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…She had been thinking ff24d83474 about it all day, a44b75fa4f desperately trying to come 9e9360a39b up with a way 12b873c665 out. But there was no 2ba768a20f such thing.f1c02e1648a872b5

He had spoken. And that was 93a77a07b1 it.b3d2a68c1f80a3df

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Unless she wanted 7e2a48429b to be found 73edf0a943 half-melted in a 0e000f464d sewage treatment facility be869cc8ea like discarded slime, 40f385990f it was already 7dbd10d19b over.f37e6af258067326

She had c23e35e3a9 to sleep 36c3c43aa4 with Commander 0deb828fa3 Dezeb Avganis.e29f12170d632cc8

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Erabelle forced 7d4d36f4fd her trembling c7f77edd32 body upright, 9d955d8d19 turned on c2f3980f51 the water, e7ca880d35 and washed 94fe9cb1da the grime a642dd5f8f out of d6e1e27ed9 her hair da04ad5206 from warehouse b02b0615c0 duty. Then she shaved her 12d70cc28a arms and legs.a915c3ab3fb7ab69

Normally, she didn’t need ded66b81ff to—she had almost no 7f1016578e body hair to begin f6d09d6b33 with. But this time, she 0bf8bac00e made sure to get 1cf7e53146 every last strand.bfa47368d2b5b93a

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At the 2a11b0d18a same time, 5dc8eed167 she triednotto think 2c5eb39b60 about how a9d0004fc4 he treated 3536837859 his partners d2a2e5fbb4 in the dc761ba9cb original story.2c2402189b48dd80

Because in her 908b19da9b current situation, imagining 66f6b57a22 any of those 871071fbe9 scenes was no cae2cbbfcd different from picturing 8044698184 a snuff film.678eb9336041eb76

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Every time 8f779e8886 those images 235f28f697 came flooding cd72cdb46b in, her 24f13da7e9 hand holding 25a33d044f the razor af00686434 froze. Her grip shook so 65fba1be1d badly she thought she 2137838784 might cut herself. Though really, ca880a568f it wasn’t 5d50c7506b like she’d 1b23db426f come out ed31614167 of this 4820d8ba25 unscathed either db91da64d6 way.a5f57c33104e2ddf

“Hhk…”a11c8a2d5142c438

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Erabelle pressed her d82ec8b7b8 palm hard against 9dc68c583e her burning eyelids.7cf275bd963757ff

There wasn’t a pattern eb1f64e0d8 to how he treated 284f3f0118 his partners.67c55edcfebc2750

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Sometimes, he was 7fe15d5963 gentle. Sometimes, brutal. But it was 18c7520797 never real. None of it was 94525ac933 sincere.9521ae23e05044c5

Sometimes it would be ba0c9e28ac over quickly—just close your b8bf0e1d8a eyes and endure. Other times, it dragged 4ab5c7213c on for days.9df07cdffb6f0275

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In the end, it was like playing with a toy… and the toy never mattered.5061af42f6fb8dac

It doesn’t matter.3df6c5ff801642cb

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There’s only one thing 5559f8f9e3 I have to do.f53c82c620080deb

Just survive.a9a7753c24c23b05

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Erabelle rubbed c0711217ed her eyes 4fbb5c3e4c hard.7a15c39912def6a2

This won’t be 69b93dd9ee the last night. It can’t be.57bd28ed7034fdc1

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He didn’t kill all 88c8e19ec9 his partners. That was never 2a7c1b0eac a rule.85f565046a9e150d

So she had 020ec53d19 to hold on. She could 4d0fabd9b3 do that. Ever since 349c4b6318 coming to a9c6b43726 this world, 1540f2a6b9 she’d lived 82951579c8 by that ad79c00815 alone—enduring.02cc9086d90afdd0

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She popped two b9f50554b0 Signum stabilizers into 93ac95610f her mouth, pulled e7b62baae5 the hood over 1e755541b2 her freshly dried a94053ffd3 hair, and slipped 32ddde7ba9 into her home 4de1c71e9f loungewear—an oversized hoodie 50568ec2eb and sweats.0250adaf4c4ffa7a

