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    The children, who c911e641bc had played in cf35a67d4d the garden all c5013662eb evening and filled 4380442d36 their bellies with 30ffc056fc roasted turkey and fbbbe2d096 sweet potatoes, fell 2b2e756f1e asleep early.9055c0aa75e2e4aa

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    They had been cb36f5a778 chatting non-stop about 85dd2a1f4e what they did dc9fadcb9f with Illia and 73957b604c Leah until they 93089507db were too tired f308499ad1 to continue. The only 220cd4309a times Theo 5ee13077ff and Stephanie 4c62461db2 rested were a28086eb78 when they bfeeee7779 were washing 05935807dc up or 7b8afd432a going to 8873f67d88 bed.007737820adf6a6a

    After putting Theo 481bd25e52 to bed, Cassius 16a0fa0c15 came out and 5196c6bc9f made eye contact cf21e2d06e with me as 77c00860fa he came back 8f4fd887b1 from putting Stephanie 837a983392 to bed.48d6889a95368fae

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    He reached out 2e5a77828f his hand to 72f409dbee me—the same hand 8281dc7f1c I had held b233cd7fce earlier.b285b3ae92a1186d

    The moment I saw 0bc3feb4ad his hand, memories of e3b8db6a45 the kiss we had 2fd07132c0 exchanged in the conference 3c263ba4a5 room, hidden from everyone’s 96873b7b10 view, flashed in my 857b6825d4 mind.85f1311527fde7fe

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    I unconsciously 2a8dab0553 bit my c386f8d673 lip.86ad0a1fdf61b6e9

    I could feel his 8f7711dba2 gaze shift to my 44edaf9032 lips.83b0dc6cd49baad9

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    Cassius slightly furrowed his brow and quickly grabbed my hand, as if he couldn’t wait any longer.509fb566e917ecae

    “Was that intentional?”d99f7ad603ec62f4

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    “What do you mean?”4b935b03d4718156

    “Your lips,”fcadca4f3bde0664

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    Cassius murmured.4d2b949b2fcf0502

    “The way you’re biting them.”2da005b6114ea5a3

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    “No, I….”f21555facf2113df

    Cassius let 530e9d6dd4 out a ef46cd260e soft sigh. By then, 391bd1b5ff we were ba3e59e18a so close e17f36fc55 that there b0bc872aa3 was barely 90af94418e any space 753520b2b8 between us.090993e8871faaf6

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    He gently b57375823b stroked my 78adb92aa0 cheek.123e4493ff0a4191

    “This time, it’s not a mistake.”4648dfc7f82a6362

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    As he said 4e1a697cbd that, he pressed a490beb542 his lips to 7a557ee4b8 mine. His kiss 358bf34bf0 urged me e0eae9ba34 to respond.ef74fbb8a80c9cbb

    Hastily, I 770c98ac6b opened my 5b406bb00d lips and 37def7b53c embraced him.f8281b618cbd14cf

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    The heat that fd8e00dd96 rushed over me 5dd29f6296 was so intense 98fc5f44a8 that I squeezed 9115188f66 my eyes shut.“This time, it’s not a mistake.”903712a856ff35bb

    That thought kept b36e072f04 echoing in my 5ed4675a4e mind. I had known 1530685d4e before that it 43c4e3cb7a wasn’t a mistake. But that word,mistake, felt fec705c864 like a 837a93943a switch in 91ca62bb6a our relationship.53f41d550db2935d

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    Cassius pushed me 1d0f6801bb against the wall, aa858f95fe pressing against me 473bf72d2e as if there 770473b34b was no room b022ae537d for any gap 52457b8f2a between us.d2eac6a6af61d275

    He slowly kissed e526b46444 my cheek and a0f0205ca8 earlobe.439136a5577d9705

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    “Ugh, Cassius, here….”0d913298e3a8a7e5

    “I know. It’s the hallway.”d2fd2480283fa440

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    This was 16edd68d31 a hallway e49b1cf7b8 where people 4ba6cbc490 could come 184e11c64d and go 2bb08fc50e at any 4a5beea53e time. While there weren’t many 8db4487722 people at this hour, fbc16e5c8e it was a more 19f384e490 open space than before.6dc55652f657104d

