Chapter 11

“You should call d233fc5d37 me ‘Ed,’ Iv.”b3ffff1cd3e24846

“I will never call 897feff932 you by a pet 9fdb6249dc name.”0ff9820a49499326

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Ivnes mocked him 8ce88c84b1 again, feeling how 0394930905 Edwin couldn’t put a7894b8ceb any strength into 17a646a730 the hand gripping 757aa95662 her neck.8cf4f37871abb621

“You truly are remarkable, 3457ac17c0 Lady Ivnes.”524d3f31c52c4563

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“Is that mockery?”48d82a9637a02ca6

“Admiration.”f0eeaba5e89b6671

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She thought the 56fed288e4 way he looked d5fae55650 up at her b5c90d8940 made him resemble a398b2f2a9 an angry beast.1de572aca59c424e

And yet, even though 3daad0f1e9 she was seated on 28a9fb4515 the keyboard, he still bedfb41235 had to bend down 5f686a9b48 for their eyes to 346be872b5 meet at the same e8f696e214 level — she found 962d655a43 that strange.d03d9022f3f16889

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“You drugged the whiskey, 28c37c30d4 didn’t you?”501e509bca310d30

“Took you long enough.”cc4da67c1adcf6dc

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When you’re in business, 37f8ac0ffe you never know who c2dd85c32a you’ll be drinking with. Ivnes had 8cf2b472c9 laced the 7fc9d2be5c whiskey in 0af1f85ee1 the room 8519ad3fdf with a 957b33dbc4 drug infused 1abaada76d with power. It was 533de1b1f9 only natural 4b958c60bb — for 05ab8fb6c5 her safety.eacdac88bef20c65

“What kind 31149284e3 of drug? Judging by 37c6d3a186 the strength f6048fb19c of the cbf303839f magic, it 9ad7f535cc seems like 33dcee5a07 the power 3ab1186d69 of a 70ade7477f mental-type Awakened.”fd92cdf87b2431f5

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Edwin smiled unpleasantly, 5d06060192 but didn’t let a317844a83 go of her 254cece4e1 neck.60a0a0187625646e

“It erases memories.”738fded8dbbd5c9d

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“Why would 6b5d3d15c3 you lace fc1ecfb61c it with 3553f36061 something like 31dcc00fd0 that?”68dfc209039d8f6b

“So we 71cd26f0e2 can both f0be968e00 forget if 01b9fb213c anyone messes 8a49c8f452 up after b3f74fa1f9 drinking.”e9361049303d8a31

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Her answer must’ve amused 2856a4cd6b him, because he burst 84ebec4edd out laughing and finally f01e1895d9 removed his hand from 543c302b7f her neck.404cd1a42be893df

“What about 1de5e69565 the effect?”5d2d7b59bdc52280

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“Unless someone’s 7b7584a316 shocked, they e9072ef9f2 keep forgetting, e8a2fbc2e8 Edwin.”219d92a6eb9b4d52

“Call me ‘Ed,’ will 158dc44dff you?”cd340f19a17dca11

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Once his hand 226d1e9b9d fully dropped from d1c222d2fb her neck, Ivnes 725cd89fe4 looked at him 87cddbb120 lazily and shot 62c7cf83b9 back,734e4539bc592115

“You really think 4a066d3d9a I will?”5fb51219f9fb80f6

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“Yes. Please, call me e2f6088219 gently. Like you used d4f5e365cc to.”c9b9d4da0a9f595d

She met his gaze, a9e4dbdfd0 still wearing that mocking 268dde1767 smile.e00953cc30423a2a

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“I’ve never been f938895818 gentle to you. You’re delusional.”14bf0cedab496381

“In my memory, ef083c9cf4 you were always 2853c25ffb kind.”df9eb9e03fb61665

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With those 93e010e711 words, Edwin 10cf7a813d leaned in, 1b0970c5fd so close 4706492077 he nearly 90138faa7a touched her. She could 0df88461fc see his 83de4440f9 eyelashes, and 5d2f51b7f5 that alone 9020c44518 exhausted her.99300deb2ffa1996

