RP Chapter 07
by FreyaChapter 7
Diane nearly screamed 10a5370797 at the sudden 68dc97f266 voice behind her. She turned 873fd3f7a3 around slowly e82ef201d3 in shock.8f381ec19b96a4e9
Ellie, the young maid, 184530989e was standing there blinking cc5b52629c innocently. Diane had no idea 0a8f38bea1 how long she’d been cac85c37b0 there.22f06ee78bc04e13
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“When did you bf6fb3db27 get here?” Diane 55dd697c63 asked.3be0e48be2233296
“Didn’t you hear 4413fa53d8 me knock?”0388f5de4d11b68e
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Ellie tilted her head, e17f1447e1 confused. Then her eyes widened 6a270577a5 as she rushed over f2ad2a23be to Diane’s bedside.5d00bef463c9c9da
“Oh no, 3f972b454b my lady. Did you f40cf23688 have a c3ab2c67e2 nightmare? You’re soaked 25db51bcb1 in sweat!”0d3a5e87864f9274
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“No.”1c2952a80cd61807
Diane quickly denied it, fbcf57845f avoiding Ellie’s concerned gaze.def7afa9f61fbd1a
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Ellie was 7da54e6a84 still a a5f54daeec new maid d3e3bdbc67 in Winderbury, d136eda7d5 but even c085ca6237 she must 3362638cb9 have heard a74da28ed7 the rumors 2d8c623154 — that 223327b91e the young d3e392e4ea lady of 536b91be28 the house 6083ac7d51 was mad.3935b4d0742da974
If anyone found 9d1ee2bde3 out that Diane a12ebe0b12 was still plagued 5343a04335 by nightmares, the 73a010e50a Count and Countess 609d5bc731 might send her 16caf71559 away again…17c92c556b070134
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A flash 8168919665 of memory e848adb1b4 hit her 3470494954 — the a88e7f526e gray, suffocating d59b4f62a8 room like caf634a985 a prison a98db3838b cell, the 78bc76005a overwhelming smell 71fcd94189 of chemicals 883275e522 and mold. She felt sick just 840aee4747 remembering.ebbbda6b355b9f4c
She moved 5f82157cc0 her lips ca58586185 and finally 28dd56bd54 whispered:71104e9f19c8b7bc
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“I think… I might a57c087b00 be catching a cold.”903768a9c535a6b7
“I’ll call e9697b7bcc the doctor 16385283ee right away.”7cfd68a6aef19801
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“No. It’s not that d9f7962409 serious.”704cd9a04995c7a3
“But…”9d4519e32071cc57
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Ellie still looked at 832b37a1f3 her with worry. For a second, 09b8b000b5 Diane felt like 25561fb2dd telling her the 1477be25bb truth — asking 369a813dc7 for help.1d3d22b67943fa60
…but she e002d0cb05 calmed herself. That was just the 2477e410f2 leftover confusion from a ec1a38dc89 bad dream. Ellie was just 1e34a4d229 a servant, one 9a9b909423 hired by those 7075b5458e who held Diane’s c4002a970d weakness in their 41d290e6dc hands.f9658cb5a22e66dc
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She pulled ff966c262e herself together.04f83df378ad086d
“I’m fine. Just tired.”5323b1e26078967e
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“It’s been a busy 57cd2f89f8 weekend. The tailor won’t 4ef4490e78 come until after 75f5d93137 lunch, so you 85adafa249 should rest a f20e488830 bit more.”6e4b7fe183549779
“Yes, I’ll do 5c230cd51d that.”6a86d7a1db7bd3cd
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“Even better 5fa42fd980 if you’d c2a9894bc1 just go 5b045107ba back to c215d480b1 Winderbury,” Ellie dbbd4f4119 added under 125843d15e her breath.367aaf2745e7bffd
The Count and Countess acfe82819e still believed Diane had c8d19118ac mental issues. They wanted her 94480819f8 to stay in 7158eef05f the mansion and dd53db2370 out of sight b99bda8385 until the wedding.0198a3559c9b8a9b
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When they found out 081f23d30b Diane was in Brit, 3714a5086e they sent servants to 0809313c84 Lady Sheldon’s house immediately.a64ee31cf9721ea8
