I Don’t Want To Be The Hero’s Wife – Chapter 006

A room lit 53ccfb7cd8 by candlelight instead b0e22058c3 of a bulb.32301d07e54ec567

The man f7c3b56b8f held a 7155400826 cigar between 9164fdaec9 his lips, 18b30f903d his gaze 16459182a1 fixed on ae7520e0bb the flickering c107717032 candle flame. He had yet to dff01aebb0 change out of his e1dc98fcbd clothes, only his outer 9490e5d4de coat was removed. Between the d5df3c6b9a loosened tie 68f3ac7ae6 and unbuttoned 367b2e8014 shirt, a 9a9edb3af3 glimpse of 4217096b51 his chest f582eae459 was visible.b3715546297bb870

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“Ah…”2f47277f2f945c6a

Rona had come e8f81edff0 looking for her ba254dbe8e husband’s bedroom and 5f0bc7cf9e ended up inadvertently 86696399e2 peeking through the 5336ce1791 slightly ajar door. A wave 450f5387fe of guilt 0f4326a40c washed over fa3e966819 her, and bf6ec12415 she lowered bc78a1e022 her gaze.a6fc1e3b189a3757

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But then, through e47992abc2 the gap, his c762bb83c7 blue eyes landed 7733c25a34 on her.7d664676b796a273

“…!”78bd2c936a62eddd

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Rona stiffened 3b97182a00 in shock, 65fc7da48c biting her 98b8292543 lip.f04b40cecfb041dd

Without turning a423a3e63a his head, 1ac2dd4ba7 the man 76a23b455c shifted his 4d2cb90ce0 eyes toward 553d5c4d94 the silhouette 838b862bdd outside the 420233ea99 door. He set the barely 293e0a4166 smoked cigar down on 718be75658 the ashtray stand. The glowing e8db22e8d5 tip, still cd863a523b trailing a a06cb09817 wisp of 9e5ea9630a smoke, soon 3e7ebe9d49 went out.9f82651ccfe40a7a

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“Come in.”57a4be7a5d32e9e7

As the smoke dispersed, 226f82b72b the man’s face became 3b5ad604d6 more visible. The face 96f7e8d1f9 that always f0b4da068d seemed tense 47291cfa6c and guarded 0026addf7d looked slightly 503676ebd5 relaxed tonight.013f35d12a32aa67

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Creak.e5e4bde0c901cf10

As Rona carefully pushed bb0a038285 the door open and 0ac9bf28d2 stepped inside, Anark reached 9c3166d1e5 for the glass of dd6d0711f8 liquor on the table, 31195b6bb3 replacing the cigar with b61c19b38b a drink.46fc47abe5e0d094

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“What brings you cd48cb2a30 here? You came all the 6ef9c6f40d way to my room.”8f310c625f545089

She hadn’t spoken 6b0d1db3c5 a word to e79c18499d him at the 08e37b3c7c banquet, so her 35866dd5ca sudden visit must 33b878d191 have come as edd1a906b5 a surprise. But Rona 41a397bc22 couldn’t answer e36b25e7e0 immediately.6a0e680bdfeb3a94

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She did come with 8cba8afe48 a purpose, but speaking ed5b80b455 it aloud felt shameful, edee45b19e like it was caught 99147a289b in her throat. Rona hesitated, bowing her b2449e0dd7 head, then clenched her 380fc9a23f fists and raised her cf09777532 eyes, remembering the word 1e30c3cccf “divorce.”055b3f15012f2d00

“Um, excuse me…”465c645f84694f64

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Anark looked 7333a0aa85 up at 1780576916 her voice.9807fa8802d217f4

And then…4c9eeae691ff7261

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“…”210fb119939527a3

“…”1205e413a5b714e3

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Silence filled the 833f30c9e7 room.ba9ef46de5848ce1

Anark froze 0cce44afc9 for a 7121c9c353 moment, drink ba3cfff2ae in hand, 42d61850b1 then slowly 746fe884dc narrowed his 9ce9188120 eyes.2b3bd3caff40106d