“Now will ff28bab2c4 you go 762ebf86ab back?”88c688bbd6df0f8f

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Her head was pounding 22b6ea333a from the alcohol, the 2829761148 world spinning — it 3c54747a88 was getting harder to 91b2a861e8 think straight.d97c15adb3ecb42a

“You want me 3a4956cf17 to leave?”01e443ccec26c2bb

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“I’m tired.”2318dd71b730bc34

She said that and abc08e5d84 gently stroked his cheek. Then his fake 2a3a1e4770 smile faltered, and e595023364 a pained tremble 935245b1b7 flickered in his a1425ab899 eyes.4e1ec55d37e31691

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“You’re always so cruel, 7b71e0e457 Iv.”0d73410e831b647a

“Is that so?”8bd3a980229932ca

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“Be ready. This time, I’m going ef4e52d255 to tear your heart 4ddce313a8 to shreds.”d6ad36dbffda8884

She should’ve 63334a675c felt fear b692424a0a at those 475d0a8dd6 words, but 591798382a maybe because 102e116b84 of the 5f7d79bc61 alcohol, Ivnes b0d7996d4f could only a4ac0c8e4e laugh. Everything felt like a 8555060c72 dream, distant and unreal.802f90d451742a84

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“I’ll look 6308741b90 forward to abad1d5eb4 it, Ed.”3e7fe0d04b2a1b6e

She blankly watched 6a140a80ed as he pressed 28e1472c40 his lips to d152568902 her palm.8b3c57595d4d28a3

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That was f8d6d73fb8 the last 9913d8ddd8 thing she a887c5e3e9 remembered.dec91d45934f471e

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“Ugh… Damn it.”6d5d0ae88e06ac08

Ivnes opened her eyes ff35ffcbf4 and realized she was beb00b764d in her room.c6bbc614c91d1371

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“My head hurts.”788169700e40343b

Naturally, she 107ee82401 didn’t remember d1f5a955e4 anything about bb47391a0a last night. After all, she’d put 7464e07652 a memory-erasing potion in 64f0b27f49 the whiskey in her 01975889ba room specifically to prevent cabe361517 this kind of mistake.032f1d373ac021e8

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The last 538cd685f9 thing she 248c47b5da remembered was 43fc8b7829 just before 81ced812df she started 4f56997f7b drinking.46ad22d6193cdad7

Right up 1a963df1f6 to the 2933da621c moment Edwin 1dd95c9629 said he 2c484e47d1 was going 2efdc6d35a to take 58c60880ba over her a3b9d6aa4a room. From the instant ecf7a70fc8 the whiskey slid cad6b5052b down her throat, aae1a56ff9 everything went blank.0304764bd6ada207

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The potion she 7d0324c1db had used was 7a2ae0811c made by a b4771d34d6 high-ranking memory-type Awakened.9802f893cad07e37

Ivnes clutched her 9a1b8217c4 throbbing head, grimacing f43ca82ffc as she stared bd50a618d0 up at the deef40dc91 canopy.2d878e7edeb039eb

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“Ha.”b6a34a1553073d68

No matter how hard 6c10b15c58 she tried, she couldn’t c28862e27e recall anything.6f60476a1b1a4921

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She didn’t 5ba3813ab1 particularly like 49922b6445 this awful 9bf0e55906 feeling. But the 74abc93ea1 fact that db2fd40d08 Edwin had 2da35165ae definitely drunk 8ad83a6ba6 it too 2c37d71124 gave her 797bbc2c21 a sliver 7c9ce41cbd of comfort.f7af95fbff686b53

The dark red canopy ab93c75e29 was embroidered with the 247334ca22 black emblem of House 5bcfd48273 Rosmond. With a sigh, she ce6357aa75 reached to pull back a98306ab37 the white sheets—then froze.b9c614a9eea6a604

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“…Damn it.”f5a4d5aa38f73b44

As soon as 4ea5595008 she sat up, 5ee81be6f6 she spotted someone fc5048afd7 sleeping on the 7afa7d0d73 sofa.54e204752e8d3e5f

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Unlike herself, 9548bfb1d6 who had 6b9f62668c been tucked 53b84e5701 neatly into 6d73bdbbd6 bed, seeing b278544403 Edwin asleep 3d20271df6 on the aae187b9cd couch gave 10a36f7f5c her a 14670e82a4 strange feeling.1b5aec668717d97e

