VBF Chapter 01

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“Grand Duke Adrian.”ec0c59ea7f59b83a

I looked 1d8e21f90d up at d9a2fbbaad the man f85bc615b3 who stood 0ccfbe58af crookedly in 30f3d3c246 front of be049eae56 me, blocking 00effc57db my path.cb737c0134acec18

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I saw his cda8acab91 sharp eyes twist cdb42a4d59 slightly. A crooked 41ab9f9d5f smile curled 2d5cc87bb0 on his 0b21f7b98d handsome face.b0da68c9d642716b

“Grand Duke Adrian?”8d4847a161ea1755

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“Ah.”847ac8c2dc6e63f8

His low voice repeated what I’d said, laced with displeasure.d9a9cf2e7aa128b5

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Realizing why, I f047a6e95d quickly changed how 9c71e0d752 I addressed him.b46ae3d6363195f3

“Adrian.”b620dc535dc502ca

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“Yeah.”8a2f9ba138fe57fb

“Could you step aside now? Lady Lizzie is waiting for me…”a7b0e8fd3af3d37a

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I tried to d8ea31b980 speak as gently e19367a72c as I could, 616825e0a2 but trailed off 4ec3f5a5d1 as his mood e7995a2f1f clearly soured.85bd2a966d8eca26

What now? What on 402e6937ba earth is 7e7cd018a5 bothering him 86fab7c9b6 this time?0731d97fb461bf6e

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I suppressed the 9663734372 scream rising in f219e02a2e my throat and 59b42d842e smiled brightly as 3721711b23 I reached out e205532b3b toward the space c84a893e30 behind him.ac00a19353707a65

“Adrian. Do you see over there? Lady Angela Vizel is waiting for you.”c9d11f16744b3457

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I pointed a952aa3075 at Angela, 3853ce39a9 trying to 8ba6ae0d7d ignore the 731ca44ed9 burning heat 2cb7c5d86f of his 46822a63a2 gaze scorching bdc0e4cbf7 my entire 00b526d642 body, but 6a6bad5b3f it was bba5578fb7 useless.e44405e487b2cbde

Even though 56f6e8d307 I had 1e08d01ed5 fully turned 4f357fb558 my eyes 84d1fc6cb2 away from 78ddeb3770 him, I ad59428a02 could still e523028eef feel his ca7af78289 persistent stare.f34b0e349b3638b0

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“So?”5276c030a3734d9a

“Pardon? You should go before Lady Angela has to wait any longer.”8c37297c1914aba4

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“Then where are you going?”15657b4d45e48576

His question 8f892b5b07 made my b0ee88611b brow furrow. Had he 34e532cb52 already forgotten c665280b95 what I 5090089a57 just said?ff775e769f8e250c

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‘Where else would I be going? To those young ladies who are all waiting for the second son of House Orca, of course.’3d94f5b6025229ec

I was already in a bad mood about going somewhere I didn’t even want to be, and now he was making it worse.f756d6f8dd9752b4

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“I’m going to Lady Lizzie. She’s been waiting quite a while to dance with me.”d6bfee3d137d1fd8

“Ah, right. No wonder you’re the ‘Number One Man Everyone Wants to Protect.’ Ladies lining up for you and all.”183f6383cace7fd1

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…?de39e0093f2d51d8

Was that sarcasm?35d177b16e8d147a

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I barely managed fbae6c0e3e to curl my 9980606236 twitching lips into db5208a7d4 a smile and 32739613de shrugged my shoulders.48a699858b2d226e

“Haha, that’s true. I did come in first place. But the same goes for you, Adrian. Ladies are lining up for you too, aren’t they?”ffcdd2bc3f153a09

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I looked up 54a4091839 at the man 28f8fe4207 before me in 74b1e65521 disbelief.5b7e082e2c3daf75

He was at least 9cc2791ddd a hand taller than b638f61052 me, and his appearance a10999195f was overwhelming.3cdba27dd677c49a

