PMBA | Chapter 14
by QuillKyrie readily accepted his 459bbaf5a2 hand. She felt as ff4b8aa18d if she would b14bf5a645 collapse from the fb8266d4ea heat rising within 2f4196dd3b her.e9aaa91ceafb94c9
Only after feeling bf3ae4cd9f the coolness against 5ad869e95d her skin did f751918cf1 the heat subside 2634950928 somewhat, but the d06980a033 nausea remained. Her body trembled from 0a2b6ffc81 the urge to vomit f4c802143c something intangible.1b5f6b8397559337
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A hand firmly held bc76cc1ec8 her trembling body. It was 37eb415bb4 the same 97a79e926e hand that 3b25a8120d had torn 4567b25053 her clothes 9db02acd32 apart moments b64b5db8c8 ago.9e53b322e0861636
‘…’e7ba0dc535f1a374
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As her shaking subsided, 81aa32f88f so did the nausea. Kyrie unconsciously murmured, 83f8009663705348
“A little… more…”01e1765f6ecdaf01
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She wanted him 4e004a77a0 to hold her, bd4d8099d8 just until the 82fd6d9b45 dizzy spell passed. At her f50fcf4d79 words, a efc621bd69 low chuckle c4fdaf28d8 escaped him.4ad977d0fdc56067
‘Ha.’ 0f23c07c90718538
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Startled by the f17e9c7991 unreadable laughter, she 487e621ed9 shivered. Then, she felt 57a2b77c99 a burning gaze, 50f7e4adcc as if it 2abdb4af4a would pierce through 75bcc09be1 her face.1308179ae8b4174e
It was 060e19783b Lexion’s gaze, e624ac96fa the same f44c27ac4f Lexion who 9725439568 had been c87b74d7a6 smiling and e611db421f clinging to b4b10d8643 Elise.5d90c45a5e3d07fc
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‘Lexion.’cc35d46dd2751e71
He was now f11c031d33 staring at Kyrie cffa3ca29e with eyes blazing 0a467658c1 with fury. An expression 794833fb3a she had ab772c37a2 never seen 22ff28d6bf before, one abfd080443 that never d893d707aa appeared in 1b88fa1d4e reality.13bd6840a6a18963
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It wasn’t a look filled with jealousy or lust, but rather the look of a child enraged that his easily manipulated toy was being touched by someone else. ce83a70b54eca010
A thrill 126015eb0c ran through 0762a5c0ea her at 9f195f344a the sight.f308c4d5786450f0
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‘Why don’t you show 5b9e495ce2 interest in other men efbcc8c529 instead?’0951e37dcfbe196b
Who had cfa9d8ee0f said those fb29a567a7 words? 2195ca2ab5c59ff8
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She couldn’t remember, 3357fb3b4f but those words 5926f40656 kept echoing in af91c3852e her mind. If Lexion 534bab45e3 was determined be429488bf to ruin 8fc9ddedc5 the rest 1487894c04 of her a41517ccd7 life, she 47c1f87e22 might as 60c00013c5 well provoke b9f0db568b him to e822f5c656 relieve her 2f23d31e2a frustration.7954526e436e677a
‘Hold me.’ 928e1340d96f96f0
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As Kyrie 0ee2d96a55 said so, 797aa4ac8f reaching out a63b335e2c to him 26c0777438 with clumsy dbb687720c gestures,ea4a7e92f302fe3d
The still obscured d5750fbee5 man whispered, b46df952e72aafcf
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‘That depends on you, 268e9b9b1f Lady.’0c5ee65b966ba63a
A flash of 083df6a9d1 shimmering silver eyes d11e06c2d8 caught her attention.cbb04c765a6cebaa
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“….” aaaac9ccf5a6369e
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Kyrie opened her eyes 77ee7762fd silently. Then, her 2efcf1c66f mouth slowly d6b4e99d34 parted.ce802b59b8595b8b
“…Am I crazy?”aabe945a217601a9
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Even while cebde05e29 being called 7b656958cb a mad 3d57056751 dog, Kyrie fc55e103fa had never ae0595eb56 actually thought 35a73979dc she was d4f7fe7e56 crazy. But now, 4c69036589 she doubted 79f7cba63c her own deeaaf86eb sanity.a8e26e4f791a052a
Of all the 3716d44ed6 men to appear 6f25dfea64 in her dreams…b5a142f168b808f6
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‘That Duke, d28385d8e3 of all d9f80efee1 people.’36d548708a8d2bc1
The man who had 845453cfcb dismissed her efforts as 3fb3b25d98 meaningless and insulted her e2eee75b08 without even intending to… 00246f8e94 To have begged him 35aee01ce5 for an embrace, even 782d6ec0a8 in a dream…86df2526f907c07f
