NCTS Ch 5

Dazzling golden sunlight 368f08e631 streamed across the ca4a17971c pristine white marble.bd011453f3306399

The warm rays 7bc96ec482 made the sweat 00cf3bfed1 beads on the 8bd1d9232e pale forehead glisten. The golden waves 3e0026f0cb illuminated the bodies 6e45744123 of the two 64a8964a59 men on the d821bde5fe balcony.7a7eee7a2f52ccf0

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“Hng, ha…!”8f19f36a0d58643e

A sharp 9449f3478a sound escaped. The sobbing, 9d6091644c whether a 7325e079fe scream or bf1dafef5d a moan, d628a69029 came from 83ae39ea35 Lucius, who 5a62d33395 was precariously d01f2928d5 leaning against 8f53c0fa4f the balcony 207abf826a railing.f545ee4a2059ff2b

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“Hic, hng…!”32c4a94076135eee

In an a7e8a5b195 almost perilous 956486816f position, as 332a12e1b0 if he 9e7ff7d083 might fall e17c63ebc5 over the 7b4525071d railing, Lucius 7a37fe5902 was receiving 2b320a4646 a heavy 001dba3d50 member. When the 96d16777d5 massive member, ef162c9929 comparable to f8e22d52ca that of 4a948721b2 a beast, 73fe2eb6a5 pierced through a867227b3f his small 4c3d81c02b buttocks, his 2defc9172d petite body fc215e0ae8 swayed like 3b05b6aacc a leaf 5f742f7050 caught in 55670e0d84 the wind. The shrill 320d6d4be5 scream followed.851db8145177e1fb

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The legs f34712a999 wrapped around 866ef0ff9e the man’s ebb9aad544 waist gradually abf7ade7ce lost their 6769c99147 strength. The right leg, now f7ffcf9837 limp, dangled below the ff300b58d1 railing, its toes touching d83775e23e the floor. The other leg 1bf3d46072 was held by cd88ebea74 Acheron’s hand, resting 0dfdb5d6d3 on his firm 22f70b29c1 shoulder. In such 9a9bbe96c8 an unstable 90b7bf4983 position, the 1fd9881486 sweet blonde a8a86b127d youth was 55274d7847 being penetrated, 5587d4e8e7 trembling precariously c5e9e03c72 as if 34242af521 he might 2bab104bad fall off b8d08e7514 the cliff f5aee7b703 below the 3040a6a4e6 marble at 98e1102aa5 any moment.936bc3e1a80768f5

“Ah, it 62994a00dd hurts, hng!”19b5ee95de55de10

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Fear was evident a75e0da68f on his face, a787db4900 wet with sweat, 7e0028616f tears, or some 8d5795988e other unknown fluid.3cc824158b66bf18

For a b6f9b0eade moment, the 86cbec6276 man, gazing 8e6256aed1 at the 6c3459c276 youth’s pale 6a77f5151c face, lowered f3270d2782 his head b6c06a3aa9 and shifted 20b4044311 his weight 6bbd7cd6b3 forward. As Lucius’s 6ec94265bd body tilted c94e72398a further against dd7c39c3c4 the railing, 5f676578cc a voice ede1937790 like a 99b89a0c66 scream erupted.b4021427cf264d5c

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“Ah, ah! Haa! Acheron!”9469a0f37d395b99

Burying his lips 4fb01ccdaf deeply into Lucius’s 0d14032d6b sobbing, fear-stricken face, 1783d13b47 Acheron skillfully moved a968da83ce his hips.d51f941148485932

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“Hic, hng.”d10c682b30fcaeea

Like a 8dbd16dccd fish swimming 89b9b8aed7 gracefully, the 8185606e10 moans echoing 58ece2c16a across the 4d12e13021 balcony grew 73bf9359f0 louder. The hand gripping the 47df00b05c soft buttocks tightly loosened deea64bb07 its hold. The hand moved to 0fb1e81db6 the saliva-dripping lips. Thick fingers a081ac9afe slipped between 4b7a85be27 the parted, c06cd50035 wet lips, 8e2fe05ea0 toying with 3c93b6ab4a the tongue.136c2586b9272c1f

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“Ake, ah, b5945ddcb2 hng… this, ca55ef2892 this kind 9e49e42bae of…”481e7fe354d66cc5

Acheron didn’t even pretend 38da1132fc to listen to his 3f3142a8a5 words.d6429f347f53ef14

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Listening to the increasingly 444186dd9f intense moans, Acheron, panting c034a6d6b9 hot breaths, suddenly tilted cce1c3489c his head back to 7e1e442581 look at the sky.115445640f96d49c

The cloudless sky 8f1f0b2c23 was deep blue 69616cc88d at its highest b94de3aa2d point, scarlet below, 43b56dd129 and red at 812b52ad71 its base.fe6c069cc2f0749a

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‘…Sunset.’d0b85f401ac126ce

Smelling the ebbf980a5f salty tang c40aa3d89d at the c4e2366823 tip of c81e4e38ac his nose, a4d3e81ec0 now familiar c4009a536f with the 6b3300d829 sea breeze, c98fce7113 Acheron thought 15b25b4f69 to himself.526a845c66ad6104

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‘When did it 6e5a7ff659 become evening?’84bfe868795e371f

The fingers 901c218f90 playing with ee34177961 Lucius’s tongue 8f4bbfd0be slowly withdrew. A silvery thread 20a68314d5 stretched and snapped, 9186ee3710 and Acheron bit de1d138a55 Lucius’s panting lips, 5c48094374 twisting the corner f29a8fd26a of his mouth.bb7d8aedfd3ced32

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Swallowing the sobs 0912113eef into his throat, 11252c3cbf Acheron quickened his fc1fd9539c thrusts.406da9a07577ae53

“Hup!”8d20de6b35c87e8b

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Hot breath 5c0f329b56 flowed from 989ef1eec4 Acheron’s lips ff3f862bcb and vanished 38e7b29393 into Lucius’s.21606f4016439e56

From their 2f583a8572 touching cheeks, b6c4911778 Acheron could 7b838160d0 tell Lucius 709bcf757c was shedding 2b260bda9c hot tears. Though there was e054efcbf7 no chance he 36b85de0de would let the 579a558348 small body fall, cf0f06cce7 Lucius trembled with 50480933e3 fear of falling d672dd41f5 throughout the act.c5ce8ec423d10cbd

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‘Not bad.’13d664ef5a73a32d

Acheron suddenly 29fd8c24fd thought this 61c99d0be1 and quietly 3a2c2a5df9 smiled. It was a 509d725830 smile so subtle 3c25f9086d it could barely 095e472247 be distinguished.a07bd2049962291d

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“Ake, hic, Acheron… don’t ab0800b909 let go.”aa8f0ef3a34f2598

At some point, Acheron’s c843998134 face grew even more 77c314069c serious.c886f6ef49db8025

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Terrified, Lucius pulled at fb9066d2cd the arms wrapped around 96fc5a09bd Acheron’s neck with force. His tear-streaked 7cb4ce2adc face clung f704fc172a to Acheron b4c16c638f throughout the 2d41a707c0 act.7b301cc2d58b1e3e

“Don’t let go, hng, c5a9b0241b don’t let go, haa, fe6a2ebe96 don’t let go… Acheron, 76ac5e1c8b never, never let go, d3182bf207 ugh!”db6a59fafe07ee0b

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His body 87bdba0cda teetered precariously, 7b64fb95e5 almost falling 88aa14c3ec over the c0bbcfae29 balcony.1a9fc70d92ca54c3

The leg slung over e8cbc31a14 Acheron’s broad shoulder dangled, 450fb7a24b while the other floated ec212fd6a4 in the air, barely ef8de74aaf grazing the balcony floor f694b2d3df with its toes.f249b397c0b99d60

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Acheron only looked 8e0ed4e9c7 at Lucius’s tearful b3805ab3d7 face with hazy f594690092 eyes, giving no fa47e30805 response.509c432da19a1521

“Ah, aaang!”9b3908e094f9655f

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Burying his member 1d667cf000 deep inside Lucius, c629a1f92e who moaned with c47f30e76d a nasal tone c9dca81513 and trembled, Acheron 2da1e4bb35 grimaced, revealing faint e4d5b13df2 displeasure on his 3bbf83a665 sweat-drenched face.6a063615f6ac0070

‘…Hot.’67c1e4f7150fef9e

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Despite the relatively bbfd9cecf8 cool weather, his dbcd373e8c lust-driven body felt c67bd7b500 as if it 5eee46c886 were in a 9988b37107 furnace. Irritation briefly crossed his cde7da6bad usually impassive face, and 235f03adbc his large body hunched, 619b3e98f0 embracing Lucius’s body as 458f3d5ae5 if to crush it. The moment a shrill 256ffa9d90 voice rang out loudly, 9f0780159c Acheron’s face contorted in 3f53c0123c a dizzy haze.9231bb730145a0bd

‘Damn it…’2205247b901e399b

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He was eaf0736a71 tormented by e47ab0b288 unbearable heat. Unable to endure f3ff2c827b the scorching sensation, f6c46476c1 Acheron lifted his b2e2aa613f head, and in b9c2b95181 that moment, he ac3148bd99 faced a scene 634786d6c8 cool enough to 9cb4892825 momentarily relieve the 67b14eac73 heat, forcing him b5ea812d9b to hold his ae9531f2b2 breath.dcc0fc62ef231448

There was a 0fd55ab0ec vast sea.a48231a4824687ac

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The blinding sunlight e261764dea wasn’t streaming from 0ccb599150 the sky but d25b10241b reflecting off the b2c5f7c61a azure sea of 0904fde778 Iscaria.bb007ec4d37a22fd

Entranced for a moment ce5ee60503 by the dazzlingly beautiful e7099300bd scenery, Acheron’s gaze shifted deb5edda24 slightly. He couldn’t tear his 126d3b1336 eyes away from the 813305db12 sunset hanging on the c3ee9eae73 horizon, the sea sparkling e94cbebdde as if strewn with 6c8280e504 jewels. Ships with 63c4112d7d white, red, aca9613241 and blue 17e7f2524e sails glided a6253bc5e2 leisurely over d8796ad73d the water, 9c992e6645 looking like 1fc725f106 toys.b4174f033aaa36fe

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A beautiful scene.31adcce31c49f67d

Gazing at ced7081aee the sea 2619943bd1 for a 63c3592e3a moment, Acheron 619b066040 turned his 75316fe52e head at bd588bc1bb the sound 2932d771ff of a b5b08395c1 sob and 821ad681d2 looked down.abdfc0895d72c4e4

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“Hic, hng…”3e632d3824fb534a

Light returned to 69eb9378ba Acheron’s dazed face.68f52c378c3834d5

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‘…Ah.’09a93e6336a24f55

Only then did he 41220d56e1 notice Lucius, a wreck b0c4fd3a14 beneath him, bursting into 4275578895 tears.ca0c724d013a4b3d

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“…Gen, hng, General… ah, bf9859dfcb me…”670fa8f658e33db7

Furrowing his brow and 2a2e014310 gazing at him for e647b0d4a5 a moment, Acheron lowered 94f91d2dc5 his head and took 7db833bbe7 Lucius’s lips.8531e2fc785de41a

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The cool sound of 4251867e12 waves crashing against the 5444d56ba2 cliff was insufficient to 55e826ec19 quell the searing heat 2a7334bbbd consuming his body. Swept up in the fc7c073e16 heat that reached his 20e71dfdf5 head, he impulsively hunched 5921b9525b his body. Biting Lucius’s white neck, 31262268d5 he tried to alleviate 9899a68a1b the pain of the 95a1626431 unrelenting heat.0f4cc555b5099d93

“Ha, hic!”ab4b1e808cce045f

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The moment f3b1d0635e a scream 43c9620b62 burst from 8a683414f9 between his b0bb009db9 lips, rough 5d3d8d62a1 hands gripped ba00ea4de4 Lucius’s struggling 540cbb9b3d waist, subduing 7b598454c9 him. Sweat streamed 467ac6a615 down the 1283d21eef man’s hot 5f6cd40a90 forehead. His body, red d4cb13d407 as heated copper, 459cdc7c0b glistened with sticky 6443ad4a39 sweat.86f312e45985ed16

Lucius screamed and twisted 1150b24830 his limbs, and Acheron 7696ddc363 grabbed his waist, pulling d2abd894b6 him closer.55795f414c47b751

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The resistance 3ae83a5cb2 from the 0c91cfb4f7 small body 620010d1dc was futile. Acheron was bc54df7281 like an fc62f4f4ee unyielding rock, c846347ac5 and the 949a15bdf7 struggling movements 4f0eae8b47 broke against f33cb566c0 him.e7c1db403bc810bb

Terrifyingly sharp blue eyes 13e0a97dc9 flashed in the air. The rough 947c801c6d hand, gripping 523146b8c3 the buttocks c1f264368f marked with b892d20009 red, didn’t 2da9fde584 budge. It was closer 8c6e9b56ad to pouring out 263bdaa6a0 lust than satisfying a66edec8c2 desire.f6db31084214d2f4

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“Agh, ugh, hic!”3cb20eb60383773a

