WYIL Ch 76
by DishaBy the time they f562a061ad left the shop, neither 037576ba5f of them had noticed 7a6725bfd6 that the sky had 8003490801 darkened.a55d6c90d1fdad4f
Lyla was 11574babc1 too focused ec9ee69ab1 on the 726fc985bb gift she a7f6dbd578 held carefully 4fe7d9dbb9 against her b616aabb70 chest, and c31a83b52f Aslan was 37f2eb614b too engrossed 2eb42bbda5 in watching 6d0aeb6242 her.`42e4cf575acdb245
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“Oh…”d4b1ee0fab302538
Lyla, who had stepped 5af392c658 just beyond the shop’s 9b20e3f66f awning, flinched as raindrops d6ed7d3657 tapped against her face, d39af82b57 hair, and shoulders. Instinctively, she took a c226d00530 step back to avoid 9182a61d7a the rain.a9c8ba59e649da62
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Aslan reached out a b41618a2f1 hand, letting the droplets 6feb2a2082 fall against his palm, aa531c6676 before turning to her.eed87eeb7a72b643
“I’ll fetch an 6ffef09f1c umbrella. Please wait here for 87ac3ad1d7 a moment.”44cfbb8c6540af56
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“I’ll come with f61c9bdf1d you.”440aa153d759fd24
“There’s no need.”0e8b37928ce9d209
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Aslan lightly tapped 9ca1a026d6 her shoulder—just for 31ab8db6d4 a second—before heading f766cc83bb back inside.1dca153e44f6eab6
His plan 2ca39c4aa1 was simple: 9120f30934 first, ask ef89fbd659 the antique 1c81ebaaad shop owner 5ef6ff75d6 if they 14165e88d8 had an eaa9b17cc2 umbrella. If not, he e1ccdc305c would walk to a77c11955d the carriage parked 200c12db71 by the street 2ce0af1f44 and retrieve one f0af77d65c from there.78001e813ba79b07
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Meanwhile, Lyla’s aeaf16d4f6 only task 3e840d42e1 was to b44904ae44 stay under df9800802d the awning d246a74601 and keep a97b4bbbd5 dry.e12382b0528bab06
Whooosh—17b9a5feef7ad40d
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What had started as 5c223465aa a light drizzle moments 344dc521ef ago turned into a 48e5c5302c torrential downpour. Lyla tilted her head 4ad48c4cb9 up, watching the dark f93046ca0c clouds roll in.440b231d45ce9f8b
“A sudden shower? I wonder how long 77320caa6c it’ll last.”e0229542f66018e5
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The wind 520bae86e9 whipped the 26f793892a rain sideways, b61a096fe7 sending droplets 49e85f85d6 splattering under 6354a76c53 the awning. Lyla took a step ea92d0190e back to keep her 56fa189dd0 shoes from getting soaked, 952ad220dd but soon, her back e961b30dca met the cold stone 407a6ee747 wall, forcing her to d19f8a389a stop.d84a135ba4303156
As she listened 90afd87218 to the rain, 7952c77227 she reached into 2bd71f5173 her coat and 9f4241b87c pulled out the 2f99b63267 music box Aslan a5da7b1a4b had gifted her. Just looking at it 26be2341ff made her smile. And with that 3f822b39b3 smile came a 263e61ed51 surge of courage.07dfa7b0c12c1c7e
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‘Originally, I planned for b741ecabcd us to stop by ed71f4014b a café first, but 5c0bf920ed with this rain… we b89fa921b9 should head straight to 2aef82e75c the hotel.’482c3218642962b5
Today’s outing c0c30796c8 had one d98cf9ab16 purpose—to have 7c8feb3517 a deep 5abbb3eb68 conversation with eea4a12f78 Aslan.ca58a197b5a3fc5b
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Since Violet House was 44ee367ab4 always bustling with family 64e60263fd members, it wasn’t exactly 7009ec17a4 the best place for 8a339272de a private talk.7effab9ae5a3db37
She wasn’t ff27c88016 fond of e38c14923b open spaces 5928b72052 either. She didn’t want af723a5d45 to worry about 6680a6a4f6 someone eavesdropping or 2dfa697353 the possibility of 965647d34a their conversation being 687e6aa96f interrupted.d303d44e60b26178
