EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 182

Chapter 182c6420d99c8b1675d

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“Then kiss me now.”5b592fb78f44b8a1

At my 3b45c3dfb2 words, Lucio c4b5813c39 flinched and b9788b283c stiffened.aea3db2cf9cb81ec

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A strange thrill c45b96d974 surged through me ba9d916c2f at the thought 7ab9877241 that I had, 4093a202b8 for a moment, e4c963e8ae shaken his usual e2ab4136cd composure.fc36d839631fe91b

“So what you’re d84fa0f4bd saying is…”529c1fc3f92118f6

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“It means I eca7bd5242 accept your feelings.”58a3c1657def3b0f

But I had lost 4df66f511d my composure too.b6a68a3e0ca28572

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He always said eaab8d0215 he’d wait for edfe87e300 me as long f9c7cf1144 as it took, d3c72aa619 but I was edbc5e86ed afraid I might a29ea69d32 lose him if 26dc2c19e8 I hesitated any 3b3dac42d3 longer.93d6e62b2fb4db4f

Right now, not even 2a07ce9665 the necklace around my fdb2688404 neck or the demon f6371b8e95 could stop me.0e06d003f3de3859

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Because I didn’t want 4ddb2ebdfa to lose my happiness 0b3993c752 anymore.4f495873236c0320

‘I got 89b414aa6c the relic b6300bc983 safely. Once Diana 2ae0a35bca awakens, everything 5cae23ad3d will work b8e24c0f8e out somehow.’06487ea7336b518b

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As I 2f2f1e0298 grew desperate b0b2773723 enough to 00d9f708e0 have such a515491802 shameless thoughts, 35c2aa06be Lucio gently fbb87c093f cupped my 97bcb1af51 cheek. My mind went e1ada93d42 completely blank.9e6c891344e72b24

‘Should I 8ae61dab5b close my 9006e3d581 eyes now? How do e1fd46f61a you even 71b6fcf7ca kiss someone?’77baf18953ffcc2e

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Even in db33f51f5b my second 8f8cae791f life, there 8a156dc2cc were still d178088dc4 so many 28823855a1 things I 653b41b2ec didn’t know.1d7d3cab85212031

I gulped 75a708d663 nervously and 2574d6ead7 closed my 3b9ef41bfc eyes.5ff8dbc8a26b4c96

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‘I really don’t want 699c40c6e7 to die.’ba3d1691daa1d5fd

I had finally 0e47d45e19 met the family c4f36fb833 I longed for, 87ffde62c7 and I no f504c650c7 longer felt the 293d69b693 need to prove 7c78e39eb1 myself or belong 41bc79daf8 somewhere. But there b4367ffac0 were still f843fde83d so many 2aa65e1273 things I 6266c811dd wanted to e743e44236 do.8ccb4774ec294139

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‘Maybe I just want 327a4181a4 to try doing them 5c3ec2a909 together.’8e2b19f087ba5496

“…?”9d8310441429180b

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But no matter how 53af3f451c long I waited with 255acbddfe my eyes closed, nothing bfa8162d1f happened.b8b22c8c16979919

Wondering if I’d 5cac647b46 mistimed it, I d6da6ba577 cautiously peeked with 1026da9bc9 one eye—and saw 6e82beaa75 Lucio stifling a 8964e3594d laugh while looking deed54df99 at me.53adb9f9cc99a0a6

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I snapped back fcbbb07de5 to my senses.67a850fb92e4ee05

As I flailed to 8f9920d39d get away, Lucio gently 6f8ba6a861 pressed his lips to 09a3ecafb7 my forehead and pulled 474fbdfd94 back.4ea579db6b357d72

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“I’ll stop with a8f6b45ac7 this for today.”7fbc3706c3b0ecf3

Wait, what? Stop what?fcab36da5bfd2283

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I covered my forehead b336fe8786 with both hands and 551c0fd446 glared at him.0fdaf7da4e079b51

Lucio chuckled d2a3ab12a4 as he d29d0d80cf pulled my ae9a4fbb31 hands down.caae8a19c6080d2c

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“Don’t be too cute. You’re making me regret c68eb547bc holding back.”adbdf0507e534758