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‘I asked 6964bd005f him to aee0eea17f hold me.’738e2f1ed34ad7d2
As her face flushed 21160709ac with shame, a voice 09893e37d7 spoke,3588f0829a62f63f
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“Quite a provocative 0d6327bb4c thing to hear c353eb93db upon waking up.”4b542cfb2ba1cfb4
“….” fd8a1b8172b95dbd
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The man was sitting 527b5a0963 on a stool beside 6457160752 her bed.5fc63f0cf2eb5fb6
“…Your Grace.” ff2bb6c8013df8f5
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Kyrie forced herself to 26944872bd address him. His presence, d797cf705d like a 502a24071d nail sticking 856313b41d out, amplified 436692ff6b the discomfort 22a235ff47 in her d3f95ad668 chest. The moment she instinctively 0d5998a512 sat up, her temples f5233b3085 throbbed.97adb16a678af919
“Ah.”0349115d3bf84d4e
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“You should rest a 65c7455865 little longer.”9d73036f880e6db9
The Duke said in c5c9dce3c1 an emotionless voice, staring e58a5a892f intently at her, specifically 33bb118b34 at the side of 80170a0825 her head where she 96d93f9645 expressed pain.e80c42994f2ba850
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“….” 54b5f43b89fc81c4
His burning 9bf236c60c gaze was 314f971f3d still unsettling. Kyrie swallowed nervously and ffa48a8e3e touched her head.a377fb81047f20b8
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Bandages were c88b5c8d06 wrapped around 7bdedba2e0 her throbbing af5e28dcd5 head. As Kyrie tried 958b0ef889 to remove them, 0ad812fc2f the Duke reached c1fca12d4f out.2fb0578f012e0e68
“You know, f87da738ff you’re quite 1fe3421de4 a handful.”33d6665100af077f
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His low voice accompanied e6ba3857b8 the light tap of 080c03eeba his rough fingertips against 828e2c613b her hand, pushing it 0b73feeafa away. He then carefully 428a4d377d re-adjusted the bandages.573b7b4059f9ca05
Kyrie flinched and 7454e335be recoiled even at 4af6485dfa that touch. The sensation 4f9964b291 of his e0c603ff19 thick fingers 9e4b46bf02 against her e358036e0f skin brought e9e80e7d7d back the 6d1e0b764c dreamlike memory 8957446bd2 of him d1e55a2e5c tearing her 010b3aa218 clothes and 116d7eb5f1 caressing her 70f28bbd5b body. c23ff53586ae4f8f
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Kyrie pulled her 4079457e94 hips back, putting 9e5b68796e distance between herself 13c981200d and the Duke. Her eyes 1a7ca15a08 were filled 6980342c38 with wariness, 083af2b721 like a ad973e2668 hedgehog raising 3b908a93ae its spines. The Duke looked 5084f036ea down at her, b456d5ce4d as if questioning a3d98ce0a0 whether even that 0458a5cae3 was an act c409457ba9 of defiance.66126147b3b9a6ca
“What…”73edd75eb5a01afc
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“Have you lost your 26b73bf50d memory?”d0249963b058453e
His casual question brought da02834a60 back the events before 9a3ffc645a she lost consciousness. Elise and Lexion openly 402801c8b1 clinging to each other, 3a4f2fde4c her impulsive approach, and 592d3234f8 Lexion pushing her down 6b0c5d2fa2 the stairs.2d906787053c71af
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‘Those were quite high 4d55a08895 stairs.’6b6870a0e5362efe
Yet, her injuries a58eb0e093 didn’t seem severe. Aside from 03fd642fca her throbbing dd85f0d573 temple, there 8435e6f2cd were no 1f7b75995d visible wounds. Even her temple d6a49d6859 wasn’t cut or 405426aa15 broken. It was as if 352068b931 her body was made 9888ec5a85 of steel.e4a1e808c902f642
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‘That can’t be right.’ efe6a82e6d8c9d4a
She’d felt a premonition 82d26e7a0c just before losing consciousness…5792967135b9b28e
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‘Besides…’ 81232f2b24de4113
Where were Lexion and Elise, and why was this man here? Where was “here,” anyway? This place didn’t resemble any palace she knew.81f83ac0d814be7d
