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00:30Your compatibility with Prince Ashford was calculated incorrectly. He is not your 100% match.
00:35I froze. No wonder Cassian had always been so distant.
00:39Are we kissing or not? I have somewhere to be.
00:45No. Go take care of your work.
00:48Are you sure?
00:50Yes.
00:52He looked me up and down. In the end, he said nothing.
00:56He silently fastened his black uniform and prepared to leave.
01:00The moment he was gone, I contacted the Academy's companion registry through my communication crystal.
01:05What happened?
01:07We are very sorry, Miss Bennett.
01:10While reviewing our old compatibility records, we discovered an error in the score between you and Prince Ashford.
01:16He is not your 100% match.
01:19We have been bonded for two years, and you are only finding this out now?
01:23We sincerely apologize.
01:25The corrected reading still places his compatibility with you at 80%.
01:29In theory, your bond should not be affected.
01:32You said in theory. What about in reality?
01:37In reality, your true 100% match is someone else.
01:40Who?
01:42We do not know yet.
01:44Part of your record was lost.
01:45We are doing everything we can to recover it.
01:47Have you told Cassian?
01:50Not yet. He blocked us.
01:52Right. I remembered now.
01:55Cassian had been furious when the Academy assigned him to a low-level phoenix for familiar.
02:00He had locked down the entire companion registry.
02:03Do not tell him yet.
02:05I will figure something out.
02:08Thank you, Miss Bennett.
02:10The clerk sounded relieved.
02:11This world belonged to familiars.
02:13Their inborn power had put almost everything in their hands.
02:16The phoenixes, however, stood above them all.
02:19Cassian was the prince of the phoenix.
02:22Offending him was practically asking to die.
02:24I had fallen into this world about five years ago.
02:28Humans here were limited to low-ranking work.
02:31To find my way home.
02:32I worked as a low-ranking assistant in the Academy.
02:35Then the Academy's companion registry suddenly found me.
02:39Said I was the perfect match for the powerful phoenix prince.
02:42It took me one second to accept the familiar bond.
02:46Cassian had access to every restricted record in the Academy.
02:50If I stayed with him, I might find a way home.
02:52But Cassian didn't like me.
02:55In this world, every human here is going to be unfamiliar.
02:58But no phoenix prince had ever been registered as a low-level human's familiar.
03:02He became the first.
03:04All because of the fucking 100% match.
03:07After our soul bond, Cassian buried himself in his duties and rarely came home.
03:12To repair our relationship, whenever he was home,
03:15I used every trick I knew to make love to him.
03:18Hoping a baby might bring us closer.
03:21But Cassian hated being pressured.
03:24I threatened to announce that he couldn't get it up if he refused me.
03:28He gave in.
03:29Until today, when the truth finally came out.
03:32Cassian could never love me.
03:34He's a man who had no interest in romance.
03:36Only 100% compatibility could open his heart.
03:40Thinking back over the past two years, I shuddered.
03:43When Cassian learned the truth, would he burn me to ash?
03:46After the companion registry contacted me,
03:49I'm never going to text Cassian again.
03:51I stopped urging him to come home.
03:53The message window linking our accounts became unnaturally quiet.
03:57For once, Cassian contacted me first through his crystal.
04:00I sent a private healer to examine you at home.
04:03What?
04:04I am not sick.
04:05The steward said you've been spacing out and stopped shopping.
04:08Not because you're sick.
04:09I am fine.
04:11Completely fine.
04:12Alright.
04:13Before, I would already have blurted out that I loved him, missed him, and wanted him.
04:18This time, I sent nothing else.
04:20Meanwhile, the crystal kept flashing.
04:22Only much later did five words finally appear.
04:28So soon, there is really no need.
04:31Everything is fine at home.
04:32You can focus on your work.
04:36You do not need to keep worrying about our little household.
04:39Cassian sent no reply.
04:40He must have been moved by how considerate I was.
04:43Hopefully, when the truth came out, he would remember this kindness.
04:48But I never expected.
04:50Half an hour later, Cassian came back home.
04:53He looked travel-worn, as if he rushed back just for me.
