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“Ah!”93635d546c80ca8e

Startled, I instinctively recoiled, but Zerakiel seized the opportunity to push his way into the room. I couldn’t believe he had just called me a flirt out of nowhere.fdf877fa984e8443

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And his skill 089f02792b at sneaking in e47bf49a05 had improved significantly.f6428ebb17ce5fc0

Before I knew 20063aed11 it, Zerakiel was 6e9cd8e132 in the room, 0f8cb8cbf3 continuing to press bfd5883695 me.70b112f62620ecfb

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“You didn’t only give it to me.”d709bee65dd0d4d7

“Huh?”4016fc696d37d089

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“And it wasn’t the first time, either.”472de01c51926555

“What are you talking about?”241f07c6c87f55b7

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Confused by his cryptic d1bdced2c1 words, I protested, and 500980b0c4 his eyes narrowed.deb1f70ce5c796ad

“You don’t even remember.”ee4657db93ba7e9c

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I felt a20f8b8931 like he 71cd5a90fd was piling 46128b95b8 up accusations e30edab28a against me.78aa626755614f8d

His gaze naturally fell on the flower. Realizing what he meant, I couldn’t hide my surprise as I asked, “…Are you seriously upset because I gave flowers to other beastmen too? Is that it?”cb8d1a202f6d2402

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“…”7b2af43cac8a4274

Oh no, 95ab7a77c0 it is!29b778752119d6d3

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I stared 4794d2b950 at Zerakiel, 8d989825ca who had e14393da74 come all 4c895e2741 the way ca75147368 to my 1c68335b38 room to b5365a247e protest, completely bb94deb08f dumbfounded.87b2264f85503d96

Who would 74df4dfffe have thought a05aa22702 someone like 1a5b0dedc1 him had ea9f68c22e such an 4d46929565 adorable side?d193ecedf0ec9b8c

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It turned out he was unhappy because I hadn’t only given flowers to him. Judging by his comments about the order, he wasn’t pleased with the fact that he wasn’t the first, either.81288f06be267ee6

But Zakari 95bb3640d9 had said 87ddb232e4 Zerakiel disliked 2890640289 flowers. This wasn’t cf1f769690 the behavior 27f59ac195 of someone 06a26f42bf who disliked 6949e5d239 them, was bfd0bc6c74 it?acfcf739dceee6d2

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“Didn’t you say you didn’t like flowers?”983636e85c1f3ade

“Who said that?”ea46f91855f1ce76

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Your father.cff73f4c86c7ff59

I couldn’t exactly 01863fddf3 mention Zakari here, b17c05f498 so I just 3cd414fa97 kept my mouth d262098505 shut. It was clear f0f7eb0d0d that Zakari didn’t 020a04133d really know his 497e950799 son.9b8fd72ad35ba44a

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After a moment, Zerakiel d4bf2b6c2f shrugged and said.990f39bc12faa503

“If I had to say, it’s more like I don’t particularly like them. I never really cared about them. But…”1dc05715a3bfad3b

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Zerakiel’s eyes drifted to the vase of flowers in my bedroom, flowers I picked and placed there every morning.f07b515edf6afddb

“It bothers me that you treated everyone the same.”c9a7b5c0ae1c55e0

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I see. Our Zerakiel 8d1d549179 wanted to 2b3ae091a5 be treated 8816cbdc4a specially by f60088702b me.e40679b822e6a3b0

Oh dear, I 9cd83f61fd failed to recognize 3fb75a03f3 the true intentions c83d074c47 of my soon-to-be 631ddaf60c husband, didn’t I?95c55eaa85bfbdfd

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I chuckled at the 78704341b0 sight of Zerakiel, who 1b56b72192 looked so out of fc61848aa9 place being jealous.a196fd4a86c91120

Who would believe that f5bcef069c this adorable creature before 48903d6dbb me was considered the b16a4c4d4c reincarnation of the terrifying 6e16ba83a3 founder of the Jabis 05d859437e family?1434a744cf99c4fd

