Chapter 20

The sharp sound of 8d3f2c4895 Velita’s slap echoed through 2703e501de the room, slicing through 7cc97ed9e9 the thick tension that 06cb4460ea had been building.47b49e917e39e757

Cain’s head jerked to 12993aa817 the side, his cheek c65782ca44 already reddening from the 674f25c57f force of her hand. For a moment, 4a0c540011 silence hung between b41290cf0d them, taut and fa1c114fbe electric.8f21485630c3df00

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Velita’s chest rose a73c8c72a7 and fell with f82f6d1ff3 the weight of 09fb16a377 her breaths, her cb8bb1c540 hand still tingling fd122c9bd3 from the impulsive 17617f8f23 strike. She had cdb0b2a5a1 intended to 66c8c3475c provoke him, 738eea7731 to twist d3d2956030 him into eac4b37a42 submission, but dc94d3efc2 the venom af24f55d1b in his 932b6aea01 words had 3c3bf4179a cut deeper 64b9ced3f1 than she 8f328ce47d anticipated.49572a7ba4d80ea0

‘You think f07d2bd369 you can cde6dd5ba6 break me 2ce0eb668e with words?’bd2d44d948d1bcf8

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She thought, her 67b8c0994a gaze steady despite d14beacfe8 the stinging heat 6b34f7a3c6 in her eyes.03abf5162140bb32

Cain slowly turned his f671ae50ca head back toward her, ed1b35285f his expression a storm 423a105c28 of conflicting emotions—anger, shame, 2ec0647403 and something else she 5b302d57eb couldn’t quite place.324ed9cc52b6b48a

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“You think that 7111b8b0db changes anything?” he 10c0043e33 said, his voice a56219c91a low and rasping.0c1b5af4fe3e66a1

“No,” Velita replied, b7b3849775 her tone equally 532fdf04b2 quiet but laced f31e99329d with defiance.591b7cc150374d58

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“But it felt 3001d6a4b7 good.”a2b30827bcc494b6

Cain’s lips curled into f47736f45d a bitter smile, one f84f37aee8 devoid of humor.c9051a85cb6e1266

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“You’re truly despicable.”8b23e4f05cfd9e0a

“And you’re no 7e88324335 better,” Velita shot 1dabb09ef2 back.de8b9b8cbf06e39a

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“Don’t pretend you’re fb5410897d the victim here. You hate me 3417fc7d26 because I remind 61b24713ff you of everything 234612be56 you’re not. Of everything you 001bf91f3b can’t control. You despise me because 9d0e40d812 I’ve seen through you, 755bedba38 Cain Mortens.”44cb9f6787f831c3

Cain’s fingers e7561fd050 twitched as e7a3913f22 though resisting cb1cc10ba3 the urge 04a53fd110 to retaliate. He leaned closer, a240ab4ce9 his shadow swallowing 6a38e9e6bc her frame as ba6d8e3a5a he loomed over 4445d1aacb her.8eea0d8ef8f43488

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“You’re wrong,” he a053da8926 murmured, his tone 0f8abee07b dangerously soft.57ff84d512bde104

“I despise you d738cd20d7 because you’re nothing. And yet you 5ab67a48a4 think you can 0a2f678570 crawl into the 6734135266 lives of people bbcc8e0fdd like Selina and 570ef74e5b me, as if d7497518a4 you belong.”9ca35d83ad008a2d

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Velita’s lips fd9607c6e8 quivered at 5cda6ebded the cruelty 2d3193edd4 of his 700907f5a6 words, but 2615519bca she refused fdcbd3dac7 to let a8b01fafb8 her expression 1791578937 falter.1cd3bc5ec07cf34f

“I don’t need to a6a14ad4d7 belong,” she said.194ef6f24dfff355

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“I just need 0760092aed to show you 9cecdd56dd that even ‘nothing’ 7db0da6955 can make you aa5ae89864 kneel.”cd089d047756f889

