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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.

shoved me aside, his strong arm pulling me

stumbled, expecting to see him standing in front of Aria,

muscle in his body

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sliced through the air,

powerful kick, he knocked the

the man reeling, but it wasn't enough to

quickly, lunging again, and this

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

him the upper hand.

unwavering, even as blood began to seep from a wound on his arm. Aria, who had been frozen in shock, finally snapped

minor wound on her arm, but her

anger.

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

approaching footsteps alerted me to

strained, shouted,

alert! There could be more of

And he was right.

emerged another figure, this one more determined, more

the wave as I was near her and he wouldn't stop until she was

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

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but Aria, whether out

toward

seemed to blur as I stumbled, my mind reeling from

a split second, our eyes met, and I saw something in Aria's gaze that chilled me to the

just fear-it was triumph. She had meant

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

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