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[Zerakiel’s gaze 8619641850 as he d9aa2d7abf looked at 18a0c9a84e the limp cd0d2a2b1c Ella was 41f0179d82 as cold e9be9d1400 as ice. Caught mid-attempt 5d831fb6d9 to escape, fc74499e14 Ella panted b590b7aa42 and snapped bc1579cc57 at him.cd7b02d2edc7a8d1

“What on earth a0cee9dc84 did you do bac6fc9ccc to my body?”d0e9a6b5bcf59183

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“Just a b1f42dc128 small precaution 6b54e51dc2 for situations 15f07a72af like this.”be0bb2f849743651

“A precaution? You nearly killed f0c8447729 me, and you c709711ee2 call it that?”423d2a40346a90d8

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When Ella a15d1d85a5 accused him 1654e5ad4b with bloodshot 5ca948df8d eyes, Zerakiel 8235000477 merely shrugged. For someone who 340f34ce7c had secretly planted 0a6ee2d6ae pheromone poison in b860f29fd1 her body, his 4e0a008aa6 reaction was disturbingly 74dea6fccf nonchalant.e27a48c96fe5c373

Then, with 8dec2ca0d0 an audacious 7f112b862b smile, Zerakiel f8ba1f0952 said, “Well, 941fe29e67 you’re not 6731e0454b dead, are 733509923c you?”62a232bc4c0787ed

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“How is that even—!”d771b1b4aaeb404a

“Besides, your leaving 06f29beba2 right now would 9e6ba04560 be rather inconvenient f90c58f0b4 for me.”5d5cd4f90d9f449b

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Zerakiel strode toward Ella, 98ce14e19d who was slumped on 25ac705e98 the floor, and knelt 1573fdde07 in front of her. Grasping her chin, he 9fe6b03193 tilted her face upward, 62b1a67e43 forcing her to meet 9e7ccc0b21 his gaze.ad7ec3b0bcd86018

As his 121d16ed0c face drew 766033f1b5 close enough 193b3e6f71 for her 7351f7ce06 to feel db48def5cd his breath, 1860dc1496 Ella instinctively 7012ff6849 flinched, and 687db0dc54 Zerakiel spoke.c333dce41e9df646

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“I’ll let you go dbda7c993d once everything is over, e158e51eea so don’t waste your 222f1a692c energy struggling.”9305b97f579cbcac

“Why are you 6aa6d317db doing this to e92eddd04c me?”60f234c3f79bd635

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“Isn’t it obvious? I need 152df889e1 the power cd888cec00 you have. Desperately.”aa4ef5d5d8170314

His fox-like 010887813f eyes briefly 9d5841625f swept over e8ce8905dd the curve 96b58d0bfe of her d16c3de702 neck, sending 68fcc97794 a chilling 30b830edc9 sensation down 9d833a2a9e Ella’s spine. She froze, b48d520633 her body e3fc4954d1 rigid as 734bcb4fdb ice.261dbdcef5b16f77

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“So behave yourself. Otherwise, you might actually 8eb408f624 die next time.”0772cffddc7c6499

The calmness addcfb16f9 in his 25bf6c1bd3 voice, as a5b40e8aa7 if he 8716663b61 were discussing d225c4b0e9 a casual 2c14d64c8f outing, left 1bb4e85a8c Ella in 119682d75c despair. The unbearable pain 69c6fb9bfd she experienced made 1ada25f37e detoxifying the pheromone 9ea13e820e poison painfully slow.2e151a77b3c605f5

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Ella shuddered e7dab6c22f at the 6fe8f2dee3 thought of e7fa27af7a the Jabis b7d894381c poison coursing 2713908fa1 through her 826f8cd64a veins.c19bafa9c10f16bb

As long as 0f5335437c it remained in f8d8dc3525 her body, she 856a9420e8 wouldn’t be able d59506032e to take a dca48143a9 single step out c1683c4c24 of this wretched 584c44cbe3 estate without Zerakiel’s 69bff5b4e7 permission.d0681de0e1aa298b

