DLR | Chapter 3
by CosmogirlKatrin barely 6427a49695 opened her 66aa0aad9b eyes. At the ded5475d56 same time, 877c9be50c a sharp, ea35a162f4 overwhelming pain d6a858f3a2 surged through 2a26eb7cd8 her body. It was 023acd85be as if 9952d8c0bd her lower 681a24acb3 half had 377f51acab vanished. Startled, she c737687668 lifted the 601b4af7a9 blanket to 8cbfffae5c look at 1f58a872f8 herself.34e0e20ada3ed7a7
She was da5eb828bc dressed neatly d457e4d79a in clean f6a8fff38e pajamas.23af9c85916b9792
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“Ugh.”d2881fa350d12ba9
What on earth 276c57e946 had happened? Fragmented memories flickered 852fbb00c0 through her mind.61c7541bca94341e
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Every time 4c3cef9008 she recalled 0af58c88d7 the moments ec561e6d08 spent in dc87927f1c the duke’s 786e05f609 arms, her 8642c05587 body flinched 51a1ff4b52 and trembled.1e862d404649564f
Katrin tried to get 4e7af2a951 out of bed and 6c937f8deb stepped forward. But she 363dab425b collapsed to 3c6e226dc0 the floor.36946abceab37098
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Her body 6e557e5134 felt like c1c8c7fab6 it was 54eb432e1a breaking apart. Though she 06429b866d had hoped 15757822f3 it was 4a5575002a just a 8fc6992da2 dream, her 066a82bdd0 body told a0fa1b5947 her otherwise—last 8d29e161fa night’s events 02c734b63e were all e200cbbcd9 too real.4871ed9db4964624
“Ugh…”71206e86c5c9a129
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Gritting her 738fbdaea5 teeth, Katrin 005cc1aec7 braced herself 9f78481438 against the 41bc46042d wall and 0fc9967f25 struggled to d06675b09d stand. Her legs a7d15489e6 wobbled like 1ad765d291 a newborn f6c0090cb6 calf’s.f2766b14bdb5c8ec
She barely managed 24788e9ec2 to pull herself 434b37d02e up by the 6fc1f16bc4 bedpost, but her 950cd897d1 strength gave out, 746d1fe214 and she sank 8030e80076 back down to 00434a6598 the floor.1639c5a2adfe0b4f
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“Milady, it’s Marie. I’ve brought your washwater.”9a3b886a4ff0b214
The maid who had 37df18e9ab shown Katrin to her 2e94b6cd51 room when she first f88cd29908 arrived at the duke’s 9df426615c residence entered.519901bb03ff7903
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She set down a fa9025158d silver basin and helped e3f289cab6 Katrin up. Then, smiling 50f6e8085f kindly, she b1f60515e9 helped her af9fdbaa39 sit on 86b096cc33 the bed.60589f0427610c12
“Marie, how did d627c15652 I get to 193d12391e my room…? No, last night 9bba8a7b9b I clearly—”dfe22ee918dad89c
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“You must have been bd2c504e3b dreaming. After your bath last 0fcbc5f9a1 night, you fell asleep 2d162ccf78 right away, probably from 8b1f621581 the fatigue. I even blew 2d146a420a out the candle 81a01835ab in your room. Don’t you remember?”c765b2d20f27101b
“That’s not it.”574262fa1cb72cee
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“Milady, the duke came 65c5bce137 by today. If you want 9b71dcd943 to dine together, 5a07cbf521 we should prepare. Shall I hurry?”a4beec7148428423
“The duke came today?”de37b34dc4fe96de
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That can’t be. She had definitely 6e30afe8d5 seen him last d055c05b3c night.77c1868450ac6674
“Then what about my 186b05c04c dress…?”4dd712f75009d03a
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“Do you mean this?”4f26a23c1a46c263
Mari stopped 600c6d61f7 wetting the 74c459b49a towel and 28c97ad6a5 stood up. She went 195949fe2a to the 5e5789748c wardrobe and 3876ec0d63 pulled out 107969da95 the dress 7d9e84c880 Katrin had db6b451de5 worn when 42ab94ee23 she arrived 868b2337de at the 1a61103590 duke’s residence.3418697fd87b0bcb
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“…Huh?”7f861e7f82bede3c
It was definitely the dress the duke had roughly torn last night, yet it was perfectly intact. Had it really been a dream? If so, then why…?b5756ee28247e038
