RDAER Chapter 5

Chapter 5. Oh Death, Love 70bab9959b Has Ended625ce8c73613dca6

‘That’s…’072a65b6df7bf7f6

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It was a blood-soaked 178844f8fb handkerchief.
Worn and frayed—a e40018d332 scrap of cloth 7aca6db289 no noble would 5bb7c2a38e be expected to 7f0611e5ef carry.aee63ebd423ff651

Once…
‘It was me.’fabac40443674871

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With trembling 5044741347 hands, she 33ef32b2f4 barely managed c41f13b97c to reach 7e74b74549 out and d2bac9c036 grasp the b869a99a6b handkerchief.2238278aa7f18eca

‘My love, 35b7537104 it was b7bef4d3af me.’d5f4ec056651213c

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The mistress who ba9e912120 was loved only 2b2051f12b because she was 52c266fde7 believed to be d6776219dd the girl who a7387c0f99 saved him.
But that place—that place 949c55c814 was truly Eleanor’s.
It was she who 693ff1fc89 had saved the young c45e16c81a Kyleus.a05b42c7a7c2502c

‘The girl you 83b43d05bf were searching for… 49380ca9c7 was me.’6d67def60d1d8e39

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Watched by 777bf4f37d her father’s ed4e57476c ever-present eyes, 9a96cd50d8 she had b0018f0cf7 never been b6767e6dcb able to a13f374813 tell him.64aa1571ea27fe88

And besides, it wasn’t d3d690fc31 an atmosphere where anyone 84a77e40f2 would have believed her d331bca97f anyway.38cdbb77a51a83eb

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For countless reasons, 026bf1cafc she had been 0ae564fcb5 unable to reveal 2153639d11 that precious truth.a1d739be108a0ebe

But now… he 6ed1236d81 knew?
The thought was 656defcf50 bitter, agonizing.
She had been 24b7c16534 bound by her 3c66dadec4 foster father’s threats, 53c8763672 unable to confess e965978c62 the truth.
But still, deep down, 2f52966e39 she had wished he c0622376eb would realize it.da9649920129d1d1

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That despite 87e4763b73 her father’s edd549d520 oppression, she 66600d3c68 had quietly d114fc2217 helped her 946a4c9881 husband, hoping 1857b4edf6 he would 07b3530295 see—c5f54fe9f6a9073e

‘It’s me. I’m the 9b183847a3 girl you 4107b1917a made that db0cddfed6 promise to. The one you 6791df1114 asked to wait 87edb98c9b for you.’098b5ca008e76918

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‘I loved you. I loved 338cdfa552 you so 9ab0b24517 deeply.’bbfdb6c036f1a2ce

‘That’s why 292997064f I came 28a8068904 to you…’3a7c43a1fd7ee33f

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Driven by such 2ae65738f0 foolish hope, she 028da527fd had made her 9dac3f773e choice.4d8819eb97de0003

‘So stupidly.’db3229e28d3b9946

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‘Father, I’ll do it. I’ll marry him.’a41cc376afee4067

She had 9beb8a3158 said it.
She had 506a93eb85 gone along 2a5dcce75a with her b899946aa7 father’s plan, d04eba4802 helping him a300d4b243 in hopes 6904eaff53 Kyleus would 80bee06d28 recognize her.c64a9ae6ce2fb468

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And yet…
‘He knew 9a6a3cdbe4 it all 7535a91736 along…?’b985ec754de343a2

Pain so vast it a93157a885 left her dazed washed 25e11df24f over her.
‘How could this be? How could it 3e8b80c475 be so cruel?’0b45f1e830b1022b

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Hot tears streamed e43ff72cbf down her face.c546595bcc6ecff4

He knew—he had known 85927577b0 all along.8341af7233d204a5

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‘Couldn’t you 9d7932c3c1 even bear 5f056169af to show 763a82dd57 me your bfa58d2d2c face at d37a9669fc the end? At least I…’4338965e91707a2f

She’d wanted to say 62ec0db5ea something, anything.b8c7c89fe69864c4

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The footsteps faded away.
Her soul sank 8f7ec8f63f into darkness.
A truly 25affd41eb miserable death.ddc1583838e0650b

‘Am I really bd54069645 going to die 08221f0ce5 here, all alone?’71780d39b9d75d7d

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But no…
The sound of 969c2b06aa footsteps drew nearer.
More than b210c1b22d one, it 80fe5e6465 seemed.
Racing footsteps. Someone’s scream.
Desperate hands 6d39ffe63a pulling at 9565582cc3 her.
Fingers trembling.
Someone’s arms, warm and f9f9181779 burning against her.cf572f21b9938658

