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"Pfft… So this was what you were trying so hard to hide until the very end?"
I felt like I was standing on the scaffold, my mind being shredded by anxiety and dread.
"Don't worry so much, okay? If you just do what I say, nothing will happen to her."
It was horrifying. I couldn't tell if he was reading my movements or my thoughts. Not knowing exactly how he was doing it only made it worse. Rubia was at my side now, holding my arm tightly as she smiled up at me.
"You're back! I missed you!"
Isaac chuckled in my mind. "Your hidden wife? Or is this the necromancer who raised you? She doesn't look nearly strong enough for that…"
"…"
"Hurry up and greet her. What are you doing, just standing there like a stranger?"
I tensed up, but Rubia didn't seem to notice. She just kept beaming up at me, oblivious.
"I have some good news," she said.
"Good… news?"
Her smile was painful to see, knowing the monster coiled inside me. "Lord Yube found a copy of one of Kevin Ashton's books for you."
"Did she just say… Kevin Ashton?" Isaac murmured internally...
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