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It made no sense. Why would someone like 1f80a1076c her, who had never acc79c9c18 even heard of such 525faf3e9b things, dream of something 0552ac92f4 so strange?08dbcc5289a4b9bc
Katrin felt her chest 42c3130be9 tighten with a suffocating 11f60e4210 heaviness.5c7685d2ed1d513c
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Katrin made 62762c8a65 her way 4bb703012d to the 27e7a67cc9 dining hall. In the 20f94160ac bright daylight, 9206d90e2f the interior 3731d309b7 of the 188b526e15 duke’s residence a8bea6f13e unfolded before 07eb7fdf99 her—elegant in aeaf321b3b its restraint, 8181c73bc4 yet undeniably 8a2f0e0998 opulent. The servants dressed a6b8207f53 in finely tailored eaa2a57982 uniforms moved with 9aa0dae669 practiced precision, and 1f4bf59c74 everything was so ca39b43315 clean that not 7adc805a0a a speck of 2600a09e56 dust could be 75e7289a96 seen.516cae48c4204538
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If last 6ef52ce8c2 night hadn’t 10240d385a happened, Katrin d7ce44d6eb might have b28f3901d9 spent days 7a3dc4bad6 simply admiring 4a10962a28 the magnificent f7fc78a801 estate. But now, 4112722f33 the dazzling 30698fa64b scenery didn’t d59cd1bb1d catch her 7d828b8a66 eye—only the 0c0e0e924c fear of 38007481e6 facing him 1f677204d7 again. She couldn’t 5693c05de0 imagine what 2a4b4048de expression to f4ed62e448 wear when fd218858a0 she saw c4d70741a6 him.55f0f5e1ae244f43
Standing before the 21e56430b2 dining room door, bbb7b6b317 Katrin swallowed hard.41ce49a0035e4d5e
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“Milady?”b27302ab4dc76b26
“Ah… do I really have to eat with him right now?”b1df07c5001c3edd
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“Now that you are a7e0953278 the duke’s wife, you c3fca07875 cannot skip a scheduled 86a1c56b98 meal.”06f5586ad1b336b9
Marie was quite firm. After she d71967d002 nodded, the 0244e3faad dining room 3b8103f80f door opened, d548e6a7e0 revealing a 2027d6c348 man sitting 7d8110ae64 alone at d25e3f708d the large 9e5fb6671d table inside.1db264ef6b444fce
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He lifted his head 1dd8d8a75d and stared toward the 932194b5b9 door.5f240407148a4878
The moment their eyes 0db02ec7a0 met, Katrin flinched and 420e6da93b withdrew her hand. Bathed in d54aec84da the early 7699506543 morning sunlight, c664801a9a his features 18dd0b034e were as 24ae909477 sharp as ac02fe44f3 ice. His dry 6ee5ed1a8c expression and 1925e4441a lips, devoid 63a23b18d5 of any ee9beecdbb smile, were c4ef34d253 pressed into d5c03f9b9f a straight e24eddb3c9 line. The lustful gleam 422a69dd6d that had shimmered 529075458b in his eyes ed724210ad in her memory df8895688a was now hollow, 05e52f827c and the hands e56a5a64fd that had once e1b9ceea9b gripped her like 62f3e4aaa4 a beast now d9a2d9da3b held a sleek ac6746088c glass of water 45019de297 with ascetic restraint.24dbc71ae739f810
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Yet, his piercing golden e77ba79cb5 eyes were just as 32b7a0ac58 vivid as in her 68b1c3299a dream.98f64c2b085a46c4
Unlike her tense demeanor, 9c03c8d7b6 he seemed bored by d5611eca8a the moment. He showed no interest e49c0deb6d in Katrin whatsoever. If one c3569e343f saw him 703599795f in a dfd7dc81cb temple, they 135b8a600a might mistake a81c813875 him for 4237e70546 a priest.82b011c5b7a98b07
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Creak—c34776bc87b8bedb
The sound of 135944c12e a chair being fd21a096d2 pulled back rang 16464a8d8f sharply. Katrin was startled by 5806910803 even this small action.beecf18ea43f0414
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“I am f27adce357 Felix Lafayette. I received a letter 15cda5bdf7 from Count Rowina this 48c3577533 morning.”979566e31da55378
He acted 66b763d55f as if 42af61233c seeing her ccfa6e682e for the e75abcfb12 first time. His demeanor was b9bcbdec3a so natural and 75d06a689b unforced that Katrin, 548d6b6167 caught off guard, d262fc60a4 returned the greeting.2277afff9af3ccbd