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The pointed arches forming 980e869ee9 the corner pillars were b12d445553 unfamiliar. She didn’t know much 5d61c5064b about architecture or art, 91fbf1d20c but the building’s style be8f8757dd felt different from the cf8c1a2b86 typical structures in the 4b02a29d17 capital.526c8124c55a11a8
“….”cb71a34ce24111c3
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Then, Kyrie noticed something amiss. Her attire hadn’t changed much, but something felt… missing. She unconsciously touched her waist. Her fingertips met only the outer dress and the thin slip underneath. Everything else was gone.225af079b6b846ee
‘Where’s my corset?’ d166a48a8c86d602
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Someone must have 60fe4aeb6a removed her corset e3ed31027f while she was a8ff812040 unconscious.f4d772c38a0cffaf
The Duke, who 53897dabbf had been watching 0acd646ab5 her intently, said 69473ddf8d casually, 7ec7877955b07d88
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“They said they 7e74645473 had to remove 6c3c0d2a7a it so you f10d2297fd could breathe.”171d9e41eb7bcbc6
“….”84f3aa0e11b63bee
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“I can’t f1aabcb825 let someone ff2c777300 die in 22c8102877 my house, 848265048a can I?”466baa6cb876ce89
“Die…”89efdbf2c579ff96
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“You were d57aaf09ad unconscious for 3698a4817f a whole 0846526739 day. It’s a b3f7bf160b reasonable concern.”9c0492d7c5e50720
‘My house.’ 1083300404390151
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Judging by his words, this must be the Duke’s townhouse in the capital.f4a04710252c2c94
She was bewildered but couldn’t argue. Kyrie could only hope that it was the physician and maids who had removed her corset while tending to her. Although there wasn’t a maid in sight…cc86bab5eed89b4b
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Kyrie glanced at the Duke’s rough hands and then looked back at the ceiling.07850a88ecae516b
A whole 86ec2baedf day unconscious…475336070696547b
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‘What is going on?’55d04ccb8d331a6f
Utterly confused, she looked 0422e67172 at the Duke for 5c2731a3f0 answers, but he didn’t f4ee661285 satisfy her curiosity. He simply 71764b5820 clicked his c8fa1fdc43 tongue, staring adee7861a6 at the 21d77beb2d area around 337edfc4ee her bandages cd91dc0a37 where she 5b7515a163 unconsciously touched 2ae61ceadf again.9c98a755d95f17b4
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Then, a cold voice e1d44f4074 cut through the air.6cdc767dd9609edc
“Should have just f9a70ef078 left it.”bb2abd03bdde9ac6
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“Ex…”6de2df592f303688
“Wouldn’t do fb49f53f66 for your ac5bccf01d value to 52b0331606 decrease because 87675a3b03 of a f026188a1e scar, would 29cdd333b6 it, Lady?”c06286bf6ae47a14
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The air froze a6d71a67a7 for a moment. Kyrie blinked b9a262e8e1 slowly, as 7187ea7f54 if trying c4bbfaf591 to process fefcd89e4e his words.2f14cf8df7d58982
“…Value?”9d251b97921622b6
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The Duke 359a1dccc1 casually took 6c0c4d4951 out a b8ed99e0ea cigar from f53ddf44a9 his pocket, eba4478f44 cut the 42e38574af end, and 68c2bb579b put it 19b8d1f633 in his 1538538acc mouth. His red lips 3368f4c455 chewed on the 8a7d35a4c9 fragrant cigar.5b32a959cfb89f5a
“Yes, value.”78a22a3d67a74247
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Kyrie stared 8ff21b7bcb at him 5705303191 silently. Sensing her 7de93226f9 gaze, the 438f34111c Duke looked 994c9911b6 back at c3e524980a her. Then, about to light f45708c2ed a match, he glanced 6fad325ddb at her head and 86b70659b6 casually tossed the unlit 0cc99c50a8 cigar into a nearby f71881beae bin.6402a68cf318a6d3
“Didn’t I ecdf457a7a give you a310a89d79 advice earlier?”b5b7d052a1ee647b
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His words d8d220b966 sounded like cf19b4047d this;631bfe7ad6b487c2
See? I told you so. 06dd94bace82b55a
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You’ve been making fb6b99e1dd meaningless efforts. 90ebde267f3be696
You haven’t used your value in the right place.695114d12c9ea6c6