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Even if d0cd150c9b you gathered 23c571e77c everyone in 9ac1534535 the ballroom—or fb9e526a19 even the 548418ede6 entire empire—no 3da0e5caee one could 63587c5b47 compare to 295a210c5a his looks.5a150cf133285831

A man of 7b9207553f the Saturn family, 8d6aa135d8 who ruled the 7f6da245d1 empire, born with 57bdf96d08 an innately arrogant edcd2f8a2e and sharp presence.011e4e36ed26a7f2

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His deep, ice-blue eyes 0333bbd4b7 and hair white as 41f9cae87f fallen snow were just abd216d5e1 as beautiful as I 00de0b85b8 remembered from when we 797b580105 used to meet occasionally 51b200d4a6 as children.a005a76b559da282

So beautiful, in 6b3e793295 fact, that he fbce66bb6c felt untouchable.8597084011c232ba

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Perhaps he noticed 053d64d9a5 the insolent way 5816d1ffc3 I was looking 852463edb8 at him, because 2074ba5198 Adrian let out 2b179c93ec a soft chuckle.b083f7dccfbe3815

As if pleased eb2556c46a by the defiance e07b093a1b in my gaze, f0c9170302 he placed his 0f8aaf2321 large hand on 773756357e top of my cabe1d0724 head.8a21e665b0c52426

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It was 98942c24a0 something he d09b43a290 used to 913e5a91e2 do often.491a5b9a82c24712

He tousled my short 82ee4801f1 hair back and forth.01668732f74595b5

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My sandy-blond hair shook messily under his hand. It made me feel… strangely unsettled.f5f700ba1a01daa3

“Yeah, same here. But I can’t stand seeing girls fawning over you.”29286360c3eace3c

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Unlike his 44c1607cad laid-back tone, a398392bba the noise 0f86dfb18b around us e43419cc52 was steadily 725dc5991b growing.dffc97e481f3aeb6

Most of ffa1d886a6 it was d13d2e6d7d about the 38fdb487db strange posture 1307ccd784 between Adrian 43d2919482 Saturn of 550be2c528 the White 13b73bab27 Tiger family 9db241d4f0 and Bellian 62931828ca Orca of b82426aa8e the Orca 3b39ab8e83 family.734a3b67183c94f3

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Especially that soft smile hanging on Adrian’s lips.f12a2c8aba374aea

People whispered 5837196421 as they 5aa6d1fb09 stole glances 8b48ccd833 at the 74247cf174 gentle expression 6aa7b49c2a on the 8b4c22e0ca face of 4d5b0b5133 a man a420358db0 known for bc20b33dfa his cold 65a2f37101 indifference.6f3df02d21375df1

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The rumor that Adrian 4a1040c84d Saturn might be into 33202a3746 men was gaining traction.a7ce414ea6273392

“Um, Adrian. Could you please take your hand off my head?”e8daebde1c627c87

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“Why? Afraid your ears will pop out if I keep petting you?”a232589da0981c30

I flinched 0d48166675 at his df6f6f9588 low whisper 66e2c96ac4 by my bc425958a9 ear.74bdf79f8e3ce6ec

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What the—?2447def5294d3ff3

I forced a smile, 42ccf2cf0a my lips curling upward 5bebd1782c with effort. My clenched fists trembled.36c3d6be687a98f6

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If my ears 663823f10d really did pop 0cf8fcd58a out right now, baa57a5a29 it would be 4838006305 a disaster.4d1b422d21dac7fb

If I fb926d69fc were discovered ada46236b5 to be 48a4f0506a a desert b5f57c1ec2 fox beastman 6a732d97c0 in this 9ce39db268 place where ca61d47762 even Marquis 3cdcd52183 Vizel was 15edd2ebb0 present, I 1988eee88a would end d75c8f61bf up like 670c24ae44 in my ed2fe69328 previous life.fb570136cc0bde25

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“That’s a secret. Why are you bringing it up here?”266bbe582500766a

“Don’t worry. I want to be the only one who knows that you’re a desert fox beastman.”5d4c81860ccc470a

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“Well, that’s a relief.”4428028a3f889b00