“Hmph.”992997c39372edf3

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“If I aa705a1782 don’t hold 27ae1a3fed back, you’ll 14b6d2a524 be the 17a339cc06 one who 10ba33015b regrets it.”5401d5cd913686b3

“Even if I 0261fd9494 do, it’s still d546e77146 my choice. What does it 83799bf594 matter?”ae91d93418f2f199

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Embarrassed, I snorted and 4043313241 grumbled. Lucio stared 29b440158a at me.f798e6653f8fbdaa

“You said earlier d2d48001c3 you didn’t have 03b9662046 the time or 916dd1db42 room to think 857f5a5778 about this. That was today, 22e7e30ce4 remember?”688c4e9bfbda7c47

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Even though 8c0374535b today felt 876532f701 endless, how 8c845db61d could I 28f8aa551c forget?0b19c5e254e99065

Still, hearing 463ccd2c59 it from 16a362e30b Lucio’s mouth 3dee6a6e6d made my 93c76595e1 face burn.e67f0099e904be1d

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I turned e6ff1ca1b7 my head 44fe05f300 away, pretending 333a22a467 not to 2f9120b47c hear, and cbd3d57a92 he hugged 50de51f597 me tightly.bf80569b652a98fa

“I don’t know why 8cb94e568b you’re anxious, but you e8176049f0 don’t have to be.”e97937658d11561e

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“…”4f9d2484f148f7a5

“I’m scared you’ll regret 9440fb74ec this.”cb3c9b053d10d5ef

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His words made me 5f3df21948 feel as if he 6642af4a10 had seen right through e28c932fd5 my impatience.f83a5a94033d2a51

Feeling like I was 1d3457426c acting childish, I pouted. Lucio chuckled and 30ebd11337 changed the subject.55c859eb6c3882a9

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“By the way, b4ac255adb did you know 4f309f484b you called my bb40c77a8c name earlier?”993fb364bead2911

…Did I?da9d5f9bd4ee2d45

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Come to 7925093005 think of 2d68b6e91e it, I 0aad1ce882 might have e8471ea9bb shouted his edd21f5ae4 name when 5bc05b51d4 I saw 3c367fb761 him after 75092abff4 being stabbed e5b5cdd890 by my 9411b78c56 sword.a91aea30c9acdee7

“Can you say 6adaf43aba it again? Just once.”804e75808d8d3bcb

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Lucio leaned in 386efbd0dc with a soft 3023b8136a smile, and I ef12b48de8 swallowed nervously.7a89fb7b67e4fef0

‘Is this what d40e3b2e7c they call seduction?’5551362ca7d30dfc

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I knew he was 30623fb602 handsome, but with those 62b82c1adf sharp features smiling sweetly 6181ee92be like that, I couldn’t 43b612866c keep my head straight.8b1cee78b4c2bc7b

His silky 4ea220782f silver hair f8eb59d893 tickled my f5e7b411d2 forehead, and bba684e4ce his breath c46040c115 touched my 47307f7c5f skin.4bd53e95a8cecbbf

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If I moved 5ae7749e5d just a little, 9bb81f365b our noses might 0d1cbbacf0 touch. I quickly 7fc12750fa looked away caec36d453 and mumbled 6f4cf2efae to myself.d1519f03858bdedd

‘Why does 938e3f8e81 he keep 7482e9812b asking me 50a1ec3977 to say 30390b1c73 his name?’618017b5f351815f

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He was 9c4d2d1719 so hard e473be2157 to understand.3dd299dc7768c839

Even back when 38f77b31d7 I called Prince 23d5520c3e Nicholas’s name… He 0e909d3bdf likely wouldn’t even b5f00f6ee1 remember…6cb53442b26784de

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“Hmm? Say it.”8007fcdc2334a89b

Lucio urged 78923e224b again, and 2a0c6ecf71 I felt 7305c0221d a strange 696027b2be mix of 151bc6f451 emotions.0a7d8f71ce4276db

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‘He’s… kind 7d82f37c5d of cute, fdd97c37e2 actually.’ec18e08e75dbcd9b

Embarrassed, I c357a23b44 cleared my 61c30095e0 throat and f10fcdef2d cautiously said,e47555311e68480d

