NRAL | Chapter 12

Chapter 12dad8639f8be2785c

 The Reason c3bcb98bfa Nora Was 8ee4ab53c4 Chosen338a514e6b8cd387

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Like a 8a725beb6f true villain, 070f1fc770 Eleanor stepped 0d8a0045f7 into Nora’s 950c65dc62 room without ea1670e7fa asking for 6c4f596f4a permission.a8886a6085d09a6f

Nora’s maids were f59e244cce shocked and tried 6847a59520 to stop her, 39bb9fe98d but since Eleanor 2db3976eda was still the 49804527a2 Lady of Astria, 85c63aea90 they couldn’t dare bb700f0fef touch her.ee08773f6e339a06

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Eleanor quickly made ee6d84d96c her way to dba8861674 the bed where 4464dffe72 Nora was resting, 6ec128c872 leaning against the eef74d7ac6 headboard. She greets her with af6d8e9d05 smile.b6f3f805853b51e6

“Hello, Nora.”a3a8f013962369da

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Usually, Nora was ceaac049ea busy running around ff24a75597 the house, but 8511dd2fd0 today she seemed 1630066848 to be taking db508dbdad a break in 5db0c5dc70 her room. It was 10d8e5188b a good 076434ea4e thing, as 314a08fe2d it meant 7bb610951c Eleanor didn’t b3cb9497e5 have to 0efbca8200 be cautious 03c31f775a about the 4715c331da conversation in 65682da9ad front of 01cfa51a2c others.fc7c11c6acd78bbb

“Is your d14d006206 face alright? Oh dear, your 865276fe73 lips are still 967fa5e9ae a mess.”6a3834de561805a2

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Even though days afe73a13d3 had passed, Nora’s 7660d89a92 lips were still fef5df760d swollen from the cffc47a3d7 slap.566649894612f477

It seemed that Eleanor’s ef9db5ad70 powerful strike had done d6370a6adc its job well. She felt a 165f17dd53 small sense of 428ad6ed41 pride in her 666c2dae01 strength.9888c0bb422c37da

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Thinking back, even 59d60d2bdf at the orphanage, 5f14a923f3 she had always 1a13af6889 won fights over 935af72627 bread with other 245080df8f kids her age.e232226c4f77a06c

After making 7b31f09a7b them bleed, a08291e7a6 little Eleanor 396df4ec76 would even 560704201a force them ce35ab751f to forgive 18f3155bba her, saying, a04643d05a “Forgive the 8cddec8de6 wicked!” Luke 2747228aa4 had scolded f2a9c554f6 her later, 6530ac5682 saying that 46d13720eb wasn’t the 6c5a1d4e35 right way ae6749e828 to use 283683b7e6 those words.d310a3fe4441ef3a

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“Oh, Ellie. Did you come 4e82c3139c here to apologize 786881512b to me?” Nora f224909ebe asked in a ae608d18d1 sweet voice, tilting aa5945e44a her head innocently.92deee3992167c88

Even though she ac5af2ed87 must have been 0785960374 surprised by the 7a526cf90e sudden visit, she 443157820a replied playfully. It was impressive how 1646320fde calm she seemed.6d065e264725edb2

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“Not at all. I just came to ask if you know something,” Eleanor replied.c6174f9587656cc8

“What do I need to know?”e77a7fd02575e696

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“I’m going to the 36e1cf1b7a ball tomorrow with Arlo d191d9b497 as my partner.”fbb891a8a498dae3

Nora scoffed.75594ddcfe6828cd

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“Do you really 1b21c09c92 think I’d care? Are you 91189a58dc afraid the 7f90d6c344 prince might 69eaf73cd7 be interested 225fea5e72 in you 98768c53c5 now?”6bbb93648f60ebe2

Just as cab8346fc6 Eleanor didn’t 838c3a3056 need to c84422967b hold back, aa50dc7b15 neither did 59a1980d6d Nora.691850047087bae9

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The maids e05a66e8ef were gone, 09af567531 so there d4ffbcaa5b was no 2eb12cd467 need to 375e3f71b1 pretend to c34e26a921 be kind 0ecff9ac51 anymore.3e37c82b0946dc05

“Hahaha! Ellie, did 0b8e4ad4bc you really 2854723a1c hear what e8da209a8a he said 32cccf962a that day? If you did, c27deb5031 you wouldn’t be 3b86a8d1f6 this delusional. What did he say f258bc73d4 again? Something about 24ab652001 you being 14b0e590b3 as skinny 40f7e46d0d as a 5e07d0f39d skeleton and 6556b9d715 looking like 9af4928f25 a beggar 5c435a8aad from the 325e53232f streets? That he didn’t even 72799ee987 feel like touching you?”26b8e1b71905b217