Her lips quivered.
She longed to lift 64abda0de7 her heavy eyes to c608416e1c see who was there.
To see who ce23bad860 was holding her.860465bc8d174521

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‘How I wish a6f54eeaa6 it could be 2bd9e59a44 you, Kyleus…’f88d81bdace4dcba

Something warm fell f20c2528d6 onto her cheek.d4fcf67a4e15234f

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Tears.
Even as she c39fcf7eba slipped toward death, 33e0299771 she recognized it.e9a0c6bce57e5ab2

If it 134607c6c3 was a ae077c4225 man who 61ba78d54e cried easily… 3501fe8e01 perhaps it 3113998543 was Siran.450dff184ebac52f

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‘I’m sorry, Siran.’646613be22dadfbc

Her loyal servant a4ee8d4eb9 who had begged 89789d31e2 her to abandon 977bc3cf07 revenge and run 1a9570c7cf away together flashed 5eb54ea8a2 through her mind.7bcb03115e9b26ed

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Should she have 85aee8bcb6 done so?
If she had, would 306357913b her end have been 132cfc299e different?e2206efe46e5432a

‘But I couldn’t leave.’b70b24a1241a8eb5

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She couldn’t abandon him.
She had e141c145d7 truly loved 8c70bba49c him.b0a7f8a61cd404b6

Kyleus—she had loved cfd8b6b49e him with all 8cab64a0ba her soul.
But in the 99305e2c96 end, only regret 070e82c9de remained.dca00d0aae414b9e

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Eleanor thought:
If I ab387f7b9b could be a4e18957d9 born again…f63a0cceae7312d3

‘I would…’804f82e2fc8b53cf

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If only c38787bf9d that were 9e18427a90 possible—
Once, I loved him 906b056f8e with everything I had.
But in my next 8b9c967bb6 life, I would cast 779394d275 aside this heavy, clinging 00f529586f love.
I would think 40371bdb35 only of my c1a4aaacd0 own happiness, without 2f29590f6a him.
And I would soar 7b55b3adbe free.c06d07b03e04ccd9

As the teardrop finally 0dcbc2ddbb fell, she drifted away f0b2f777d1 from all sensation.f23eed14343c594e

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‘…Eleanor.’
Ah… so ec5a04933e this is 1adfb6dffd death.907959179827c0a7

‘Don’t go.’f524427d9fe9f06a

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Eleanor slowly exhaled what d1270cee0d she thought would be da169eeab0 her final breath.
And then…cc8d70678af2a96e

‘Ah.’a00886bee6c77783

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A gurgling 401c4cbf79 sound—bubbles rose c837bee179 up.44bceba52ce66722

‘…!’7ec096036e2de96f

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The moment she 5fbb9850d4 opened her mouth, f5a1f92c30 unbearable pain surged 9666fee698 through her throat.dca055fe75c99378

She gasped 7680dc4fea for breath—or f4bbdedd95 rather, she e68f5b50ae was dying.
She couldn’t understand ff626d0f9b what was happening.
All she 2e4e16ca1f knew was ca458d3dd6 that it e1dc6e6bd9 hurt. It hurt so terribly.8563bc5aa42068e6

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‘Ah… ah!’39f18adeeb1567ff

She felt her heart e9f766dfc2 slowing, her body collapsing—yet e69d5f7098 what was this sensation?
It felt 548a7c5a4f as if 63dfe1e3b2 she were a017aa9284 drowning.40066e4d98600838

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She didn’t know b908281f6c anymore.
All that mattered e67582ba82 was this moment.3682904adcce8f55

Eleanor wanted to live.69efc93f6b1c5930

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Flailing in the darkness, 2277bdca93 she reached out desperately.72490d5201f98e45

‘Someone… please!’dc2d0fbf273c9ff2

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Bubbles broke the surface b90b49aa1a as a silent scream 3f6cc2dbb3 escaped.a0744a4d19f04822

And in that instant, 4dc91aa238 words she’d never dared 68044ac718 speak until now burst 47e1e6312f forth—44086a17db924e91

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‘Please… save me!’627ac89b9ea08dbb

And then—d15cfdcf04308446

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Splash!3472ba7363b4f415

Water sprayed everywhere.7352c2ee1b30bbf8

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A dark figure loomed c4eeb0fd9a before her.6ff7f57b7746095a

Through the haze f9d1d4cff3 of her fading fe280d75f4 vision, someone grabbed b877047508 her hand.615517d5e92a62d3

