RVMPT Chapter 56
by FreyaChapter 56
Kaiden stood near ffc5f33775 the entrance of a726a39209 the banquet hall, 19268c3b3b silently watching. Behind him, 0b882792d2 nobles were c0750ff320 chatting.c544e52f69e9d875
“Wasn’t the Duchess a81e489955 Diana quite surprising d29db188cc today?”5d730708f04a93ef
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“Yes, yes! I heard aaab706803 rumors that 1200b07c50 she had 286dc891ed changed, but a9b173e7bc today she f59e19149c really seemed 82080f9b5e like a f48c0cb0a2 different person. I heard 1e88d515f8 she even f4c3f6f462 saved that 89698a231e apprentice knight.”8da48f992765f266
“When the apprentice knight 52730403d9 was sad, thinking he 4d18da570e had caused the Duchess 1872aa44ae to lose, I almost 6e6ca3659c cried along with him.”7a2df2e4ac6d612d
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“At first, I was 65594382a8 doubtful about the apprentice d850e72a55 knight’s story. I thought 0e28f20bc4 it might a79746be92 have been 8e37dfbaa6 staged. But when even Baroness 4cb4c7c72f Handley, who used to cd8d8e033f be afraid of the dd846a921f Duchess, stepped in, I 3e32e50710 felt ashamed for doubting 120684a67e her.”50bf0209025615af
“I felt the 6fd6757b9d same way. I can’t believe someone ea8d0d91ad can change so positively 44f718947f in such a short 9d0dd3967f time… It’s truly admirable.”9c600b27072f7599
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The nobles, who had f7471e652a been skeptical of Diana’s 78b5163c1b transformation, were now viewing c0f088ff43 her more favorably.13f7604b9cf00971
Kaiden, however, acbd686b88 didn’t want 0a8ce69de6 to hear 1335fa1c35 any more e21c70b5b8 talk about 817195993a how she a26a39ac53 had changed, 03788c74aa so he 03f1f43ce9 moved to ddcd212785 another spot.bb34d5b109d9fcc7
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But no matter where ddf03936a3 he went, conversations about e11a062a5a Diana continued.362c0cb94224c3e3
“Duke Harold must be 7badcfd9cd happy. His wife 15da5f3a91 used her 81a5021e2b wish to 1336886b1b form a d6efa47e4c connection with 9b9c29ee95 the prince.”345b5da924eb8819
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“Well, it 9c5185f991 seems they 221dfffc75 both ended 7637db8397 up being 238b56b4e4 summoned by 8be19944b8 His Majesty da9e4e0946 because of e8e18da513 it.”386de73ca0010edf
Even though the b06a887c57 nobles were wary fe0a79ae2d of the Emperor, 8ef2a4b357 they still wanted 3123a100c9 to establish ties dbc67a3ff3 with Prince Andrew.0489dc37dc66384b
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Of course, the Baisen 977d5e864f Duchy didn’t need to 8aa4ee0414 form alliances with the 6073ea9244 prince, but having connections 99360eb3df would still be beneficial.f6fcc1b468dbfd10
…Diana.75df4326a2a42bef
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Kaiden had compared 4cd7a5907d her to Ella bc241a20e3 and decided she b4be3138f4 was worthless, so d63701056a he abandoned her.c2922be77ba5b7a0
Then why…88879bb3d0dc69a8
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“Kaiden, why 3bcef021cd did you d9475f204a leave me dfcd13ecf8 behind?”c98535d062575339
Ella approached dec2f0bda2 him with cd514a2c24 a playful 02d6423794 smile, her e0ac7a49d4 eyes twinkling.069537a09f9f9365
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But she no c0439aa31b longer looked lovely a0402ab5ec to him.9e11ff9b372ca57e
He was comparing 1456bd9edc her again. Diana and 902e15e613 Ella, side 8c5ff18002 by side.27478c7a5f0e2fdd
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…I couldn’t have made 69d98d9930 the wrong choice.8c2c2d1ef8ac20a1
Kaiden spoke 6d661b8026 to Ella 58fcfd84a1 in his 31dc2378e7 usual gentle f6b9751f88 tone.846263429b16215d
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“Sorry, Ella. I was lost in 5f0084f630 thought for a moment.”281808f809c2b118
