“Wait here for me,” Millie instructed, letting go of his arm, and hurried back toward the temple.


    “Where are you going?” Marcus called after her.


    “To buy…”


    Millie paused, turning and pointing to the row of locks.


    After a ten-minute wait, she returned, a triumphant smile on her face, and brandished the lock she had


    purchased.


    Finding an unupied spot, she fastened it with a satisfying click.


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    “Alright, let’s go,” Millie announced.


    “Let me take a look,” Marcus said, bending down to examine the lock.


    Their names were engraved on it, a heart symbol etched between them.


    Millie’s cheeks turned a rosy hue, and she attempted to pull Marcus away. He resisted, smirking, his


    eyebrows arching yfully.


    “I just want to verify that my name is on there. What if you wrote someone else’s? Then I’d be the fool,”


    he teased, his eyes sparkling.


    “If it wasn’t your name, would I dare to hang it in front of you?”


    Millie retorted, her lips forming a yful pout.


    With a gentle touch, Marcus took her soft hand and lightly scratched it. Leaning close, his voice, rich


    and maic, whispered into her ear, “If it’s not my name on the lock, no amount of pleading tonight


    will suffice.”


    Their banter was interrupted by a monk’s approach, and Millie quickly stepped aside.


    “Hello. The guest room you requested is ready, and here is the key,” the monk said, offering a copper


    key.


    Millie epted it, nodding her thanks, and murmured, “Thank you.”


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    “Excuse me, is the abbot avable? Could you introduce us?” Marcus inquired. He had previously


    heard about Quie Temple’s unique incense from a business partner, made from the abbot’s specially


    crafted powder, said to soothe the mind.


    “The abbot is in the meditation room. Please follow me.”


    “Feel free to explore. If you be tired, return to the room and rest. I’ll join youter,” Marcus told


    Millie, his gaze Lingering on her for a moment.


    Millie nodded, ncing at the key number, and absentmindedly tucked a stray strand of hair behind her


    ear.


    Suddenly, her phone buzzed to life.


    Opening it, she discovered a message from Dottie.


    “Why haven’t youe to thepany these past two days?”