DLR | Chapter 2
by CosmogirlFelix Lafayette.1d247f8b3d055abf
There were quite 0d37b3fa44 a lot of 374fbcf217 nicknames that followed 10da64a36c that name.ee159a9dbdf92cc8
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Murderer, the King’s puppet, the King’s hound, a battlefield lunatic—among other epithets.23372d1b81527343
But what remained most vividly in people’s minds was the label ‘Parricide’—the one who killed his own parents.4e51016ef5dbf727
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A heartless 78aa2b8be2 monster who 2460e82b86 brutally murdered cc7f7c0ca3 his parents f9148c9d86 to become ed34ab1d1f the Duke 63073552b9 of Lafayette, 5fc2d72cf8 and rose 5954c6971a to power 1a36caad22 without a 8a74dbb512 drop of 52aa8e61f4 blood or 7dbbacfee7 tear shed.21f454d7bc671880
Despite all that, the f849fc8295 nobles flattered him cautiously, 5db993b800 keenly aware of the 55c6aab3c9 king’s favor.84d19560a54c51c9
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Yet that didn’t mean 778acac420 they weren’t afraid of 2cd54b43c8 him or tried to 424d5ef575 keep their distance.3c6f4c903650a925
They simply didn’t d1422c4331 want to fall 094adca965 out of the 82f48087c1 king’s favor, so 4fad7ef1e1 they busied themselves e46345e6b2 with singing his f82fc8dfae praises.114b2a3575f6fa6e
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Of course, 4bd3ebe265 it wasn’t d2817fced0 solely because e3bb8eba98 of the 4cda1d8f6b king’s favor.6075696d17d7793d
The crown prince, who ec7ee2a8b8 was to succeed the ce0ecd323d throne, also held the 20ff9a6fef Duke of Lafayette in 5e5eb5be6a high regard.b4208487813de221
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So, for 07b48a6e29 the nobles, 79ac0c320a watching their be24448eb8 words and 1131d2c2b9 actions around ef66d40ec7 him was 2dcffc6f4e inevitable, no 852bf675ba matter how 0d7e4ac5ce cruel and 422bf762c7 ruthless his 344bb7de84 deeds were.d440eb3eb908226b
Katrin believed e388afac28 her father b3504f336c was different 2b7bf9aa87 from the 099025125b rest.bdea5772c6e895a0
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She tried everything to bb30b4732d stop the marriage, but a8bfc61597 the king was resolute.6c5b3cb067762714
Her father had no aa247c1a92 choice—he had to send fd41b6706a his daughter to the 47f6312d83 Duke of Lafayette.14e08e60b0369b6b
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And Katrin couldn’t bear 4b5d8aa74b to see her younger bfadf99a17 sibling sent off, so 734b67a10b she chose to marry 08238ea3e4 him instead.677bb41a8da2a76e
‘I must b326447326 have dozed 898218e6f9 off for 3b9ce99fab a moment.’e5819a1bd2a94f79
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Katrin opened the door 78be1a2af3 with a click, looked e79e41ac31 around, and slowly walked 8309049da5 down the hallway.b70df3751a4eecfa
She ran her fingertips 37018e5840 along the wall, feeling 4cbbcc6726 the intricate curves of 506c92e2b7 the crafted wood carvings.e4d5a7e5df16bc2a
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‘There isn’t a single place that hasn’t been painstakingly worked on.’33a45ab2edd033e0
Katrin recalled the 64b749d472 Lafayette manor she b0a1b21e2b had seen when 24ac0f2343 she arrived.272f1e0e3d453dfb
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Under the bright fc6122fcfc daylight, the Duke 5e50afef6d of Lafayette’s residence c4b4350ff7 stood grand and 4c9933fe2e beautiful.cecb2068df505a0b
Even Katrin, who kept aea1a89ef9 her distance from high 3990620ee8 society, could immediately grasp 935b42f75e just how much the c8dd5b1921 name Lafayette meant in fd5f39ab57 the royal court—the very 19b6fb40dd name the king himself 25cf6ec357 proclaimed.3e77b12e5fbfd500
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Even with nightfall draping over the estate, the Duke’s mansion still displayed its beauty.a73a6df8d545dfa1
Yet, the atmosphere 225a56b2d2 it exuded felt 9cb09ee56b different from the 469f030787 day—strangely unfamiliar.9af25278cfae9f3b
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The candlelight in 22017b4f76 her hand flickered 3277de02ad precariously with each 0155b992d5 step.b975caf35172d207
