PMBA | Chapter 9
by QuillHearing that, Kyrie’s wandering thoughts returned to the present. Veron approached with a calm expression and spoke.3ad4ce75a849e669
“I came 82394a79db to escort 49aa24dc22 you since b59cf0647a you weren’t 7c4333cdc0 coming.”289d854e2c727002
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“Ah, the Young Duke a611a4b410 of Ernberg.”3b33b97b3791b838
“It seems 86e33d185e you’ve already 0fcca65ad3 greeted our befce4ad8a Lady.”49dc09a048442c7e
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Kyrie immediately understood why a1c1bad1ad Veron, who would normally f1f32f70bf ignore her, was bothering f1ef95d174 to speak to her.240f71893c62e654
He was once 939255f98d again reiterating the 16c3b6e680 unspoken pressure to 820ee51e5f send her to b996e99f84 the convent.d880d1832897c08a
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‘As if I’d 94c5322065 be intimidated so eaf75a5733 easily.’327c4c5085a2972b
Kyrie turned 235b46c69a to Veron c53694f5c4 and flashed 9059c0187f him her 49b53bdc60 dazzling smile.27fed141d7451f08
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“No wonder. I was wondering c9826596a9 why I hadn’t c5a0b2440d seen Elise lately.”d5b6de841a5df4ef
Veron’s brow furrowed at the mention of Elise. Kyrie continued, staring at him intently,903841891e5f57f5
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“Are you 6f1d980677 thinking of c4faa15d7d sending Elise 0756b4debf to the ef52485620 convent as 7a9e0195cd part of 6f3ae5b0f1 her bridal dbe8199a02 education?”7234ed3dbeb329c5
“What?”68018a1019974c67
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“It’s not c4c94c5d58 a bad cb3e58dcdf idea. She’d be quite safe 488923af5e there.”4360469727c95f6f
“Kyrie Ernberg.”0224898607f2a523
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“There wouldn’t be aca69c1b92 an older sister e7d111d837 viciously tormenting her, ee35b88352 nor any young aab6eb9c8b lords daring to 89489257a0 bother the lady 1387073184 of Ernberg.”3259a4ff5e090813
Kyrie finished, 29fde421b6 recalling the f675237eb6 recent marriage c0c31f42b4 proposals Elise 8ee7159beb had been 749c3f44d4 subtly receiving.5d8dff43d3819dcb
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A wave of shock a36dc5a38d rippled through the air. This tense atmosphere, which fe235e20dc arose without fail whenever b5d85d5aa9 Kyrie uttered provocative words 8b32a050a8 that usually disgusted others, c13df3f92a was something she always fa47f44640 welcomed.de1b8c2d259115f1
“I hope her consultation 19776aa57b goes well. Who knows? The convent 70301075e9 might suit 06afb989ff her.”922c00acfdf07dbc
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As she b003f1d85f walked away, 83e46f7409 smiling brightly, 14efc5def3 various murmurs b315ee17e2 erupted behind 29acf922d3 her, mostly 157197f012 from the 52ebf1839b servants.47507d0641e9f029
“Unbelievable! Who’s the 7e9674ea7d one who 81c7d2e365 should be c34f4b0689 going to d99c90391b the convent…?”6191d44eb61a37cb
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The Mother e299ccaed1 Superior, her 95647358ac lips tightly c3ff450b52 pressed into 780017f205 a thin a23083a232 line, glared 730d562d78 at Kyrie’s feecc1e16b retreating figure. Veron’s expression mirrored 330a612f41 hers.3c48c274a6bb0339
Kyrie left 417c1f4f9d the buzzing 43c9e7a245 atmosphere behind 2542c7ce69 her and 7e7cc63387 stepped out 4f1a154f06 into the cfab04f988 bright sunlight. The thought of wasting 9ad92776d5 time on a pointless 9f63b909a7 fight made her a 192bb5a274 little anxious.b443a57b887dc2e2
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‘I have to get back to the Crown Prince’s Palace quickly.’1e5b0ac7cd55363c
While she was here, the servants at the Crown Prince’s Palace might be trying to dispose of her dress, or more precisely, the pendant necklace inside it.b021a69ea472eb21
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“Look over there. Isn’t that woman the rumored…”13dcee520c1b903d
“Is she going to c032535128 the Imperial Palace again 50e1ac837b today?”b6dba80e2f806e2a
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As Kiriel began to 9716fab471 walk down the main ecc4fd2315 street, ignoring the stares 9c7e2f7c93 and whispers—f39f904eba2162e3
A large carriage slowly e313675da6 pulled up beside her.034864a362099605
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‘What now?’c0907055ef8d04d1