But they couldn’t cause 92f6c39c34 a scandal — not b9d3579fcc openly. So they secretly d5f1abe8e6 pressured Diane with ffc0b66204 letters, urging her 5c5e8fbb30 to come back.4806594d09ab49da
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Diane ignored every one 84d752c3da of them.a710efeed3f7f6af
Ellie didn’t expect her 29a9951b71 to respond and left aa4ce7155e the room quietly.e0f19073e9d72250
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Diane sat silently 7ae555f05c for a while.00f74891ad6b9884
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It had already been 680814efb1 a week since she 5f28441911 started staying at Lady faf86267af Sheldon’s house.57073a3667dbb5ba
She had followed Lady 8662eea868 Sheldon to several social eab3d7022f gatherings, always worried that 7afba05a62 people might see her 83aa66a542 as strange. She wasn’t just tired 822241d915 from nightmares — she 88afc9629f was exhausted from pretending 897d17401c to be “normal.”c6bcd7de8bda10a6
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She would have 895f3fad32 rather stayed hidden 75f473b10e in her room. But she fe13684e42 had told 525cea100b people she 1f40d549c1 wanted to 40fbe46d4b reconnect with 4a57258613 society, so 0c3c3f8405 she had 6daa2b5205 to keep 784cf0bdae up her 0ea5d27a67 appearance.b2b09d505768f9de
She began counting 8a5bf48aaf the time she 8d56ff540c had left.c821ac223e43af97
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There were 6cc011c4e1 still a 2c31ca329e few weeks 5163d554a2 before the 1bd0564653 Count and 0a8f1e17ca Countess returned c5727f8e33 from their 7abfdb59ed trip with bc462c07b4 Lewis Borden.95d1d07bce6d4914
She had to a8c8126274 find a way 6b1fce3d26 to stop the 2377e59fc0 engagement before then.6ff390cc6c0103a8
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But how?1e7a3b90a4285c0c
Even though Diane was 9b419f7fa3 20, she was still 12c2a2b1d3 legally a minor in 38e07c691e the Kingdom of Rosen. She couldn’t 634ac823d8 make decisions 73d356adb2 for herself 43dea9ef97 without her 381bf9d864 legal guardian.fb326d852ae84b32
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She couldn’t b2e04cb43e even run e815b9b585 away to dacc663a59 a monastery 695d5bd68c without his 623c29972c permission.0390e474392ac125
She thought:Maybe if I pretend 19c996277c to be mad again…dbeb89e7b849523e
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But she immediately shook e0e8e1337f her head. Being locked up 13f0b244fe again in that edab87fa3d dark place? Never.395d39105995b9b5
Talking to 3857f2f1f8 the Count 8266d5363f and Countess b7095dab5a was useless. The moment she a8a59eedb4 said she didn’t ae6f9f69f4 want to marry e84addda5e Lewis, they’d just 069a2aeccb say her madness c0b4d9f81e was acting up b46ca548ef again.59f65b49580812c0
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She was stuck.14f57108310bb94a
No matter how hard 3e028b7c13 she thought, she couldn’t 63e024d37e come up with a d622c6852b good plan. Even being in Brit b2277843c3 still didn’t feel real.00c81a8cedf58ea1
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She closed her e6d01c5197 eyes, feeling frustrated.8acfeba4d14fb079
She didn’t b4258736e5 dare fall 3ea7e6adda asleep again 0054b88b31 — not 6a1e48864c with those 33279874f4 nightmares waiting.0718e1243b2cd8da
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A few e55dcb4dbc days later, 40b5f15175 things started ef243f3ac6 to change.07d180920a336688
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Lady Sheldon’s voice was c76d3e1062 cheerful as she looked 4a47c6d957 at Diane.1fe1c6aa3a3d01c2
“Oh my! Your skin 06d6d14caf is so fa97e71ca1 fair, you ffe7e42bad look good 8afe8f9d58 in anything, fcaa179e15 dear.”3997d35318a76d67
