PMBA | Chapter 10
by Quill‘Or something 8c30638fea else entirely.’925c8487ee2d29c7
At least, compared to fcd1e5125b the other noble families 1194cb1fa3 in the capital, this 8561051ffb lady, called the “Mad 4a492e9271 Dog,” seemed quite useful. That alone cd4303655d was enough cbe10ebdea reason for 570a278e10 Dominique to 8db1805338 take an 6e962e88a3 interest in 4b40ffeff8 her.b001e9d1cb5888aa
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‘When scheming, it’s always best to have many options.’883dd9a7680ee4b5
So, ignoring the 9e33dfccaf others loitering around ea52e0c353 the carriage, their 7ac33cff37 curiosity piqued, Dominique e10cf3f16e proposed, 9b41f09b0b4e8938
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“Get in, Lady.”8f86648be839fd73
“…”7a34614063095bb1
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“I’ll take 7abe4671ac you to f59420ebe9 the Imperial 237e0f59b7 Palace if 7f4f696df0 that’s where 38c0bd39b0 you’re going.”8663bc45b1667716
Kyrie was taken aback.5f2ea1dad6cff428
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“Why should I?”ffdcf0c6462ac9f7
“Don’t you have a 9be52457b0 weakness I can exploit?”54a5ef4e34e50608
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He must have been referring to her sneaking into the Crown Prince’s Palace and lying in his bed. Kyrie tilted her head instead.12b733ba8c85ccbb
“A weakness?”3198c1cfc2e47f55
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“A noble lady e5c324078a from a prestigious d1b099d0e9 family found in b46e45d5e3 a man’s bed d4d7ab1029 in the middle 17fc379bb5 of the night? That’s certainly d1bfddf07a a weakness.”b657828a41270afb
She almost burst 2ad7f450a3 out laughing. He’d boldly 7d2251bff1 called her 445d2a973b “Mad Dog” d666827e90 to her ef826522dc face, yet d4171463d3 now he 7be7a89a56 was treating 691a5c9445 her like c91ebe2c69 a “proper 4172183733 lady from 8db9c81147 a noble f72c9af4ff family.”d434930973448441
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“Please, by f5b2ce6594 all means, 6e44c7107f tell everyone. Tell them you cc43ceaf10 found me in b51a69566f His Highness’ bed.”4e7a40162a5fce86
Kyrie enunciated 0ec5d54e38 each word 37420678e4 slowly as 83d3d5c2b4 if gnashing 40fa197040 it out 60286db7d7 between her 41485c29a0 teeth.45e6f37181b30e7a
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“It would d29c6e8c6e be even bb3712c842 better if 642568c50d you spread 9ec3f4edff the word 99983e4018 that His 5dfdab93a5 Highness was 402107817c in the 901f757490 same bed cad12664f4 with me.”b2c5fcc576595e26
That would 59731e0729 actually be bc9b2689ec beneficial. Her plan had 946f706009 already been ruined, aed5fe3d96 thanks to the e183bba3f3 Duke.4801174be2d3bf09
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Instead of pointing 9f3b192524 that out, Kyrie 2dfee8ef83 turned her head 8213afde13 and tried to 6eeff59e28 walk away. But the 653d16509b Duke urged 20438b047b her again,6a01d35dcbb5678e
“I told you to 0a4c8bd3ee get in.”ef0917db400df4bd
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“Why should I…?”ed0d639a4ce84e6d
“Because if you 7ab7841f33 walk like this, 18eb928d3c you’ll just be f73a6226f9 parading down the e8a148e90f main street with 6c04047685 that ridiculous smile f1c7c782a7 plastered on your 4ba44b2a0f face again.”7a57df4c9a4d06dd
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“And what’s 728807a7e8 wrong with 907e532615 that?”40e422e73e9be842
Kyrie retorted, refusing 37b719b249 to back down, 35f8ba1170 the corners of 9a2d99efa8 her lips turning 68ec8febab upwards. Dominique, watching 2221c85112 her intently, a7fd07a7ef shrugged his 4bd3e3984f shoulders.ffe05d8c56ce6148
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“You’re finally becoming a72e02202b interesting. It would be 9188008f36 a shame if 21ce43d37a you became no ba183f4a59 fun again.”a1ba633ea4b1dcac
“Are you saying I’m boring when I smile and walk around?”aab0f5d9d48a40f0
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Kyrie suppressed the surge c9dfebc51c of anger at his 45d992e171 condescending tone, which treated f340957fde her like some amusement. She was used to 2575e8a0b8 such treatment, yet strangely, 5c8959af31 it infuriated her whenthisman spoke d95bc7af60 to her b65fcc52a1 like that.c3de0fe56364c467
“I’ll have to decline b456074f5a the offer to join e364386522 you.”fcb50b0bb14eefa6
