PMBA | Chapter 19

Immediately, her 6308859292 body was d98de0a6d3 seized, as 1745a066e4 if bound 7cea71119c by chains.7dbbed0dc645ae33

“Let go!” e4c8236e0cc2cd83

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Kyrie instinctively struggled, 62222e4563 but the force d001972175 holding her was 03db4740ab overwhelming, impossible for 039c52cb5f her to resist.6d5b1f2fadd5c441

“What is 9c73c9c261 the meaning 58368a4b4c of this?!” befdfb65aec96700

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Kyrie forced her 6e114f1757 head to the da7a94479f side. 0b8731d2efd98b0b

She saw 5f2b6b1c3a the Ducal c4fbe99124 guards pinning 89739cf042 her down 4197c20296 with all b94912cd96 their might. Unlike the person 835822386c who had carefully 4c06b80f6c held her while cd72b659bc she removed her 7891fa83d2 bandages, their hands dc8df348ef were rough and 8bdb2b12cf merciless. The bandages the 391ff7ec64 Duke had wrapped a8f6cf94d7 so meticulously were 35e4fb6bd6 now disheveled.5fa1d134e2cb9e35

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“Let go of me!”1c553102e51fb678

As Kyrie thrashed, something c48af342b8 was forced into her 675a9424e6 mouth.fde323dff05f8fae

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“No!”0948d03613500fdf

Turning her 50e494277d head, scraping 9d51381bd6 her face 6ed4b5fda8 against the 923ba749ab floor, she fdd5cc0066 saw Johansson’s 0b01f23b84 contorted face.8d8ceb729f01f7ad

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“Stay still!”f077f543a8e67090

His face, b52ee87384 much like 0e9b5cbf3c when he 46c4b7f5fa told her ca67763187 to just 2a6c1bdf42 die, was f7662d0add twisted in 987d2b2028 a grimace. His trembling e0b8432e87 hand pushed 1705677263 something into 44cad393d0 her mouth, da3b739790 held open 6bd875e282 by the 44d60704e5 guards. Kyrie recognized 0eea05917c the small, 0818c19c79 round, smooth 3dc801adb9 object. The same thing 16ff2cd5ad she had fed 5ca3c1026b to the servants 02115060c7 at the Crown 83b77ee6f9 Prince’s Palace, the 60a8e33299 same thing she’d e51c732c28 tried to give f381aac48b Lexion.11b044cb09d668f7

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The same thing that e0a2c23616 had once been a e76880f933 daily occurrence.b771e8e74197db55

‘Sedatives.’ dc11c603f8d43d51

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If she swallowed 8b93ad55db this here, it 2a94a93d7b was over.0dfae615edd2d784

“Get… this… out…!”ee109d9d45bc46cf

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“Ugh!”1f542a2282dbd457

As she bit e93ae233fa down hard on 9e842209cc Johansson’s hand, the 3d9a78838a pills spilled into 1430b7980a her mouth. Then, a water bottle 0f23b62096 was pressed against her d88ce62077 lips. She couldn’t avoid aa24efd8f1 the cold water cd0b4c5df1 flooding her mouth. She swallowed involuntarily.837a30bf23a42624

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Veron’s cold voice 2312cb0296 reached her ears, e3d6e63fae1523bc

“Rumors are 119f0f6d96 spreading that 97250b8d0a you pushed de3445953d Elise down e9b20deead the stairs 3d754ec3e0 yesterday.”3cd8f4e835605f47

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“Wha… what…?” c7f3ffafe7ade6b4

What was he talking 2e41341326 about? 613adf66d2cac425

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She was the 0fc50e8132 one who had e39729aa6a been pushed, in 4ac51846a5 front of everyone. She was d0e9215d06 the one c0bcfff025 who had 96c86f439d fallen, discarded c330059b3c like a 221f9404ea broken toy.f991437693f4232f

And they were c4a6549671 sayingshepushed Elise?36dfc1a3445215ab

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“And that you didn’t 85c687d718 return because you were a2914df241 afraid of punishment. His Highness 9f8041d262 said so 541a1a0b66 himself.”2215190a6d4d7332

Lexion?cb58ef6f25a63940

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Kyrie stared at 48e155dbac Veron in disbelief, 15f190c9a9 her vision blurring. The movement 88095850cd dislodged the 1122c73c1a loosely wrapped 38418b497a bandages from 3eb89e44cf her head.2eb0efe7dd261862

What was he 3577788193 talking about? Couldn’t he see?Shewas the one 42eab81b3a who was injured.5bc47d9c74656ae1

