The Reborn Bride Of Darkness

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r voice barely concealing the tension as she glanced

iance-crossed her eyes before she finally turned, following Joy toward the car waiting outside. The re

s face. Why doesn't she remember me? he thought, a soft, almost nostalgic smile tugging at his

Selena's car, his gentle demeanor shifted. Purposefully,

e with indignation. He tried to push Lucien

orter's face. He swallowed, but tried to

s eyes. "How dare you take pictures of my bride w

rting for an escape. But when he tried to move, his le

e, he twisted his gaze toward the reporter's hands

to his knees, gasping in pai

voice was calm, final. In the next instant, he vanished, l

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on. She tossed her purse onto the nearest chair and made her way toward the stairs, her footstep

eeply as she closed her eyes. She was exhausted-yet her mind kep

g back at her boss. "Miss, please make sure to eat somethin

y, bowing slightly before slipping

unter with Lucien surfaced again. Who was he? Just another obsessed fan? But her instincts argued otherwise

her eyes grew heavy, eve

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round him. Lucien stood by her bedside, his eyes softening as they took in the sight of her sleeping form. Ge

he room grew still, charged with an otherworldly energy as Lucien attempted to r

on her forehead, her breathing growing uneven as if caught in a nightmare. But there

e clenched his fists, his frustration evident as his eyes fl

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ealm: Gate of

ough the gates, his expression hard as he approached the towering doors of the Life and Death Gate.

r glasses, her expression unreadable. Through her lenses, she

t with barely restrained anger. "Y

ering. "I kept it from you for a reas

voice echoing as it reverberated

ith her will only pull you both bac

s tone edged with bitterne

ace where he stood, a slight frown shadowing her face. "Some things cannot be fought, no mat