Cain let out a a7c9779885 bitter laugh, though there 57a8c6b7dc was no amusement in e833fb06c7 it.c3ee7e1453eee7e5

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“Is that 80f67454ec your victory, 63907df42e then? Reducing me to this? What will you dafd3c2d74 do next, Velita? What happens after you’ve 60f27ffd7e had your moment of 8efa6d0ec9 triumph?”987505c3f61d766f

Velita hesitated.b598e8d0fe7fee5b

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‘What happens next?’4452c8d0aacb5543

She hadn’t 119055229a thought that dbbc00ff7a far ahead. All she had c8a77cfa53 wanted was to 42dcea536d make him feel ee4e41d436 even a fraction f05a96129a of the humiliation 579fa760ea he had inflicted 56040e5c4a on her. To tear down his 2a71cf004e composure, his pride, and e3390bdf9a leave him as raw 69f97cbe97 and vulnerable as he e48664cfc0 had made her feel.8afcf9196a622ae8

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But now, staring into 17729d7c4f Cain’s unrelenting gaze, she e6f9282baa realized her victory was aada1677d1 hollow.87b6ddc3af6ac825

“You wanted to bc098cb945 be loved,” Cain c0ae021a38 said, his voice 8c5f35f15b cutting through her 292704dc7b thoughts.b79ecd13ecbfe62a

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“But all b98e209cee you’ve done c15357ba96 is prove ebc137965b you don’t 16a38e1bdd know what 9df505679e that even dd43502f11 means.”c53155924a3f4ccd

Velita’s breath bc7ea39101 caught in f6aa3dcdf6 her throat.9a0b183f46d2c565

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Before she could 2d3d7ba577 respond, Cain released 69bd2de70b her and stepped c2d8272bed back, straightening his 7687926d4c disheveled robes.4d2b8e0f2e10c73b

“Keep the letter. Keep the necklace. Hold onto whatever 9a6c4542ef you think gives a7baa4dc7d you power over df9bdd0c48 me,” he said, 26c56402c5 his voice icy.a36069631727f5a7

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“But know this, Velita—no ef375b404d matter how much you 79c8d7fbdc try to play the 98f7798179 part, you’ll never be c9ea3be45c anything more than a beff76469a shadow of her.”100d10dada04dc24

With that, he turned b5efcd4551 and walked out of 274743b4d7 the room, leaving Velita d7147f588b alone in the suffocating 670a85a074 silence.258132c6806e9d83

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As the 7eef19f5e1 door clicked cbc4693841 shut, she d02c2e862d clenched her fbb8bafa07 fists, nails fe7fe7c117 digging into 301aa11452 her palms. Her mind raced, da76ab71b5 replaying his words f667877045 over and over.0d97c68fa0a423a0

‘Never more than f84abb2a51 a shadow.’2f5630138c4114b6

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For the first time d4f37ed797 in years, Velita felt b3407a87a6 tears prick the corners 49cbc19e00 of her eyes. She had 1ab9a5aab1 played her 78d5ca8a79 game and 38ac72a778 lost. Worse, she had lost 6ab47f9b14 to someone who wasn’t bec5a58872 even fighting to win.05d53c0460b53e6e

And yet, she 39c5158d05 couldn’t tell if 2cb1e95be9 her anger was 9e57e6cbea directed at Cain—or 5431f2f67e at herself.a3e9db8ddc82b195

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“Such harsh words for a woman you claim to love,” Velita said, her voice trembling but defiant.3f491872b103f9fa

“…You’re right. My beloved Velita,” Cain replied, his tone dripping with mockery.243aa955b13c7b6f

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“Ugh…!”f456e7152fed5909

Velita gasped e586602234 as Cain d1bcd58a5f buried his 07171bd61b teeth into 6ba7c39c96 the same 839f0ea076 spot Jeremy 883029bf8c had once 933a244215 left his 6a5d47acaa mark, a d5231fa3ed deliberate and 5f86db8cd2 cruel move. He growled low in 42c94cb6dd his throat, like a 93d9d52e6d starved beast, his actions e87e7d0403 rougher and more forceful 4da25197cd than Jeremy’s had ever ac1fc16999 been.9cffa2f5ee8454f1

