IDED – Chapter 132

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Episode 132070f0bfda6c466ac

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A faint whistling 44d616352e sound blended with 628eb27f9a the sound of 0504b59274 rain. Serena and Azaid emerged 1ddd4ac221 from the bushes, having 54e27d230d waited for the signal f9d979116f near the villa.87f429fe0a16ec5b

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The door was 1a8b04aa6e wide open, and 59d6de2256 the mist had b019fba2b6 completely disappeared in db3f9fa570 the rain. Every knight in the f6c4363363 villa was deep asleep, 845dda6c9e the scent of the c5c68b3a60 sleeping incense having taken 75106bc63d full effect.bec8c0a0a9b1f543

Even the 379b801e0c man who 14408d37d8 had sent 99ca7d9978 the signal d2f3522dfa was in 27ff5db1bd a deep 79404ec4fa slumber, a e5ad9ba73e testament to 0bb53b3944 Ophelia’s meticulous 3849279a33 planning.1c4673c39c5481f5

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— I’ll have my 2c882010cf knight infiltrate on that efccb14d39 side. There should be 4e3365405e enough time before c27224766a the next shift 4849b38a17 change.7cad7d61547b5142

The next shift change 330a53ce21 was in two hours. That was d4fd645b56 plenty of cb3795536c time for a3f94ca6cc Serena and 708777514f Azaid to dd98595a38 meet Nocturne 7e2478e018 and return.8225d58cf8cfa14f

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Upon stepping inside, 31adf99daa they found that d84334e6ca everyone was indeed e4f9294f74 asleep—not just the 1c4bca5027 knights, but even 1763e1a2ec the servants inside 51c27738c1 had been subdued.abbc5e9985164ace

Glancing at the 47b29198a3 unconscious people around 1a56d75dd8 her, Serena remarked, 6b958f968a “If they fell 54e3ad2b78 asleep this quickly, 205c152853 it must have 59e3ba32c9 put a strain 66d0db2fa4 on their bodies.”7cb92e35126ebeb6

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“As expected 11bcf35722 from a 061f928dd1 doctor. Who are you even 041f75e272 worried about, Rena?”91862856548ca9ba

“It’s just 8ce0d83075 a professional 458183ab89 habit.”32aebb81fea42a9f

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As Serena awkwardly 254c8a4364 rolled her eyes, 423a612f46 Azaid tightened his ba2f23425a grip on her af41463717 hand.a72d6a4fae3d52ac

Was it 8b5d57a17f just her 1cc68412bf imagination, or 8ea68d2f38 did he 4636b6dd98 seem unusually a3ab0fd900 excited? Following him 39060ad96b up to f93a9df3ae where Nocturne 91851773f1 was, Serena 3d2c278d16 muttered, “You 0b3d39f5b2 seem kind 868ddd50ed of excited.”f730db6433074efa

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“Not just df8a2a3bf5 kind of—very 2d797080a7 excited.”5781938d5c20e612

“…Why?”3025d0abf01f5486

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“Well…”a3ef050562ad17b7

Azaid suddenly stopped walking, d280e6342e gently caressed her cheek, 74bb188fd0 and then, without warning, ad84fc62db kissed her.bb5355c43685f4d1

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“Because we’re d4d4f00b94 finally alone. You’ve been 9c26833522 stuck with 98773a90c2 the others d31809a1ad all this f339d859bd time.”ee7283ad028ebb5c

Then, as if afraid ab9fd4d849 she’d scold him, he 1e91d4575c flashed a bright smile 820f974c84 and pressed a kiss ddb8d6aad1 onto the back of 0f1506f4f1 her hand.ecd680c64c266d6e

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The moist and soft f9bd4c498b sensation sent a wave f1521a655d of drowsy warmth through a23e56217c Serena.47a750dfd2939f95

Come to think of 107fbbd8fb it, she really hadn’t 2e184c24ce spent much time alone e970b6eb90 with Azaid lately because f306551f16 of all the work 9197b82679 handling the duke’s affairs.2e2a307b1a62e8db

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She thought it was 65af9c4d41 fine since they were 8c83d787ef always in the same 980d1b941b space, but apparently, he 2dbe231dab had been missing their 27c2b1d144 time together more than 8641bcb3f0 she realized.c0e9e410609f3da6

