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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.

his strong arm pulling me away from the

to see him standing in front of Aria, but instead, he had positioned

eyes were fierce, every muscle in his body

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sliced through the air, but Leo

knocked the weapon from

the man reeling, but it wasn't enough

recovered quickly, lunging again, and this time, Leo

in a brutal, frenzied battle, each move calculated, each strike deadly. The assassin's speed was impressive, but Leo's strength and

him the upper hand.

to seep from a wound on his arm. Aria, who

on her arm, but her eyes

anger.

with bitterness. "You're nothing but a burden, always needing protection!" Her words stung, but

footsteps alerted me to more danger. Leo, already

strained, shouted,

alert! There could

And he was right.

another figure, this

Aria, and I felt the wave as I was near her and he wouldn't stop

Grabbing Aria's arm, I yanked her out of the way just

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its mark, but Aria, whether out

toward

I stumbled, my mind reeling from the

met, and I saw something in Aria's gaze that chilled me

just fear-it was triumph. She

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

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