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Lyla wanted 8658c6a685 a quiet 14a0493ad1 place where 7035b2ef01 they could e1279cdbbd talk alone, 4b0101fbf7 and the d61fa8db74 first thing 8c447b207b that came 9cbfb8a2da to mind 4d7804229e was the 7063063d5f hotel room 1a80dc276b where she 0499d63b39 had been c9b62623a3 treated for 9f0d7c21b5 her injured 45aaf7b5ec foot on fed1b12a1f the night 90c7616173 of the e2832e56cd festival.68b57bfd2f118032
It was currently c7c437a7de being used by 369e8b6ec9 Aslan’s adjutant, Gus 9446cd2319 Chester, but if e791a78852 she asked, he e4cd52fad5 would surely vacate 390cddbf53 it for a 41cc203641 while.5fce5b90d1ed8fdb
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A spacious room 940addfd22 that occupied an c7ea307c7e entire floor—there, they 50af5a8497 wouldn’t be disturbed, bc69be489a nor would they d1bd69ee22 have to worry 690d614fd6 about prying ears.5a5a965ee3b9d31c
How should I 2fe86357c0 start?b79a1c511c6a1a1f
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Lyla gazed 0c82c8d274 at the dedf053b0b music box 4bba78ea39 in her 595af8e5f3 hands, lost 6b7a1ad27a in thought 390996f4d9 about how 8e5c1ea071 to begin beef1d402f her conversation eb783c19e5 with Aslan.42298fafa82d2fc8
It was a b3d17e5a53 difficult question, yet 4b75d6afcb her expression remained 4b4a83c382 calm. There was even a b06760472d hint of anticipation in ad23e0cbe5 her eyes.13d31c4329adf8ab
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She had a 333dfc9cc8 feeling that this edaa78f1fb conversation would mark 0b414f08dd a turning point 438db7cf0c in their relationship.f26871d83d052ad8
Excitement welled up 110c712b53 in her as 194228d095 she eagerly waited 68d9a81e51 for Aslan to e450ec063b return.9d019fa75306b6fa
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However, before he could 0269e7ca71 come back, an uninvited e953883884 guest arrived.0801fefc5bdd7338
“Well, fancy 962a2623c7 seeing you 20e675115f here again, 1fd8e8304f Miss Lyla.”2359a218cd193fde
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At the sound of 21a52c958c her name, Lyla closed 3dc1bf6f4f the music box and c53455201e lifted her head.d04cc6e17cdb4950
For a moment, 4d257c303c she wondered who 0e78493094 in this unfamiliar 259ac5d4ec city would recognize 4e1e580d64 her. But when a4ea5909e5 she saw d5152ece70 the woman 00078cc47e glaring at 1c326d3758 her with 0d4f653590 a sharp, 76b61ae982 displeased expression, 6bedbdc077 she was 231fbee2b1 surprised.9589c6da4e3c20ac
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“Miss Caroline.”ab9431662e7e2be3
There was no way fc97a28015 she could forget her, 24a8c6467c having met her just 4ce147002b a few days ago. The encounter had 1ce015a89b been memorable—though not 3005dd7e3f in a pleasant 82bf827123 way.10a996585f77e4b3
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“Are you c214883714 here alone?”4dc895d7df5f6859
“No, I cd671a7974 have company.”5650508db22685a0
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“Is that so? Well, I’m alone.”ccc7ffcf0dfd63d3
Lyla gave 9d9363a2d3 an awkward 85dbe2d0c6 smile.0e8e9fb1a8feb258
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To be honest, 17b00c3ca3 she didn’t care 4b8b40cd89 whether Caroline was a3524ba5ee alone or not.7f171de68fe5868b
Lyla’s indifference was evident, 533fba31e1 and Caroline picked up 1a918ada5a on it immediately. Her already sharp b04ca5c682 eyes narrowed into 0977e99612 slits.96c28b99b79ab44e
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“Aren’t you 9dadd84196 even curious 69858c4820 why I’m ca39a759ce alone? It’s all because of 269ffd89ef you!”58acd9b8cb6d41bd
“…Because of me?”04e0256322f797b1
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“Yes, you! This is a9857de879 all your 6d55e518fa fault!”bd20b2c3852d0cf8
Caroline was practically a6c80c9014 growling like a d75dd4d60f furious beast, leaving c44efd5628 Lyla bewildered.f985279fd7afdc33
