EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 196

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“Uh, Mom, I…”9a1568572686b8e2

…How did I end up at the Marquis’ residence?c42e2ccf35b7d5ec

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I couldn’t bring myself to finish the sentence.f3d9f2116533d41c

I just wanted to share the good news and see Lucio’s face in person.3aec912c8dad42a1

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The terrifying events 843f8df6a8 that had unfolded e33433fbe4 in an instant 8db15c2e53 when Lucio suddenly 861255d175 rushed towards me 8cabdde9ac flashed before my a943167ab9 eyes.4952bbc946e571b2

Without realizing 785cc02055 it, I f267458f2d squeezed my 16adb05b8a eyes shut, 761f7ca239 and a 2ad3e58bbb soft voice eb1f558d01 was heard.05f97ea4357d4594

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“You’ve grown up, my daughter.”27adee9cb101e7b7

Feeling a twinge 31421f5789 of guilt, I 76fdc9f21b opened my eyes, 9803468777 and even in 769581d58e the dim light, 782a129e21 I could vaguely b6523f16ec see my mom 42097c1261 smiling.26d70bcfd363e0f6

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‘It must be Lucio who brought me to the Marquis’ residence!’d7683958a4192a15

I wanted to believe he must have handled things well, but considering how sensitive my family is about such matters, there’s no way they didn’t notice something between us.028e14130e36fa59

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‘Though they might not know exactly what happened…’49d94c1a3c9a21a0

The thought that they 1f28daf2ea might soon start asking f55857221b me pressing questions made 5f2de5a2b3 me tense up.9dfd25c6994adc4d

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Unexpectedly, my mom a1503659a6 stood up and be6be0ac00 spoke.8db290bf9b5e8d1d

“Go back to sleep. We’ll talk when the day breaks. I have… a lot to say to you. But, I think it’s better to wait until tomorrow.”880747d0da7fc64d

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A lot to 12ea97a333 say?21c147fea3712a24

‘Is it about Lucio?’e62a4e4a1c059281

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My heart raced b02298ad79 like I had 543f6ef6c3 been caught doing 31831b43d2 something wrong.ac57e8ddc9ec1f1c

Then, as 02a53144af my mom e79fb6ad1b turned towards b19e60e28b the door, 41e7552739 her face 470f2188c7 was illuminated 6519735fdc by the 2f4b79227d moonlight.1a6cbf18fc2fbd8e

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“Mom?!”40941a7770dc0c09

I was 8ce318f91b startled when 2a97858b1d I saw 6c7cf70a1d her pale 01dd368933 cheeks and ef2519a76a bloodshot eyes, 5279813538 and the 070ef5a102 moment I 52f1365835 called out 80f03dda68 to her, c75a033dcd the incident 5d8d88d210 with Clara 76a27dbef6 flashed through b2bc1b040b my mind.76019dbac463f6d5

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“Did the Countess come to visit?”bac216e87aba572c

Since Clara had caused trouble, she must have been up to no good at the Marquis’ residence as well.f765d2714046c701

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Was I right? My mom hesitated.13c70046e4ff6d03

“…Let’s talk tomorrow.”6c24b74f4e5676bc

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Her voice sounded 72fcfdbcb6 so tired that b74225583e I could only 9a4cbd124a nod in response.75f4896eb370d310

When the door 2530f14d12 closed, I let d2d7bf566b out a sigh.0a5a50b5ff1f5984

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I immediately curled up 1fcf05b997 on the bed.dd89150a0fd561ec

“Ugh.”102b450edf7e4318

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Actually, I had pretended a7e1d9ef54 to be fine in c0efebb327 front of my mom, 701dfc2533 but since I woke d5b58a01fa up, I hadn’t been 63e4090bfc feeling well.54fafea4a2f26787

The magical energy 24f4672a46 and demonic force fd91fc27cf that had been c43212b178 forcibly suppressed in 222035a98c the palace were 6f3b1d1b2c now raging inside 6d7e05173c me.544f4e5570a64a31

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‘I expected some pain, but…’d4b1c1f1cdb366c3

I never imagined 4e2023cac4 it would be 9e6afb5bc4 this agonizing, like 1a3a23df5e my heart was ad75f2c5b0 being burned alive 516241f8e0 even after I b5ea54a289 fainted.51c70723bb97b4d0