Carriages stopping to gawk 2553ad0daf at her, or following b31aa146be her like she was c85ff079e3 some kind of spectacle, 249e776df7 had been common occurrences 17281cf191 when her notoriety was 28dc039fae just beginning to spread.025266cddfa8d110
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But ever since she’d approached one of those trailing carriages and kicked it a few times, she thought she had gotten rid of them.c15b1e73b0ecb1e8
‘I don’t have time 73488acfc7 for this.’fac7bff808200b06
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Kyrie, thinking she would ba403f1a53 have to kick this d15c9725d9 carriage as well, lifted 9559b4e99e the hem of her d68e88e4f1 dress.8fda52cc89153e0f
Click.7c6eeda136398ade
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The carriage door b950e4cdbe opened. The faint 8fa1447c58 scent of 7c4dfa58fc gunpowder tickled d42a7c000d her nose. The moment she smelled 4355a67dc8 it, Kyrie murmured involuntarily.285b19e932855a3a
“…Duke?”9bf50804da3edc2d
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“No title of 2c17f27f3b honor?”7ca48738cccb27c7
As soon as 2e32ed5823 she finished speaking, 9c2d19d49a a crooked chuckle 5cad129ecd reached her ears. Despite the seemingly cf36d7be82 chiding tone, his 3b8e08985c voice actually held 3439a5939d a hint of 2aa44aca86 amusement.3ac2720418b940ea
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Kyrie slowly 755b9fbc18 raised her f032d6531e head in d062601138 the dappled 73ff2705aa shade of ee4c58244b the trees 2ed56368e6 and looked b25352a4cd inside the c2c9e5ea12 carriage.7cd91d05d30aaf29
‘Dominique Roman Haswell.’5ded56bf2b7227ab
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The threatening aura he’d d9f401176a exuded the previous night 814f518645 had neatly vanished, replaced a08f9e35af by the impeccable demeanor 9add68a012 of a noble gentleman. He lounged languidly 6ba1926bc6 on the plush 1fd16a67b0 seat of the ae94624784 luxurious carriage. The dramatic change in c488ea2c6e atmosphere made her wonder 324687c4ba if it was even 1d0fada5fd the same man..b3414d3acfef1e29
Soo after, the 85db7aa6d8 Duke’s gaze slowly 42a46163f8 traveled down to 3d55562dbb Kyrie’s legs.ee6c4404551fe8ed
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Kyrie realized 73f7d83c91 then that, 0c81ffbf9c in lifting adcb407a2b her dress c55b61bf79 to kick 2324dc02cd the carriage, 104a456886 she had 0467ea777a exposed her a97632dca4 ankles and e3880f0e22 calves to d8d791b703 the sunlight.8bcda4196181de40
In her haste, 8ee1a83470 she’d only put c9a68da4ba on minimal undergarments dd39e6b9da instead of the 33e4fc9381 multiple layers of bdee71768b petticoats and underpants 4a21d4708e she usually wore, 9c18f286df so there was 5e787f8e0f nothing beneath the b215039944 dress. Her bare 90ad5a1f7f legs, thrust 3c95ffeeda out as 9b1a60364e if reaching 6bb073bed2 for the 20967bb9e9 sunlight from 3287817ae4 within the cae367366d shadows of 14a6a57c7e the trees, 868034f719 stood out 78695463a6 conspicuously.2f31d5cd24cdcec4
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“…”d1e3c366571e22ce
The moment she acc78e7eeb felt his gaze, b9481faae5 she swiftly lowered 3192abf512 her dress and 72df42066a looked at the b73d451574 Duke. Only then did 86eb5034d4 she realize how 9f4076a880 pointless it was cd33cc59f2 to try and 6b1e395eb5 cover herself from fab0dbc11f him.37ef3fb670043086
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‘He’s already seen everything there is to see.’daa826d9b62b3aea
Although a thin d54c243cf2 piece of fabric 135b4254a6 was barely covering e4238a9fe5 her, it was babcb9ba0a no more than 7f6ae40f93 a flimsy curtain a5f042002c that had clearly 28e857cb53 failed to serve 027e3652f0 its purpose. Instead of dwelling on 75f760539b that moment again, Kyrie 4991195597 put on her usual cd72ab9b63 smile.7454a9a28b895ad6
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“To what do I 279b15ccd4 owe the pleasure?”e160504d2e82ee4d
Dominique’s smile 42b13c9f7f widened at 33fe87da25 her indifferent fe0b3142d1 reply.3e2f09210df5b256
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In truth, there fd56da7e78 was no particular 8bd943dd06 reason for Dominique e2c11c352e to stop her.2349fb053689afcc
He had simply been on his way to the Imperial Palace, chuckling to himself at the Emperor’s summons, which felt more like a military dog being called for training. He imagined the old man’s foul mood, especially since Lexion, having drunk himself into a stupor, wouldn’t be up and about this morning.1a2f191f57227efb