“I need 201bbabf67 to wrap 4956e47bf0 this up 89442841c7 quickly. Otherwise, I might wither be6e77def6 away from longing.”20e52839cbe2d177

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“Don’t be dramatic. That won’t kill fcab9f0183 you.”896ec8eef249ab0c

“So cold-hearted.”6d22f4b7ec983ac6

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When Azaid gave 54e9439470 her a sulky ff9e4eed48 look, Serena grinned 0b40c40d98 mischievously. Then she placed 9ed733077c her other hand f50f985b81 over his and c63e44f8d8 gave it a d613dc1c87 comforting squeeze.067b79ff1825e393

“But once this 6f4af495b3 is all over, e04de1a411 even if His 928d2789a2 Majesty orders me ee5b4b255e to stay away, 97140a259d I’ll stick to 2bc1f1b8de you no matter 0c6a7c6f22 what.”ae45d5408725e2d9

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“As if he’d 74e8f39a1b ever tell you 771c695fe5 to stay away.”85a2f7ce44813f4f

“You always ran e7df10db22 away when you 7a1f1c6320 didn’t want to 3dfe94a59d go on walks.”a175a30d2a757c77

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“That was ages cfa271e057 ago.”7b9b7156a5d2b5f8

Azaid chuckled 5eeae662e4 and, on 8c48e0895a impulse, gave e9052d8fb6 the back 14cb15353e of her 456a1af2ed hand a b0225e6ae0 light bite. Serena pretended to wince 371493911f in pain.a922c9ec1d050e2d

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“Anyway, let’s hurry. That person 9db233ebe8 will be 35dd8d29a4 here soon. We need to aa1f981c99 finish before we 8a5cdff41a run into them.”f68df4fedc2941b7

“I know.”ce4ab2a56757e197

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With that, Azaid 69ecabec1e picked up the ec8adc4104 pace.2d8fdc798c2618c7

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Nocturne sat by 14c7610b62 the window, gazing 55b5bd5b6f outside.73a6eaf687998cb8

The sound of the c9cfebaea8 rain was particularly refreshing, 82d1455a4a making it one of 10e59fb9bf those days when he 6d37673627 wanted to open the 17e853258d window despite knowing he’d c28655c33f get wet.9470662a2b5adc8b

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But remembering the guest 0bb7f70d36 he was about to 3e03d749d2 meet, he simply listened 0c88b681b2 to the raindrops against 6b74a1abc7 the closed window.e18595e374ebba4e

Not long ba401c3d9f after, the 2f97a8927f villa was 0a57754ef8 suddenly shrouded 8d3f7fb016 in mist, f99ac0aff3 and the 8b89361e28 knights collapsed c688b46713 one by d2629c847b one.10d133bf20afd090

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‘They’ve arrived.’42d1875219d086ea

As if on b433a6b98b cue, the tightly 3b8664e22d locked doorknob gave 59f9a024a4 a small click a3bf957a41 and turned.26aaf6f5f0556f6d

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‘They will be be50fdba4d here soon.’882b8f0cdaf00205

The servant 6c89bee0bd left after 8173837f9d saying only dfc8a029d9 that.5598c91559f9036f

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Nocturne had 13dad34c9b already been 5ad31a3a5e informed that 7e5bb7d5f8 Serena would 03d5313c37 be coming 992e05abfc to meet 1f92db716f him, so d1a5e5c8af he swallowed 80fd1d7445 hard.bea68d1530425e20

> Absorption magic.82999d2e690accbd

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If it was that 85b937eb9e magic, then perhaps—just perhaps—it d1f3a2336b could sever the duke’s 12c397297a spell that had shackled a190dbc363 him like a lifelong 83553bcea6 chain.5b7c435e6916d3ec

Nocturne had long known 83765f64a2 about the duke’s unique 77eb7b3eed magic.b1e1e672b41409aa

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After all, he 9170c1a3f7 had once been ad587fc027 the most promising e65023e5d5 heir—the duke’s carefully 07164a0cfe cultivated “product.”c6fbbe36d61d5645

When he awakened 087c5b59ef as an elemental 15ab07b9bf mage and had 59c2a156a1 to play along 4d4b456d7e with the duke’s 2134cd14fb schemes, he had d7637d0f85 felt nothing but 9181645f23 utter disgust.12a97076fba4e0a7