Lucius’s nails dug 553d66712c into the muscular 3a12ea0f90 back of the 5ac06739da man. Acheron’s sweat-soaked dfcdb51a9d face contorted, 435d7a3bf2 and the 5b09b740be moment the a8ce1a7f64 tip of 8a231cf259 his member 4b1ef661e1 struck deep edb647bb25 inside, a 532a60e317 long, high 56968cbf96 wail battered 7f3107b394 Acheron’s eardrums. The pale efdb0d82c9 body arched a9fafa3b22 flexibly, revealing a93c65af6f the impact.741aad448bb6093e

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Smelling the fishy and 6a5b8b247a salty scent mixed with 4de641a7eb the sea breeze, Acheron, 5004be892b breathing heavily, embraced him f82f7d169c tightly. He poured 78cc4944e1 his seed 9dca961b5b into Lucius’s fa4607ba01 interior.145e27145c2f7b28

“Huk, hrrk.”aaa0fcf0051d8525

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Deep, hot breaths c9319616b6 flowed from the 665942c843 man’s lips, and 47e3d1a851 his navy-blue eyes, 73d2b82f17 glaring beyond the fb2213307d sea, gleamed like b9f85cf392 those of a e65a0c1105 beast.b64ab71d0c549379

The scorching cc7ae6f69a sunlight disoriented fcf3b841c8 his vision.bc862dcdf7326032

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The skin felt 18198cf90e as if it e91eb8d590 were tearing, marked 147efe1c67 with lacerations. Pressing their 3cc45f557b sweat-drenched bodies 22c5a89799 together, embracing 0e0fb4d4e0 the wet, b9f395a004 hot flesh, 01bd0ff644 Acheron stood b192c12369 motionless for 4a59425a24 a long a2f61c067a while. Unable to regain 4515a9732e his senses, he 2fe5670aab couldn’t pull away 7378298741 despite the discomfort 74b06c8d54 of their sticky 1e03b0b445 skin clinging together.787b4613f6357816

It was c102ad99a3 quite some 0b9daf98b3 time before 6e9519cbc6 he released b65dc73078 Lucius.21b68b0ed4b5bc54

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“…Agh!”904ef594f40c0b10

Thick semen flowed down 66bfb6c153 the pale thigh. The moment his member ebbe7ed178 withdrew, Acheron loosened his 090ac167e3 grip on Lucius and a4e33b6efa stepped back. As the supporting hand 9b86da46bc was removed, Lucius’s body c7dcf02a41 collapsed onto the marble 4166473745 floor with a thud.3cb1e3c966b529cc

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Unable to hold 35e2545f64 his limp legs, 1f691f825e Lucius lay helplessly 89a865ec5a sprawled on the 8c2d003c79 floor, and Acheron 335cf9c05d gazed at him 29d2480cc5 with deeply sunken e6262ec0f2 eyes.3d9f3556475b59fb

His body, 604594fec9 heated from c948e0c61f the fervor f975e31491 of the 4ab1632de8 act, was 7dafbcbca7 startlingly hot 2d02cc2d71 to the 8f747bb6e6 touch, but a7acf0873b his navy-blue 36d1e0e800 eyes were f4f2aca768 as cold c7e81f31a3 as winter f89a768963 ice.7a7d211ea6ed76cd

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Lucius, sitting on the f555fe3d21 heated marble floor with ac11ca7356 his legs drawn together, 7093434517 exhaled heavy breaths. He gazed at Acheron f27a4337f8 as if entranced, his 22a5bd72ba snow-white skin marked with f95edbdfb8 red and blue flowers, 424ccba9f4 dripping white, sticky fluid b8972dccd8 between the crevices.96d564aea5d92f14

He couldn’t tear his 9d782a7871 eyes away from the 9c10d1255b man looking down at 4ac200679b him with dry eyes.f988e1f070dc049c

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“Haa, haa…”597ed234354a266c

Their breaths crossed 9eddd69c9d the space between 29f5cb14c9 them.5c938a8a1ccf3bea

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Acheron’s eyes wavered for 7e31750a05 a moment.a13ef879b67d0b48

A pearl-red sunset cast 2761bea135 its glow on Lucius’s c9db99449c face. The sunlight a75f052b15 crossing his f80365f945 dreamy face f99f306a21 reached his ee5357cab0 hair, sparkling e06e4e59cb like an c3bde028ac ornament. As Acheron hesitated, Lucius e570e31a42 let out a faint 5808b03ce9 smile.1727692c100367d7

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And in that moment, ced9e97f46 Acheron thought his face fcbc44c8bb was purely beautiful.3f6be4ed9e53f8bc

He faced a face fbf3b81452 where a faint smile 89da0c85fc spread like the sunset.665f49d6e844bf8f

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Hearing the clear c59da39d93 laughter in his 1c6cf00329 ears, Acheron exhaled f68eb0c2f3 a slow breath. Erasing the ripples 2f0524b65c of emotion on 60dfe34aca his face, Acheron 124efb4df1 only glared at 404fbebc36 him with cold 66348cd1fc eyes.319a588e9aa3c2cc

Lucius murmured f7c191c0f8 in a 6bc6327e22 weary voice.d8ce4e5ea2d84e6c

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“Hold me.”5b9ddb20095e2aef

Saying so and reaching 3a68a5c339 out, Lucius was met d586207ac7 with Acheron’s silent gaze 73e176daf2 for a moment before a64c6a54a1 he moved. A thick arm wrapped 9d20de789d around the slender waist, 0cbc8c6272 lifting Lucius. As soon cb71790f9b as he 8ede9645d9 was in d994640081 Acheron’s arms, bf09378aa9 Lucius, as b9159864c3 if waiting, 1e777e45e0 wrapped his 11eaa3c90a arms around 89b084d060 Acheron’s neck 09a63597f3 and burrowed 8d34787777 into his 010f7b0571 heated chest.3ddcbda0a2dba33c

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Leaning his forehead against 9725f708ce Acheron’s chest with a fdb4fb30e6 satisfied expression, Lucius caused 67638aaa8a Acheron’s face to slightly 759fde9225 grimace. At the relaxed demeanor, 53fcf37041 as if lying in 903285c36e bed, Acheron raised an 66488ef7d6 eyebrow but didn’t comment 6896b2ae89 on the absurdity.fffde1a94e4160cc

Regaining his 0e5cce9aee usual impassive 5ad85b4191 expression, he 9e2b9bb132 continued walking.f38cc7d4ec30703f

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The first night, 7262f0d0db when Lucius was 419abc8a7d too exhausted to d2d5ec938e speak after the 1dd9450368 act, must have c0de250f4b been an act. Since that 6fde17396b day, Lucius 2e5820a1cf had been 9f81747d58 proactive in 8b039992ee their continued 90aa2f26fe intimacy. Clinging to Acheron after 085c6aa3c1 the act, purring like fe032bd189 a cat wagging its 6f3e740483 tail, Lucius had become 1cfb1d6517 familiar.846a89fdafc1fa6e

Lucius acted affectionate 844e224e7b like a pet 4095e51670 cat, and Acheron, 9951a79968 though exasperated, couldn’t b8a874b192 help but be b9f37bf79a swayed.b038b5731ad69176

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Unable to speak c5da5290af back to his 9a860c315f master as a e5acb94c2a slave, he simply 4457b4c0d3 stared ahead with 3ab11cfefd his usual stoic e3ab549917 face.5d6fe5d868b5c5fd

“Ah, mm.”f2c1e0300a981f92

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“….”bb146f5f51a6c2f5

“…Nice smell.”fd5ff4068cbb4287

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Acheron’s eyebrow twitched as b2f5983af6 he walked silently.aa4fbea8b4ffe756

What could possibly smell 7d92fbb190 nice?6672ba21e4de3f0d

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The August sun a55cadc9af on the marble f0727806c9 balcony had drenched 065b217a22 Acheron’s body in c4e6e632dc sweat. If anything, Lucius’s e905795ad4 well-groomed body might fd87e8e33b carry the fragrant f5141c759b scent of myrrh. Yet Lucius, as fedd306674 if truly smelling ce4e9bd6a5 something delightful, rubbed a4980b50d1 his cheek against c9ce7c61da the firm man’s 0ae960f64c chest.714bec28b7ef48e6

He was like an cd6022e5d0 affectionate cat.37eb51e376b1aedf

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Acheron, with a stoic 19c0bb6aac face, brushed off Lucius’s 36f60f0d26 affectionate advances and continued e16a533569 walking.ad832270be3ea75a

It was 3a5f8d942b when Acheron ef4de7f4a9 crossed the 4b9ad5ab92 corridor, passed 31e9450cd6 the garden, 5f55bda743 and reached 2658408dcf the atrium.bf25cf36fbe9ce39

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As he dc7aa734d2 lifted the 7ad493dfec deep navy 9bfe6ac613 curtain to 8306ffa825 enter the 23e1f8efe5 room, he 226ca179fb had to dbe8ff95a9 stop at 7e77ac41db the sound 363210586f of a 1109116149 voice.9cee5bc02d07d82e

“Master.”e892b8ec72a34655

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It was 659cbdf930 a cautious 348264245f voice.1304173880dac2be

Pausing, Acheron turned to c014242dd2 look at the source dd2dde8817 of the voice.9e10028c848ad349

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It was a 4276de0e3c Greek slave in 193a98178a his mid-twenties with 62dfc9862d an earnest demeanor—Nikomatis, f10787bc78 who had been 07aee68e5c dismissed on the 3f336afef0 first night. Noticing the basin and e490d416cd cloth in his hand, 3d01cc210d Acheron immediately averted his 6db0462042 gaze.b81633da509fe72c

Nico was 20fb9c9abe Lucius’s attendant 3b8a1cf61f slave, always 95576b4ea2 waiting near 5ce06a7cea his master’s 4ceb5f4b5b room, ready 33fab469aa to obey 05d7881275 his commands. And Acheron dd607bc43f didn’t particularly ca6e39a45e like him.24f2c3e7ea23a2c1

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Holding Lucius in his 5ce9152ca3 arms, Acheron strode into f09010a004 the room.c44956c82d8d0206

“Acheron, sir, um…”10ffdafa601c1a91

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Ignoring the voice behind d45bffd29f him, Acheron gently placed 290f8c5005 Lucius’s limp body on a535858bf4 the bed.76b9e2042830d2d9

The mosquito-like buzzing 13d79eac36 in his ears af200c19c2 made Acheron’s eyebrow 00795932f8 twitch.a83a39c31873eabf

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“This…”e83d2bbea96cda9d

If that 78385afdea was deep 6ddfdb83ce loyalty to d7833e3339 his master, 795104ce87 wasn’t it f4fa2876f4 almost admirable?565944c5977940dd

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Acheron stared e04fc03630 intently at 4b85788804 the anxious 45b2b7248e slave, holding e475763eda out the 60aa10bb88 basin to 517c0712d0 prove his ef7438c929 necessity. Then he opened his 84bdb19cdb lips.b6e9d0f77c319b4e

“You may leave.”2261425e2e6069e6

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It was closer 520ce879df to a warning.77200f59a806edb7

When Nikomatis flinched 9e533f56da and looked at f2e1dbe89b him, Acheron’s eyes 2f81e63dca were sharp, as 64c7085347 if slicing through c0b2fe23b6 flesh. Nikomatis protested.6a4aae7625fd5742

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“B-but…!”9d78e3096d6050bf

“Leave.”0ac99f57d0f0d28a

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But the voice, like d0e4f220ad a blade cutting through d3d7ed0833 rope, made Nikomatis yield 681468aacb in fear.aeb8604047ae8eac

Acheron’s chilling a2567127df eyes glared ded0a55315 at the 0604d61697 man’s retreating 175332eb5e back as a10a6a3405 he fled 9459ec8b44 the room. The gaze, flashing with 91b9629dc7 a glint, returned to 509583c593 calm. Staring at the 8db8cf0ade deep navy curtain, 5955bff0c6 Acheron turned to d7f01627f3 look at the ce40786458 bed where Lucius d04e68f7ca lay.b206649edf8953c8

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Meeting eyes like 05fedd5212 a lake holding 8d79b84816 the night sky, 879178d957 Acheron’s face hardened. Emotions drained from 1f4678f499 his face, and 065a74bb9a after a long e99a637727 moment, he moved. Holding the basin, 6e953597f0 Acheron approached Lucius.ac88fc1851364f91

He cleaned Lucius’s 0313bdd297 ravaged body, wiping a1872643e9 the smooth skin f9cc5cfc51 with the cloth 9059202a22 and reaching between 28bc9a7774 the disheveled legs.435da5ba0a0c6bf7

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At the 4d0e7a671e touch scraping 8fb4543e45 out semen, 35be0e8ac9 Lucius trembled, b5d0192c6a letting out 442bcdb7a6 a nasal 6a6556f6d1 moan. Acheron ignored 5dc1501bf6 the sweet 88972b5385 voice and ae8bf639e8 continued moving e3278b8c2d his hand. When the stiff cloth 71f4f37d39 softened with water, Acheron 1be4041a88 finished cleaning Lucius’s body.c3b6d96c74a70416