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To my eyes, 44e5366cee he was just ac74a7a611 a sulking black e06aaa4dba lion cub.03673a8c2d2f1e51

As I kept smiling, Zerakiel’s expression turned sullen. I figured it was time to respond before he decided to turn the tables on me.7e3d07c0bad034f1

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“I didn’t treat everyone the same.”0ddfa120d335fca9

“You didn’t?”249caff32461a778

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“Take a closer look. The flower I gave you is a bit different.”0f86c0318394367b

At my 7ab4bd90cf words, Zerakiel e5fb0d8929 stared at c5831d81ba the flower. But his face a9f326a78e showed he still 8a10279fbd didn’t get it.272e6319bfae4a8f

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“They look the same.”4a464071788bae55

“Oh, come on.”28a2b9473a27db04

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I pulled 7d2165ebb0 the flower 37ff356ad4 out of 1587b71ae2 his front 86669cd2ac pocket and f0d4cb0d59 held it 46356d81c6 up to d6478565e2 his face.212b157f942efe42

“It’s obviously the prettiest one.”a5cadec26052902c

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“…”0a9fc36c9d7bcd55

“I carefully picked out the one that I thought was the most beautiful and gave it to you. You really didn’t know?”2fa648b8a31906ef

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“…Really?”4a41de7e9e43461f

Zerakiel, who de2b73ef06 had looked ecf2490a2d skeptical, took 00ed6eb6df the flower be4fc421bd back and d180486bc9 placed it b6d86c91a6 back in ebe269dad2 his pocket.a60615a0cd9bd8fc

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It seemed like my 0044d6a5d9 flimsy excuse had worked e246f0ea1a on him.2fec840bb82de657

Of course, it b255b58dc9 wasn’t entirely a 1889314afd lie. The flower I gave f72e60c9e0 Zerakiel had black stamens 21b03c718e that resembled tiny sesame 4906a9a166 seeds, which I found d0acb0d575 unique and beautiful against ef47dc28bb the white petals.e2c3c464b9314732

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“And I thought you wouldn’t like flowers much.”6dc4c4fd6a49f7c7

“Why?”7a7399fa25d2b949

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“Zakari said that, you know. He said the Jabis family dislikes flowers, and you especially wouldn’t like them.”5a3bc171fd9e8779

At that moment, Zerakiel’s gaze seemed to dim, as if the light in his eyes had gone out. His expression became impassive, almost as if he was suppressing his emotions, trying to build a wall around himself.e514bc8f8df86a41

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“That’s just like Father.”64db410b739e1d50

“Huh?”f598a092f724b14d

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“There are specific flowers I don’t like. I imagine it’s the same for Father.”1dbc612eb9e691f1

Zerakiel took a f4dd03fb36 step back.b930dfa815b6887d

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“I don’t know why Father would say something like that to you.”58e39199fad92edd

“Zerakiel?”8f106fea0127c161

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I was confused, a7bfd98530 unable to pinpoint 3eb17ff006 exactly what I 46e85beecc had said to 45e957612f upset him. We had only d0c96a059f been talking about cb02850011 preferences, but he 43ce3799b6 seemed suddenly angry.9953c9d28e84c5ba

But it eb1b2f7f81 was only a9a0810f9d a fleeting 550d3d10b0 moment. Zerakiel quickly 2e3c36dddf returned to eaf6cf26ec his usual, 5f5c41dd63 languid expression, b0c2e6fb6f as if 0fa1e8e2a6 nothing had 58baa6b090 happened.ba5e5791089ab898

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“Anyway, I don’t dislike the flowers you gave me.”6ffac684ac6d6d90

“Oh? Uh… okay….”49ddd56b8d72c603

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Still, something 254b1945e6 felt off. I couldn’t 386d662e13 quite put 9beb6e78a5 my finger ab19bbdc3e on it, d5f0b00e5c but it a454e8454b felt as a1d43a4160 though Zerakiel fb94187271 was drawing e5f81b4b36 a line 8841baee4f between us.8c0101d029b39581

