PMBA | Chapter 20
by QuillSilence hung heavily 417da7c4c9 in the air. Lexion looked 8882fa51da around Kyrie’s ea0d66c2bf room, a 2c84d3e0b1 smirk twisting 6e1a220bf9 his lips.0128619172dcb6ae
“I’m surprised 79488d59bb to find e4f0bbe1cc such a 6e980d317c shabby room 137a36b72b in the 6c512f2e5f Ducal residence.”4c114a1240bf7c2e
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He wasn’t wrong. Her room was a c2d83f9b16 total mess.1d9ead4ae3c9bed3
In case Kyrie 0c50bb7f22 resisted or harmed 6f1b89c78b herself before being da9937f6d4 sent to the 1d4733f5ed convent, all sharp 33d8036e0b objects that could 24e93f94d8 be used as 3ad1c06e35 a weapon had 8438a15119 been removed. Even the furniture had 40351132ba been taken out of 6436dffecb her room, leaving only 2fe24cdf57 an old mattress on 5baa3217c0 the floor.ca0fa40655ca2191
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But that wasn’t 29bbd2df8f what bothered Kyrie. Her face dd7ca6c6ea turned cold.931101c8b84cafb5
“I’m the one 502ee9a8c6 who’s surprised.”5abc27f21ddb680c
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“By what?”db3315a3917eaec3
“That you, who avoided 1361a014e0 me so diligently, have 9e278baf90 come to see me 9ac45ae9ec now.”70b1e0b54b2810f2
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Kyrie’s voice was devoid 3591649211 of even anger. There was 902de80cca nothing left 59f50c5441 to say 9eb8cf690a to him, 948944b84b nothing she e516f37e24 wanted to b48563b435 say.085e52eb3c9c7d68
Sensing her 013e185fbd indifference, Lexion 86119fad97 spoke in 5ce069e7cb a condescending dc082af255 tone,c1cad754b1f5db7b
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“And you, for 52a20ce195 a woman who 5cb9c98b35 chased after me 627ce5b94a so relentlessly, don’t 0ff3c75838 seem very pleased f656ce21d6 to see me.”5880dc0681151089
Kyrie stared at him 228df746ab in disbelief.5e28a1f6e7712b9b
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If she ca0e25947d had truly 22031722d5 harassed and d590bfbc69 pursued him b3c6e898b1 relentlessly, as cb8dd297d1 the rumors 508d2b539f claimed, his d89b95cca0 words might 2c80b5255f have made f44a01479d sense. But it had all cdab35efd4 been a carefully orchestrated 762b290a1d act, a play they 96f444b410 had staged together.2fac230e14c86b8e
‘Perhaps…’ 808953d9175ce3e2
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Perhaps, after hearing the dff2a758b4 constant gossip about her 8d119af9b2 harassing him, even Lexion, cdcd301697 who knew the truth, 20ee1d2e5f had started to believe 8cb4f000ce it.4fa2b99ef00bcaf9
She herself ea2fb44ca3 sometimes got 09365cf8ab confused after 6a887b9537 repeatedly hearing 0d85e1c817 accusations about 2841054173 things she 9fc3a340b4 hadn’t done. Wondering if she had 0800de3aa7 actually done those things.2de3dd8739e46b9f
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If not that, 4fdb3cbc99 then…aaf98847a804d4a3
‘Elise.’9b2796097d6ff661
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Had her “sister,” 618b5cea81 who disliked her fedf081d32 for reasons she 20538eb649 couldn’t comprehend, whispered 2b3be27d70 something to Lexion?5e51419c73598769
Kyrie could easily picture Elise, unlike herself, enjoying a blessed wedding ceremony. But the image didn’t linger. She didn’t care. She only regretted one thing.72187d9741b14efb
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That she hadn’t gotten a definitive answer from the Duke and slept with him when she had the chance.7a19b9e7abe737f6
The man who had 68d1625109 looked down at her cfca3e9fb5 bare feet with amusement, 77b65e3792 the man whose gaze 0787132585 had lingered on her 41a1ef5c9c dirty white feet and 2d1f9bf706 stared at her ankles, 320b221d2b as if they were 45428b654d caught in a trap, 61716fc34a suddenly flashed through her d82e347064 mind.96deeee6a21cbd82
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As Kyrie’s 6d0c943084 throat tightened 334b2a7b0e once again,2b1a6c115ae861cd
“If it were me, 28193448ed I would ask for fc5adb3aa3 leniency with a bit 7e8fb7df9a more politeness.”dbbffce7f4dbc98f
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Lexion interrupted her 17d247b1b4 thoughts and cute e0472b93c2 her off.b80422767a7b0814