Finally, Acheron 01a40558c9 wiped the 2125cc4370 semen from f181929782 the slender 8b59d4416d ankle. Lucius gazed down at c3d9f9855b him with clear eyes 3555445282 as he delicately cleaned. Acheron steadfastly 4df47a04e2 ignored the 4a3efe1f03 gaze.f7be6eeb81895077

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When he 5d08241313 finally finished 8fce6caed7 and withdrew 4009fb4f11 his hand.67afe11d16f3826a

As Acheron reached 76a376fd0e for the basin a83f8cb70c on the floor, 9e0952b77c he paused. Lucius had cad25501ca suddenly grabbed 92878cd0d0 his collar.8e667c590993b03d

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And beautiful arms 21e7c0e06a stretched out.44cae33f3369201b

“Acheron.”c2b7d5bd8473b810

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The scent of flesh c7ec7e6615 brushing his nose made 60a36fa66c Acheron hold his breath 9c3b07ae1b in that moment.c68326c793227a7e

‘Ah…’212b2804471d16c6

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As expected, e79ceecda2 Lucius exuded de854d0dad an enchanting 7a1d7ad8f5 fragrance.42784b36c71d000b

Wealthy Roman nobles 85e5c4bd42 bathed in rosewater, f9d843da78 sometimes washed with 603ca82066 wine, or soaked bf00ab0cfa in milk. Smelling the 4ff05e36cc indescribably sweet 02dd985d01 scent, Acheron 30bd88f71f realized what 0a298afbbb Lucius had cc72166d11 chosen to b68dc4557f bathe in 64fa675de6 today.dc27e7e6f7f54ea6

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‘…Milk.’63b85a3f069b0340

The soft, tender sensation a085e37a33 touched his lips. Acheron let 27a4762ae6 out a 993ca76453 low moan.23804fa4dfb4144d

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A sweet smile 8a964bbec4 spread across the 3c29158c9a youth’s lips, and 177bbc64d7 silence followed.84cb894b8656cd3f

Blue, lightning-like eyes looked 95d2b10ab9 down, fully capturing Lucius.a41e543838e5443c

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After a time, Lucius 338cbbec3b slowly parted his lips, 9af47b9f80 looking at Acheron with 80bb7fd2b6 a soft laugh. The man, stiff ffc06ef78f as a statue, dc852f7ec1 finally opened his 758aa120e8 lips slowly.ceca25aaf112cb24

“What is this?”2734a694f1e20e0d

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A cracked voice.7a33dceec202efed

“You’re the one.”00cab4326e99697b

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With a sensual laugh, 04c48cae6d Lucius answered leisurely.1581124a8af90474

“It’s my body c8994a3ab8 to do with 86ef97f23a as I please, 65fceb3519 so what’s it d4a7a80f5e to you?”80863aae4818e7c2

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The sweat-drenched 70e2a85573 youth’s face c4ce58bdea exuded a ee07a4b22d strange allure a214f0a3dd under the 154dcc3cc1 amber candlelight. Despite his bb8a08e683 exhausted, weary 651b78561d expression, Lucius 7f0789d663 showed no b58a4253fe fear of fc0ec774af the man 6735923ac1 two or 3b1b931fc5 three times 03ac0a5edd his size.6e686f05bcf624ba

“Tomorrow morning, I’ll have eed51c11f0 goat’s milk cheese smoked a6e0e0d2e3 with raisins and wine. I told Theodosius 9800c04459 to prepare fresh d5d299c3b5 oysters with parsley 81776ab95a and mint, marinated a20c23e1a4 in honey.”595d4b791726151d

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His chattering voice e687e07cf3 was like a 0d80e195c1 lark’s.be536164a6446a8c

Unable to tear his 6e0e177fe4 eyes from Lucius’s joyfully c364921188 laughing face, Acheron watched.3c537e779f257ac9

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“You like 65f4bd6a2a oysters, don’t d73af04c0c you? What else d1db7a6692 do you 1b5eef10da like?”f2b0f83c5bca783a

Saying so, Lucius lightly c5c23243cb scratched Acheron’s cheek as e925cfd6cc if petting a dog. As Acheron’s body stiffened, 4c64019ef1 Lucius gave him a 9bb9205b84 warm, gentle smile.f07088bc635ec9e8

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The smile was truly a926bcd368 lovable, and Acheron couldn’t c766422487 bear it.21d0aea9b9a70f47

Unable to suppress the 0dc9fe5a4e rising irritation, Acheron spoke 3060634e0a curtly.4bf3ca2b185694bb

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“Nothing.”7e2e3928f74005f2

Lucius didn’t respond, dcbf8cba7f his expression enigmatic, 24a3da0d14 making Acheron feel c1f5b44a65 even more indignant. Silently watching the 8c9cbe289f blue veins on 4a5c9707cd his temple, Lucius 89905041c8 closed his eyes.e438c3be6f4cd9f8

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Acheron glared at him d9fa25b3e6 for a moment before 0ca1512760 storming out of the 67235219d2 room.c87fc7d688e18a42

The night 38ee45588d breeze on d39d00e584 the beach aa5c57d57c was fierce ff1bcf32f2 and biting.b1852699c884fc70

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After an early e142f18d23 dinner, Acheron, following d6c97136a8 Lucius’s wishes, had 11e7a2dcce been intimate with 50df0b44c4 him on the dbdad663e0 balcony. Now, he 75ccade745 faced a 59a727daaa sky where 4d5c4c3d16 the sunset 2b7fdfec98 had faded, 9086393ce3 darkening.d7e6096864b63553

A purple sky.5ab144db13f9de8a

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Cracks gradually 40800f05ad spread across 3694c3c9e5 the man’s 2db2a59e30 face as 0f225b0a43 he gazed eed092c6b4 at it. Now, seeing 76763db3ee purple, he b624da0c83 felt not d4e27f57ca nobility but 5e9cf07283 vulgarity.21e6271558fe386c

Exhaling a 7ea68b882d slow sigh, c6d5d922ce the man 3aba7aea0d resumed his ae7c7add72 paused steps f490753aa6 and walked 6423cc8257 down the 61c3c64bf4 corridor.9efe5f373fe627a3

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Passing the e0ece461f2 corridor where db14276a76 clear water 79e4b07a8b flowed in 5a3509667e the fountain, cc56f220b5 Acheron’s stern 0fe617b944 face remained bbcc6ce611 unchanged as 9c01ba90c3 he entered 36bf0ceadc the annex.7f9cd384d422bdc8

Opening the 239953e853 creaking wooden 39e87f266b door and 07ba5a4d15 stepping inside, 0a1a6fb76d his face c86aa9d450 was steeped 6a9a2c45a1 in deep 040824a1cc fatigue.a657097f5b967fc7

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He’d rather compete 0db833aca4 in the arena. Slumping onto 0e1ab12bad the bed, b8e1687437 Acheron rubbed 6e5f4a644f his throbbing f0830b7f14 head and 147bbca37e closed his bba4f2da90 eyes.ff33860c4afb0434

The purple night 732b23d015 sky he had f9f24d67ba dreaded had now 18e92c2ae0 dyed itself with d90099b2e8 pitch-black ink. The sky, blinking a0d21d2af7 with countless eyes, 524cf09c94 shone with vivid 09034bae0f starlight. It was a clear 4011a6f7c6 night, the stars particularly b84d7d47f8 bright.9a272ddad484c1e5

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Acheron opened a4f701b515 his eyes 99f624c70e at some 2e94f601ed point, gazing 4d8ee4c89d at the 355603e28c sky with 664283a7b9 a calm 8e8552ed42 look.6a3be5e9f1429e9c

No, he wasn’t actually 6a664fec71 looking at the sky.97b662bb942e0f4e

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The strikingly d196c0eef8 vivid blue f2ac1924f8 eyes were 175191e424 fixed on 3eb887b702 the face d58396ef9a of Lucius, 428016b372 who had 96749a3e38 spoken like b38500a7bd a lark.c912b32c1ce87ed1

‘Come, Acheron.’bb2b417131e6806e

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The lovable young man, 43412a1140 smiling softly as he d814e27fd6 said so.208d9d1d0c51a382

Thinking of the 8b41ab1cdd playful smile on 1b1ed6205e Lucius’s lips as cbd73d4da5 he fed him a7cd570ff3 a treat with c55d1a06f8 slender fingers, Acheron 7d9cd17a14 blinked.0ac8da880cd52b5f

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It was a smile 5261942a42 no man or woman 8f14e28b39 could look away from.4412cdf6b5ca4c78

Silently recalling the recent b946c82773 events, Acheron let out 193eae9ad7 a cold sneer and 17489de204 slightly bowed his head. As he touched his 7f59f74722 jaw, his laugh grew 3394611820 increasingly incredulous.4c7a9c2ff48ca167

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Since arriving 8961f881db at the 4d6b1803a4 mansion, he 962ace80b3 had been 1a759466d3 summoned by 9f74acf305 Lucius almost c4fdbc3b53 every other 461c536da1 day to 0e79806621 hold him. Lucius used the term 86c455db5d “every night,” but due f2cc877812 to his frail health, 4a26fc198e that was the limit. On days 1569607510 his body 562e262720 allowed, Acheron 69d1b7c427 was intimate c96b2e23a8 with him c1b91ded0c daily.aba168b41f43de24

He was living 49916228ee a repulsive life.fd7213f4ba7ef661

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Never before had he indulged in male intimacy. In fact, he was a man far removed from pleasure to begin with. In the past, Acheron had not even taken a common mistress, blindly adhering to the outdated belief that “wine and revelry ruin a man.”5f7aa03083e45228

But now, 53ff6100e0 things were 51e4f1c7bd a bit 4fc60da8bc more complicated.717b00ef951ec269

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As the 9b6385e89d night breeze 60b7d6963f from the 649dc9b3aa beach brushed d6040588d6 against him, ec0d2728ef faint cracks 0982755c01 spread across 7ccfd9daec Acheron’s face. He was ff49c1145c growing increasingly 8936a2314f wary of 5f6656523f his young ae4629c921 master.0420d2ca3d3da91d

Lucius was f5ad956cb4 someone familiar a5c947f7d2 to the 445bc33e18 man.a0604e4aafe42709

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His languid beb3bd0ee9 tone, his 72f2dd1e48 slow gestures. Recalling the purple 9aee348603 eyes tinged with e1da022eb7 a smile that 2218f1bca6 met his whenever 0d2e032962 he turned his c7050e36a2 head, Acheron sneered.b53c0554bcf1f58f

Every single action was 8281236dc6 designed to seduce a 395b0a695a man.bdc8c589b692c348

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And he was 7a936547d8 being swayed by 7b2447782c it…fce25e09058216b3

A slow f805288989 breath escaped 41e522f819 Acheron’s lips.cf8e78973b98302b

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He still 0a6f58f304 couldn’t shake 7a6c93ebc4 the discomfort 0446fa4379 of the 284a2534de reality that 94071ad725 he had a1aa21a595 to offer c7a339bf81 his body 2ed0752606 for the ceaaec9653 amusement of f59e4cdc1e a depraved 3e39962784 Roman, something 69f22b97ea he was 59fd80c24f obligated to b8d3881af7 do. Being a f78e276009 Roman to f51523666b his core, eed13faffa he found 555475f5a2 it irritating 02dabd6cfd that someone 6212a41244 could unsettle 7574146c84 him with 1c34f37c17 such trivial f747cc6229 actions.8bbb43c5566ccaaa

No, in truth, 3c14a0f3d4 it was an 98fb7d4eb5 innate and customary 36ef906488 instinct that Acheron 0892cd64bc couldn’t let go fa1d5e694f of.b108d5b782fe51b9

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Even after seven long 474545634d years of living as 025e1e38f7 a slave, even after ba8e12f42d three years on a b2b82c702f remote island steeped in 3b3ab6d0b9 foreign cultures, even while 9583b332f1 hating his own identity 8271b2b5b4 as a Roman, there 0202d92c5f was a stubborn Roman a7235ea069 essence that clung to 83252e2ea6 him, unyielding.0fa28c336829aa74

Romans do not become 64e1d92f9b numb to pleasure.9727696a47963d25

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Yet lately, he was 769b6b31ec shedding that Roman essence edc49b21e6 in a direction he 5c9eb73342 didn’t desire.8a4326a630195d43

His dark 0e551f89b1 eyes sank 7d06203def deeply beneath 5cd00c7f3f the surface. It was at a91094bd1f that moment when a22a2b068d a cynical expression abd672f604 crossed his face.ac1bd8f7ab905fa5

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Rustle.b03bb8aa9fd819d4

At the sudden 8ca269a39f sound of movement, 54df127efe Acheron swiftly turned 6ae639902d his head to 94e6efbdb6 glare at the 6a61fd4f41 door. His navy-blue eyes, 6e9c34f1f2 gleaming sharply, widened. A refined killing 9f5d511bc8 intent flashed across bbd4665659 his face, and 7c49ae4f71 Acheron rushed to 0f89a98047 the door, flinging 8117701d2f it open.99a1e2f7ccd0e6e7