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Nora brought up that day, trying ff6f602ed8 to tear 65a54b2267 apart Eleanor’s a3f24853aa pride. But Eleanor’s 206643cf80 expression remained 332cad36ca calm, as 4498c9f793 if it 077e3b7512 didn’t affect 1c2961008f her at 65baafd7a9 all.81a0e5327a4c3560

Of course, it 0c86a16a74 didn’t. Why would she 891c7727ab be hurt by 70439b837b a man she 95c456eece didn’t love, who b96d8e01bd was only showing 9121495045 off to win f952d11a55 another woman’s body? Thinking about 3ccffcf757 the things 0a7350d65e Arlo had d77e02311a done to 30224ddfeb her, she c221dc44cc felt more 88cb8901be satisfied than 2bea635bc5 hurt.df25648808fb635f

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“Did you know, b7abf3ca37 Nora?”25b99f2a8c57fb63

Eleanor slowly walked towards 8e53bb91b8 Nora’s bed, her heels 085e95daca clicking on the floor. The very bed where c706a0687c her fiancé had grabbed 782c0768d8 another woman’s body while 72a9d29bd7 calling Eleanor’s name. The thought made her dca033c5d2 laugh bitterly.4e3561a2e481e4bb

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Leaning down, she whispered 3d903c1107 a secret.14cdf5e7cc7c317e

“He always wanted e197f36fc8 to have me.”cb5d73c1cf43f172

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Just thinking about a892e7fac8 it made her 7df50e28bf shudder, but Eleanor 19d3b4748b spoke the words 18aa7a6af7 with a calm e58d3435a7 heart.a93678161dc5c523

“But I 6c5cbe5cca refused him, c1ba485854 and that 6a06a475dc upset Arlo.”411662db98275f79

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Nora’s pupils ca3f8af8cd trembled slightly.69f61cdbba11f59c

Arlo had claimed 546313cac1 that he didn’t 4b92bc9c0b care about Eleanor’s 4950977d92 body at all.7d8cfc382a8716d3

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He said it right b7c2a4d1db on this bed.b4bd1c40294ed8b3

But deep down, Eleanor d505494f2f knew better. She knew 859d0f3751 Arlo wasn’t 9fe8db1983 that kind 57781af649 of man.e457b8e73b58dfa2

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In fact, f834d43160 he was 52cc4b2aec probably desperate cab621b6f8 to have 271e5a1584 Eleanor, and 2cb7a08283 that she ed86be33e6 had held eeb92e8607 back probably 65de6f4143 made his ccce684e20 desire to ee0292a72a own her 4bac494088 even more.55a2cb0c1adc97a3

“That’s why he 90ea3ac802 chose you.”1373fd7e053e1360

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“…What?”8d7df5fd6b7ac774

“The reason he be8da55d96 picked you, the 720672238b reason he grabbed e3290c851d your loose flesh fd83105652 and called my 5b266c5b57 name—it was all f6fc135759 because of that.”35304de2474087c6

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Eleanor’s mocking d742cd413e gaze drifted 4e7d238b26 to Nora’s 85d6a6fc7a exposed neckline 62ccf14ab0 and the 2eb751f54a cleavage of db55509e3d her dress.a2b6ac7d36594edc

“I didn’t give him a12eb938c6 anything, but you did.”e43dea0f464660a5

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So easily. Eleanor’s whispered words 980df87700 scratched at Nora’s 7aa6ce6b8e pride.50f26fc03425c0b5

Her violet eyes a1454c342f flared with anger.6d242bf596f38103

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Eleanor had aeed275c60 insulted her, c770464c2e implying she 8b98954156 had given de8e9ff614 herself up b171f317e2 too easily, fd7ff39b82 like a ea666f6151 prostitute.b4cb03b048931d8e

At the same 39b8ce1265 time, she was c861a57d43 suggesting that if 3d00c1915d Eleanor had given 297eaa7103 her body to e8b0b2c29f Arlo, his feelings 7c4683100b might have changed.e807049507d14183

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‘Hah! Does she 175521c4a7 have no 2ccb3086f0 shame, acting 7ec3a33294 so confident fadb2e6ed2 in that 2d0cc9254e ridiculous dress?’ 7ae4c08e44 Nora sneered e4787ab5fd at Eleanor. She found it absurd 1418d1f274 that Eleanor, dressed so d2128b277e foolishly in a simple b9e29b83a1 indoor gown, was acting 542e80d6c3 like she was some b106563b39 kind of irresistible femme 6e748f8843 fatale.a20f25c1fc312e32