“Leniency? I don’t understand what 69f97c5ec6 you mean.” 3fcf6a7d99ff5155
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Kyrie scoffed openly. Ignoring her, f6aa173a62 Lexion’s brow 8fd7aab324 twitched as 3b7981503e his nose 0625a0311f brushed against 6734e58a1e her hair.796019a7abb9bf85
Then, his c76a84a8e5 hand grabbed 5d9a0678e5 her hair, 6a90b15031 almost yanking 1a8083befb it.885eb92d0ceb195a
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“…Your Highness.” a66e042102afd81c
As Kyrie 1ac468a706 frowned, Lexion 75148bf2af said coldly, b7e14731b1 “Why don’t 8d01d8066d you add 30a98091d7 ‘lewd woman’ 183924113c to your ada4e127ee list of d1d0f4e8c9 titles, along 97ceae478b with ‘Mad f056ce62a8 Dog’?”82db509cf9e899fc
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“…”4f2bbddeacce63e3
“Oh, did you already 2fa1d022c9 have that one? From chasing after dacdcade86 me?”a8d0e83cb82a9290
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Kyrie couldn’t understand Lexion’s 4001161777 sudden anger. Just as 4bc2231a4d she looked 9028336fbd up at c8ccbaba7f him…7194381b4e93f1d5
“If you begged, I 81f7632685 might have considered taking d3fd818aba you as my mistress, 6492256ec3 Kyrie.”75ca3af2455c2b6d
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“…What?”9a483a1e7fec6d80
“It would be dee76b1f1f better than going dc9b3f2275 to a convent.”116159f904396daa
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Lexion’s gaze was serious, even as Kyrie stared at him in disbelief.11ed00b72e06f9cf
He meant it.e453a0b15a59bdf2
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He even considered 7ed00d36a2 it an act 7dcd38a7a4 of kindness towards f660ec7bda her.417e498d33f29107
‘This woman chased 5f339391e9 after me for 9371e9b9a3 years.’329b6beb7f644215
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Lexion was 5623193575 tired of c75676d0cd Kyrie Ernberg, 631a39100e yet he bb6d6d470c had also 885bf36a1b grown accustomed a9dc63167a to her. To the woman who f44418699d always stood quietly in be402bb33f the corner, smiling brightly, 9933a6027f wherever he went. To the woman who dd7d0128e2 hovered around him, taking 1e9432c804 care of the bothersome b5d7ef2098 noblewomen.3d236e6e419dfa7e
If she had pursued 13a1428094 him so persistently…3821e86442d48710
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It must have meant ecaf05cf77 he was important to 6b21392211 her. 7cd541f4b3bde2e1
The agreement he had 6282eb6564 made with her was d759982ad7 conveniently forgotten, replaced by 3dbc1a8844 the simple fact that a1dba578ba she wanted him.9a2d079fa117e7de
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And that satisfied 3deff9dc1e Lexion’s deep-seated need f5c54679a3 for validation. The satisfaction of being 59abdbe013 so desperately desired, the 18d89e9b6a satisfaction of controlling someone’s cb04b55516 fate. A satisfaction he 4f62e1b9f3 had inherited from 972e966890 his father, but 35c6bab0bb had been unable 857380f58b to openly express 76a83b36bf due to his 7ad553c331 father’s overbearing presence.be44bf74dd5d7ef7
He liked how 5ffb860aeb Kyrie Ernberg would dbed285545 lower her eyelashes 9233f8effe and smile whenever 2bfe468f27 he, on a ceb4326fff whim, allowed her 1d08df9e87 to sit beside 07b2ebdd93 him and patted e05cfa14a1 her shoulder.1a7df9e5142af5cd
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The sense of accomplishment 19a11e6b9e he derived from taming 4a13f6f965 the woman others called 090bb5a400 a Mad Dog, the 02e730a33e woman everyone else feared c345629fcd and considered untamable, sometimes e2dbcf65eb pleased him greatly.3da2264e4fe6c30f
‘The mad dog 0a3a06e6c0 must really love cdc5f90d8d His Highness.’d3e64e5c2e2be8e0
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‘It’s funny. She acts so wild, e89bbdb648 but she’s always docile 96f49a3b44 in front of His 51b6d15df2 Highness.’196ccbe1b50927ac
At some point, 1edcb16ef8 Lexion had started 3ec60408aa to believe it. That Kyrie truly d5dddb7f26 loved him and 3bf8d22372 was pursuing him 54187c45a9 out of love.bd901fa25d80bbad