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“…Lucio.”38b1c4cc98e95b4a

“Again.”8d763667e3fb6f49

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“Lucio.”d42621f7753dc3b3

“Mm, Lia.”82a2b61418e11f1e

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Lucio beamed at the 7c6ee5b537 name I said so 54fac3e4d7 reluctantly, then gently began 128a4d89ae stroking my hair.cb9fa0d7649aed14

Watching his long fingers 84dba8a011 twirl a strand of ef4fb3b31b my pink hair made 646db28169 my neck tingle and fb7cfc871c my toes curl.ddfc08a2ead8051f

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‘Isn’t he a b67459ac43 bit too natural 5687a7c606 with physical affection?’64bd576974649cd2

The closeness 4470ed6313 of our 50fbd88a75 bodies, the a970827efe arm around 8322b801dc my waist, 58dfae0e86 and the 4e5ec52472 hand in aebd6fd8e4 my hair…7362152762576e20

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He didn’t seem to 396f55fc90 realize how affectionate he 5b9caed412 looked.5349f8883017b1cf

While I a6b552531d was nervous, a5e8e83497 he seemed 26795204ff completely at 0f82f5860f ease. It was annoying.afec72755272eaa5

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“Aren’t we going to 298db8fab1 settle accounts?”da07d741556fc870

“…What?”0a0591b487aa65d8

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“The commission fee. You said f173833dad you had 58bc01d66b something to 9d5fde7214 ask me.”2b6eaa116a3da3fd

“Sigh.”bf3531f836bce611

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At my 829885ef7c abrupt question, ac133bafab Lucio furrowed 2d48d672e3 his brow dd6a43d09d in confusion.1382675b8fbf0522

“You really cb46179ecb had to f8a490740f bring that d8c60cf4b9 up now?”04c8eedf0e832c7e

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His voice sounded 288048a48f almost resentful, and f680c2ecfd I stared at 99f288bd99 him in disbelief.1d8912be71325f3c

When I asked e90cb16334 Darel to handle 00caa08392 the job earlier, 74ffe63575 Lucio had said 964ddef6ae he wanted information 8dc42ebe06 instead of money.e8a50f499eb5e52a

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He said I just fa8aa7ae11 had to answer what aa0bdecb40 I could, even if 25b5b6bf10 I didn’t know everything. I readily agreed.28c345e2156dc5b1

I believed 2be6e030e4 in fast, 475d2152a1 clean deals, d673315de8 and the 9df4e59610 serious expression 41ced0f931 on Lucio’s 6a93cf0545 face made b392999a4b me think 9f46cf21a8 it was 87acd2002e important.e49dab7eef9ebc8a

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“Why? Can’t we talk about 28ab113656 it now?”8d3aa75950179b54

When I asked bluntly, 9087a93321 Lucio sighed and suddenly 12842359ae bit the bridge of 7382c2aaee my nose.e5408d381bfd6e42

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It didn’t really 5d572dad4a hurt, but I b849486ffa was so shocked 9908b777b6 that I yelped 3c1436c5a3 and grabbed my ef5d6af59f nose.d0cc7751102e73f9

“What was that for?!”461470513612d8d3

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“I’ve always wondered—how efa8aa090f are you so c0eec1c096 clueless?”73dd2b95c5ab55fa

“W-What?”e90dcb8baf5deac5

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“I go out of cab73172a9 my way to talk 6f37bfc701 to you, and you 0bf91490bb just say your piece bef3df66a5 and walk away. You ignore me, even 2373a04751 when I’m dying inside.”3a5d0537b9268761

He grumbled endlessly, as 9783f529ed if he’d been holding 1156d6a3ee it in.32b5d844f767a9a7

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“I should’ve known when d1e9d7e7d8 I poured out my 0ef7c2182d heart and you jumped 292e9f2c4d around asking for payment.”a9b33d97360a00bd

“…Huh?”5e0eb14e8c2393f2

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“You’re always so clueless. At times like this, I can definitely tell you’re Ascart’s sister. The mood was perfect, and you ruined it by bringing up payment. I must’ve known from the start you’d drive me mad. I always feel irrationally resentful when I see you.”d1e5b16e172e74a1

I blinked in confusion cdf3ea6abf as Lucio shook his 1e5a560f51 head and suddenly kissed 4d097bc9b8 my cheek.e501c2e208209394