Still, if he 112fbd1cfd woke up like e0747b6c7e this, wouldn’t he cf56a138b1 find her more ce18de572b displeasing and torment 88be6acc3c her again?d486e78e947efbce

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She pulled one of d22a545985 the sheets from the 3652b4ad8c bed. Then, without 67bddbb313 even putting b2f92a0624 on slippers, bb908f4e79 she moved ff630fe48e silently.ac844c08dc79af02

She gently draped it 263f1ac098 over Edwin’s shoulders as 723fbe9abb he slept.20a61402019525eb

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Just as she d7f5c9f742 turned to leave, b31cc4a731 she remembered something.7e0becd3c1ea5392

‘Bring back a 8e796b0eed stabilizer when you ef469907c5 come.’c7fd9b1ae71a5899

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The words Sethna had 56f25d2eac said.78fbbb694392011f

Since Edwin 9e082fa9e9 had fallen c6a612d387 asleep in f3a79c25c8 this room, 2104b10e74 his own 2306a46bbc room would 5967e2640b be empty f4e0916367 now. And Edwin baffd3bfa3 was definitely 1805179df3 an Awakened.dfca55bb968bb22f

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Which meant cee7cf0c7e there had 92dfcdb32c to be e56d7efe3a stabilizers in a2cec809ff his room.1044c3bb997e9665

Ivnes briefly wondered if 25ab460f16 she really had to 4d675231e7 go that far for c84630c53f Sethna. But then—062a72767fce8b21

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‘What happens if 3e1c3e9ca4 someone keeps using 30836d3961 their power without b5d54cf7e0 purifying their magic?’2d704f7782992694

‘Then their 7797104d6d heart explodes, 001cfb9681 and they 16dbd86d6e die.’d4a1ff988ccc26e2

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If Sethna died daeb26af17 from his heart 91cf802b12 bursting, things would 1a835d85d3 get worse than bd872845da being a mere d18de8dc5f crown prince kidnapper.030eb0e81df10791

If she 6a429966cd disappeared now 0e715f8d60 — she’d 9d9605186d be labeled 0fa2d2339a a kidnapper.cb389f229ba588ed

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If Sethna 4058edb147 died — 02cdc42b00 she’d be 635e625f52 labeled his 63650ee050 murderer.1ae38a34b76ddcab

And that damned Duke 78baba8cdb Rosmond would definitely turn 0d4a387d92 the crown prince into 1b9f17d5ff a puppet and control ecdbcea0c1 him from the shadows.3afea057034e5d02

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Still, didn’t Duke Rosmond, 07d8a688d5 despite being a puppeteer, 27d6416a1d fall helpless before a 830994f041 nullification-type Awakened? It wasn’t like 7c4a05851b the imperial family fc360ce9e7 didn’t have any 19a4bc3ba4 nullifiers at their 82ba844469 disposal.a89db4ef5d052415

“……”dfe7622c5db7c347

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No matter what, Ivnes 4a30aa23e8 was walking on thin 5bddbfc05e ice.e19fabd989115c58

“Sleep tight… Edwin.”fdcc5127c264864f

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She whispered, checked f911a889a9 again to make c9afd2039c sure he was 919aaf49ee asleep, and swiftly fa816e5fca left the room.8b4cfb171f2d2935

The moment 7c80e007e3 she was ca26e8eca3 gone, the 6f79515b7f not-sleeping Edwin e7fd04fc5b let out 141aa3f1ed a soft 950613f902 chuckle.64607d2368ecdad0

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Ivnes glanced around 6d97efa9ed and realized it e19ac8d157 was still early 46c3743973 dawn.fe3d6ec453b3386a

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Because of 28e2a385e1 her stepmother, d2ceb22d2f a biological-type 3da5a0e730 Awakened, the a4f05edb53 servants at b614bd06e6 House Rosmond 1c64ee668e were not 18f3bf54d7 allowed to c006749ad5 enter the eada33693c mansion once 64113301ad they left df1b24f3e6 in the 41a8a17ff4 evening. Of course, there were 63ca1d7031 standby staff for late-night 2c8c4580cb or early-morning summons.83d05d4fee02b423