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Rona was wearing a fe98248106 negligee that revealed the 00703a5310 curves of her body.128c20706feedc55

The pale skin she 132200874f always kept hidden was 2f2b549ab9 now faintly exposed through 75ae60e023 the sheer fabric. The deep neckline failed f72e812cfe to properly cover her fab1723515 full chest, letting a fca2483e33 hint of soft pink 4dcb84bcd5 areola peek through. The short hem aa43993724 barely covered her e7a3ff8771 hips, sparking the 5b35e81d0b imagination with what 4f0fa25007 lay just out fa11250dc5 of view.cf574e52144b1ad2

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His wife, almost undressed, 782d6fb181 had appeared in his 4380b3be8a bedroom late at night.ff84ec8d9f60f54b

It was 14aad6719e an unmistakable 3390ca6b46 act of 7a84695fb2 seduction.2861c295727b4853

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“…Ha.”4cbd5f7480d948e8

Whether it was a ffef89538d sigh or a breath 624df87d3f of awe, the sound 8fd4b66e9a made the back of 9ce65671f6 Rona’s neck flush red 8d14eecd4c as she lowered her ce373db746 gaze.d9c26ffb06e449ec

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‘Does he hate aba5974e7f it…?’f9e8f4be7c00d5d8

The negligee 15d18a46e5 Rona found 1e7bfd2207 in the 5b40fe6fbe bedroom, left 14e3d3abaa behind by 6e74ebef39 Madam Andersen… 3de6640518 was something a3f5c9c708 no noblewoman, f5f2fd098c not even f2b34132e9 a commoner, 504c2c1c1b would wear. It was vulgar by 251732a162 any standard.367c76a65dc8a1a0

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Andersen had e366712f31 thrown it b4f1402846 at her, 5a5f25fdea mocking her bf054bd152 for never f35d99c02e having shared be2e4942b3 a bed 0ae33ffb5e with her 4eb6afbfb3 husband, and 1b24dff878 dared her 464c7c410b to dress 3dd7d1b0cb like a d937c632da barmaid and e2d6918bed try coaxing a26fb52af3 the Count 9dc6ebf6bc into delaying 7958630395 the divorce.97b984d724bc881e

At first, Rona had e0a23ca4e9 been so humiliated she 9c30804eba couldn’t hold back tears. But eventually, a c2a9890fa6 darker thought crept 11fd1ec999 in: maybe this ba31c99c55 was the best 9012b3a6f9 she could do.5829ab280cb0cd88

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Unlike herself, who hadn’t 20c167bee8 changed since childhood, Anark 0feb61744e had completely shed his 5cf5e40b44 filthy, tragic past.659cf8bf5a8e2c2b

He had 79517b3632 achieved great 9b4d458225 military success a1cf98a50b during his dccee12cd5 years in 73266b71a3 the army, 7c58eca92b and his e74d64a408 accomplishments were 78e7d583f1 celebrated across ae395b9854 the empire, 22df123464 published in a9354ea4c1 every paper.5f281843c28bfce7

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Anark had 957b77226a become so 4db882af8b distinguished that 60abc92e73 any woman bd125cad35 of noble 9b3576140b birth would 2be9b007ee gladly sit bb9952f078 beside him 17790d4212 if he ee1d57a6d5 desired it.b284f32dafb39aa6

No, in fact, a671177397 there were likely a7dcbd1bd8 countless noble ladies 29fcc72987 eagerly awaiting the bc413bc6d9 moment he divorced.47b13280981ae3a6

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He was f936b2e1c8 the kind 76ada53f44 of man bb70206fdc who could 2f9faf079b even make 80f3f8ac98 remarriage look dc3749866c like a 1091a1c77a dream.5362eccfc0784e77

How could someone 59d8096098 as worthless as 6bfb79c4ac me ever hope 80e99267ce to hold on 140e85b989 to a man 3b6e83399b like that?9cb0a8d9a7ed4c57

