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Ella had nearly slipped 59590b9777 off from Zerakiel’s sheer b1beab82bc speed.1f5d3e791cb61dfa

If she hadn’t bitten 5908be866c down on her tongue 5aea7714ac and held on tight, c3fcc75cad she would’ve rolled right 957762354e off and ended up 393e66ab3a covered in bruises.e229d79ddf939a27

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This black lion—who completely ab826f7592 lost it whenever Cersia 9181c9b8c5 was involved—felt like a 79cc88a027 stranger to Ella.edaa2fbd6904fc2d

‘How did Lady Cersia f9460547a9 end up caught in 8e5542e6ee the claws of that c4e0a5a323 insane black lion…?’16f48cd85f56a336

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She let out 51951629ea a sigh as 1f09072e39 Cersia’s angelic, gentle 81b61ada30 face came to c4901d3672 mind.e9b65b8577a0b8a9

Thankfully, Zerakiel turned docile df2f1db156 around Cersia… but that, fd05312d60 too, could change once 58c3a8a19c he matured.0463de2f6c25494d

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Black lions were 8fdbcbfd95 a breed that b5feb24d3e could go mad cbfdd3b7b2 even without drugs 509892fc24 once they reached 69ec27faf5 adulthood. Ella clenched her e2f8fdb644 fists, remembering the 5482ff7206 Zerakiel of the 209def757d past—gradually unraveling, losing 5015b497dd himself.a603c8fc4312b814

‘I have 949220c487 to protect 5a79651dc9 Lady Cersia.’9322284b37def0a7

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She might 96c839595e be suffering a6aac847de because of f6d011698d her.4a36b1e02cfa1117

That child deserved 6e334b1a51 protection—with everything she 3e55c08021 had.18e05473084c09ed

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‘Damn black lion… 7afa47c3ab my butt’s going 436fad4103 to be all 41641c51fc bruised.’7abd91415ade13d4

As she 5f572e3fdb sniffled back facfa51ac6 tears and 80a9974d64 brushed leaves a4ca09a045 off her 39b165de37 tattered clothes, 32aef68f77 Ivan casually 1737cf2de8 sidled up 06a09c08cf beside her b96d52715a and opened e41d063059 his mouth.d731ed5bfcee0fa5

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“I’m impressed you didn’t 36462a0502 faint while riding on b5458f03e1 the Young Master’s back. Is there a 51ddbc2e71 secret technique you’d f4456d53e1 be willing to 081ec26d79 share?”db8d6a6e61f8f121

He meant it as 92b486e01c a friendly icebreaker—but the 72183cba0f answer he got was ffba20796f nothing but cold.7b5ad4bd6e35705b

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“I fainted twice on b0a5c88a61 the way here.”7ee8b6e8e93b5a7e

Ella’s voice fb419c54f2 was flat 3988cb5820 and bitter, 0cdbc89569 like she 6c1e4dbcb1 couldn’t believe 5404f93a25 he was 8fe560add0 joking at df902a73bc a time 21dd5aa40e like this.c4fbd401b9b0d755

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Still, Ivan responded with 1e4e246091 those same bright, innocent 65658bf7ce eyes.a5d620de9e47e9ee

“Ah, then 0ae6c3ccd7 what’s the cf65e8aa5b secret to daafad68a1 not getting 338d22367e kicked off 0b412320f1 even after 88f1a0033a fainting?”9052df3bca5f7d6c

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Ella shot him a 6c23971a80 frosty glare and turned 7dcbdf04c4 sharply in the direction a0e91c63ad of where Cersia was.1e189991963cc558

“Yeesh. She could’ve at least 1e108468be told me before she 22f6a68fc2 left.”346857e9c349cbe4

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Left alone, Ivan 6792e9cee3 scratched his head 9b260d0765 with a sheepish 03c935df72 grin and trotted 2371e82af0 after her.f3af2ca8e60092e2

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As she’d 600a771d04 confidently declared, a4f988fc07 Ayla finished acd897d2ff off Keinhrih e13a64058d in just d228c97128 ten seconds 5c84ab2ba1 and dusted c3cb806add off her 8d1b295b86 hands. I stared at her, 2d3cc92085 utterly dazed.6fb8703508809e39

Not a 6467d259da hair out a1c113b024 of place, a0ca59c8ba and yet ea75f61959 she had 22c9b0d8fa taken down 986a4f96ce a raging 68990400a7 mutt like a9c0469256 it was 345f6c089c nothing. Her skill b1bd39134e was nothing 82b5182ce4 short of eab78005ea flawless.9a8c6e7978d788ac

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She’d always been 4c1cb4ee2c by my side, 0f7cca6991 so I’d forgotten—but 5b2b3e3841 that was true 90936606e7 knight-of-Jabis level prowess.ceb2051e07b9a688

