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7 - Two Years Ago: An Error in Judgment

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last update 게시일: 2026-05-03 21:05:16
Lana’s POV

Are you okay?’ Rune waits until we're away from room seventeen. I feel dazed, as though I’ve fallen from a horse and I’m not quite sure which way is up. Did everything that I think just happen, happen? I didn’t want to look back and acknowledge that I’ve got any difficulty in walking away. But I can’t help myself. I glance over my shoulder and pick out the large grey shape of Sir Madder standing by his bedroom. He’s a stranger, and I should run. But moving away from him feels wrong
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    'Don't,' I said, my voice a murmer in the quiet room. Even the birds outside had stopped singing. 'Lana,' he breathed, a low, dangerous sound that usually pulled at the invisible tether between us. He took a step closer, the floorboards groaning under his weight, and I felt the heat of him, the sh

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