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Chapter 119 - Kaelric finds out.

"Zero."

The word hung in the air like a death sentence. Blazar stood frozen, her hands still gripping the hem of her shirt but unable to move. Her heart hammered so hard she was sure Kaelric could hear it from where he stood.

Kaelric's ice-blue eyes narrowed, studying her paralyzed form. "Problem, Blazar?"

The way he said her name made her skin crawl. 

"I..." she started, her voice cracking. "I can't."

"Can't?" His voice dropped to a dangerous whisper. "Or won't?"

Blazar's mind raced frantically, searching for any excuse, any way out of this nightmare. "I... I have scars," she blurted out, the lie tumbling from her lips. "From training accidents. They're... embarrassing."

Kaelric took a step closer, his movements predatory and deliberate. "I've seen scars before, Blazar. Try again."

Panic clawed at her throat. He wasn't buying it. Of course he wasn't—Kaelric was somehow smart and too observant. Her breathing became shallow, desperate.

"Kael, please, I—"

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