uckled, teasing her. “Your first thought wasn’t to run away! Seeing you with your back to me, hiding like that, did you think I was a ferocious beast”She blushed and mumbled in defense. "It's...not ex...o the country. She longed to ask him what was wrong, but every time she tried, she was silenced by the impact of his actions. She thought about waiting until it was over to ask, but this man was relen...
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