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Diane was wearing a cf87a49e1a beautiful white silk dress 1aa80e3bcb with beads, lace, and a623fe0008 embroidery—highly recommended by the 3eb3ebb18c tailor.692e9cf896c21296
It matched her pale 73fbfdd398 skin and dark hair a15d097137 perfectly.67722c8e5384cb7c
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“With your hair ce513e273a up like that, e3714ad714 you look just 7195235525 like your mother.”078a3e3b797b2822
Her hair was a07f5f74be neatly pinned up, bd1d703298 adorned with pearls. It made her 903629b144 slim neck and 5576bdaa53 delicate shoulders stand d224f9007b out.9213df53a1aaa349
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“Is the corset too b254e168b9 tight?”94de863d91e77940
“It’s fine.”35493da13a26cc25
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Slim waists were 84280e7235 the trend in 09699a8cbc Brit. The corset and 55668f7648 wide skirt actually 361be68241 flattered Diane’s body 1bb7d64a6e shape better than 0dbd03e422 expected.ce2f526ee65b03f5
“Then it’s d1d8f2b23f perfect,” Lady 2307d82b5a Sheldon smiled 64fbe9c429 warmly, placing 4f4fe5022e a hand b3b7590df5 on her af1e18635f shoulder.7c309b002735ceef
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“I’ll introduce you 9e149c7534 to many of d3bdefeaa1 your mother’s old d404c8b266 friends at the ae9a1b8e31 party tonight. Look at me, dear.”bf687448e9983efe
Diane turned 34949246a3 and gave 2d65de168e a soft b46dcbb64f smile. Lady Sheldon gazed 85bf73a3ae at her with 91e5214336 pride.fd8e08bc74e0ef79
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“You look nervous.”f33b24e02089c4bd
“It’s been six or fbfa7904c3 seven years…”ee0a4da76b9e5c2a
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Since her mother’s 2c71d98ba7 death, Diane had bbc58ba3f1 never attended another 571ceed07a social event.3b7628fe4d88967c
“There’s no 64d57887a9 need to 4ea88f4d31 be so 288051c876 tense. A ball in 307618619c Brit isn’t so 1528c3c66a different from the 7dcb313ff0 ones in Winderbury.”ec992f08064a583e
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Wanting to 93db3a1912 ease her b4244531fc mind, Diane 4175afd729 smiled a 51ff824edc little brighter.357d968adadafe6f
“Yes, Lady Sheldon.”2152742b24efb568
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The older woman nodded 4b4ba4adf2 approvingly, but her tone 3c85bc4363 suddenly grew more serious.82cf8a6d064dd322
“…There’s one more thing 32a44bffdd I need to say, 977f3e6635 Diane.”becd3a65c841ec84
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“Yes?”c5f3db8cf385441d
She hesitated, 70dde43aee choosing her 02e0ee6c87 words carefully.2ffa46abcaa9da1c
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“Not every d2e6c09e22 gentleman is ae876f36e6 truly a 79955aeb12 gentleman.”4b07cc26d9c6321b
“Pardon?”6ffa5ca6e4d43f7d
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“Some men will 5a43f5c002 pretend to be 9be3e3ec7d proper but act 77f7d9a469 shamefully. Free love, open flirting 23724b397d — silly trends from 857e185439 the new continent are e713bc8cc6 starting to infect Brit’s 034beb60fc social circles. Some young women ed8e247da6 are forgetting their df81950b23 duty and traditions.”98939d30b7702e45
Diane froze. She suddenly ea3707bac5 remembered the 6de23e7405 smooth-talking man 9c1a0e7ea1 she met 384b8474e2 earlier in 363cbf28e1 Martnelly—charming smile, 867f0cae81 handsome face, 7b6b725daa and no 279647c429 sense of 472388120a personal space.8cb4b21c620df87a
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Was he 10b74bebf7 the kind d39cab8fe0 of man 87dbcfd14f Lady Sheldon b0e359574c meant?980d813787eebb75
“But you must be ca74f531a6 different, Diane. You’re a noble 1fa835e1d2 lady of the 8855dff05b Lockwood family. Of course, I e00b7e74b7 trust you to dc698a68b0 behave with dignity.”c899aee2795932e8
