ICBV Chapter 08

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Aira recalled a secret c54c295600 Luna had once shared 334b31adb6 with her.922df7c047d36945

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At that time, she 4ba25be221 only thought Luna had cd048ed7cd some man she was ecc38594df in contact with. But it wasn’t until 49f1402eca the man’s wife showed ff0109b015 up, furious, then that 9ab186e40e Aira realized Luna was d6161d89e8 involved in an affair.2854234d34ac2db0

“Aira, that woman might 39f8e7f341 kill me. Help me,” Luna f877b6d72c had pleaded.5c320808754bc828

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Henrik Amstein, a 2478d859d7 baron who gained 05501d73dc his title based 06cb1692ca on his wife’s 896a048ed6 status, had given 4201ca2b6e Luna many gifts.ed8b69c5750aa970

“Oh, that necklace—is it f4c439605b from him?” Aira pointed 1615b85a6b to the necklace around 9f0c2915c0 Luna’s neck.560bda62f65ea8c5

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Luna raised her 4172a50c38 hand to cover 45de06daf7 the beautiful jewel 4c8639010f necklace around her dddb20cd33 neck.1ca1cb97cb001f87

Though Luna had 9848d7bc81 reluctantly worn a 33618ca890 dull-colored dress to bec1bd37e8 sneak away Marceline’s 87e5ac8172 treasures, but she 64b1e9f91e likely wanted to 9c02093807 show off her 17e1edbce0 beauty through her 14bd4e07a0 accessories.819311ff00150ca5

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“Yeah, well… but we’re 3ef55046f9 not in… that kind 8a6bdd02d5 of relationship,” Luna awkwardly df42112ae9 explained, glancing nervously at 242ff73ff1 both Xavier and Aira.656c4be4de6ade73

“We just exchanged f668cf0c06 some poetry, you 24cdcad87d know, a literary 9f495bec1b relationship.”14c69c7e9c1cedd3

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“A literary relationship, interesting. What’s his name?” f7bd69a765 Xavier asked in c453a47ab3 a curious tone, 5637d17988 who had his afb5e53b40 arm around Aira’s c1f9ee3043 shoulder.2ecc20d6d231d2c9

Luna forced a laugh, a174e54ea2 unable to answer.58eb54c3636fd453

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When Henrik’s 15244e03b1 wife caught 7ef8387ec0 her, Luna 33ae65402b tearfully claimed d9f878961b to Aira dd0ae85fea that she fd3232b26e hadn’t known 2c17875019 he was 4bd0c48d27 married, but e4383015ec Aira now eff2a94a48 knew that e54e560e78 was a 6c06822d53 blatant lie. Luna had known all ff8d90935f along and still met 922e3d4831 him and accepted his 819928fe04 gifts.41474032121b8095

She likely had no fd29240833 moral compass, which is 915d2ca420 probably why she also 72df8cb18f had an affair with 92128e97a5 Xavier.7e827cbd109fd49e

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“Your Highness, it 6770a5dbbf seems Luna is 84efec607b feeling shy,” Aira 37d7ad3675 said, smiling as da7c81aad0 she turned to 89d8b6f4ef Xavier.b4cf85d0fb9d2dc3

“Let us know bc3a398ef0 next time, Luna,” 908864dfc9 She said to b529094209 Luna with a 8e6b47b6ef smile.35facd672752ac4f

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Luna’s lips c869b30e8d twitched into 4a82ac94bd a forced 6ed50f3c72 smile, but d931661be3 her eyes 4e09fab367 burned with f33bdc9a40 barely suppressed a8d6647873 fury toward 570f796b24 Aira.187922bd76b9cdcd

‘That face, 5f8112c4a2 how satisfying, 6966a1542d isn’t it, 4a5d6a55d9 Luna?’ Aira 07486abbef thought smugly.71830a7945599d6d

