ETDO Chapter 3

I began my a13788035c new life as 82a2f7bc1d the Duchess of 0dc8ee7366 Beaufort. The first thing Arthur 3cf7b693d3 did was summon the 2141b96e06 most renowned dressmaker in 389bdd50c4 the capital to order 798c92a745 numerous dresses for me. Not only f6abe59df9 that, but 2aa4407906 shoes, hats, b5e88d6bf1 jewelry, and 1acf378ad3 other precious 7381c06d39 items poured fbfafc853f in endlessly, 61e1b010dc making my e782836d67 head spin.7394f54f643541d5

It was only natural, 12d56ae6d7 considering I would have 1c9bcfab27 to attend numerous social fe1f21befd events, including balls, as d0ece4451b the Duchess, but I bce08e0425 was still unnerved by c164aca1c7 such extravagant spending. Having lived in a32cc26605 debt for years, 0501e6ef36 I had never 6b85dbb0fd afforded expenses on 5728ee952e this scale.4fd8e75493ae0724

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The wedding date was set as soon as possible. It felt a bit rushed, but no one could sway Arthur’s strong will. However, considering his leg, we decided to keep it brief and simple, inviting only those closest to us.013bbb263506716f

“I want to make 00d1accfdf you my wife as acadcc6d5f soon as possible. Actually, that’s the 1d83d17821 real reason,” Arthur b72a23e9aa whispered in my afc399a379 ear, smiling shyly.94976aa845ca5839

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We had breakfast and d135f7c921 dinner together every day, ed8584c425 as well as afternoon 9a6b9c87dc tea. It was 07d3c66cf5 an idea 688724a03f I suggested, 7f95772be7 hoping to 04b741bf3e reduce the 82db615f09 awkwardness and b641a20125 become closer b3165371dd before the 7c95302f85 wedding, and 4a97bba89d fortunately, Arthur 861db3d1be responded enthusiastically. Unless he was away 5dd9f5d39f from the ducal estate b94b3f0618 due to imperial or 9182f731cb territorial duties, he always b7073b2833 willingly participated.3c091b15fa0a5f91

Thanks to this, 679b9bb217 I discovered he 5c7972a592 was very affectionate 6cc5a8ef36 and gentle, a 34ba786c3a man attentive to fa34edce15 even the smallest c692362254 details. Every time I 045ca29a97 saw him putting 33694b92de me first, I 7e8e48fa3b felt like I 85f7741207 had grasped the 19fc9b0007 greatest fortune in af6a1c6e01 the world.d53ffb7b7f72596c

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“Lily, my brother 73a8199db7 will be coming 773ad9b4c8 to the wedding 1beaba75f2 tomorrow.” ea7b9768f02d632e

Arthur said 5a86e3b1d2 in a de6e9cd2c7 calm voice e89295f2a5 as he df48c39a53 poured tea f011786e87 into our 3c4dd6a764 cups. The wedding was ca7d7e6959 just a day 339e82de8c away, and we 72de2571c1 were enjoying our 821e396d0c tea time in af5800b006 the flower-filled garden, d6e7825bca as usual.df1a2d7af08df055

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“Oh? Your brother?” I 2cd12b4636 asked, puzzled. Arthur’s voice c11263e551 was clearly 7d7cd6a5b4 filled with f5e0ef1c08 pride as 37cd61877e he described e907d4d02e his brother.ee91d7696b2747b3

“Yes, I have 08d56929ca a twin brother. He looks exactly a905db15ef like me…”5ec7d6be333eb218

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I vaguely 5d8f821131 recalled hearing 0607947bf1 about it 36fb9266dd from someone 552ebb293c in passing. My eyes widened.d18b02639d15e539

“Wow…!”6d7a55b299292f77

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“What’s with that reaction?” 7d2df4b272b77500

Arthur chuckled, a playful dba3cee729 expression on his handsome ee014fc2f6 face. He seemed surprised.9a2035e3528cf14f