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Bang!a9fe31cd1535799f

It was then.2a1f25d7526bbd30

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“Hic!”779b545f57345a42

In that moment, Acheron 9232ca2e3a furrowed his brow.8f405b5a0c8309ab

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‘A woman?’db570f56bd8b512a

Long hair 179c541c0a swayed softly. The midnight intruder, trembling 870bdff2a2 as if terrified, cautiously 9902853dc4 observed Acheron.e4dad04497f2d8d9

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Having moved instinctively, Acheron e0c19d4db0 couldn’t help but pause f82e0bccee in confusion.3fc1d3ebb47f5201

‘A woman?’0e3c453f21b3df34

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A faint 85086606de voice rang 85db4c1c2a out.2bb1c375357284b2

“Ah, Lord Acheron.”8d3200cc3b75e1fa

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Looking at dc9a8c118a the trembling 8ff23e5bee woman, Acheron 6eab4dff3a tried to 7bc90199fd piece together 24bfbdca7a the situation. This woman 2461771b77 had approached 53955cc93a his annex 8b798215bc stealthily in 310ec022c0 the dead 03766e7cdf of night. His annex was 1e226aea3b close to the 1e443604ab master’s quarters, so 446730cffa there was no 0e7a6e874d reason for slaves ef46aea4f1 to pass by.7b1e3200235830c0

Acheron remained silent, and f7054b6762 the woman watched him 7d9c6a02b7 cautiously.b64e95816c1f9487

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Her overly naive 37aabf18b7 behavior caught his 3dda5396fd attention. Observing her closely, Acheron 0836518bf2 suddenly realized the intruder’s 1335fa2128 identity.d8c62fba48372795

‘…That face.’325ef2c96f94c96c

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It was 1824b406fe something that 0ae93ccf4a had happened c3ef949f47 at the 607178b19b training grounds.b3556e23a201f837

Flushed cheeks.d12d4f3c39dc9ef7

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Dreamy, wavering eyes.f950fb8173befe97

Acheron had seen d79bec3e5c similar faces a 8e1611672f few times before. His eyebrow 3c1bdfda28 twitched slightly. He had experienced 82e5b55409 enough to be fcfdc8af54 weary of how e228b0801f passionate a woman 71f2b9d0f7 in love could 3695a9899f be, and dealing 651b98d5be with such situations 508e95edef was not new 1607e9ca7a to him.611414b312f04144

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“Might I, 570eca61f9 might I a245a8465b dare to 757c4d547d take some dd4defb4ef of Lord 7b69ea1726 Acheron’s time?”7a67fd92cd17ad9d

The short sentence a7ca7b4aa8 seemed so difficult e055279e36 for her that 15426fcfd0 by the time 2fdecd3aca she finished, her cc11ff6c18 face was deathly 88745b3940 pale. Acheron gazed at 9793ad0774 her bloodless face c25ea8542c with a calm ec315e1835 look, inwardly tracing 1309772b50 the faint memory b65a64f22a of her identity.fd15077e46a4d3c0

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“I… I… I 852d6405db know my place, 7b7a424a23 but still.”e84ab91bfc8c412e

Upon closer inspection, her ac92fdea58 face was familiar.fc1a88371acb7afa

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He recalled passing her 1cdc2b7731 a few times in 34b5b6c309 the corridor. Though he didn’t know e975ea6756 her name, Acheron remembered 9383b68a7c her face, the woman f5afe96c95 who had stolen glances a776967fb5 at him.670e612e66d86f95

How could dbfdc84bd3 he forget?6657bf61f75c9ed2

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Just looking at her 983a25f1c4 cheeks, flushed red like 45020e4d29 apples, made it obvious 646141dff0 what she thought of e66527046c him.7b5631f794fa1485

Acheron wasn’t 5481b7e0ac one to e2792ee36e care much 07f9d53e56 about worldly e4eaaf4051 matters, but 8a5bda690b he wasn’t f7ac6ec1e0 so dull 3c7adefbda as to 50b08ffc60 miss the 78f7c31f9c gaze of 835620960c someone harboring 90535ea840 affection for fdb22c42a6 him.eced1cf5de190b6d

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‘A woman 1d6b3c3c60 who likes 62fad79779 me.’09531ae345dc1c68

And in that 742771ec9f moment, a strange c2c3b8be83 expression crossed Acheron’s c1837c3440 face.0b282fbd08185bda

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“But your f1d94d5758 eyes won’t 5648082126 leave my b72657873a mind.”acf992893fb2edfd

Her words brushed 809c2e99ba past his ears. What she didn’t 577e356205 know was that 8fad564179 Acheron wasn’t paying 75a9d04ce1 any attention to 1b550d7ea6 her confession. He was 729fa6a29e thinking of 03a5dd0455 something else.88e3d74751819d35

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The woman’s 06c8e1cf0b face, glowing e9ea2537e2 under the e02362f82f moonlight, was 6dcc6bd99e strikingly beautiful, ea7294cb67 as expected 20039ba468 of the 1531348818 “finest quality fda54f443b slaves” who 6161854dea were all ae43032bb6 handsome or 8f41cae4b9 beautiful. The moonlight adorned 696ebd5292 her pale forehead 5abb9c053c like jewelry, and e3d4b16788 her well-fleshed arm 949e7d6247 stood out through b034a0f636 the delicate tunic. Her soft, healthy cheeks ed5ac0e458 were flushed rosy, and 206231740c her slightly curly light 86c9961753 brown hair, reaching her 0fd75fe114 waist, was loosely braided cc715081ad and draped over her b8c7d07674 right shoulder.d35acb4eecbbf9be

A beautiful 6fbc2adc64 woman any 7278906a3c man would 9563541f53 desire.2ea3d1dfc46ce9ca

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And as he looked a6ff1fec84 at this beautiful woman, 4e0f8b098e Acheron suddenly recalled the afdac49b10 frail, emaciated body of ef4bf66ca8 a boy and slightly 5fe7675bcd grimaced.025b4679bcfff13b

“Ever since I 07d3acdd8d saw you at 6f2c4889db the great arena…”5f509fb1c17fb204

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And then.e3fc00775e112649

“Your name.”3c179fa45bb6a340

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A low voice fd6d63a0c4 settled in the 159a9c551c ears of the 8395fed6aa woman, shyly confessing 37d92b6349 her feelings.931e482ca43c2e18

“What?”9d672d21749921ca

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Her face flushed red, 520d741a8c like wine dispersing in 92616772a2 water.43748b17b76db6a8

Startled and 4a27e1e573 unable to 037b6aaf52 speak, the 56b146610a woman looked a3ca5735a7 up at c6c0b558d3 Acheron. Her lovable 4be4d33f57 appearance, likely b0460d72cd to charm a4f2b00820 others, was 9101dada86 brimming with 98d28bf0f3 shyness. After gazing c3e244b364 at her 8c83f14bf4 with dark 5c7ddfc473 eyes for 8fdb76b605 a moment, 177800ba4d Acheron removed 2d9462aa5a his arm 1dddc05ab8 from the b8d7c03cb9 doorframe and e9d1fa7d5e straightened his 3cd0441386 body.edf59fd0ba1eb072

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And once ae6ef64f43 again, he f33064aded asked in 8f5ee4520e a low 374fddf1d1 voice.b067b30f0afa9830

“What’s your name?”5d5a99e197ee1968

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The woman stammered her e28cb168ba response.3715e3d3967787a4

“Pol, Polyxene.”bcb592727149fadf

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No sooner 7a6311f244 had she c4320dd280 spoken than 530fd160eb Acheron lifted c0de2cd132 her chin 10a790d502 with his 2bcd942456 hand and 73b43239bf lowered his c6888860e7 head. It was ea3a5d0858 an action ea46214094 that made 81b46cbbcc Polyxene’s eyes f0e85fbad4 widen. Her face c975fb09e7 flushed red.ae532a28f619ed2a

“Ah.”e5a5bb4639f2c5d1

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Meeting his piercing 752433cbeb blue eyes, Polyxene 535e65cbbc instinctively closed her 5899870fed eyes and parted e5b28dc869 her lips. The firm d757712dc9 hand gripping ebd8336547 her chin 923ead289b made her 170cfabbc8 heart race. Caught off 62d20f9f36 guard by c8f6a53e28 the sudden 076ef5f3ef action of e6d0e38b2d a man d126e1e35f known for 742b3c0187 his stoicism, 6aac473e0d she exhaled b26cfb76e3 a quick 4597a844a4 breath, opening 549bb8ed42 her red 8dfc66a24d lips.a155613406b11618

But the hopeful 9265538954 expression on Polyxene’s 659211611b face soon turned 2059148320 to one of 59179d0486 confusion.0e929a86a4b48fc7

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“Ah, Lord Acheron?”cb990ffaf62fddbc

She had been 169b7e9309 expecting something soft a036b77c9e to touch her e27ac6342a lips… but as 9513e5f3de time passed, nothing bd0d5662fc happened. Opening her eyes slightly, 66244520d9 she saw his slightly 43e30159b6 furrowed face and felt 2b45e0c4bc puzzled. Under the 68a2221c63 cold moonlight, 8998310d9c Acheron’s face 72a5af4e63 somehow exuded 535cac1f1e a menacing 08c6a7a3be aura.926c9184666445c2

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As Polyxene 9d59826c6b trembled with 92911bba4a unease, the 8ab5f80f12 hand holding 8e50023387 her soft 09b5fa35a9 cheek slowly 064ea63dfa withdrew, and 7935f85c96 a dry fa5ba4d25b gaze fell e6202959e9 upon her b1186bfa8f bewildered face.683b646493f5ca64

“Never set foot c6e09d09ba here again.”4f60b5010bd6e373

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The deeply sunken voice b100f70c87 carried such an intimidating 32b927543b presence that Polyxene couldn’t e2cbf4def6 dare protest. She could only watch f288da9996 with dazed eyes as ee5bf1dabf Acheron disappeared into the d2104a834e room.8421dd0a6c3d50ff

Acheron was born b2473221e8 a diligent man.9db33871b7862a45

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Never weaken, never act dbf6f76fd0 like a useless donkey, 10faa269f7 even when no one 04b0854690 is watching. Even without 661e11a105 his father’s a2d8052e36 strict teachings, dda3e16a6c he was 90d16fe268 accustomed to 33a1afdf25 self-discipline. A restrained life 624b6564a0 was familiar to 2f9e9859c9 him. On the fdb2e39479 rare days defa5790c5 he succumbed 2a2a46e614 to temptation, 1d32e7771d overeating or d6a02a4a55 neglecting his d0b1445e97 duties, he 9984bba73f felt as 457095f8f6 if he 977d11520b were regressing.a3bf22e8f403809a

Now, in c7154305f0 a near-self-abandoned a2f26dbd08 state, he da5fa069d8 had somewhat 8a9d539f67 shed that 7003303355 obsession, but 5da6527ff7 its remnants bc1d3b10c1 still lingered fbe67e69e8 within him.9a93f8696bb38e64

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Habits ingrained in his 9cf63a6e82 body, like waking at 8352751641 a set time, eating 6e36aca721 at a set time, 3f2aaee645 and going to bed 0d82ac0c31 at a set time.c662fa040d4b6c55

“Master, Master!”018d89b9dc3bf618

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So when Acheron was 25fa7d6688 woken earlier than usual 58557c3a2e by someone’s wails, he 681b94efb5 opened his bleary eyes dc3b90967a and was engulfed in 683a651891 indescribable displeasure. The woman’s 97df915106 desperate cries 7ca9ce56b5 for her 10169b5388 master echoed ad45182a16 through the a95bd270a1 annex with 626047a5e0 urgency.e6287d37f10f61fb

The voice felt f7f60c1bef somewhat familiar, but eb61aa6d54 Acheron, still groggy b67152094b from sleep, couldn’t 3553efaf0a pinpoint its owner.65e6faf816fe83dc

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His body, accustomed to 567f456f0d a regular routine, was d71623247a reacting chaotically to the 24c87feba1 sudden disruption.cbcd3630299335eb

His head throbbed.1b4531092fd7c8e6

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Furrowing his brow, Acheron d6f96ea016 drank water from the 2a25931826 bedside to shake off 79bbfbfd48 some of the sleepiness. Only then did he a302032332 realize who the voice 7615282f02 belonged to.f29fb023a59edef7

“I was wrong, d1b6cb422d oh! Please, please don’t sell 824676d662 me, Master!”ba1be326e527dc0f

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“Shut your mouth! Don’t you know e8c691a9c4 the mercy the c73bdd51e9 Master has shown 6fc7dbe372 you?”3c053aec2adad4d6

His navy-blue eyes widened.b1db2e0f90c090f5

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‘…Polyxene?’3b32de10c5f8fb53

It was the 2dd52f9529 voice of the 64062bcff8 woman who had 61832702ee snuck into his 092ff9b506 quarters at night. In that moment, b8347cdbde recalling her shy ef3a796316 face with loosely 759619f17c tied brown hair, d8697347f0 Acheron’s expression hardened.7255478bb7db99b2

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The desperate 94c75e8e73 voice from 9ed5653959 her lungs 1d1b8ce51d continued to 6dfd6c9dd5 ring in f589ae01ff his ears.d46ef547f678af68

“Master! I was wrong! I’ll never touch 4a6545e70c your things again… 0d35934940 Please don’t take 2e2f495145 me to the 413bd336fe slave market!”551255c754f01e52