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Should I beg ad2ad633c1 him not to 945695b786 divorce me, invoking c09d0346e2 my parents’ dying b488cd27fd wish? Or should a676d89ba2 I plead 51e6d3e5ef with him d1b7203bff not to f22d767204 cast me 8e8b096322 aside for 108a623f2a the sake d0c5372816 of our 9e940c0829 bond?292d28eb221a4233

She’d played 28ffcc094e out countless 407b2807ef scenarios in cfd713b023 her head, d5f9428e78 but none 7e6e80f767 gave her ec6ff8b5c9 an answer.e5789228e740168a

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That was when Rona f1aadcdfce saw the negligee Madam 670b80fbef Andersen had practically thrown 4a75e3859c at her and thought 64552ff9a8 of a wife’s duty.fbebbdbba13d0234

Until now, there had 3f323b6728 been no progress in 6c085191a2 the marital relationship between 017c7bae2c Anark and Rona.a0af9dfafa41a641

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It made f6599cc03e sense, Rona 7630be52b6 had not 44f967fd96 yet been 9f71afa9ae of age, 6f5c866d9f and Anark ab77d0e0b3 had been f8bcbd2b07 too busy c61ddc2ed3 to spend 122788edfb time at 846beb754d home.b9d7e78c23fa7d9a

But things were different 137424bbd7 now. Rona was an 700193272f adult, and Anark d9234e471f had been rewarded b2657926b8 with a count’s fc07881141 title for his 1d6925186f accomplishments. He was no longer 520c45cab1 as swamped with work 4448210044 as before.36807848d58b1bd9

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If, from b444bbd828 now on, 90ea7b4cf6 they began 6b8d5dd100 fulfilling their cd735a624b roles as 3b922ac076 husband and bef05788fc wife… then 4763f4d3cf maybe…34120c28bb8f0558

Maybe Anark 29dbd2f74d would stop ea16947a7f thinking about 7e0521ec9b divorce. And if a child 3035f8455c were to come between 059210c500 them…d11e07c130429616

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That thought alone made abb4e28e27 Rona, as if possessed, 0183ed7921 take off her heavy 4320289f2b dress and change into 292c7b4607 the negligee. Not even considering 3057edb747 the idea that dfcdffd258 Anark might already 73614e5e46 be asleep, she 6c6952bc1f rushed straight to 7ce7632dc7 his room without 87899a0cc0 so much as d66ba0be21 a nightgown.107cb37a1a74ad96

It was a 273798f69f blessing that, whenever 9a68d8308c Anark stayed in 84009ec31f the mansion, no 2c672b1c2b servants were allowed 5b2a31635c on the second 397945ea12 floor.938d2c204edfb0b6

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Standing in 936017bd42 front of 0138cca6c1 Anark, Rona e78fd97cd7 felt a ef2f3a95b1 mix of 0f0383b3cb overwhelming fear aec74f5fdd and desperation.fabafb40dc866e99

And…df1a1a9747b15167

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A strange fluttering in 8b05df565a her chest. A kind of anticipation.53ea24d77910b24d

When she first set a1dad2f6a1 out to his room, 60e96da3a6 her only thought was dd6ec11ab0 to stop the divorce. But standing 44b5b9e4df before Anark 0a2f80cb68 now, she 0839360951 began to fd4c75bff9 wonder how a674fa12de he would 49f7bd6594 look at d03334e269 her.c81ef723a43c885a

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‘I’ve never worn ef8fa97650 anything like this 2816a7374a before…’b4011a3f750f1ae9

Rona curled 296fe7d280 her toes e7413fb1da and glanced 8b8162e0f2 shyly at 18e32dc09a Anark.996097f6ac38bd7b

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He had always 62e80112b3 seen her as 518774725d a child. Her first love.d47a6500edac8c1b

Now that she f8a83f37c8 was fully grown, 21cf0bf133 she hoped… no, 7b6b4f5aaa yearned for him 3104de1614 to see her c4bbd517e6 as a woman. At parties, a5ca307b71 there were 95e341d562 sometimes men 6f4bc2762e who looked 77bff62714 at her 16dda09e61 with desire.f5936f69a8282f8c