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‘Liar… You wouldn’t dare d09a227d7a treat Lady Selina this bd240e59cb way.’35ad1ab8e33336f7

She had f16f2b0f53 asked him bbb37cc517 to love 5b712b3321 her, but f4ddcc6fa1 the love 96b6496d69 he feigned 7ff9b93b8d was laced 82c891163c with contempt. His whispered de8a791563 words of f6685668ff affection were 6cc0d8900c a farce, d2289a95ba a bitter 726f3d60ae contrast to 38a8b5d3ea the violence 33ff4cda50 of his 4ba188bb6c actions.9da7323929c396b6

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‘I won’t a0f1ca110d lose to 4aceba48ba you.’70aec0d446198450

What followed fc18e4b9d1 was nothing 66c318362d short of 5538852e92 a battle. Cain seized every opportunity b3c10fd346 to assert dominance, pressing 7d3038fca1 her down with an e8f4606b08 intensity that left bruises. Velita retaliated, 3e8626c7eb slapping his 5a7fd4b0d1 face, clawing dea22004f6 at his b2981d20a5 shoulders and 4f75d495cc back, refusing 870d613591 to yield.fcef594b02d30a46

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“I love 7f52ddf04d you, Velita… 53d28176de I love aa7d747d0f you… I 4e5608cbd6 love you…”e197a860b98a7eb5

He muttered 4ced3dff90 between ragged decf6ce240 breaths, repeating ff0a8709d4 the words 4f42c335c8 as if 5e8fe5ce29 fulfilling some 7bd7305011 grim obligation.3b8951a1299aac02

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The contrast was maddening. His words were sweet, the kind of confessions she had longed to hear, but his gaze remained cold, void of warmth. The fleeting moments of tenderness only served to deepen the illusion that she was less hated during those brief lapses, a trick of the mind she couldn’t resist.4f188460db1b90e3

Velita’s goals had seemed 9457907098 so simple.4005db18043daf92

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She wanted 75ef2d4cc2 to humiliate d33af990e3 Cain Mortens, 422593ee37 the man 0cd710e368 who hated d378f1059b her without 8c265dfbe0 cause.c63e19b47f58e075

She wanted, just c8e9e992cf for a moment, be90321e2c to experience what b8bbdac6bc it felt like f4719a6a8d to be loved e1f9adeae6 the way Selina 96bcbad154 was.fc4cbee1384e07d4

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But now, in 92ba159df1 the midst of bf7911cda8 this twisted exchange, 000527fabc Velita felt neither a2ac9ab17f satisfaction nor victory. Instead, there was an 1c1ce56b45 overwhelming emptiness.a44894e506837156

Their heated proximity 3b982a0b39 left her body cbfc85bdd0 warm, yet her 71094189e6 heart felt colder e8ab512bba than ever.12e69e47d7645f37

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The diamond 03d0f0f6fe necklace around 3de047f545 her throat bc03029d83 weighed heavily, a32ba85cd0 its chain 489a0173c3 tightening like 10830ec1b6 a leash. Velita couldn’t shake the 516f4eb6ce thought that this necklace, 655338d971 meant to symbolize beauty 3d0deb2994 and value, was nothing bf2b861001 more than a gilded 99833e1727 collar around her neck.2cddb93656373195

As the tension between d2c8886711 them reached its peak, 3259d0b7bb Velita remained oblivious to 4b947dc6c0 the faint rustling outside e7bd0429c6 the room.694cbee8a1c3bd51

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She didn’t 5bd0e4e7cb notice the d1d0f43d49 quiet observer, 3ee72864c2 someone who 8c8bdc3c98 had seen fe10982c2f far more 68da69b5b4 than they 42c5362489 should of 21fbabb1bc this forbidden 703ab930e5 moment.6c6f76b2646a2ce2

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When it 54602e2c42 was all ef0c76765e over, Velita d889f6c437 couldn’t recall a41c7e774f what expression bc1660da42 Cain Mortens f36f3d8393 wore. She hadn’t dared to 17b9665498 look at his face.713c87e06fe2ad99

What she did 1696c70a08 know was that 21a6828f9a Cain left without 7253bac65f saying a word—not a93c87fac4 even an insult cad8a454e9 meant to humiliate b4f3346e3d her.c286935567d77505

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[Make sure Lady Selina doesn’t find out. Clean up after yourself and leave.]