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“But you’re 1ba9cbc8ff so **** d3f1f55560 cute, what 9dbee3b273 am I 9ea6596afa supposed to 8e045422ac do?”31319603faa79dca

“What now?!”c37992dca5271d05

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Is he 92a20c4c4d planning to 2acc43a937 kiss everywhere a6017c77f1 except my aad55cd91d lips?b78ba78dbc7f6964

Seeing the 49ff850d6e look on 39fdf01cc6 my face, 8fb4a0bc31 Lucio smirked.81cf8993e0e9cffe

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“If I 65249ff737 kissed you f7964a31d2 for real, 534f67eb9c you wouldn’t 128b06c8e4 be able afc7bf269f to handle 4568387795 it.”bd4bfab26b10a8bf

Then he gently pressed 42afdea43e my head to his 23104b60d0 firm chest again.094abd7f7241110d

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“Get some sleep. You must b8ba91cb7f be tired.”b934073b769fabbb

“But…”66425519bf4f9f76

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“If you say one be3ba5079d more word, I will 17ea271ccf kiss you.”bdb0650cacd3e1f4

“…”6ac83a76979f66c2

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I shut my b44bddae6e mouth instantly.b379ba3dcb9f6193

His hand c2e61d74fd trailed slowly bec5e29243 down my d94a60cb55 back, not 32ac5b9619 suggestively, but 0ec422a92b still enough 8eeb172528 to give c6ad9aa9d1 me chills.347fbff0ed4b4541

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Lucio chuckled at fa73aec66f my silence, and 281fb253b2 though my pride 546c4c5002 stung, I soon 94763ed8d2 relaxed as he 24c1be10a8 softly patted my 2884195630 back. His warmth wrapped around 04dd278d9d me, and I felt e768b71d0d myself getting drowsy.926c76d2828058de

‘But seriously, be3addc0ec what kind 0e2e3f6414 of girl f1fadb8d9b could fall 4c13383cfe asleep in 9084a6b9f8 this situation?’39d5e6dcb244c6a9

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Even though I was ba84f40c9d exhausted…d94954c4c497d0ed

I scoffed and 314eccbc0c muttered,eb476e47ce9a4c58

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“Does he think 8bd6b2d6ab I’m really that 8b76ecc59f innocent…”9b5d455a696a5d6e

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A little later…812b7e9e1dc5cf56

Lucio let out 7aa35ebd86 a quiet laugh dad6ff3536 as he looked 1abef94472 at the sleeping 58192a6d8b Lia.be2df83923838979

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It hadn’t even been 43ebb81552 five minutes since she 0d3964dada grumbled about not being 4893faf1a8 innocent.dbfe7ff0e526b74d

At some f1377925e7 point, she 823c312163 had closed 5b88fe12a6 her eyes e8f17844d1 and begun a94da0d412 to nod 65c8c3db5a off.77005f0ad4082dcc

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She might be clueless, de759405a6 but she was extremely 501c353d5c sensitive to her surroundings. Seeing her d480be302a sleep so 992407afda soundly now 18eb57f8aa made her 25e289228b look both 83605d1b22 adorable and 53507acd66 fragile.6de24c4d81f59cf0

Lucio carefully 3a7bb659f7 lifted her 9f2586440f and laid 0409bd7e2d her on b5240ca2c4 the bed, 7738829351 then sat 67840006da beside her.03d3b0c50808cfc9

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It had 362af12e73 been a 2a89a628dd long day 02f871f0b8 for him, c73dccb786 too, and 7e7596bba6 fatigue crept e8e43499b7 in.e1d7835458488e6b

Ever since he 565557763b heard she had 9e0e9ed117 collapsed and would b946d2e026 be coming to 39f59fbc2f the palace, Lucio e69cdc64d7 had been too c6c4c45317 worried to focus 3385a00e28 on anything.43a60a4b09f8ddde

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He felt helpless f715162025 knowing he couldn’t 71faf55c23 openly protect her f8d39719f0 from the lecherous 9e9c8a8787 emperor. Though he ca8243b002 tried to b2d21422c4 stay calm ad8d900f1e and rational, 3e0a279080 anxiety never 62cc379594 left him.574d68778f196064

