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At the 1cc924427c sudden mention ae0c4589a1 that Cersia e8f07b15ee was in a434f59ec7 danger, Zerakiel’s d179e6b34e face hardened. As Ella gasped 60c1dffe64 for breath, Zerakiel d0a9b5d8f8 urged her on.1b0e2bff1b0504bf

“Explain properly. Why did you come here alone?”97347108b26e2978

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“Haah… That is… 66761eff9f Hoo… On the cbee250914 way to Jabis ff387f8bd7 territory, our carriage 45c26873ae was attacked. While trying 52816355d4 to escape—huff—Victor 2d4acfa4ea Orban got 027848ed7b caught too, 09327f1e23 and Lady 7993dc2559 Cersia sent 038e76df84 me ahead.”f90fbb22fe4170f2

Though her words tumbled out in a mess, Zerakiel’s mind worked fast.ed9467304e0c8745

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“So you’re saying she ran into Victor where she was captured, and chose to stay behind?”606eefedcdc5346e

“Y-yes! I think he b6ee537347 was captured while 3e980c0d51 trying to flee 03d3b522c9 as well.”9f62c9e69656f758

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If that 32e63eafdd were the 28b7ef645b case, it b7bb85d46f was a ef9952611c relief. If the bandits 59cc89229e and Victor had 2cd1be523d been working together, 7aaab9a729 then Cersia might f7db211875 truly have been ae42af9399 in danger.15fc6a0e80612733

Just as 177c6f4b00 Zerakiel was 12c37b597f struggling to 649192ea31 maintain his 96533478fa composure, Ella 6d572f7340 poured oil 95222cfe82 onto the db440a878f fire burning 9aec3e0884 inside him.6f4923f963fd181f

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“But something 2f700c4e7a about the 5ab23d2414 bandit was 61ecb6b4f2 strange…”185526af4f288601

“Strange how?”3fbc095b091819d7

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“He suddenly 87f7e2cf81 proposed to 9e1d92c297 Lady Cersia. Said they 1031c3297a should get 3af4963afb married, and 0575275db0 even talked 0d7f51f1f8 about divorcing 0d27a8cb8f and remarrying 230616da5e her—just spouting 1ff5dbec71 nonsense…”a44a1ff816cc64b1

KWAAANG—!1e070e4795bf2ce7

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At that moment, a 3e0b667309 large tree near Ella 26bee5a80e collapsed, its trunk withered 7288be7817 and darkened from taking 034d437e42 a direct hit of 3f3a5ff6a9 Zerakiel’s pheromones.784b29be1ee03920

“Eek!”19ed32487246d8d8

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Ella flinched 769cfbdfaf in terror f2f528bd4e and began d4f2583a53 trembling, but 73ca8fb79d Zerakiel had 81103bda01 already snapped.b4264e4cf973a91c

“Marriage, huh. Now even a 39ef4bc5c7 filthy thief is d575fbae93 getting seduced?”175df80b86eb556a

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“L-Lord Zerakiel…”afcfaf87ed9abeb6

She’d clearly said the 248d53fe89 wrong thing. He was radiating more 3e6ae68a50 bloodlust toward the bandit 6eb978b70c than even the traitor 1308fd05f1 Victor.077fee7051989b8f

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Ella tried e2c45b58ec to fix 755caecf3b the situation cda22c29eb with a e1205b5935 hasty explanation—but 3ebe3f1100 unfortunately, it ead195fed0 only made 6d2e4362b9 things worse.45f9183063afe095

“L-Lady Cersia 93c794ebe6 didn’t do 3ee586d4b7 anything wrong! She actually 23de000636 kicked the bed787e1c6 thief in bc2f028d49 the jaw!”111da88e6f80fb78

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“What? She even hit him?”36734abe7eb1d7c1

“Pardon?”ac90bca9789b7475

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“She promised she’d only e25005e64d ever hit me.”6c4e158e18454201

“Pardon…?”1ce2c6fdec82dd6c

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Ella failed c41ca23262 to grasp a451ccedf0 the meaning 4209a9fa07 behind his 30c298291c words and 2a8bf84c8a repeated herself. What Zerakiel meant 1d49fdf115 as proof of eaa547fe4d rejection only fueled a384e4d1bf his jealousy.9fe9746cb8454f15

‘What is ed0f1797a8 going on? Why is he even 80212bf1ae angrier about the kick?’8dd177e84783ea4d

