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lade, carrying the dangerous weight of a predator sizing up s

Instead, he leaned forward slightly in his obsidian

gravelly texture that vibrated through the quiet courtyard. "Ho

ace between us until the crisp scent of winter ceda

ng my tone perfectly even. "Compared to the value I br

hmic tapping on the armrest. "Value? What value could a cast

ee months. Give me three months inside this keep. I will prove not only that I c

the cobblestones. In their minds, nobody dared to

Lycan aura expanded outward, slamming into my chest li

rning under the crushing pressure, but my spin

into a deadly whisper as his gaze lingered on my

an inch, "you grant me my complete freedom and safe p

agonizing seconds. Then, a low, d

lchair around with a flick of his

her medicine bag strapped across his chest poked his hea

he groaning knights on the ground until he reached my sid

eyed stares of the recovering guards,

flickering iron sconces mounted on the rough stone walls. The fa

his head to peek at me, looking at me like I was some

ideways glance. "Stare at me again, and I wil

nds over his face as he scurried up the steps. "I am not looki

corridor. He pushed it open with a creak. "This is your chamber. It sits

s but spartan, decorated entirely in s

y the door, wringing his hands before leaning in to whisper, "Princess...

his voice. "Not clean? Are you referring to the prev

ed his hands in a frantic panic. "I did no

, his footsteps fading rapi

ak door and slid the

out at the jagged black mountains swallowed

g more than convenient excuses f

ver-tipped bone needle. Pricking the tip of my index finger, I squeezed a

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was laced with microscopi

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