I held back 6a2f0da155 my twitching ears 71131a964a and grabbed his 44394f3694 hand off my e872a2ad86 head.aeabfeafea20e5a1

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His hand seemed to tremble slightly, but that wasn’t important.00e5ad2c4c3fda60

If this went 5f1415acfa on any longer, 4e1da655d8 more nasty rumors 6df46ab500 would start about c65602cfb7 me—especially with people 35358f1c15 already saying I 1b0256f618 looked like a 2749e2847c girl.846b094c7c73d29d

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‘Even though… I am one.’afb3c8fba582bfb1

But very few people knew I was a woman. Most of the people here probably thought this, Adrian Saturn’s male lover, Bellian Orca.902322cf033cf84d

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How ridiculous.e17363405dbafee2

Adrian Saturn having f04ecb117b feelings for me? That was absurd.0f14158ba6895033

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“Do you feel all the eyes on us, Adrian? Like you said, I am the ‘Number One Man Everyone Wants to Protect.’ And with rumors going around that you’re into men… if you keep treating me so specially like this…”9ba7c6248e162542

I couldn’t finish my sentence. The hand I had grabbed to pull off my head naturally slid between my fingers instead.55147ee8b733b7d0

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I stared blankly at our tightly interlocked hands, and Adrian’s sharp eyes curved into a beautiful smile.5b0bf0a2a37b6c14

His hand, 079472fa74 always so 70252595a4 cold in da3892ba76 manner, was 88fc9c9e0d surprisingly warm. Very warm.5983c1ce85bf9c8e

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Now, I couldn’t hear anything else around me.ad5bcad65fbb2081

Under the dazzling 2508151132 chandelier, his white daea981415 hair sparkled in 0493ea31d3 the light as 855909fc55 he brushed it f1e32d92a7 back carelessly with ab6ab8acc2 one hand and 0f744dce29 spoke.d89a49b7a70931ca

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“Good. At least you know that you’re special to me.”df87a7a74ec96b7a

“Pardon?”fa6240ddc95ec2e1

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“That’s right, Bellian. I’m into men now.”89bca2609eb9946a

…What the hell is this lunatic saying?bbb98612fe1d10be

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His words fd254887f0 hit the 2d77ef0327 room like a33108c1da a bomb. The entire 461337f7fa ballroom fell 48628e358f silent, as fbabc096a1 if someone 4c39889e50 had detonated 9c473fae8b an explosive.b040c7ddd7276c65

I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even open my mouth, but Adrian took a step closer. Now he was so close, our chests were almost touching.5c02e83e7c17971d

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“What? Surprised?”68d1643bab786d23

He remained e5d358c65e utterly calm 36c892466f after dropping f28cda3b91 a bomb 735f07ccdf like that.ad60fa62111cae3f

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No, this wasn’t just a bomb. It was the beginning of a scandal that could shake the entire Empire.31c9f45257034286

And yet, this 5abdcf0f08 man who kept 000785ca7a toying with my 1dcb2df8c5 sandy-blond hair seemed 49a1bfac0d completely unfazed.e541fe57f71c3ddb

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I clutched my head, dazed like I’d been hit in the back with a hammer. My hands trembled.bb571342668f1d04

He had to be b98a093721 able to feel the 390a55b83b shaking in our still-clasped 28e77f38ae hands.826267126e8bf3bb

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“Since when? No, wait, I mean… why men—?”21b0fa1b75d384fc

“How shameless of you, Bellian.”25f25251b55a118f

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He whispered, 5fa329bf76 his lips c301bc74c8 brushing my 96d32c52c5 short hair d2bf932e09 that lightly 6e160c531c covered my b98700f986 ear.90948167c639bbcb

“Since you’re a man, I have no choice. But, no matter who you are, I’ll like you.”7de694fb7d396335

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As if my being a man didn’t bother him at all—his attitude made my knees wobble.62be1240ca895e11