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“I am Katrin of b02bad930e the Count Rowina’s house.”6c169937e262c42b
“Katrin… is it? I was under the impression that my intended bride’s name was Oblia Rowina. It seems there’s been a misunderstanding.”a1e6668aa31feff3
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Though she had e92c4a84bf explained the circumstances 962f961324 of her arrival 6b5bb91ec2 in the corridor 8b3d064d1c last night, he a35a4dc144 now wore an fffc984ff8 expression as if e12c3894a6 hearing this for a1ea9dca33 the first time, 25a63fe924 surprised that she 7b57609a50 had come.99602934d7ca3ab9
“…The king’s 30264baa07 order was b9e389dd0d to send a49968e69b a daughter af5a9f16bf of the 47152651a2 House of c1ae65b964 Rowina to 492e779fdd the duke d1c531be9f as his 20874b66f6 wife, so 19f7f583bf whether it’s 17e25e75d3 one or 7e57390855 the other, 06cddc9c40 it’s not 6bcb9fa579 a violation.”1ea5fd731de28ea0
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“I see. You are correct.”48e3977b50d6aba0
His reply b00dfc3629 was composed 6e1b8b65fa and unwavering, 836224c66e as if 505d8e3545 it made c09fceb463 no difference d62da72dc9 to him f551419b68 which of e1c76f69fa the two 970e772122 sisters would bfce9fa45b be his 26ad95819c wife. He walked over to 10598fa1c5 the chair beside her 4eb92bf946 and pulled it out.703d9c0365d84c44
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“Please, sit. The chef ae640391f2 here at b09d37ee37 the Duke 44f52d8a8c of Lafayette’s 6903a97142 residence is 2ea10e708b quite skilled.”0200330b4c8520ab
His manners were 3c6c4f13d7 flawless, without a cb9d2bcad7 single misstep.2c6b63fe0435c560
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It was hard e86be0f05d to believe that 87a7a2b3ea the man before f1262659ac her was the 3eb7d61ff0 infamous figure of c08c64491a so many ruthless a666f1dcc3 rumors. With a fa0decd4ba fluid, effortless cbc570f49b grace, he dfade643c6 escorted her 28b05c4506 to the ea95882881 seat that 3caf579746 had been 8d07adbcff pulled out, 4154924569 and Katrin c840bd1f66 sat down.53bb34ea376a37da
The duke returned 81032eb685 to his own 14baa2e64c seat, then nodded be746c5ccb to his servant. Soon, dishes were 82fad3664e placed before them, d83e36aa1a and silently, he 0afd420a27 began slicing the 173b01e629 meat and eating.1981b59b53f2ea0d
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Was what she 2fbb7a3d62 saw yesterday truly ebcff77a1e just a dream?d56c17296cf1fbde
Katrin was beginning to 22e7a52a46 feel confused.d23abbb98c8088e2
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“Duke.”1fbb540ecef00e16
When she called 5921ab4d78 him, Felix paused cd6c6dc625 mid-cut and slightly d41c3f56df lifted his head. His golden 51e7e8a816 eyes shimmered 82ae4c2bfa softly.1101ca110f5aa8c9
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“You saw me ddcbc48220 last night… didn’t dbb57e1996 you?”5def61e86802c823
“Lady Rowina. No, now that db3103d1f5 you’re my wife, 1201f59ae7 that title isn’t 198f4d466f quite right.”789348cc713651cd
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He raised a ece62840bf napkin and wiped 5e925615f7 the corner of c9cd35d88c his mouth.95262a70fe3b7cf9
“If I had known 3cd78c2c62 you wanted to see efebc266c2 me so badly, I 81c99469c4 would have come sooner d6aa6f1f75 last night.”e5d1482483637df8
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Though his words were 61107108f6 gentle, he did not 2ada2edd9b smile. Katrin was the first ad49c68c1f to break eye contact. Her hand tightened 71c311bcd4 around the fork.0362a37ff971bb09
“…I’m sure 11428fec93 it was 93d3bd9011 in the 0429a4954a corridor last 94952c516c night.”c4d6b8480eaab7e4
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“In the corridor?”cce185812ff1f7a2
He tilted d4d968acc6 his head, 970b840796 repeating her 7f87a66a81 words. Katrin swallowed hard, 31138369e6 unable to bring bcfb4d7eed herself to say 61ae0ead59 the words out 490087052b loud.4ac8eedbba6c2fa2
