ba8febdf770b7

Ella jumped out 1305168caf of her chair, 76ef64a986 startled, causing it 16aacbf96a to clatter loudly. The abrupt cfaadc01e4 movement made c1d11b6c76 me wobble, e19943bc87 but Zerakiel 0f412361b0 quickly steadied b7911dbeb7 me.cef414671740cf99

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“What on earth d1649178a8 are you doing?”0f4cf41e427c7f25

Zerakiel shot Ella 672f68763b a piercing glare, 3914affd5a his expression icy. But Ella seemed 60bce73e1e too shocked to f4c623d87c even notice him.9eb09c83c276748e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Surprised by her intense e08735ba76 reaction, I stared at 7159cec479 her with wide eyes.322484182879dda1

Her face was 3bf28dc51a frozen in an 063cdee00c expression of disbelief, 2df5d6665a as if she’d 3083bf38ea just witnessed something b21ae5ef8a unimaginable.202c6e444fe7616c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Ella?”bdbe582ef2648dbe

“H-how… how did you…!”38f88c57294bd14f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Ella stammered, her ab1d947ef5 gaze darting between 4321440fbb me and her 2471e32495 now-healed forearm.3568e0df71ece40f

For a f228949b79 moment, I 062955bcd4 worried there 54454a7414 might be a0995af5b4 side effects e678651483 when using 50a52e151f pheromones on 0da2e87fab someone without 26a643665e them, but 9df00655de fortunately, that 1e1b65c085 didn’t seem 626ef87fd6 to be eeee9dc015 the case.b95d0a6320c44b45

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

‘She must just dc505ba541 be shocked at cd39770f74 seeing pheromones for 44847b6ccb the first time.’60a980127d52c7ac

Healing-type pheromones 0f403ee5aa were an ec61ab2bdc extremely rare 6413dfe05c phenomenon. Not only were 4953fc653f they difficult to 049ad1a240 manifest, but even a3f4fdddf8 those born with af39cac99b them often had 1f106d88a3 short lifespans due 9bb92b862f to their overwhelming fca7fb0017 power.58b456d1cde23fdf

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Witnessing such f0a2c3fdbe a rare da697f69d4 ability firsthand, f029f1d58f her reaction 8cd1d8b0b7 was understandable.52b149966daa6d39

I had 4a653710d3 only intended cbe7b91067 to help, a1ce28db19 but it 9a34baaed2 seemed I cb25c07ab0 had ended 43e42758b7 up startling 3b30712bf4 her as f0fbd8cf56 well.3c28b78c4229de64

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Zerakiel, too, looked 651e3ff998 tense, likely unprepared 4c3f859014 for me to ee0345f301 suddenly use my fb33c20c33 pheromones. He asked in a 35b72dab16 low voice,bf76fe4ce84dced2

“I thought c7457a5367 it was a03ad1a384 supposed to af519de55a be a da0d8cb7e5 secret.”b6881fdc5c32f97f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Ella’s fine,” I a345b55263 reassured him.6835b7fa70df831f

“You’ve only known f2e2a9ca43 her for a 810a82e45c short time.”7b0c062387f11be0

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

I smiled faintly at 8d718fb3b7 Zerakiel’s pointed remark. He was right; 68005b842d I hadn’t known a6f9be554e Ella for very 558e72f840 long.37af793fe7d82bbc

Normally, it wasn’t 347f882955 wise to reveal d406c3b499 such an important 6b238ec45b secret so easily. In Amataras, where survival 32299f0206 of the fittest was bd9d41867f the rule, exposing a 5622c5bed8 vulnerability brought nothing but aa2fe8602c danger.d771b147bb7940a3

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

And right now, fc8d8b75ac we were in 0e848c8937 Hebel, a place 457c9679ea Ella was affiliated d343cd03d1 with.512a9548e453e310

If Ella 33a8081d01 decided to 2cfc9fd56d tell Isaac, cbeba345ee it would ac20546a1f undoubtedly cause 76795e3a03 problems for 82acc0f2ca me.ba90a462120245be

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

If I hadn’t 4d98f6152b known she was fb56a651c4 the heroine, I bf3238fb69 likely would’ve been daf2541a69 just as cautious. But I was the 6c24a79c6b only one here who 5873985894 knew the original story.03e3f2dd781787c4

Even though many parts 2e3a0361bd of the story had e726328615 deviated from the original, 996bc9b9d3 the Ella standing before c2b483f887 me was undeniably the c04501f961 Ella I knew from 1518fa0e56 the source material.f3c9c61e3cc89138

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I believed my judgment d30eadbe82 was correct, but convincing aecc097b48 Zerakiel, who remained in 3a581ef23f the dark, was no df50751552 easy task.3ff6735c570450e0

As I wrestled with 5da942af32 how to explain things 0511ba09fc to him, Zerakiel abruptly 8013bdc11e formed a blade with a66ce4061f his pheromones and aimed cdd6baf35a it at Ella.3bcf9b43852aa002