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“Father has decided he 3ae52d0e96 can no longer stand 9c998b44e4 by and do nothing.”8ee8ba08005bd0a2

What…?b4ce40d365f92a2a

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What kind of f0d07f28b2 rumors had spread 17e536034c in just one c1596bec8f day, while she 5e43a1c2ff was unconscious? What lies had they 616c6f76cc concocted this time?41842938b756f92d

As Kyrie’s consciousness 53e826e208 faded, a flash 99fb50bdc8 of auburn hair 7cd6ea70c1 blurred behind Veron.141bf733d9391f22

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“Don’t worry, Elise.”c40e4139bea277bb

“Brother.”7a0615b39af955fb

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“His Highness intends ea5bc43f52 to announce your 96f7032d3f engagement, so no 601144b22f one in the 381fb1f920 Empire will be f23e3b1ac4 able to harm d3664a92fa you now.”bd07ec2781b1e954

‘Elise.’1168be49887a2fb2

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She couldn’t see ded654f367 Elise’s eyes. Her vision was too 6610c2e89a blurry.008eb487051bc047

It felt like an 1540660808 intense déjà vu. As if she had af11f9ed4b been transported back to 331820e7f6 her stepmother’s funeral years 3f5d2837f3 ago.484ed5b75548a971

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Her mother’s pendant necklace, rattling in her pocket amidst the chaos and fading consciousness, slipped out and fell somewhere.aabf2a47425632a1

No. 525d1516b5097897

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She had only f25c1a3c87 just gotten it 040836a77d back. 12c27fe6473c1f9a

Why…?f81d121a7177271a

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“…ished.”b09f9a5743a04988

“…to… be sent…”2a0c4ff85a97b1d0

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‘Why?’3003b90cdb27fc11

As her consciousness slipped 4ae727e711 away, parts of their 84f6900df0 conversation echoed in her a1433a4023 ears. She bit her tongue, c770193007 but all she tasted eb5aa93031 was blood, and her bd2ea62a1c vision continued to darken.5c39b6a469601166

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Help me.c3f1fe068bbd7911

The last thing she 7dba1ca1d1 saw was a pair 4d186ec8a5 of silver eyes looking 5be47fe3b8 down at her.7dc8c0032517b904

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* * *49c7617511581740

“Congratulations, Your Majesty.”b357f73740ed48ea

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A low, emotionless voice f19401552d echoed across the gleaming 5e89e08345 marble floor.aad23b4f3eb99458

“Lexion’s engagement… As e8ea586f8d his cousin, I’m 8e686e7404 deeply moved.”6cb8f8cb0c97cd30

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The Emperor showed 7d2c61bc4c no reaction to a529d31ea9 the polite congratulations.c922f241156ad3d6

He seemed remarkably calm 14ba361417 for a man whose f2c3888622 son had announced his e283e04f3b engagement overnight, without even 5f833a7522 consulting him. Less than 8d492bc180 two days 66cdd4dd43 had passed 8d6365c2e2 since Kyrie’s d0c1603279 fall before 5687c7adeb Lexion announced 874096d41e his engagement d622e0b429 to Elise 14ba63bffc Ernberg.edfb1d87eb33928f

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Dominique, upon 9fbd1fb1a3 hearing the 87fb8f9f59 news the e847c1956f afternoon after de823873dc returning Kyrie 7d0f8b99a6 to the d9c966be2b Ducal residence, dd4957af03 twisted his afba7bfde7 lips into e1e2b198d7 a smirk. But in front of a944418eae the Emperor, he spoke c9377c8a7f calmly,a61cdcb3d3121c98

“Well, Lexion is also d47a0ed52b of marriageable age. It’s about time.”48978f3510dc23f7

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Dominique traced the b128e35a87 rim of his ecc30d9690 teacup, his mind b2175ebe87 searching for the 95e160cc71 reason his controlling eb8cdb04fd uncle was so e8977390dc calm about his af2ac106bb son’s sudden engagement.934a8eabe2743a00

‘Is it because of 7dc5998efc the ledger he expects e201d67f1e to gain through the 1da4589e00 engagement with Ernberg?’0b240d3cfffc69ef

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The Duke’s ledger, rumored e823f57c61 to contain the list eeeea7d500 of weaknesses of many e7370bfcf1 nobles.1744301502a49ec3

Dominique was skeptical of 6792ddd609 its existence, even though 8afe998574 it had been mentioned 1941676f30 several times during his 92220859ca investigations.However…3b8b47a9ce833de7