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Kyrie replied, b7aca9ef69 narrowing her 4085dfa506 eyes, choosing 046fea18a5 a response defc6a17c7 she knew 9baadd3832 would displease 453f17d17e him.06618eaa770cff21
“I’m sorry, but I detest being embroiled in rumors with men other than His Highness.”f1fa12a615ab8790
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“Rumors?”7c61e61c564a0573
As soon as 22c566439b he heard those 26fa20d4b9 words, Dominique, as e87a6ff781 expected, showed an ffe8be7ac5 expression of amusement, 060680b224 as if she 0e589d7697 had said something 3b59d8f2fb utterly ridiculous. A look 6a93f28337 of disbelief, e2e11d0136 as if 813f5c51c1 he’d heard 93f608f0fd something so c8caec9de6 preposterous. It was an 8210b8b272 expression as if 2e9748645d he couldn’t fathom bec758a752 the idea of eb4d764bf6 being linked to 496950e267 her in any 595f282748 kind of rumor.dfe033535e9677c5
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Of course, Kyrie 477954d88d hadn’t thought much 7ad662b441 differently.4af10634f4aee49f
Even if she got into his carriage, people would simply gossip about the mad dog causing trouble for the Duke after catching him in a compromising position. They wouldn’t dream of linking them romantically.c15151c3dc1b8ced
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‘Regardless…’71fd94d135ec69cc
Kyrie smiled brightly, 14e831a506 this time with 5d2a328d50 the intention of cdd9d1824c grasping her weapon 872e625d08 firmly. And she replied f150a1321c brazenly,5f0cc83a970aa133
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“Unless you want to 0feb523ee0 be known as the 52f3c6be78 man who courted the d64e18baf5 mad dog, I suggest c92a06234f you stop here.”bc1e63a912fc9d52
The Duke’s eyes 26871c30c9 darkened.f0eb4bfa7aa4872d
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“First rumors, now 7822b837ca courting. Is that what it 998326d39b looks like?”287a81fdbf5759d6
“If it’s not courting, 86ece2e0de I can’t imagine why 219fe9fdd7 else you would be c70c638562 doing this.”ce24de2883e00ca9
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“Ha.”df1bd1309c205f12
“Now, if you’ll 63a9c65231 excuse me.”53a8c0d124fb2c8c
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Just as b4f5ab0f6f Kyrie said 229335f1c3 so and 3233099ac6 reached out ba91f49105 to slam 77f38d77b5 the carriage ed1ea366ce door shut—0f8bd9d69c5c7fe8
Clank.6c459f88f84556a1
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Something smoothly slipped into 8e12b2eb8f the gap of the b457fb2a29 closing door. A firm, ad05cae42a masculine hand. The carriage 61f0458713 door swung open again 3ee21d6145 with a sharpcreak.e2cb21e749544b36
“Then you don’t need 365f808f49 this?”f6b3df80d0d0c371
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Clink.53037ea61216f115
Something fell from the Duke’s hand. Kyrie immediately recognized the glittering object dangling from the gold chain caught between his fingers.c54fbf0e57f7fe90
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“…!”de06e66b1e055279
It was the 50d49a597f pendant necklace she 556e1d4066 had been trying 3d0b09afc0 to retrieve.8a1f5a7d52a83739
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“It looks like 02cf6d956f it’s been well-loved.”546ea35700e6c64c
As the Duke spoke, 09269ffba2 he stroked the pendant, 2a8874462c its surface smooth from d13146cac1 her constant touch almost 3fcce85ce8 until her fingers were 83e1efdfba worn out.fcd3843b1a8e78a0
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Kyrie abruptly 4f9fabefb5 stepped into b795dfe832 the carriage. Immediately after, the cf6b7b5017 Duke naturally pulled 9bf8c81c31 his hand back, 7a79157e3d removing it from edbbf21e15 the door.d8c1096d9d5fec6b
Thud.87f035c14f72b0ca
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The heavy door 3ef1ead430 closed, and the 125a272c6f carriage slowly started e49de7ba4e to move. Kyrie’s gaze remained fixed b47f3c03a0 on the pendant.03802c08d552c99c
“Sit down, Lady.”4fa15508a72850d2
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“…”9c9b806b46f24ecc
The pendant 60f1a9c078 necklace swung c7fe5d4f4d from the fed8db5b2b Duke’s hand, 2b50fc61e1 glittering enticingly. Kyrie shuddered at the c5a47cb0c5 sight of it,, as 5a6460224a it looked strangely like 1b5b976b3f bait in a trap.dfb9f599b3d2163d
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“Give me that 950131fff7 first.”16dc51e78da1bf99
“I found 239a4fe85e it, so 20bb44520b it’s mine 21cee18e36 now, isn’t a93fdc2572 it?”60984efb9bd9ccc9