04:57He pressed his palm to my forehead.
05:00Temperature normal.
05:01Breathing normal.
05:02Aura normal.
05:03No sick.
05:08I told you.
05:09I am fine.
05:12Then why have you stopped shopping?
05:15Your favorite store releases new magical tools every Monday.
05:17You used to buy half the store.
05:19Well, I wanted to save you money.
05:22You do not need to.
05:25No matter how much you spend, I will earn it back.
05:28I didn't bond with you to save money.
05:30But I could hardly tell him the truth.
05:33In the silence, Cassian suddenly lifted me and carried me toward the bedroom.
05:39You always said you wanted me to wear this uniform for you in bed.
05:46We will do it today.
05:48Once.
05:49And only once.
05:50No!
05:53You must be exhausted from work.
05:55I'm not an asshole who demands you the moment you come home.
05:58Rest first.
05:59Are you hungry?
06:00I will cook for you myself today.
06:02I fled into the kitchen.
06:04Before closing the door, I caught sight of Cassian still standing there.
06:09A little later, he came to find me in the kitchen.
06:12Something urgent came up.
06:13I have to go back.
06:16Okay.
06:18I will return as soon as I handle it.
06:20Do not rush.
06:21Take care of your work.
06:23You rarely cook.
06:25I must eat this meal.
06:26I looked at him and came up with an idea.
06:30I will bring it to you when it is ready.
06:33Running back and forth is too tiring.
06:35All right.
06:38Cassian agreed at once, catching me off guard.
06:41Perhaps because I was human, he had never liked me going near the royal place.
06:45I had only suggested it to brush him off.
06:47Who knew he would actually agree?
06:49The moment he left, I asked the chef to prepare a meal.
06:52Once it was ready, I took my time heading to the academy's royal wing.
06:56The building was imposing, carrying the same suffocating pressure as Cassian in his phoenix form.
07:02I stopped by the garden outside the royal wing and called him.
07:06The usual place.
07:08Send your aid to pick it up.
07:09Come inside.
07:10I will tell the Sentinese to let you pass.
07:12This is the most restricted royal compound.
07:14Outsiders are forbidden.
07:15It is fine.
07:16I would like to see who dares stop you.
07:18But I always waited at the garden before.
07:20Come in.
07:22Perhaps I imagined it, but his voice seemed gentler.
07:25But I truly didn't want to go inside.
07:27We were getting divorced anyway.
07:29Why even bother?
07:30Cassian's decisions did not allow refusal.
07:32I could only force myself to enter.
07:34I drew plenty of strange looks along the way.
07:36A place like the royal wing was their territory.
07:39A human here looked entirely out of place.
07:41One leopard even stopped me.
07:44Hey, how did you get in?
07:46Do those sentils want to lose their pastes?
07:53Someone told him I was Prince Ashford's master.
07:56Only then did he look me over repeatedly.
08:01Just her?
08:02I didn't miss the contempt in his voice.
08:04That was how ashamed everyone was of Cassian's bond.
08:07As I reached the door to his office, I heard an argument inside.
08:11Cassian, you promised to have dinner with me today.
08:13How did you forget again?
08:18It was Lydia Hart, a pretty nightingale.
08:21She was also the daughter of Cassian's instructor.
08:24Only after bonding with Cassian did I learn that if his perfect match had never appeared.
08:29Lydia was the person he would most likely have chosen.
08:32They were genuinely well-matched in family and status.
08:35Cassian quietly listened while Lydia lost her temper.
08:38Then his head moved slightly.
08:40He looked up and met my eyes.
08:44You are coming.
08:51I need to make one thing clear.
08:53This is not what you think.
08:55I am sorry.
08:56I interrupted you.
08:58What was there to explain?
08:59If anyone was wrong, it was me.
09:02I heard you had dinner plans.
09:03What a coincidence.
09:06I cooked plenty.
09:08You two can share it, so nothing goes to waste.
09:13I will leave you to talk.
09:16Oh, and Cassia, if you are busy, you do not need to come home tonight.
09:19I'm not leaving the light on for you, okay?
09:21I did not look at him.
09:23I turned and ran.