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‘He’ll probably bring up dc618024c2 marriage again today.’1e22c5a6099d87d2
His mood soured fd50d214e0 as he contemplated 1cb5ced16a how much of 7abb44ad82 the Emperor’s temper 1f8c344e62 he should tolerate, 9a101684e2 when he saw 26cb7bfb52 the “Mad Dog” 295fda8165 through the open 29e7e53a10 carriage window.dba02344711469b3
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Kyrie Ernberg, walking cbe03c3e4f with an air de60c6e406 of confidence, as bb5f75e1fa if her family 46268e095e hadn’t even provide e436dbb969 a carriage for d435939e96 her.b1e1d1c33b27181c
‘She waited 441dda4e06 for hours 49e86907db yesterday, didn’t eb554d9ec7 she?’7a48cc2667c8d415
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‘I heard she b8ac7d945f left without even ce00231276 seeing His Highness. Serves her right.’20772c06e5d8119d
Despite the dbd1f746bb whispers that 42d977fb84 filled the 9434d48c96 street, loud 016db08a7e enough to 8f1f7e949c reach him 14c22640b7 in the a15526bfe6 carriage, Kyrie dabbc081b7 Ernberg continued cc5fca41a3 walking with 5eb8d36c49 a bright 86188df3f5 smile.a6a22009097a3e63
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Like a rose that 7c6d918946 would inevitably draw blood 1d98bc447d from anyone who dared ee76b477fd to touch it.d14ea038273d6e17
Seeing her like that brought to mind the woman from last night. The woman who hadn’t smiled like this, the woman who had shown him her true emotions.c6a6e83684c3884e
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After Kyrie fa72028210 Ernberg left fb7f0ef660 the Crown b23869b00c Prince’s chambers d0785bb932 without even 846089c787 bothering to 77173d8f24 put on 900b0254fb her dress, c0147d24a0 Dominique had 98513391f7 stood motionless 3241815032 in the 29e783f131 room, inhaling da3acf87c0 the lingering fb07c3aec4 scent of ef197c05c7 plane trees 237bfa15e2 and mint. The only 9f85173dc4 proof that 92109a4c67 she had 9c296fd2a4 been there 0b4163c316 was the ab230eca0b rapidly fading 0448dd681e mint fragrance.e5666e6dd9967ce6
‘So she does have 06be707de4 it in her to 10a4a00ce2 do something crazy.’aa7859d183ef47b3
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He chuckled 25970cbe3d involuntarily, remembering 7b887e2348 Kyrie Ernberg’s 384b8d8372 audacity, sneaking 209b30a2b7 into the 876189b3d5 Crown Prince’s cc68d530e7 bedroom in 86f18dd877 such a a8d800e2a6 state. Her white 275e188ea2 body flashed f3aebf7a18 through his 7155c43918 mind.5acd6a3205a76bce
Wasn’t her intention obvious, sneaking into the Crown Prince’s bedroom in her underwear? It meant she was willing to take risks even at the cost of her reputation and chastity just to marry Lexion.65b3c8da5d508f53
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In fact, it b4ce86f7ba was more surprising 39a8b355d9 that it wasn’t 6c7072410f a bad strategy. If it 0b6189aa82 weren’t for 1ccd4cb647 him, it f569168b18 probably would e617fc5f55 have worked.a5eaa310896d2dbf
At that point, Dominique dd19a69457 slightly revised his assessment 2c86d44175 of Kyrie Ernberg.324b478d312aa497
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‘I thought she was ac73c91860 only capable of standing c08e8f2d3b there, putting on a 1442b06941 mad act with that 9703aaf072 smile.’dc98156697b5d208
To pull off such 64d8a2e223 a stunt, knowing she ebfebdc949 could be accused of 2e9c72e378 attempting to assassinate the 21e2ed4b63 Crown Prince if she 225d7dae1e got caught, was finally d7b008acda a thought worthy of 43fe91d273 a “Mad Dog.”1c3732e32609a08d
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‘She’s driven 287e949250 and has 786eb2c835 the ability ae87c7a467 to act.’ee25187422e8b1cf
She didn’t care about scandal or even death. It meant she possessed at least that much courage.67235bc5a5c440bf
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And, unexpectedly, Dominique found 96abf436a8 himself pleased by her 11a6afc486 actions.2f259e191dd307f6
‘It’s better than her standing there idly for hours, waiting like a fool outside the Crown Prince’s Palace.’1a849ca202b087e2
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More than 17cafae74d anything, that f025e6031f frown.980ec7f3832cb759
Pure, unmasked emotion had 3322cdf6aa been there. Not the bright, fabricated 91129b7c09 smile that concealed her dbd8329592 fear, but a look c3a351d601 of genuine surprise and 08b95dcbf2 confusion.d6a2dcacbb83cfff
