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A forced smile tugged at my lips as I watched Alissa, her small hand clasped tightly in another's.
The look in the boy's eyes—I recognized it all too well.
His gaze, when it met hers, held an unmistakable adoration.
A wave of protective instincts washed over me.
Alissa, ever the social butterfly, began introducing me to her new friends.
Each child wore a mask, their identities hidden behind colorful animals' faces.
‘Is this some kind of masquerade?’
Everyone was wearing masks.
Including myself.
Laon, the boy whose hand she was holding, sported a lion mask.
Alissa seemed to have caught him staring at her just as I did, giggling and smiling, she caused his cheeks to flush a deep crimson as he looked away.
I stared at the scene, a series of question marks floating in my mind.
I had sent Alissa away for a couple of days for her safety, and now she had a boy crushing on her?!
Is she already capturing hearts behind my back?!
Dramatically clutching my chest, I struck a grieving pose, much to the bewilderment of the children who stared at me, dumbfounded.
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