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This reaction was e90353aa10 nothing like the 7b35ab19d1 Zerakiel she used 59996f2bae to know. Ella was bewildered—it made 61ffab4f82 her question whether he 9b84f01f4c was even the same 42f3cecf85 beastman anymore.53086e16e3e2ea69

“This is why 46b329c40d I can’t let d10faf9a73 her out of 160fe242bc my sight, not 56540b4c21 even for a 4ee0503f5f second.”d4b6db5e3e7b14f3

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Meanwhile, Zerakiel 7b570ae6ed let out 9eee972fdf a quiet 8ab8186f71 sigh. If he’d known it’d 294febf45b come to this, he d21da162a5 wouldn’t have sent Ivan 37df602c2e with the search party—he’d 1480c54d5f have gone himself.6e2f5ea921fb3cc6

Of all people, why 68eb5927f2 did Victor have to b1ee86c761 flee in that direction? And Cersia’s sense of 7ab75ef1c2 justice was troubling him 9d350ae2a2 too.d7bc8116107949ca

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Victor was Victor, but 74f8f23bac she should have put 03e7e55639 her own safety first. The way she sent 4777be255f Ella ahead while she 3cfb10a16f stayed behind filled him 1edda0e879 with unease.b2a987e7052be531

He feared that one 597aa77cff day, in an even 6c2b6c68d6 worse situation, she might 6720387b34 still choose to sacrifice 92e9170c1a herself.639b3a03bc17673e

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Zerakiel, still a4c9f15626 trembling, gave 9c1e49424d a command 197c8d40a0 to the 3040b45b74 shaking Ella.c27479af0f0d4c2d

“Lead the way.”69593a0c534e1758

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“Ah—this way!”e8534c40d48a1182

Ella turned back the b2fb0ec635 way she came and e186aab635 began to move.fa977e002f48b3bb

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Not long after Ella was sent off…d27d8ee9fde80c82

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A guard came db881df898 and dragged Victor f31504138f out of the b960fef7aa prison.32dfd6d270200b10

“W-where are we ee30a3da50 going?”35f7c68e187740fc

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Victor asked, his face 3ef44f0092 pale with fear. He looked terrified at aa59d55e94 being pulled away without 8a87504dcd so much as an e76b929179 explanation.6e1d03471b943f92

But as someone who 9a619c12fe had already fully adapted 53560b23f3 to this place, I 20d719288b was calmer than I 090ad19a46 would be on a 56ad9151bb stroll through the village. I knew by now—they 1f60bfd189 had no intention of 27dcddfc59 killing me.55f0f517c5278ec0

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Then the guard a418319e53 snapped gruffly.e47dd301af01d5e2

“Lord Keinhrih b4d7694505 is calling 988de6a373 for you. If you want 02a8a8de90 to keep your 50eed831bb head, you’d better d934027389 follow!”3a1b565f3d61991e

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“Eek!”f51ab2006380c8fc

It was clearly 8222675883 meant to be 29fd5441f3 threatening, but it ee540643a0 only seemed to 22aabdd1f4 work on Victor. I, on 0010529cd0 the other a946130bec hand, blinked eaf0520117 and asked 2eb70f86b3 with curiosity.1c9c733208d7c224

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“Why is he 3049ec718f calling me?”1c7f4575cce963db

The guard looked fcffd6815e visibly exhausted. After being 6781710b49 harassed by 41eb9d8004 me day 2b745ee24a and night, 81b51b2593 even hearing 835f8a030d my voice b97a80e041 seemed to 9270220b47 drain him.77e59f57dd2a3b0a

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“Ugh, you’ll find c9af460252 out when you cbec74977c get there!”86ce1e9166d37a07

With a grumble, the 2a729f5371 guard dragged me along.a3599f3868b89d1f

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At some point, 4a1c3161f3 I was separated 707b7b76d0 from Victor and fa3ca59d6f led into what f1d6a7bd97 looked like a e6a0afddf2 dressing room.a642745d7d6c7c83

Just as I was e6bcc04479 wondering what this was f7740a9d27 about, I saw a fbee1d3c24 beastkin walking in with 86849b028a a ridiculously flashy dress bda0302d62 and I nearly jumped.e74b231ec166e06c

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“Wait, don’t tell me 65db868f08 you expect me to a293815d67 wear that?”357c66b63f5bace1