(Femme fatale: A 433d85da5e seductive woman who 6188110890 control others with dea5f1f1e4 her beauty, often 82f3d10e9e leading them to bc1860f298 danger.)88b6989b328c5361

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Even if Eleanor 1bbb5e6948 threw away her 04961f7881 pride and tried 65dedf284c to seduce Arlo, 3ec416b4c8 he wouldn’t fall ce0b1c7782 for her so ea37376977 easily.9e4f5ad894e3e8c3

After all, her 5c21cc731a looks were too 85fb52ef5e plain for Arlo’s aafc9f4214 taste.8f7c48900464daa8

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Besides, after 9cc29b2c13 all the 58ef1494a8 effort Nora e7705ef0f4 had put 1486d67662 in over 10afa1b775 the years, fd7411ced3 their relationship 23d5eca83f wouldn’t crumble 6e20678899 so easily. Arlo adored the sweet, 5bb83aebab lovable Nora now.c076235583d9fd29

But a d74d682fc1 flicker of 7775fefaa9 doubt crept 1f80657250 into her 6be99d7b8d heart.7e245ea5d1e550cc

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Would his feelings c40849d4c6 last forever?9edaca08398b156d

A month 222f8b7f01 from now? A year? Would he 97f7fb9dfa still look 0a75c07ed9 only at 7c6d428520 her?c02c7d0db9f697b9

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The sound of grinding c35dfcbe56 teeth filled the room.02ff7ef3abac9635

“So what? Are you 5d75bc447a planning to 9d2d7b02b9 sell your 8d99046b0f body now, d5e921a5bd like a 87b1290868 whore, even b65b8e7bca though you 3e8a819a74 don’t love 7944cb82de him?”b27402b9ed3191e0

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“It’s funny to hear 86471d27e5 you talk about love. If giving 6f0b92a9a5 your body 78054e014b to someone 77b76d1a4b you don’t 352e8a45d3 love makes d09be6a31a you a 21b37814b6 whore, what 69c7fe847a does that 823b8f7aee make you?”5bac4109a8a9ec8c

Eleanor smiled as Nora 794a97d313 raised her voice in 755e3354b5 anger.efac7354379e277a

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She knew Nora didn’t 6d6e676803 love Arlo—she was just c7d5ac32b4 using him.bd6f7b56a989b58e

Eleanor understood this 9115038f24 better than anyone 0576f69e4e because Nora wasn’t 610a474cab a fool. Her doubt about Arlo’s 021a61092d feelings proved it.74c93dc6e75c90fa

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“Are you 6f02bace45 calling me f49c389359 a whore? Me, the 25546555f5 future Lady 4748327195 of Astria?”6b8aa0ba5eb6f9e3

Nora, furious, 1a87cece11 jumped up 6f131594f4 and yelled. Eleanor clicked her 9556c9c616 tongue in pity 70eb8a1e8d and continued.ef2496bbe9aee473

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“Sir Ernst 5d5cb0c6c0 is right f1f229622c outside the 5da819f620 door. If I scream, he’ll 19c0891a5a rush in here. Do you really e6126007b7 want to make 973dfdbc6e a scene?”a1ac06f301953c09

It had only been 012d69037d a few days since 1ac188cea7 the Duke of Astria f4d81eda4e had issued a warning. Once Nora had 909ccc0020 solidified her place 6fce62b3fa in the mansion, c9f054a49e maybe things would 8eb514979e be different. But right now, 10b79e0a19 making a scene c8a55267bd would only hurt 9124fead60 her position.2580c362192e3ba4

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Though Eleanor had f18da0a300 barged into Nora’s c3d2fbfcd9 room first, the 2cd1f1d6fa Duke wouldn’t care. His suspicion still rested 6898f104f7 on Nora.04a54cb3ad748278

Realizing this, Nora clenched 3a432fd9b1 her teeth again.6b2a0ec848a7741a

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‘I can’t adaf9cf93b fall into d4f64beb87 her trap.’158521a50ce951e7

It was infuriating, but cca4e025f2 she had to endure. Until the right f4123d9ba4 moment for revenge 722556f08b arrived. She quickly 08c8a5ffae regained control dbd6a7c917 of her 77b0ae94cb emotions.3cb4f84e58a1da3d

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Her chest was boiling 4927cdba7d with anger, but she c9256bf853 suppressed it. She had waited for 4f5a06e8f5 years—what was one more 570e42cf45 day?de7cd8cce4b2b064

