“…… Yes?”?

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    “Don’t make me say it twice, Satin.”?

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    “Oh, yes. I understand. I’ll send Lady Aranrosia Asha. In the meantime, can I take a look at Master’s condition?”?

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    “No need. Just bring Asha.”?

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    At Tamon’s decisive words, Jorge hit his chest hard, as if to say, “Look at that!”?

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    That seemed to be the strange sound that Jorge had heard.?

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    Satin was briefly distressed, then quickly turned away.?

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    Fortunately, he met Asrell, who brought in Aranrosia.?

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    “How’s your master’s condition?”?

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    Satin shook his head briefly to indicate that he didn’t know either, and looked at Roselyn.?

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    “Master wishes to see you.”?

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    Roselyn nodded as if she knew, and stepped away quickly.?

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    Just behind her, Cassion followed, but he couldn’t get in. For he read the urgency visible on their faces.?

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    “Master is in the central bathroom!”?

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    Roselyn moved her feet with all her might, leaving Satin’s words behind as he shouted at the top of his voice.?

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    Her feet were so fast that it was hard to tell if she was walking or running.?

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    Cassion’s gaze, which had been following her back, reached her feet. With a strange feeling, Cassion stared at her.?

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    …………… Has her foot healed??

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    Roselyn was running without limping.?

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    ***?

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    “They said he’s badly hurt!”?

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    Thinking of Asrell’s words, Roselyn touched her throbbing left shoulder. She could feel the extent of his injury without asking.?

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    As expected, the pain she felt at that time was not nothing.?

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    Engraving connected her to him.?

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    His name carved red over her heart, burning hot again and again.?

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    Roselyn took a deep breath and knocked on the bathroom door.?

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    “… I’m coming in.”?

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    She didn’t bother to wait for an answer.?

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    She slowly opened the heavy bathroom door.?

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    Only 23 days.?

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    They had only been apart for a little more than three weeks.?

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    Considering the time she knew him, it wasn’t that long ago, but her heart beat violently.?

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    Was this disturbing beating due to nervousness or worry??

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    The damp central bathroom of the main building was the very place where Tamon placed her when she first arrived at the mansion.?

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    It was also the place where Roselyn slit her own throat.?

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    She walked straight across the center of the familiar and unfamiliar place.?

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    Through the dampness of the heat, she could see the silhouette of a huge man leaning loosely against the bathtub. His red eyes shone clearly through the faint smoke.?

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    Ah, that was it. The eyes of obsession, full of appetite.?

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    It was Tamon’s eyes.?

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    —. One step, two steps, three steps.?

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    As she got closer, the outline of his face became clearer. That, plus his left shoulder, which was turning pitch black.?

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    Roselyn closed her eyes tightly, then slowly opened them.?

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    —It didn’t look good.?

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    That was a form of flesh falling off then forcing itself together for all to see.?

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    The joints were tattered, perhaps because the arm was completely torn and reattached.?

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    Looking at her, Tamon laughed.?

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    “No matter how much, I’m still better than you back then.” ?

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    (*He meant the time when she was tortured and left to die in the snow.)?

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    His face was rough, as if he’d been through a lot. Roselyn scanned over his gaunt face, then slowly lowered her gaze.?

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    As he did to her back then, she looked at the droplets that were hanging over his body one by one.?

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    The last thing she looked at was his torn shoulder.?

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    “The Iron Child is now coming with the Knights.”?

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    “…… I know.”?

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    Roselyn was inwardly terribly dismayed by his words.?

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    She had gone to look for Arsene, but it was because she couldn’t remember the boy until just now.?

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    Luckily, the look on her face didn’t give it away ……….?

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    She was more distracted by Tamon’s injuries than the child she was looking for.?

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    ‘How can that happen?’?

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    She thought he would never get hurt, but he came back injured.?

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    On the one hand, her heart sank because her guess that he was injured was correct.?

