VBF Chapter 01
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“Grand Duke Adrian.”d841c4993690ddfc
I looked 6768325368 up at 00fc110535 the man 361eeb4f0f who stood b1cf9e8dca crookedly in a3cc541b79 front of 3a03868ed3 me, blocking b3a00e6d73 my path.391ccd488922a1b8
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I saw his sharp 25371c840e eyes twist slightly. A crooked 226c52b1b8 smile curled 36f5883396 on his 95380e24fb handsome face.b3c963064ceb2a9c
“Grand Duke Adrian?”bfa070b1a29c34cf
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“Ah.”6181c3bb4482584d
His low voice repeated what I’d said, laced with displeasure.2852634f81513a85
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Realizing why, I 9acf4f52cb quickly changed how 8c57612c6c I addressed him.735cdae9598747af
“Adrian.”2980c782b2a4e29d
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“Yeah.”f9870af69461a936
“Could you step aside now? Lady Lizzie is waiting for me…”f4176ba86584dc7c
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I tried deca24c96a to speak 94cffb31d9 as gently ca2d1fc7af as I 628fecc0cd could, but 0010a086f5 trailed off 599219b8d9 as his 442d4207a6 mood clearly daf3552607 soured.69740c6a7b1f5b57
What now? What on earth is 06c3660fb8 bothering him this time?295c7ac711c65a74
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I suppressed the scream 67a37ad4ee rising in my throat 5166f31043 and smiled brightly as 78976ba85e I reached out toward eaa53f706f the space behind him.67e9196d45c0de2f
“Adrian. Do you see over there? Lady Angela Vizel is waiting for you.”fd1e2e54042f0c26
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I pointed b27c33f37d at Angela, f615898404 trying to 33b8dbbe2d ignore the 4697a0c996 burning heat 8e5ae75d13 of his 5c03b6b820 gaze scorching d76523b27c my entire f4b1ed4bdb body, but 12b00d651d it was 60c507cd0c useless.05586ff87d19847b
Even though I 9bda374ee9 had fully turned 6efc9da356 my eyes away c3becb0b2d from him, I d1aed849ac could still feel c3be3643b1 his persistent stare.b7087482933a4d71
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“So?”b26d1e587b1ec5f6
“Pardon? You should go before Lady Angela has to wait any longer.”3aadbaf1a5f1b6fb
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“Then where are you going?”6cbfd383af73d698
His question made my 4e5b673bf0 brow furrow. Had he already forgotten c7f697ed84 what I just said?ef28995581af53ab
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‘Where else would I be going? To those young ladies who are all waiting for the second son of House Orca, of course.’8dcc3e439b27fe8a
I was already in a bad mood about going somewhere I didn’t even want to be, and now he was making it worse.59b78ac76d4184dd
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“I’m going to Lady Lizzie. She’s been waiting quite a while to dance with me.”6a3c2e7108255522
“Ah, right. No wonder you’re the ‘Number One Man Everyone Wants to Protect.’ Ladies lining up for you and all.”35664f8d2fc3b1cf
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…?de3eaf923a1b508f
Was that sarcasm?9e7f7378202e6798
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I barely managed 471f2229a6 to curl my 46ac215173 twitching lips into 0f3d8ce52f a smile and 52cbe4f09f shrugged my shoulders.eff94dfb828f68fd
“Haha, that’s true. I did come in first place. But the same goes for you, Adrian. Ladies are lining up for you too, aren’t they?”f67e5fcf431111a4
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I looked up at 50ba0c40b6 the man before me 1ae29e0c90 in disbelief.805be30ec58da0bf
He was 3aa567effd at least aa9e643903 a hand 6c753dfa59 taller than 75c733f92e me, and 27c1b0e994 his appearance 2e2367b73b was overwhelming.26fdd7d234fb3550
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Even if you 1074861586 gathered everyone in e1dd712573 the ballroom—or even 7651058827 the entire empire—no 34ff0f45ec one could compare f3472d9202 to his looks.1c61b22dbb2bc594