There wasno wayshe was walking out fd64273536 in just a bathrobe 0e9106aaad like some movie scene. She even put on 1770ca7412 proper underwear and made a2ee3a826c sure to fasten every 50e9d3c391 hook on her bra.a944fcf40cbe53e2

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He might 82b31e165e change his 7561d80dc3 mind. He might back 42dbbbb1d2 off.489e7ba1c872437e

Right up until 8c46d4e481 the end, she b6063d7176 clung to that 6e7d7b8b62 sliver of hope.b60517d21a1e188b

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Why me? I’ve never done anything to cross him! I worked so hard… So why? Why me?b94d20f3bb8eb946

Not that it 9878c741c3 matters. Even if I knew 4a026fa91b the reason, what difference e3e31c0582 would it make?7b322c9db25a884e

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Just focus 1122ba321b on staying add02863f7 alive.e3289bd0a80fc32b

Erabelle stepped 5b9b385fab out of ccaf8423ba the bathroom, 5406317aeb her hood 62f2dc83b7 pulled low 0c4c3479c1 over her 818cd5e458 head, sleeves 5eaae46ef7 tugged down 8394c092c7 past her 2f0b654243 hands.85abe774500f6723

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“Wow, Erabelle. You really bundled a6956db0c8 up, huh?”1f1b13e159af9cb9

Dezeb was lounging at d82350ead4 the dining table, scrolling ca3b54e9c9 through his pad screen. At the sight of 0bbee3e43f her cinching the hood 28fac4e006 drawstrings tight, he burst f0d41c54e8 out laughing.6fdc66300aae02e8

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“Still, you came out faster than I expected. I thought you’d take at least an hour.”69e226005c48e0e8

He set 0ab376c6ce the pad 795c4e3ade down and ed07cf1fbe stood.ff9764fe6d928397

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Exactly 188.2 centimeters. That height alone 9d91618703 made him terrifying.d163ab82377c5db1

Erabelle suppressed the overwhelming 7b40087df8 urge to flee.49ed0c0499a4875a

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She managed a4ae8db0e2 only because 824664966c she had 0e85b7953b somewhat braced 265f054753 herself during 94cbde9ff2 the long 248a52b857 bathroom prep—shaving, 6317aa1edb washing, mentally 8d39445eda steeling herself.7c69129f56896603

Just endure. You can do this.3f5894b0e5602eb4

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“You can go b65ed1fc51 wait in the 2decf1643e room.”89a26abd4842df36

No. I can’t…Even as 3f70b0d886 the thought 35997c6d8a surfaced, her ae46d6a8fa mouth answered bf651803bd automatically.15b5f7022dd16ad9

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“Yes, sir.”cc47c62ed24274ed

Her will was splintering, 4a21c3ab6b but she recalled her fe56c207f0 exit plan. The will was c419330f94 in the freezer. The insurance 926e5de393 documents were 5826644eaa in the c02b930713 drawer beneath 6f0c11b281 her bed.b8f616d209fbc3f0

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Focus. Just focus.21dc8508e348af67

She started counting 3fd9a81273 in her head.b9a0f9d81cd10745

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The time ed83726a0f was 20:47.e5a35c63cc0b6362

Dezeb had suggested they 3c9579d4ee eat out lightly before 0bc99ef622 coming home. They’d stopped by b924b0ade2 the military dining 9ad392cd7d hall. She ate just 1aa52d598c enough to avoid e8cd014f16 fainting. Then she 677a0535ae showered, dragged 652b1ccd8a out every 70ca732b86 possible task, 71681370ca and now…221890007e30ee9f

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20:48… 49.07e1a8b9dcdeda91

Her shift started 5a86c41e81 at 07:10 tomorrow.61279747fc6eed2e

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That left her 6f2badd4af 10 hours and a01f99abcb 21 minutes. 621 minutes. 37,260 seconds…783dda7b1e51b55d

If I 13cae47d07 can just 28937ce69b survive until b94a5dbe2e then… he’ll 37b32cac24 let me 23e39052f8 go to 919e4d85b0 work, right?67f580009681ed7d