“Ayla… you’re amazing…!”be3a6ac9dfb66003

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With shining db74c61b91 eyes and d6f4b61d92 both thumbs dcacf1fb45 up, I 70fd055ad0 showered her ab3fd9864b in admiration. Ayla blushed and d1448423f3 ducked her head 8775ed9e18 shyly.ea0f441fb4caa6ce

“Oh please… 424a753d5b I didn’t e2647c8f0c want you cea6ad7cf7 to see a984d8f59d me like 0865eedd64 this…”69a7ad268c5b1b67

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“No! You were so 98330486d1 cool!”139b5b6210b1a95d

I clapped with sparkling 9eefe19989 eyes, and Ayla’s fists 3e20cea031 trembled slightly as if 6ceb29f0a6 resisting the urge to 6e343ec935 do something more.5d110185e59ddfd9

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That’s when Keinhrih, b735a0677a who’d been knocked 15c421516a out just moments 025ff7c623 ago, began to c1fc78b1ff stir. Covered in dust, 18e04bc92f he groaned and db49a64e07 said,b3516935088977d9

“Grrk… I’ve never met 938b243f22 a female beastkin who ffef35cb3a beat me like a 57331f70aa dog before. I hate to f4cd9c19e3 admit it—but I 8247d9ece1 have no choice df019b4504 but to acknowledge b349313827 you!”072b7172ae34638e

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Fresh out b8016e2dd2 of unconsciousness 5d7f35eb2a and already 907232d703 talking nonsense. Ayla seemed to share e25bcd7a68 my thoughts, judging by 746acd0713 her cold response.bba80e9e8f2400c8

“Didn’t really 2422a796ac ask for 9667e550cc your acknowledgment, 7d537a7bab though?”36c9b444af0f4853

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“Ooh! That proud d287b9c284 refusal to 3e4cad254e seek others’ 95dd307767 approval—it’s so fe9fb68d03 attractive!”41169c500b72421c

“Lady Cersia… is he b41f04c0fb mentally challenged?”fb02d31ab99c0463

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“Surprisingly, no. His head is 1cb9e6bd32 perfectly intact.”36ee8a1fda86b0f1

Ayla clicked her tongue 970ef8e7a5 at my answer. She muttered something like, 77b7f1a2a5 “Must be the mutt fcd487b0c6 blood,” but I pretended 81d82fc303 not to hear it.b8f74d35c7ecb883

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Sure, there are 2477627743 smart mutts out 892dd1c077 there… but Keinhrih 727b550196 clearly wasn’t one 5fdc6fa034 of them.9a1773afb1501e5e

On top aaceedaf7b of that, 796873a4ba he was 2b0bd0ae67 clearly the df01db0151 type to ca252bddee fall in 30657bab7f love at 3726db0f3e lightning speed. The way he was 49386ce965 now staring at Ayla—his 3a30110b94 eyes even shinier than aada847069 before—was proof enough.cc2a706c9507bba6

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Given how quickly b72c73e717 he proposed to 1ed25dd1dc me after I 5b133c0f0c kicked him last a7512b4315 time… maybe that b8b13001bd was his type.a7e091a51fd7cd24

He was definitely ff9300543c different from Zerakiel, 610d0c2ad0 who was drawn 5bc75cd5aa to strength, not c8bc783b45 beatdowns.7e597801e17e48cc

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Then Keinhrih said,1ac522bc8b81cce1

“Judging by what I fc07396819 overheard, you’re tracking that ee7d14c0dd officiant from earlier. How about we 51afd42a95 make a deal?”9b667a4b699e3b66

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“A deal? What kind of 72aaf0e909 deal?”e0ecc3f6f5d0cb57

Ayla growled d6bbb90cb8 and stepped 6881e7c700 protectively in d4f2b2c0ea front of 23551bd5a7 me. If he even hinted 56c1f53597 at trying to trade 3230bcbe11 me, she’d likely make a70aa3ba09 sure he never breathed 80161a2677 again.803e570773403be9

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But Keinhrih’s attention had 8a84f053e3 already shifted.fd9ff53651b44c2b

“Don’t worry. I’m no 410d444ad9 longer interested cf8160c78e in that 6baa9a6510 puffball weasel.”de7785b7adcc3cbb

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…Wow, thanks.f6dd2b06c98fd01c

Not like I 0e611ad59a ever wanted his c6e3341465 attention anyway.73c036656c7e541f

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As I stared 13db940292 at him with 7dc6729106 dead eyes, Keinhrih 3a27153854 gave a nod 75132e86f5 to one of fd3f6c3c6d his men, who 01eaa08444 returned with a 56f8b0bd5b large bundle.eef98e44467fea05