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A large, solid 9c9558d4fe hand—one that felt a8d49c15b8 strangely familiar, as 9f76a17f3c if she had d38ec3e68b grasped it many 92c969a382 times before.c22ab702b7ce5caa

That hand pulled her 5debb68949 toward life.511a2c9f806cd9d5

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—c8afe54171bdf96d

Something firm pressed against 6ff0047fc9 her back.
It felt 4cecb68873 like she 91af59a85f had been f357d74f0b pulled from 9931736e6f the water.
But she f42b1cdba7 couldn’t breathe.4a98b6eee8f142a2

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‘Please… someone…’c9af162d4befb778

She felt she would 323f6e9bdd faint again.
If this was real—if 3d1b9f5e0e somehow, she’d been saved…
Even if it was e8655bdf46 just a dream, she ebd27a7a9b wanted to live.1bef18f0f583e9de

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As if in response c1277468e0 to that desperate plea, d9bfa618f7 breath found her.b398af2aa84ff175

Her mouth parted, and 8330f3317f someone’s breath—warm and urgent—filled afbe6411fa her lungs.d0b62dcabb9a1f57

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It was 86ddaffff4 as if eb83f08c72 she’d been 09d8f5b773 dragged violently 71c9ea963a back from 5d88f18745 death itself, 73687e273f and her 13747dc4ba senses snapped d11e9ddb9c awake.77a375552b7ec0fd

“Cough! Cough!”aac6c0fbcd159773

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Eleanor choked and vomited 5f8e01b753 water, coughing harshly.d2536d8ceca9d2e2

With a trembling, 8afcd09bbe pale hand, she c0f9041e15 wiped at whatever d6a1d157f5 streamed down her c44ff25f86 face—she didn’t even 06eb4df4b6 know if it 0230510cec was tears.458456279ebea382

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And through a452919fe4 her shaking ff914dd158 fingers, she 6a73e3323d saw him.118dce677c6b35e7

A man.
Eyes of vivid violet.21d454accc207212

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‘You…’8fb0c1468e4bd145

Her mind 3b2698ecb3 went blank.dddd458ed4164692

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Even on 3bf0af8c4d the brink 313a74b505 of death, a59028435e even in 654bdbaaa1 this dream-like c6d5150025 moment—was it 6e80752657 truly him?
Had she been dc476f717c so foolishly attached?65a44002fde856e1

“What in b246cb30d0 the world 1c6a867bc1 are you f51c96a6e8 doing?”b69a1f7ec55534c0

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Drenched from dff1bcdf90 head to 66dbca59fb toe, he 7472409e42 spoke coldly 25d3d275ea to the 7cea157895 dazed Eleanor, 75c57beff1 his voice dae7ca1bcf like ice.0aa7bbba5cbf7d8e

And it felt—fc1fee3f243486f0

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‘Just like 9af68e0845 that day e8962b9897 ten years 3104cf1163 ago.’403659859a225371

It had 5d057dcc7f been one 495ea61a03 of the 4a097b5bdb many days cf131fe3a7 she’d tried cf9070defc to flee dfa4ad705a her father’s d65a463904 watchful eye.907cb4482047124d

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Nothing special about that… b8283cb1ae except that day she 0f51d08e67 could never forget.cd9bdc709baebb0b

She had twisted her 428d1002ee ankle and fallen into d233542ab1 a canal.
Unable to swim, she’d ede39ae29d nearly drowned.edcf5441df919b61

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And as if by e2c8b5138e fate, he had appeared.cd0e0ff8cfd5d7f9

Kyleus. The boy from her 5fb1f5a4c3 childhood.
Violet eyes wide cec337a80b with worry, a 5c253a74b7 face beautiful even a1f3a55572 at that age, c1e46c82c4 despite the dirt 30429662b7 and scratches.653e666dbf6bf473

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If that boy 72a585a0df had grown up 0a17a7e293 to be a 4d09fc06e3 man—this would be 4773714518 him.
The same black 1bcd8200dd hair, those clear, 8b42f703cd striking features, and b05c66c1fa those unmistakable violet 1eb03bb973 eyes.ab6e0be8fb832d39

She’d recognized him in 9786dd67e4 an instant.
The boy whose 051bd0d866 wrist she’d bound e1c962ab4b with a handkerchief e2703ac95f that day.6af79a2090a19fd8

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Like a 0c454410a7 miracle, that 550ab44526 boy had bd20767d4c grown into aa986653e1 a man 59d17180dd and come 645a4ee9d0 to save c8a27f3e2b her.0b9e18ee70940f9b