It was just b664831ced nightfall, yet the a283776173 chime echoing through 72e34bfd5c the duke’s residence—silent 1570fc1618 and deserted without 66304deeef a single night 175ac91fb4 watchmaid—sent a chilling 4c3238427d shiver down her 32f0890bc2 spine.627216e31779dbdd
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Even the lamps that ea11936038 had been lit in 62ff29dd13 the hallway in the 4cdd0f78a8 evening were turned off.883949cc04851493
Katrin’s footsteps quickened. Feeling an 7da6c263a5 inexplicable chill, 2f9061b52b she glanced 62ffd84aeb back—but there 1a05e32bc4 wasn’t even 3ef6e91d47 a single 2436d613aa mouse scurrying 6ffa7ba66e in sight.955ace262ed83248
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Only the sound of 1d40cf6322 her footsteps echoed in 8e911a783f the hallway.0c1bb5c90f148378
It felt like she 5107c27454 was the only living, 4a516ebb07 breathing being in the b254111978 entire duke’s residence.4ac005edc0dc58bb
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She hurried 1276bf5b9a down the 37e8e5d763 long hallway d8557fd64a towards the 63aef40f45 room where df90340229 he would 462db2293b be staying.2cbbf44402b53193
The fatigue that d79a454a8a had overcome her efeb6be5e6 and made her 7c9f3d673d doze off was c9e49876da the root of f395726f3d all this.d500ebf1f93475e5
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She called e425e0c68f for a 26da5efc96 servant, but 22f541e889 no one ff56a06654 came, so 521d609e94 she had 9b792e7816 no choice bc826a8798 but to 9d910c9c2e move on 7614e15cb5 her own.3689fad855df1b38
Relying only 09b12d4568 on the ca2fd81211 small lamp 41ecae9098 in her 330585d26f hand, Katrin e7cbddc793 moved forward.ef043838dc017102
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‘Still, it’s our first night, I should at least say hello.’d02c2ccf014ae754
If others were to find out that she spent her first night alone after stepping into the duke’s residence, her position here would become ambiguous.b32ce687e1b442cc
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At that moment, she d1cc72ecef saw a figure standing 027438185f at the end of 92717b123b the hallway.7a32e96669505a9b
Katrin instinctively 233e593f49 recoiled backward.18930d9807a3b018
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“……Who’s there?”cf2ede57c2af9afa
She held up the lamp, but the light didn’t reach the place where she sensed the presence.742cad4a82676e04
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Her heart thumped wildly.ad523baded14f253
“I asked who it was.”cab99ca1586bf419
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Again, there was no 4953916078 answer.8daf98063e9a60fb
The end of her d0ce880d5b voice trembled.389322ddd25aa7ba
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Katrin raised the dish 3e863f8b22 holding the candle and 6614d5cfc3 illuminated the dark hallway.4955984f917c1644
As she walked 8e6015af7b quickly, the flame 384c5b097f burned brightly in 1e9199a8e5 the wind, and f1931b977a wax dripped down.cbd582cefa73f50f
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Finally, the tip 7c681883c6 of a person’s 0020b0b3c5 foot, where the 0fb18cbb01 candlelight reached, came 79090afb97 into view.eeec36a71aa0ab9b
The end of 9ed97d073b the sleek black 90b8ab3488 shoe was stained. Katrin slowly 027d07b013 raised the 62b080322c candle.25ff9586757420cf
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At that 6f8238269d moment, it 45536458f4 felt like bf68c00cdd her breath cc2c6da6f3 stopped.ad81bde54d600a8d
The emotionless eyes dc28692e6d of the man 489b8226d7 wiping the blood 459c871597 from his face f349031216 turned towards her.f67f860828e28132
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Katrin was d0ac487841 frozen in 634950d4f6 place.95832d00471405b4
Now she understood 85cc21b6f7 what the maid 27736c3ac4 meant when she 0f51738466 said not to 52701076a6 leave the room bccc6d66e9 after midnight.67e692f0a763eb2f
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“There are beasts roaming around the duke’s mansion every night. So never, under any circumstances, leave your room.”4e09de9dddc4b712