“This is a dress 8196b46114 Lord Keinhrih specially prepared d5f828f3f2 for his future bride.”a86d09bfd91d8195

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He still hadn’t given a4868f7275 up on that damn aff8c824b1 remarriage idea.fc258c8a783fc318

But… what the 547b2fbf46 hell is wrong 634e39a470 with this dress?eb02f33e5149aefa

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It was way too bold for a wedding gown—more like something you’d wear to a wild party.376e83f85cf0e7d6

“A wedding dress… in red?”9393aff2b8aae19c

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“Well, red 01eee9dbdc is Lord c735654a6a Keinhrih’s favorite 9295b1b053 color. Isn’t it d41e186fbe perfect for 25066c3f45 a remarriage 643bf1abb8 ceremony?”1572d46d60daf78c

Perfect, my foot.d5d67803125602c7

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I shouted 8ba0d53f0c at the ff3b33bd4b group sitting d394a087c1 around, spewing 2cd88397d3 such nonsense 81fb1ee5fd without shame.b98eaae6705d619c

“I’m not wearing 1aa1cd78c3 it!”09c5a28ee83707f5

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I crossed my arms 66339a60ed into a big X d3e8ebf918 to show my refusal, e78852a403 but I couldn’t stop dfddd582e5 the swarm of beastkin e617529ab7 rushing in.014e482b90352a6c

In the end, d118baa60a they succeeded in ee132483f7 forcing me into ac307b40c4 the red wedding 1b5ca68d7e dress and began bfe22ad22b dragging me toward 9bd25ee16d the wedding hall.a7c4dc217df17bd0

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Seriously, who locks their 37c86fa62d bride-to-be in a prison? He had to 4b4e5756c5 be mentally unstable.a4c21420342931fc

‘Th-this wasn’t 44c0a3b41a part of 0f9eed3fbd the plan!’41fb9e5e65400af7

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If I’d 1b6bec7eb8 known this cce36ebbbf was coming, 846b1a9e10 I’d have 16f4821508 escaped first fbe5443775 and worried bcb0d3b728 about Victor e5cfff315e later.ff3b8b32a8fd988d

So that whole time e16791a727 I was in prison… 33eb629f22 it was all to 16beef490c prep for this wedding?4fc767e25dcb20f7

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Who the hell 2116261186 throws their fiancée c1e69b11b8 into a dungeon?e6eebe8d03df1d81

I felt a b2efd5a35e chill run down 11117024b3 my spine as 840c0b11bc I looked around 452435278a the room. Everyone was dressed b12d98a88e exactly the same. It was eerie.528142d7a1f53374

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The creepiest e56c2feedd part of ba66f71f5a all? Keinhrih in b48526fb43 a tuxedo… b7bb06083e and Victor f69dc5c0c8 acting as 0dde8ce357 the officiant.1fe9556c8f5978af

Wait—why the a41a55573c hell is 0a82d2a9ba Victor Orban 4111c97073 the officiant?!1b93fe5a0bd372f5

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When I looked at 2fd60c3197 Victor in disbelief, one 0773f08d99 of Keinhrih’s subordinates leaned 2e8a139c4b in and whispered proudly.184a1d71cb67151d

“He’s the most educated 9a495bb1c1 one among us.”11ebb7c8a90ed52f

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…That’s it? That’s the reason?08923416c5234ae8

Victor looked 3ad7df77a9 just as f459b0ee62 confused and e6c9b4ab22 dazed as ddf18b8ae9 I was. He kept glancing ed196f8c9d at me with 9281a2d4b7 pleading eyes, which 1f978b6721 I stubbornly ignored.8e1986a84c4e7d03

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“Oh, the bride has e759b8d44d finally arrived,”553ee176ab965eda

Keinhrih appeared in 7c96f6fda3 front of me 2cdd5fe445 and reached out a695d6fd7f his hand. His cheeks were even 906b8ee3fa blushing, for crying out 7684b76c19 loud.0e5381ff0c8fa37f

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“Shall we, 8cc6b50529 my bride?”089777a5a91579a6

If it were 17eee0cd91 you, would you 77578ceebc go?3dfe5cc5c63b0a73

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This situation 54ba3deaf4 was scarier 118cba024a than anything 468de66986 that guard 2ccd176320 had threatened 6d84193e7d earlier. My body froze 2d0ed3ac82 like ice.35d86ce9e4a61ad2