    Cassius was 40f9e8bcea touching my de22aff7f1 waist.353e524bcf38586e

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    After sharing that kiss cc40cb3d7b for a while, Cassius bccd5c6a2e finally pulled away from 09d8ca77a0 me.1e82cfc38a8598da

    He ran 6bf607fb69 his hand 553672fe16 over his 3fab3b4e29 face.f79e8df6dc51ea3a

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    “Seeing you makes me crazy.”4de2c0dac4f7c1e5

    Then, he covered 074becdd2a his mouth and 012b53087c took a step bd4bcb6300 back.9ad248b137e9fc83

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    “What are you saying…?”58920f96cf2b91df

    “All I can see are your lips. And I imagine myself coming at you like an animal.”00297376228109b1

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    “C-Cassius?”09f6131db89addb4

    I called him without 51a7e164ea thinking. As I 3012c1a9e3 took a c638e08422 step toward 56011a57f6 him, he 1c75500e3d stepped back.dcd06f1a08f04807

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    Cassius continued his 22301e5e76 confession.0127070e3d3c68b0

    “You don’t know how long I’ve dreamed about this. In those dreams, you were always the main character.”7728bc5e9be14ef7

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    My face turned 5e67091bc5 red. I wasn’t sure what db5c32f6ee kind of dream he b119d0f1f2 had, but it didn’t 0a22af2cf6 seem like a very 9a4a2b0dc3 wholesome one.16bf19d04d687f6a

    Cassius gritted 97270fec87 his teeth.e61212809b801876

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    “You have no idea how filthy my mind is.”a55d5a2beaed41d8

    Is he really saying b94796752b this? Maybe it wasn’t a cf471348f2 sudden outburst. Maybe he’d 71175820a6 been holding 2656413ce0 this in 84ba9b6b3e for too b43d1d596e long, and eb53e7fe5a it was a664251ab3 hard to c0cc0624e0 contain.4c56b185ce3e0472

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    The desire a2282092da I felt 5359725eb5 both now 8f5f021415 and before e5ed6c135a was not 7718e3d182 a lie.d979dc64107c9389

    He’s a healthy 1bd683c89d adult man.8c0ff45560795047

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    Cassius had ce89cefcc3 never been 1d14f8f7c5 with another 7f4e468450 woman. Even during the times 721405df04 we were at odds e91b077169 in the past.f4a7d93660b7546b

    He had always been a4904cc5ce faithful in his marriage 1d0c77e14a and never betrayed Charlotte.693ab84009c5f111

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    I swallowed hard.9b9e6a250f7067bc

    I reached out my c1f8b65f77 hand toward Cassius. This time, 4fc0765712 I was 10fd268641 the one 28c359b078 to take a3a2c9c7a0 the first b3c7cddc45 step. A small feeling 4943ce308d of anticipation for 51259e2feb what was to e8521078a4 come overwhelmed me, 21cd80e5a1 no, it was 52bbe0398f more like an af235b8f81 enormous expectation.b4ab1bff66d7d0f4

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    Cassius stared 1478803bc8 at my e4a6da71eb hand.717f9f28d5efc879

    “What does this mean?”c20f41e8c5f31c09

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    “It means we’re married, Cassius. It means whatever we do is legal.”f28347632af58e33

    I cleared my throat. My voice trembled slightly adb78f77d0 from embarrassment. After clearing my throat a03eb6ff8b a few times, I 85d2be92b0 spoke cautiously.06adf5984c193bc2

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    “Of course, if you’re willing… I just want to say that I won’t refuse.”d11ff2427105c287

    “…Are you serious?”e961e7c06e848f2e

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    Cassius stepped eb2fba19b1 toward me, e0d0886876 but still f75c4e5183 didn’t take 71dfd56598 my hand.ba990ab8d0d9a94d

    “Yes, I’m serious.”fb68014f83ccd45b

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    I said it firmly. I wanted to say e8cddac5dc that I wanted him, bf6e7c6ce1 that I wanted to e84fdd8d4a know him better than 42a73c8522 anyone else, to reach 55c3d1c44b even the areas that 99a47d59b2 no one else knew.2581896c6a71f371