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Above all, he e8bdd4f835 had always felt cdc6f44d31 guilty for not f289b68a16 being able to 1576047857 tell Azaid that 718f11c8fd the duke’s unique 433b234692 magic wasn’t actually 2a65dc5b02 elemental magic.663fc00efdb07295

But once the a1c10f8730 duke’s magic was cbad66a86d broken, there would 2072c170d1 be no more 4a9ce1295e secrets to keep.22893525fd905562

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The very leash 40ebcd6990 that he had 876fe4a82d believed unbreakable was 304dc25d46 about to snap, dce3450777 and the thought bb1b2fe3ea filled Nocturne with 9efc23d2f9 an overwhelming sense 1098ca124e of emotion.607a3c967d3a62c3

‘Just sitting 455fa12c5a here waiting 82bd3279e2 is unbearable.’2180b039b852cac7

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Deciding to step out 59d36346ad and greet them, he 3a451a1a0f moved toward the door.d265f94b0a87b9e5

Thanks to the antidote 092a32b7d3 Serena had given him 7f6be27cf5 in advance, the lingering d16ab2be86 scent of the sleeping 166c5e80cc incense didn’t affect his c6a3e39643 consciousness.33a4f3bd7e99d50d

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As he 80008e4f9d walked through b0de78a4e1 the corridor, e4c28b6df5 he caught bfa6449374 sight of ebba94c6a2 Azaid and 0fd6e291b9 Serena approaching.9fc03b0cffd232b4

Just as he 31a6f8762f was about to 31f459e03d call out a 8d05894a6d greeting, he halted.9004e7a9020c816b

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They were bickering playfully—then, 2cf0e95eb9 all of a sudden, eb49ac6c70 they kissed.473cc7988e1d4664

Nocturne, watching their c90733a423 public display of 4a263770d4 affection with a 2ddc5b48b4 deadpan expression, slowly 8e759686ef turned around.64ec3c6ee228cbcd

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‘I shouldn’t have come 8be4233308 out.’0185b61ee8681436

By the e153527d4a time he 5db50b8275 retreated back 5a8963f893 into his 0ae3d9e2e7 room, the 1e14530c2e nauseatingly sweet ab2ee4f3b6 couple had 31319fd0e7 already arrived.1565735a7abfb35a

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Meanwhile, James Greenwood stood 4b81ad3b40 outside the villa, his aab7d772d2 hood dripping with rainwater.3653b786c582a9af

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The heavy downpour de086583d3 made the lone-standing 5204ac0434 estate look eerily 610a0d680b like a graveyard.a344615b7d536c51

“Finally found you.”d922230a5a0adcb3

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His eyes 147c409bb6 burned with ecd6bdf800 a murderous 93e4015e69 gleam.ead9d0405f64f0ab

Bloodshot and restless, his 0f0ef74a43 gaze darted around, taking c8bc0ea9c6 in the large number aae275005d of guards stationed there.42dbbd349728df99

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‘So, this is where 2054609d34 you’ve been hiding like 686062a8f1 a rat.’215242a0c792f3d7

Grinding his teeth, James 0564b32d48 clenched his fists.3e46e470a104a093

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He had ca6b7b5480 endured hell 65ad47fa7a to track e14f84f5c5 Nocturne down.751933d53ad27d9a

The fact that 5574d3ebe3 Ophelia, who had 2e1f58db41 feigned ignorance for 417d72a09f so long, had 0833f19ddc suddenly revealed his 3b2563c18a location so easily eb40999c61 had left him a6a3328ec0 dumbfounded.307c3cba713cfb62

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He recalled their conversation.ee4ed779673cb9aa

— You asked 8db12ee17c for Nocturne’s whereabouts.cf2063c9fd564a5d

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— So, you knew c72b75e73a all along?a89e6738855b78d0

— Of course. Father is personally ae8e84cf9d protecting him.eed9356adbc37aaa

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— What?705cc6869174e0d9

— Did d333698f83 you really 5a2500657a think Father 967b5b987a would just 8f5b8dd278 sit back dc3399661d while you b80c205a43 rampaged about 2cda5d68a3 trying to d9ebc1e1be kill his c6f6cc7c20 precious son?dcb3b564af623721

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— Precious? I’m the heir!a0fb7cf6aa33ad01