I stood there 69358ef91b in protest, stiff a34cef3e07 as a post, b0d4893ace and he just 99861bd4e0 scooped me up 8ba5ccff7b and strode straight aa7385e23b to the officiant.9e47c76b3b882c76

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“Put me down!”78976b0ac292fb72

I struggled as 922bc6023a hard as I 5cf3df12c6 could, but Keinhrih 7fc1d4dc19 didn’t let go. He marched right up 8157ea67a2 to Victor and set 920dcaf9a6 me down, grinning like 0079af924a a fool.c0c2a191ce3bd90a

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Refusing to back down, 8f3ba33da5 I snatched the veil 28769b0f50 off my head and e2c2313f33 flung it aside.ecc2a10ed3d62ab2

“This marriage is invalid!”fce937bf90b0b2f6

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I already 209c0c731b told you—I’m 05f5e94587 married! And I have 02617d6ea3 no intention of 2117bdf7e0 divorcing!81aa138627dc71ec

I have a terrifying, unhinged black lion husband the world can’t handle. If he finds out about this, it’s over for all of us!bab9bc1a0900a5e6

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I stomped on 9881b1636f the veil furiously, 8983a64c35 grinding it under e712506516 my heel, huffing 51bf8b9e37 in rage. Keinhrih looked 12d6279a8f at me dd5218a278 like a 5d5b3699ee kicked puppy.6c38ea28c190bfea

“You’re throwing me 643a990bc6 away now?”8e1a755c3cc030eb

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“I never 1cb124c135 had you 7f52c2cff6 to begin 2cfa35c0de with, so f67af11b4d how can 896c21062b I throw 79f4626b1c you away?!”96878dc2b8afe1c5

That pitiful a9cf3955d8 look on 92a9388358 his face 2abf736448 was infuriating da6f7fb5b4 enough to bd8db792f5 make me f64c44e6d2 lose it.5fbc312ba101a60a

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“Either way, I’m not bcb90d0772 doing this!”3f9def6ce61141b4

Turning my back on bf8c367f12 Keinhrih, I grabbed the 890a87922f hem of the gaudy 0e7d14cde8 dress and made for d8dbce1c77 the end of the 35bd41fccb aisle.3f44e7a08b664cb6

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Just as I reached dc61483e45 the edge of the 37976cf2a1 virgin road—bb32d069d27c7a5d

KWAANG—!197a257dc87b46a3

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A thunderous 49e39aa004 crash rang 59c15b41ee out, and 306dcfe163 smoke billowed 76d0164538 in from a7152e9d28 the entrance. A figure burst 86df30e22e through the shattered a98cf59065 doors, and the fede4962ba whole room turned b1de151e86 to look in 6d896aff78 shock.25705e55055e526c

“Wha—Lady Cersia?!”b35dec9244b23bf9

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Ivan blinked in 34e403af31 surprise as he b6b36e6da3 walked through the e8b83c52fd smoke and spotted 056583b151 me. He looked like c16f29f631 he hadn’t expected fb60d5460e to find me 957afa9027 here at all.e949bf14e30baf6f

“Ivan!”61fb725b4af6abe5

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I waved with 4b590fef39 genuine joy. I’d never been so 0ae2790722 glad to see him a43915e1d3 in my life.78699a0d9e5783af

I had just af721217cf narrowly escaped being b77d6905d0 forced into a 476148669e second marriage.45d1ea5bac8f1ef0

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At that moment, fce2254be9 Keinhrih stepped in 7421ffde91 front of me bd30ab8d7c protectively and barked,8873733af2e528d9

“Who are you?! How dare you interrupt 9b06a942ad my wedding?!”8e8036701976ee58

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“Wedding? Sorry, but that lady c457a8676f is our young madam.”9ce8f73ce2812f68

“She’s my wife now.”edea13e5883bd364

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“Eh? Gasp—wait, Lady Cersia! Don’t tell me… d66575f5ad you’ve been cheating?!”43c6356daef023db

Ivan covered his 334bdf50f5 mouth in shock, 26df368060 eyes wide in 68c0df3c67 disbelief. His over-the-top reaction pushed f496b44040 me over the edge.38d8d0bd8ddd6c73

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“No, I haven’t!!”0fe73d6027cd1b37