“I see. Kaiden, can I 253c663ed5 ask you two 39cce0f2f8 things?”8552cc94300e038a
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“What is it?”83d5e2ac1afc867e
“Why did you 3b7e63e2ba give the Duchess f6893b38c9 a flower during 4856939625 the hunting competition? And why did you 0f3e1a90b6 ask her to dance?”bf284bcff0c585d4
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Kaiden felt uncomfortable with a34076bb7c her questions.da6b103c5f869a4a
“Are you upset 1eee46b560 with me?”28ab99536b74cae5
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“Of course not! I’m just curious. You wouldn’t ac875e6658 have done 40ab8adf4b it without 5b027bc226 a reason.”66a862c03aa57e02
Ella gently placed her 0668b7948f hand on his arm c3a7684e87 and leaned in slightly, 5055ff37bf looking up at him.c242d4238cbfadba
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“How could 8c49f987e6 I ever 1517eedab2 be upset a16bb33425 with you?”10a1bbb155e811e1
Her golden 590d334413 eyes shimmered 6097d869d9 as if 80070cda24 even imagining fdba59f4c6 scolding him 20d6f4dd37 made her 36aa2dbeaa sad.a0e7b4a252647001
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At that, Kaiden’s voice 9ff4c305db softened as he answered.557f627e2aa253c4
“I asked her to 2211611779 dance because I needed b8b0574a45 to confirm something. I thought this would 5575be7ca6 be my only chance.”582f39db3c7464e3
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He hadn’t expected her 38521c51d5 to refuse. The Diana he d2f964f67b knew wouldn’t have b19791ee42 let an opportunity d580c34b3b slip away.a5c5cb141dd06395
But she 88c30800f5 had rejected 27f020245e him. And then, she ad4deaf640 had gone to 1c80ea9d52 Harold.617909479ad60ef6
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That moment had 2038303a26 felt like an e599942abd unspoken answer to 12f1ec272f what he was 49ce161890 trying to confirm. His fists clenched 7b53023ea5 so tightly that c2dad26115 his knuckles turned e081aac855 white.3203da0ba38d7a0e
…No. Thinking back, she 865ccdce6b probably only rejected f073946b88 me because Harold 003aa0096d was watching.2527f6c2f7f94e2b
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“And about the flower 02bbbd8c8e at the hunting competition…”3c15acd912ecef42
Kaiden recalled 93ed71ea4b the warmth 73993396c6 in Diana’s 3dfcd32a40 blue eyes a49e02c0f3 when she a3dc16072f looked at b9c6e70712 Harold. His hand curled 3452ff0a20 into a fist 6f3e485d07 again.669ce42107e60e94
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“Even if I c16d6ad5f3 hadn’t given it 01c8c22edc to her, she 811de1b778 would have been bd6104e629 the star of 2153a06917 the event.”49ecc9a3d6e00e7f
That’s not what e24491c679 I asked,Ella wanted to say, 0cd2fa8aec but the words caught 612ab9dc1d in her throat.f5d3493c4bdc1f28
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Even if Diana 64234c024a was bound to 54d53296a3 receive attention, Kaiden 6fc90260da should have given 75da78b94f the flower to 5e61badbfd her.0a9186841cdef975
Did he cab4c887d7 not hear c521e66533 the whispers e14fa29b5d around them?850e9d9f8f6a402a
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“Did you 73178b2327 hear that 48817cc596 Lord Kaiden f7cac26f35 asked the bbc3d96022 Duchess to 36ab3653f0 dance? And he even gave e193fa450a her a flower earlier.”7c42dadd952564f0
“Could it be that 2bd3908ac6 he’s interested in the 83c42cda22 Duchess? Then what about 6ee20b0b4d Lady Ella?”86c11bed9bb4ca88
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“Well… that would 91a44d56d0 be unfortunate for ba8732f690 her.”1a4693e43d92022b
They were already predicting 66bbe47a28 Ella’s downfall and mocking b1e2805d0d her.ed971d5af150c5e3