09:26Once outside, I sent the registry a message through my communication crystal.
09:31Who is Cassian's real 100% match?
09:33We still do not know.
09:35His date is being restored, but we can confirm that he has it.
09:38Well, I could probably guess who she was.
09:40Hurry up.
09:41Your office is painfully slow.
09:43Put in some overtime.
09:44Try a 9-to-5 shift.
09:45What is a 9-to-5 shift?
09:48Never mind.
09:49You would not understand.
09:50I was about to put away my crystal when another message appeared.
09:53By the way, Miss Bennett, your portion of the record should be restored very soon.
09:57The moment it is ready, we will send you the identity of your 100% match.
10:03KTX, bye.
10:04What does that mean?
10:06Don't ask.
10:06That evening, I peacefully enjoyed having the house to myself.
10:11Unexpectedly, Cassian came home again.
10:13I truly had not left a light for him.
10:16The sitting room was pitch black.
10:17His tall silhouette stood before me in the darkness.
10:20I rubbed my eyes and yawned.
10:25Why did you come back?
10:27This is my home.
10:28Am I not allowed to return?
10:33That's not what I meant.
10:37Vanessa.
10:38Yes?
10:41There is nothing between Lydia and me.
10:43There never was.
10:44People always said I would choose her, but it was never true.
10:48I have only ever seen her as a fellow.
10:51She invited me to her birthday dinner.
10:53I thought it was a group thing, so I said yes.
10:55I forgot, so she came looking for me.
10:58It's fine.
10:59You forgot her invitation.
11:01Did you apologize?
11:02I don't know much about female familiar, but girls are girls.
11:06Make it up to her.
11:07She'll be fine.
11:10And you?
11:15Me?
11:16I am perfectly fine.
11:18I truly was not being sarcastic.
11:21But Cassian suddenly bent and swept me into his arms.
11:26He became shockingly fierce and eager.
11:28Still wearing the dark uniform I had always wanted, he pinned me to the bed.
11:33Its cold metal fastenings scraped my bare skin and sent tremors through me.
11:40In the darkness, he unbuckled his belt.
11:43I recovered enough sense to stop him before he entered me.
11:46Wait.
11:47Put on a condom first.
11:49A condom?
11:50Yes.
11:53When did you buy that?
11:56Today.
11:57I couldn't admit it was because he'd suddenly tried to sleep with me when he came home at noon.
12:04Worried he might try again, I rushed out that afternoon and bought one.
12:09Did you not always want a child?
12:20I had once considered using a child to secure my place beside him.
12:24To find a path home, I had been willing to give up anything.
12:28But that path clearly led nowhere now.
12:30My priority was to reduce every tie between Cassian and me,
12:34so his fury would not consume me when the truth came out.
12:36I took out a condom and shoved it into his hand.
12:40You have been very strange lately.
12:43Have I?
12:43Yes.
12:45Today, no matter how I kissed and touched you whenever we had sex,
12:48you used to call me your only one over and over.
12:51You even bothered me while I worked and demanded to see my chest.
12:55Now you only call me Cassius.
12:57What happened?
12:58Cassian, I want to break our familiar bond.
13:02Why?
13:03Maybe we simply do not belong together.
13:04Our identities, our backgrounds, our status, none of it fits.
13:07Our compatibility proves that we fit perfectly.
13:09But compatibility readings are not always right.
13:12They are only numbers.
13:13We are living people.
13:14We cannot force ourselves to stay together for a number.
13:17Force.
13:22So that is what you think?
13:29I need to be alone for a while.
13:31With that, he went out to the balcony.
13:34The moon was bright, with only a few stars around it.
13:38Cassian had forgotten to hide his phoenix tail.
13:40Its long feathers hung limply behind him.
13:43When I was little, I had raised a cockatiel.
13:45When it was happy, its crest stood tall, and its tail flicked from side to side.
13:50When it was upset, all its feathers drooped like this.
13:53Cassian was unhappy.
13:54Perhaps I had asked to end our familiar bond too suddenly.
13:57He had not been prepared.
13:59For a phoenix prince, an exemplary bond was a part of his public reputation.