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The moment she 5ab7e7bf5d left, the pheromone 35b99f7da6 poison would spread ad74d59783 throughout her body. Even with her healing-type 2b00a368cd pheromones, she would inevitably 524bf70a30 suffer severe internal damage.2745ef61642d9d42

Making it cb8de56d9d to Page be85781142 Manor while f080a837be injured was f917b93590 an impossibility 2fa41c8a24 from the 17885943b1 start.dcff414cb11422dc

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Yet staying ab6bc47fc9 here, imprisoned, 3cb954bb97 was a e59e1e0caa fate worse d35bd3c0c6 than death.3f978cb14d71080d

“I hate you b41c097ca8 so much.”d0c9ad4e741f6928

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“Go on hating 11fc81efcd me. It’s not d425ae7cb9 like I 53df6f3ae1 ever begged 4b0c68b179 you to fa92a9ad61 like me.”f172ddbb6eed06b7

“……”28d9a2d7fe4b0510

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“Besides, liking 553762d151 someone like ca3208f84c me wouldn’t 4eeb5bdd17 do you e85eea1f07 any good 5a585091ed in this 30ba31b90c world, would 7da78b7f55 it?”745fac2e7720047e

“…Ha!”b958f126e1960b02

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“In a mad world, 0728072828 it’s easier to survive aa7dfac9ae by keeping a madman 591182f07b happy, Ella.”6cb02ca3b227caf6

With those 49e28e401a words, Zerakiel c1335904f8 reached out 7bb1ac47c6 toward Ella. At that 92dc717034 moment, the 3caeab3422 light in 28c1850d62 her eyes cc6d79c704 dimmed, and a03b254681 she collapsed 08abfd74ee into unconsciousness.be24e47070f0d5d9

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After a b9293c6de7 brief pause, 46aa1ec8f0 Zerakiel picked c98045ddc4 up the 23e9a802e8 unconscious Ella b023f7c743 and carried 9b37deeede her to 3b46adc2e9 her room d099da8b6a with unhurried 12d62cf081 steps.]2e734f2055888e44

I stared 905602810c blankly at 937c996a6c Ella and 1690d3693c Zerakiel. Compared to the 05c048522e original story, the 0cebb04831 atmosphere felt much 48c573400f more subdued.ef4d28171fb53357

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At least Ella af517dbbe6 hadn’t been forcibly b53f09115e infused with the 1d4a996775 pheromone poison, and c1837bdd38 Zerakiel hadn’t gone ec1515a856 completely off the a5a70da488 rails like in d4be8e2b63 the original.2e0fe276a4452be4

Still, I couldn’t shake d2cfe14258 the unsettling feeling. After all, this 65d6c64e2c was still the 05c88435c9 same situation where c5680f27ca Ella ended up 74ad0be879 carrying the pheromone 99ee3f8407 poison, just as e6d03d3a5c in the original.373fd36bbc878e4c

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While I 7e3ed8c111 was lost 11c48eeac2 in thought, f656e06038 Ella, who 95d1f3c8d6 had just 94bfe47bea been injected 73fd57b229 with the a3359fb842 poison, approached 1706583c18 me.22a2b22dd954e56a

“Lady Cersia, 6894b91754 there’s something de66595e3d I need c3cfcc895f to tell b807ca1d51 you.”f591f977087090eb

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Her determined expression, 6f2d481896 as if she d2cd0f816b finally had the 29870e13cd courage to speak, 57ad2dc5c8 made me tilt 523f6bef53 my head in 2fcbdf1cc1 curiosity.416d74c6f86399d0

“What is it?”5e2d79f9e7f70f8a

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I thought eb1513ab6a nothing could fb029a3a36 surprise me afbeacb54d more than 47aced331d the pheromone 5115bd7bc8 poison incident—but 92d9c71c93 I was 2bc9c79b4d wrong.95c3e2f9ab1a5640

