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th a confidence that crush

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and-sharp jaw, elegant lines, a nose that seemed too p

d, revealed a row of alm

me, forged by years of combat and training. He s

t simply

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disturbing beauty, a silent a

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vered desp

embered how I had

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g to judge me. He mus

last, his voice low and cu

s tone. Only a coldness t

sion radiating from him,

replied wit

r of my eye, I s

ilently warning me not to disappoint the man. Even

slightly, without b

sharp gesture

tepped forward,

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he ordere

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to be a

the hall became

eally breath

ped the box. The ribbon gave

ened, the world

was a

e Black Wing Pack. The man Jes

me, no scream. I sim

the f

a stop near my dress, leaving

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