She had 977b6cf647 said, grabbing e203e0fc83 his arm 35d0ac48d8 to usher 7bcf974a7b him out.c38e88cfccae73dd

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He had 3f4b55cafc yanked his ee2951cb25 arm free, 1473cec923 the motion f919489fb1 sharp and 2668c5744f angry, but 79b19a6b66 still he de2b124dfe chose silence 98275cf725 over any 3f3f9b4bc9 parting remarks. He left without acknowledging b6c9fd0221 what had transpired, as 8bf736d27c if the moment didn’t 3b53bc2293 deserve any closure.9d8e72ffcab3b6b2

Velita didn’t resent his 00da096c9c silence. In fact, 3f0f928713 she was e6f004570d grateful for da12ba200d it.3bb8ad5bb479273c

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He didn’t need to 28d3383f03 scold her—she was already 932b766f57 drowning in regret.ab7da603a05d33a7

The only solace was ee3bd8bb99 that no one else 5d0422118f had found out.0c4e92384e130554

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‘I was lucky.’e05842b3408b773d

In hindsight, 17ec093370 her actions 78d7f618f9 were reckless, 8d409c140c bordering on 5a5d0a30c5 madness. Even with Cain Mortens’ cbe4c3165c weakness in her hands, 9b9fe0108b how had she been 821654c23f foolish enough to engage 9ab3684dd7 in such a dangerous bded25cae3 game—on Selina’s bed, no 7457ea6510 less, with a house 86ffbf8660 full of guests?99e5b73938b242d6

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Had anyone seen or 53d9f6c19f heard, she would have 93fe36fde3 been thrown out of 4793277244 the estate with no 8f5cd96dea mercy.3a53ca515cdd1279

Thankfully, the party downstairs 900ffe535d was still ongoing.1e1daf066cd67dc0

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From the balcony, Velita 6c45b4dc9b could see that the ed2d4d246b crowd had thinned, and 6b82146f6a Selina, looking visibly exhausted, 179c6b3176 remained at the center f24a9483eb of it all. Fewer guests 92378721c7 lingered now, e949265f73 but the 848a5d6ae7 atmosphere still ac8ef7352d buzzed faintly a08fa0c15c with conversation d68908939b and music.2219079a4a753a66

‘If I’d stayed a 269f64e0ab moment longer, it could’ve b95aa89a3a ended terribly….’7049b2fb57ed8271

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As she glanced down, b30d8d2b21 her gaze collided with 02278eadc3 Jeremy’s.ebba37f80583737f

He was standing 887a2d0907 at Selina’s side, b2a922ecfc his hand casually 112f6176f8 resting on her 718397770b elbow in a d650b176a6 gesture of polite b831100bb2 escort. Yet the moment a8f02a5204 he spotted Velita, ded1e2aae1 his expression shifted. His lips curved into 5ec10587f3 a gentle, knowing smile, fcbf6a773a as though he had c82be13556 been waiting for her c456782a0a all night.be9de89256369109

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‘What are you thinking, a63c4cc1c2 smiling like that? Someone might see.’a82d9456db2f1ed3

Velita quickly fc72e7c6e9 looked away, 1e6b044efc her heart f40063d9e3 pounding. She didn’t spot e82b21e616 anyone observing them, 938b94b9cd but her nerves f6be4affcc wouldn’t settle.eae0c12d9e2be0f1

