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“…….” The answer was silence. Like someone caught in a drizzle after suffering from thirst, the hand that had been caressing bare skin came to a sudden stop. Sharhan, who had tossed out the question like it was nothing, gradually furrowed his brows. ‘What, have you slept with so many people you can’t even answer?’ He had been pissed before too. But back then, he hadn’t realized his feelings yet, so he’d just thought, ‘I haven’t even kissed anyone, but that bastard Lestel’s…- 264.3 K • Completed
- “…….” “I love you, Shan.” The words that finally spilled from Lestel’s mouth and reached Sharhan’s heart were, I love you. Sharhan blinked in a daze. The air itself seemed to slow, and even the wind felt like it had stopped. In reality, the wind had only grown stronger, scattering their hair in all directions, but it felt as if the entire world around them had frozen in place. The only sounds were their hearts pounding against each other’s…
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- Chapter 2: Luhas “Let’s rest here for the night.” With that, Lestel was the first to jump off his horse. The sun was already beginning to set, and Sharhan had been just about to suggest stopping anyway. He silently agreed and dismounted. It had been a grueling ride, so much so that even lunch had been handled on horseback with just a few bites of jerky, so both man and horse were worn out. Sharhan tapped his sore back and slowly stroked his horse’s side as it snorted hot air and shifted…
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- The villa was located at the foot of the mountain, so Sharhan had never expected it to be unscathed. Even Teddy’s house, which had been much farther away, had collapsed under the massive avalanche. He’d expected the damage to the villa to be severe, but seeing it with his own eyes left him speechless. “……” Sharhan stared blankly at the remains of the villa, or rather, the snowy mound that used to be the villa. The snow covering it looked like a white hill. All the strength drained from…
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- “…….” Sharhan shook himself again. Just imagining it made him feel awkward and tingly all over. ‘When I see Lestel, I’ll ask him directly this time. I can’t keep avoiding it forever.’ If he kept running away and putting it off, something similar might happen again and he’d snap like he did before. Wait… something similar? Did that mean he might end up seeing Lestel confessing to Ardelle, or some other girl, or guy, again? Ha. Just the thought of it made him mad. If it were a…
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- Digging through the snow alone had been impossible from the start. That meant reaching the villa had to be the priority. If Lestel was alive, he would come to the same conclusion, and head there as well. But if Sharhan made it to the villa and Lestel wasn’t there… just imagining it felt like his heart was being torn apart. It had been the same in Verden. When he’d suddenly lost consciousness and awakened inside a cell, he’d nearly gone mad with worry for Lestel. Feeling a panic attack coming…
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- It felt like something enormous was crushing him. His body was heavy, and he couldn’t breathe. It was so cold his teeth were chattering audibly. ‘Cold. I feel like I’m going to freeze to death. Lestel, come here and hold me. I need my human blanket… Lestel!’ Sharhan, curled up tightly and speaking to Lestel in his mind, suddenly snapped his eyes open. His vision was pitch black. No, it was all white. He couldn’t even move a single finger, as if he were trapped. ‘What is this……
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- Lestel sat up like it was nothing, but Ardelle, startled, suddenly began hiccuping. “T-that… hic…” “Were you two sharing a secret or something? Talking about something I’m not supposed to hear?” “N-no, it’s not… hic.” Holding her chest tightly with both hands, Ardelle’s hiccupping looked suspicious to anyone watching. As Sharhan slowly ascended the stairs, he glanced between hiccuping Ardelle, who had slumped to the floor, and Lestel, who stood blankly nearby, his gaze…
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- “……?!” Just like Sharhan, Lestel had struggled to fall asleep. He’d simply closed his eyes and waited, eventually dozing off. Only to be awakened by an unfamiliar, irritating sound. He opened his eyes and sat up. ‘What was that? I’m sure I heard something…’ He moved carefully, not wanting to wake Sharhan, and approached the window. Peeking through the curtain, he saw snow drifting down faintly in the hazy moonlight. ‘Was it the sound of snow? No, that’s not it.’ As…
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- At first, he dismissed it as a ridiculous assumption, but the more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Above all, who else but the emperor could the Marquis of Ailun, once a man who held power in the palm of his hand, possibly consider worthy of such high regard? ‘Didn’t they say Lord Luhas spread an unusually large amount of Paphun tea in and around the imperial palace?’ He also recalled hearing that addiction had become a serious problem in the capital. That meant, perhaps,…
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