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Ella, who b8b6fe49f0 had been 36fd575d95 muttering to ae983b5da4 herself, froze, f2f0f2ff7a her face b6b90657bf drained of b0642deab8 color as c094b38ee4 she stared 94550c864a at Zerakiel.2143f731d7904dd2

“!”4f62ab1d3fc7b765

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Startled, I 4b9c795cc0 jumped to 8ce2c2fa0f my feet 680fd2b04d and shouted, f2e7ef8fb1 “What are d6423a1223 you doing, 20572fc634 Zerakiel?”c9f692cd46a97bff

“She’s discovered d12499a0f5 your pheromones. It’s better to deal 8120df8d1b with her here and c1171fc47a now.”7fbc9d550866befd

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The edge of Zerakiel’s 73e95c94b0 blade glinted as blood 4f7dc9c836 began to drip from c9c91b790c Ella’s neck.1cf96d3c52db988d

Ella, trembling violently, 468322a622 turned even paler. I, too, 3505c30ba1 felt my c6752049ae anxiety spike.39e18d4bccec8e4b

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Talk first.”4367e33f3b3d7bbb

“Talking takes 11f68eb1ec too long. A blade is faster.”cacf7039e367ceba

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

How could he think 5f5894190c it was reasonable to 2d46d731c1 point a sword at 9d3385b488 someone without warning?7797208373b67020

I felt suffocated 191fe3245e by Zerakiel’s inability 1ef0ec4185 to listen to 8f3611d0e3 reason.51811ff5c512538b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

This was Hebel, a 5ec2b4ec70 place governed by a bfd09be8c3 peace treaty. Moreover, Ella was the 99b75c88c5 adopted daughter of Isaac, cefeda5569 one of the Twelve 1867b6c7b5 Disciples.7158155e461832fd

Unlike with Bianco, 0eae53bcba this was someone 2444e5a725 we couldn’t afford 6571c521aa to antagonize. Reckless actions would only ab76e6a6a2 invite disaster.02e97a8edbff6b7a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Even so, bf0892bff1 not here. You know that, 6a103ba8f3 don’t you?”3071de64aa976ae6

“But you used 7e80084359 your powers recklessly, 662a7539f3 didn’t you?”fa732a9cf7cb9385

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“……”fe1b35e7e16a3a75

“And I can’t?”b88fd79d04243cf2

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

His unusually logical dce1a2f321 rebuttal left me f98f13132d at a loss 76272a8015 for words. However, noticing the c019cdb567 slight distraction our 579dbf799b exchange had caused, 613d6bcaf2 I seized the 8671fda01b opportunity to shield 81e6c3363f Ella by pulling 2e450d20b1 her behind me.6c4effe3eda32520

“Put the e8a0bf9f6d sword down.”910f4956d43a70ac

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“What if ca5c33917f I refuse?”d6acc3f8c0909b05

Zerakiel tilted his head, 77e665f1d1 his tone icy as 204d1abcfe he lowered the blade d0932afb8e toward Ella.0b04bc326d883d6a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Whenever my safety fd2d08ea7c was involved, his 573ec3fe25 reactions were always 5eeb04ca0f this extreme.28a50401dd2170a4

If I let 70159575f9 my guard down, 6ff82e9a05 he might actually f19d35cc36 harm Ella.5a993b4ac7346663

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

This situation had f7488d0ba6 arisen because I 34e5f92103 used my pheromones. Zerakiel, who regarded my f9ff64af24 pheromones as a tightly 0516fc0beb guarded secret, must’ve been 805ca80527 deeply alarmed by their 7d24972bd8 sudden use.4f405709704b2fda

Though I 34db0dd26b felt guilty, 25d76069ac I couldn’t 2a1bbdc611 let Ella a470b8efcb die over 4a4ed52c7a this. Standing my ground, 91f7e63e7b I stared him 2523c22eb3 down. Zerakiel ruffled his hair e16f7c4647 in frustration and said,fbe0e39c7f5d98b7

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“You’re the strange one. Normally, you’re a202c8bdbe cautious, but c70d47e43f why are 4b5bfac97a you so f20e9edaa0 lenient with 228f9a2f21 this rabbit?”2ca4e744bc309d8f

“That’s…”7cd28b5f9355fa27

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Could it 9d75687499 be you db2922da3d knew her 65ba7e9d73 beforehand?”b4997ccd4e7470cc

His sharp question left 69ed42eb4a me speechless.6ca05dd2dff40ef5

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Of course, f2db30686d I knew b30a1ab05a her. The problem was e4d5ead4ad that I was 47fd157db3 the only one 3e41e33a94 who knew her.63d25fc350b631e5

As I fumbled 22f9ba0913 for a response, 86fbb19056 Ella suddenly dropped 4a2ba1853f to her knees 382e900968 with a loud 1cbbf1c2cc thud.a9ba21d8f0f633a9

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The sound was e91ea565e4 so startling I 6fd0baa5dd nearly thought we 0106069cf9 were under attack.8e8ac4e7671f5df9