14:03Suddenly dissolving his soul bond would bring pressure from every side.
14:07After calming himself,
14:11Cassian asked again,
14:13You are certain you want to end our familiar bond?
14:16Yes, but there is no hurry.
14:18I can work around whatever schedule you need.
14:20We do need to wait a few days.
14:22My father's birthday is in a few days.
14:24Please come to the family gathering with me so he does not worry.
14:27We can discuss this after the banquet.
14:29No problem.
14:30Leave it to me.
14:31Cassian did not look angry.
14:33Wonderful.
14:33I sighed with relief.
14:35Just as I began congratulating myself,
14:37Cassian murmured,
14:37So everything you said before was a lie?
14:40What?
14:44Nothing.
14:45Sleep.
14:46Good night.
14:47Cassian turned and left the bedroom.
14:51The companion registry soon sent me the record of my new match.
14:54Like me, he was human.
14:56His name was Julian Reed,
14:57a brilliant human researcher.
14:59Almost as tall and well-built as Cassian.
15:02In a world ruled by familiar,
15:04his intelligence had earned him extraordinary status and wealth.
15:07A communication link was listed at the end of the record.
15:10That meant he already knew I existed.
15:12The office would only release a communication link
15:14when one party was willing to meet their match.
15:16But I did not contact Julian.
15:19I was still bonded to Cassian.
15:21I did not want to create more trouble.
15:24Besides, sooner or later, I would leave this world.
15:26There was no reason to hurt another one.
15:29That weekend,
15:30Cassian came to take me to the family banquet as promised.
15:39I need you to bear with this today.
15:41We have to pretend we are deeply in love.
15:43Do not worry.
15:44I will only have eyes for you.
15:48There is one more thing.
15:49My brother is coming home today.
15:51You have a brother?
15:52Why have you never mentioned him?
15:54We have the same mother,
15:55but different fathers.
15:56He is the son she had with her first husband
15:58before she married my father.
15:59He is human.
16:01Human?
16:02Yes.
16:03My mother was human.
16:05Strictly speaking,
16:06I am only half-phoenix.
16:07Bloodline mattered enormously in the magical world.
16:09In the eyes of its creatures,
16:11a half-blood ranked even lower than a human.
16:13I had heard the controversy
16:14surrounding Cassian's heritage before.
16:16Even so,
16:17hearing him admit it so frankly surprised me.
16:20It was impossible to imagine the pressure and pain.
16:23A half-phoenix had endured to be accepted as a prince.
16:26But Cassian did not seem to care.
16:29We reached the family manor.
16:31Cassian's father,
16:32the Phoenix King,
16:33headed the Academy Council.
16:35Many prominent figures attended his birthday banquet.
16:37I linked my arm through Cassian's
16:39and ignored the assessing stares.
16:41Cassian,
16:42is this your 100% familiar bond?
16:46What does a perfect match feel like?
16:48Tell us.
16:50Exactly.
16:51100% is incredibly rare.
16:54My mage and I scored 70%
16:55and even that is considered high.
16:57Tell me about it.
16:58I once matched at 68%
17:00and my mother nearly lit every candle in the chapel.
17:03Then I had better keep it to myself.
17:05I would hate to make you jealous.
17:07Oh, please.
17:08What kind of friends do you think we are?
17:10Still, we envy you.
17:12I heard perfect matches have unusual physical reactions
17:15when they first meet.
17:16Yes.
17:16Supposedly, your heart stumbles
17:18and light flashes before your eyes.
17:20You recognize each other without ever seeing the score.
17:22Was that true?
17:23I had never heard it before.
17:24When I remembered my first meeting with Cassian,
17:27none of that had happened.
17:28If Cassian had felt nothing either,
17:30would he not realize our compatibility record was wrong?
17:32I hurriedly looked up at him,
17:34but his expression was calm,
17:35without a hint of surprise.
17:37You also feel an overwhelming need
17:39for physical closeness with the other person.
17:42Every voice stopped.
17:43Cassian lowered his head as if he were looking at me.
17:47His friends groaned that they had never expected this side of him.
17:50They had no idea my back was already slick with cold sweat.
