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As I walked out of the room, Julian happened to arrive.
Seeing me emerge alone, he understood and curled his lips into a smile.
“See? I told you, he was sure to die.
“So? Are you willing to come with me now?”
I gave him a dismissive glance.
it?
“You’re the one who’s sure to die.
“Look behind you.”
Julian froze, then turned around, precisely meeting Valerie Blackwood’s blade head-on.
He reacted quickly, rolling backward and tumbling into a room.
Valerie relentlessly pursued him.
“You vile creature, you dared to scheme against me?!”
“Valerie Blackwood, you’re merely reaping what you sowed.”
They wrestled inside the room.
In their final moments, they were still clinging to each other. Truly heartwarming, wasn’t
I respected it, blessed it, and locked the door.
Having wasted this time, the fire had already reached a critical point.
I clutched the wolf-tooth necklace in my hand.
That chilling coolness sustained me, step by step, as I ran outside.
The merciless fire intended to burn away all the sins and filth entangled through two lifetimes.
But no one was going to take my little wolf-love from me.