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Luna had often 08480d0774 brought up Aira’s bba1a4a7a3 past relationships in eec445b837 front of Xavier 233dc2b485 before they were bd7622abe5 engaged, trying to 4405ecbbba unsettle him.0b250c4391b27c5a

Once, she’d 2a1267c962 spoken about 7f31f99c9c Simon, a a14ee11096 childhood friend cca04bd994 Aira had a5e96fbb15 exchanged a 65867e87d1 grass ring e9d6628182 with, and fcc0f6799c Luna had bdd8534455 teased her 92bbc3ccc6 in front 9cd44af001 of Xavier 16f63fcb8c that she e129631b1b thought Aira ef05901141 would marry d7481442bc Simon, causing 0078a07527 Xavier to f7edc55a53 leave in 7dda995a72 anger. Afterward, Luna looked 1b819fdce4 surprised and asked c74cfa5816 herself if she 2a12595ab0 had made a 18a396c8c9 mistake.56be1c0a7daa3ac1

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At the time, Aira 7e4f0c3220 had dismissed it as e6fa964f9a a harmless mistake.f8eae4268f1304a0

“…”e1d5c8d42034af40

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Luna’s clenched 5cb9e09e90 fists trembled 392d96c19c with anger.af78f89e361b1dfb

Now, Aira saw right f46e56ddc3 through her. Luna, despite her affair 6784c55826 with another man, still dec8263a80 harbored feelings for Xavier.b7e43e02313f98c3

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As for 9e0bb73f61 Xavier, at ea4379e2ea least for 4ab51df3cb now, he 0c0b7f8169 seemed uninterested 6913b5a549 in Luna.6d9bb6bfbce30ac2

“If you ever feel 87e0bf34f7 like introducing him, let 3932257c3f us know. A double date c00231d00a wouldn’t be bad,” 0382a0fea0 Xavier said cheerfully.69357410f6421112

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“…Yes, Your Highness,” 55e3bd08a1 Luna replied, her 05dd4b3bfa voice shaky.b65837ec2721ca97

But Xavier nodded happily.9ae708f5d8a3af5e

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Then, he held Aira’s 30eb772646 hand and suggested,72b38e5f3d130d15

“If you’re feeling d60b03651c good, maybe we f0ce9069f6 can have some ceb8f0c2fb tea. I’ve prepared afternoon tea.”d6101aa47706b1e2

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“That sounds 92647985b0 lovely, Your 5046831c73 Highness. Luna, come with 752ebe1edd us,”ea597a2da98231fc

Aira said 215234a6fb to Luna a500a272ad with a 89e6a7587c cheerful tone, 160df7964d though her 0ca4ae04bc face looked 32e4f43589 like she 47363ddf73 had eaten d66886b321 something bitter.c6d4ba8942642bdf

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Luna forced a smile, 31ce37480e still holding her anger bfc7156efb at Aira.0e83734eed0f78df

“Sure, Aira,”aa66ab203e1ec30e

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Luna might f94845c640 take Aira’s 2bde8d2051 place as f399b8765b a scapegoat, d7aec3c907 but she 8f7e8bac13 wouldn’t win e57cff6b05 Xavier’s love.a61d9fa7bc3bd4ab

A more miserable b778bdfdf9 path awaited her.0f012fea0e706bfa

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The Crown Prince’s 7f50c3a82c palace, known as 87580a5283 the Blackbird Palace, 840d01ed06 stood on the 428c50aae4 highest ground of 0f62f107f9 the royal complex, 5ae76bee6b offering a clear 6cb63b54c0 view of the 6f2c1ae2ce entire palace from 752130461b its balcony.8406ee9d4366e2ad

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As always, after 59139ac766 finishing his training, 5c3b8e0611 he stepped out 73c29715a4 onto the balcony 45e4b80c06 after washing up. Draped in a black 75dac0304e robe embroidered with golden 64db66a578 dragons, he gazed down.1dc120799218bcaa