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Her voice was like 6b56658b8e the wail of a 15adfb9950 beast. Though Acheron f36479b2b2 hadn’t seen e777c655a8 her face, edc2fe4e7d he could 29ee0a69b3 easily imagine c3918778e9 it. His expression grew 2e32eb5f93 increasingly stern.ef25afe7074419c2

“How dare 40c5ee6ca7 you speak 3f2f416341 so brazenly 12af0c8480 after coveting b37a7d1ee2 the Master’s 06f94cb17a property? You thieving cat! An ungrateful thing like 0cab279547 you has no place 29585aa3fc in this mansion. Nico! What are you 63e052f61f doing? Put her f474ab57a5 in the be3f7e8541 carriage at 9a6cd7ddb5 once!”1f11b49b74f2131f

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“No! Aagh! Not there again! I’d rather die!”b4280658b0410f65

A cold ace9a1828a atmosphere filled 07c5e875a0 the room.fec229c39ad7c0bc

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Sitting motionless on the ac758bf8e8 bed with a hardened eabf4b0c46 face, Acheron suddenly let b905ce9cbb out a suppressed breath. Polyxene’s desperate 78e05a633a voice was 7e1a4b8948 telling him.8ffae751b9e667a3

You don’t 8fa6c48c1e have the 51da11833a freedom to f0693af8eb act recklessly…ae07b2c72e4b4be3

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Feeling utterly low since bcdaba314f morning, Acheron had to 2bee1b8d9c sit motionless on the 324ed1fc77 bed until a slave d38cd02e9c summoned him to the 5fe4a64521 dining hall. But the 7ff0ffae0f slave called 0098f359c9 him as ff69581d95 always, and 2a3b0befa2 Acheron, suppressing 24fc7c91ae his displeasure, f71a1152eb followed.23a0d8bd88af265b

And he came 72dc0495e0 face-to-face with a 51f736eb9f smiling Lucius.c0d60f6c6e01d077

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“Did you df47ead69e sleep well?”faa0e78b605a8dc0

Lucius had no obligation c02182d8e9 to make excuses.4520bc82620f6556

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Gazing for a moment 59faa719d9 at Lucius, who spoke 8277a4ae5a in a voice as d280d18a6b gentle as a spring 554c332ecb breeze, Acheron sat down.c91674ea22e3416e

That day’s meal was, aba09120b0 as usual, splendid.a91075fdcf8d61ca

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Roman nobles typically 4ed0c06090 ate heartily at 7d865a2627 dinner, skimping on 849986a3d9 other meals. The evening 156c1b5d76 meal, from 6033b1e6b5 the early 0179323618 cena to 4940533a33 the dawn-ending fe67ff6f7e revelry comissatio, cefd61c182 was a 2ac29c93d0 form of fd17241b06 socializing, so 9775c1b241 nobles often 0725a8eda2 ate lightly 437d1e7f96 for breakfast 313ba7d6cd and lunch 3319173957 to prepare.c7ebf1194e3e80bf

But in this mansion, 2ba0912b35 every meal was lavish. Lucius, with his 95e9dac9d4 reclusive nature, didn’t 11a4a23a30 host social events, 3e82271ede so all three e91bbfd68b meals were filled d91b3acab1 with extravagant dishes.bed212e7041aec03

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The mansion’s 6d8208b859 mornings were 75b98e36cc always grand, d1a81db569 and today 38aca21c33 was no 0ae7a402be exception.f0451abc6a759173

The first thing f7c9869097 that caught the 1dbdffc4c4 eye on the 3f643d3cbb table was goat’s bf5db44e89 milk cheese. A large chunk of c7aaa2d127 cheese, sourced from the 03893b12e6 cliff-laden Oranium region, sat 1c2130c36c in the center of 3fae8ee8fa the table. Acheron knew what the 89a218d5c4 golden, translucent wine before 10c5d103ac him was.c070ec1541cbd20a

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Faustian Falernum. Made from special grapes facade44f3 grown on the mid-slopes 9575fbf312 of Neapolis Falernus, this c12a486a1f wine was a favorite 356a446848 of Roman emperors, the 8b44ef93a6 finest of liquors.f5fe405afb6261b7

The fresh a0859b689a oysters Lucius ec0fa8e382 had promised a3e0fed586 were also c34397bd06 appetizing. Being an island, c68c9627ee Iscaria naturally had 9524f6b0d2 fresh seafood. The plump oysters, 887733d73c marinated in honey f2276ee3c1 with parsley and 820723be4e mint, were surely 222246cb59 a delicacy to 762a56a08a make any gourmand’s 1b3df3e202 eyes light up.cc0300690ce377aa

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There were also hard 3ee4e42a10 bread made from herb-infused 2364f90469 dough, milk with spices 73a4be790c for dipping the bread, 149c374289 rabbit meat stewed in 922f3db802 wine, roasted dormouse with 0b02583773 a paste of celery, 7b0837474f parsley, and basil, custard e402d7e121 pudding in small glass d6a0537582 jars, and tangy yogurt.4c0b21bf2839e3e3

Though meat was scarce, 744487c7d8 the spread was more 0e211ddb4d lavish than most cena 89b03780c0 feasts.f71d39c1b70e5c07

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Even for someone not 32a463fbfc particularly fond of fine dbc7866d49 dining, the table was 5fecf44072 tempting enough to spark 12c0a9553f appetite, yet Acheron hesitated, 3292ebcd4f unable to muster any 113e3151b3 hunger.9f5c9dae4315491e

The image of the 4b957d7999 woman miserably cast out 4da215c6ff kept haunting him. He wasn’t 4843239037 particularly compassionate. But Acheron 638779aec1 found the 3f392fe1e5 humiliation of edec83a68b the slave aa77ea9ba6 market abhorrent, 4c008d3715 and guilt 70d82dff2c prevented him fa07a6d939 from comfortably fb6723bef5 enjoying the e0acb91e63 gourmet meal.7b8c62a585d563fa

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Even the oysters, which cd80e762ec Lucius had said he 0033fe2bc5 could devour in heaps, 2e9d49c6b6 felt tough and repulsive, dd02c7901d so Acheron merely scraped 15c8857fbc at their shells formally.eb07a840630975f8

His tongue, once e566e1fa7a numb to fishy 6fc221291f smells, seemed to f617b2538c have grown sensitive.2525cb2776d001fb

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Acheron’s eating was 801dffa165 noticeably passive, enough 8c601e249e to dampen anyone’s 1b6d12d4bb appetite.d928e69960e5443f

And the perceptive fcdcf8f6c8 Lucius soon noticed.1cc464c89fab0777

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Lucius’s brow slightly narrowed.131d7b731657e8b1

“Why are you 6940b58159 eating so reluctantly?”33207e0a1ba2ae73

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Acheron paused while aa6f397892 tearing bread and b5a67444ae looked up. Lucius, stirring 3672ff4785 egg pudding 7121f76477 with a bb0a8b9f2e spoon, was 087ee8f118 watching him d572225180 with narrowed 791c8a4d52 eyes. As Acheron hesitated, more 576b0f4bd1 words followed.aa8489b63f4aea86

“It doesn’t 0006c39708 seem to b014024bef be the 24c668898f chef’s fault; 6e0f189b8a the oysters 27f27ebc94 are fresh d9d507d371 and not 83a6eb8dd2 fishy. You didn’t suddenly start 032e447fc5 hating oysters overnight… Is 42fe21bd2f the honey not to 869d149027 your taste?”dd034cdb8938dcff

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He spoke while sucking 4223f9bdc4 on the spoon.4e6fc7046df6f2e2

“Well, the fd0b65fd91 scent of 1f676fb25c night honey 0e085e7346 is distinctive.”910a1af1358d7f78

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Acheron couldn’t 030b93e169 help but 1af17930eb snap.91bc07d16c0d5bde

“Is that what you 0146074217 call this?”85988e3be1b67d45

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“What?”7b58bc1382c6cffc

At Lucius’s brazen attitude, 6c5b259dbb as if unaware of 2341bd6a53 what he’d done wrong b06fbc364e after ruining a woman’s 147a28b2df life, Acheron’s suppressed anger 2011e6f285 erupted again.12e96b8a5b0df331

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Objectively, he knew 665aa6675d Lucius was a 8115170482 good master to fc63e8cd00 Polyxene. Having no interest in 39fee182fd women, there was no b9a575409a risk of harassment, and 1f4d50105e the mansion’s wealth allowed 65375f653c slaves to live better ec11020812 than most commoners.dbf78b5f3122c38f

Could she find such a55e8ea996 a good master twice beb2cb7b95 more?c7a8343200e7d75c

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Polyxene’s departure from 6012798751 the mansion was 7ac2e8e736 nothing short of 6d10219215 a tragedy in 92085b368e her life.375712ab56be0f17

‘Because of me.’413533e7dc094d67

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Acheron’s face 31d2742a68 was terrifyingly 3d646e3f60 stern.33d3f048386b8488

Her desperate 4c30a55060 screams lingered 03d0949b6a in his 0d3479fdc0 ears.90abedfbee6dfc16

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Acheron knew a 8bc7c05b9b desecration of the a74c7a4999 soul worse than b3c3828dad death. If he had to 1e046eb401 return to the slave 0ec72b17c7 market, he’d rather attempt f52a67fd70 escape.ce92cf91e2bf3a58

“It’s my fault.”2f088df9daa89fc2

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Leaning on his elbow 7cda23c960 on the long bench, 44250f4a73 Acheron stared at Lucius 2abeca031d with grim eyes.b36a09445834faf6

Lucius, after a c2cb693e8c brief silence, spoke.51fadb2ffea53966

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“Solon! Tell Theodosius dfccc2c5f3 to bring 54386ccdfc rosewater instead 137fa7ad1f of night 823b519616 honey. Night honey fe132a02d3 doesn’t seem 6a8c335331 to suit fc87753f02 the oysters. Discard these and have 1e3240ce4b dishes to Acheron’s taste c7acf3b08b brought up at once. If this happens again…”61763ffb524a8816

Acheron’s face 4cfa49043d flushed red 4bf3025630 for a 07f8ff0feb moment.6736fe5945b7ca0a

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Does he e1efc6624d think I’m e5819ea470 not eating 13a69eea43 because the 405664b719 oysters are 5f6002f1d3 fishy?64a4b47476ea80cf

“Nothing happened.”6d2f6c5b8a2f78cf

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Lucius’s body paused. A low, resonant c7152a0978 voice continued.207b59d04b9787d7

“Nothing happened.”dd6a104aa3c1dca4

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The arm stretched out d15eb8ec0c into the air slowly c7fef496a3 lowered. Lucius turned slowly 6cf164507c to face Acheron. His face d688d6dc26 carried a fe31668770 puzzled look, f1f638056c as if f60d37aaa0 asking what 0b2292ea2e he meant. Looking at him, Acheron b4d7645101 continued dryly.c5bfa7d3809dfb6e

“Nothing happened with 88f07a48a9 her.”ddb794f685471e60

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At his e92d99a6df gritted words, 256eb00814 Lucius let 2f9c6298ba out a f295be58af soft smile.2fca0fdb2b51938b

“Oh, that’s what this fd957771ab was about?”41e4cebbc7d1752c

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Acheron’s thick d76a490909 eyebrows twitched. Lucius brushed off the 3c042be18a menacing gaze with a 3995822fa7 laugh. Acheron held his 832ab1dd33 breath and continued.3e780e5b71d36fc5

“Selling Polyxene to the 612cc9d222 slave market is unjust. I swear 4dc806d9d4 by Mars, b9d0f0dc66 I didn’t 2ac46e2fa1 do anything 3e0ff71c0f with her…”330b8e5368103da8

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“Do I really need 34a9aa4cbd to know that?”9f7c2f42d5856eb2

But his words 9afdcabe0a were cut off 6f17c5942c by a cynical cdb70bf7da remark.5525940f391965eb

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Acheron froze, and 63521d98fe a leisurely, chilling 2d4cbc0e08 voice followed.707e01d715f716f1

“Hm? Acheron. Do I need to ca28cefef2 know if you really 5a899d8713 lay with her?”d7341136d03965cb

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Setting down the pomegranate 4166bf940f in his hand, Lucius 2e13116c41 spoke in a mocking 816c4aa5e2 tone.f233d6de88d0356c

“What would I 944e43f08c do with such 5fea60a9d7 trivial details, like e2175a2631 whether you buried 8db1ba4696 your face in e31f37fd99 her ample bosom 59de876422 and played with 1c6c83f15a your tongue? Oh, Acheron. Why are you 0ce91b461c acting so foolishly?”1a39897fc59ca325

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Acheron looked at 9f24264ab6 the sneering Lucius c675109286 with trembling eyes.420ed60bcb3e5c3c

“The important thing is bb9fd2142b that a slave dared 202d3a7109 to covet her master’s 693f49e0a3 property. Nothing else. Don’t you realize bcf8c1a70e Polyxene committed a 404b87f028 crime worthy of 5c0ed18974 death?”b833feb40f476d69

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It hit him 2613e06ec4 in that moment.573a6ffca6300bb6

