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"Dante's demon was poised to unleash wrath upon the living world, transforming it into a second hell, a feat only achievable with you gone." Noor smiled at Anastasia, adding, "Just because the two of you formed a bond doesn't mean that what Magnus wanted cannot still come to fruition. Magnus has been waiting for the right time, playing a fool."
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"Let's save that revelation for later, allowing you both to share some quality time together. We still need the last of the wilt to fade away. Spend some time in the garden, or perhaps lock yourselves in the room, you know. And if you need advice, I am here for you," the Mother Queen continued with enthusiasm, careful not to irk or provoke the demon prematurely.
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Even though she and Dante had somewhat reconciled, Anastasia could tell that he was deliberately maintaining his distance from her. Their interactions were limited to only looking at each other from afar. During the previous day's meal, she had watched a maid pour blood into his glass. When he mentioned his bloodthirst, Anastasia assumed it referred to his penchant for killing, unaware that it also included a literal craving for blood.
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Anastasia clenched her hands, and her eyes hardened. She said, "Maybe she will be chosen by someone else who doesn't have a soulmate. Someone who will love her."
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"Mary never caused any trouble, and if you didn't want her here, you should have let her go free when she was brought in," Anastasia defended her sister. Frowning, she continued, "You were once in our position. Why didn't you fight for the little girls and young women who were brought here against their will? You did nothing but watch."
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Anastasia's lips tightened, and her eyebrows furrowed in concern. She stated firmly, "This palace is unsafe, Auntie; I want to ask you to come with me and Gabriel… We have no idea what other things might happen here in the future." Not to mention, her body responded to the man, stirring up unfamiliar emotions.
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"So that is how it is," the Mother Queen murmured with a thoughtful expression on her face, and she nodded. She turned to the minister named Messiah and said, "It appears that King William had already chosen which son of his was going to sit on the throne before his death. He sent it to one of the Elders and had it sealed under the conditions that Prince Maxwell had his Crux and met his soulmate." Her gaze shifted to Prince Maxwell and she said,
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When Anastasia looked around, a gasp escaped her lips when her eyes fell on King William lying in a pool of blood. But he wasn't alone, as not far from him lay Marianne's lifeless body.
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Anastasia clenched her hands, and her eyes hardened. She said, "Maybe she will be chosen by someone else who doesn't have a soulmate. Someone who will love her."
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"Looks like you don't have luck when it comes to retaining maids for long, Lily," Princess Niyasa remarked while she briefly glanced at the shabby maid. Even for her brother without a Crux, sleeping with a maid was a little too low, and she expected better.
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"Because he's found his soulmate, he will never be able to love me the way he did before. What we had until now has been erased on his side. He probably feels guilty, and wants me to have a better life, to protect me by taking me as his concubine. But there won't be any love, and he will never touch me."
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ch 35 One step near the quicksand
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"Why?" Dante taunted, his tone laced with a hint of mockery as he questioned her. He asked, "For fooling the royal family? Or for stealing clothes and dressing up as a lady? Or for lying about being mute?"
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On the other hand, Dante stared at Anastasia, where water continued to pool around her feet, similar to him. She looked embarrassed while she held her hands in front of her and shivered. Her clothes now stuck to her body like a second skin, revealing the dip and rise of her womanly curves. But her wet dress revealed more than just the outline. For some reason, the sight of her provoked his usually controlled thoughts, and he clenched his jaws.
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"That it wasn't her?" Dante's midnight eyes didn't break away from Anastasia's doe-like eyes. His words were vague, "Let's just say that it is experience. When you are working with intruders and liars… you can spot the truth, like how your sister isn't allergic to the weather and the sand. Or that you didn't have breakfast in your room this morning."
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Anastasia watched everyone murmur words of praise and take turns looking at the sketch made of Queen Sophia. The Mother Queen, impressed, demanded, "Bring the maid what she needs so that she can sketch my portrait now."
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"Dance with me, Tasia."
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Startled by the sudden voice against the silence that had accompanied her until now, she turned on her heels. Her eyes fell on Prince Dante.
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Hadn't Jane Reinhart worked under the famous detective Eidelson, she would have never received any case at all. With all due respect to Mr. Eidelson, the notion of entrusting women with such responsibilities seemed unnecessary. In Sergeant Gruger's view, women belonged in the home, tending to domestic affairs, not chasing down murderers.
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