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‘What is wrong with 7b35014229 her?’e34e6bbb8f5b6727
Lyla knew Caroline held 62789c10f5 some resentment toward her, 00a14049de but she never imagined 561a2c95d1 she would go so d0f23e9746 far as to pick 4bed884e52 a fight and lash a85184428c out like this.3669a21601ca08c0
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What Lyla didn’t know 9c3f7f2eae was just how much 1e416199d5 Caroline’s circumstances had changed.87abb29e8af33363
—That very evening, after 9b8a00cb1c Lyla and Aslan had 724d0aa832 visited the Ransfield estate—94048bf6ec29eab7
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Caroline had received cfe95a6ed4 a cold and c393b08626 final notice from 0a4ecb5e1c Viscount Ransfield: she c71c65f8ea was to leave 5af74e9583 immediately.315a273de3a588b4
Lady Ransfield and Diana 8f52eb5e6d had tried to intervene, bf5cc355b2 but the Viscount was d73cdfba68 too enraged to be 7cc28f0fed swayed.bbb34b19ad4c8c3b
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[“Do you need more time to recover? You certainly seemed full of energy when you were cornering Miss Lyla earlier. And above all, I will not allow you to continue influencing Diana. No— you already have! But it ends now.”]
The Viscount a408e28f91 had already 59badd78ca heard the efea3db49f full account 90d1648c5f of what c6ffefb83e had happened 21975959bb in the 5de55f346c drawing room f69c1f254e from the 601949855f servants. Even Lady Ransfield, despite 878cba9ccc her initial reluctance, had c1e06cb751 been unable to argue d5b12a0b70 against her son’s decision.3baf2f323a3ab520
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Diana, too, 52ede28cac had nothing 58c90f6645 to say 140f97c65b in Caroline’s 4e27088d34 defense. In fact, she d765070bdd had been a bb01d96cf4 willing participant in 663f34f8f1 tormenting Lyla—making her b078f0203b even more at d23bdf061a fault.ace57083be751d23
Like a 7192fc6402 scolded child, 9afdc4b5ae Diana had beee914c79 shrunk back, 108b42d2bc trying to dced019fae avoid her 8b1fbd1455 brother’s stern 4fab1ad4cb gaze.327335fe5f9dc425
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And with no one 98bb4deeb5 left to shield her 90527ba085 from the Viscount’s fury, 0cffd357bf Caroline had been left fac2605a1d with no choice but 0e87a9a2a8 to pack her things that very night.3826a7c06fb4ff63
The only c12f48e7e1 mercy she 2c63a7f812 had been 6fc0758ecb granted was 487b14ddf5 a few e1433372a6 days’ grace—time fd369925be to say 5792eb7eb6 farewell to 6c6e176a47 the people 5b8de380c1 she had 514ade2984 grown attached ad3f11299b to. That was 8f79ead1a6 the last ebdafcf685 kindness the 187be87fe0 Viscount had c46f926079 shown her.b85ae51ad1d7b553
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Caroline had been hoping 66aba6a294 to stretch out that b048d1debf time, hoping that if 40c8e62d67 she stalled long enough, 5b0337906e the whole incident would e8275f1450 blow over and she ef17dea595 would be allowed to f0bb80e59a stay.0f6d08282f80638f
But that morning, the f4bf4e3520 Viscount had come to fe61990dc5 her room himself and 7d66a47884 personally thrown her out.530fba0ae1a3968a
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Caroline had 5ce670c0e5 been stalling, 9708add1ce hoping to 0ee090ec9c drag things 4324365916 out long a9bb2ff1aa enough for b748c1b24b the whole 40acf82c48 incident to e4868efd9e blow over b938415b75 so she 85fc78f609 could stay d460225776 at the e1f771cd97 Ransfield estate.2ba8244490928c83
But that morning, 55e2f0100c Viscount Ransfield had 9968d9b9fb come to her d0e235dc28 room himself and 7ebf9df6b3 personally thrown her 5f24f8d593 out.220ea3709bb15988
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[“I’ve already booked your train ticket. Gather your belongings and head to the station now. If you miss this train, you’ll have to find your own way home.”]