17:53Why was he looking at me?
17:54Had he discovered the number was wrong?
17:56What was he thinking now?
17:57Burning down that useless companion registry,
17:59one thing at a time.
18:01If he burned down the office,
18:02he could not burn me too.
18:03While my thoughts ran wild,
18:05the banquet officially began.
18:06The host stepped forward to speak.
18:29The hall fell silent.
18:30What the old man had done in his youth
18:32was still legendary throughout magical society.
18:34He was the Phoenix King and head of the Academy Council.
18:36Yet he fell in love with a human widow
18:39who already had a child.
18:40He ignored everyone's objections
18:41and insisted on marrying her.
18:43Now he even intended to claim her son
18:45by her first husband as his own.
18:47Had he lost his mind,
18:48the same thought was written across every face.
18:50Only Cassian looked as if he had known all along.
18:54Does it not bother you?
18:55Why would you say it?
18:57He is human, but he will be your older brother.
18:59My mother was human.
19:00So are you.
19:01His answer was so open and untroubled
19:03that it surprised me.
19:05As he had all those years ago,
19:06the old man ignored every objection.
19:09Come here, Julian.
19:10Let everyone meet you.
19:11At that name,
19:12my mind went blank for a moment.
19:13I slowly lifted my head and saw him.
19:18Julian Ashford.
19:19My true 100% familiar.
19:23Julian's gaze crossed the crowded hall
19:25and landed on me at the same moment.
19:27The instant our eyes met,
19:29my heart contracted violently.
19:30Every cell in my body seemed to scream
19:32that I wanted him,
19:33but it lasted only a moment.
19:34Because I was human,
19:36I was not a familiar ruled by the need to mate.
19:38That was the human advantage.
19:40We could control our desires.
19:42Julian glanced at my arm,
19:43linked through Cassian's.
19:44His expression remained perfectly calm.
19:46Like me,
19:47he knew how to control everything.
19:49Cassian's father took Julian around the hall
19:51to meet the guests.
19:52Soon,
19:53they reached us.
19:54Julian greeted Cassian first.
19:57Three years,
19:58and you look even taller.
19:59Have you reached 6'3 yet?
20:00Just under.
20:016'2.
20:03You spent three years shut away with your research
20:05and never thought to visit home.
20:06I am here now, am I not?
20:08And this is...
20:10Vanessa Bennett,
20:11my familial bonded master.
20:13I invited you to our ceremony,
20:14but you were too busy to come.
20:16My fault.
20:17I will drink three glasses as punishment.
20:19Fine.
20:20Since you offered,
20:22I will make sure you drink properly tonight.
20:24Your master will not mind, will she?
20:26Drink all you want.
20:27Do not worry about me.
20:28After three rounds of wine,
20:30the faint, pleasant scent of Julian
20:32deepened with the alcohol
20:33and stirred a sexual hunger in my body.
20:35I used the washroom as an excuse
20:37to step outside for air.
20:38Fresh air filled my lungs
20:40and finally cleared the haze.
20:42After I sat alone for a moment,
20:44a voice came from behind me.
20:46Vanessa,
20:47may I call you that?
20:51It was Julian,
20:53mindful of the boundary.
20:54He stopped three yards away.
20:59I kept wondering
21:00why my match never contacted me.
21:02After seeing you today,
21:03I understand.
21:04The companion registry made a mistake.
21:06I thought Cassie and I
21:07were 100% compatible.
21:10I understand.
21:11It would not be the first time
21:12they got something wrong.
21:14But Cassius still does not know.
21:16Please do not tell him yet.
21:18He does not know?
21:20The companion registry
21:21is still trying to decide
21:22how to tell him.
21:24Their service is terrible.
21:26Clearly, none of them
21:27have ever survived corporate crunch.
21:29Exactly.
21:30If I were their boss,
21:31I would put them
21:32on a 9-to-9 schedule.
21:33At that speed,
21:34even 24-7
21:35would not save them.
21:39wait.
21:42You fell into this world too?
21:43You fell into this world too?
21:45What is happening?
21:47Is this real?
21:48Am I dreaming?
21:50When did you arrive?
