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Chapter 199 - It's all just a dream?

"Hmm…"

Leo groaned slightly as his lips parted, his throat dry, the air leaving his mouth like a faint sigh lost in a heavy dream. His eyes fluttered before slowly opening from the darkness that had swirled around him like mist.

For a brief moment, he couldn't tell whether he was still inside the dream or had already returned to reality. The faint hum of the ceiling fan echoed through the room, and the flickering glow from the cartoon TV.

"Hmm?" He hummed softly again as he blinked several times, trying to push away the thick fog clouding both his mind and his sight.

"Look who decided to wake up."

A feminine voice cut through the daze, smooth and teasing. It made him flinch. He turned to the side and saw… Azrael, her hair tied into a loose bun, stray midnight strands falling over her neck, the soft gleam of her apron faintly glowing under the light... She stood by the kitchen counter, stirring something in a pan, steam curling around her like silver mist.

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