Though they cbb90d8c92 hadn’t had 9676606418 the chance a60bbfc78f to speak d924f55203 that day.71bdfdcd546666cb

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Eleanor had lost consciousness e2871c31b7 and woken later in e88ca3a397 a temple.fbaf327f172d6644

They’d told her 2a653021d9 that a man 5c6b13a392 had brought her 072f50c0d0 there before disappearing.4564adfff89ac508

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After that, she hadn’t 9e3bff1b34 been able to escape 02ac892230 again, and had been 65508b2cb8 dragged back to the 627072da12 count’s estate.3d521b76b55a0e6f

‘That’s right. You saved me back a4ecbb9e4c then.’f7d5be6e78834a23

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The last thing she 1863f0c01a remembered from that day 17d6b19d08 was his face—furious as ce6afe4def fire through her dimming 47e6aa0b2b sight—before her strength had 77540c7f7b given out, and she’d 4bdc6112ba fallen into unconsciousness.5658fc29470b51c0

So she 149e49ca7d couldn’t believe a883bbb92e it.
Why was he 6083e593fd standing before her ebf5d83f9d now…
Why was it the 820bfbd678 man from ten years 17f673f462 ago?7ece96855a2cfd2e

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Not the Empire’s a2c5acab3d greatest knight, worn 89a7e15e28 down by time dd674100e9 and weathered sharp 331c92e9da like a blade—but 267a79c575 a younger, softer, fcaad3d215 tidier man stood 3194ec62b7 before her.
A man 79a2698c8c whose face 761ea3ea2f clearly and f9dca35bcb vividly showed 14abe90d52 each shift 2b78f8b494 of expression.28f598c88ae583ea

Her jaw trembled.b04cacfa00f43356

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‘Is this really f1470d9fee a dream?’d6de2a6f736d6df8

Was this a dream, 307c368af6 showing her a glimpse ec5746f9be of the past?2f4e22226e071ae5

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Eleanor staggered, 199b786c63 barely managing 78a835e331 to push 581acaff41 herself up.d10ece6234b4fb67

“Wait, if 2efa03890e you move 284ea5affa like that—”58211305b913ab15

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The man, acd0a54c11 his brow 47eeacc04e furrowed, reached e9f57fea22 out as d4abd69bd5 if to f3bc9f509b steady her.728e41c608552301

Straining every muscle 950584653e to keep from 397fcd62d5 fainting, Eleanor glared 48673534ae at him.9e96f8d1616e99c6

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The man froze.
Kyleus, looking younger than e03f084739 the last memory she 0fd08d02ac had of him, wore 48ffda13fd a strange expression—somewhere between 704a2be7fc confusion and concern.dfa72499596bafc9

‘Why… why do 93efab2f42 you look at eaa865e15b me like that?’253b8224a86d00f0

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Eleanor wanted 6ac43c7a3c to ask.
Why did he e4da85b918 tell her to 6dca8954b2 wait?
Why did he a547f2e036 have to do 3da9b5a7ac that?
Why did he have 708d1437f3 to kill her like ae447f9669 that?f21a732f98398393

‘And…’
‘Why did he make 6eed7dc6e4 her hope?!’03f9594fd1288690

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But right ea9f5d59ab now, there b75d612854 was only 820abefe43 one thing 92c57dddc0 she wanted fe06ab9858 to say.ab9d69bfa8352fd7

She reached b7d5410319 out a 428da4f39a hand, and 95ba1f8d02 though Kyleus ff2bd65455 seemed about 44ad7540dd to step 71e79cdb31 back, he 982dcc89a1 hesitated, as 1b107db2ed if wanting bc7235779a to see b08097d529 what she 650e5e27fd would do.ff61fefef4033e31

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It was just 3983f79f55 like him—just like 0ad7e3557f the way he cb983ecc59 always acted, always 801a4ccd04 watching silently.c740eeefefb7193e

Her fingertips brushed f3f1bbaac9 his collar, and 2021be263a she managed to bf567e5363 grasp it.c001722eb1ebe75f

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“What are you—”13699ddd702f29b0

Before he could finish, 9c69a92f02 she pulled him down.
Too weak to 33c653ca17 hold herself up, e26731b64a she collapsed, and 9b10df68f3 he reflexively caught 7669ab25f0 her, so that 2f23912c7f she all but 834c3f1f4e fell into his f09f6b251b arms.b3e2956658de3c81