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‘If Raizel knew, he’d 34d8122f7f probably have jumped up, 07923a7d19 saying there’s no such 2d1abeddd1 foolish person.’177ef15f7d325d5c

Absorbing mana that wasn’t mine was generally impossible.d27f3e3c254e9077

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But since demons and I shared the same mana, I was the exception…ffe7645b05bc38d9

When I had ee5a79276f planned to absorb f1ee4cb791 all the mana 0d54f80614 from the demon 508e394b12 artifact and destroy 371f9a4e1c it, I was bb4960ab20 thankful for that 9054fe9a79 fact for the 11d4ce8a33 first time.81e85b8812be4206

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Suddenly, a da2446267c violent coughing 4f0e1aef8c fit struck, b52cce1cd1 and a 9bd98f3202 dark red 710e3e60a7 clot of e7b9c09c67 blood shot fda53bde1f out of 79f47dda4b my mouth.5869db238baf13fe

Then, a pain d6e2dce147 like my insides 71620b7bb8 were being twisted a53b00e867 surged through me.4938db6c9e1f1161

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‘It’s burning!’1f03daa5a8afa8ec

My whole body 0d853bf09f felt like it 2c285693b1 had been dipped 5b30e873a9 in boiling lava.cede77346cb5fbb2

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At the same d78690f9ed time, negative emotions b65350f1ee like anger, resentment, e3e114c378 and sorrow flooded 8093d8de1c me.c643b88c2cfbe5a1

It seemed to e9ad2000f6 be the result 9bd5f37101 of years of 4f132c75ca accumulated demonic force.a376fa21809d14e2

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As my emotions wavered, 93dbf592cc my control over the 691e269343 mana slipped.e3924c582a48308a

Feeling the 634c51a48d impending danger 09c5cf9f01 of losing b939b83984 control, I 42fc98b371 quickly summoned c201fda7a8 the glass a21cdf0f73 dome I c727fc50ae had left 86ea652738 on the 17d65b2862 desk.a14567fe6d037f56

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As I a02f96d1b0 brought the b5a66401bc snowflake closer, 2e1ae3aea6 the mana e3cf703efb seemed to ce17d7d864 calm down, 99b9a4de26 and the 0638aa6cec unbearable pain 4333b38618 that felt 1ba911e820 like a a6452a0bb1 branding iron a88c94c84f on my c6493d5777 chest also ebbca84381 eased slightly.29ea9967ec10530e

But I feared that 74baf441e9 if I fell asleep 16dadf8299 like this, I’d have e0dbcbdab3 another nightmare, so I 1892d4f288 squeezed my eyes shut 5510448d9c and tried to focus d02d16a1f3 on something else.9b182d894b3f573d

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Fortunately, it ab1eb86546 wasn’t that 6a8b1c97d5 difficult. The face I 5bd0e08fa2 had seen just de31795923 before I fainted 40b922c662 came to mind.6947dcc70d685e28

‘…Lucio, he must’ve been really shocked.’04669ee6e512d910

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I thought of my 152ea4c4fb family, but Lucio must’ve 1251b6a5a8 been truly stunned to 7cf6df0abc see me faint right 7a86ff45ca in front of him.4f190d2ccdcf9800

But just as 469d25604b I was briefly 85f9444472 concerned about him, 5422316ff3 the embarrassment of 4c8228472f fainting in the 8bf949d3f0 middle of our 7da1108277 first kiss made f7c03c0e5f me slap the e08b0bb7fe blanket.296351f0abbd639b

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‘Why did 94c07b87cd it have ec955f44c6 to happen 28e530773e when I 9f06cca412 was in f97c5c1f3f such bad 4159d84ad1 condition?!’c7dfe3be0c2a2645

Of course, I bfc30170d9 understood that Lucio’s 3d247b7e63 actions, overwhelmed by 673081c988 the joy of e4462c146c being freed from 1a00faaaab the demon artifact, 3b44aa7c70 weren’t difficult to 96471357a0 comprehend.fb4bf35f94ab7a51

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Though it was a sudden kiss, it was as thrilling as tasting chocolate for the first time, and… above all, my heart was bursting with excitement at the unexpected confession of love.e6ebf609e34f768e

But even so, f50669bbdd my embarrassment didn’t 85f8cfa779 fade.d3eec98e34e4f65e

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‘I should’ve stopped before I lost consciousness.’fa8653353c53f35f