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“It’s just…  I find 8025e1f89f it a little hard 6304c81661 to believe that there’s d2f7860a05 another person who looks 1f346834fe exactly like you.”cdb708c5955ea97a

“Is that a 9039ac5c52 compliment?”0ff18ac34457282f

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“Um… well, honestly, 348c7f8582 it seems a 4875b22603 bit impossible.”8c137d007c89c9cb

He motioned 8b9ce17f35 his chin a3e27f3a7f as if 86e308fdb0 urging me a61d9d4e0a to continue 6078df54b7 talking.d0cc099f94324343

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“Uh… that 6cb2c62bfa there’s another 4e6064fcbc person in d8f198fd43 the world e1725c1d73 as handsome 23ba9d7c2c as you…”84ea8a1f4cf785e6

In the end, I couldn’t help but blush. I wasn’t good at saying such embarrassing things. But it was true. The existence of not one, but two men with such incredible beauty was surely a divine blessing.a07cc849eb21e113

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Arthur beamed 5cac7ee7c9 brightly at 85d97835be my praiseseeming very 98c5089c57 pleased with cdd532f4f6 my complimentbut quickly composed 7799f4f4f1 himself. b85f5d3b068a49d9

“Thank you.I may 25e033e9ec be saying 71efe7ba44 this out bb27ff7e35 of concern… but my twin 4a971cd8cd brother has a very 2a1a312a90 different personality from mine. I’m telling you 340b3ce106 this in advance 2698b84b4e because you might a7920e30b4 be surprised by c17b7562a8 how alike we eb12e3dfe8 look.”8ab4eadcb8fc6d9e

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“Oh? What’s he like?”96e27f4cf3da1b46

Arthur frowned slightly.60ffd9b519ac63a2

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“My brother has a 01aa6f4dea rather sharp personality. He’s sensitive and cold. He speaks his 5f47234d06 mind without hesitation, 81e6b22ef5 even if it f0e40c5ca3 might hurt others. So, he 42883ff284 sometimes gets  ee876d0004 misunderstood.”f331519d1b26bc9f

He took d43e4a4ea3 my hand bd7a4c9a47 as I 9d1f7e3f2e silently listened dce2dc9d65 and he 6528975a40 looked at 7f52bdfe61 me intently. ff76d87c76fb509c

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“I’m worried 59e8696b2c you might c3e5f204ee get hurt bb92abe6f6 by something 1f7dd83578 like that. I’ve always warned 6411aecd81 him to be fa2e9ce1cf careful, but he b0931f2d0c never seems to 96449b7721 care.”e6cd6c5d664d0260

I nodded, understanding what 109903aba7 he was trying to 4f8395d34b say.556b6dd42bb84d32

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“He’s a d17074fc25 deep person 8d6d179cc6 at heart. He’s just a f95f56622a bit awkward when 9ba7edf864 it comes to bb60fd29b5 expressing himself. But if something like 66a3a3d988 that happens, don’t hesitate 6443a69798 to come and tell 4324267019 me.”39db8bfab56d416d

“Alright, Arthur.”99584e86d33b4da7

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I was confident in b1c382bcd3 my ability to tattle. I didn’t want to b3e32187e8 worry him, so kind 2966fb4492 and considerate, so I e0e6318473 smiled brightly.e6891113bd31def3

“Wow! So, there will dc98125d79 be two identical-looking 1927ffe19c men standing at 136220ea9c the altar? The groom 239440dc44 and the a17cf2f5f5 best man?”590053d361f85571

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“That’s right.”07f3b7219feb56bb

“They’re both so handsome, 9022766e6a people might get confused 2083c94641 about who the groom bee5db668c is.”150300b78ac4eaad

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At my excited a5c51203ac words, Arthur raised 695a7282bf his teacup to b1d537a709 his lips and bf8b42e9cb replied casually, “Well, dd9c585537 that won’t happen. The groom 9aa75cf271 will be 005eab1ce1 holding a c94d094ba4 cane.”b2937857f9fba3bc