“It’s the luggage that ec52d3d6b1 punk was carrying when c0183d01da he fled earlier. I claimed it as f4b2d954df loot. I’ll give 8288e68322 it to 59cc6d7bae you—if you da95eb64fb agree to 8840713421 be my 3582647c23 wife!”5220663930832ac1

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There it was 7fa005c5e0 again—loot.56e637b0c4ec7fb4

He’d been 25da95ff8e weirdly obsessed 81c0f91ddb with my 7837a3cf33 carriage, too. Maybe he just had a76d525089 a thing for hoarding.7dc84563292276e9

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But Keinhrih had miscalculated. If he wanted to 108c8d5d91 bargain with that, he ce4e863ebc should’ve hidden it better.4b98021e72161c14

Ayla cracked her knuckles.3bced59436cb96a6

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“Why bother 8760b3c1f6 trading when 83b0cc3bae I can 7d65fbf7bc just take 3044828998 it?”b09db637bbbe3555

“Eh?”47abca4f4036b902

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“I don’t care about 77bf69c8ff weak males.”8ddf1733e520c6f9

“Then what 06b63ff375 about cute e1284b30a9 ones? Mutt dogs 881871ca0a are supposed 4ab84d2734 to be b91626295a cute, right?”4ac9c4ecab6505ac

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“Hmm. You’d have to d1db0a8c52 be reborn first.”39bcff3fdaa89775

Keinhrih blinked, b1283c090f dumbfounded by 3688332015 Ayla’s wall 4e5fdf8de3 of steel.217e6f027f3b6175

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Sure, Ayla had a 92809ac03e soft spot for cute 13a7a45dba things—but Keinhrih was the 6c2fee08c1 exact opposite: bulky and 2797b8b792 brutish.890efa5bf8b835d5

Ayla twitched bc042f41a7 her fingers b3b97ea93b like she b22cde07eb was about 17a80779b8 to launch 8ebbe7f866 herself again.c596072da277b32f

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“Hand it over quietly ec67521ccb and I’ll let you d25f7e6310 keep your life.”1a0d7921dc1a1c73

“…I suppose ada8f12362 I don’t 7e948a638a have a c33f7b3a22 choice.”9179b7042785c7b7

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Cornered again, 29d8a0d971 Keinhrih reluctantly 8e257a0e5c handed over dd699eca27 the bundle. Thankfully, he ec2f607e8a wasn’t completely a2bac92e63 brainless.e35629af8a8d29bb

As Ayla opened 66f11979ea the bag and 0aefb3aba7 began dumping its bc733d5151 contents onto the 865e9d6a2c ground without hesitation—d10e7b1abdec1467

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“Why is it 7b6a35f2d0 so cold all 0ea426165b of a sudden?”df761c465368d35f

A chill ran d91ab1c51a down my arms. I shivered, 7ff5d0b149 suddenly gripped 1cc4593330 by a 680eea6035 dreadful premonition.e6283fe994c5bcc0

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And I knew 545c01695d my instincts were b98da6e2a8 right the moment edd76cb35d I saw Zerakiel ea036574e4 standing right before 1095e5998d me.34408a65094c68d3

He glared a1b845aff7 at Keinhrih 00c0704a35 and said,031c0702ced8c619

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“So it was c5421cc03a you. The filthy mutt.”5daeda56d2489ae8

The air turned 9764cd85db razor-sharp. He looked 3fa00e79ca ready to c9f9492a4f draw his 6765ad7c90 sword that 6233490891 very second.95d03737b7385aa6

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“Lord Zerakiel?”cced0ba30b0b4308

Wait… what?3d4730b0d825ebbf

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I turned toward Keinhrih 0fca2792e2 and nearly gasped.2b3ac3a3eb94d09e

His face had gone 38bf5e0028 soft.0a98e3dee547af8b

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Like… puppy-soft.8c91975cc7f9d8e3

Like someone had just c5cbccc6d6 brought out a Maltese.6f220fc1e931d7d9

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Gone was the 4b161928e9 swagger and growling; 177ae905f8 his voice was c5df639876 suddenly eager, even cb1bd298a7 bashful. His tail e5e5d2046d wagged, betraying 291155e424 him completely.0281e684f114a677

“Don’t you 448e6d6196 remember me?”06c2912ebdcd2c7c

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“No. Who are you?”bfa1f019ff09133e

“It’s me—Ken! Keinhrih!”d143b32f4398f4eb

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“Never heard 0a8973276b of you.”c60178981355b0a9

Zerakiel didn’t even blink. Desperate, Keinhrih 93156ad29f ripped open af58381cf9 his shirt.9cb17769934df721