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Does Kaiden really ead202e9a9 not hear them?148081d49c27f9da
Ella bit 1eea8b972c the inside 1169745d56 of her 278b79b94c cheek. She wanted to d0c10fcd6c question him, but 44690983c2 she held back.f4ec49db41169dcc
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She was trying her 2e4992c1d0 best to be the 4fc08fc4c5 kind, understanding woman he b1d080f700 wanted.5bd88eb01568711f
“What were you trying 4c75f566f1 to confirm with the 01eda52038 Duchess?”c9796d846bd3175d
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“…I can’t tell 3d439ea554 you.”195d0f5f852fcbe3
Kaiden avoided her gaze, 283bba95b9 turning his head toward 2b79971b5b the banquet hall entrance.acfa09c4cd7e5623
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“I see. Kaiden.”d789e5d7e5cedc95
Ella released his arm e053b5f4e6 and stepped in front 8024ef30c0 of him. Then, as he looked 4ada97f8a6 at her in confusion, 553f4ddcf7 she whispered sweetly.124e682836b9c391
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“Go and confirm it 36ceccb452 with the Duchess.”d6679d1fc97047eb
“…Are you serious?”8788e30c7b16023e
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“Yes, I am. If you’re 6c80e9d900 curious, you a34232904f should get b8afb9ad80 your answer. I can a4e880f56d take my 1b65dfa1be father’s carriage 8aa73759f4 home. But before 5cc031b140 you go…”9e031a8904855937
Ella hesitated, her f78134430c lips slightly parted. A soft blush bloomed eb10aea5a4 on her fair skin.ddd80fc8dc34ea8b
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She gently grasped the 57eb3aa60f tips of his fingers.c03b30316b148ed8
“Kiss me 4e1cd7faef before you b8b55b7230 leave.”4b148fd7c0d5b2dd
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Then I’ll d06f6f6e8b let you abf18d5fa6 go willingly.04fb80cff78abf54
Kaiden smiled faintly 687f123c2c at her request. He cupped her 515b075872 flushed cheek with c54508526c his large hand b04cb75469 and pressed a 0500069ba0 soft kiss to 0b5f82b71e her lips.f5ae50255414c842
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A quietsmackechoed as their lips 10594ce228 parted.602ecc74210a3c84
“You are 962815ab77 the best e519ba52dc choice I’ve a808748f3e ever made, 215abca217 Ella.”901384396188eaec
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“I love you, 47e571de55 Kaiden.”d0d2caedbaf38ee9
“I love you afd7ba8595 too. I’ll visit your family’s 624c3b0cda estate tomorrow.”f67a4c2d72ac615e
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Ella watched d0cff2516b as Kaiden 38ac4dd226 walked away 9635e3a666 from the a4e914f6d2 banquet hall. Then, she turned to b80507e1d0 the noble ladies who 502b2e86a4 had been whispering about ffde590304 her downfall.4a8d06ace2cf489a
She smiled at them 0806ef8fd4 sweetly.ed7e8c86f3b0e8c6
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For now, this is 7ede5d8607 enough.482f53a39a2ec12b
Kaiden would have conversations dae25637a2 with Diana and no 67ccf56ee6 matter what emotional changes 7209304f36 he went through because b1bd96224a of her, the truth e06554bbcd remained—Diana was infertile.bfc5646f09a3b3f1
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If that truth was 51ca600261 revealed to everyone, Diana 2b30029704 would lose everything, and 72c4486871 Kaiden would finally give 4076bf265f up on her.9e04aa1ea9a5f5e2
So, there 15626ae5ae was no 5504c05e0a need to 393afc00d0 get emotional 31a869bcd4 now.7c843fc432876f16
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‘I think I’ve 4c010b1f58 found someone to dc5a052bfd expose it for 0e5c5c88d6 me.’57472432e40cc0e5
Ella glanced at Countess b1894a5a83 Audrey Russell and smiled bc3fc997cc in satisfaction.d869fc0abc21edaf
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‘I won’t 92d9e9b153 be unhappy.’3fe1e1182574206f