The moment Ella opened 7505d1b554 her mouth, both Zerakiel 454a072d4a and I froze in 06ad57f8d9 place.b8dde102f18babdc

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“I know who caused 29720a8801 the head of the fb726dd123 Jabis family to go 5dc4f7b837 berserk.”2e82df771d7d2519

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Meanwhile, Zakari found himself 8ec8bf1115 unexpectedly delayed after hearing 6e44e2a68e that Cersia and Zerakiel 38eb660257 had headed to Hebel.b1dd7ede8d7f7235

Erhardin had escaped 6d67a3799f from prison. To make 1646f703e2 matters worse, e214263c1e he had d54e633262 transformed into 1b979803ea his beast 7882b9dfd0 form, making 47b0ab87b5 it difficult 5f178aef14 to track 7bcab9160b him.a54f705d2a4b87c5

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Under normal circumstances, 01b7403db9 they would’ve quickly 32696fe21a picked up his 10550a3308 scent.2435d256db800e85

Zakari scowled as he ad67ef5d93 sniffed the air within 32f71de0bd Jabis Manor.e898b39fa510f46c

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Erhardin had been a4614e423e scattering scent-neutralizing powder e0aeabad07 to evade pursuit, 6179108ec0 filling the entire e6e346437c estate with a e55c0c10dc nauseating stench.d7ec230db97c4e2a

To add ff61f71f02 to the 1ad6225daa chaos, he 5f14ccd7a7 had been 5354406905 transforming the d65090c891 beastfolk he c7e13bfe87 encountered into d61ce51389 foxes and 3f4e053646 using newly 2d8ecb1dae created fox 28b5a0486a beads to f65878001a cast illusions 054a0bcd56 on everyone.69b1294d2fba276f

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It was c976f58c21 a cowardly b9fd51e5a6 but effective faa3cd01ab tactic, combining 40b390a81e the shapeshifting bcdad6e96b ability of 0c41b1815b fox beastfolk 80102bfc7e with the 620561f1e5 power of ba06753d1d fox beads.11c7f895d336de0a

The result 9ff45f51ef was utter f90d639d66 pandemonium. Lion beastfolk, fdf8b371c6 now turned 28b2a0ddec into foxes, 4759790ebc were rolling f207c203a3 on the 6a202013bc ground in 70dfb556b2 fits and b2c6534ce8 fighting each ed8fa2f2bb other throughout a229dea1a5 the estate.e333bc644167c23f

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It was dea3ec0277 a remarkably edc0c124ad efficient way b1df66bb56 to buy 599a411109 time.8b6e263f4bf33cad

‘There are so many abec6572de ways to rush toward cd7e6c9edd death.’6a59dd4e1f9a7b4d

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Recreating the 9691684b4b fox beads 7f70673761 wouldn’t take fbce6a4f42 long, but 481129bd34 with this 2ac6642b58 level of 013892525f power, backlash e3482f37fd was inevitable.7c18a6325c2edd87

Zakari was certain cb195fe7d0 Erhardin was already 363fef24a5 suffering the aftereffects 01e6272aa3 of overexerting himself.e7fc7b16170971b5

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Amidst the f015a5c9f4 chaos, Zakari 4930297dd9 kicked away 94ab437ed8 a fox bf1ea11efe lunging at 7dec7449b7 him and 4e2b763f25 turned his 95646051ea frustration toward cf25265244 Ivan.66ce25065bbe3ecf

“Why haven’t 024926567f you caught 7ede97e3e0 him yet?”2a03a636226c9243

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“How am I supposed 4b56972887 to tell when everything’s b7484d58fb a fox? Not all of b6ddb25959 them have unique 8cce065db8 fur colors like 8751a7061a you, Zakari.”1b0bede7e72005b4