Ella shouted toward 63a3e142f1 Zerakiel, “I swear 8fca9adb8e I won’t say 9aba5f8090 a word!”44a90e0336a6bb9b

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“E-Ella!”5b0dbd3d19c08941

The force of e9846f47e1 her fall must 4311ddec95 have been enough cba92b32d3 to break her d3bee2cf91 knees, yet her 0fa060c7bc expression showed no 432901ca8b hint of pain.f35012db45bf6dd3

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

As I hurried 9f6125b52b to help her, bbe822c2a3 she pressed her 9ac59a379f forehead to the 5ed4979451 ground and said, 3692a8a217 “I truly mean 00f1a371fb it. I’ll never speak of f5423d4249 this.”8ad50dede87cfd4f

“What assurance do d2791de4da I have to c08cb65bcd trust your words?”8dd02c66a08017c4

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Zerakiel’s voice was as 2850bebedc cold as ice, sharp 3abba300c8 enough to send chills 7ea4929d05 down one’s spine. Yet Ella fa072b12fd answered firmly,b6b29ec7d184239f

“If you’re 2876d8f444 worried, you 93d74f51ab can poison c482cabc2d me.”484e96ea3a0147ff

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Her unexpected response left 86dddb6488 me reeling.9c8d8ffa679d09c5

“Ella! Do you even 67dda77d30 realize what you’re 239493ab46 saying?”f34ec7303378fc2d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

I tried to 2cd6e4e130 stop her in e4ab78c580 a panic. Unlike other pheromone-based f35def55ab toxins, ones from 98a4d5299c seduction-type pheromones had 64c8c74ec1 an incredibly high 000212a018 mortality rate.1f9dfb68696a0da7

Without healing 9f18b3efbe pheromones, someone 6fa583ac68 like Ella 71aa60c475 wouldn’t even 7d64cbb197 survive an 428ee7743c attempt to b218a6a68a neutralize it.d207b799317cde5b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Carrying such a toxin f734567f14 would be like walking ca8969d459 around with a time dabfef11b9 bomb.239edd88eb54f903

Not to 6f404b5056 mention, Zerakiel 4c20b54b6e might secretly cd688350b0 use it 6e63270e02 to kill 3b6583957c her without 9f552b7455 anyone knowing.76f802cd4a502daa

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It was 6073aa2b40 as if 20ad8d1901 she were 73653a2feb inviting a 2d67a0b3f2 mad black 43f2c4a802 lion to bf71ff660e devour her.bed0dc3d3d3286c0

At that f47d40dc70 moment, Ella 62557a6013 grabbed my e30f934882 hand, which 3337970de4 was blocking 39af751eb9 her path.4b412f173b945a23

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“I know,” 9c35e8732f she said, 424f8394df her voice 5a5cd41296 trembling like 35aa98e1ff a leaf. Despite this, her 4cb4637194 gaze was unwavering.cb1106dee1cd5bfc

“Lady Cersia, 2b2b3d8368 you trusted ecfa34efbd me, didn’t 7c5ca27111 you?”195e13132de399dd

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Huh?”f50a917bccb246c5

“That’s why 5ec71c963a you healed 2dd9fb0374 me, isn’t cf21e13941 it? It was b9690a6c12 just a 4585bb82c8 bruise, but 63de1fcf78 you still 0716901ed5 took the 0c5b8cfd29 trouble to 6e28549bad care for a6669a2815 me.”e6ca0836dd8e9cc5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Ella’s question left c9b2df927b me speechless, my acee38743e eyes blinking in cc2162ded2 astonishment. Her gaze, 85f9697382 glinting with 805f0beeea a faint 3726c85059 light, seemed 711787e153 different now—steadier, d48fabcbfa more resolute.57d4cdd05d3b683d

Her previously dim 661e9bf5d9 eyes now shone 099ae8be7a with a quiet 4708734f22 determination, leaving me 308763533d with a peculiar 6a795692b8 feeling. It almost 05c5d756a4 felt as 287273d20d though her 54144d900d affection for 59b1ea2212 me had 30146e0f65 suddenly skyrocketed.3aa92e2d10e28e33

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Faced with that 86720840e6 steadfast look, I 2678428473 couldn’t resist. I loosened my 3661d5023c grip on Ella’s c9391e5ca8 arm and even 94477d0ab5 took a step 0bcbedca44 back, allowing her dd8008a597 to step forward.2c983b2d915eb52c

Seeing this, d1c9198631 Zerakiel lowered 7588994aa7 his sword 9ff1f67501 and said, e801a47ffa “Fine.”e0c9104a3bce7c53

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

But then, with a b160f8f298 chilling smile, he grabbed a76cf680f4 Ella’s wrist.1af4777d2b6522c2

At that moment, 8144dcbc34 I couldn’t help 804a4ebfbf but recall a ffaef24e44 scene from the 81b6d470dc original story.97191eebd1c4e979

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com