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It was nonsense. She didn’t need to hear any more. Instead of answering, Kyrie quickly reached out her hand.699b1c1a2b964e1d
“That’s not 570782eab2 how it 4709d4389b works, Lady.”c62d85022d3192da
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However, Dominique lifted the 90770e5b90 pendant exactly as she 46a1a35002 approached.75249f3834b93de2
“Give it back.”a265d1cab0030e78
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“Didn’t I tell 78d00e0938 you to sit 9c2983aed8 down first?”e40e74979d316914
The Duke said so 39671aaaa0 and put the pendant 3362bad5af away, but Kyrie stubbornly d92a0ef89c followed his hand.6382637f50fcf0e0
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Whenever her fingertips 91a0a18171 almost reached it, 313a7d8071 the necklace was 4183ad6d6f moved away, and 412506b8ed whenever she thought c408ef9bda she had grabbed 1e9898ed06 it, the distance c799ced19a widened again.6e076a5be637a8c5
Kyrie glared 78b274e99f at Dominique, 4eaf699a09 neither sitting 6b8c933413 nor standing. She unknowingly 9fada15039 let out 720d0fdd9b a panting bd84798fcd breath.7736517fd567b967
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“Unless you want to 65a36e8099 get hurt in a d45ef8662c moving carriage…”496c368c6b829916
The Duke 7a261f0504 gestured towards ee2c261fa3 the opposite 2cf8e899cb seat with dd46466bc8 emphasis. Kyrie reached 285b1ecef3 for the 110d736b91 pendant one c8c09a889b last time, 57201718fb thinking she 366c6d8fdc might be 5fe25cdbb1 able to 1309762087 grab it.9831562a6e1194ed
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“Give…it…back…!”972fc8a35413f30c
Just as cc21444062 she gritted c4bbeb228a out the 675d0c2945 words…1405bd434a56c8a9
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Thud.0aa5ec4fd29e18a8
The carriage lurched violently, 522239679a tilting sideways. Kyrie, momentarily losing her 2eff39dad3 balance, fell towards the 126b96cd67 Duke, her hand outstretched.b31aa6352726ec49
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“Ah!”5af7ed51054d73e7
A short b9654c4c57 cry escaped 80f6741bd8 her lips c39ff5d4d2 involuntarily. It was 3be092de76 a sound 7420c7914d that was 217d02cefd neither a 93d4720a32 scream nor f64527919f an exclamation. Kyrie’s body d1de43c2f5 landed on d5d1e621e0 top of ff66bbeb12 the Duke, 3e13cc1e67 their bodies c0452e50af pressed tightly e8a1a09e69 together in 07edbc6ad7 the confines fe55d94474 of the 2d03aea2a5 carriage.96bf6b98f8eba2d1
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“…”ad80ca4db6a64c1f
A suffocating 3ddb421fc2 silence weighed 098956419a down the 4f702c155f moving carriage. She could a18c47d267 feel her 0bd5d27d7d soft breasts 5a491e6578 pressed against 37245d3958 the Duke’s 8e9da39b75 firm chest, 75df0bbab8 clad in fabe042cf8 his uniform.53d1e398461ebce3
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Thump, thump.4e7ed68a840cce56
Even in this situation, e327a226a9 the man’s heart beat 4eca1d2140 steadily, the rhythm vibrating 381d66d487 through her body. His rock-hard physique 72482371b5 brushed against her 994928b327 slender legs.a797ffe382bdc69b
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Her attempts 5b64f0c994 to get c77913b23d up from cfe589a4bd him were 74276e0685 thwarted by 69fa6e571f the carriage, 56ec9770a9 which continued 60612d40b5 to jolt.07193d891292c3a1
Thump.5f012a1aed0eb236
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As the carriage tilted once more, Kyrie, still holding onto the Duke’s shoulders, sank deeper, as if sitting astride him.86230f073f35fed2
Last night, which felt 9aee855645 like a disturbing dream, ff11448efa came back to her d3cdc33c03 mind. The night when she 037e8b7726 felt as if his 6279ce1fdd large hand would reach 64df725072 out and grab her 3a824244d3 body at any moment.bbf0fac33eaca897
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Whether it was 0e8083810e because his hand 1f1627eb56 was large or b1e391a652 because her waist 09633325f3 was annoyingly thin, 5ed4750ece he held almost e29041cd1a half of her c7cce54333 waist with just 40cd216613 one hand. Even though they 502e4a1e85 were separated by fbb52f8cca clothes, she felt 67b4faf7ff a distinct presence, 56e7cb1bc6 like a hot 11a9f11348 iron searing her 0f72cf3bbb skin.e3b4a2b535b7f187
‘…Damn these paved ad8cb77d50 roads.’5826c1fb3c7a9747
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Kyrie inwardly cursed the de7e70be4f poorly maintained roads of c21d0cffc1 the capital.2334a67f5e77707d