21:51Five years ago.
21:53What about you?
21:54A little earlier.
21:55I was born into this world.
21:57Man,
21:57that is not a little earlier.
21:59That is much earlier.
22:02fair.
22:03If I had known
22:04you were one of us.
22:05So,
22:06how are you holding up here?
22:07I hate this
22:08cursed magical world.
22:09I want to go home.
22:12We almost can.
22:14What?
22:14I became a magic researcher
22:16to find a way back.
22:17I have made real progress.
22:19Barring an accident,
22:20the portal should be ready soon.
22:31Julian flashed a hand gesture
22:33only someone from our world
22:35would recognize.
22:36An instant sense of kinship
22:38rose between us.
22:40I was the youngest researcher
22:41ever published in one of the top journals
22:43before I came here after all.
22:45That was you?
22:47I think I saw the news about you.
22:49I remembered a very young
22:51academic prodigy.
22:52After his story appeared in the news,
22:54most people cared more
22:55about his handsome face
22:56than his research.
22:57I had even sent the article
22:59to my best friend
22:59and written,
23:00look,
23:01my perfect type.
23:02Now that same golden boy
23:03sat before me,
23:04discussing how to take us home.
23:06The more we talked,
23:07the more excited we became.
23:08Neither of us noticed the figure
23:10who had appeared behind us.
23:11Vanessa,
23:13so this is where you are?
23:16Vanessa and I are both human.
23:17We started talking
23:19and lost track of time.
23:20Father is waiting for you inside.
23:22You should go to him.
23:24You are right.
23:27By the way, Vanessa,
23:28you are welcome to visit
23:29my academy lab
23:30whenever you like.
23:31The moment he left,
23:33Cassian wrapped an arm
23:34around my shoulders.
23:35His hand closed tightly
23:36over the place.
23:37Julian had brushed.
23:38What were you discussing?
23:40You looked happy.
23:42It's only about his research.
23:45Are you going to visit his chamber?
23:47Maybe.
23:48We will see.
23:49I clenched my jaw
23:50and tried to remain composed.
23:52For the first time,
23:53I understood what was terrifying
23:54about a familiar like Cassian.
23:56He was still holding
23:57his human form.
23:58Yet,
23:59I could almost feel
24:00his fire moving over my skin,
24:01searching for somewhere
24:02to brand me.
24:04His possessiveness
24:05had erupted,
24:06but I did not think
24:07it came from love.
24:08It was a male creature's
24:09instinct.
24:12I had to visit
24:13Julian's academy lab.
24:15I needed to see the portal
24:17that could take me home.
24:18The moment Cassian left
24:20for duty the next morning,
24:21I slipped out.
24:24Julian showed me
24:25the results of his research.
24:26They gave me enormous hope.
24:29In that atmosphere,
24:30time flew.
24:32Only at dusk
24:33did I notice
24:34the countless
24:34missed communication
24:35crystal calls
24:36and messages from Cassian.
24:39Casper's looking for you?
24:40Yes.
24:41Yes.
24:43Did you not say
24:44he was never very warm
24:44toward you?
24:45Who knows what has
24:46gotten into him lately?
24:48Maybe his male possessiveness
24:49finally woke up?
24:51Julian extinguished
24:52the lamps in the chamber
24:53and we left together.
24:55The moment we went
24:56downstairs,
24:57we ran into Cassian.
24:58I did not know
24:59how long he had been
25:00standing there.
25:03Your escort said
25:04you were here.
25:04I did not believe him.
25:06I did not expect
25:07it to be true.
25:09I am sorry.
25:09I did not check
25:11my communication crystal.
25:13Cassian looked
25:13at Julian beside me.
25:14He seemed about
25:15to ask something
25:16but in the end
25:17he said nothing.
25:19Are you finished playing?
25:21Can we go home now?
25:22He held out his hand to me.
25:24I silently walked over.
25:25My mind was still
25:26on the portal experiment
25:27I had just seen.
25:28Then Julian said,
25:29Vanessa,
25:30it is a shame
25:31I cannot take you
25:32home tonight.
25:33Come back tomorrow.
25:34I will show you
25:35something even better.
