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Chapter 34: The Vassal That He Listens to Pt. 2
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Well, how did you find him this way?” He asked me.
“He…actually found me.” I clarified. “I…When he came in, I was in the kitchen waiting for my clothes to finish a cycle. He was drenched in sweat, and his wound…it was…”
“What?” Master Wade pressed.
“It was black oozed…completely infected. Almost as if it was necrotizing or something.” I couldn’t believe that no one noticed this while the Lycan Alpha was in the meeting. “All due respect, Master Wade, did no one notice how terrible a shape he was in?”
“Valene, I know that it may be hard to believe, but Ares was fine in the meeting. He almost seemed to be healing completely.”
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As his eyes bore into mine, I struggled to keep my cool about me. I would never claim to have been completely subordinate concerning him. In fact, I began to notice that this domineering Adonis quite easily made me forget at times that I was only a mere human in the world of the non.But when I was in line. When I did remember myself and the role I was to play in their world, it was hard to deny his magnifying aura and his mesmerizing stare.“Sir-” I started. Anything to break this tension-filled silence. He cut me off before I could continue. However, I had very little to say at this point.“You saved my life…little human,” I only nodded, saying nothing. “That is…the only reason that I listened to you that night.”
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