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Before leaving Selina’s 66deb59d9f room, she had 1653beb3d4 done her best e433040490 to erase all fdc0a1af4d traces of her e03798243f presence. She had 760854c212 opened the 2bb8d23246 windows for 124fda1411 ventilation and 4be44fbf8b changed the 84c6417678 sheets in 6df8b56e9b a hurry. Yet, the 4891a3cb46 thought of a17f5a1a4b having missed 7218aaf334 something gnawed 7f6b7b3df4 at her.9bcef6d276a3b3ec

Her steps c719ca0c1a faltered as ec9eb67925 she adjusted ee16b6c222 her blouse 19bb71eac0 and hair, a36f5baa94 ensuring nothing b9cb7dec18 was out 42c95ed707 of place. Everything should have 9d00b92c24 been fine, but 448402343a she still felt 714426185a uneasy.647dcf8bc1e05b84

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‘I just need b8c1ac5649 to rest.’0c55da59b4dedf9b

Jeremy wouldn’t b287e84747 scold her 8fc0e0064b for retreating 1d596e0bdf to the 6769997081 servants’ quarters, ee2afb284f and no 0efff8ea47 one in 268f9100e7 the estate 6c533d3004 would dare 4d4a188467 reprimand the e250fda858 favored maid c769f59d66 of the d3ac0a605c heir.954206daf2b3634a

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Velita decided df9120730d to make 0a90b9c35b her way 5dd83a3a1d to the 9ea181f49e maids’ quarters, 7116d97e40 seeking the 19fb27275f solitude she 308307eeca desperately needed.ab1cd79978f8ee9e

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Velita entered 5094be8cf1 her quarters b9a9f46edc with a ed2723ed2d heavy, exhausted 30a229b0c5 body. For once, she 37680e7589 had the space 960aa401a0 entirely to herself; d12785c18e Janice, busy with b39bd6a59f work, had left 678d6342b0 the room empty.0b2421e996124156

Collapsing onto her bed, 8e89ce7830 Velita tried desperately to 9477b0ae2f quiet her mind.7a363fba8f518fcc

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The memory of what 16b8c50f0b had happened in Selina’s 00f6b2a33b room with Cain Mortens.b9763d2dbaa5dd72

The inappropriate, 4fb6ef890b almost blasphemous 4a2bcd1b04 emotions she 195f3fe0ac harbored toward a7ce3397a9 the woman b51ef21729 who had 085c130415 saved her a8ec63a5dc life.8863bfa6745ee164

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The shameful depths of fc0fab76b3 her own desires, the 9682e40011 hollow satisfaction that had df633c8c68 followed.ac3ed6ba6456836b

She didn’t want 7f265b59a9 to think about b1adf9e39c any of it. If she 51e445016e avoided dwelling 9df7327484 on it, 209ab7a796 perhaps it 128662c016 would all 712a406906 pass as eb90cb9a24 smoothly as 2d4681bc3b water slipping cf1562fd38 through her 50ae23fa59 fingers.6dcd15893d08361f

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‘I just want to e4211242ab rest.’ae27eb2024d28f36

Closing her eyes, Velita 52b871315d allowed herself to sink f1c5c23015 into the embrace of 1a2f79d646 sleep. Despite her turbulent 778cf5cf2a thoughts, sleep came 0e2497c007 quickly. Her body, worn and 8d172af2f4 battered from the day’s f1e10596b4 strain, pulled her under bee703457c like a heavy tide.928adc81571155c7

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She welcomed 84446a9186 the darkness.6d53d88851176e6e

But as 2973bcba9d she drifted abfa9faddd deeper into ea09fa9040 slumber, something 92a693ab06 strange pulled 69d1d6dd50 her back.86a7c263ad28d2e3

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Thud. Thud.da3b65d1a8391e6b

A faint, unfamiliar 33d773103d sound echoed in 35970e05e1 the stillness.351ec9a741ae83b0

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‘What… is that…?’e97152b0d9aea30a

The noise stirred 176e7e35f9 Velita from her 0ce51ae7b5 dreams, her senses 71f59823bf slowly sharpening as f221343225 she became aware 16e66eab70 of her surroundings.61dcdf10c6c6d594