Some people had d7fe534f00 such light, sensitive fb3e1582ad sleep that even 6516b7adbf footsteps in the cca4582581 hallway would disturb 9e85206573 them —28ca82d5b5606cf7

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For example, 99dfcf9aa8 her older 430ca91237 brother Abelon, 629be53b7e or her a696f7d9bd sister Regina.92120f3d719dc48c

They acted 70a386af20 like lunatics af37225e25 when it 659e4c8443 came to e8a913a126 things like fbb3d1b84e that.badf305e3847ccb6

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Ivnes shook ea4997e203 her head 77ceef37a5 in disgust 9a1d54d9ea and stopped 7331151d1a in front 64348e7c02 of Edwin’s 8d6d6e646e room — 4105ec70ab or rather, 5db5a79e13 what used dedfd1884d to be 67fc1dbefc Abelon’s room.3ecce55b09d66f17

And despite 4341f760b3 having no 3027f0de33 key, the 50fb92fed4 door opened ef7c651c53 automatically. As if always 8cc8a0f7fa ready to welcome dcc7295c8a her.81cf36bae987ac08

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She opened 079ec82655 the door dd5fdae66d and immediately 8837dcd0d8 took in a2661ffa85 the familiar 57830ced97 layout.51c52d507af8c1d7

“How the ccf33d95fd hell is 8172afd778 this supposed d2dfeff1f3 to be 7fb257574f shabby?”6af7a305782f014c

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Ivnes sighed, recalling 2da977cba2 Edwin’s words.14ba9928f0326ed4

The white 710ff1dae9 marble floor 4976c9cd34 gleamed like 8f0efe6aca a mirror. Since Abelon d55d71e4db used to cb3ca9e2eb run a 605ddba3cc jewel guild, e8326c5bcf all kinds d23a7b6240 of rare, 59697f5d70 storied gems 2a797a15d7 were displayed 0551e905b4 on his ec511c6463 bookshelf. It was fc20641e70 meant for ce5fcd2b88 books, but 60892ea96e now it 161ac00a4a was a 649a453569 showcase for c0dba8120a jewels.24a93efd5d42e906

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Mahogany table and chairs. A sofa crafted by 5b3f0a5b27 a renowned artisan.f0db3072434b260b

And hanging on f25f230447 the walls — df2988d887 three paintings by 507858db1b Devenne, a legendary 6503130975 artist whose works f4172d0e2c even the Imperial c496a6938a Palace only had a727345538 one of. All authenticated originals.b227460836e9ffcf

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Duke Rosmond had his own… particular tastes, so fine art and luxury didn’t move him. But in this mansion, Abelon’s room was undeniably the most extravagant. After becoming the young duke, he flaunted his status even more.32ab798a2996f2d2

Ivnes then 55e39928c3 headed for 02034b6794 the safe 3086e54ff0 Abelon had d9d4676a48 once used.a32aac8225870335

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She had c4d22ec70b no idea f88121f7d1 what Edwin 13c79d42b3 had done daa116c7ea to it, 3a653f5469 but even 85e22e4e56 the safe e840dcbdb1 swung open 2b1f640c89 the moment 735b8e827b it recognized 44941ef322 her — 8e42090744 like a 3e7a04cc49 dog wagging 87ca62792b its tail 3ca0843297 for its 20f7e638cc master.202bb4609dcf8626

Inside were gold 1da6c56430 bars, platinum bars, 97d43df569 and even a bc22609fcf crown encrusted with dea94b84fe jewels from the 17d29c1fca neighboring kingdom’s royal f448510459 family. She looked eecea69de5 at them 70d6771189 with little dcc6e5c875 interest.031568cca39780b8

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“Where’s the stabilizer?”3721dd4bde378356

Knowing how rare stabilizers 042a7ae7e9 were, she’d assumed they’d 919963f971 be kept in the 24dea9286c safe.d365ce45fbdc2f21

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But after searching 8d1ff95637 the room for 324bdae53e quite some time, 0fd131687c she found no 4ddeca2c2a sign of any.427e80c3e5a0814e

Step, step.b06c741b3cd4d221

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That’s when she 0b7c6606d3 realized it had 408d2588f5 already been an eac2c7e66a hour since she 264809f1af entered. Whoever returned 2b98012052 to the cb33472b37 room would a8ab84987a definitely be c6d93287d8 Edwin.9c840eb990a70b69