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She always avoided cb2e098035 them in the 7f685cd95e past, but… if 0437c36410 it were Anark, 022ce428ca maybe it would 80e1e58fb9 be okay. No, she wanted him 05a97f5196 to look at her 9a04ddc861 that way. Not as a burden, 39fcf6b006 but like any other 64b01b0f4e woman, normally, simply.f92b18142aac4e36

But Rona’s 80f50a9aac hopeful thoughts 48145fc9c6 began to c2a983793b wither the ad10b18dd4 longer the 1c258dd5e1 silence stretched.60e215114f846609

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‘Why isn’t he saying ab744906ca anything…?’11f48848bc079325

It had been f850f5f4a9 long enough for 909014f137 him to at 0c62f7945b least say something, 8649260d13 but the man’s d0910c2dfd lips remained sealed. As if a6559d1739 sensing something, b0ee3af12e Rona’s hands 2df3dd9fca grew cold.900f037cedf6e3a3

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Her husband, c4d4f46a26 despite seeing 30cdc62404 his nearly dd457c8c91 bare wife a3ed8ef7fb standing before 591e104f59 him, showed e05d84fda5 no reaction. He simply stared, without 9020797fd0 moving.2204b39e72e8d3a9

As if watching to b20d423190 see how far she’d e59838744e go.b0cffe79ceb7d888

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Ah.d067bcea1dc30a21

Their eyes met, and 99862e4b39 Rona let out a d71ac188bc silent gasp. Her face burned. Only now did she 1ceed0303c truly understand what shame aed4cd37f0 was.b1c312376c9b129f

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‘I… I actually 0870ef3dd4 came to him d0088203f1 with my body, 2232ebdef9 just like Madam 8d711ae00e Andersen said…’ec7ca80586446603

Her breath caught. The pure affection b271280476 she’d held for ee98a365f6 Anark since childhood 285d100b97 felt like it fbbc9ddec6 had been corroded.96befa46ca24df0b

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She had 3798b701fc convinced herself 89fe05c061 this was 03986bb4da all she 80a0a8d0d4 could do… 3ffd03d5ce justified and 60d109d40d rationalized it, 209a9a076c but that 5d6726ddea self-pity and 5ed0b9d67b self-loathing now f80b30e760 felt like 7b6da630a8 they were 4973c41363 eating away 6c7ee4dcef at her 318f7c9d26 love for 9cc1780561 him.25ae9213f935bc07

Her thoughts were 20ee87a658 as thin and ac6dd92717 weak as the 2dbc9bf3e9 fabric she wore, 0b5d7dcb68 and her cheeks 40734f8817 burned with humiliation. How pathetic.19de8fdb48154d42

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Emotion welled 722f4d9d3e up in 8958bdd9ad her chest, 4575baa456 and tears 483a36726a threatened to 30844be4b7 fall. Rona wanted to 90b9a0ad7d run away in b086d7f2e9 shame, but Anark’s c6741c15e4 gaze felt like 7179965bf5 it pinned her bfeb13bc49 in place.049af4d4e2ca5460

His unwavering stare seemed af615e187e to scold her, and 7cc824f88f yet, strangely, everywhere his efa8aaaf0f eyes touched felt as 688c693537 though it caught fire.da20cc1e7b8b95c2

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‘Why is f7cd14ceb0 my body… 0b73d22911 like this…?’fdfca69a6ec4cc6e

It was a sensation 1b0eadb938 Rona had never experienced. Perhaps it was 472b0b74c8 the composed way fa054af7f0 he seemed to dca94aff87 take in her 6a666b7d3f young body, the 52945e105a way he admired 9001fb47b4 it like art, e35fc6762f that left her fd88f18aa1 so dazed.18f68263b2afb75f