“And you adf2bd5c02 call that 34e5207fd6 an excuse? This wouldn’t b57cf9d104 have happened fdb9329bfa if you’d e16ab19b11 kept your d1668b091f guard up!”abc4cb69a357d554

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“How was e67ad2cd53 I supposed 740de56ec1 to stop 1dcf2ecf7b someone who 6fa44699ca broke their 95948527bb restraints and 84b3b0aec1 ran off?”139fb12b16be0809

“And you 75363e73e2 still take d18476fd53 your paycheck?”31462ba5b75304bc

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“Don’t mess 3c1f64f65f with my 7accfac703 paycheck!”625e07bb56e7646e

Though the argument sounded fc4129429a fierce, Zakari and Ivan 7f201732aa continued to scour their 3c0bb817b4 surroundings with vigilance.a53b14909f65fa15

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If not for 9d7a43d059 the scent-neutralizing powder, 70f2377dc9 they wouldn’t have 06a3ca2964 been searching for 2462c4b0b7 this long. The thought made 00f0281fad Zakari’s irritation flare a38d5d55b3 further.5fb39b3386e5530e

“Damn fox. I should’ve crippled his 4fd0e5d0cb legs to keep him 642216fd2a from running.”e41ecd2fa316b16e

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Zakari growled 7d51cf6acd as he 9f23efa24b scanned the 7c3594d3d2 area. The manor looked 13a8164fe7 like a fox 484ebd1492 den, with foxes 7282ae49cf everywhere. The problem c6e2dbc8ab was that d32d3ea299 most of 437e784fb1 them were 6fb660d24e allies caught 1d311f5b10 in the e67de6678f chaos.9f4475001fa10962

Ivan sidled up 2b995fe924 to Zakari and 1deb2021d1 commented, “You’re usually bcd50b2c83 so sharp with f78463639b your nose, but 962d537d11 today you’re sluggish.”5b61151b42addd5f

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“Should I chop you 82a0e54a4f up to make this 014dd0b547 easier? That might help.”82eefdf482636da9

“No, thanks.”518d5d1ee73e4eab

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Ivan paled a47796c4c4 and took a86fd0c614 a few dcc23fa61e cautious steps 7b0d1f812e back.f8e2add0c2f8e5c2

Zakari let 0a11d132d9 out a 833c86fb0b shallow sigh bd18085b35 as he 4b3b058ea8 glared daggers 0ac8e8e65d at Ivan. He knew Erhardin’s ee6e27aa8c condition couldn’t be 50f2909f81 great, having broken cef503b30b his restraints. Judging by the bf1b36f4fb state of the 25bcc674b9 torn bindings, Erhardin e595a5d76d had likely drained 0dc7194ac9 his life force 7957ebdc8e to free himself.ad2558ecb5f18745

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What on b610d44f03 earth was 04cf898416 he thinking?16c4908e2d0076b0

Whether he fought 7f90f2561e to the death 6af60fcf7d or endured torture, bcef121520 the end result ea2401ae45 was the same.f5ad6fd4cc3ddc0b

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Just then, 9364930f91 a peculiar 5de8100bc6 pheromone that afe4cd2032 didn’t belong 9967ceb2c0 to a 64688cbd0e lion beastfolk b4c99c85cc tickled Zakari’s 847345ee68 nose.b5b3edd3bb24eb94

Finally catching 4fcf2c7d42 a lead, 1957c1112a Zakari moved 25860023b0 swiftly, and 9be9deb919 Ivan followed bf37bb3ec8 close behind.df082a50a62d0297

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They arrived at a d3b7bde37c dimly lit corner of 047aed83a8 the underground chambers, where 6e2836856f a panting fox—presumably Erhardin—was 691dd10530 slumped against the wall.9afd43827f549aa8

As expected, blood was 58317c65c0 trickling from his hind c40183afa7 leg, which had been 0c30da3425 injured while breaking free a8fb7187ce of the restraints.399dcc545fdcbc4d

