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“Ah-”
I screamed and stumbled backward.
At the same time, a sleek black cat jumped out from under the bed, arching its back and hissing at me with bared teeth.
I retreated a few steps until my back hit a hard body. The prince placed one hand on my shoulder while beckoning to the black
cat with the other.
“Blackwolf, come here.
The black cat leaped onto my shoulder, its green eyes glowing with an eerie, fierce light.
The prince leaned down, his warm breath tickling my neck and raising goosebumps.
“You saw everything, didn’t you?”
I put on a confused expression.
“Saw what?”
The prince narrowed his eyes, observing me.
“Why did you run away last night?”
I pretended to look embarrassed, turning my head away to avoid his gaze.
“My stepmother checks the rooms and locks the doors every night at midnight. If she found out I wasn’t home, I’d be dead. Your Highness, please let me go back. My eldest sister said if I dared admit I was the one who danced with you last night, she would kill me.”
“So afraid of her, are you-”
The prince gripped my shoulders tightly, his deep eyes gazing at me meaningfully.
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