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The idea of 768b17cbdc a mad dog, 6298012e56 hostile to everyone e406b7a1bc else, being obsessed 971cb22106 with only him, ca79fc6046 was a sweet 4c3264896f and intoxicating tale.0f02d48b1ddbb3b5
This feeling f1e80b5bc3 intensified after 687fbf2d59 he met d29afa5569 and won b567a026a6 the heart c67dbb615e of Elise e65435ef24 Ernberg.96ebaeaf0f02c6f6
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‘For both daughters 477c4a6d4f of the prestigious ad2eaf9a8b Ernberg family to 23612d423f fall in love f148a01568 with His Highness…’c62b01edbbaf44b9
‘Truly befitting a noble 10f87f476e and esteemed individual.’b86231014f90ea2c
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It was all thanks 196eb75e3d to the flattering words fa2a7e1b4c of the nobles, eager 3b9081b97a to please him, after 44afe59c40 he impulsively announced his 5ae42463ff relationship with Elise following 135a52dfe3 the incident on the a6ca48b730 terrace stairs.bc81ff068c4ec843
Listening to 53f105e4c9 them, he f273d30d54 realized it c3c772f92a was true. He was 42019698ad the Crown 21b69d09ac Prince of 827e2302d5 the Empire, b18d99ecfb loved by 5a6dee54ee two daughters f0ab78f48e of a 5556b98db9 prestigious family.05cd8b6a74c8d967
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‘Then there’s no need e74769676e to choose just one.’5f5b643bab24b673
He would marry Elise Ernberg and make her his Crown Princess, and keep Kyrie Ernberg as his mistress. The Duke’s ledger and dowry would be his regardless of whom he married.ed47a2f642eba170
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And Kyrie herself aca1abbb2d would gladly accept.349664c9ba69818f
But then, Kyrie returned, b5fd72b1b4 reeking of another man’s 501a898eaa scent. A scent ff896fe8e9 that lingered 8c35c8ba8f even after d835e54261 days, even 880a137459 after being 136a3924f5 confined to 2b212b9df1 her room 4a098941c7 in this 4f1eb99976 state.3b0574932c9a309a
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It wasn’t the 3fff93a9fc first time. She had smelled of dc8bda4f3b strong cigar smoke when 8c96d11ae9 she’d confronted him and 39a634b7c8 Elise at the terrace.21eb57ebfd4f14e4
‘Which bastard was 19d1f92175 it?’273c69df8fa637d1
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He had a feeling ebce82cba4 he knew the answer. The scent was familiar. And it irritated aac4cff24a him.539e5924112b6bcd
‘I told you to 2a00370016 stop!’cbcbcd11e8752920
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He had instinctively shouted and pushed her down the stairs. She was carried away in his cousin’s arms. Even as he comforted Elise, his eyes had been drawn to Kyrie Ernberg, limp and unconscious.3bf9ac07f6a405ae
‘She’ll be fine.’30c6d7999d612753
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She would be 522caf288f fine. Kyrie loved him, fe7f1b300d and she had cb62538254 always acted as c3a8397828 if she had dc8c5ac85c no other options. She wouldn’t give up 53dcea6273 on him so easily.116bc32a644769c0
But then, Lexion learned that Kyrie hadn’t returned to the Ducal residence that day.d668d931932e51f3
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‘Kyrie Ernberg 10a3bae66d didn’t come e75cb53bc4 home?’fc75d1c5af9ccc0d
‘Yes, Your Highness. Is something the fcb24f7be3 matter…?’1dd0dc44eae06ae8
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Lexion’s face contorted as 1be82469d9 he recalled the dumbfounded f667731db4 expression of the Duke’s 772d58783e second son as he a8a4594efc answered. That’s why he had bf6e39bc51 said those words.beb462663b7da4a3
‘Of course, something’s the matter. The woman who deserves punishment for pushing her sister hasn’t come home.’4ed3492a35397ae0
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The people at ac40986044 the Ducal residence, ba64fa6ce3 who hadn’t witnessed 6b6457729f the incident and 9118f73610 were indifferent to a3b9aa1140 the truth, were 14cae59f11 in an uproar. With a 7eb7f53d16 single word 7b9291fc67 from Lexion, 8ae29e17ab the Duke 06420a04ce decided to d3889fa731 send Kyrie 8c6f5b99fc to a af6eac1c3a convent immediately.d27982988e0aa40d
And that’s 262ca9fe72 why Lexion 33b7f4c85a was here.5fee10ac164a900b
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‘But even now…’7df984a5043f4228