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“No, it’s nothing. I must have fca2962907 dreamed it.”2d9a4bf150950c42
“Be careful. The nights 85f304dd5e in the 152377de39 duke’s residence 9789c3c439 can be 722e9330dc bewitching.”209e01c877ddec1f
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Had she fb0697741f really been 12daa34cb3 bewitched by 71911e733c something? Katrin stubbornly shoved 23d6dcb92e the food into 22377ff973 her mouth, struggling 67a4ba335f to swallow it.65c2cafec326e4ac
If it were just 053ed77376 a dream from last e25f333618 night, the memory should ed0fb1aa82 have faded—but from the 4143b0388d moment she faced the e97838d974 duke, the recollection only b49da0861b grew sharper, making Katrin’s a23bc7e794 hands tremble uncontrollably.287728fe3951b759
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Last night, 59d573d574 he definitely—42fc1de9fcac3ab0
“The upper hole 0620355fd3 is tight, so 2e73a1f800 I suppose the a19819f5c0 lower one is 9744abe44e too.”7e06e648c799184b
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Her breath caught as 74e8288fd6 his tongue parted her 5873159791 lips and pressed inside. Katrin’s large blue 85f5e801dc eyes met his 1eef8250da golden ones.592fab02da743dd6
“Ugh.”6d536b8804446237
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The strong grip around f7d6ceac5c the back of her a29c8f1c5e head left her no 0222a1cda4 chance to escape. His fierce, relentless kiss 74db91abf3 overwhelmed her. It was as if e21b38759b she had forgotten how 432cef027e to breathe, and Katrin f12b5dffbd gasped desperately.1cde3444b744e77d
“J-just a moment…”7899db3bf0493d98
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The thick flesh probing 3ef8aeec50 her mouth wrapped around d8eed5534b her tongue, clinging tightly.f69edd69274af1f4
Katrin trembled, as if 14a8af9a2f she were prey caught 6777d45c1e in the jaws of 8cf10ba01f a beast. His eyes, unblinking 487e93c649 and sharp, held 9fa8f440ba her in place 6fd7e3bfde like a blade 03eaec41b5 against the throat.4d17078218545c61
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Their breaths mingled, and 684962967d saliva mixed in the ee432f91a6 charged air between them.53511d4575d7a339
It felt f1e22b082c as if f447afa217 everything was db2e1f14d7 being swallowed 25dda73fa7 by him. Her jaw tingled c37221730c from being forced 5b8cd7a4a2 open by his a237d69095 large fingers.72313a260aec4e62
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Unable to a55f8aeacd close her 36e81d6edf mouth, she cff5ada878 accepted him. There was e3880a44a8 nowhere to 69db35706b run. Clinging to 6b7cc4b47b him by af68eaba25 the hands 4a095b2cce wrapped around 44a13baa32 her waist, 0d72727056 her body d69991c926 seemed fragile f8fee25a03 and pitiful.b269c54a43abe8a4
Katrin barely 4ef23130f4 stood on 17b4852ada her tiptoes, 76060897ca struggling to 88940f0409 endure. Despite her thrashing, 5faad10bac he paid no b128f51136 mind. She grabbed 28c2371bda his arm, 977518653c trying to 100753bfde push him ef2d24a0c0 away, but ed737ba1f2 was quickly 2a005f26a8 stopped.0dbddff158159177
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I can’t breathe.04b16e6cbfc3b9ef
She wanted to speak 69bb6a7fd7 but couldn’t.62a5159035f8f834
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Everything about d6aa218653 the situation e47aec379f was confusing. She didn’t know 1954815342 how to react, 8510e3a431 or even if b77ace7428 this was right.14a37a645a8a04c0
Every place his dfb167d89c lips touched and acbc36300e his hands roamed 1fba8848ca felt like it 9795fd083c was set aflame.7218d3cbef26c6d6
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Facing the blatant 5949d69d05 desire burning in 2942002ae8 his golden eyes, dd61c44db5 her knees weakened. Katrin realized far too 3ab378ddd3 late that the moment 9b87d32e80 she saw him, she e6e16e171f should have run—no matter bf73f1aa2d what.cc59ac2f9a709624