25:38Mom!
25:40She will not be here tomorrow.
25:42I would not be so certain.
25:45The air instantly
25:46turned vicious.
25:49Come to think of it,
25:50Cassian,
25:50you once invited me
25:51to visit your home
25:52in a letter.
25:53Why not tonight?
25:54It is not convenient.
25:56What a pity.
25:57I was curious to see
25:58the place where Vanessa
25:59and you live.
26:01Do you not have
26:01a home of your own?
26:02Must you inspect
26:03someone else's?
26:04As it happens,
26:05I do not.
26:06Have you forgotten?
26:08Both my parents are dead.
26:10I did not expect him
26:11to reopen such a painful wound.
26:13Vanessa,
26:13does he always
26:14treat you this way?
26:16You do not get
26:17to call her Vanessa.
26:21Forget it.
26:22I was joking.
26:22Cassian,
26:23you guard your master
26:23so fiercely.
26:24What will you do
26:25if someone steals her one day?
26:26That day will never come.
26:29I love Vanessa
26:30and she.
26:31Cassian hesitated.
26:33Loves me.
26:34He did not even dare
26:35add the word deeply.
26:37I envy you.
26:39Still,
26:40the companion registry
26:41contacted me recently too.
26:44I also have
26:45a perfect master.
26:46Julian kept his eyes on me.
26:47It was an open challenge.
26:48Cassian stepped sideways
26:49and blocked me
26:50with his tall body.
26:51Julian Reed,
26:52I would not mind
26:53killing you here.
26:54The situation
26:55was slipping out of control.
26:56I finally came back
26:57to my senses
26:58and tugged at Cassian.
26:59Let us go home.
27:03I finally managed
27:04to drag Cassian away.
27:06Inside the carriage,
27:07he said,
27:08Vanessa,
27:09you should not have met him
27:10behind my back.
27:11Why not?
27:14You are my master,
27:15yet you spent
27:16an entire day
27:17alone with another male
27:18in a sealed room.
27:19Even the magic
27:20in the air around us shifted.
27:21I could feel
27:22Cassian's emotions.
27:23He was close
27:23to losing his mind.
27:24He was doing everything
27:26he could not
27:26to picture Julian
27:27having sex with me.
27:29But we are ending
27:30our bond,
27:30are we not?
27:31We agreed to discuss it
27:32after the banquet.
27:34You truly want
27:35to leave me?
27:36For him?
27:37Not for him,
27:39but I have my reasons.
27:40I answered
27:41as if it were obvious.
27:42At first,
27:43I had wanted to leave
27:44because our compatibility
27:45score was wrong,
27:46but now,
27:46I could go home.
27:47Since Cassian did not love me,
27:49I wanted to free him
27:50before I left.
27:51Cassian said nothing else.
27:52I assumed he was already
27:53considering how to announce
27:54the dissolution of our bond.
27:57But the moment we got home,
27:59he dragged me
27:59into the bathroom.
28:02Washing you.
28:04Another male scent
28:05is on you.
28:06It has to come off.
28:07Those clothes
28:08can be burned.
28:13I can wash myself!
28:20No.
28:21I cannot trust you
28:22to remove all of it.
28:23Cassian stubbornly scrubbed
28:25every inch of me
28:25while the shower
28:26soaked his shirt.
28:27Something was wrong with him.
28:29His pupils had narrowed,
28:30and heat shimmered
28:31around his body.
28:32Jealousy seemed to have
28:33driven him into
28:34mating heat early.
28:35His body was demanding me.
28:39When the bath finally ended,
28:41he went to get clothes for me.
28:44I recognized them.
28:46It was the outfit
28:47I had planned to wear
28:47when I wanted him
28:48to have sex with me
28:49on the day.
28:50I learned our score
28:51was wrong.
28:52Cassian put it on me
28:53without allowing an argument.
28:56So this was how terrifying
28:57a familiar could be
28:58in early mating heat.
29:03There had not been
29:04much fabric to begin with,
29:05and after hours of rough sex,
29:07even less remained intact.
29:08Thinking it was over,
29:09I pushed him.
29:11Go change.