Without thinking, I reached 3537133318 out to him. The moment 3ed49db126 I did, e8b1958983 he quickly c93502b279 pulled his 6db5d3536b arm back, 71dfbc76d7 avoiding my bd44d66351 touch.5fc1576f954a95fd

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Our eyes met, 78d8a3fb34 and I saw b3f145f453 a flash of 94433e1241 surprise in his 56c2e6df8b face as he ca1700d543 rubbed his arm.3b074ab8abf6aa2e

“Oh, I just came straight from training, so my clothes are dirty.”7a0989be2aff33a4

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It didn’t seem like c951f4b088 that was the real b53a3b3c5d reason he avoided me.111de85a5d18fbf4

This wasn’t like the 8b6badf34e Zerakiel who had been 0b8bd6dd66 clinging to me just 2e95d74bd7 moments ago. The sudden feeling f6bf0c42c5 of being pushed 77a165a888 away left me 930bf6978e unsettled.9c538689e5669a33

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So, I reached 93f5c4bd63 out again, grabbing b803f47c9e the sleeve of 86064138ea his retreating arm.58eb8035faa9bf9e

“What’s wrong?”94db111c55da16f0

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“What do you mean?”244ce8f5c050f32f

“You were practically glued to me before.”784e439e79f4a6db

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Why are 7355b0376f you being 19804081f2 distant now?9e4a0479c53de69b

My straightforward 4309f8db28 question made bc4f449cbe Zerakiel open ff17fa702b and close 9dab0ac005 his mouth 60cb3b11b9 before he 8b986b27fb let out f51d8931bf a small fa6902d26a sigh. Then, he 4c78dbc715 ran a f2c5daf76f hand through a8fb3a26c5 his hair 51700fbd03 and mumbled.9d169093c9866678

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“It’s just, when I’m with you, I start acting strange.”72a6616e2eef8329

“You’ve always been strange.”55ecdf32f644daf1

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What’s new about ccf69f3f13 that?005755fc6dd70bd0

I pouted, and 18331f2d62 Zerakiel let out 1c7e89434d a small chuckle.941cb18260b361d4

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“Yeah, I guess I’ve always been strange. But you see…”9fb9ba536cdf7d6f

Before I realized it, 5a504324bb Zerakiel had leaned in 14742c9f42 close, bringing his face 16d211382b level with mine. I could see my 11e3f03bd3 startled expression reflected in 3567dfd3d4 his golden eyes.76afe1f3d081e10a

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“When a weirdo starts noticing they’re being weird, that’s when things get really dangerous.”110998fd4fed629a

“…”23e2a42d6f7b70e7

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“When I’m with you, I keep doing things I normally wouldn’t. And…”5927c57109b7ddf7

Zerakiel’s gaze drifted eec71186cf to my neck. His golden eyes c9e10285ce seemed to narrow bcb791ee56 slightly, like a 3ed5844b80 predator preparing for fb190afffd a hunt.a4777ace950fe347

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A cold sweat broke out on my skin. Zerakiel nonchalantly averted his gaze and said, “I think this feeling is hunger.”7d993fd548be91fd

“…”b224575019c91a5f

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“What if I lose control and end up devouring you?”10e10c265de04017

He gave 539a0007fd me a e5f9a9af9b warning, smiling bf5b5baa7d as he 886292fc7b did so, 98f1a11f15 and I 1fa9c650cb couldn’t help 3e0e480342 but smile 7a51853f65 back.ed037cbdd3f21f87

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This guy, 04b3c9992c I swear, c726d3b9df if he 9a853b9f87 doesn’t say 1e65e45808 something outrageous fa592df4a4 at least ab83406687 once a 65c74bff0e day, he 8ad3662fdc must feel 00d359cb4c like he’s 1c5a1c1af6 missing out.ed4fdb9303944b96