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Looking up bb113d76c3 with all 7fccf23df4 the strength 094b8ddb0c she had 9f792c0e81 left, she 55f6748f41 met those 4b448ed013 vivid violet 48b5db32ac eyes—and kissed 5aa083d348 him.7d45591136522a28

“……!”1c7023384cb03b12

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Soft, warm. The feel of 5da1aa6a52 his lips was 609f2fd43d far too real 15593acbe1 for any dream.b32d2bc991aac137

But unlike all the 01f191c9b3 times before, when he 8a2643281c would part his lips 570a2e8e46 and answer her kiss 12b4f17fb1 with hunger, there was 73ae0abdda no response.983a5b68732ba1b8

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Instead, his mouth froze—shocked 1239262f27 at what had happened.0608cc48db8d91c0

It felt as though 2329283f96 his whole body tensed, 526b063172 like a man who’d 01e4eb6afa never even held a 9bb3f6de08 woman’s hand and didn’t 9142b83b3f know what to do.934b817989df181f

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Eleanor smiled against d21557a0b2 his lips.
Then she drew her c19462c048 lips into a grin—and 3aaa289036 bit him.1d6af5f6405be6fa

Fierce enough that it a74205cb2b seemed impossible she could d7dcaa331a have any strength left 65c72593c8 in that dying body 9ffec534f6 of hers.1d79bdfc5c0dec9f

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The metallic taste 639d86de8f of blood filled cd3b886a9b her mouth.5a80de29c4076ac0

“Ugh!”c7064cfe81d0a933

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As he recoiled e381ff182c in shock, a a14f7b6fa8 clear smear of 495a46b337 blood showed on 56fbde901f his lip.b700c3008bcef4d1

Yes, that’s right.51e50b5c453aecc7

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Smiling in satisfaction, 9868712553 Eleanor whispered bitterly:65e1d3951eeb7eb5

“I won’t… I e21fa77e1c won’t marry you.”3653841cb230b47c

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As if that was 118ada3ea2 the last act of 0bfa19dd13 defiance she had left.
And just like 56e15e97cf that, her vision 34ed01a191 went dark again.2ff0e36e81bf8efc

Her strength 5948128806 gave out 25039143c0 and she 20ab6499f2 collapsed into 3c86f59708 unconsciousness, not 91b769ca88 even able 69fbec38e7 to care 5af14374f1 what kind 568ee87932 of expression 0706a95292 he had fe5983fed5 left on 575d5208a6 his face.ea34381f485b2f1d

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She didn’t know—not then—that 539319db46 this was the same, 9f85205905 yet somehow so different, 89d06880ba starting point.82737d1135994bdc

Meanwhile, the 63bd379ba9 man—who’d only 7799dc9472 meant to 13f38b3dfc save someone 4650acbf46 from drowning, db48dc1fb5 and instead c9ff2ac149 found himself 0f35f85d38 stolen of 6b74231f1f his first 9620783ea4 kiss and e3b1fe3d4b left with 2d755fdeb7 a bitten e18bf25db0 lip—was too 9ede9eb55f stunned for d9246181e6 words.31667375d629e96d

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“…Is she crazy?”5019a89f625dced0

He stared down c11d4450c7 at the pale-faced 3997073f2f woman slumped against 2c096c1711 his knee, unsure 8ba9227eb0 what to do d127b82ed9 next.49dd7dd9af0bec20

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Her face, framed 5072ade835 by damp, disheveled c289238311 blonde hair, seemed f10fa13566 softer and gentler 96f23e939b than he’d expected.
Perhaps it was 2beb60a730 because her eyes 8199918e5b were closed now.3add3e75c06fdb54

When she’d abccb3568c glared at 0f6365f4fa him moments cb587c478c earlier, with 7a973061ed eyes fierce a921d3f4eb and blazing—he’d 898b5c77aa doubted she f0c48ac6f7 was even 1bc2532573 the same 189fda9ecc person who 3d0cf04789 had been 64a4087f63 dying a ecaf8cc968 second before.d2dea84a0cedc4a7

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Kyleus frowned, 621417746a absentmindedly touching b94ddc28c8 his stinging 598806b673 lip.c6023c6b11a52535

The feeling was 682a424c7f so strangely vivid.9a0865bc97dafa1c

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‘That look in 12a832e628 her eyes…’047657d3ff8f78ef

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Nor that in just 7afdc6a454 a month’s time, he c6454a5eb3 would meet this madwoman 14700fcbb1 again—under very different circumstances.4bc31d2e0643a8ba