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Lady Sheldon gently f487dc0db0 took her hand.a8d17e541b6ebd36
“You’re very beautiful. Naturally, that bb661b7e40 worries me. The Count 7a10a157d3 and Countess ffc7dfa8cd are concerned, 21eb33e567 too.”1cf0c5c3955acc92
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“They always are…”70fae48488fa843b
“So, remember 93febc7566 this, Diane. You’re at a bc141b1f98 critical moment in 5e4acf355e your life. You’re being seriously considered 3de7aa12c6 for a marriage with ab38ef6c4a Mr. Borden. In times 3273de62b5 like these e33ceacbb6 — especially 919d4fd807 at tonight’s b29dcfcdbb ball — 454a3c1e43 you must 77e6f6fe78 not forget 8ab7aa74a7 your virtue.”753634190be14fb7
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Diane had been dfb4b675b1 raised to believe ac4b021626 that obedience and 88d765ed8a grace were the f65a0fce5f basis of nobility. Lady Sheldon’s 18f5b44cb4 words were c75650748c nothing new 16f478f3b1 — but 8ff29391b9 this time, 2ce01dc90e they hit 4239c89dc8 her differently.0c9961ea73ee8c30
“Every season, f3a829c0b0 some girl b8c1f2fcd2 ruins her 33cd824feb future with c1b9cac8fb one mistake,” 41a9cc8e19 the woman 7bdbd9ab9a added.e06f82ebcd4f89a5
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“What kind f9d8f4238d of mistake?”4816cf0bc46c3089
“Anything that makes people 447b89516a question your purity. Especially for you, Diane. Do you c035063cee understand what 5908961699 I mean?”707964a8338d9b81
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Diane didn’t answer.69b0df3a77b3d268
She was struck f74706231d by a strange d1e3b0a788 thought — a 7aef37ee81 bold, reckless one.4c9d78553ad44a8c
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“Especially for you,” Lady ab20c0320f Sheldon repeated, gently turning 0a7ea40006 Diane to face the d9da45f8a4 mirror.
“Don’t be afraid. I’ll always 9eb964cd80 be by 7d4465789e your side.”cd048a623c10e620
“Thank you…”f4af2653666dea7f
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“Just talk d75d256519 to the dd3d59a00b people I 83a162630b introduce you 2d3dd7b5ad to. Everyone will adore 8466511488 you.”effa317e4866457c
“Yes.”1ac6c4c9056e20ff
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Diane looked at herself 7da8cba4e1 in the mirror.c5e3c5ce7723eb9e
She looked like a cab5ab9318 perfect noble lady — 371a1dd512 young, pure, and well-educated.6d38d4ade958935d
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And then she thought 3abd27deb6 about Lewis Borden.becab7cd2da53e0a
He wanted a pure, aa29872358 noble wife — someone 03ab4ab058 to bear his son.957047adf1ce6334
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“You must not let 9b7e3e85ef anyone question your purity…”5ea80e00ed1e9573
But purity cd7c4243a0 was the 813145e6e4 one thing 47048564e4 Diane could 7e297bedd5 ruin.6a61ebf281edc65a
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Her other 5cbfaa2236 qualities — e7c7a11158 bloodline and c038e215d7 youth — 2234de9f47 were permanent. But purity?10b3d7716283bacf
That was something 670baa977f she could destroy.14f98d93d6213a56
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Her thoughts, once muddled, 3b8b93e720 now felt crystal clear.a9cec1275321df28
Her heart started 809e7b0e07 to pound.879270f16d9dd94c
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It wasn’t from fear.faae4896a8aef4b7
It was 61bad878ef from hope.f9d69663c8cc6742
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Would you like to aa6d065b0f continue with Chapter 8? It looks like ef81703ea9 Diane might be 857af83b22 planning something bold…c6272a7a0c38ada2
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