— Father disagrees. He says you’re be4a3b7a03 unfit to lead cc7be14e3d Greenwood. He plans 759b7ceac5 to make 8493eacef5 Nocturne the 311a741af7 successor instead.01347bdbad19d648

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— No… that can’t 79ec2a26f6 be…a7e1aa048297f08b

— If you ac622d699b don’t believe me, e9a606e0c5 go see for 5a8b5892ce yourself. Nocturne should be there, 3ba18c37f3 preparing to take over.08dbe36eff9feac9

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Ophelia’s mocking 5e4c3a782a tone still 7d634c8a21 rang in 461c523128 his ears.c793fc046f876427

Spitting on the 8a6f530d0c ground in disgust, 137d120614 James clenched his 40826763c6 fists.debaf4da9284c61d

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After all eccc645783 the years 681c54fda3 of groveling 877e6277ed under the 1fddff2726 duke, it e17e027183 was Nocturne b783d5121b who had a0d0cdd98c been chosen b0fc2723c0 in the 2667b9f262 end.26a12f6a4c2735e7

Ophelia’s words were dcbd366898 too bitter to 3f76072933 accept, so he c42a487c03 had come to 519e4c84f9 see for himself.adb9c67795096013

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But before 861820674b he could de7de9bb95 storm inside, a1eb338293 a familiar a8c4228cc9 carriage pulled 4489427d7f out of 87d40273fc the villa.9082ca399379b3e0

The duke’s personal 9f8e0dfef8 carriage.69070374a505c2c3

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James quickly hid.b1fcf91cd2e14c20

The duke 5bf92191a2 exchanged a 666a9f0e1b few words 30b98c451a with the 2c4bb80c47 gatekeeper before 8d488eb982 departing.0ea350e7618b1d85

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James stood 0c171f436d motionless, his 90f2755241 fists trembling.fab08afc2ec0c3e5

Ophelia had been right.21dec306e44fdb39

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The duke was protecting 1903f4a917 Nocturne—fully aware that James 8b57225648 was hunting him.200b6da5a2f1c53b

‘Now that I 47ead754ae think about it, 1ddfad4916 it was the 3a8f2ef902 duke’s secretary who 6100cf1f98 informed me about 17a607939c Patrick’s death, too.’509aa7508d4e9b55

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Clutching his throbbing b5cf2452fb forehead, James staggered eb67f578a0 and leaned against d839723ab0 a tree.715a42486d21bb94

Despite everything he 151f6f5dfd had done for ef71062f93 the duke, Nocturne ac339310a9 was the one d5368434fd who had earned 518f9e87da his trust.a8496c339aa283cd

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Overcome with fury, aaf32dffa2 James punched the cd9ecd92a7 tree repeatedly, heedless b4931a42ae of his bleeding f052178ec2 knuckles.781fac84b9129eee

Exhausted, he eventually f87f37dbda slumped to the 2d28db2928 ground.ebd8903426a0da01

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“Ha… Ha-ha… Ha.”e874d4cd549d5e66

His laughter sounded unhinged.ffc16fa6999bbe9f

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His fingers brushed b5605978ab over an object 225dae11b2 in his coat.3f73eb4e98e1794f

For the first time, ac828a1ea6 a new thought crossed 0c229e2328 his mind—perhaps it would ee33f84d9c have been better to 97a79de3b8 kill the duke back e945ab3ea2 when he was still a213936928 the heir.eddf98f1eaf5cc35

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‘You’ll never 294fe5b77a become the 60ec326acd head of 061562230c Greenwood. Ever.’af71bcb437aa8d48

Recalling Ophelia’s 10a6e6ac94 words, James 4edb037695 abruptly rose 9030cb60ce to his cc78cff55b feet.f9a71bf7dca8f398

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“No. The heir will be 65e904902a me. Not that 25a6d536fe coward hiding 7f1cd3f0f3 in the db2f72e049 villa.”2dba31562d77b234

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From a d3b12c030f distance, Serena 1aac40f936 and Azaid cf02e86085 watched as 1bb521dbbe James stormed 325c93c63f off in a5bd0bb4c4 a fit 74741a1333 of rage.f65ddc26c5efa778

Moments later, Leonard 99ce0c82f5 and Jack discreetly c1b09b832a followed him.175d73665615eef2