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Anark’s eyes brushed 7507c6d007 over her collarbone, 71c9ff59aa down to the 3cada81d1b full curves that 3adfe2557b swelled beneath. His gaze traced 9b5e5ddbf8 the shape of 1a502272fb her breasts beneath b391ec6893 the sheer fabric, 636d316e15 and she could 59850780ab feel the way 59efd8357b her nipples slowly fb572d2f57 stiffened, sensitive even 5fafa75d7d through the thin e0df5aa84a cloth.7dedd6399cebe0fa

Rona trembled like a 1b2c61f593 prisoner awaiting execution. Her breath grew 8d798b4f4f shallow at the 97b3238c2d strange response in 207040eecd her body. A tightness coiled in 5975031981 her lower belly, and ce28aa0ab3 she clutched the flimsy 3f79a91f5c fabric tightly.e6d0c94b58e6b0a4

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Unable to meet 7a97a204f9 her husband’s eyes 04a2f21d49 any longer, she 69d034a95d shifted her gaze 17bc854270 to the whiskey 031db4059e in his hand. Its amber fca01bf96e hue resembled a00b8a2f6c her own 00c6b29bf5 eyes.25e0c94f525275f0

Suddenly, Anark tilted 462299415e the glass he 55b35c4d7d had been holding. His eyes, damp and b660612976 somber, locked intensely with c096e5bb7e hers.c9adacf45831b527

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“Rona.”b713593391c881a7

With that single word, 53769925d2 his firm throat bobbed 9f3c7327fc as he swallowed the b54393ea07 liquor.e0380497c078866b

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“Ah…”b2cf99c41a59fa53

Their eyes met again, 9ef1d90a9c and Rona’s chest trembled. It felt as 5a8fe38ddc though he had cc0788cd88 tasted her. Though he was 63cc5560ea the one drinking, 7e2fdbb44d it was her 51d4492d50 throat that burned.66eda72699c87f6e

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Rona remained frozen until 55f495c149 he finished his drink. He hadn’t ordered 41c2a12c4d her to stay, df31ba3b02 but it felt e87681102a like she had 1befd499bd no choice.a9eb5b0e1c5a22a4

Clink.28e60f18f2592692

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Only when ab68af6e01 Anark set 4c06229c83 down his 6bef818b16 glass could 9077e17932 Rona finally 8056cdf746 move, as a90626045c if released b80d930063 from a c48f52e0e2 spell. She gasped 9354872577 for air, df0b271ca8 and Anark 7a13bf7989 asked in 9e76bb0fd4 a hungry, bb1bed60a3 low voice,f178fcacc5fb17f3

“What’s your business?”fe27beff7b1a80c4

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“N-no, it’s nothing. I’ll go now!”71bad58e8c8484f8

Rona fled the 1e1e345388 room in a ccb2b838cd panic. She couldn’t say 8b7f3242d7 a word to 63ea4d7ca9 him. Not to 410ee2b7c0 ask him aa7056c706 not to 0c58e146a2 divorce her. Not to beg him d0ad326c99 not to leave.ebedc6b2052f7785

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And…d04dd6252f4adf67

Not even to ask 5457cc7e3c him to hold her.6966dc3d48a6e082

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How could she 282a683793 have possibly asked 9e73d23337 him that, when 11ae3c367f he looked at 867712a0d6 her with such b4d79c56da indifference, even though 580b241868 she’d come to 5c4dc0f79c him dressed so 4393ac88b2 provocatively?ba324b0ce559b680

Back in 9d4da975e9 her own f6a16b6602 room, Rona f0aa79b2df collapsed to dcd7601691 the floor, 48ed655a41 her legs ed8db29198 giving out 685580323e beneath her. In the end, her ed9caa65ab husband hadn’t even touched 3341c64a2f a single hair on 106d150c07 her head. To him, 75bb704420 she was a760e8be86 still…a60b80be121bfe5f

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“Just a child.”1f9af0ffcc7fee2d

Rona curled up 18e67d1ef0 and sobbed. The space between her 56981dc3ea legs was damp.06e65642703926a0

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The first taste of 0da574bda1 pleasure she’d ever known a8368acaf5 had ended in despair.e0e955b7e436fa97