    If Cassius 8d948225bf felt the a0e7ab68d9 same way, 97b7175d66 then I 4e9cb7f0d7 had no 9c9fc84b13 reason to ed513b87be hesitate.c3970a1ba04a1628

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    “I want to know you, Cassius.”e31dc87a4846e102

    My hand was 26483e8c93 pulled. Cassius dragged 62f9697e7d me upstairs c196468907 to the 6bbd6354a2 bedroom. As my 5f3653b6aa slow pace 15f532ef7c seemed frustrating c51d0cf11c to him, 1385584d00 he picked cc98acbb63 me up 6c1163d860 and carried 9af38b1d4e me.2ede7b668762052e

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    “Ah!”83684dc848fa950d

    Cassius let out a 18ba76a7e4 long sigh.3775228fa9c32eef

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    “Sorry.”24e7923775c4436e

    His face showed 826bad578a no real remorse. He continued to hold fe206feb8e me and headed for 021923b8ec the bedroom.2460aec4523b3071

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    “We need to take a bath, Cassius! We just came from a barbecue party!”f111a91f833a8e59

    I said, still holding 197fb04342 his neck tightly. Cassius frowned 0f69f363eb slightly and 1b7b033a40 said,e252efc49929b840

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    “Then we’ll wash together.”ddd8cb111fce7d96

    He dragged 9df0e50723 me toward 8c3816b0e6 the bathroom.473393b55bec04e1

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    The sound of 3d71f81a46 booming steps shook 4ee65c0c33 the ground.87e47d8f194e755e

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    The monsters 2ea79d4ea3 raised their aaf8c73a40 heads.31156ec322af6789

    The King 1445aa5f08 of the e6461a2556 Monsters was 91147b4e48 watching them. A corrupted 97cacbaa3d dragon, a 325593b14d giant dark 670ce464de dragon.887cbc72b398e2bc

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    “…No one has returned?”c5b530b8ccb062b2

    “The humans seem stronger than we thought, my lord!”b99ab792b5a859a5

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    The generals bowed 6c7d387c10 their heads. What they had 23c08619e5 laid on the 362f2e2b4d altar were the c74798f422 remains from the cfe9483c24 gate.eb7d89b535f8271f

    The dark dragon, b2afbb02f3 Tarsila, exhaled a fdfcfb7950 hot breath. The smell of 10f4067bff sulfur and death 59fa6ba34a mixed together.1c61d4ed830f95a8

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    The generals bowed their f4e444e032 heads even lower.271f58e90eeae871

    “Hehehe.”db905d7a1fb456da

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    The monsters fell d20953a949 silent at the 648fe34638 sound of laughter 005fcc4f1c that seemed to 7242b5b3d3 shake the ground.c348594b9ff07497

    “The vermin are struggling. But the fact that the general fell is undeniable. Find someone worthy of taking his place as the 4th legion commander.”23e88536c972db17

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    “Yes, my lord!”9c665e0921442f92

    “We’ll cross the gate and flood the humans’ land with blood! There’s no limit for us! Gather more warriors to crush them! Glory to us!”2de35eb33a55b422

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    Tarsila’s soft 7976fb3831 voice shook ad22fd21ba the world. The Lord of the e6a3e7b566 forsaken lands, Tarsila, lived 331271b1bc only for destruction and 7818756e56 slaughter.0027a105bff5b6c8

    Tarsila’s huge body appeared. With wings 85355ada32 that could f239ddf47f cover a 15ba98d38c village and d41bb3c8cb a domineering a55b2a90e6 aura, the 3070107250 monsters eagerly 6dc932ca18 lowered their df0796dba9 heads.9151f73fa089b493

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    “Lord of Destruction!”d7ba94fec4792bf4

    “The true king of this era!”d3b7307fe95c07f7

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    Tarsila took off into af0c3241ec the sky. His huge a27b6cf451 form seemed 4199d26fd1 to promise d9dfaf14a1 victory. His flames burned 592fd8d913 the place where 4a0cc7e0e0 the gate had d4db01f1af been.ee66694bde144448