The moment 08a286cc08 I saw 7a78a5b725 the transparent 7d1c014a7d tear drops 756cae4113 clinging to 675c99f7c0 the corner 10fc0de4f2 of Lucio’s 6399411ded eyes, my 04334cefe3 heart throbbed 8adf24e58b painfully.d6968616e65442ae

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At the 31adc903cc same time, 2406e775ac I felt 4e90cc347e a strange 118288d76a sense of 014950b661 exhilaration, as 94465c22a1 if I cc85d6daaa were the 6a4489911a only one 36f34aa507 who knew 10d8727552 that the 11eba8e788 man who 41c6122392 had always 583e3e65b0 built cold, a050274ec1 hard walls 840e2a30bc around him 302bc06304 was actually 1b5fae90a5 hiding such 85983fdc77 a vulnerable 027f920b6a side.658c405d1e82e781

In a a5385ef85e mix of 687eb1162d complicated emotions, ea7e48443a I could 961850c10c only do d46964833e one thing.9aaab2abb0b0c719

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Close my eyes.29605f7b69bed50f

Perhaps it 3347a21565 was because 53d8e4871c the memory aaa521696c of the 7f207eb1c3 blissful moment 9cb9e75938 that followed b7f048d449 resurfaced.dcaaec16a45411a4

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The spot where Lucio’s lips had touched burned as if it had been branded.e0567b6e33d666f2

The heat, 1241000d33 which was 4fb8e29700 clearly different b17bb1611e from the bbb2c13cc9 agony that da663b3a35 plagued me, ed63217680 caused me 7cc5dc750d to shiver d59c568de8 slightly, and 11123d6988 I spent c355affab3 the night 23e2449c7c tossing and 92ddb4a07a turning in 01367295fa pain. But I 02ec889ae7 never regretted 97490ba8c1 that day.760143872c886ec1

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A man, leaning 2ac6262e41 back in his 63726e8038 chair with his 47428640cd eyes closed, slowly e6cc85fa2f opened them.44b14ac118069a3d

Earlier that day, 74a0efbf49 he had noticed 19826ebb37 that the artifact ccb040bf78 in the palace 8aad5351b2 had suddenly lost ca3285935a its power and 3923049762 vanished.ee2b6ae562c6fd70

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There was only 1240840a9f one person in 672a7c8b8a the world who be43692b05 could do such 8285197e6d a thing.44d0cae23cb7e41e

Despite thinking it was f85d9c1617 a foolish act as 4e2615dcc5 usual, he secretly felt 9a57dd328a anticipation.32b0dc20afd4ff39

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How much pain 43bcc267b5 and torment would 61ef4b1ee8 she experience today?e13c6ff52532564b

But, contrary to his a4386e8f32 expectations, he didn’t feel f72830b705 any cracks in her 5676df5401 soul.fb492f6310bedb03

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Why was that? It should’ve been 63829e61e3 painful.799791e33b842452

It was an item aa0620cbec given to humans long f20f87b7db before the founding of 4b7f9bb835 the empire.6a984e1d29d0b58f

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Its ownership 79539a14f3 had changed 789d41bdd0 countless times, b76e109d27 more blood 9b8d6be971 had been 4e398f17b3 spilled over 4972be04b7 it than 75ca98579e one could 24acf2453b count, and ef631026ef it was 9179514441 steeped in 108b0a92a7 indescribable resentment. Surely, it harbored a b9b7ba3b02 level of demonic energy d027152d4c that no human could efeea7e7a8 withstand.f7756ddde2ebfb55

“But even now…”9d4b57497acca2ae

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That meant her 715975a06f soul now had 0a763296c7 the strength to 2ee91d064f endure it.9f1bb46fba7e2f08

Or… perhaps she 735d537b56 had grown even f68663f9ec stronger while she 71b1db5f0e was away from 68c3752454 my side.39b350f42d23acee

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As the 72a4a2c298 man, wearing ef1b199d3a a strange 21acc0397f expression, lightly 978b8d8955 tapped the bb890e84db table, a 77a872b55d knock sounded 3688787a69 at the ed508b6c4b door.e66dd679b9f57910

With permission granted, Rophie, 69e5562073 an executive of the 791fa27016 guild, entered and bowed.74413d6a138c3335

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“Master, she has 8f5be82557 arrived.”15beee846ef9d049

And before the words 481068be4a had even fully left 9adb5b8750 his mouth, a woman 725930dabd in a black robe a878d25226 stepped briskly into the 8a5657a354 room.0307374ea669ae20