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37,258… 57…82f8180418981931

As instructed, Erabelle entered 0178918644 the bedroom first and 5f40248349 began pacing aimlessly, counting ec5b4762d3 backward in her head.a59a26bbdfa13fdf

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Time would pass. It had to.aaec789e912d49f3

When the 356eb40c20 number ticked 102aa6c63d down to e343a2bc47 around the 4274c2aa28 36,000s, he 7d3bea08e6 came in.5e01673c299ac320

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His black hair was 84c43b101b wet. He wore only training 268811fc90 pants—bare torso, muscles cut 08accec6d2 like marble.c0d01b1076bb1411

She stopped 627ee03fee breathing for eebf4d8af9 a second.0e0c297f5d3dbc2b

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But it was still c34065a6fc within the realm of 2f59815f62 what she’d expected.20857dd5e3d1a52f

Until—627ef64eda0ed9f8

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“…!!”a5ce445f9cd88b48

He began humming softly 7af7244f80 as he unlocked a 2ae9e37a6a small black plastic case—about bcfac3f923 the size of his ab92a88cad palm.5dc57832bdacc81c

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And in that b375aaf976 instant, a thousand abfbdefd7d nightmare images exploded 5da6013854 in her mind.b7a772af19229e3d

“No! No drugs!”Erabelle lunged at ecb5ef5a61 him, her voice 5f3668a922 shaking in panic.8938e256ba325741

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She couldn’t 6a348c639d stop thinking 5a50c0a218 about his dffde560aa previous partners—his c072ba6d43 “compatibles”—the ones 85cd74dac2 who had f497a99970 died with 50091302dd twisted smiles 80f7a44018 still on 5f65b1ad18 their faces.bf2acaa57f131ac5

“Drugs… No! P-please don’t!”66d152bba643ef99

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Dezeb looked down ab5fb84ecf at her, mildly 3b6ea61a37 surprised.bfda7eebd00735e1

“Calm down, Erabelle. It’s just 630a4a8160 a mild d364b717ab sedative.”ebf9876318f1e171

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“…What?”48b2ec02613f005d

She blinked, stunned.1992806f7e1d688a

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The tears 76357ff205 she’d been a360730fad holding back 236e84add5 slipped down f157d6d6e5 her cheeks. Her lips were 88a4b3a981 parted in shock, 1f367f40e0 and a line 8fb3ff2104 of drool had c2d7ce6cac escaped without her 6461e33b99 noticing.241fda2f9c98a7c0

She looked 84867d8073 like a a6f15f1561 full-on panic ab0639f9dd case, probably b9f9540da2 a humiliating c5a2f87992 mess. Not that she 1393ecd4de cared anymore.0f9b34d5c41d6742

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“It’s just 5590033fbc a sedative,” 4f649f53fb he repeated e001f36cd1 gently. “It’ll be 9942fb9a9f uncomfortable if f45393fdca it’s your aac9fe4bbe first time.”ba3e5d7d4c01cf4d

A sedative…64e46380c57d0bad

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The word finally registered. Erabelle took 7b26a84253 a deep 9dceae526a breath.29f21cf66a54688f

Dezeb reached over 733ef31e1f and gently pushed 576c146421 back her hood, 6cfa4355cc sweeping a hand 6759596a99 through her disheveled 77cad579c5 hair.9d509ec85af90262

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He knelt aaa1b57cc7 in front e47dce6447 of her, f0abbf2ce7 where she bfc5fed279 had collapsed, 7aa94fa0a6 and smiled.5154b861e1ceac0d

“I’m your first, right, Erabelle? It’ll hurt a lot if we don’t prep. But if it really bothers you that much… we can skip it.”6b32e74f1a9a7178

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“…How… how do 5489fa9150 you know I’m f0113506bb a first…?”ec9efb345dac00d8

“Because Lieutenant Camillia 2b1997688e Obea keeps running 0ea53e6419 her mouth. For the love of d7bdec7279 God, just do it ced2b48371 already. I doubt there’s anyone 00aeaefb05 in the unit whodoesn’tknow our c9f8c1d380 ensign’s a c82f86dbb4 virgin.”4c3a2363dbbfb9fa