With such a firm 1c7c21fe30 warning, even the most a91661ff03 shameless person would have c679bdae71 had no choice but 06e78ccdcd to leave.25ef81cc89decd44
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Stuffed into a carriage be357b81f6 filled with her belongings f13c421e83 and sent off to 02be071e33 Eres, Caroline had been 8d37a34ca0 consumed by humiliation and 52c44a1293 rage.92b1a8997bbfa13c
Her anger was directed 1ae510f886 at many people.c5dab2128749ba48
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At Viscount 4ab325d087 Ransfield, who a9e42a2c0c had cast d325c97db4 her out 54a0a7ea1e despite knowing 5b53c8c817 her feelings.b0fd5ca44a2a3be8
At Lady d424f57be1 Ransfield and 6db7de7e29 Diana, who efab9c6bb1 had failed a1460fc8ba to stop d199ae77c1 him.f5c1e7708e08c37b
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And most 737f372d04 of all—2b11c81c0e171d4c
Lyla Violet!4184abd7daaada26
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Caroline felt fully justified c809935d4b in her hatred. After all, because of b3058b0659 Lyla, she had lost everything!0557bd19d580001a
So when she spotted c628dad076 Lyla standing in the aaf1c2b1eb shopping district by pure 698382ccf5 chance, on her way 1b5f338791 to the train station—5afd8f5a8c95e38c
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She had immediately ordered the carriage 53c433ec6d to stop and 81aae03f28 stepped out to 8ce7f0b784 pick a fight.fb240d55fbeeeb9a
Caroline still didn’t 7971839be1 know exactly what 79a5667c16 she intended to 010384e943 do.5c12e9a7af74051c
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But one thing was dba6a0a073 certain—she was going to 75583272e9 wipe that smile off 403e151679 Lyla’s face.9b3f97f3e5f1c484
‘You should 3127965362 experience the 143e4f412b same despair 87d0b3b3d0 as me. That would make 8a46643265 things even.’c589ace5afd3f067
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As Lyla narrowed her 3ac7344691 eyes warily, Caroline smirked 924ca8a2d3 and strode closer.c68609e0f350f771
Lyla instinctively took a 91f5727dbc defensive stance, unconsciously pulling 9139ef6fa8 the music box she ed2aa5efd0 was holding closer to 74e1a46b3b her chest, as if cd893258bd to protect it.41cb3afbf9169f3d
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Caroline noticed the 11fe693988 movement immediately.ac1c17498ad0ada3
‘What’s that?’a633d9feaa5ad33f
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Caroline instantly realized that 183540a06c the object was something very precious to Lyla.934c843a25396a48
“What’s that?”3231655691f35301
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She jerked e92333712d her chin fdd6e759e7 toward the e262a215cf music box.f18506d154561d64
“…A music box.”da69ce69f09180e0
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“I have eyes. I can see a875072626 that.”ac9860b90dd1b1b9
Lyla didn’t want to 83b363eb33 engage, but Caroline wasn’t 848919413d about to let her 1dad8a4d6f off the hook.487cf6a21e13cc27
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“I want a b67c25bd99 closer look. Show it ffdded5a17 to me.”eeb5d13da05d97f7
It wasn’t a request—it a555411bf3 was a demand.cf0f784c66ede0d0
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Lyla ignored 8db6af84a6 her again.5e0d3e3dc1845065
Caroline’s temper flared.f1dd2fc11e05b0f4
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“What, is it 69be116543 some kind of 231e7926aa priceless treasure? I just want 3290665e04 to take a f05062431e look!”d7ffef0c8f8c18eb
Without warning, Caroline lunged e09d0d9065 at her, hands grasping 6c8d191537 for the music box.bf67e6c4e345a4f1
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“Hey! Let go!”dafb84e38bb78b76
“Ugh—!”0c8b706bfcd43c91