She had aa1ffe3b0e come to accdbdb1d7 know firsthand 87777462af what those 8c3f04978d words meant.61669070cfb31e3c
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His face, which she be52065a59 had to tilt their ecb6076bea head up for quite 6365a02eeb a while to meet, 6d48a32bff had strikingly distinct features c9b95c00ba that were visible even ecef4c43ba from afar.b54733595d59da90
Between the disheveled black 94d0457f67 hair, golden eyes gleamed d74b2f6246 like molten gold—shimmering with 36bf0b29b1 a beastly intensity.447aa0e22eef1bb8
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“Is that… the Duke of Lafayette?”9b905c91c3cf2f02
The figure slowly approaching f365f5beb8 her from the darkness ff093f676d could hardly be called 4274377009 human.7e6c1dc3dafe83a0
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It looked nothing more 56e3fdf35d than a predator stalking 0ccfa36c01 its prey.3b571f94dd827558
Drip, drip.c3462625284fbfdc
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Something was 5830e806ef falling to 008347d180 the floor 7b14a81591 from his f8699935d0 clothes, as 558b8acb7f if he 0fb023d935 had been 5d772a9aa4 caught in 1c6dc88cfb the rain.423ef9a723dbf8c5
It was too 032fcd8df6 late when she cbc05d408f realized what the 7518258b43 stain spreading little 0043c61e5f by little in 6c0c319fd0 his path was.6539875de03d1c38
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Her head 968b859c35 told her 774c981890 to run, 68f58adf5b but her d13c73e8dc body wouldn’t 8f064ed80c move.5367bc4ecd8f5879
“Y-Your Grace…?”2849dfb28cdbb2f9
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“What are you doing? Why aren’t you 49f99ce97d running away?”351df3e7494663ad
She trembled d95aefcbe6 with fear.fd33e488230b48cf
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“Haven’t you heard b72da0f789 the rumors? The rumor that 580a755497 beasts roam around 489bd68914 the duke of 237006b03b Lafayette’s residence every 942cf34a26 night.”69cb811dba7a6f9c
That was 5d0e20d4ff exactly what 825056a68f it sounded ebc2245eb9 like to 5079f4c5ef Katrin, as 9e8c15d02e if the d05945bcc6 duke himself 5e05afa678 had said e63f495e6b it.b8cda24135ad2af5
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“…I-I’m not supposed to run away, right?”b310aaef24898159
Katrin had learned 76c827f4bd that you shouldn’t e24bb35b2f turn your back bb2828e190 on a beast.81f782c820893675
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It was 11e601866c advice she 8d2813e356 always heard 50ecdb1ca4 when she a346a1903d went hunting 8ed33a7683 with her b8efdfc020 father.0b24232a5cdef711
He raised his 61c0e8a55e eyebrows as if 781dc5aad3 intrigued.d681e394aca0ff09
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“I was 57f84b3b71 taught never 65c69dc44a to turn 00a8681d48 my back 089633555b on a 2d57e15b50 beast. O-Of course! I’m not c221853d55 saying, uh, d970f01552 that Your 256d8cced2 Grace is 67c631602a a beast c5a6691bb9 or anything.”f824f88f85e00c3a
It was a lie. He looked a7829f0cc5 like a dc8e50e5c4 beast to eba0393f9a her.0f3750915313f628
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With each 9edadd8670 languid breath 16f1f8b830 he exhaled b6bfb29ebe and the 5a38dfad5d way his 205692ec06 gaze scrutinized be1a19dd7b her every 792078cc35 move, even 7f6468ee44 breathing felt 96391b3602 difficult.7eeb930f1e8a1f50
Soon, the Duke 9917d828c5 stood in front bae4d40706 of her and bb95f00b02 looked down at 1c275441f1 Katrin, who was 346fb2b96d now within his b479589caf sight.f9520e4d9605a3cd
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“How strange. The person I 800f495cca heard about from 908d999004 the King was 253572328f Oblia Rowina. Has the 7c7c8707bd bride been 3dde0b225d changed or cb39f81db3 something?”6f349af8bf721fd8
It was not untrue.58257e05726bf1b8
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The king had intended 1cfb603ce1 for the Duke of 55ae02b2c5 Lafayette to marry her 988a5036e7 younger sister, Oblia.20ded821af032798