His black 2bd642f610 hair was 574bade9cc still wet, 9a0cb3eae5 and in 14b83ee780 his gray 5a2ca689b0 eyes, the 7bda5576af view of c69019d792 Julienne Palace 8b2551b01c was reflecting.eaf1cf335fdee006

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White decorative fabrics swayed d6fab8148d gently in the breeze 8be7fc69b2 around the round table 5b3bb8847b where several people sat.dc0ef7012f17a0e7

Among them, his gaze 07edaaa1a6 landed on a woman b146c6730b in a lavender dress 1aca8d5b67 with golden hair. Her wine-red 52b9512db5 eyes were a0c822e99e shinning brilliantly, d4303e9393 rivaling the 45c23c0b10 finest jewels 720b8c618c in the 8214c1febb palace.1ba1ab5348a1835d

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“…”9286c6679be6bcc3

She calmly sipped b39824d3d1 tea beside her cb2b700e0d fiancé, Prince Xavier.d77b3693d54bb806

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His eyes briefly flicked 36c92f2fc3 to a woman with b26f540afc short brown hair seated 5f935dbe3c across from her, and 8e71647657 his brows furrowed slightly.29279569f71e54c0

The three rose from 4665c0d76c their seats.a1f74002a502db02

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A woman in a 55283843c2 grand dress approached the b60e019d9a trio.2808a8dc3e39902e

Julienne Amileus, Empress c8bbd2f312 of Kalanta.8f1cb823df32610c

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Her gaze at cbf39c040f Julienne was as d3ae5ab969 cold as her 9b716951c0 disdain for Luna.3c6ebc0fb3e35caf

“…”eb27160e623ba6f7

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Aira Marceline. She no longer recognized 3990a8abc5 him.54f2b7ecd7539d11

“…So, that’s 37748ed713 the choice c80447595c you made,” 57b4d51786 he thought.6a93c33f7647f11e

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His steely gray 8887ef7239 eyes gleamed like 2322cacac4 an icy lake, 5c5cdd7745 unreadable and resolute.c6246c73e54ccdf0

Without a a0a563a54f word, he ed3d19bf9f left the 2de9194d0e balcony, entering b6fd7bfafb his room 2309e1b6e1 to remove d04fc638ea his black cf0680ce9c robe.3990296664bf5fe4

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His broad shoulders a0b8dcfa86 and chiseled muscles a01b039979 came into view bc12c55f6e as servants helped b49a4ef019 him into a 305b73331b finely tailored shirt.8b95e74b0a673dd5

His eyes burned brightly, aa21d90965 as he recalled a ff7fce764d voice from his dreams.2758aa4c07555ca3

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“I love you.”cbfb4bf530cc3f1a

Her red eyes 6a1b2b99f8 were filled with 5728e7533f tears, which flickered e42631689a sadly.47aa0b74f92f79d2

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After finishing c2a821b0ab tea time, ff9f11914c Aira and b5e7ae00a5 Luna returned 5f02f6b930 home in 557308ebd2 the carriage.90d98a6ae2765a23

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During the eef6edef8e ride back, f648a48f9e Luna didn’t 264063908a speak a 1e09d17f08 word to a8eb1a48ac Aira.0467d0aa3ec698f4

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It was because 6362f2fe35 she was feeling c1564abfa4 sick from the de117b7375 bumpy ride, or 6c5da8a083 more precisely, she df6afb3dec was really angry 3a713e8aa8 at Aira.fc769b4c507fd790

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‘Aira… ruined all my 0e57f1543d plans.’5d0efd1ac98250ce

It was true 697f6aa874 that Aira had f855b3b2d2 taken the credit ca8af70540 for the gift ad60d91455 meant for the 2e80bb52f6 Empress, but as 4b03f930cb Aira said, it 9a2acb9a18 was for Luna’s fef7e0478f sake. Even though the credit 7a71ccf56b had been stolen, Luna f2dc9b2cb1 thought the song she 4a9dea84de had sung to Empress b522c0fd76 Julienne was perfect and 12edbdbdd5 that the Empress had b3d5a18f38 liked it.489397f4736258d2