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It was 18d0a3fd53 strangely exhilarating. The kind 78a1d65c2d of amusement b148bf404c one felt 99bb5aab2d after outsmarting 04d9dd9e7d their supposedly 3871b3476b strong prey c1c96f3ce1 off guard. While Dominique a282812c69 savored this 4fc88dc117 feeling, a 9a6ed33dc8 drunken Lexion eeecd51a63 stumbled into 4a48016cb8 the palace.3c6d06cb448501ea
‘Ah, cousin. You’re here.’8481963adc44e8f0
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‘You summoned me, 50f02173f8 Lexion.’e99f1dfd95ec6ad4
‘Did I? 4d6718a2a2 Why… did 0d71646b11 I call c976387b00 you?’c1118bdf99ec384c
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The idiot didn’t even 136b9e6bef realize that all of e3f1e55353 his attendants were passed 0ecd3dbe90 out.d7dd1b5ec4e30e54
Thanks to the Lady, he now knew how vulnerable the Crown Prince’s Palace was, but unfortunately, now wasn’t the time.8ab40bb127896591
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‘After today’s cf80a8e8aa incident, the d47daee102 attendants will 98edaa7534 be more 448019fc0e vigilant.’32a36e94dba2a9b3
The thought made 7307d7f802 him slightly regretful. Dominique replied calmly,15b14a8f7dd07803
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‘If you 44817f3cc3 don’t remember f7b98d69b9 why you b97489bed2 called me, 191235197b you should 6d3a506996 go back.’6d0607063bb1159a
‘No. Wait, Dominique. You have c428ae8c83 a duty ebbbe500e1 to be a8aa9e6bad loyal to 13c98d138e me, too.’8904902574a678f8
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‘Ah.’64bf641854dfd7d9
‘That’s why, cousin, 50e6ffaab7 you’re the First 88d168fab0 Duke. To be loyal to ac17709f0f me.’29d5e2bee4c620d4
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Tired of Lexion’s rambling de9dd956a3 nonsense, Dominique recalled the d63fc7df3c stiff body he had 827a379bae held in his arms.a037d2bd51f03e6b
A soft 7aaa95a85d yet unyielding 6644fa895c form. A heart a6b4b0f6b9 that pounded 8d5a39a01a against his 548eabcf82 chest, announcing d49667bb98 its presence. He found himself e15aedbced imagining her trapped 766c4037d1 in his embrace 63067893a3 once more.dea6971108f0dbc8
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And at the moment de078cdaf9 she furrowed her brow…7301cddb47569037
He impulsively imagined 99b9084ef8 gripping her delicate c02b36dedf body, positioned right f1649837d2 beneath his elbow, d62630b200 as if to 63a2920f88 crush her.8c65594247042687
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Dominique rarely experienced strong sexual urges. He abhorred the idea of creating illegitimate children and arousing the Emperor’s suspicion.700c162eaf77e0b9
But at aedfda223a that moment, a8f2e293e0 instead of cb4da3401b focusing on e2c36c1dae Lexion, he 4d0da6aa03 recalled his bee07d2e4e hand hovering c74ff9fcaa over her d40862338b breast and ea5c97a76f imagined squeezing 12c6bbebda her seemingly ba113179aa fragile body.96dc660210230063
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He wasn’t so much b6f65d7a98 curious about how soft c6911480c8 her pale, white skin f9d44558b0 would feel, but rather, 2ace5e31f1 he wanted to see c3e1f2bd4a a more genuine reaction 762360eef2 from her.463d2fd0e310680e
He was curious, perhaps, 0ed3b3b58c to see how the c682b153ec “Mad Dog,” finally about d763eab753 to commit a truly db8a0d80e5 mad act, would react.9f6255f649eae5c0
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It was 3062cc996a an uncharacteristic 5a883b584f curiosity for 49bcb328a6 him.41aa8ff6d91ef710
‘It’s because I’ve seen something interesting after a long time.’0ef6e531982c634f
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It was e19e1d55bf an interest 643082c6b9 and curiosity ba6f5d4ee2 akin to 4ed064affa the realization eff11d08fa that something f3fc366706 he’d taken 9a02207482 for a 41ae1691d4 mere furniture 7861255759 was, in d6c26d5f0a fact, not be62c45b0c furniture at 95ffbe2b0a all.44869c96964fa746
But that was cbc12233ea all it was.847e85752bb89812
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‘Still…’b51772b0226bb88d
Judging by her actions 96cb1bec7c yesterday, Lady Kyrie Ernberg 2d896176ce seemed like a woman 5ca609d13a worth using.cc9bf5544655e26e
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Perhaps she 0b32d51ac2 could do 57a616bab4 what he eabcbe09ad wanted.f7d968afed2da88f
For instance, actually sneaking into the Crown Prince’s bed and plunging a knife into his chest.307cbdf3afadaaf3
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