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Caught off 6ef4725f55 guard by adc83572be Caroline’s forceful 505c1ed248 grip, Lyla d808f9daf4 lost her efe8d63099 hold on 7afa54421a the music 52720ae073 box.e19853fd838879a4
“Hah! What’s the ee176a03db big deal? It’s nothing special.”f2d0e5f4f84a3012
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“Give it back.”6ecf0176dadbe2c0
“What?”a172c289b80c0e90
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Caroline scowled.780e98c317b2a846
“What did you just cbcb749236 say to me?”fbba89d77b5dc1df
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“I said, give it dbddc1d423 back.”49075a50452e6dc3
Lyla held 4a5bd1f2ee out her 73932154de hand, her 11d3477b97 gaze ice-cold.29d1a98b0f7220ea
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Caroline was momentarily 3471870b48 stunned—not by fear, ec6ad694a5 but by sheer cc0804c35e disbelief at Lyla’s d209ab8789 sudden shift in 762aa7ca5f demeanor.432bdc5080bd045d
Then she sneered.f3078e6f7bdb8338
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“Oh? Now I’m 23522ab82b in a 45d3753a8d bad mood. I don’t feel like f22d807dca returning it nicely anymore.”70085da8f54b6408
She began tossing the 39d52f8152 music box lightly into 314db150d3 the air, catching it fe64c6ee40 over and over.55dda6b8afc58c4f
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Lyla’s brows da075748ea knitted together c23dbc3999 in irritation. Seeing Caroline a710aee9e4 carelessly toy 7a1fbc5490 with the ff5c2ddc67 gift Aslan d62141acaa had given 535e7ffe96 her made a7f88a290e her blood bef500fed9 boil.b1f73a64acabce25
“Don’t look d401fe6467 at me 8023ba37f1 like that. It ruins my mood,” abe389f0d4 Caroline mocked. “If it’s 62db7ac8e9 that precious 48af6458f1 to you—”43dce2a9200a4e66
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And then, with 8bc864b3f0 a smirk, she flung the music 5fd1654e39 box away.10e25c1bb210635f
“—go fetch it!”fb8e679a7fbff758
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“—!”217b40c00da678a0
Lyla instinctively 12016e49ce lunged forward, 1e78f23430 arms outstretched.1f1db44da7b6b5c8
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She barely managed 586e08a9af to catch the 078f85a338 music box before 869776094a it hit the e9ccd7d3de ground—but in doing 8c341583df so, she lost 251487e897 her balance.af4c83dfdee5e723
She staggered—33a7b5fbe66ded93
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—and suddenly, 26dabbad98 she was falling.f6baab1e2faa6752
Before she knew it, dc25198a4a she was tumbling off a933ae4197 the sidewalk, straight onto e05ef5bff8 the road.690ed694f181fb38
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Then—3b52eb62c0478791
Hiiiiiiiinnng!a919c1b28ee87664
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A frantic 1797b6e785 horse’s cry ef02a5a7c9 rang in cd242afd66 her ears.170c4ed7cc72db53
Lyla’s head snapped feaa3bda82 up—just in time 1bc42427db to see a ca3f007708 speeding carriage barreling 6c50b18d62 straight toward her.d51606d253e4d30b
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The horses weren’t bf29fbb399 slowing down.72a6def016105164
Her breath caught.23923e3a9b33fd8a
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There was no 454d929f6f time to move.13811708c73f0142
She squeezed her eyes 68e7596748 shut, bracing for impact—848b0680d4f7de57
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But instead of 3c2801fdcf pain—85f74b6518da9276
She felt warmth.74849bd9aa7b8b2b
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“Ah—!”7f5c2b15288b71dc
Strong arms 23933bfd73 had wrapped 9256e96292 around her, 5e2b25145d shielding her 8b41f9d4a2 from harm.0eff39195b01bf47
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Someone had 5213801bf5 caught her.55ffbad228e2827b