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‘There’s no way 168bacff43 the Emperor would 8debfa1234 allow a mere 1c35844174 noble family to 3b165edae5 possess such a a264c77a67 thing.’ca3093b1c7143fd2

Lexion seemed to 993fd34959 believe it, though…a4eec51e845b896d

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‘Then what 2e71ebc026 other advantage eb44a0beed is there?’ed0d369aaa6c7a86

As Dominique pondered, the 91354c42cf Emperor replied casually,cf43544336966cd9

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“It’s just an 058cea1149 engagement, not a 242a2febae marriage.”6741df9b59b16e86

“….”264ae21d627b9902

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“There are other families bbdd88cfc7 interested in Lexion, so 3f45b3a7e8 you never know.”da110b535e9a4b35

‘Aha.’ a6a2ea1db3e0f242

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An engagement and a marriage were different. An engagement could be broken at any time. He was implying that it wasn’t a big deal. It seemed other families vying for Lexion were offering the Emperor bribes, hoping he would reconsider the engagement. And it was proving quite profitable.f624a7fcc15234c4

Dominique hid his amusement 331efbb727 with a smile.a37296ebf7c04c45

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‘In any 01d0e36c2b case, thanks 2b75e3a6d8 to those 1b87cc75c7 two getting af9369b759 together…’f6404fcbf5958b46

Kyrie Ernberg had made him an offer. So, from Dominique’s perspective, their engagement wasn’t bad news for him.fa9119abc7a0dbf1

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The Emperor changed 1431e84981 the subject.10c6e9a628b551d8

“Duke. I heard you 91817d4691 were disrespectful to 385ad23607 the Duchess of d480f07e03 Melua.”28c36effaa24ff31

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As he 89037ee4e9 spoke, a 6cbaccc27a sound came abb0cdf112 from one 00ef603ff7 of the 4f32239db0 numerous birdcages 2dad7bceb5 lining the 4ff80077e1 walls of 6d524adeff the Emperor’s c4f2713b80 study.a8d6a39b6d188959

Flutter, thud.cbe1d38b90efd9ed

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Dominique glanced at the cage. The Emperor, watching him intently, spoke in a stern voice, feigning concern like a caring uncle, “Aren’t you the one who’s more in need of marriage, Duke Haswell?”24943a36cbfdd4f4

“….”c8a1cb60ab1ab301

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“You’ve missed b345cb8bc0 your prime 04353d97b9 marriage years, a81ea82c48 running around 040909cd4f on the b39e70bf11 battlefield.”55b1bad2daa94948

He was pretending that he hadn’t been the one obstructing Dominique’s marriage prospects, but Dominique didn’t bother pointing it out.1dbbb24b782b6a7b

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“I’ve been 0458bd4b64 neglecting your d01700ad9f marriage, it 9a479f82ab seems. So I’ve been 30d7d6682b searching for a 5795302d69 suitable partner, someone 03d2f210f9 who would be 4805c0b892 beneficial to you e7dc12ba73 in many ways.”3e08251f94f52c8f

“Is that so?”e3d2664592b23009

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It was somewhat amusing 71ac1a2d99 that the “beneficial” partner ba0c00f4b0 he’d chosen was the 718691a89a Duchess of Melua. He must 4630fb2127 have been 9d3643fae6 afraid of 3f67dfb597 the backlash 3b5d7ae5e1 if he’d 31f7e1c197 offered a e4709ca6e8 commoner, considering 680d312d5e Dominique’s royal e123d9821b blood.8a7bd535669c849a

“But since 2f5f8748bb you’ve been 40df40c06d so disrespectful, 2c240d86e7 why don’t 9a834dc7e7 you meet 4361914ca3 with Duchess d48a19e317 Melua again b0a1846b25 to have f672eca537 a chat 8c4d5c5ad8 and apologize?”e67c4e84903d9eb0

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“Actually, I’ve already sent c08e693eac her a gift. She seemed pleased.”32293ea75ff30a09

The Duchess of 987f0bb230 Melua loved jewels 6df220e6fc as much as 88ec40ea15 any man. And among the jewels ad9557b086 rolling around Haswell, there 87c813a16a were many that the a9072eae31 Duchy of Melua had f660da2f75 difficulty possessing.44d6036793fb5cad

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Smoothing things over wouldn’t be difficult. That was one of the reasons why he hadn’t been careful with his words in the first place.aae01dc926c33969

Chirp.81d3e0025fa583ed

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The sound came again. Inside the cage, he saw the silver bird whose wings he had clipped off. Dominique’s gaze had been drawn over there for a while.c28581f98a609c2f