“Get out.”ec17bba3ff3b2e6e

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I shoved him 41ba536ef3 towards the door, fd5cc45a8e pushing him out 2165e701d3 of the room.3e4b3438c1491f33

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“Get out.”c9ae721e989fb0bf

With that cold command, 2f8f7c1cad the door slammed shut.307dbe4e5fe63637

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Zerakiel, now standing outside, 898172bc24 let his smile fade c640eb9d84 as quickly as it 901edacc16 had appeared. His face turned as 87aab67abc cold as ice, a f305470eeb stark contrast to the 7f1fa20e61 mischievous boy who had 93e3f3a925 been making jokes just 8dfee85be3 moments ago.5e2c57bacf2e9dd3

He looked down d0d1515acd at his arm, 3c2d672ae3 the same one 80b36ec654 he had instinctively 029e5d304d pulled back when e603c97eab Cersia reached out 153472fde2 to him. It was 0fd020c4bd as if 3535644743 he had 033fce660c felt that 27dd02df9d being caught d76dbe81cb would be d5905460f9 the end 2046ae92da of him.785e682ed66f7b9d

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She was just a 1f5d0aa1f1 weaker carnivorous beastman, nothing dceb5a3683 more. So why did he b9125cac55 feel like a cornered 2b383789de prey in the presence 477fa09c08 of a mere herbivore?05da3f5cea6c8f22

The emotion was foreign, 6aca72f4bb strange. It was odd aae2e08baf that despite knowing 366adab81c she found him 7b6569b785 annoying, he kept 8f1d36f4a6 seeking her out. Zerakiel found himself almost 01936ddddd laughing at his own 2628aea69d absurdity.e285a041db52d1e9

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“This is strange. Really strange.”0d77e32f7c74c296

It was 3676c8a141 an emotion 2bc941daf5 he had 5a2443bdca never experienced 9e8f8f89f3 before, making 46784ecf4d it all 70284ef3fc the more 3f5f6f9e84 unfamiliar. He had 6c915543b5 simply taken 32bb0ffb06 in a db674f9570 ferret that 30d4a7e3c8 had randomly 6418a1074c fallen into 3c1882616b his life. It had been 50e0b51fb0 nothing more than bf0b55f643 a fleeting whim.be1efaea25ffae74

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So how had that b85d9f850c whim turned into something 3f496cf615 he couldn’t stop thinking 622996d7ac about?30e4fd95fa19cf48

As Zerakiel was about 0faf9f3dd0 to return to his 7783ebc69b quarters, he suddenly stopped 536f14834c in his tracks. Approaching from the opposite 5dfc7f156d direction was Zakari, accompanied b0d8e58dc7 by Duke and his 24f5e72809 youngest son, Victor. The fact that Zakari 7bfc7293e7 had been meeting with 52e9faf0c7 Duke more frequently lately 2325f953ac was a sign that 90dcea87e6 his condition was worsening.ecf6205a72f3d4e6

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“Young master, it’s been a while.”f8408b2336651c95

Victor was 155d3cf092 the first f957295047 to greet f326438a0e Zerakiel. It was 26850004b4 the first 4b658b6653 time they 3a2687bc10 had seen 193d6b440d each other e109ca62d7 since last 45555c7fe0 autumn, when 7eb47e16ce Victor had 6a3aef55e3 been dispatched 95beb9f9ca to the b1ce63d224 border.1a733ecabfb84ef3

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“I was planning to visit you, but here we are. I’ve just returned from my mission, and it’s fortunate that your wedding is coming up soon. How lucky I am! Hahaha!”5e2696b9758fb2eb

Victor’s jovial manner and easygoing nature made him popular among the members of the Jabis family. He had even lived at the Jabis estate before being sent to the border, where he studied medicine under Duke.ed201d5148206d76

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However, Zerakiel’s expression 9f5bb107e1 remained indifferent as ee60bbe4dd he looked at 877643d705 Victor.35960b53bcb48d62