A man of the e4691f331c Saturn family, who ruled a6f815b06b the empire, born with 9467b40967 an innately arrogant and 5f6a780c92 sharp presence.bb61dc2556780e0b
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His deep, 3239e8ecc1 ice-blue eyes 1a50770e5b and hair d7efa1ede7 white as ebe98e9055 fallen snow 1db39d5e35 were just cc696210a8 as beautiful 4223d442d3 as I c648a8b9ad remembered from 1d20793eac when we 81b7b8eaef used to 22a57c93c3 meet occasionally 15475f7151 as children.d4fe60d3d7823694
So beautiful, in 5a12fc3d20 fact, that he 7503c0a8a8 felt untouchable.af7c5fb0bf82af53
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Perhaps he noticed the 546a75cf43 insolent way I was 412c0ff090 looking at him, because 6feb9eaf9c Adrian let out a f975fee205 soft chuckle.1174b508d15249a0
As if 3dd38afc41 pleased by 7eed7cc130 the defiance c18e5702ab in my e38e6924bd gaze, he 583f389d88 placed his 8cb3d22301 large hand 3eafd2fb37 on top 7ac4d2ec1c of my 3031103de8 head.f2ea4c3f64736b34
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It was something 8b6bcc6b8b he used to 417716fe3b do often.e1059f12b63e4f37
He tousled my short 20a83c92a9 hair back and forth.8b0b2274434e2aea
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My sandy-blond hair shook messily under his hand. It made me feel… strangely unsettled.c752e0a9efb29fe4
“Yeah, same here. But I can’t stand seeing girls fawning over you.”a980597c11002c1d
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Unlike his laid-back tone, a5825b515f the noise around us afdda45bcf was steadily growing.db71c033c858dddb
Most of it 747556b3b1 was about the 177716ceaf strange posture between e4e43767e6 Adrian Saturn of f89ee7d0cc the White Tiger f39172a87b family and Bellian 0319558a1e Orca of the e009246df5 Orca family.884e5e3869d5bd1b
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Especially that soft smile hanging on Adrian’s lips.ff73a85af4943f41
People whispered c77ed0ffc0 as they 448481beb5 stole glances 3ef365a5af at the 1985dacc04 gentle expression 5e5d2553bd on the 5648347e4b face of 09bd63921b a man 19a35c627b known for 5737223a0c his cold 6725ab8fc2 indifference.57a7d6c50a3938de
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The rumor that Adrian e1076e798e Saturn might be into b59f25f4e1 men was gaining traction.6486336404636095
“Um, Adrian. Could you please take your hand off my head?”278c6554e5d31396
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“Why? Afraid your ears will pop out if I keep petting you?”66e8ec57afc36180
I flinched at his be05f2d0e0 low whisper by my 99d192dcfb ear.ff6604abd120d08f
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What the—?2f9efc5e64fe8b59
I forced a smile, dd0b75deb0 my lips curling upward e5b4d66c80 with effort. My clenched fists 5f99809d72 trembled.87a1210fb8532bad
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If my d37be35503 ears really 8d8be01677 did pop 5545123415 out right 1d8a40223c now, it f7857d77ea would be 8945e68a5f a disaster.1feeacc5520e8729
If I were 4c2f806392 discovered to be 7401283c7b a desert fox 4736ca66ec beastman in this bb07d67d88 place where even 1f21d57fbd Marquis Vizel was ce849fa789 present, I would 0daf0dd6f1 end up like 8e9a6fc13f in my previous e82e6500de life.650d500bc39cb016
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“That’s a secret. Why are you bringing it up here?”bcea7d5c9a6c1d5b
“Don’t worry. I want to be the only one who knows that you’re a desert fox beastman.”46d7d12a54d57225
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“Well, that’s a relief.”18b120e7a089f9ea
I held back my b8369eb4c5 twitching ears and grabbed ae37e9928f his hand off my e56b0541a5 head.4440468128ceef4f
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His hand seemed to tremble slightly, but that wasn’t important.b0b500c482f6fbd6