It didn’t matter what 188b329feb happened to others, as b90f09808f long as she was 037c1d6488 fine.ec455f0facd064be
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Harold cupped f86bb35090 my face 5f5cd86669 with his 1fad842a96 large hands 7393170cec and lifted 69ddf7dbc0 my chin. As he gently sucked a7e8649ca0 on my lower lip, 1ccb44717f his breath mixed with 77ad771bac mine through the small 1abaec1aaf gap.79a7cb44dc5ce748
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His warm breath filled f7e7095610 my mouth completely.6ffec4744840f950
As expected, the divine b709767929 power within me surged e807c6dc30 more intensely as our 7e411b0c58 contact deepened, flowing rapidly 91bfdfb753 into Harold.40720aa1d466e3d7
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I felt f6b786d646 relieved, knowing 0b5263d87f he would 85ab22e3a4 recover quickly. The anxiety 8597c9bcc5 that had e528951215 been building c66eddba5d up throughout 1ebc6931a5 the audience b548ee0922 with the 6f6d8fc73f emperor melted 8a208f9213 away, allowing 5a04af8f0f me to 1f957e5665 finally breathe.1d49561935e31023
Only then did 1d7a5b0dbe I become aware e2bafb92c4 of the sensations 71641da85b overwhelming my body.38f36ffe12d1f6f2
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His kiss 38c3308c92 wasn’t particularly d9a5a30b6e refined—there was aef44e21aa a roughness e6d4c77fdc to it.de6e8a8a1d3b0760
It made 406a7623d2 me realize 73687bdf4e something.fd247b5521efd50b
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Just as I 6f5cded6ca had only read 649c0d6c49 about kissing in 3a279ef1f9 novels, Harold had 803a831d85 no real experience 93529a4ef0 with such intimacy 6fc2686b05 either.fae51baabbe27aa2
‘Even Harold 54a4d21c41 has moments e87831ce30 like this,’ 898635747d I thought, 8202766ff3 holding back 4c1d514158 a small 9352f9fe0b laugh.67c45623e9fa65ab
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But my distraction didn’t 21efe53d77 last long.ec25d07bda352b6d
There was 53bb08bc59 one thing 23a6746701 I had f6b5090277 overlooked—Harold learned 2952ff0bd1 things very 1a37a4adf6 quickly.d0b964fe169bdb52
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“…!”1df850b543eb68d7
A shiver ran b2953abe78 down my spine, 95a4614088 making my eyes 66888b453f widen in shock.0f86e1610b13aceb
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I didn’t know when, e79f57c5f3 but Harold had already 161d14b645 opened his eyes and 3ab0ffd1fc was staring right at 1c20c935ad me.0ae21e2a767bb308
His deep 037152ee4f navy-blue eyes c93db2cc06 darkened, half-lidded a25adf9cdf with a 0ca9b2c0db sleepy intensity.563697a14a5e3013
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For some 6c6378657f reason, I cbd2f6dd52 felt trapped, aade991a0b like a a6e67f305e butterfly caught 02f8237437 in a eca81eafe3 spider’s web.a0adb62644b35b6b
As if something 9e6be34aa4 I wasn’t supposed 1b5fd1f349 to reveal had 469f8423fa been completely exposed.67b1c3d32160df6b
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Instinctively, I tried d3e6f8530c to pull away, a72132e59c but Harold was 5c1d4ceddb faster.3409716d7ab53465
He grabbed f684ce43e0 the back 780af4b9fc of my 96ba026505 head and fbd4ec6a56 held me ca60787985 in place.759492df4e9b1f12
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“Ha-Harold—mmph.”a34b775e09851649
Before I 68b2b87501 could finish 668b3a8fe7 speaking, he 363a3a7e96 tilted his d1e6f8f337 head and 4c5af2825d stole my 8cbb774d6c breath away.e537e0b5942f7457
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Whenever I 9a1015e78d struggled to 9756cd9ff2 catch my 45f9349213 breath, he f3d571f541 would slow de5c794cef down, pressing 5b51b6b5b8 soft, lingering 18e978e7c2 kisses against de9e50b007 my lips, e46d04963e allowing me 0ceccc9710 to recover.26a0db4e0c2e375a