29:12Your clothes are soaked.
29:13that cannot be comfortable.
29:16Cassian went to change,
29:17but he returned
29:18in his austere black uniform,
29:20complete with leather straps
29:21around his thigh.
29:22They held his wand and dagger.
29:24Still wearing it,
29:25his face expressionless,
29:26he dragged me back
29:27to bed again.
29:29He seemed to be crying.
29:30You are hiding
29:31something from me.
29:33Tears fell hot
29:34against my skin.
29:35That was when I learned
29:36even if Phoenix's tears
29:37could burn.
29:39You are so happy
29:40talking to him.
29:42If it is not him,
29:43there will be another
29:43familiar, will there not?
29:45Can we stay together?
29:46Please?
29:47He kept going
29:48until I lost consciousness
29:49from the pleasure.
29:52When I woke the next morning,
29:54Cassian was still home.
29:55He was calmer
29:56than he had been
29:57the night before.
29:58Kneeling on one knee,
29:59he helped me
30:00pull on my stockings.
30:02I rubbed my aching waist.
30:03The atmosphere
30:04was a little awkward.
30:05After all,
30:06I had enjoyed the sex too.
30:09I was about to speak
30:10when Cassian's
30:11communication crystal
30:12suddenly rang.
30:12His royal aide was calling.
30:16Your Highness,
30:17something happened.
30:18Keep it under control.
30:19I am coming now.
30:21No, it is not about the court.
30:22It is your compatibility record.
30:29Cassian finally received
30:30the completed compatibility report.
30:33He gripped the two sheets
30:34of parchment
30:34until his knuckles went white.
30:36The entire companion registry
30:38had been cleared.
30:39Its staff stood
30:40in a trembling line,
30:41hardly daring to breathe.
30:42Twenty minutes earlier,
30:44the restoration of Cassian's record
30:45had finished.
30:46Unable to reach him directly,
30:48a new apprentice
30:49had sent the report
30:50to his aide.
30:51The error the entire office
30:52had fought to conceal
30:53had landed directly
30:55in Cassian's hands.
30:56Now even his most trusted officer knew.
30:57I was still Cassian's 100% match,
31:00but he was only my 80%.
31:02At the same time,
31:04Cassian saw my report.
31:05It clearly named Julian
31:06as my perfect familiar.
31:15The elderly director sat in a wheeled chair
31:18and said with a shaking voice,
31:20Your Highness,
31:20every mistake was mine.
31:22I will pay with my life.
31:24Leave it in.
31:25I have questions.
31:28Ask anything.
31:30Where did I lose those 20%?
31:36Must I say it?
31:38This concerns your privacy.
31:42Say it.
31:46Well, after comparing
31:47every aspect of the bond,
31:48we found that your sexual compatibility
31:50is the problem.
31:52What exactly is wrong with it?
31:54Your stamina is more
31:56than her body can wandle.
31:58If you go all out,
31:59you're going to make her pass out.
32:00You have been bonded for two years.
32:02Did you truly never notice?
32:03Driven mad by jealousy,
32:05he had stopped holding back
32:06during sex
32:06for the first time
32:07the previous night.
32:08He kept pleasuring me
32:09until I passed out.
32:10Cassian thought
32:11I had simply fallen asleep
32:12from exhaustion.
32:13He had no idea about it.
32:15Anything else?
32:16Nothing.
32:16That single problem
32:18accounts for all 20 points.
32:22Then why does he reach 100%?
32:24I have never seen
32:25a report this strange.
32:26His magical signature
32:28and Mrs. Bennet's
32:28follow an almost identical pattern.
32:30They appear to come
32:31from the same kind of people
32:32which pushed the reading
32:32to 100%.
32:33Are they related by blood?
32:35No, no.
32:36Nothing like that.
32:37They simply came
32:38from the same place.
32:39Cassian turned toward me.
32:40My thoughts raced.
32:42If he asked whether Julian
32:43and I were from the same world,
32:45how could I explain it away?
32:46But he did ask nothing at all.
32:48My heart sank.
32:49He knew.
32:50The same thing he found out.
32:52See you.
32:53Hey!