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Neither of us seemed willing to break it, the night wind carrying away any attempt at

conversation.

Just as I began to relax, a familiar voice shattered the calm.

ria stormed over, her face twisted with fury.

She grabbed my arm, her nails digging into my skin as she spat out her accusation.

"Elizabeth, what are you trying to do? Why can't you leave Leo alone?"

Her voice was shrill, desperate, but before I could respond, something caught my attention.

The leaves of the nearby shrubs rustled-an unusual sound, given that the wind had stilled

I tensed, my senses heightened as I scanned the terrace for any signs of danger.

And then, it happened.

A shadowy figure burst from the greenery, a weapon glinting in the dim light as it hurtled

toward us.

Time seemed to slow as the figure closed in, his intent clear-he was aiming for Aria and me.

Instinctively, I braced myself for the inevitable pain, expecting Leo to shield Aria, to leave me to fend for myself.

But what happened next took me by complete surprise.

In a flash, Leo moved.

arm pulling

Aria, but instead, he had positioned himself between us and

fierce, every muscle in

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sliced through the

kick, he knocked the weapon from

of his attack sent the man reeling,

again, and this time, Leo met him

move calculated, each strike deadly. The assassin's speed was impressive,

him the upper hand.

blood began to seep from a wound on his arm. Aria, who had been

on her arm, but

anger.

screamed at me, her voice laced with bitterness. "You're nothing but a burden, always needing protection!" Her words stung, but

sound of approaching footsteps alerted me to more danger. Leo, already bleeding

strained, shouted,

alert! There could be

And he was right.

the shadows emerged another figure,

real target was Aria, and I felt the wave as I

I yanked her out of

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missed its mark, but Aria, whether out of fear or

toward the

as I stumbled, my

and I saw something in Aria's gaze that

She had meant

pushed me toward my death, fully expecting me to perish at the

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