"Happy birthday, darling. I tracked down this familiar just for you. Pure as snow, she’s bound to bring you unimaginable luck."Tristan’s deep, gentle voice murmured in my ear.With a flawless, loving smile on his handsome face, he handed me an open box. Inside crouched a rare, snow-white rabbit. My daughter, Lily, leaned in with bright eyes. "Mommy, Daddy and I picked her out together! I named her Sera. Do you like her?"I looked down.Inside the iron cage, the rabbit was huddled tight. Its fur was pure white, but its eyes were bottomless pits of black."Pet her, Mommy. Sera is such a sweet girl."I forced a smile and reached out my hand. The next second, the rabbit lunged, sinking its incisors deep into my fingertip.A sharp pain shot through my hand. Golden Elven blood instantly welled up, and the rabbit began to lap it up greedily. "Ah! What are you doing? You terrified her! Bad Mommy!"Instead of caring about my bleeding hand, Lily screamed, charging at me like a feral little b
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