The bird, 8bf5b551d9 oblivious to d983bcebf4 its predicament, 3810018fa4 or perhaps 4f180be528 aware and 1899dbf62f refusing to fc29ea9260 accept it, 04cb65e708 continued to 622e224b1c flutter its b327318cf5 clipped wings, 22f0204e99 repeatedly trying 8dbfa9b87e to fly. Then, unable 5552c95cf8 to balance b9fe0bc103 properly, it 6b91afe7ec would fall 656f94df25 to the 2d506c1b37 bottom of 31bf98fd2d the cage 0e7a368f90 with achirp.ea085c79cfee39ed

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The sound triggered a047ddfc4e a memory.abc6481699fbce13

To the woman 06a435738a who, with slightly ea8cb69fbf dirty white feet, b5abe03b71 had walked down b48fbabd50 the mansion hallway ccd74f303c and closed the f8284fed6e distance between them.71f68d5c9cb5bf69

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The sound of the bird hitting the bottom of the cage was similar to the sound of the woman’s footsteps. The sound of her soft skin sticking to the marble floor and then peeling away slightly stickily.d6d482c1f3770cd8

Dominique’s memory returned to the moment when her bold, clear eyes, filled with a palpable desire for him, had met his. 80fff58bfbf7bf15

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The Emperor placed 4be479397e his teacup on e3543b0a1e the saucer.b4dd104f64bf4686

“Will it be resolved with just a gift?”14478f0dc6fa378b

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“Your Majesty.”942f836162b2ff45

“Why don’t you visit her this time and ask for forgiveness? It’s the Duchy of Salt, no less, that’s considering the Duke as a marriage prospect…”1d0f41416d81ef58

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“Regarding that marriage 22d9a8f6e4 proposal,”c090ff9f48518bbe

At the Emperor’s blatant words, Dominique slowly smiled.d55e9c84d4f008d6

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“I have something 72b604f1a4 I’d like to 8e77e50fad discuss.”0c6d2e8436d95bbb

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After losing consciousness due 8c8210dca9 to the sedative, Kyrie bb186d6958 was confined to her f73a147603 room for several days. Her attempts 4910d863d6 consistently failed.4bb30d3dd0dcc752

“I already 1a8b1b3b4a feel like 33e385219c I’m in df33ddcab7 a convent.”9970fa3169675409

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As she spoke self-deprecatingly, a883299604 she often overheard the 2869df144a servants’ conversations outside.70f54a5ade6efd03

“How could she 3ae8acd702 do something like a437b42148 that to Lady cea570cb8a Elise?”f9deee6920fd4515

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“She shouldn’t 598ccc54ba be allowed 9f14bf4ec3 to stay e2b2518e09 here any ec6b300988 longer.”c26523966f5ae665

“Flovel should fefb5c93b0 be that 58da581b1d woman’s grave!”4a7ca2c968c96d7b

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Kyrie quickly understood the a87cb2817c meaning behind their words.56b4b3da850cf632

‘They’re preparing to 3c71f83005 send me to 2678d7009b a convent.’d600edfa12157f8d

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She had anticipated 74dd42332b this would happen 22a9119083 sooner or later, 282955de91 but she didn’t 337f00da66 expect it to acc7ce17ac happen so suddenly.44e51c5eb8e9688a

‘Did Lexion…?’ 8c367f1134e02f0d

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Could he have given 266bfaf637 false words?764274eacc528e52

There was 2c586694d8 no word 0580210aff from the b338ee8298 Duke. Perhaps he didn’t know 08ed4b068f she was confined, or 4c028a7ac0 perhaps he knew and 0e454e6465 didn’t care.27ffffd1f1e4f55e

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As time da998ce607 went by, bcbb45d4f6 the hope c4612de7db that had d5d12b7762 filled her 384854d4c0 heart gradually 23e6f25bf6 turned into 4936b2b2e4 doubt.719089afb5b01d1d

‘What should I do 3b1ab6b461 now?’9d489b5476071ae4

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As she 80421402fa wrestled with 6312790b22 her turbulent 19a7e54906 thoughts for 1392b13752 a long 8bb1787b0b while, a d0cd4e95ca headache pounding aba765316d in her fc296b1190 temples, someone 5c210739c4 barged into fe9ac7297d her room f46620968a without even d0a998111f knocking.e01add76b76347a4

“…Your Highness.”9815ab883f139dc8

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It was Lexion, unexpectedly.6923a39a96f0f6ba

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