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ater in

me most. Everything favoring me lies

on. I walked out of the room quietly and a maid came

ease." An

ma." She bowed, avo

id, drawing her

returning her head to the bow, but somehow forceful.

ple abodes, but not in ours. I even ha

derstood her situation. "Ju

was really short

t Zo

to identify me. I'm

huc

d friendly, hoping she would fee

hey are not to loose their guard at

be too harsh on

around and I n

gladly do that, my lady." she extende

elp with

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d saw him coming. Dr

e he owned everything his eyes

erfectly broken in but somehow immaculate. The fabric was heavy-the

ing forearms that looked strong without tryin

coal black, tai

mpossibly clean, with hits o

wed no signs

ollarbone, barely visible above the c

ushed back, a few strands fal

wer. Like a man who could have

hard. "Then

kly but I managed

ctly what the maid

ad and he fo

t if not for our foo

d afraid. What's the deal with them?" I don't expect a warm answer because he made

too bent." He snapped his fingers. "I

ced him agai

epm

ked and surprised.

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y. O

they all nearly run out of life. So she laid rules f

see

ess poured over me, calming my ner

bothered." he spoke from

the Kings home." he sighed. "Those moments-whe

had lost much more

everything that belongs to you." I said bend

I should

said shortly. "I want to m

et though." he chuck

ger as I bent. The sheet of the c

ught

at it in

ing up. "Really. Why not any w

ent. When he spoke, his v

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d snap

es we could. He said you were the best thing in his life. The only g

wh

everyone." He paused. "He knew things, Elara. Things he

t th

you sign-when you're truly mine to pr

s not

. "But fairness died with your fia

stood immediately and h

l do