Brie
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224
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When Lorena stepped out of the study, she was met with an unexpected sight. "Arisa?" The woman with black hair, who had been speaking with someone in the hallway, turned to face her. It was Arisa Menendo de Carencho, the only daughter of the Count of Menendo and one of the few friends Lorena had made in Bessen. Lorena smiled warmly and approached her friend. "What brings you here? I wasn’t told you were coming." "I was invited." Arisa scrunched her nose playfully. She stood with her…-
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1. The Betrayal of a Husband, The End of Love All of Lorena’s tragedies began the day her father, Vicenzo, was arrested on charges of espionage. That day, the signs of disaster were everywhere. First, her husband, the Duke of Levantes, behaved in a way that was quite unlike his usual self. Second, the head butler, who had always despised her, was unusually cheerful. Third, her husband’s seventh mistress visited the Levantes estate. Fourth, the person who arrived arm-in-arm with that…
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It wasn’t until late that evening that Lorena, practically confined to her bedroom, was finally allowed to see her husband. The moment she saw Vaye, the composure she had struggled to maintain crumbled. “This is… this is a false accusation.” Before her husband could even hand over his hat to the waiting servant, Lorena grabbed onto his collar, overwhelmed by fear and anxiety. “You know this, don’t you? You know how honest my father is, how upright he’s always been! He’s never…
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As always, the Duke visited Soto on the scheduled date. Lorena heard the thick wooden door creak open behind her, but she didn't move. Over the past few months, the man who would typically kiss her the moment he entered now stood at the threshold, not advancing further. With his hands casually stuffed into his pockets, Vaye Levantes stood still, staring at Lorena’s back in silence before speaking briefly. "Let’s go. Everything’s been settled." "…Settled?" Lorena let out a sharp,…
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There is no secret in the world that can remain hidden forever. It was nearly half a year into Lorena's quiet, isolated life at the cloistered Soto Monastery when the truth finally caught up with her. After attending the morning mass with the monks, she remained alone in the chapel, lost in thought, until she suddenly realized that a shadow had fallen over her. Curious, she looked up and gasped softly. “You…” The man standing above her was startlingly handsome, with golden-brown hair…
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Afterward, I’d wait on the roof with the supplies while Logan fetched the dump truck to plow through the blocked roads and come back for me. Logan raised the table again, using it as a shield. He was the perfect tank. I pressed my ear to the door, listening closely to the sounds outside. "It’s quieter now." Had the zombies moved away? The stairs were to the left, not far away. It wouldn’t be hard to run for it, unless there were zombies on the second floor. "Let me take a…-
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"Me too." What the heck? Just because the world’s ending, does that mean he can shamelessly lie like that? How can he mock someone who just confessed to liking him? "What are you even saying?" "I said, I liked you too." "You kick a ball in someone’s face when you like them? Thanks to you, I even broke my arm once." Memories of climbing a tree with him and breaking my arm surfaced. There was also that time he kicked a ball right at my face, making me spurt a nosebleed like a fountain.…
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“Our parents… they’re okay, right? They’ve evacuated safely, right?” Logan lifted his gaze at the sound of my fearful voice. His dark eyes locked onto mine, and my throat tightened. “They should be.” “Was my mom… was she at your house?” I remembered Logan running from his home, waking me up with cold sweat dripping down his face. The pounding of my heartbeat echoed in my ears as I held my breath, waiting for him to speak. Please, no… It couldn’t have happened. She…
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Was my life over now? All of this was Logan's fault. If I had just stayed in the city, none of this would have happened. I continued to move busily, weighed down by my worries. I loaded the back seat with food. Meanwhile, Logan had filled an empty gas canister and placed it in the trunk. We couldn’t run out of gas if we returned to the city. “Logan, let’s go. I’ve got everything.” The wind blew across the empty fields, and a tumbleweed rolled by, unsettling me for no reason. I quickly…
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We listened intently to the voice coming from the radio, surprisingly calm. Words like "acute virus," "state of emergency," "military," and "quarantine" floated through my mind. “Let’s keep driving. If we reach the blockade, we can get directions to a shelter from the soldiers.” I looked at the situation optimistically. With the city’s bustling areas overrun by monsters, going back would be dangerous. We would just keep driving straight down the road until we hit the blockade. Then,…
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