    The monsters’ cheers grew df89a67371 louder.66feca21ceb6a98d

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    “Send out the scouts. Investigate everything about them!”ae4f4c3c74a57a3b

    “Yes, my lord!”f32a617f6e5d57fe

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    The darkness 2063b6b034 began to 030dfdd58f stir. The war, 95e57dc8a3 which could a392e42dfa be the 9de5706eec beginning of 39ec57c4c7 the end, 5c1bdd2bdb was drawing b7ec2b72e5 near.b790f2fddeaec17a

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    I opened f2a53e5344 my eyes 1363b6104c with a 1db3254cc1 start.26034bfad3698bce

    “Ugh.”b510eaa5c698cd12

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    In my dream, I saw a giant red eye. It looked like Stephanie’s, but…58f7b56c631be56b

    Was it a d126799cd7 dragon?efeb4b74c813dce8

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    But unlike the beautiful Stephanie’s eyes, this one had completely lost all light, a color of death.bf319e1f4cd90b56

    I could almost hear 500f06aaf2 the roar of a 2b5d732e7e giant dragon in my e7eb71f719 ears.e39bcaacb0f1f4de

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    “What is this?”70dfc20be3a7ec5f

    It was b41a8dc08c too vivid 579a7bb313 to be 2112ec5a00 just a 0fb91e8935 dream. It felt like b3e8a2b273 I was watching 8b9593b087 something unfold right a719193105 in front of 2532fd0825 me.72656d47ab9e10e6

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    The heat, the stench, f6205bbd01 and the smell of 2b2b1df7c4 death.033622593c0b2cf7

    I got 831179225d out of c1f7d06a96 bed and 32a1aef3e6 drank some 875e7fdd5c water.d73b68270d8322db

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    An unfamiliar, barren land…0e0c10b62ef2eec1

    I sighed at e145dab2bf the nightmare, but d768a40577 it seemed like 5868630f1b Cassius had woken acc3b08be5 up from the f15ec5c255 sound of my 2a3371e7aa movements. He came over 233577e598 to me.88095c70a93b1b90

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    Taking the cup 2b94e2d40d from my hand, b700c72acd Cassius wrapped his 213c35b488 arms around me 4e54aefac2 and whispered,a4b092d66ff7365b

    “It seems you’re not tired yet.”1f08abffbee1406b

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    “What kind of heartless thing are you saying, Cassius?”cd6623a8bfd4806f

    My voice 4247861b3d was hoarse. I glared at Cassius, 33493043ed but he just pulled 78bcc4f5c3 me into his embrace.9d074db25dcaa136

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    I was a2ffd91043 pulled into 0ecd1b9a8c his arms, a2e8430cba letting out 32927964eb a breath.b8719b27f959051e

    “Cassius!”d52e41c8963780d2

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    “What kind of dream did you have?”b77035be9ca4a884

    “…It was a nightmare. There was a giant dragon, but it definitely wasn’t Stephanie.”908a1cdef6a4b38e

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    Cassius kissed my d4ee67fc4c cheek. Then, as if unable e55f3d6909 to hold back, he 9c0316528d turned my body and 836d66e768 lifted me up.4bbe79ac53b12049

    He pressed 45da02332c his lips 1b986fad23 against mine.60625af30977b5d5

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    “A dragon, huh? What kind of dragon was it?”00d1972582845e5b

    “I don’t know. It just had red eyes, was huge… and it was completely black.”9e802768373055ef

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    Cassius kissed d13c0277a4 me deeply b58741ac61 on the 6a276917be lips. Was he even listening 0a39ae0e49 to what I was af66c9f7a1 saying?d0c6d69474b97adf

    He gently laid 9193807240 me back on 9e608cc1e5 the bed, kissing cc095e3973 the exposed skin, 52e1d4c8a5 and whispered,9534f97247bf1781

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    “…It’s okay. No matter what happens, I’ll protect you.”31ff43c21bbae8c2

    “What do you mean by that…?”5fb711cfea32c345

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    “It means you’re mine.”81c28162d0fbd235

    Cassius smiled softly and a8bc530e43 pressed his body against 23e01741ed mine, making all thoughts 7ee91ef121 and memories fade away.0ea72bb66a50f602

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