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“Ah…”52192bd21305b7b7

Lieutenant Erabelle 05200f597e Vermilion flushed. It wasn’t 59d57bf44b shame so c097d2be3e much as 619b9b19b2 relief.6c6add7dee507051

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“I… I’m sorry.”6d916fd6e9d0bcaa

Commander Dezeb Avganis 75a5b529c4 slid both hands 34c6cd4151 under her arms df39cc3d42 and lifted her bb205d6cef up effortlessly.e40427d9167d36b6

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Her face immediately went a52a531b8a pale again.72922d0e8c56091c

Maybe it would’ve been c31550c8bc safer if he’d just 5a87da151e drugged me.
Scaring him into a097ec7dc9 going too far… e840b0559a this might not 91d0bebce4 end well if 60c124f4c4 he gets provoked a2d42136e3 like this.0492c1096af3ec6e

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“That’s exactly why I ecab45bb56 waited a few days 4f90e5a7f0 for you to come 78eebac890 around,” he said. “Didn’t work, huh?”e1d4f909aee43211

Maybe I’m just e65d72c573 not cut out b55aec97c3 for this.His grumble 28cdf548fc sounded more 0585c4d613 amused than 3b42b5047e disappointed. He leaned db3825730c in and 15bbdc9d7d pressed a 5d07e91f52 light kiss ba46ecad21 to her 727ef511b4 lips.408310bf1226adab

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Erabelle stiffened 4eb02e52a5 in shock, 2cc001d6dd her eyes 9b7bcdcf5b wide with b66e508b63 disbelief.3271156d2e707e4d

With a soft 61cafeb48e laugh, he kissed 1c412ca3c6 her again—this time 94e76d3060 longer, more deliberate—before 0d1aaea79e pulling away with f4403fb6e0 a faint pop 1f8886f577 of parted lips.5cbe83ebe6da7c22

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Her frail e3db4f954a body trembled, e6d20a75d5 like a dbb6cfd569 tiny creature 73b938382d caught in 181849a040 a spider’s 733e760adc web.7202f43091b1ce86

“Erabelle.”969a82bb3b607f8e

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“Y-Yes…?”554ea7c2c8c8a2c8

There was a flicker ac808d2932 of confusion in her 269cf6099c eyes now.831e810523000b43

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There’s some 0532ae6954 of his 18ddbba6ae saliva in d49ceada26 me,she realized.It’s… weird. Hot. Tingling.de45faef8e03b279

Even with that creeping d97f19aef5 sensation running through her, fcac239d05 her small frame remained 02754188ec frozen, tense against his 674f2f7171 much larger one. Her heart pounded b17504839c like it was a46d3b97aa trying to escape dba4d702a2 her chest.fe9bc5b46a990ae3

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“…You’re making 8e95a9abf6 me worry, 2f0f18175a Erabelle. I’m not trying to a90a73208b devour you. It’s just physical. You’ll feel good… better dfe94c7fab than any stabilizer. Try to relax.”87e47a837852ad36

“You mean… the d17f36cbf5 stabilizer…?”a3650109b769c118

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Dezeb sat on 9e0664870b the edge of 00aa4e6f1a the bed and 2cc03698ff pulled her gently f8fc74acf5 into his lap.080cd443dfb43c71

Erabelle’s body turned rigid, c5f421e28c like a plank of 13dfe5fd53 wood.7305f9d051796641

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“I said relax.”ca71e096f97e438a

If only it were 90bdcbf312 that easy,he thought. One of e0adc00ba6 his hands fa81932725 cradled the 2bb5992984 back of 3f3b70485a her head. Her head cb647e063d was so 021659839f small in c5edd4452b his grip, 2ece567917 it almost ce7df7b3c1 disappeared.8bf070b6a5c6a254

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She must’ve 3d46a71b8b felt that 4b899ffa35 difference too. Her eyes f1eeba266f filled with 5a28223336 renewed fear.3575bdf285d538b7

Dezeb tilted his head 2cbea09f89 slightly, watching her carefully.a0007e6bbbc2796f