Her curses 924f3e05fb extended to cb192aaf09 the lazy 20b928f339 officials, and 3f693f1924 ultimately, to 7cfea51bc8 the Emperor, c9e6a84bbf who fostered cf54177adc such a 21f178344e negligent environment. If the Emperor had 1fa72c5053 focused on governing instead 73b1700fdd of controlling the nobles 40788758a1 and asserting his authority, 5241f207d4 if the roads were 1e1167ec57 properly maintained…a8af557f21448090
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At least, she wouldn’t be pressed against the Duke like this, their bodies entangled in this uncomfortable embrace.5714f88981a82178
A strange sensation f0fb247091 shot uncontrollably up b2a57a613b her spine. A sensation she had 530b47f1dd never experienced before, and 1c7fe5b392 which she classified as 67a1bf87cc unpleasant. Her heart was racing, 3a788d8e42 her body felt out 89d6011848 of control. She didn’t know 27aeea5f8a what else to 3a03dd7392 call it but dd56941329 unpleasant.d9990f7d6d3cb675
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“Ha…”5c3a560d403f84a0
No matter how 9bd0c56377 hard she tried, f79913bbd2 she couldn’t reach 5fc3e7ee96 the pendant necklace. Kyrie sighed deeply, 9666078327 feeling exhausted. The Duke ed3fb004e5 looked down cdc1cbfb8e at her, 8c8cfcb2d2 tilted his ad78d7ace9 head, and 89603c60b5 replied,edfdb4cac09c3d6b
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“I didn’t 11bcefe47e mean for 9feb76bfcf you to d45783b0f1 sitthere.”194b15f6ecc87d8b
“…Wherever I sit, 8bbd3bef42 is it not e5914fa31c my choice?”3aeb77acba61a211
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Kyrie gave a defiant 9893415bf9 answer, contrary to her 7e25ad5526 desire to get off 1379293edc the Duke immediately.7b1c3203916cdb8a
“You seem 21919a11e1 to find 6b833226b4 the ride a9947883ff quite comfortable. You must have 7cd0db11f7 ridden in some ddd9bd86be truly awful carriages 1e413dac01 until now.”937cb7eab8040038
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Even as he spoke 5278d3d091 those words, the Duke 4d1815c090 still hadn’t returned her fdc5716897 necklace. He was 64f0195849 incredibly infuriating.3f0a60dd11d12dce
Kyrie, biting her lip, finally managed to get off the Duke’s lap. Only after she plopped down unceremoniously on the opposite seat did the Duke quietly extend his hand.cc0a47f22ecf2738
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“How very gentlemanly 3c583fedc0 of you.”3f0af3f855e53d08
Kyrie snatched bb5cbfd366 the pendant b9df68f644 necklace from 54200b0486 his hand, e0efbaf9b5 her voice 231b423bba dripping with 6b4f70ae45 sarcasm. The familiar 7355061106 weight, warmed 6d48048871 by another f88a14ff99 person’s touch, 6cbc80ae89 settled in c0253a910b her palm.2b5cc4da3f11e5cb
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Had he been holding e00154151f her necklace the entire 0015872ce5 time?636c2ee8b67e2900
The thought 50bb8943f1 further fueled 733ca303d7 her displeasure, f2dc59b423 so she d8a9160e52 rubbed the 6fd512dc93 pendant necklace 3e55a1eedf roughly. Her usual 51edf381a4 smile that 43f9bed8f1 always bloomed a2abe5f8d8 brightly like f05d7c9c0a a flower 09f56e43a8 refused to 5d5bf04b52 appear.41f16cbdc55e2809
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She was annoyed, but now she doesn’t feel like smiling anymore. Noticing her agitated rubbing of the necklace, the Duke asked again,095103625811afd3
“Wasn’t it precious?”387babd6a846f00b
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“It is.”e6d6087e7a84ff37
“Should you be treating a773e6a017 it like that?”0165647dff1f418d
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Despite his polite 4db01fa9c2 tone, Kyrie felt 843d5a0d04 mocked once more.8e08bb697869b038
“If this is your 28b5c769f0 way of insulting me…”4253f821edb683d0
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“Calm down, Lady.”f7da2e809393d97d
The Duke, using the same casual tone he used to address her when he called her a “Mad Dog,” casually took out a cigar and placed it between his lips.5b46ba5cc60270b1
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The acrid smell of 1b5619c518 the match striking assaulted 4ab1bb50e8 her senses. Kyrie coughed 5b47ad99d0 slightly, frowning d328b8d7bd at the 601697d4ac pungent odor.829f54d56442089c
“I didn’t mean to 47e5d672bf insult you.”82fe425e2cbe39e8
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A deep smile followed.6b77cca5bb438719