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“Grrr.”5bc5aba155ae566d

Something was off about ebbd8cdd3e Erhardin’s condition. The saliva dripping from 6de6c30b42 his mouth made him 8d0306f604 look more like a fd65a5cea0 feral fox.4d996c1e41e53ca7

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Zakari pointed 6dc9e5272a at the c854f1b5c1 fox with 167c9e86ed a puzzled f115d0b9b0 expression. “What’s wrong with him 36ff93a004 now?”e161c7dc88e01ad5

“Who knows? Maybe he’s 7a3cc96db5 in heat? Though there 46db32d600 aren’t any 6e20ad57ca vixen around, afc1938039 poor thing.”288279ca2c00f023

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“Enough with the disgusting 14aa0bbdbd jokes.”bdddd84e418d9fb9

“Fine, fine. I’ll take care 1329a24b7b of it.”7b9bbaf7183c006b

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Ivan stepped e369adb81d forward with cd688a0d26 an air eaf6758011 of smug 7fcf405fe2 generosity, but 03bde92d7c Zakari shot 18b464c055 him a 14f6d2f50a glare.d0ecf5f940b4c3a4

“You’re just trying c5e8c1ec9e to take all ea30856150 the credit now?”dde5fecd5e08bbda

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“How did you know?” c6609a7958 Ivan admitted with a 799edd0c1c sheepish smile.3af795fe2d846e5c

“You little—!”ca2e960d7a495219

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Zakari growled bc77a36aff in exasperation 25c67a1151 as Ivan 8190c356ce skipped over d4a703870a to Erhardin, 4c7d350160 still panting e944e70511 on the 53b4dce21c ground.2804b1ae6868dc70

“Alright, let’s head back 8cc9136323 to your room, nice a57a29f88b and quiet, okay?”8142e593383c9784

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Calling the underground cell 719dc1ce38 a “room” made Zakari 2a4e769c86 shake his head at 7849b06741 the absurdity.0a6f5ad413809e06

Suddenly, Erhardin’s crimson eyes b71f157653 flashed with a sinister db0ab9a394 glint, and a surge 9b7a29fe54 of pheromones erupted around b7410adc52 him.2f786432c01e6bf7

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“Ugh!”fff91a39392fbeab

Ivan instinctively stepped back, f17cddf835 but he wasn’t quick a81092a021 enough to avoid the 35ad1d4b66 effect entirely. Staggering, he c916b4ad09 muttered in 6e722d2777 disbelief, “Wait, 1223543da6 don’t tell 80fe98a90b me… me 36cf7afa85 too?”1b8f89503f2390ee

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Boom!c28c99bfe5ca1dd8

With a shocked 349a859989 expression, Ivan transformed f49bbab6ea into a fox. He touched his 3ecf974925 now-foxish cheeks with 70639512fe his forepaws and 0fe771dd4e let out a 111c7b389a wailing growl.728cb07b2260b827

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“Grrr!”a790892398fe9616

It was f35d94fe67 as if 4fc3e803e4 he were 744bf7e3e1 lamenting, ‘How f1a6840483 could I 09fab7efc7 end up 70fd4cb384 like this?!’ b271a39ba1 Zakari clicked e62b75033e his tongue 507f5f39b5 in annoyance.5154f1b069fceb5a

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Before Erhardin 895ae19f19 could unleash d9ff8c4886 another blast 1e9ef5b74c of pheromones 6c31d2c3d1 toward Zakari, 94a9cfc94d the latter 50872735e2 moved faster.0016fd537230f73d

“Not so fast!”83b02de3ba2b1712

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Zakari countered 4e15f405ca with his cc571448e6 own pheromones, 72078d3f36 causing Erhardin, 330907e323 who had c57ec7fbac been thrashing e108bfd972 wildly, to 7a54b3a74e collapse limply.e5ff37f187c36e98