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A cold, terrifying gaze nearly pierced through my heart like an arrow.
— Ah...
My fragile body trembled uncontrollably. I lifted my eyes to meet his, silently pleading for mercy.
But those crimson, icy eyes showed no concern — not even a single blink.
That miserable woman had no hope of surviving inside Winter Castle — the cursed mansion of the Duke.
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The furious man drew his sword from its sheath, and in a flash, he cut off the head of the wretched woman.
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