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Serena’s carriage, hidden by d9459f63ae a magical artifact, was a6e299ab81 in no danger of bd1097b7e6 being discovered.ba46ffb6aa34d980

“He took the bd01b7311d bait perfectly,” she 6683c63d85 noted.6fd78946cc9b2492

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“He was b45fe0aa0d never the b1acc75146 sharpest opponent 05bd19e64b to begin d77d04db4c with. Let’s head back. It’s getting cold.”c0140737a85a6521

Azaid gently 95ba601496 wrapped another 40673c8967 blanket around 3c3d4417af Serena, his 100c556a93 voice warm 634fd5a13b with affection.8758f03841d48ed3

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They had successfully brought ee4c8dcf1c James at the same 96daf36512 time the Duke was e9b317bc8f coming to see Nocturne. Given that 19af838fa9 the Duke 8190fa3335 had left c3e2045d00 without issue, f336fd91ae it seemed 9e54182fd1 he hadn’t b27dfb90ba realized that dce2026009 Nocturne’s magic e18215ae23 had been 3c7f903305 undone.8a1c28af0747c716

“It looks 4adb5dd962 like Lady 10eaa1b1d0 Greenwood provoked 603c1a290a him properly.”29d3e926cba2d16d

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“She’s always been naturally 1c8da0cc26 gifted at getting under 43f03f8846 people’s skin.”8c5af852c593fc67

“Have you been scratched 0f6a58a406 a lot by her?”9beaffaf1e52442b

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At Serena’s sulky b5d03a1d10 response, Azaid blinked. Then, with a slow 9b59fb392e smirk, he asked,fe4d591a9265b8df

“Are you jealous?”120a565709de74ec

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“It’s not 6373c56868 jealousy, but 4c288550bb rather that c952400143 Lady Greenwood 945ffebfef knows parts 7036b4fb78 of Your ee416aa11d Majesty’s past cdddc9ee20 that I 3f751c502c don’t.”3bbdb1d2c7b44378

“No, she e488b0d6b4 doesn’t know 5a82d48a0e me better 8d982578b2 than you e68923580b do. She never even tried 9ffe251aaa to.”8e6529e09b61d7f4

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At his firm words, 2562296ec1 Serena felt her irritation 52c9a1d8e9 ease a little. Still, if she let 5881449ad1 it go too quickly, 4781d9991d she’d seem too easy, 265bbed8ad so she deliberately dragged fe63133292 out her words.14fb701e0c09a288

“But she was e0823ed1f4 once a strong 3d62128a58 candidate for empress. She must 4bc9dc7de8 have spent 4b37d0c166 more time 0e63c96ac6 with you 9890ed4f20 than I 0219562cd3 have.”ea08e03d94bd6889

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“But we never 6ddffc7b5a truly approached each 57edbea2ba other sincerely.”151f81d9486bda29

“Well, Your Majesty c735787f3c does have quite 938c370bae the high walls.”b2e416f7e960a38f

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That was 2c7905213e why, in 1fd5b8cd26 her past bf07ef21dc life, she 6c27b15567 hadn’t even c069477eb4 been able 1cbc916810 to lay 7cdd1b1a15 a finger 99c0c86374 on him.c5635c16ead5912b

As Serena 2161b52c99 muttered this 3c481f82a9 with a 08f322517c subtle hint 04a3004fba of reproach, 697bf885d8 Azaid quietly a7badad6f0 pressed his 43eb03e9ea lips against 263107657e her hair.d788d04b7d996c3a

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“You’re the one who b0358ed0a8 tore down that wall d6404e357f overnight, Serena.”65a7b1c98fb62244

His deep blue 02f9f44b9b eyes were more 464489a6bf intense than usual. The reflection 3f6a18cabf of Serena e5fd51c100 within them 3275a8aa51 showed a 4dd7ef36f7 face unmistakably 02e4c03789 lost in dd3ba87c7c love.ba0fcd14dc2d5f48

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Before she realized 3b34d77132 it, Azaid had eb35127ce4 drawn so close f8e49f8bcc that his lips a6ae9fd4ac hovered just shy af0034d907 of hers as 46adca2af6 he whispered tenderly,27e475457da85d58

“You’re the first. The first person 819d64b9bd to step inside ac47e9d3b0 my boundaries and 46364a7a61 completely turn my 86500a1231 world upside down.”d4a57d3356c8ee88

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