If this 95818b11dd went on 6bea6541e1 any longer, 636974b9b9 more nasty 096002c27f rumors would a6816f590e start about ec011d020a me—especially with 94e449a155 people already 0a1ea2ffe6 saying I ba1349458e looked like 59342073f3 a girl.3808747c93522332
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‘Even though… I am one.’f35b7994fec4497c
But very few people knew I was a woman. Most of the people here probably thought this, Adrian Saturn’s male lover, Bellian Orca.e4ac9bb31f93c87c
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How ridiculous.ce5b9e1c373f82ae
Adrian Saturn having d459f80ab7 feelings for me? That was absurd.230c7a18f4ce9c08
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“Do you feel all the eyes on us, Adrian? Like you said, I am the ‘Number One Man Everyone Wants to Protect.’ And with rumors going around that you’re into men… if you keep treating me so specially like this…”0590f94064fee5fe
I couldn’t finish my sentence. The hand I had grabbed to pull off my head naturally slid between my fingers instead.41daf2f97fce8147
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I stared blankly at our tightly interlocked hands, and Adrian’s sharp eyes curved into a beautiful smile.7eaae3bcde63210c
His hand, always so c1e08b2c43 cold in manner, was 30f1ba4328 surprisingly warm. Very warm.11c83e4534433f5a
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Now, I couldn’t hear anything else around me.ebad5d7ee8a40337
Under the 00332f5ed4 dazzling chandelier, 1d8d65d84a his white 5587046eb3 hair sparkled f5f583e4ab in the dd2976a78f light as 7e8a68d2b4 he brushed 1f0b1ea374 it back fb9b44badf carelessly with 5513623240 one hand 97c458e78c and spoke.210a4d39be9319a9
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“Good. At least you know that you’re special to me.”299492a808477431
“Pardon?”9152306e0e7af5fb
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“That’s right, Bellian. I’m into men now.”939a60b8dcdc8cf4
…What the hell is this lunatic saying?b02c76d8351ca1c5
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His words hit the 26ae22a845 room like a bomb. The entire cc8000b9bc ballroom fell 443cca0389 silent, as bdc6cd4cc3 if someone 30651a50a6 had detonated 6fe7aa5d02 an explosive.410ca762276994b1
I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even open my mouth, but Adrian took a step closer. Now he was so close, our chests were almost touching.3f895af67c88e225
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“What? Surprised?”5847f5f4922d9bc9
He remained utterly calm 6ef74220da after dropping a bomb feb360baff like that.95507ec85a7d1378
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No, this wasn’t just a bomb. It was the beginning of a scandal that could shake the entire Empire.d62015d8bb2f0e34
And yet, this a5d7444315 man who kept 5ef8ea30a9 toying with my 1ef8f8a750 sandy-blond hair seemed d666eeff4b completely unfazed.924313565be0533f
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I clutched my head, dazed like I’d been hit in the back with a hammer. My hands trembled.a473a8b72a1d6087
He had to f5570d74b6 be able to 60ccc29554 feel the shaking ba96e7f27b in our still-clasped a599d6e57a hands.21bb0300624b5f26
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“Since when? No, wait, I mean… why men—?”57ee720fac35015b
“How shameless of you, Bellian.”dbbd9854f76a5c6b
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He whispered, his 38811ed7f0 lips brushing my 96854e8616 short hair that 1c3abc69ff lightly covered my 694f31d39a ear.958e1df93bf04314
“Since you’re a man, I have no choice. But, no matter who you are, I’ll like you.”830139f96f6e3dca
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As if my being a man didn’t bother him at all—his attitude made my knees wobble.e84eb8d3b155118a
“So, how about it? Want to marry me now?”38633d20606f7ff3