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    Yes, this had to be because of the engraving.?

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    All the nerves that were being poured over Tamon’s injury, all the heartache that was driving her crazy, had to be because of the engraving she had with him.?

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    Unaware of her confusion, Tamon laughed and held out his hand.?

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    “If you know, why are you hesitating?”?

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    “…”?

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    “You have to give me what you promised.”?

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    Promise…………….?

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    “…Ah.”?

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    How could such a thing come to his mind in such a situation??

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    Roselyn burst out laughing thinking it was ridiculous.?

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    “Aren’t you being mean? I sacrificed an arm to keep my promise, but you’re being uptight about this.”?

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    ‘Is he really rushing me right now?’?

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    He laughed as he said it, but the look in his eyes was too serious to be considered a joke.?

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    After glaring at him, Roselyn slowly stepped into the water.?

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    The temperature was high, actually it was slightly hot. It made her body heat up immediately.?

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    She put her hand on his hand, which was held out to her as if to tell her to come this way.?

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    Tamon pulled her gently towards him.?

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    Roselyn approached him without resistance. Tamon held her hand over his lips.?

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    His slightly rough lips grazed Roselyn’s palm.?

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    He kept his eyes closed, gently tasting her palm to his heart’s content. His lips were now hidden.?

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    It was a ridiculous fantasy, but he looked like a giant wild beast spoiled in the palm of her hand.?

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    A fierce beast, accustomed only to her, indulging as if asking her to pet him.?

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    “Ah….”?

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    He rubbed his lips in the hollow of her palm, licking the scent, and looked up into her eyes.?

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    His eyes were clouded with lust and Roselyn’s lips, which had hardened, spontaneously opened and she gasped for air.?

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    Roselyn tightened her overflowing breathing as she chewed on the thin flesh in her mouth.?

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    “…… How long are you going to make me wait?”?

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    He bit down on her palm.?

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    “I seem fine, but I’m in a lot of pain right now………..”?

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    He frowned with a painful look on his face.?

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    “I need something to keep the pain at bay.”?

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    His gaze returned to his shoulder.?

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    His shoulder was healing itself from the wounds through repeated necrosis and recovery.?

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    It wasn’t the kind of thing that could be endured with a smile, even from the eyes of Roselyn, who knew pain better than anyone.?

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    The sweat on his wet forehead must have been caused by more than just the heat of the water.?

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    Roselyn moved her hesitant hand and gently brushed his cheek.?

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    Tamon took a slow breath and closed his eyes.?

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    As if to savor her tantalizingly quiet touch without missing a single touch.?

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    The appearance was gentle.?

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    Roselyn couldn’t help but shudder at the unfathomable pleasure.?

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    A faint pleasure rising faintly from below her lower stomach.?

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    Gradually, it spread and stiffened as it passed over her chest and to her neck.?

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    It was a strange feeling of satisfaction.?

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    Is this what it feels like when you have tamed something that no one else can tame??

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    This gentle look that the heavenly Tamon Krasis gave her. The hand gestures, eyes, and sighs…?

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    Roselyn’s slender fingers slowly scanned his face as if savoring his expression.?

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    His slender cheeks, the high nose that creates  long shadows, and his slightly rough lips.?

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    ‘I touch his lips, but why are my lips burning?’?

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    A hot breath flowed out between Tamon’s slightly open lips. It was a mixture of sighs and moans.?

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    Exploring it with her fingers, Roselyn lowered her head.?

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    Not taking her eyes off his open lips, she faltered and slowly approached his lips.?

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    Tamon looked at her with eyes full of anticipation and delight.?

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    “Smile for me next time.”?

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    For someone who was once dead, that was nothing special.?

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    Roselyn’s eyes softened and curved, and she welcomed him with an almost touching distance.?

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    “Welcome back….”?

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    Tamon’s lips quivered. Unable to resist, he swallowed her lips roughly.