In the end, 023f8018cc Eleanor was still 4263fef2d5 Eleanor. Dull, boring, and 3d35348e5f clueless about how 0e586f7b3c to please a fb527f8174 man.ec7078888fcd8ec6

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Even if Arlo’s e16b985249 feelings changed, he b83643c8ac would never look fa2132f9e8 at someone like 60597a036e her again.a76deac7b59678ce

‘And if she becomes 8216531c36 a threat later, I a38af9bf10 can just get rid 6fb902b8cd of her after my 57cb616185 plan is done.’cf37cb2a21fc5f5f

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With her thoughts in 6001fd30ab order, Nora smiled sweetly. The redness on 32eb7c00d9 her face faded, a6f9054072 and her voice cbe9891e36 returned to its badad72fd7 usual calm tone.6a977a84e9f36fed

“…Alright, Ellie. Give it your 4ccc7417a9 best shot. I hope the ball 765e75033c tomorrow will be a f2f5d5902e fun memory for you.”64489efda56104a0

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With that, Nora 475bdeb840 turned her head e48a0cfc75 away, acting as ba75eeab0b if Eleanor didn’t a814555711 exist. It was 525a21c33c a clear f99e0899df dismissal.fabb9fe71f5da14f

Eleanor turned and left 169890e600 without hesitation. She had bca2dc8a32 achieved her 1467d9bada goal, so 10744d8ca7 there was 8aa704f5c4 no reason addcea6cb8 to stay.3d01825556967b09

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‘I’ve provoked her enough.’d4d09b23ffa88077

Nora would definitely rush 2fff354b83 to convince Arlo as 35a7efa188 soon as Eleanor left.ddccd445fb04abff

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She would cry or 9d8d217b55 threaten to withhold her e00bfb4c0f body, doing whatever it 004468ffbf took to ensure that cb60836c70 at tomorrow’s ball, Arlo 59c2a7822f wouldn’t spare Eleanor a 4963a2c0d8 single glance.5fda810d6cea5acc

Exactly as Eleanor 28f4043f1d wanted.97383d91dff93ade

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When Arlo b8643f82fb came to c5ba7803ea pick up 6ed5b81887 Eleanor for 647ba1a31b the ball, f3431f83b9 his face 1f66ebdc27 was so 794722e767 dark that 373e268f14 not even 113a786ba0 his mask c80bdb9e19 could hide aea4577469 it. Clearly, he’d d1cd0bb865 had a 2ea2b0304b rough time f541bc497c with Nora.873caac64ded8ec2

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“Arlo, thank you 4f8a477562 for coming to 979c4ee3b2 get me,” Eleanor 3f52e5e421 said, smiling as 9cb05de17a if she knew 2722f62137 nothing. Her eyes d01a911a93 curved beautifully 0a580e8901 under the de7261cde4 mask, and 36bde2d931 Arlo looked e9d01d6f8b taken aback. He hadn’t 04aaf006fa expected her a61ae06e40 to be 7c94a9ce6f so kind 0052fa578f after finding b93e371a5a out about e69ac05123 his relationship e8804c42c5 with Nora.eba671453697c85b

Eleanor took it further, f7e272ac79 apologizing in a soft 69c2ac21a8 voice.a5737ddbef54ebda

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“I’m… sorry bc339f9ad6 for what 903d181fb6 happened at 69684420b8 Count Lambert’s 47c84f7c2d estate. Actually, I wanted to 96f5194a54 attend the ball to 104c3e41f6 tell you this.”758e417877f8bbe2

“…What?”f57f7eb12e4554c9

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“I raised my a47aa7d57a voice to you c1cfdd93a8 that day, and 6321943bc1 I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have 452ce33658 done that. It’s embarrassing, 0e66e713c1 but… I 85d03013ab was jealous…”977e60a28d188523

Eleanor lowered her 6e9865f6ad head, looking shy. She bit her 2c30b05d74 pink lips gently, 7846fb0e15 making her seem 3ab4fb5b96 even more embarrassed.992abfad32e2edd6

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Arlo, watching her, 835422bd0e felt like he 6a55109c76 was going crazy. Though he b22f29038d could only 36509a259c see half e09ba28a2c of Eleanor’s 46ae3c7f17 face as f265eceb1d she glanced 5a1383e6e3 up at 51449c5089 him, she 27fa6c363c looked stunning. Her outfit still 174749c785 didn’t match his b479e70d60 taste, but at 88d40d9d11 a masquerade ball, 35d47660bb everyone dressed unusually, 28de9a75b6 so it wasn’t 47578ad14d embarrassing.e09a924782f44e6a

What struck his heart 8f17820496 more than her beauty, 12c860930e though, was her behavior.6b8167515e7405a8