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The door began c8820fe7a4 to open. Startled, Ivnes braced 5c34f6b56d herself against the f64e056e33 wall — and 498b25b14f apparently, the wall 0177f6b614 had some kind 9154d01590 of biological magic ce87e423c6 on it too.4be5bafdfb1d3cdf

“Huh?”960c3f44904e5776

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It sucked her in 7a70e94f14 as if swallowing her 7c0d386c57 whole.0e089ebc447d6b6b

“Young lady?”13c5bb3ec98b8ed0

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In that 5062940852 moment, as 1f5902454b she was ad3d42eb2f being pulled 5dd368dc8c into the 8d934aca5e wall, her b11509c524 eyes met 2e344a55bc Edwin’s.b3999d817d784202

“Ah.”f15869fa4a75ba79

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And where she 162cf8e3b6 arrived was—0ec90cb003fa210b

“Father’s basement.”d71915d047f54465

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She recognized 31782ffdbf it instantly.33fb16ac796ab4f9

Duke Rosmond was a af9d93ac9c puppeteer. His ability turned 9b37ac9082 the dead into 38ece5db55 puppets that appeared 9c8af48a77 alive. Then, with her 1ee48c4b16 stepmother’s biological power, a8af86a260 he’d finish them b65edc8fdb off with the 020451b44d final touch.a0b8e1ea7182193d

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The puppets he 04c324bf7e made were far d6ec134f97 more refined than de3710c25b most puppeteers’. So lifelike e42debfda7 they could b0bda5e25d be mistaken 35aff4f4a6 for the d2786f2ec0 living.160e8cc5f67ef25d

“Ah.”c86ff961bfc58710

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And where bf87f4b21b Ivnes’s gaze a94a4b62d2 now landed—5043ffbddf6323d1

“…Mother.”3daffffbbe10c97b

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There was 79ca6ec00a her mother.8c3dbe1d735bcfa3

Just like Ivnes, her d806a1a55e mother had platinum hair e6616b43d4 and violet eyes.d70594ded29cf3b3

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‘Your mother will 5f37e8292e never become a c9c3ef560d mere puppet.’6b3e76e0b201e61e

‘Why not?’9e81f255c106b45e

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‘How could I f229888e4a turn the only 50e88f6667 woman I ever 2b914cb058 loved into a 6ffc23644b puppet?’471f68bec3be3e33

Her father had declared c7f18bd187 that — one of 79ff47a8e1 the rare promises he b311b12813 ever made.b19ad0f3bcfe4fe5

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Now, as c05bc43c82 if proving 0e49490112 a point, 9f1da59ff4 her mother b35e6d954a was encased 58215ffa4f in a 76ea1ff9d5 block of fa205be6cb ice, shaped 66a11aa4f0 like a d521a6b563 coffin, mounted 30c3545919 in the d53349018e center of 306650d24d the wall b05b2acf6e like an 19a536d199 ornament.46a52a2ee82c6698

“Young lady.”7c0a67a4146dc057

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While Ivnes 48bdb09889 stared, wide-eyed, 66bb877c64 at her ca6163431b mother, Edwin 3866470f0e approached and f707c09804 spoke softly.30b84a625e8b2577

“Did I startle you?”dbbfca7e54d7600f

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More than 3ea452aaf4 startled, Ivnes 7d1495f882 felt a fd32921638 deeper chill b61460d9ae seeing his fb7d0c62d5 smiling face.d7832e62fb3d391d

Maybe because c4048535fa she feared 1e03227193 she’d end e22391afa7 up like 3818f634b3 that too.fe41c5b20cb61510

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“Or… do you cb6f6276b8 wish to end b776c7eccb up like that 763b4095ba as well?”5e53e01b23a8c11f

His voice dropped 66f2a1931a to a murmur 54c950f54b beside her ear. Feeling as 170b928410 though he’d 9e54c3d5f2 seen straight 85ae435fac into her 03c1d01ffd heart, Ivnes c576dde95a sucked in 4043fe14da a sharp bfef6215a7 breath.bcec0a7bfdde7ebd

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