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“Are you the one 4b555b87f3 who sent me this?”992fe54ec871ae0b

She barked at e63d71ed10 him while brandishing 86ee2ec8c8 the invitation in 03b94bd013 her hand, but 80dfaea2b9 stopped short without c0f3a96893 realizing it herself.bc150311292c5ae8

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Jet-black hair, crimson e17a1c0025 eyes resembling blood, a72f836cbd and pale skin 2f19238e0f devoid of warmth.b8b8501a05bf781c

The man before b271ba7a3b her had an 6b0294a2e1 otherworldly beauty, as 8da0aaa010 though he wasn’t 49e191da6e of this world, 3b4354a433 and exuded an 22ba3ad444 inexplicable sense of a7c71e57c8 pressure.3b369a0f13f727f5

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Just then, the 81cbcbc33d man cast a c83a4a1e0a brief indifferent glance 3773cf65ab at her and f1c87f05c3 slowly rose, walking 56f5ed6fa7 toward the head 623230dd70 of the table.83b86b604923afc8

In that moment, the invitation in the woman’s hand burst into flames and vanished.cc7c20bff895d9f4

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“…A magician?”b18a1f8c234d9701

“Sit.”e3dac6707f9490d5

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As the man 04ddebe45e nodded toward the 60918c735b seat across from e85f63596f him, the woman, ea6c7cc334 stunned, snapped.2427242f5822e819

“How dare a mere 5bacb7014c guild dog speak so f708ffb36d insolently!”1a794c75c6c0f940

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“If you have no 5218ce64a0 intention of hiding your ccc380c7b6 identity, take off that e72e68c364 robe and speak properly. I don’t f8ca74b83f do business c463eabf54 with uncivilized 826113733a nobodies.”2710a7f3d96e68a2

Flinching at his blunt 66284a179d retort, the woman clenched 31684de14d her fists as though c4006de705 she might storm out 8e508c046f at any second.4ab22e78c3e68a15

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But soon enough, she bcc781a7d4 roughly threw off her 02b0954327 robe and sat down 145ada3c60 in the chair.2811de03aa4b91b5

Her hair was e078352131 a blazing red—the 3077b7d490 mark of royalty.d987336c9d531e9f

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Serphin glared at a357b63bce the man before 0149d36e25 her, fuming.a0c379323658ce32

A few 007510853f days prior, fe2612906b after causing 05517c5aef a drunken 7cb9f7bc0a rampage until f236e32587 dawn, she 18f50c8d4d had finally 06ce902cf8 awoken in a2ff21c800 the early 8731083381 evening.7ecc5bff316722d8

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Grabbing her throbbing 2b1aa5c628 head from the 132413b42b hangover, she reached 7a49c7c428 for water near c2ef3a09e9 her bedside table, 41a8baf6b1 only to feel f41ad75352 something strange in ca87e4c874 her hand.f0ed66df21e28e02

It was an 37ec408890 invitation.3f04afb08182b8ef

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⟨Y-Your Highness, 01e30d21c6 I swear, 210fdd014a no one 214320ffab entered your ab0301e0c9 chambers!⟩9b718f54c6bbdc3d

⟨Ha! No one entered? Then how do you 6428fd927b explain this?!⟩fd9b43cec271e75f

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It was maddening.cd004a0cb35e8cf5

The maids 9638a3d985 of the 43782b503f princess’s palace 0d074e0387 were always 5e3b63e358 careful not 20ede084bd to incur d793479e7e her wrath, a1d1b265ac yet never 7158fe3676 dared to 162b7649e7 leave her 98f90567ec unattended, out 2a20a2c1ef of fear aec9b5a1e5 they’d miss b9c69d954a a summons. That day had 693643a11e been no different.c99fcfc100d30e7f

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But armed with 44c54181aa clear evidence, Serphin 9d01677dfb tortured the maids 00b3fc1b0d on duty until 573a4df619 they were on 84c9bb9d28 the brink of 96aaa40589 death, and still 1f86aec3ee the answer remained 6f80ba920a the same.0b2aa2c5e23b5501

Her rage then turned 516ef687af toward the imperial knights f19bf75679 responsible for the palace’s 0b59e14b7a security.390209eb417ba118