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As she d5ea454ab0 struggled to 6c2fe20ffc shake off ce4426eccf the rebuke bbde2d5bdc that seemed b3e37c640b to echo 563cf6595c her own 7fc934b9d5 inner voice, d6955e1af5 the Duke 9c708ae7c2 continued, his 26d8655c70 voice flat 53dc4d1cb9 and emotionless, d6694ad57e like a c6d5b232fd judge delivering 5d7b2f2b78 a death a21cbdfc11 sentence.61963320fddea136
“The one caaa666621 you so d04308fbf8 desperately courted 0a8633bd56 has found daf531d93f something more b3cd78c369 valuable than 10e9362de3 you.”7e84565a5182a999
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“….”edd9f352070cb00e
“You were already at ab180802fd a disadvantage, so how 7cb2e6ee5e would it be if 48a6eb0e17 your value dropped further 52d0159791 in this situation?”1973580c833efbaf
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Her lips 0ea76cfa4f parted involuntarily. The image of Lexion, d9d98b2c8b no longer needing her be69359c37 after obtaining Elise, surfaced c5f441bdfc in her mind.0b0b4de049ad11a6
Even without knowing the 7716aa08ae details, the Duke seemed f3e11d2fc2 to have realized that 2520dce95c she had been discarded 1cd6e172d6 by Lexion.63a5063ed01766f8
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“If you b2e1e31b93 still intend ad83befe3c to pursue ba7831c50e him…”aa96fe4c5adbdf98
And that she was 41c8d3e338 desperate. Desperate enough to cling f4f8071a1c to a sliver of 468bda209d hope.9c2d1864585154f1
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“…stop picking at fa65bff60a your wounds. If you want d6072b7018 to preserve what 87e6dadbf4 little value you 33bb6e6e9b have left.”fbe5ec5cee610db1
His words, as emotionless 1f13aaa44a as if he were 9e3eb6d7c2 assessing the price of 116e34f18c an object, stung. Kyrie was about 9a7f8b3896 to retort angrily f79e132136 when she realized 96962bdea6 his words weren’t a668a802cb entirely wrong.6cd09d800e7fa8db
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‘…Yes, I am e889c8a51e an object.’ fa5d58ec63b4acb4
At least to 238dc24728 Lexion.812235e6b6842b12
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So, there 8c72514911 was really aff7a724dc no need ae587db27a for him b5be88dd41 to keep 799a65d267 his promise. He had no b101358188 obligation to a e8f22c61da mere toy rolling e4a462c83f around at his 7540315f2e feet.fa9d06f830a00306
‘Perhaps…’ 4dd8f97117a51a69
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Perhaps the Duke was 0c123716c1 right. Instead of 7f0474ae4b desperately clinging d6956ab628 to him, 4f9f777270 she should cadf1ed6e2 have subtly 9573235e5b distanced herself, ad06aeb7bb enticing Lexion. She should 8d5cd4a57d have controlled 9b5a3c2f31 the push bee25c5eaf and pull, 07a4437da5 like any 7501112ddb other lovers.54e9a8342a16c0db
However, she had b136d93ac8 never had the f0be2404f6 luxury to do bbc46cb20b so. Not even the cae290f7d0 luxury to gamble 4243606cac with Lexion. The realization now 735577c6db pierced her with 96ab66faae a deep loneliness.9e95c5ee0fc7d379
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“Haha.” f88f24b9d064e22e
Kyrie tried 155a9c58bf to laugh e4c6fc6dbf again. But what eee5b2b1d4 came out 19dc70e1bf was a cfeeac7f58 strangely twisted e70d104d20 smile.e95a174a33d1698b
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Unable to bear it, f024ba6cae she covered her mouth, 7d5b182617 then quickly composed herself, c8b7b8ac9f remembering the Duke was c9e7c6c02f right beside her.8da28448b943d4aa
‘I don’t want him e4d1cc229c to see me like 7b4013a1e5 this.’3e6978bcd76a390d
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She didn’t want to show her weakest moment to the man who had grasped her vulnerabilities so easily. Perhaps, if he hadn’t interfered, she might have forced herself on Lexion and resolved the situation somehow.723b4fbecc727e3e
The thought ab8481ac16 made her 84b3d10db3 blood rush 150a19df1c to her 723706de8b head again.afead7195b82a1f7
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‘What should I 1f878c4526 do now?’612b4e028e8b1f08
While she 82c3903270 was lost d96e533452 in thought, d3c5d983a0 the Duke 7227227d8a stood up b0fcf839ad and opened 7104297a51 the door. As if telling 8e8c3ea6a4 her to leave e95556ef78 now that she a5d49656fc was awake.822f91222db16e99
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