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But what made her 9a2efc586d more angry was what e9e2d18183 happened in the Octanius edf5e27b79 garden.7ea3d1bc5f560cb5

‘We agreed 5e296ee9c6 to keep fdda361dba it a 99510d15da secret…’c8d9d8813aaec07b

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Remembering how Aira had 7fa73be746 told Prince Xavier about f0e7462247 her lover, Luna turned 6f4f86219a to glare at Aira.0bfbb563b82609ea

Aira, however, 851e77bd57 didn’t flinch. She sat calmly, staring e8a25e36e0 out the window, unaffected b832eac123 by the silence and 61185451dd tension in the carriage.bbb8b1b0cf084602

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Luna had d441f92ff7 always felt 9b944e4a7e that Aira 24c8e933d0 carefully observed 418bdba199 her moods, 17c64c38be but now 006d539d90 it seemed c37a6e7fb8 like Aira 687ec52d6b didn’t care 8a3108d0fd whether she e18aca1758 was upset fe87c5393b or not.d25722a4a9c78cfa

“Right, now b010e888e7 that Aira bea8efc276 is going e06113fe68 to be d0565b10bd the Princess 67064e37c5 Consort, I b5d0e893f0 must seem 53e6dbf3be useless to 91863b8c5b her.”36d2c24275227315

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Luna, who 319185d77f had been c0d467be0f staring at b6cdceacac Aira, changed 62dff281e6 her approach. She sighed 029d168883 deeply, lowering 9488f9833d her head 0b59930af0 with a 9629866b42 helpless expression.8d1d1bfc0b5941e6

Aira, sensing her 47d4ba01d5 shift, seemed to bda02c42e6 notice and briefly f7d2362952 looked at Luna.24f3664de6b532b2

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Luna purposely let tears 7ce8b2c0e7 gather in her eyes 174e43fbcf as she continued,7a1d25d61f44b7c6

“I think 8a0b31357e I was c6ef80eff9 wrong to bcb7b2de15 ever think 5001843d43 we could 1d7544063a be friends. I’m not like Aira. I’m just 01243ee800 a concubine’s 49ccc11b9a daughter… I’m 40af8f72df lucky just 5915e09c43 to be a00aead728 living under 57a5cc23fd the same 1827972568 roof as 528d690ec3 her.”b1eceac0b6d1dd66

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To Luna, 053ce2b8ec Aira had cd098bdf0a always seemed 5f860cbe53 more mature, 0911217236 talented, wise, 7e5d653c10 and understanding. Luna had intentionally made 8ebf600c23 Aira think of her fc586335c2 in that way.1d85a532eb408dd5

Unlike Aira, who 98f8f36925 had little experience 68b4423341 of the world, aa1fb99a45 Luna had grown fc680f4b1d up outside the b365850567 noble family, facing 2486874410 many struggles.ed90d849f058da53

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Aira, who eb762df9a8 had never 2a339e4a8f really considered a4e58eddd6 what people b38be4dc86 liked or d821077bda how to d6aef40ca9 act to 2301cf69c1 get what 768935bb93 she wanted, 6c0b0ab778 was too 06556057de young and 113e0b75d4 naïve.7851840dbb4edd03

“…”da076644a81f3a36

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Luna wiped away her dfc66195fb tears, feeling Aira’s gaze 662fcfd253 fixed on her.3cb867e2b1af3bb7

“Luna, that’s not 7a61e67eef true.”28fbc59c2f024b8f

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Finally, Aira spoke. Luna smiled to dc87725723 herself, pleased.f8e3d73d4e484898

‘Yes, apologize, Aira.’285d821d3aa0dde9

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