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────────────────── In his sleep, Kalin incoherently grumbled, "No... don't. Please..." Sweat dripped down the back of his neck. His lips pressed together tightly, and his face scrunched in pain. Both arms franticly flung to the top of his head, his fingers gouged into his hair, and he gasped. Frenzied eyes shot open, then darted around his surroundings. He blinked, and the hazy world came fully into view. Splotches of brown and green were all… -
────────────────── In his sleep, Kalin incoherently grumbled, "No... don't. Please..." Sweat dripped down the back of his neck. His lips pressed together tightly, and his face scrunched in pain. Both arms franticly flung to the top of his head, his fingers gouged into his hair, and he gasped. Frenzied eyes shot open, then darted around his surroundings. He blinked, and the hazy world came fully into view. Splotches of brown and green were all…
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Afraid of how the guard might respond, Nora quietly bargained, "I won't tell you anything, but I'll give you the ring I stole." While she spoke, she wiggled and twisted her hands in the shackles. The restraints were meant for a man or a large woman. They weren't tight enough to hold her, and the chain between them was long enough to maneuver. Ignoring the woman's fidgeting, Kalin sighed at her unwillingness to talk. He didn't want the ring. Lord Taegun did, but Kalin had…
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Afraid of how the guard might respond, Nora quietly bargained, "I won't tell you anything, but I'll give you the ring I stole." While she spoke, she wiggled and twisted her hands in the shackles. The restraints were meant for a man or a large woman. They weren't tight enough to hold her, and the chain between them was long enough to maneuver. Ignoring the woman's fidgeting, Kalin sighed at her unwillingness to talk. He didn't want the ring. Lord Taegun did, but Kalin had…
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At least an hour had passed with Nora plodding through the forest, trying to lose the man tailing her. She'd concentrated on hearing every little noise so she could have a general location of her pursuer, but there had only been the creaking of wind-swaying trees for a while. A lack of auditory signs of the man's presence wasn't the only thing that disappeared. The burdening weight of eyes watching her seemed to have lifted, but it was always possible she'd become…
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At least an hour had passed with Nora plodding through the forest, trying to lose the man tailing her. She'd concentrated on hearing every little noise so she could have a general location of her pursuer, but there had only been the creaking of wind-swaying trees for a while. A lack of auditory signs of the man's presence wasn't the only thing that disappeared. The burdening weight of eyes watching her seemed to have lifted, but it was always possible she'd become…
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────────────────── Rhythmic footfalls broke the otherwise quiet night. A few times, Nora looked over her shoulder, but, much to her relief, no one seemed to be following her. With the servants' quarters far behind her and the reassurance that no one was actively trying to catch up, Nora no longer sprinted but relaxed into a steady and less exhausting jog. It was a much-needed break for her lungs while she traveled. She was returning to the city…
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────────────────── Rhythmic footfalls broke the otherwise quiet night. A few times, Nora looked over her shoulder, but, much to her relief, no one seemed to be following her. With the servants' quarters far behind her and the reassurance that no one was actively trying to catch up, Nora no longer sprinted but relaxed into a steady and less exhausting jog. It was a much-needed break for her lungs while she traveled. She was returning to the city…
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