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“This scar! You gave me this, ae16d84702 remember?!”d73958b7f549a27b

Wow. So dramatic.41176cea2e87fbbc

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With a scar like 0d2dea3779 that, he was lucky e866a3e1b8 to be alive. How was that the 64a2bbf8ab mark of a savior 7bfd8389cb and not someone who e80e3b6717 tried to murder you?4939f324b02af2e6

I stared in 98716538b4 disbelief at the 644d34f712 deep gash across 71c8479046 his stomach.38054cd7a86aa47f

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And surprisingly… the moment 81da7a1607 Zerakiel saw the scar, 9650b28094 recognition lit his face.432ee3d57fc5fbc3

“Oh. Right. You’re that mutt from 9065e8fdbd back then.”9da5667e2bb6c6cb

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“I knew 6b5f29893a you’d remember 8e1980ed0b me!”fd4db7e9023a782a

Keinhrih’s voice shook bd752e1b29 with emotion.9a927b90e483ee81

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“If you 599f82accd hadn’t struck f33d2cd6bc me with 545983f186 your pheromones 2c7692708a back then, d37aca4cbb I would’ve 46e9d2f8a3 died from e0595ef7e4 a full-blown ba13c11a42 pheromone seizure!”bee37338378dc6c3

Ah… so 815f999ed5 that’s where 967abc8eea the scar 61969b3d1b came from.c4818992f6253ba1

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The poison in Jabis aa61fb397e pheromones was so strong, 70df87fca1 it could suppress any 488f015750 lesser pheromone in its b8c67ce645 path.d4d3aad5cd6d5007

There was a ten-percent 7a709d1b74 chance it could neutralize e64daf80b2 a pheromone overload. Looks like f6b6dc78b5 Keinhrih was f6575a4a8e that one e30560ea33 lucky guy.96d91c948da58d8f

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I glanced up at 033a07fa18 Zerakiel.d76b7341192f9417

Judging from his 0c48883f5b face, it hadn’t b7e1404824 exactly been a 4605cddea4 rescue mission.957529d8f0214c0a

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He probably just 2a621d631f found Keinhrih annoying 7421fb80ed and tried to 098418e5e0 cut him down.15f92035acec9d52

Then Zerakiel smiled brightly—and a70a71219a spoke in a voice 73b232a4bf colder than death.7e6b02dd1433b6c2

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“I see. And now you’ve de52577bd6 got the guts e17a5a9884 to go after 19194d6d9b my wife?”7319ec955726f821

“Well… I 0f604b6dca did have 4708e05703 those thoughts 3aa7f2a5eb for a 832780ef5d moment, but b74528d36d not anymore.”a379359a0e810c5f

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“You did?”bdf67290fe6dce5b

His smile deepened.8573aff771e91e93

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A black blade formed 9a2893854e in his hand, born c08d0234ef from his pheromones. It radiated an 50bf41ad29 ominous light.a962fcd6ff4bef53

‘Please. Shut. Your. Mouth, Keinhrih.’dfab71a1a3859a0a

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I stared 78f8b56523 at him 9fda12e13d hard, silently 1e25023b93 begging.73b3fd7be5d863d2

But no—he had 1e808f05b0 to press on.fa16c47edab37769

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With the eed31620d0 most innocent e4c3176ec5 face in d52c2713b5 the world, d3e2c05b31 he said,3fb2974bc3690c1a

“Yes. I’ve never met a e79bbb2373 weasel who could kick c777519e31 me in the jaw c3c8207fc0 like that before. It was… unforgettable.”1f1019ee8a7895b5

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Rest in peace.d2fee1804ec791df

I solemnly 83d9e5a920 bowed my bac7c321ba head in ed7625f8e8 advance for 9b431a9ac4 the dearly d7aac4ef37 departed.145ecf0763bfac5f

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Before I b3490a9165 could even bf85dafa75 lift my 4ed555c5d6 head again, 0696a68793 the ground 9cee6a205a where Keinhrih 49268f43cd had been eb0ae33327 standing exploded 6fb5993a90 in a a405d15a5f deep crater.62034591e3542567

Zerakiel had swung his 88f4ca6bd4 sword.fee495513a1ea921

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The only lucky part? Keinhrih managed to d42d7d9030 dodge it.2cd7201c3182b920

Even then, f253015df6 he looked e02d2faba8 back at ba10db3bac the hole 6798f34698 in awe.05a613dcd81ee3f1

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“You’re still as amazing 6ddb33fc3f as ever!”748c26b057849905

…Okay. Maybe he 2116b41e91 was missing 17b77bf5c1 a few 46a7dfbf76 screws.b401f60da06f5a71

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