化冰的城堡在貝兒獨自守了九個人兩日後，第三日清晨日光斜照上二十一歲貝兒的臉。
她忽然忘了自己曾在此驚顫的守了兩日夜，睜眼一看著陌生的紗帳床頂驚得驀然起身——為何身在此地？
慌亂的思索後，忽然微有印象，好像曾犯了什麼錯，一個白衣的男人把她帶到這裏關——？她環顧四周，關起來？在這裏？
她小心的出門，這是個安靜美好極大的宅子，二樓這走道極乾淨，轉左方探步她小心的開口:「請問有人嗎？」
向左方房伸頸睇望，是間書房，樣子微有印象，伸手敲門出聲：「打擾您了。」43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwacD87Puv5
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走進，一本藥草學仍在窗枱邊，滿室滿櫃的書，她嘩了一聲，略望幾眼便安靜出門。甬道左邊到此被封死，薄板內應該還有其它房間。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZeEbyOB3m
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再向右去，第一間房門半開，她同樣有禮一聲：「打擾您了。」43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aHJmzkdiq
輕敲房門但無回應，不敢直接推門進內，先向另一間房探，見到整潔的房內一架大鋼琴，一只用料高貴的鋼琴長椅。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIH34C2Qzd
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這琴也極有熟悉感，她輕步去打開琴蓋，黑白象牙鍵面平整微亮，手輕搭上不敢按出聲，但在鋼琴長椅上坐下。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15kwA2NQ9V
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腦裏有影像在起伏——一些光、一雙彈琴的手、一地玫瑰，聽到一個男人短短的好聽的輕笑。待細想，就消失。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZirvTBT2a
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她只好再走向門半開的房：「打擾您了。有人在嗎？」忐忑地推門，見一個人在窗枱邊的床榻上睡著。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTEvDCMR23
陽光正好，照著他身上那被白的耀淨，白色的被整齊覆著那男人。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYqgGfirbz
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床邊小桌上備放著一盆淨水一塊手巾，她一走近，竟無道理的將手巾揉淨為那睡著的男人淨面。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEchL8E8qtk
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她忘了前兩日因為發現淨面讓細毛脫落，自己已經將這動作重複了半百次，現在淨到一半兀自害怕收手。
膽顫的看男人安詳睡臉，鼻有點怪、下巴有點怪、臉形有點怪，唇尚好。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvnrAYctYQ
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髮裏交錯著不同顏色長度的髮，除了赭紅色長髮還有深金色短髮，臉上微覆細毛，看看手巾，手巾上有些擦拭後脫落的細毛。
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她害怕的看這房間，房間也極有熟悉感，但她為什麼在這裏？43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDIbFkpBtM
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她返身下樓口裏仍問著：「有人在嗎？」43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3xz15BRGU
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發現樓下的白藤舖墊長椅和所有沙發上都睡著人，有兩個是盤睡在地上，那都是她兩日間費力將能抬上椅的抬上後的景況，43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiz6WXfVtEo
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現在無故看到八人昏睡如死，害怕的快跑出廳，下了門階經過小石屋，跑在黃土地上害怕的一回眼後驚駭的摀嘴叫了起來。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjieNqN2xw
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這不是妖魔之地的那個城堡？43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7zEeAJC6d
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自己怎麼在這裏？43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4jnSUnJ2H
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她害怕的死命向遠遠的一片玫瑰旁門柵跑去，每近一步，城市裏原有的聲音就清晰一絲絲，衝出門柵時脫力得幾將暈厥，一個男子扶住了她:43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGedQexQbx
「女士？」
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男子兩手合緊她兩臂由後撐扶著：「怎麼回事？」
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她喘著氣發現扶住自己的是塞克斯先生。
塞克斯先生是本地未婚女子心中佳選之一。是姐姐唯二佳選。43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0nJvqGyg7
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「我也不知道，我作惡夢了。」貝兒喘而驚惶，自已支不住力，男子只好把她拉近身撐起:「來吧，我的馬車在前面，我載你一程。」43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFrwBIB3Et
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他扶著貝兒回到雙人座馬車，重複她那句:作惡夢？帶笑看她。 43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvMYXrPARj
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她白嫩的手胡拂著自己白嫩的面上亂了的黑檀色髮，仍難一時間平復氣息的閉著眼靠在車身:「我一定是在作惡夢了。」43Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnp6OLKWCu
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塞克斯先生搖頭有趣的一笑輕輕鞭馬，先讓馬車離開這條長路。