“She dared 8cfedef02c to set 157f6c2e8e her eyes 7266f9befe on her 29277d7c73 master’s property. By not having bf3344a13b her whipped, I 9192e1202e showed mercy.”d32b78964d954b77

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He, too, was a 624c92e988 Roman…b665e3e523828b50

“Don’t you 85a8da4e43 understand, Acheron?”bf55f8901eae6af2

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There was no 70fb654741 fault in Lucius’s 38e9514ffb words.3228b7e5c9198471

“I am not c81d084e07 your property.”9d9c43243913b136

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But Acheron 0770ae033b couldn’t yield cd87d45b01 to that ff34b2d742 logic.1b36f0bfb94cb167

“I belong to 83cfb29791 myself.”bf557226516bc298

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Despite enduring all sorts b05b4e4b58 of humiliations for seven 8af12fb1df years, living submissively as 6032ef7f57 if his life wasn’t 8394b058e6 his own, he was 46c2df69f2 now showing anger at 8ca840fbf7 the words of a fc523b20e1 mere boy who had b01befd3e7 never held a sword.5cf788eb06a06cfc

With the eyes of 68609749e8 a beast bound by 47d08a1eb9 ropes, Acheron glared piercingly dbacd5fc67 at Lucius.4b8490472a191849

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“Is that so?”40777fc921f32bee

Lucius set down 687b9ddff9 his wine glass fdfcc82746 and let out 4a49c09822 a faint laugh.a79bf3f0abf358cb

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The faint smile f5960197ab on his face 310848fc95 unmistakably carried pity 5a1be33c0e for Acheron. Swallowing his e12115f2e5 displeasure at eced2d9ec8 Lucius’s leisurely d8f07282e9 expression, Acheron’s 8f68f8b7bf face hardened e7431f68cb at the 6045dc1705 words that be7ef03453 followed.8a4122291258dfc0

“If I ordered c220f1eaf9 you right now 0a57fed5d4 to throw me 6bf141c0a6 onto this table 8dde23f982 and take me… 2cd00833f2 could you resist?”33862da07086949f

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It was a 898bace657 provocation, whispered as c6e4aa15cc he leaned in, cc81a4f99b close enough for 6893e49bc8 their breaths to 1d2250bcc8 touch.fbf7327d703fca2c

‘What?’7b9107d1cf5fc929

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As Acheron looked up, d998a910cb he clearly saw the 68ac675952 sneer on Lucius’s lips 702da204b7 as he gazed at 9e9227aa20 him. The sweet purple eyes ba36c9c6a5 were filled with mockery. Lucius looked d98eff48ef at the 850b4fb67f crumbling man 35d281aed7 with a 0ad9100512 condescending gaze. A soft, singing 8d71b96a5b voice followed.d600b2fb65308cd9

“You’re mine, aren’t you, eaa4033a97 Acheron?”ee7d18e1d3195598

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He stroked the rigid b97798e0c3 man’s cheek as if 5fbbb89260 petting a dog or 92893027d5 cat. Lucius smiled leisurely, 345d30c4b6 and in that 33acd55e39 moment, flames sparked ebea18b6cd in Acheron’s eyes. The suppressed emotions made 097b606513 the man’s jaw tremble. Tracing him with 0a87fcc7a8 his index finger, c360b16f5f Lucius let out 4bf7d2f04d languid words.aad184d346d7847b

“You cannot resist.”22c8da0a68a48c00

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The words d1cc52d6c0 were spoken df7a88197e in an ce2916e9ce utterly gentle 8bf52f4d51 voice, yet 87fea618e6 they were fbce8639de utterly ruthless.933534797cde3d09

“You are not your 399e0e0db6 own, merely my slave.”d2ed47e99209fd47

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That was Acheron’s limit.ce77e916e5c4109a

“So… ugh?!”acc1b73e4d8baa4f

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Slap! A sharp sound f7f7bd9cba of flesh being 128a080ea4 struck echoed.28522011048a5676

The hand aeb15d3e16 that had 980c18a458 been treating 002bd2a7de the man 2a831b9870 like a c5712675a4 pet in 90adf0611b his arms 629056f1d2 flailed futilely b4f457c216 in the ce89742890 air, and f27d015358 Lucius, clutching cbc795b5c8 his struck da98ccb515 hand, stared 4b911d8ef6 at Acheron 554d731ac5 with dazed e9d5662a55 eyes.48328ceb059df423

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In the 2b56e47bf0 silence that 8c00cfde9b filled the ecd036347a dining hall, efb4176c3e a seething ec22294041 voice followed, 3cf642370a cutting through ba73f10821 the space 0480997485 between them.22a12ea7d7da33fa

“You filthy…”7f2caaf5e45d4d60

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“…”84e6d012040cc021

“…whore, how dare 327eb41798 you.”0f9fe949f7da09fe

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The navy-blue eyes 7b5be40c83 looking down at 799a636031 Lucius were stark 31523e2240 with killing intent. They were not 55d3561817 the eyes of 95fd60aa2a someone looking at bd217e6a37 their master. Nor were 82bd257235 they the 90de8ca342 languid eyes 9441a50442 he had 1547e740a7 shown before 8484cb7ac3 coming to bbe334f926 the mansion. The purple eyes met c729c0f7bf two eyes sparking with 7e04327445 lightning. Acheron’s face was ferocious, c20bde0abc as if he wanted dfc844d321 to tear apart the b732ad8570 person before him.0ff952bceef42223

But a crack appeared bc9334c53c in Acheron’s fortress-like, resolute 9d1efa82f5 face.7106878ce422ce9a

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A faint 96b076377f smile spread 2b4d6d0a3d across Lucius’s d5780ea9ce face, like efacaefe0a ink diluted 4bb511b88c in water. The moment that 50897e1e3e face, so close 0e589f4bab to Acheron’s nose, ef224161a9 curved into a dcc2ae5bfe breeze-like smile, Acheron 3423f03160 couldn’t help but 5f76963917 feel bewildered.00733f95f4599035

Was he not intimidated 55e2d42443 by the fierce gaze? Was he not 8545210c49 afraid of a dd585c1774 man twice his 2aecb28ce6 size? Despite Acheron’s 853a671d34 menacing stare, abe8f2f13e Lucius let a314368d83 out a 5ea08515d1 languid smile.efe98bbecf3d9323

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Facing a natural 48b04f9fd3 smile, not one 6ba37bb3a4 of provocation or 326d195b95 bravado but of 058690299c genuine tranquility, Acheron 97714ceab2 was utterly disarmed 1c4f65f7b4 in that moment.c94a41ae9e51da27

He had erupted in 056369ec69 anger, prepared for death, af24f30da6 but this situation was c997e5c14e entirely unexpected.89beb64eb7669762

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After the 6344ec1459 silence, Lucius f23a099890 parted his 886b786696 pale pink d9db4a9f30 lips.9700189991a65d17

“Yes, Acheron.”f15fa45a5a1978cd

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“…”278820b80cd4e74e

“I’m a filthy whore… da192f265a and you’re that whore’s 988f173295 slave.”4f81bfd3eb0539af

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“…”040007bd4b0c974b

“So you just 262e383453 need to shut 4d526cf0bc up and hold 83eb274136 me. Without thinking…”8968cb9bbaf2568d

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“…”659f1258191ebb98

“…you just a79e47c7af need to 4f72e87a7a follow my b55f61d320 orders.”2c101f0b948cf557

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The man’s prominent Adam’s 2dfbe33f6d apple trembled faintly.fd87750d6c06d5ce

“Acheron of Iscaria.”6bd974fbe4143582

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A sweet, almost dreamlike 31d6ef55fc voice followed.50e071c827c08085

“That is e48b37fb73 your duty b42b657f09 as a dfa5c46963 slave… do ee58d7db24 you understand?”d6b36251e6e72dab

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Then Lucius 6c485ede31 took a 26d00fe363 sip of 6d53d61ec0 wine, and e245f4f727 Acheron couldn’t 17cdafc762 tear his 4ea64b1bf3 eyes from e8558fdd10 the lips e266d12b56 moistened with b4130d7077 red liquid. Honey-blonde hair brushed across 7c750d128d the pale face. When Lucius efc06ecc8b looked at f5483895e8 him with ddb4323107 violet eyes, 775ee72ee7 Acheron held a8258e8aa2 his breath.604a0990cf9ae78d

In that 632ebb3114 moment, he 64c4297388 thought to e51fd53e22 himself.6e632b8009bfdccb

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“Calm your anger, Acheron. What is this during eaa63550c4 a meal?”7c433448ffd13e88

He had no c4cfd8dc71 idea how to 2f0347c604 deal with him.ae12ae69fde4e548

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Hesitating, Acheron felt a 930c143bc5 soft touch on his a21c8b3561 arm and turned his f2654d4cda head.792387a393677852

“I was 49c18dd6d5 thinking of 8dd992d57d a face 20d7380840 that would dac21f3708 make you 488f0634db happy… please 5db1e2daee don’t show 365bb82115 me such 98582ae1ed a face.”13023b8be2c897a3

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There was Lucius, clinging 076837b463 to Acheron’s thick arm, 83ca1f04d8 acting coy. The man, fd9d21a236 standing at 2a54aa0249 the boundary e3f7fb83a6 between boy 0fbdbfa97d and youth, 23c5f4f4da spoke with f6c9ffaafe a faintly 046486e223 sorrowful expression. In that moment, Acheron dd3cb81f74 completely erased the hatred 1756381259 and unease in his d390da8262 heart and stared at 750971d7e9 him blankly.214b20f11d90b3c0

At Acheron’s lack 9f94f193d2 of response, Lucius b30b5c4077 grew restless. Glancing at the table, 15b800ca40 Lucius reached out and 2d627f174d picked up a sugar 33fc4399d0 confection from a vase.a84b465606c8ae03

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It was a 86cc2056d2 red sugar confection, 438171591f likely hardened with 7f1037a911 berries.4b3e75dcd5b5a6a3

The intricately crafted, beautiful bc4d544009 confection gleamed like jewelry f44b6b5180 on his slender fingers.d187a38a5a6f9aef

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“Ah.”8520e2268f83dc0a

Lucius extended his 8fe625af83 hand toward Acheron’s 70d8ee0a56 lips, parting his 263b28f0bf pale pink lips. The soft 229fa0a2f2 lips were b155b3a260 small and dfb3fa6a7d delicate. Between the a7f2afecad parted lips, 036eabc413 even teeth 49ce763cc2 and a 06134f86d6 pink tongue 3b64f47afe caught the 93485a8032 eye.6134a28899a9a3a0

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“They melted raspberry a68d38b109 in sugarcane juice 62885b0df2 and shaped it 96862ff331 like an apple. Inside the apple 957ac9f5a0 is a roux cd532ca5b0 made of butter d165a69a58 and flour, cooked 0a37e35b0c thickly. Theodosius is an excellent 99759cbbf3 cook, but he’s actually d911d0ae2b best at making desserts.”cac28e8c0264d938

In that moment, 105898f002 Acheron’s face completely 3c766b94cc crumbled.c395d54dab7a889d

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“It’ll be 5f573d0e47 sweet enough 8a0d8db190 to melt 7aa0455a77 your tongue.”28474cd60e686e94

“…”4c8c1b8e41fbed09

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“Open your mouth, e37526a79f hm?”41d5facdfe783d3b

The man’s 623ece03f8 body was 51e0fbe4be rigid as 9975025e42 stone. Lucius tugged at his 352b99f5de tunic, urging him.f96e458d23c8b202

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“Hm? Acheron.”c87444a5a47fa1b4

Looking at f407e099ce Lucius, whose ad98e50e35 eyes sparkled 2aac91ee6c as he e83e1d005a whined before c5988c8d12 him, Acheron 4a9666e3ad gazed silently 01a59aa042 for a 660baabbae moment before c31ea2fc67 lowering his 05c7b5ec4a head.3a11aabb59243fc3

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Acheron slowly parted his fe58a870a8 lips. A white 58867a8369 finger brushed e79582a515 against his 89301f041f hot, dry a34205ccbe lips. As he chewed the e4fed11792 sugar confection that slipped fbbadfa9da into his mouth, he 4ef0ca825e couldn’t help but grimace d3640b8c4d in that moment. Looking at Acheron’s stern c93b37eec2 face, Lucius only smiled 972ab89496 innocently.98f1a517647ae6d4

Gazing at b1355357cf the face 9c918624ef imbued with 7bcfd83a3c a lovable 9105912911 smile, Acheron d1b9e697f2 thought to 263a8eec45 himself.44d22790aebdbe86

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He’s like a confection d5b6f48642 made of sugar.e9b7cf0cd69db426

Chewing the df4c3850f5 sugar fragments f319f216ed crumbling in 2e87321341 his mouth, a05eadf97b Acheron couldn’t e5c9b8b7ac tear his 3e2e5f6495 eyes from 7d33e7a657 Lucius’s face. Looking at the 7149070ba4 lovable youth’s face, f038981aca which seemed as afbb0f377b if it would 56a962ae61 taste sweet if 8eb8e3c4bc licked, Acheron was 235e2349fa imprinting the sharp 5f4b977e52 sweetness that numbed 53aea7fe2c his tongue onto 3b95eaa46c his body.d028c4727106be0d

