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75. Wash it Away – Part 1
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2024-10-29 19:42:56~ CASIMIR ~
I was numb as I led her into the bathing room, my head spinning, but none of it touching me.
When she had left me back in the dining room I had felt relieved. But as the hours passed in the wake of her strange farewell, my uneasiness grew. Something wasn’t right, and I wasn’t sure what it was. The bond was dead—I kept it that way.
I was considering going to look for her, assuming she’d be in her chambers, or with Maya, but before I could make the decision—because in truth, I didn’t know what I was going to say if I did find her—Rake scratched at my mind.
‘What is it?’ I growled.
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