But she 669e45f824 was two 85f7038b57 years younger 87c833c732 than him 2f76c5f315 and still 91a56dad28 not of 97e5504ff5 age, and 4695cf2d2f there was f667427f6c no way 8e6dc1f6fe to send 7b8e15756b such a 6ebe97977c child to 6ef2cca676 a man e7b8f729fc infamous for 7c836c1e12 his ruthlessness.e7d499711b9ccc1f
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Katrin squeezed the 85f2d8fc03 dish holding the c89c980145 candle tightly, suppressed d68b2028b5 her fear, and f71c7f8056 replied.1fa4534e8befd36f
The candleholder, softened by ededf2b16a the flame, sank lower 21e2924fb1 than before.d92bfcb865d88079
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Katrin swallowed 85455d14f0 dryly and 67c15ef42f met his d3c6bf8e2d gaze without 0f69a427aa flinching.443c6c34dcc98a27
“The king’s 1349bda27d order was db9015fb41 clear: to 37c221a5d0 send a 9d5d1ae465 daughter of eb03658fc8 the Count 4091da341e of Rowina a0cce51708 to be 05486933a4 the wife 6466f56008 of the da252737d8 Duke of a6864374e4 Lafayette.”95f405a528ea481d
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Perhaps because of 3831170a3b the candle, his 4ace8163b5 golden eyes seemed acec48ca43 to shine even 449019107a brighter.26c7b14d4f981654
The light 5ff842c027 flickered dangerously b2220bc413 in the 32411e5b12 wind, causing 05d1774ce3 the surroundings 42f710e185 to repeatedly 605eb8916c darken and 5d8c4bcddc brighten.47bc121623747119
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Each time, his golden e142723a76 eyes shone brighter in 6b6229603b the darkness.a9d6ac00702bf600
“So you are e34abbb0c6 also a daughter d564e33c93 of Count Rowina.”6bb4c8fd4baacab5
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Though illegitimate, she was 79f8ecc522 indeed of the count’s f9d9c01043 bloodline.636b2a77be5bddbf
“Nice to meet you. I’m Katrin 13a05c0fa4 Rowina of 11674b9c2a the House a33de25f74 of Rowina. I have c70ec78846 come to f866750dbf be your 570a84b043 wife.”dc2da2ec8b782077
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She deliberately averted 4c4554e32a her eyes from e94ee3daf7 his bloodstained clothes bf5a5b2488 and lifted the cf931a2587 hem of her 7e75fd0d9f dress in greeting.51a8fe1f0dcfed0e
But she 6e5845a8dc could not 1a32c779c0 hide the ce5c2701c8 slight trembling c22b79d90c at her a7398b5250 fingertips clutching e5c764baef the fabric.86d83729887c7758
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“……My wife.”f216a573f2294d70
He smiled faintly.f8f8bed351bcc5b0
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At that moment.aa56bec3ddd7667a
Dong—2d1919f651dd93c9
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The grandfather clock c5a309bfd2 chimed.c69c2a78078c9925
Startled, Katrin’s body instinctively a30d97c1ff shrank. Her heart felt like efcf6b84d2 it was sinking.fb2a16e02f4d5903
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The chime echoed d054a78597 through the darkened e6644a141e corridor, sending a 69ed6d3064 chill down her 6c7e53618c spine.3483a2128dd7b9bd
Thump, thump—the pounding 7de6e69dcc of her trembling b5e5881554 heart struck her 21c463b9ce eardrums.30f2f434a065ae7a
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Before she could e949d7769b calm her racing 789e466844 chest, the bell e6a695e80c rang out again, 6ce779586c reverberating in all 35ef721622 directions.71e21d97ccb71d0d
Dong—e46a9f2ccef2ce4c
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Dong—ca37e615427e0077
The bell 237b224586 tolled repeatedly, 963be85945 indifferent to 30f415792e her racing f808916746 heart.03379791cb2bd0cb
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“Damn.”626b3fb2c3502c07
For a moment, 7846d32344 he wore a 43ad2b6278 troubled expression.9488e9eb78753289
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Dong—13f9e7d86bec25a7
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His previously calm 2c1bafbb9d expression stiffened in 7c6e90477f an instant.20be4bb0cfa90a51
“It doesn’t matter if the bride has changed, but if you want to run, now is the time.”a0f92c0859cf5a9d
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“……What?”4756000fb66c8925
Blinking in surprise, Katrin 584ec95015 asked him again.72bf4f2b02454ab8