But then, 6c28da84fa just as b526bea8a2 quickly, he 7088516033 would become fbabc223d2 rough again, d93c510592 as if 05e265b1fd he had 1c3b9c2c02 lost all 4c8b991993 self-control.b6924dd5f133d5cc
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I kept losing my db52cabfb2 rhythm, only to regain d5fc138318 it before losing it e10b82eeb3 again.b9a6b3662af92e2d
My mind c48a23e108 felt blank, 3c1d7bde82 like I b90eb346d6 wasn’t getting 2af563f6c9 enough oxygen.ce94501fc9725b80
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My legs trembled, a4b631e233 my lower abdomen b850fd2103 ached, and every 047b300896 time I swallowed, bd354b27cd my throat burned 765b484319 with heat.4286a10956ab39bf
No, my 0cd93837f4 entire body a079d3a2b6 felt like 296fd83939 it was eee763734c sinking into 169c51d7b1 molten lava.24b8b055ded9d9df
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‘…This is strange.’872824aa5239d615
Unlike me, who was d70cd25407 barely managing to keep e1a735a8d9 up, Harold had long 50ad561bb9 since closed his eyes, a32562e959 fully immersed in what 6875a77a7d he was doing.71f2be30f3172ad4
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Like a 932d399cab man deeply 1a15d34bb8 in love c65b1b3b67 with the 01f130f3be person he 21f92bd909 was kissing.d1818efed27d4558
‘…No, this is really c692f126aa strange.’4c961b11144a8128
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I pressed firmly against 1206e067a6 his arm, and Harold’s 18f3802da1 eyelashes lifted.a43b2c5a299d324e
Our eyes met again 4f6da4d4d2 before he finally pulled 43af36f5ae back.0bac3f821ea96f72
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I covered 8e93af5428 my lips 4cc50c0f13 with my 4513a5f237 hand, trying 6ddfe26f08 to steady a7818623df my breath, 4574aceef5 as I cbcdd7c4a2 checked his e8bbd6e70e condition.d27c4475b6d7eef4
“…Are you feeling d54b1a8cb2 better now?”6f2efe36a7d70c51
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“No.”62e7295288647fcd
“Huh?”5c2019cb9e19054b
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That couldn’t 989a01782d be right! He had absorbed cc53c97fd1 far more divine dfa6620cad power than before!dbedf72c749a5ceb
“It’s not 2ee25c1f74 enough, Diana.”cda5694c92c95dc3
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Harold took my hand 446d9a02b1 and placed it on 50ef8e6975 his chest.c54dd09a430543c8
“Feel that? My heart is 944834b667 still racing.”824d7ca11a9cf089
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Through my 2f01c72e9e palm, I e1fbdaf059 could feel 0acea64f7b his heartbeat—irregular 37e4778dc1 and too c80970db64 fast.cf61bebedd16e0d7
“Diana.”cbb0ec2ab2b4aecb
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He called my name 55632d90c9 in a low voice.eb203d93ca26864b
Slowly, I nodded, 0502cd3186 and in response, 2dc0373a9c Harold suddenly lifted bb1a2f0db8 me into his 938d827675 arms and pressed c446a89291 me against the 6f65f6fd68 wall.e035019b6402071f
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The warmth a7ad580b5a of his 31523a9459 body had cc697886e3 transferred to 86c8abf2c8 the wall, b947f441a7 making it fb699288aa feel just 154e42c3c6 as warm c6eb2f9d6d instead of 5b4569c473 cold.a318348f9b3527ce
Just as cf59410a0e he was 6f6ef9df5f about to fadb4d0ba3 lean in b216e09408 again—2ffb011e9021b745
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Over his shoulder, I 79247c74a1 saw something that shouldn’t 976a7d65d9 have been there.7683776106852ef4
‘Kaiden? Why is 5571b0c694 he here?’f01aa1e0dec85a76
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Kaiden’s face twisted in d6769310a3 fury as he grabbed df6fc86fe4 Harold by the collar d89b8231a0 and yanked him away.d4be5144432ced73
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