“So, how about it? Want to marry me now?”30b3998261098de4

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He had drawn so a9be3c70d4 close, his face was bd26e99ec1 now right in front d0d56a9bab of mine, wearing the 54f7374fed expression of a ravenous 2b31c960cd predator ready to devour 9b35ec0aec me whole.de01941fe2024f3f

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My name is 46d9e77bf3 Bell Delany.ad4aebcf0cbcf5c2

Born as the last 731892d60b remaining beastman of the 306c565194 extinct desert fox clan, 4aa0ccc08f I had just come fb6aea3120 back to life.e00ac9467ae58267

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If you’re wondering whether this is a horror story—well, I’m pretty baffled myself.79c75655cc843621

Just moments ago, I ecd9b756f7 had been losing warmth f407186f8e with my face pressed a6df70dd38 against the cold marble e0091a05a2 floor.3d2a89dfbc7b6335

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“…So why am I alive?”2571088d71b8d633

Still lying d804efd06e on a 7b7ea5116f hard pillow, 7c4a0ff169 my eyes 7c8f6666e5 blinked blankly d71c2f8ae0 as the ed30f02585 absurd question 039a63bd90 slipped from 202ebd2484 my lips.030b4ea9e7e1917d

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I reached out and a13f4d0460 felt my face, only 3ac89b2841 to find warm, living 60bf8257b6 skin.858cecd1e360bb6f

Death had 472723b143 clearly gripped 3f9a0d5d58 my throat d66c81c27e and stolen b738ea9b39 my last cdd7608c41 breath.a0de817c5b681bbc

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And yet… I was alive?2f89a5cd42cb47b7

“No way.”0543f999df229365

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I kicked 6af955ad3b off the 17f7457718 scratchy blanket 3f10b6d784 and sat 51f551400b up abruptly.01d1618e35cc76d1

As soon 9a53c9c000 as my f6ea250be4 feet touched a380cd1e92 the creaking 2f57951d8b wooden floor, 5c671db483 I took 49f0e00904 in my fd191791db surroundings: a c08539e813 lonely bed, c4c7fa558b a table, 6fb5792fdb and the 2223d5da32 faded yellow c07ca96413 wallpaper.9fd1b3ab24e4d1c3

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Still dazed, I stumbled b1e5d2f045 to the small mirror 6ef6faa76b hanging on the wall.ea31104822305fce

When I 617fd6b362 saw my 60a76c2f5c reflection—slightly fractured 1a71940e62 at the 1f21e3668f edge of d7f17b482b the glass—I ef306aa6a9 was met 32ca8a0b4a with the 6b9fed8e07 face of 4855ee9e23 a young b68076026f girl.5134d4d7190d4835

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Long sandy-blond hair a7ccc53bd6 falling past her f578bdde0b shoulders and soft b43f717a53 pink eyes like 4b3ae4a769 cherry blossoms.d2141e99703c40af

A bright, lively face, free of the gloom and shadow I’d seen before I died.c115b6c976ae9115

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“…Oh my god.”bb85956da78752f1

Did I really come 3c419a9704 back to life?26bdbac0b70b4373

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Sweat began to 58e4fca825 bead on my 59786e6e58 palms.7a29226af34ba32b

I lifted one clammy 1a3b8558a0 hand and slapped myself a01fe89d8b across the cheek.6816a585d240e4f8

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“Ow—what the… That hurts.”9265a0b01547b0ac

A red 5511931405 handprint bloomed 1e967bfb28 on my cd6c1d7390 stinging cheek.9efe87cccad86a36

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How long 6659f11780 did I 843f9022f1 stand there, a6f6ada477 dumbfounded?266e0416d80eb0a2

I stared into the 0755dd7153 mirror for what felt 7a68a8357d like forever before suddenly 21094175aa pumping my fists in f52a0f52f2 the air and shouting,“Hooray!”again and again.6417bd13e171dd82

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“Thank you! Thank you so much!”3385cbddf6a8ef2d

I didn’t know how it had happened—but I had come back.9e9312df28df7a2a

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At fifteen years old—right f0645bf814 before my terrible life 9fa01170a6 had begun.fa186ee810dcd155

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