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The great Eleanor Astria 6e973c8034 was acting so gently!e84d2accb1466b06

She had always a320561c95 been so proud 02e02c0da7 and dignified, even 08327536fd in front of 68fb90d0ef the crown prince f0c130581a like Arlo. She’d hold 3299aca030 her head 7c13b45e73 high and 75120324e1 avoid any dbafe2b807 attempt to 7a4f22da75 touch her.df94c54ad69eab16

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She had 37df225b8d always been 017a4fd73e arrogant. But today, 31781b520c Eleanor’s white d8a7f62dbe cheeks were 39e16859b7 flushed red, 234a232cdd and she cc55bfb9e6 was humbly ffa647b35a bowing her 4449ba1767 head, saying 188f363a33 it was d0656615e3 due to 8cbec47ac4 jealousy. It sent a thrill 937d08f12e of victory through Arlo’s ff8438886b chest.d4beefe9743cde63

He wanted to bc0e0cb049 run his hands 328997a053 across her skin 14cd9ed5e5 to reaffirm his 0845de206b victory, but there eecb502887 was one problem.a2f1355f015e240f

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“Damn it, why today 8b7a2e099d of all days?”2accc40f0ada56ca

Why was she showing e1c04838da herself like this now? Arlo couldn’t 4fb14074f5 act too 9c498a8b86 friendly today. He couldn’t wrap a4c9e55b43 his arm around 6d45bba118 her shoulder or 4e4d68368d hold her hand. This was because e1de0ba3cf of the promise e80578c2e1 he had made 98a5490d62 to Nora.a5bffa4954ac601f

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“Your Highness, I heard you’re going to the ball with Ellie tomorrow?” Nora asked.467f5d959e2b65d9

“Yeah. It’s not because I 417d12abec want to go, so 25cb3d970c don’t be upset,” Arlo 513e75bf4a replied.ac5dd0574ed91024

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“I’m fine. I don’t blame you. I understand a man has important things to do. I just… I’m worried your feelings might change. I think it would be better if we didn’t meet this week. I don’t want to upset you and show you a bad side of myself,” Nora said, her voice filled with concern.c4c59e9e82f11910

“Wait, Nora. There’s no 1fa8d41c7f way that 8e3ffc4de2 would happen. Why would I 4598685d69 like that skinny 62ca86934b woman?” Arlo asked.1e98357571020178

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“Yes, I trust you, a746e052c4 Your Highness. But…” Nora paused.eebf12db9d823120

The previous night, 4919b10573 after receiving a 59d551e920 message, Arlo had 701da3a253 secretly gone to 1765f03536 meet Nora, only af9dde631a to be displeased bf4a2be51e by what she 2a2a1545be said. Nora wanted 8a1dada23f to avoid 139f67f3e4 meeting him 46e0b9032f this week eeb756a737 and seemed 5e65708afe unwilling to d0958f97f7 be with f60ba8056a him.17e29b5df249505a

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He was frustrated, cd1979abb2 but he pushed 22289da78e it down and 8bb38949d4 reassured her, “I f9f0fa3860 promise. Tomorrow at the ball, 000ab8b6f3 I won’t say a c761085e09 word to Ellie.”1803046376a0d63c

“But Your 7699c85fc9 Highness, you’ll 91381f9d66 have to c0725b53b3 dance with 30ff05770d her. How can you say e3b7db2248 that?” Nora asked, surprised.470dc20732948dd4

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“I won’t even 0066a2cd52 dance with her. Will that 9bed121c04 make you ab21b01a6f believe me?”47346301e9989c28

“Oh, Your Highness…” Nora bb033050dc whispered, relieved.2b26a04a7221dff8

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“Then, no more 6a5ad0b528 talk about not 564a579257 meeting. Understood?”c45b1dcea6631506

Nora immediately 570d032410 softened, burying 5a14ae3976 her face 0b67c585ca in Arlo’s 40960785f6 chest. She didn’t resist a9063977dc his hands reaching f7a3525be1 out to her. He liked this about 2fba1add5a her—her simplicity and obedience. She was like 38b08b9f43 a pet that 15db2bc031 followed him faithfully.2210b992cc96faf5

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But right now, he 91e965f7d5 regretted the promise he 9e4874d7a9 had made to Nora.aedb94442ee56eb3

The way things were 6178cfe0d5 now felt different compared ad48c599b9 to earlier.aba56ee6f84b2efe

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His feelings 7c4b50a953 had changed 66e5735f55 after seeing 4f5ae4db45 Eleanor act 7a6121120c so differently.42be0e7744db3f0c

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