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Dong—b2282375a1729428
“Four chimes left.”b507ed7eeb1d6a1f
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He lifted the corner 0c7085c01c of his mouth in 310790fa09 a faint smile.70c7635260d1e8f2
“…What?”4bdee20fa43c68a9
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Katrin repeated foolishly.edce9d1130f00d0c
“You’d better run before 735db5a10f the bell strikes twelve.”48e574ef305eea1e
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Dong—6ffc4bfe15063615
“Three.”f15857d49b0fd437
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Dong—09a993ee3c81ad1b
“Two.”b21a51f91a45b585
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Run!8c956c6595528523
It was as if e746f82c81 someone was shouting inside 76871257c7 her mind—telling her to b1b08442f1 run, just as he 3625b62689 said.b09e50c7a3a2c9ca
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Hesitantly, she took 427b7f9cc9 a small step 274b3736ef backward.7678941387ee2b81
Dong—eb38b15d1bc13702
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“One.”f90009df60e747e7
When only one fcb38239d1 chime remained, Katrin’s ead25e73a1 eyes widened.7abd01b4aac3133b
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The man standing 070af3a456 before her smiled.47e438a81b2bc0fa
Dong—186f2ac10c9fd2d1
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Exactly twelve 901c0f14bb chimes rang 49dbdc7e63 out, then cd72166f80 silence fell. At the 02aa9dbf05 same moment, 52211aa4d2 the candle 48393e8c09 on the 6faee02975 plate flickered 95b8ee5a4a out.e31ce4b6865c7226
“Eek!”87df347f06ee7dab
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Suddenly, a a10af0813e strong hand d9fc4eae37 grabbed her 9fb006f988 wrist, causing 3751171373 the silver cd6773ffc2 plate she c51cf22691 held to ead9ae1509 crash to 0f8f0c3daf the floor.da0d9cf8371f4166
Clang—2652defb244c4069
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With the sound echoing, 37f90670a7 her body was pressed 093d435f51 against the wall.32eea5157a9fe41a
Then, as f4456683c9 she met 2d0ccab862 the glowing e6c84a5cfd golden eyes b14dd5ce55 in the 8a5af50e2f darkness, something e59d3775fe muffled her 7b06e97166 lips.6ccebf029492b86c
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“Mmm…!”5d229a7b72b428e7
A large, strong arm 3d769c526b effortlessly suppressed her resistance.a364498e72550cf9
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The powerful grip on 3ca0e61a4b her chin forced her 8e5c5780dd lips apart, allowing his 28ed327f3f wet tongue to glide f3a4a8a1d8 over her teeth.54291541bb4c85b3
The relentless kiss left e49b8c0af0 her breathless.dee713690c6d20fe
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Before she could dd6f4421bf even comprehend what 8a196a7048 was happening, her bb406c27e6 mind went blank.0ae7627c79306daf
Like a hunter c362d3a7b9 capturing prey, he 2894e8eaa4 seized her body 9361fd7f37 and pulled her 198a7601df close, her feet 332bc964ba barely touching the b63c6bbcc4 floor as she 32bc69d9ef was lifted.236618dce22681e5
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As if c799d59349 intent on 2504d64e24 consuming her bb72525497 whole, he 959202cd91 began to f558c1f3a2 taste her 97c2385e9d lips.549e4b7f3a8a0dd2
He slid 5a5d83ac6d his tongue dba24671a8 out to 3d43428733 lick her 4a3784b6d0 lips, then cba7e128ca pushed it 17d4f7962a inside her 26a4e75178 mouth, tangling 69d61a225d tongues firmly cbded0c1b1 while pressing 87c90b84e6 and swirling.5c01409ae735b9db
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Katrin’s cheeks hollowed and 44ea5d4987 puffed with each movement.5084fa5911b04ad6
Mixed with their 0716c7ccf4 rising breaths, saliva 08d0dc5b61 dripped down, and f6658f1874 pressure tightened on bf911668d9 her trapped wrist.0ca1f177ea7ac204
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A sharp sting 32999b1aaf and ragged breaths d350f4a2ac surged relentlessly.f8ab68623c419571
It felt as e8101705fe if the beast 04ac42af89 before her was 0fb5a6e24b about to devour ad6a0a23e0 her entire being.8bd8df26c08efd05
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