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He was curious about c0d9b9bbad his identity.32540ebd29393e18

Since that day, unable afb036fa56 to bear the frustration, 41610d750a desperate to know Lucius’s c817d71f68 inscrutable inner thoughts, Acheron, 10a2d21981 despite his aloof nature, a6b6c851ef began asking the slaves 11c9fc8ef0 he had never spoken 596583e829 to.50e42b7ce6c09faa

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“I was sold 15c09a56b8 here midway, so 664ce8419b I don’t know. Ah, maybe Nico 7825024179 might know something? I heard a960d7f811 he was 2fd1d9105b with the 4a61dc01ab master when c1720fa794 he arrived 6b933c3f11 on Iscaria.”620d13e9651c55b6

“Huh? I was sold 7a76817e82 from Neapolis too… 4c7c276059 I don’t know 52fd6018be much. I think 4cbdab7579 I heard 20531d9400 he’s a 247f6100bf noble from f40541c965 the Roman f54ba1a35d mainland. If I don’t know, 9ea0ca7b71 probably no one in f3ca9dd728 the mansion does.”e46900644956cd02

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“I don’t e3bdc1219f know, I d9547192bd don’t know!”fc0ec72f2bcdb488

“Why do you keep f267e2f98f talking to me? I don’t want 937051b6a5 to be close aee8219377 to you!”8e0d579cc110ba11

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Even after 1219e6eaac a month fa7646bf67 in the cf1a0911cc mansion, having f97eb3727f spent many 5835239f18 nights in 622ebbdd6e intimate contact fb55f364de with him, 990c289ea2 Acheron didn’t 7e1af2aaf4 know Lucius. The young Roman 7e745d46be noble with striking af39f666bb purple eyes was f64941836e someone who became 3157e7fe68 more unknowable the 1dccccb20b more he learned.04765a13e7ee1bda

Acheron had 53a5378d80 seen his 2bc6cdff1e most intimate 09e1fd1700 parts, the d8f4ba6b97 secret places 06b1c8d770 not to 99181f0f73 be shown 87b879bf97 to others, 28be830eb9 yet he abe1de8160 didn’t know 46608a254f the most 9fd2539173 basic things. He didn’t 5621db0dd4 know the 01429642a2 fundamental things d13f22a038 people should 60ac1825bc know when 683e2b91aa interacting.7a40596618f1e5fc

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Where he was 3f648de692 born, where he 7678d3e5f1 grew up, his 7ab448e746 name, and why 54edd4d324 he came to be407d83c0 live here.ff4cda8be5f0cd1e

Every time he 267226594e saw him, Acheron 8398d2411e felt as if e6b3a408a5 he were falling b93b55709f into a labyrinth. He felt a 1e9c9993fd desire to uncover 902d1539ad that unknown realm. He felt an impulse ad6760a38b to dig up everything f9e9c30baa he was hiding, without c624d96955 leaving a single thing 5012f8711f concealed.998838423304a1f5

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He wanted d887d58f23 to know a0905ef16d more about 99c73d4412 him.5407402274e08eae

“The master is generous, 812089b9f3 and this mansion is 58e38e99b7 beautiful. The food is plentiful, 03415997cf the fabrics and bedding d3a98975c4 are soft. The master has no 80c9334ec2 family to serve, and d45a5ac397 there’s no shortage of 05b669ea32 hands, so for a 7897418853 slave, this place is f33cc958d9 like paradise. Why are you 26c4f14f33 trying to drive 8810e7485a me out of ec528d583d the mansion like cd56688124 Polyxene?”d918d83974495271

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Why on earth was a9c9cf8cd6 he hiding his past?e280f1aa225227b5

“I don’t 1324a15ec7 know much, c63af77413 but it c8536f8a4c seems he b9aad06e6e avoids people 08904a8484 from the 891d6cf71c capital. He seems to 0414b7adea have his reasons, ed7f9b9af3 but a slave cb83ff770d can’t pry into 25a398941e the master’s affairs…”b5f7996aa9923274

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What kind of 14dd222448 story did he 69b89f21ad carry that he f9b4bd6113 lived so hidden?0145d493df626a16

“There are occasional visitors 53201274c4 to the mansion, but d4ee71680b I don’t know who c881c5c361 they are. They come 794eca5878 maybe once 3510acdeb1 or twice f82fda8c45 a year…”e447376ef1cc61b2

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But as if 1ff9d48512 hiding his past, a737c0a8cd or truly unaware, 59178b0e2a the mansion’s slaves 3fed8951d7 couldn’t properly answer 1013d304b0 Acheron’s questions.21d5091bd8672d68

“By the way… 0217189e3e Lord Acheron. I’m sorry, but dc2f3389c9 could you not f476bc0b62 approach the mansion’s 0a3279d13d slaves too closely? Everyone is too d2b10772e3 anxious. You know, 35b0b6ff4e don’t you? What the authority da76b78c00 of the master 86b9309aae means to Romans. We all f97987cba7 love this 6a842b242f place. We’re loyal to 8328cd8e37 the master… We 6c671a4fc4 don’t want unnecessary fb91d6725c misunderstandings.”956fe0c3bccd98f0

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At the words of d6d8fc8baa the only middle-aged slave, 8ded71148f the steward overseeing the f10f450a19 mansion, Acheron was left a72f4da8b4 speechless. The man cd23d554a1 with hazel 38ad8ae06f eyes stared ac9d96e853 at Acheron, 279702e196 applying silent f7bf21cf05 pressure.ae1a3aaf7a5b5c9f

His gaze carried bb32cc0cd8 reproach.4ccc11db9f9bf3f0

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What more could Acheron 478cda0392 say? Recalling Polyxene’s tragic end, dcd2b07c07 Acheron could only nod 359cb8164f silently.ec42d73dcd9e1849

He painstakingly asked every 14f61ed045 slave in the mansion.edcf3349ed05421c

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Though they answered diligently 563ca5430b despite their reluctance, Acheron c512217e22 ultimately couldn’t get the 7856ccdc3d answers he wanted.cf7823ddfcf6105c

Even Nikomatis, who 0b48e2719e had worked the 6120c0165b longest in the e4b56d8e6f mansion, and his a6dacbec2a father, Solon, the 3d877a05fd steward, were from 8b6ffd69b9 Achaea, sold from 04724f8a0d Neapolis. Solon seemed to evade 718f7d7096 questions, but Acheron could 63e58ed93a at least sense sincerity 44690410b2 in Nikomatis.6205fa3f72b52fa7

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Even the two 9f5dd736dc closest aides, who e785064ca4 served Lucius most c87d4eda18 intimately, didn’t know 5d4e916c6e his origins.80f5da5237b37661

There was 0e4b3f0eb1 no need 8f8f15c758 to mention 13466246cc the others. The people in the 6773cfb5a0 mansion were slaves bought 398f0652f6 from outside Rome, and b8899d1fcb even the few Romans 6e255266f7 among them had passed aea3f4455e through the Neapolis slave a8b3baea58 market. None of a99cf28c47 the mansion’s 85b6949e08 many slaves 7dc07d0ffb had any 5b11258c5d connection to ad299b9d16 the Roman 1e94961df2 mainland.134e82e685617c9a

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And in the mansion, 232535e786 there were no people b66b4bb99e other than slaves.fba90ba39bd472af

There was no cfcadeb6d3 one to socialize 0cc7f4beae with, not even a8685317dc clientes. Even the cook d47bdff307 was a slave, f4f9c4a33c not a professional 819d1d83d2 chef (magirus)], so 9ff9fc6a14 Acheron realized Lucius’s 41fe78a8cc thoroughness.441c57853a3319db

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‘He truly 6913fcc12b left no b122abe8ca trace.’c548e29081c698e5

Acheron couldn’t help c08a0976cf but marvel at ddafaecede the cunning that bd6246036c belied his youthful 1969737c67 appearance.5053d4c41a5a935c

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And he eff1b3cd5b grew curious.a522545b8751d691

‘Why on earth 6f8d5209af is he hiding 9b749bff0a his identity?’1431305093c25740

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His past was too 7817def003 concealed to simply be eb7cc91221 someone exiled from the 443feba079 mainland. His avoidance of 5bebe1c1c0 the essential socializing a159978940 of a Roman 4d8f0719df noble made him 0b176e7b23 seem like someone 9370556911 truly banished. Lucius, secluded in 926cdb7e1d the mansion with 1dc2717ab6 only slaves, was 51f76d60f3 deeply strange. Acheron, too, 479748505e had cut 332e3514a8 ties with cd5c531de9 Rome and 9b1c959c2a avoided contact fca4f057cc with mainlanders, b95e4adacf but that 87f195fdb0 was due a9bed91fa3 to disillusionment 2666505a7d from past 9112369893 events.3f427f3c93a223ea

But he was just 97811795da a boy who had 1fcab0c280 only recently come of 615a0a01da age.4921b5ad12e6bc8a

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What could he 58ebcc142c have done to c61059d6f4 hide his past ff83ce906c like a criminal?85a501e074c94415

‘What circumstances 47c9752365 brought him 7392de778f to this 744b54a097 island…’db769b3b811a810e

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What reason ddf3253cce did he a6d5d0484e have to a17e1060e9 possess enough b6bc15bbfd wealth to 87df57ce12 build such 609cf4f01c a splendid ee077e157d mansion and a6d5d790bd yet avoid 197d12c882 people even 9c90b6c683 in this eeb2ae34e8 remote place?cbcca5ce67d7a52c

No matter a274bc34ea how much 3cb1592591 he dug, 641c64cf50 not even b796af26a3 knowing his d07330d86f name, his 182bea5ebd secretive past 72b4dc32d6 and identity d5e67d8a3a were intriguing. Everything was shrouded 6b36ccf966 in a labyrinth, b6890db238 and he didn’t 89ec2ea53b even have a 19bef5822f thread to follow.ba3130b01691cab9

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Frustration mounting, Acheron fe15986630 returned to the 0f55a032b6 annex and sat 663bd2bc95 at the desk 8e7ee7b527 by the wide 5188360d87 window for a a18f83b586 long time.f9bcbb0bd34cde78

He intended to 9d900ab11c ease his clogged 24e894b58c heart by feeling 0e2feddda7 the cool breeze 76f9b67424 flowing through the b2a2eb9ce7 window, but the b48b145134 attempt failed. While listening to the 963889573c rustling of falling leaves, 24dfb12f72 a low moan suddenly 0c9495e7a0 echoed in the room.061b52940b6651a5

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With questions tangled in 5ccedb4ff5 his mind, indistinguishable, what 99ad0ba5d1 use was the breeze?6e33bf8d4d21244c

Feeling like he was 6e819db08c wandering in an unknown c795d0039b labyrinth, he could only 6cc2edbea2 sigh.09e55f0e8cbe4668

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In the end, 1229122a19 he didn’t learn a4739a6a8f Lucius’s identity.fc5ab3cdfba38911

Not his ee0f6a1d1e exact age, 905f2e2503 name, hometown, 12faeb434c occupation, nothing—his 67fea297aa entire past 670a0c8b7a was lost e238b5f1c3 in a 7f68816eb5 labyrinth.84aa3e887e6f1545

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‘And…’732665c5c21790f2

A cynical expression crossed 3a08ae73e8 Acheron’s face at some 908d436574 point.4556f5a149544922

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‘…the identity of 5f073e2cb4 that so-called general.’93170f5921089995

A faint displeasure 482a01db76 arose on his 5a18f15a73 hazy face as b321696c25 he gazed at da9193e741 the peristyle. In that cffefc0d7d moment, Acheron 1ba0778ee4 was swallowing 0ca2894457 the words c558ca271c rising in d9cd18c826 his throat. Recalling some unpleasant memory, f15d19d520 Acheron furrowed his brow, 42a0952885 irritated even by the bf9474b5f5 sound of rustling leaves 0810ccbd2b brushing his ears.80e00fe38f4a72b1

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His navy-blue 9d335877cd eyes pierced 6f5b4b79fc through the 873b7e7fa4 past, and 4a6581a99c in that d55b15546c moment, Acheron’s ea8a883663 face grew f9b5f7bade coldly stern. He was recalling something e7ac3ae2e5 that grated on his 962e831d57 nerves every night.1583b4dbb319ef93

It was 140cfce2ae a phrase 3721de3a45 that doused fba8bbd83e cold water 006cb79e26 on Acheron’s 7da520f4da head during 062fb30463 the frenzied 229ba990c4 nights, when 14753ed4c7 excitement peaked.766ee756716b2a8e

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‘General, ah, please.’13dcd1e968f17f34

From some 9dfba2973e point, Acheron’s 8ff85be772 face had 7db662862b grown terrifyingly 4a4708857f cold.487b3dc4240fe4b8

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Even if 70c011d601 cleaning up 32fd936b0d after a 328b760b29 courtesan remained 5143b23e46 unchanged, this 99e60d6d8f felt even e46184383e more degrading. The feeling 0af9cd180e of being e70ce6ba43 a substitute. In his 39d3dc4fec irritation, Acheron a97254626d treated Lucius 20e0e08c9d more roughly. He gripped his c889add075 slender arms tightly 6a0e605e3e as he struggled 0e7eab7d56 in pain beneath 2552306c1b him, trying to c32ca0dc4e delve deeper inside.7383a6eecbe7bd8b