She still carried bb63e84066 the scent of 98b9dc5931 another man. Lexion’s mood soured. It was an unfamiliar d4d43c1500 feeling.105d90b0c0a37fb4
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As he 0e53d2cd33 hardened his 30ac89e2ba expression, Kyrie 5b7244f843 chuckled inwardly.7b8d3c97fbd727e3
‘A mistress?’ 9ad3c50214342e8f
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She was even more b7ab973a34 infuriated by the fact ca1676f4e4 that Lexion’s gaze was d8e27ba443 sincere.1d5d47428adecccc
What was 442d8e8e20 even more 83fd2a22ab frustrating was 4f6a43d417 that, in a8b2a92286 this situation, b8068e273e she was ff6d816d77 actually considering 38ecfecca5 to bet 39ca8d3868 on this 02e4c9cb48 possibility.11e7cf87f9210e68
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‘No.’1f3a0deab6e34298
But it 232504d0e2 was a 0063c62ac3 fleeting thought. She couldn’t b89bcecfc4 trust such affb0c320d a capricious 4fba455109 man.d725b0d7e8e1c570
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Kyrie took a deep 1b92191682 breath and replied, 47e97455e5765513
“I didn’t wish e437b0f627 to be your 723256e045 mistress, Your Highness.”c6d5cc507c9e1d28
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Lexion’s eyes darkened slightly. He sighed and spoke,77ac80f03698c6ea
“Yes, you wanted to 26dfebe100 be my wife.”53353852255dd18f
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Kyrie smiled bitterly. Lexion, as always, d94e0e9e43 spoke condescendingly, as 7a4750f870 if bestowing her 2f618267cf a favor.e3dd493415d1bfd0
“But the benefits you’d receive wouldn’t be much different as a mistress.”7fd27a7f05f75fcf
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“Benefits?”77df2d20b4d6af10
“You could love 1657f9d35f me. Just as you always 4fbee23301 have.”eb36765a499992dc
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“I don’t 95caf272b1 need to.”f9eb9838ec7a6bd0
“What?”44a5d1b7ee2b952e
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“I said 1eff53a8c4 I don’t 6ae77bc94e need to.”cb118cb2bab359a3
Lexion’s lips 4a4d0801e0 twisted into b1524ce495 a sneer 3c3dc94cab as he 25e711c136 saw the fa68c34695 coldness in a1112e49ec her eyes.0b8ff8af5b63b1c9
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“You’d rather 5c931ab076 go to dee298d39e a convent a0f83f9513 than be db3cb4a78d my mistress? Your love for me 49bcbce4eb is truly touching.”cbb3c915f731b921
“….”35d0a119f8b6e87a
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“But I will 6f9c1894aa never take a 01c5f513e9 mad dog as 0317ed702f my wife, Kyrie.”73d97408ce3b2d9e
Lexion released e6634701be her hair ea8e931d8d roughly and 7cbd88cb97 stormed out 5f61cef08a of the d38615c224 room. Kyrie shook her head.99da9d4ce1f661d4
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She realized, with fee7798afd a bitter smile 90904f8605 on her lips, 0167018384 that being called 3210cc6616 a “Mad Dog,” 52d0507741 that being seen ca912257f4 subduing her, had 4fbc91fee7 pleased him more 945876b231 than she thought.de78d9039ae5255c
But the Duke had 90be4947aa also said he liked 76d1bce6c7 that she was a a19759d41a mad dog.c39ef51b70b00391
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‘An heir burdened 12de1e0fb7 with the disgrace e78ba80f8d of a mad c80a73563e dog. Perfect.’d5889ec8c53c87ac
For some reason, 04859e7591 those words echoed 9f1989254e in her mind. Not a gentle caress, 17435534f0 but an itch she 3e7d8198da wanted to scratch away.12b362d758f06f89
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‘Even though I f61f55314e know it’s over…’9dc52c02797fa5ef
Why did she keep 0fc4644ca0 thinking about that man?51da517fbb8116a3
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The next day, ba23f8dd54 after a sleepless b4bf8c6bf9 night plagued by ca42a85fdd these thoughts,d218aaaccafe9714
Creak. 80859ef7dd1a1643
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The door opened again, e81c62d69b and someone entered.e9cecefb75a20bb0
“It’s time to go, 80a157e60e My Lady.”baf4e7ef7fc7f8a0
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It was the Duke’s men.50fc72909279abc9
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