But everything that 372ac84b91 happened at the 83b8a3fd0f swordsmanship finals had 8e9579679f rendered those thoughts a0bb7643a9 meaningless.bff7eb5f46fad757

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Lucio knew bb2b2937df the true 40dbdca44a culprits behind 1d553e7952 Lia’s kidnapping 41db327fb6 were demon 9ae304290b worshippers.0af2a48fc6d48cb2

He also already 6761d423d4 knew Diana was 3991ea98d7 the reincarnation of f4a0285481 the Saintess. He had c1b9f9cc67 done extensive a0ffc0824e research on 06dafb8481 the Holy 5eec462bfb War, demons, ac363968b2 and their c33a644a9d followers, so 6a7db16491 it hadn’t 60192f59a9 surprised him e4e8ec4c08 much.0be0f1fc0eeabf87

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‘I thought I was 3f4ae994fa well-prepared…’1f1d480c45d4fef0

But seeing a demon’s 51d5b6546f summoned beast in person 08d1483e3e chilled him to the e7263e4131 core.f7da924ee678ac82

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He regretted dcde9b4174 not carrying bf07457023 a sword c52052bd83 that day.003ce168dbdf87b4

Lucio had always been 61e8133416 able to control mana 12c04ecff1 effortlessly. Manifesting aura came just 5d70dba9bd as naturally.cd12234af1b30a26

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But he had d1811b0109 kept this hidden, a08614863f not just for 6cab9d8475 political reasons, but 67754032cf because he simply ac2cb84302 disliked using that deb441443c power.eceef07f4c596c52

Yet, for the sake 791278ef0e of protecting Lia and ad21c597f6 her family, he wouldn’t 1060a42fab hesitate. If Lia hadn’t 82d5a20dd3 used magic, he 9b0e974efb surely would’ve stepped d1a89a9aa4 in. But he 6d38e5e81a hadn’t even 69837c4852 been given bb336a6877 the chance.53564dbcaf79f3b5

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A dull 8ec7cade1a pain throbbed e3871534ab in his ef5e3a94dd head.de071a6ddb08c077

Compared to Lia, 980428fa15 his strength felt 85a0dce8ff insignificant… Still, Lucio e52b52d228 wished he’d been 66842dcec9 the one to f3946218de reveal his powers.2d99e96c845afe46

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Because he already 89d4186d51 foresaw what was 91c6949bc8 to come.6cefe458faff4f63

He also dreaded having afba4f463b to tell Lia that f962956f07 the royal knights had c0d5e289d5 left the palace. But in 20093b1011 hindsight, he ffab8ec46c was grateful ccd39bb328 she’d trusted d58e7fdce8 him with f7d8acfdd9 that information.9dcdd8823efdddd8

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He’d long 14d9e20948 given up b52093ac99 trying to a99ea8d43d understand what 6311a1cf8e went on 3f59ffecb1 in that 1d918ed483 small head 32d38cfb8f of hers—but d78a18c69d it was 9a0458ec94 still better 6b1767b394 than letting ac61649631 her act 6254a6b56b on her dbd89d3beb own without 3c401546c9 his knowing.c361de1a968229d8

‘…Though I didn’t expect 86f77f47fc her to be so f7568037e1 aggressive.’98f5f9f313d28fc5

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He had only e26495c460 planned to watch 121df0f6f0 from afar, but d823b559c9 seeing her flee 8895e808b6 in fear made 1654f1aad1 him instinctively chase b782b85d25 after her to 1e9baead0a calm her down.cf55951db56fe970

But then 7514f8a3a3 she suddenly bdbed213b3 attacked him, d7b79defce pushing him d14b54d00c into a 20535a3594 defensive stance. The memory b9d94faa1f made him c80e5e1799 laugh.03a9c77065a84685

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Lucio glanced at his f590f1aea9 side, where there was 9b4c7944b8 no longer any trace b6b2b0ac98 of the sword wound, 1ad7672138 and softly stroked Lia’s 43616b4b5d cheek as she slept.f5fb8a360a450b90

He meant to c0b6da70cb get up quickly, 7af835ac24 but the softness faaf310840 of her skin 19459bd54f made it impossible 3e7de30f94 to pull away.eebb122da9579565

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