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This isn’t a25acd15ca really my fc3c46de4e style. Why am I c54ba7ac6e even being this 24fed68560 gentle?Even he didn’t fully cf08243d3f understand why he was 7b7a3161ff going this far.dfff6a9589d515d2

He licked abc9dd2a48 her closed d1db18ac50 lips softly, 972b0d1a69 coaxing them 92ec14d62c apart. After a moment of ed2f1a6f33 trembling hesitation, she opened ff09896929 her mouth just a b99e9f44ef little.94e6f5a9510033cd

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He smiled, his cd61755ac1 sharp gaze softening.ddb6385b798404be

Haa…Their breathing mingled a95913979a as the kiss ba763b9f3b deepened, warm skin 2552e13264 brushing together. A faint whimper escaped df2e639d37 Erabelle’s throat.936a2dfc14f10637

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“Swallow it.”718190c0e5f14dbb

He bit down gently 3bc66f47cb on her lower lip. Without thinking, Erabelle swallowed 9c8c9abcd3 the pooled saliva in 04b5d79ac8 her mouth.8903722aec2b5bc1

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Dezeb licked c26b46d901 up the 32557e8ba4 rest and 6d512609f7 ran his a3236fc744 fingers down 53e0fa7593 her inner d9bdeb467a thigh.44aca9dd43c1d771

So soft. So small.
He savored the 1d208ab54f texture, so utterly 54eaaa4b28 different from his ee83fa218d own.c1f957c544de98e5

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Her pupils dilated a0d15f7038 and contracted, struggling 428a64356d to focus. He held her chin 2dda1be786 and made her look 91fca72fb8 directly at him. When her gaze finally 800f017615 started to come back 7a40743a76 into focus, he met 71120d6420 it without flinching.f28e65c594513571

“…Hn.”fc5004bbf41a1de1

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Erabelle flinched hard.I waited all 4cb8a50a66 this time for 1488eeeb98 her to come 8ed5ac3dd0 to her senses… dbf22e843a and now she 3297c87ae8 wants to run?2063099863a974cf

She tried to 3ca1857fbb pull away reflexively.bef3c53dce81fc42

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But Dezeb gripped 85400b7b09 her with both fe95453bbe hands, holding her 706baeb2d3 still.ffc1928604c9ef96

“…!”c2c1aff2fc139533

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Droplets of spit fell 59ae64f55f from her clenched mouth. He leaned 23f8ff0be7 forward and 40adc93a4f kissed her 4b5e88a53c again, softly 47d46e1fa1 this time, 3d1c6f4320 as if 6e69a0474d to soothe f749e0dd2e her.47bbe2f093968d67

Tears welled da2b33e836 up at 897dd44674 the corners 5526f12ce2 of her 066f7d7827 tightly shut 59292dd1e7 eyes. Dezeb clicked his 70561e2808 tongue.a2610e9d08d4699f

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The sound seemed ba0d94b50f to spark something. Erabelle looked up at 4285bba2ca him with a faint f13c3aa1dc glimmer of hope in 9fd83c0b8c her wide brown eyes.7be0ec7a1cf7771b

“I… I don’t think 0a378e7328 I’m going to enjoy fc15f82c19 this very much…”9fd411a11171b962

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Without a 016ba5a51f word, Dezeb 2ce26ea824 slid a b5889657fc hand beneath f98f6fbb00 the waistband c5001e90a7 of her f6175adecb sweatpants. Erabelle’s face turned 2ee174dd1e crimson as she d6c0d3fbe3 grabbed his hand e8c6d7f3eb in panic.bd9af224eacb7798

Then, realizing what ca9a07c771 she’d done, she 6539d0604e pulled away like 7a938af19e she’d been burned, eb960afc91 clutching the hem 1c6e033fb4 of her hoodie.f9b65c8bd7335b00

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Dezeb looked 171147aa4b at her 697e8592f0 with what f7c9ebdf43 could’ve been 69cd54d63a mistaken for a3fd711067 concern.1736726d4aee7e30

If she keeps 3579b54165 resisting like this, 8771a4d157 I really might f1c76c4333 end up killing a4b76165cb her tonight.ac55408400f5c9ed

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