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How could 054f6b322b a mysterious 0f72070663 intruder have 546367dae0 come and 35a3fdad08 gone from 4e7d88a6f0 the princess’s 30bab990cb very chambers ac8c44b2f6 without anyone 47cf4eb5ce noticing?d3c56330af2c0bfb

The knights had 83b7d13004 failed in their c8c581b7c2 duty and were c70520efec forced to pay 8241dadafd the price.10e653fd3b3cab3c

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Serphin silenced everyone who 482ac45de5 knew of the shameful cf47425e9a breach.e6dd80b497e60fe5

A bloody storm 1f303e7745 swept through the 261625c8a2 princess’s palace, and db86cc3a6a Serphin, believing her f6e5245e3c actions justified, showed 3ec6f5e6d6 no remorse. She did, however, e64cb305a5 correct one misconception.986c30ef5c72e9f6

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The one dfa1408da9 who had de6c3b927d entered her d236e5dd8b chambers and 69d1c9c4f3 left the 958d331972 invitation had b28691168c not been 39a0fe5b03 an unknown 2b81de3e70 intruder.4b000737d2b092df

Shockingly, the culprit had b45af40630 identified themselves: the information 2cbb0fb5eb guild, Terencium.b0338cc0ba66287e

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Serphin had fc126160db heard of 783b28e5a8 them.3d4d2aa361b24239

A continent-spanning information 944e6cd56b guild boasting unmatched abc3b489ca intelligence-gathering skills and 2ab83669e8 an unrivaled record 2c83c64562 of successful commissions.b0cf9e3a71616453

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Like the rumors that claimed they were everywhere and nowhere, no one knew where Terencium’s headquarters were located. From commoners’ idle gossip to nobles’ fatal secrets, they had it all.b4990e4c1407cf3b

Their operations were 2c0b2b2ab6 closed and mysterious, 25b0d6b0a1 with different agents a7ff764d57 available depending on bbc6e063d5 a request’s classified 34fd803915 rank.85fa7a6ac8f650ad

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While the emperor 0ae598cf9d of Raksten held 8940a3fc67 dominion over the d7a0a1e7b9 continent in name, 90468f16c8 many said Terencium 467d8c2407 truly controlled it c992d877c0 behind the scenes—so c0d91ce625 naturally, Serphin, a 841856dd88 princess of the efab21532a empire, had no 4aa008d591 fondness for them.6734cafdcecddcc8

Serphin asked sharply,98418ff521504767

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“So, why did you 32671b10c9 leave something like that ee8787f002 in my chambers?”e4c6666274a366ad

Even asking d9bccf2bbc the question 05d563bc40 wounded her d9855224e3 pride.19b7f13fb87b28c4

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She had thought the f99662bb35 rumors were exaggerated, spread c731c3d461 to inflate their worth.9adf2182752b34bf

But having 1b98cd8626 breached the f67d16e525 palace walls 4d1e862c8e and left 2a76080d46 an invitation 960842d1dc in her 3d55673766 bedroom, she ec0fcc32f5 had no cc8dacae2b choice but cb582304eb to acknowledge 7e3c96a170 their uncanny 6dd4e65454 capabilities.0fb47af498e3b088

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At the 7593dbe6a7 same time, 1e8e198d14 she couldn’t 14055d576a help but f647bd2e51 wonder.4d110b3ef859b8e5

Why had they contacted 6ccc29f675 her?82b38f95c1d83407

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No—more precisely, she was curious about the contents of that invitation…1c8560e0f9fb98a7

“To place in 3516837e52 your hands exactly 2b8eaf74ae what you desire.”cb2019ccf6974770

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The man answered dryly.f67a6c9cae30e30c

Yet the words a7c68d4315 hit her as ab8d3b7c5a if he had 92433d9f52 read her thoughts, 97da353575 and Serphin paused, 1596466139 eyeing him warily.b0470c28da4f7662

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“Hah! You’re full of yourself. How could afeb55c82d you possibly a5c2effa1a know what cad3bebd92 I want?”b4d544c602caa73f

She managed to e93b6c621d spit out.21c50fd5b6911fa5

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But then ecf7feee54 the man’s 0fe6f25daa eerie red 273b053c0d eyes narrowed.e03ff5c5feabc3e2

His lips moved 309a987fc0 slowly.feee0bf7399b516f

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“Whatever it 537f8a469c may be.”bf36d2e4fbe92471

It was a short ead3d4e944 reply, but seductive—as if d8294adf98 whispered by a devil.cabd975ed9c0ce3c

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