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Danika's cheeks flushed red at the compliment, she ducked her head. "Thank you, master."

He turned and started walking with his hands behind his back. "I am your king for this evening. Not your master."

The reminder made her glow. She decided to take a leap at fate. "Then, can I ask you a question, My King?"

When he gave no reply, she bit her lips. She walked right beside him in silence, inwardly cautioning herself not to overstep her boundaries again.

He stretched out his hand towards her and waited.

She stared at this hand in bewilderment, wondering what the silent request is. She raised her eyes to his expressionless face—which was staring ahead of them—and there was no clue on it.

Surely, it isn't what she's thinking....

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