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    Tessa went quiet at that tone, casual and indifferent.

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    So calm, so unaffected–like what had happened between them waspletely ordinary to Victor.

    Tessa absolutely refused to ept that.

    Eventually, Victor ran out of patience and simply yanked her pants down.

    The moment he moved, Tessa didn’t even have time to resist.

    In that instant, she feltpletely numb.

    She buried her face into the nkets in resignation. “Our deal, wasn’t it supposed to be just once?”

    Her voice trembled, full of regret.

    Victor replied, “Can’t really remember.”

    Tessa was stunned.

    iHe /imust iremember/i, right? iThe /iideal /iiwas /iithat /iihe’d /iihelp /iiher /iisee her /iimother/ii, /iiyet /iiin /iithe /iiend/ii, /iiher /iimom /iinever /iieven /ishowed up.

    Just thinking about it made her feel like she’d gotten the worst end of the bargain.

    After learning the truth about her identity, Tessa had finally stood tall on her own.

    When Ste found out, she was genuinely happy for her.

    That night, Abraham told Ste that Tessa had spent the entire afternoon practicing with a gun.

    Ste was stunned. “She’s training with a gun? She dares to?”

    “Victor said so,” Abraham replied.

    Ste went silent.

    She’d already been shocked earlier that morning when Tessa had spoken on the phone with such intensity about those twins.

    Now, hearing that she was even training with firearms…

    Ste’s tone softened with pride. “She’s a lot stronger than I thought.”

    Abraham nodded. “Mm.”

    Ste asked, “And Victor’s okay witly her training like that?”

    Victor might’ve seemed cold most of the time, but when it came to women, he could be surprisingly gentle.

    Back when Ste had been kidnapped, Marie had wanted Victor to be in charge of her training.

    But not long into it, she’dined about her hands hurting, and Victor had shut the whole thing down; he’d said Abraham would protect her anyway.

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    “Maybe we should have my sister’s people train her instead,” Ste suggested after thinking for a moment. iYes/ii, /iMarie’s people would be ibetter/i.

    They didn’t hold back. She remembered a few days when Marie wasn’t around–those were some of the most brutal sessions she’d ever endured.

    She’d even tried to use Abraham as an excuse to stop, but it hadn’t worked at all.

    It was that tough training that had prepared her to handle anything over the past three years.

    Abraham said simply, “Up to you.”

    Then he paused for a second before adding, “Might be good to let your sister train her. Her next opponent is going to be Dan.”

    “What?”

    That name changed the tone immediately. Dan, that bastard. After ieverything /iihe’d /iidone /iito /iimy /iisister/i, now ithis/ii? /i

    Abraham said, “Victor’s found some clues. The one pulling the strings in the Ashen Pact–it’s likely Dan.”

    No wonder everything had been so secretive all these years.

    On the surface, he was just the lord of Frapucu, but in the shadows… he was tied to the Ashen Pact?

    Not that anyone could me them for not suspecting sooner. After all, the surname Morris was well–known in Falvaria.

    HearShame in that context, Ste couldn’t help muttering to herself, iWhat /iia /iidamn /iicurse/i.

    “Alright, I’ll call my sister.”

    This was about Tessa, and Ste genuinely cared.

    She understood that Tessa’s entering this new stage meant her ns were only going to grow moreplicated.

    And because of that, Ste felt even morepelled to help her.

    Back in Rivermount, Tessa had helped her so much.

    And if Dan ireally /iwas the one leading the Ashen Pact… this whole mess could very well be tied to Marie too. iThis /iis ia /iinightmare/ii… /i

    Tessa, meanwhile, was absolutely miserable as Victor applied the medicine.

    Shey facedown in the nkets; by the time Victor finished and left the room, he didn’t say a single word.

    She was the one who had to endure it, but somehow he was the one who looked like he was escaping.

    When Ste called, Tessa’s voice came out hoarse. “Ste.”

    “What’s wrong with your voice?” Ste asked, confused.

    She sounded like she’d just… well, done isomething/i.

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    Tessa groaned, “Don’t ask.

    She couldn’t even begin to talk about it.

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    Back when they first made their deal, it was supposed to be a ione/ii–/itime thing–yet now, what was this between her and Victor?

    Ste pressed, “Hm?”

    Tessa deflected, “Why are you calling me thiste?”

    She had to change the subject. Fast.

    Especially since it was sote–normally, if Abraham was around, Ste wouldn’t be calling her at this hour.

    “Oh, right, did you spend the whole afternoon training with a gun?” Ste asked.

    “You already know?”

    “Star… I can’t be useless. My situation doesn’t allow it,” Tessa said, her voice tinged with sadness. iLife/i, ifate/i. iNo /iione /iiever /iiknew /iiwhat /iimight /iihappen /iinext/i.

    Those peaceful days in Rivermount, it was only through TV reports that she’d ever even heard of organizations like this from overseas.

    She never imagined she’d end up tangled in any of it.

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