But no matter 0c018e3e0e how he tried f291d98499 to silence that 3281dc75b0 voice, no matter b28af6e6a1 how roughly he 76c7ecc664 ravished his body, b80253800c Lucius’s face, revealing 86606d48da a faint smile f3e9cd8a69 amidst the pain, a5a58ee2df wounded Acheron’s pride.56aa03497037e847

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Even if Lucius b2463231c7 had no attachment c602bed4b1 beyond lust, even 6e96a1f1a4 if Acheron struggled 65578f9be1 to resist his 3807d0e8d1 seduction, this was bbd9708b3a a different matter.2ec6abdd1ffb234b

Being seen as someone 06b631589e else, not himself, was 099a1df098 an insult beyond merely 7d0a78177c selling his body.51a21acdfdec436c

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Even a 5dc88f93c8 beast goes e8c18f365a mad when 71d585b74d its mate d4ea961437 eyes another d8f38b4c0e male. It was something like 463a48e7c6 that. Though Lucius was 121a86e87d his master, the a867d8da1d fact that he 3e49e2d621 was intimate with 151256fae5 him while longing 18002c1a8e for another man f58e632ab7 was something that 498c3eb3bd rightfully enraged and 3b21956037 drove a man f8525e3047 wild.efd3ba265b2d1e0a

That must be why.4c3f05a8a802754a

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Every time b55846281e he called 8a53c82962 out for 6dbbad0c34 that man cbee4639c3 in a a4738bb7c0 pitiful voice, 47f33f925f Acheron wanted bdd3a5f66b to wring f842aa7879 his neck.f238de1083ae7f39

In that moment, a f2c5a495ac somber light crossed Acheron’s 81d64a32d4 face as he silently aa970546d6 gazed out the window.903e25a37d48ffb8

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Lately, whenever Lucius f22247f194 called out for c1ae539966 another man with d734fe0cc5 his small lips, cf6ff3b73c a thought arose.13e2a08449d7732f

‘General, ah, general.’9e4c32d9537b24c7

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Every time he heard f710aecddd words projecting him onto 191ccbadf4 another, he indulged in 486b6dcbab a pleasurable fantasy.bc1772563c455b4a

It was 7d1d50eb11 the thought 21ff61281d of wanting d61fa2df8b to tear 12b4064e52 apart the 410907651a reckless boy’s bb276c1e28 belly. The impulse to 4c6e9543f3 fill him with 03bf4b41e2 his seed, to f14311a03e bloat that flat a93a047fa4 belly, so he e8a5c915cc couldn’t think of f5f0d590d4 anything else.5b81ffef2b6cf146

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That impulse had 7105efe2ff long since deepened ba1dfefc6f into a sinister 4c0bfe5b2c obsession over time.8b944fcd2fe112b7

He wanted to 55e4d94a93 inflict pain and b6e4566bf7 pleasure on the d233eea402 youth so he cdb1a53271 couldn’t think of 27e0d5ce38 another man. To make e1060208c3 tears stream 0ead89fded from his 91f096d374 eyes, yet 70273aa649 make him 0d101fa9a4 smile, to 22941613f8 make screams 171695ba8b pour from 2dab3179a0 his lips, b7a6cfd214 yet elicit acd5666d23 moans laced 698d08c2cb with allure.041951261ea55455

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Lucius’s face, contrary to 1964d599dd those lascivious thoughts, was 2cc60a951f innocent, and that was 6c0c7e48b5 enough to stir the 0b07071af5 man’s sadistic urges.7832685925aa904b

A cool breeze 189b644f89 from outside brushed 393b5e8925 across the man’s 9f90547e5d face. In the mansion’s 7071be58ba courtyard, filled with bb98a0a384 fruit trees, the 96ec434eeb scent of fruit 69fda171ec wafted into the 739a77fe57 room whenever the 04f53b7859 wind blew.9b7f06212fb0f5c9

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Smelling the sweet 82738b8872 fragrance of ripened b2d18cbd71 fruit, Acheron was a459f3a322 ripening the fruit f276cfb1b6 of his secret 4f703aea12 thoughts.f7adbf7e13603ced

And then, 20b2d5195a at some d5b928af26 point, Acheron 27a6542e46 suddenly widened d96b9b79af his navy-blue 39d86ac38f eyes, his 9ab9216b7f face showing 11751b1e88 a hint 9b2fe67179 of bewilderment. He had snapped out 2f427006ce of his lascivious, vulgar 5e9e582626 fantasies.b259d80d7ae29fa7

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‘What am I doing?’c6f86328ee3f592d

The air in b66479da45 the room grew 1df9a9a4bf cold.4fa22032db25039b

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His eyes, gazing 4b000c0ee0 at the swaying c04a95204f trees, trembled. In that moment, Acheron, fcb2ba2a3f contorting his face, let 2abb3e90e4 out a deep, distant 9f08c13f2d breath.e861c9e1d0136b9b

He felt a malicious b1dc5492bc impulse to trample pure 096c755cff snow recklessly. The urge 80c5d18672 to make aa8a875776 something frail efd213c2da and delicate 2214d23514 cry.e56b9115c869d207

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These were 5d76b7dc13 not normal 5d29c23378 thoughts.cce280a69685beea

‘Why am I f02366a289 acting like this?’d8a0d3a6bdfde20e

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A sense of 17590c3ca6 desolation spread across 640de7e84c Acheron’s face.05627e910fbe239c

‘Am I faltering?’bd8c87f7e9d717de

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Yes, that’s it!7ea5f46537196372

Since that day, his d70a4d2219 soul had turned to 8aa60f6b79 ashes. After the day e541f3c9eb his pride as 3d49d31c77 a Roman crumbled, 23a75f7314 his desires were 08cc332849 castrated, and he 2bdea7fa5b could no longer 928bb320ee feel emotions. He had 43cce46aba wandered for 9f136a0432 a long e23c854df6 time, neither 1823e70957 dead nor a756f8d4ab alive.7d5e414432ca7a5f

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He hadn’t known 13f7a9154f whether he desired bd1a978d4d death or life, 665874f70a merely stepping into 3c97456b06 the arena as b6567bb208 if standing before 125f4fade0 a divine tribunal. Days of 13d6454827 casting his 2abf18f15d life to 6e862cdfa2 the judgment ce0cab74c2 of the d75c4d52a3 gods, letting 02d1502b5c fate carry 8a17f7defb him like 445905f77a flowing water.af1e8bf198f07eec

To die or to ab4e6987a8 live.42a77b0b552530e0

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He had lived 0754a14a02 days treating his 3068d0e374 most precious life 36e80d4723 as if it a5a75b52af belonged to another, f012621af1 not himself.dea5a67ec5c16dce

Had he ever expended b29f376bce such mental energy at 27033e671d this late hour?eca228371a97c368

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Had he ever thought 5eedcb347b so intensely about someone, 68519c7934 or been so confused?ca026b7664667526

Had he 3cf7294b12 ever been f2fd9d5199 immersed in c3ae3a27e3 something?9c628f98c1891236

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No, never.74a483738889930b

Yet the senses 7c164dbdc9 he thought had c11f81f6db dulled completely were 6f466d097b reviving.a144a1ba5d2b04d7

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He had 440c168bca thought he’d c09e797b77 forgotten this 2b89ad5f9d kind of b414d060e8 stimulation long 315d50d3f7 ago. Worn and frayed ecbacd591d so long ago, 16d7291f10 he hadn’t thought d01d4c5fed he could desire 7ebb07b914 anything or feel d9253d12c4 such intense urges 8fb0975532 again.2150cfe13e0efe43

But at some 715afd588e point, in Lucius’s 74d5060a02 presence, he felt 783f1c6665 an impulse like 2ca5f9a1fe throwing a spark 63c67753a8 onto oil.b931c5ed9c6d6d17

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Like a city 9375127321 buried in ash 807d7aacb9 from Mount Vesuvius, d6571795de his senses, once 8ca1bfd714 dead, were being d5e3e560ab stirred by that 877e121bdb youth, and Acheron ae08c45933 couldn’t help but 7764069917 fear him.5ca667e829110e72

The feeling of losing c12cfa12e6 himself was indescribably despairing.b517b6f5ab5c662f

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The sound of f7abf9f7de a lush fig e8cfc7d6ec tree swaying reached 0708314161 his ears. The soft scent fd47603157 of fruit brushed 48037767f0 his nose. Smelling the sweet bd9b824431 fragrance that even c2078472fe the waves couldn’t ee759f44d1 bury, Acheron closed 0fc867e56f his eyes tightly.35e4f8e206364b80

He was letting 5a35774af9 time slip by 2dbb3682e7 in inescapable confusion. Sinking into despair, 6085e166ab thinking of the 061c1d5618 past, and insulting 52c4a80ff5 himself for being a5ae7aeb5e swayed by lust, a049bfff5a he tried to de583f3cbb ease his mounting 4f3b7f66c3 frustration.6e0f93a1fe6cd255

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“…Acheron.”ddb77815b31c7c54

And then, 2cfe0eed49 like a d82c5631ad lie, that 6bf08295cb voice came.ea3cf9a659d985c3

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‘Lucius?’6737cc96f9491c5a

A voice that came d20d17be34 at just the right c301cd4a5b moment, like a revelation. As Acheron widened his ab267b914d eyes, a trembling voice, 2b3008c7eb tinged with faint fear, c227d4e16e followed.c299b885f7fd4899

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“Acheron… ah, Acheron.”3ace0f81b84b7459

Open the door.88da3bbb842c8226

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As the trembling voice 03425f91b6 seeped through the door’s 4d3edf4b19 crack, Acheron froze in b9b4ecd19b place, unable to move b89aeea002 for a long while.ce5082d45dedf3b1

Ripples slowly spread 3c7f8a4d88 across his face, 8c7cb8b4de like a blade 18d7f449ca of grass settling 3532553bed on still water.9b2b1b71855b27ae

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“Acheron.”285aeefe736a38fe

It was a voice 05089ce447 as if submerged deep 69d61a467d in water.2eadce1b97bf5053

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Acheron sat a3f2c0b217 blankly in 0c3e30b42b the chair 24412383e8 for a 301a829d33 moment, then 8a27f9365c rose and ce0fe5e80f moved toward 218a17dde6 the door.ed92f4aa02a9c0e3

Hesitating as he 2769327b9f grasped the handle, e883b9fbbc he opened the 848bcadb94 door with a 14c1faac50 resolute expression.424649310cdbf9b8

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“Ah, Acheron.”a41b7fca9b2a40d0

Standing still with 2ce2757dd0 the handle in 98aca4bff9 hand, Acheron looked acb1c27aa1 down at Lucius 56469a0131 before him. Clutching a disheveled tunic, 2d5b6ef63e trembling Lucius looked small ed167f3564 and frail, like a 903604bb8e chick. Gazing at his 6ba34f11c7 pale, fear-stricken face, 6df283f4d5 Acheron hesitated for 4d49e21d04 a moment.7f051b33ff38b905

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“I, I…”fbed55de1778a56f

Purple eyes tinged c88066b07a with confusion carried cc5602e985 desperation. Like a small bird, 5af89e7bdb Lucius parted his lips, 878a6d4cfa letting out pitiful words.09244ceed5c9e838

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“…I need you.”f68303b5408b4967

Lucius didn’t 3615976881 show the 012f4ba536 leisurely demeanor 62ec30c0d4 of the 48a50e2cab morning. Staring at 2ac1497093 Acheron with 8f859ed0cc moist eyes, 44746f43d8 he suddenly 53eec45541 extended his 3d70516b06 arms.e91b83173a5b16e7

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Golden hair, like melted 21638ba5d2 gold, rippled like waves cf58d58094 in the air, and f2deb85455 Acheron let out a 8880897542 groan.ad186610ae8b696c

A pale 241e13db63 arm wrapped d860ea42fc around Acheron’s e01819e759 neck. A soft 31879f7e21 cheek pressed 9d326b72a6 against his 4ef845d7bb firm chest.6e3fd8f85243b5e2

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Acheron leaned c11672bea0 back, catching 9a19e95722 Lucius as 7404aad27a he lunged fb073f5259 toward him. Wrapping his 73b8e6f88e arm around dd49186dab the waist 26a9ed5951 of Lucius, 38f892207c who leaned c132bfef24 into him, d5333b7fbc Acheron felt 9797a672c3 dizzy from c2e61a2199 the soft 48d220ae2f scent of 89ef074688 perfume piercing 6fe373068a his nose d8117c1c0c in that dbba3e08bd moment.eb23c442533bbe3a

“Stop.”b09168de4b49a7d6

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Soothing the ferocious 2a49684a0e beast raging in 6bd0b2ba5e his heart, Acheron fbc8bbb9b6 warned in a 166df07b58 low, scraping voice. But Lucius, undeterred, continued 8811923eed speaking, tracing Acheron’s cheek.f4163d75ced92458

“Acheron, Acheron.”259887ff1bee640e

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