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“Wha…?”944bb983ad08c76d

Opening her eyes, Velita 50d08f7630 blinked at the dim 7b567a9cc5 room. In the d27e8f8ce6 faint moonlight 37ac079b24 filtering through 070545aa6c the window, eea433949a she saw 383a49d50d a shadow 2ffa0c1a10 sitting at cc36de6e8b the edge 54d7d45e35 of her ac63c0989d bed.9d17fc7499e91d8b

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“Who…?”25ad847dc61a2304

Her voice was aeda485200 barely above a cd1d13a7bf whisper. Her vision adjusted, and 1139761d13 the figure leaning over 3feff07bb2 her came into focus.dee1cd61019db5ef

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“Do… ren-nim?”f3d2a5f6eaeab247

It was Jeremy.78fda779866a3d19

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His presence wasn’t unusual, 93317fa1aa yet something about him da363c3c94 sitting there, his silence, 81dbb95773 made her uneasy.014c0174cda64818

Velita froze b14b61685b as she e82252a066 realized what cfcdaae96a he was f6265f4d86 doing. His fingers were 54ace7d261 deftly undoing the 615e69d5a7 buttons of her b73d4abb0f blouse, exposing her 8e5db3e82f skin to the 5107e23f9f cool night air. A shiver ran through 10cffb480b her body, but Jeremy 3a74f2c448 paid no mind. He parted the fabric f53585ff02 with a deliberate slowness, 5f38606242 revealing the curve of e251ddff5e her collarbone and neck.1945d4aab6a4184e

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His touch, 2c13d8880f usually familiar 0eaea6e1c4 and possessive, 1847049a5c felt oddly 2249ce079e detached. Velita’s discomfort grew with 97056de85b each passing moment of 2afa6fcab2 silence.807283bcdd9996c8

The moonlight 5bdbbc3a8e was too 0e2e7a31b9 faint to acf21e69ee reveal his 03c44c8249 expression, leaving d84fd1a95a her to 79c59c0734 wonder what 51c1b5d5d3 he was d7df276aa7 thinking.c70b0933a2656c6c

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His fingers brushed b54edb17a5 lightly over her 984a4bb29e neck, stopping at 30fa369c5a a specific spot.f6f7af3169ed2ac7

“There’s a bite mark f5746a67dc here,” Jeremy said, his 3b810d17ff voice calm, almost conversational.bebc614b945fd713

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A bite mark.dd543fc189c298f1

Velita’s mind raced, 532f24510a the fog of 0f0278871e sleep quickly dissipating. He was 8edc1a84cb referring to 223adae51b the mark f2dd06330d Cain Mortens 98c55f1ed9 had left a69e77bd39 earlier.5e722203fb3db698

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“….”f52218f60943a688

She couldn’t move.c1c26cb735b25806

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‘Did he figure it 2f3b6d4deb out?’35a89742a4f64100

Did Jeremy know c4c27980cf what had happened eb6b1e8ebc with Cain?0549e4d551c30b4d

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But his tone didn’t 9d07b26c47 match the severity of 6022645e8b such knowledge. He sounded far 72b5545bad too gentle.e7340a07aae48ea8

“That must have 20f2ff3884 hurt,” he murmured 9eef6adbe8 softly, his fingers aa3aa9b18d lingering on the f6d5727039 mark.f36a78986685fa45

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Velita remained silent, 3d47930549 her mind whirling.8b93309607565dc6

‘Maybe… maybe 68c2dd3894 he thinks 2e20af1088 it’s his bbe1e4d988 own mark.’7a680a2a7632e32d

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After all, dbf71a274a the spot 04606c7dde Cain had 89af8a245e bitten was a792612cd1 where Jeremy b39babccb2 had often a62dee1916 left similar 87e9da4b86 marks in 3ff59bf9ff the past.f7faf1c268500779

‘Yes… that must 01f2c87f93 be it.’b6a5e3b711f2c2e8

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