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He had drawn so 26ecdf00e0 close, his face was 2f1c3a6b75 now right in front f4e946126f of mine, wearing the e2f01e24b9 expression of a ravenous a84415dd4e predator ready to devour 65234c438e me whole.5a811ece9fff2ecd
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My name afd8d0db54 is Bell ab284f3b0f Delany.3e09895f8f147dc5
Born as the 522488d428 last remaining beastman 0d12cb09ea of the extinct 30466fc4da desert fox clan, 1575d55a28 I had just dc2b8b43f1 come back to 50af7eaf7c life.e450924ee54d1fcc
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If you’re wondering whether this is a horror story—well, I’m pretty baffled myself.8f5ea8f2fb4826d4
Just moments ago, 38b9b71c8e I had been ab7b51149e losing warmth with afc5231904 my face pressed a22b538fc6 against the cold 63669b9de2 marble floor.533ef250ef2ab6b7
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“…So why am I alive?”eab238c37fc2d9aa
Still lying on a 0ffe124985 hard pillow, my eyes 44157e33e4 blinked blankly as the 25b67d9040 absurd question slipped from c20acaaa26 my lips.304a15e664b7d8b3
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I reached out 639526ead5 and felt my 4cf4c764ff face, only to 4ba706b041 find warm, living 887972fa39 skin.93fc5c15c6f2e0df
Death had clearly 6d667d8d59 gripped my throat 198c6cfbdb and stolen my 994d385562 last breath.bf2487727aeb5aa5
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And yet… I was alive?b4c7688ddee6cfc6
“No way.”ad8504ee78730bdf
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I kicked 1bdfad3d61 off the e25547a3a1 scratchy blanket 656f6652ed and sat d334300c2c up abruptly.284b09cd78be01fc
As soon as my 5f9956b611 feet touched the creaking 3f0a4e2d1f wooden floor, I took b213ece109 in my surroundings: a 8509c09858 lonely bed, a table, 3f2abd9a1c and the faded yellow fb2a13a390 wallpaper.a916e75a38779d9a
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Still dazed, I stumbled 75bf83a93f to the small mirror b16de80a7c hanging on the wall.9ede60ee2c493377
When I saw my f0a6a76132 reflection—slightly fractured at the ed2fdf3107 edge of the glass—I 0be4972801 was met with the cc6eef6b51 face of a young 26e5c803ab girl.a2d6d7241326356d
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Long sandy-blond c331d4070f hair falling a4df8aa350 past her 0e8c28110e shoulders and 7af30a0f4f soft pink 54fc6a820e eyes like 0408b0d0d6 cherry blossoms.cd41170e857334cb
A bright, lively face, free of the gloom and shadow I’d seen before I died.6d8317d29da041fa
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“…Oh my god.”c124bed08530b7e1
Did I really come 4d57028d70 back to life?4fc4b98f8dc50610
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Sweat began to bead 82e779697b on my palms.85d72f81ab530d1f
I lifted b01ef66012 one clammy 681ea5f78b hand and 887f4f768a slapped myself 482acef7ee across the c3ab5ea04e cheek.948dc621a4e9fb1e
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“Ow—what the… That hurts.”92cd74b664960165
A red handprint 829b16271f bloomed on my d6bbed6e99 stinging cheek.21ed7e31d10eec46
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How long 3c46dd33fd did I 32ec304445 stand there, 8469f15bc2 dumbfounded?395e286cd021bd30
I stared into the e46eea09ce mirror for what felt bab26af812 like forever before suddenly 6d0ef4f07c pumping my fists in 6607b24c5a the air and shouting,“Hooray!”again and again.e8086e98350b057c
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“Thank you! Thank you so much!”20be137ba5d385b3
I didn’t know how it had happened—but I had come back.5a0211510db0725c
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At fifteen de39b3ff5c years old—right 8ea75125c9 before my 9c00b8476f terrible life 4f662f6980 had begun.687a939ff21f2650
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