“Oh…!”267a522da0ec4087

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I had forgotten again. Arthur was tall and well-built, and he didn’t limp noticeably when he walked. Perhaps because of that, his cane often seemed to me like the decorative canes carried by many other gentlemen.f8064f30b9eb066a

Because of this, I 04f90d7523 often forgot that Arthur cad0d1e2ad used a cane, and c1e798d9ba it was only when 939681acbd I heard something like 65440c1aaf this that I became ebafd577a4 aware of his disability.baa9f828bc35a0b0

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“You’re right. But even without the 309a0cb8ae cane, I’d never mistake b8a88877db you. My husband is the 12752c2398 most wonderful and kindest 55ac2ff64e man in the world.”3faaf4231913d45a

Arthur smiled brightly. The late spring’s gentle 8f1c224fd1 breeze carried flower petals, 33b2748d73 fluttering like snowflakes, down eb88f3a52f upon us. A sweet floral d9b075a3e7 scent wafted in9c8d80aff602f605

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Holding Arthur’s hand tightly, aa6b4d568c I wished that our c8598c467e days together would always c2683dd978 be like this.It was onlyafter Ethan arrived that I realized how f3f7273ea7 naive that wish was.67a888f67fa661d8

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The wedding ceremony concluded 393fe158cc peacefully without any incident 28a31f57c4 in the small chapel 0bd74299d3 within the ducal estate. We moved to the 73b6bf2318 banquet hall for a ee4a8b0065 meal of exquisite cuisine 472e506234 and a dance together e2f87ff0b2 briefly as the bride df343b9ecc and groom.512c0ef276c182b4

It wasn’t d9fbcd4600 easy, given 9074589377 Arthur’s leg, b1da67fb03 but we b1c3081636 couldn’t just 0746218ce6 ignore the de6297530b traditional rites 775be0162d of passage. Contrary to 862a1629b5 my worries, fd946ca251 Arthur was 161fcca5e4 smiling brightly b1b4f7f577 and seemed 5582be3b11 very pleased.b2f93b003c010e73

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The number 93765af58a of attendees 7972edc47d was indeed cd055cd8d1 small, as 779c9cdb66 Arthur had 6f9f349971 minimized the 378fdf9eff guest list 29694eef27 to prevent 12f47b980b any potential 2481176680 headaches. Even so, I was 9b454a09aa still nervous about the ad68685bce presence of such prominent afab320113 guests, including the Crown cdff0dc3bc Prince and Princess, and ee018fa76f the other notable figures 0acc55cfe3 of the Empire.8d4c13dc78aaf751

The sudden marriage de8995cd02 of Duke Arthur 484111f029 Beaufort was undoubtedly 79c120bb67 the hottest topic c754ea83cf in high society. Everyone couldn’t dc284fc8bb hide their 90902e9763 curiosity about 86de7b6b26 the woman 50d8009f4a who had a2c080ed1b snatched one 69add973ff of the 4e198448b2 most eligible b0023e7823 bachelors in a6a71af0e3 the Empire, a2a7da3bea one of ae86ed9ae1 the twins.a0453feceb276d73

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Frankly, it wouldn’t be cc956e9740 an exaggeration to say 225b5162c3 they attended to see 0aad105abc me, the bride. Their blatant ce90d8b8e0 stares seemed 11219a4419 to ask, a5645c6f7e “Where didthisone suddenly come 78577cb206 from?” Among them, f415af425e Ethan, in particular, 1b79dface4 seemed to glare 84ff4414c9 at me with 33bcdfc111 disapproval.4ce4caad4b4eca3a

He had cf1816dcf5 a completely 7da50eea84 different atmosphere 706fa2a24a from Arthur, 191c185dc3 despite being 33eb19a558 twins. If Arthur was d1440890f0 a gentle, mild ff2bf42d62 deer, Ethan was 530913b404 sharp as a c7c4a3f1b1 honed blade, a 1b5ecc6c55 dangerous beast ready 5905b3ea72 to pounce at 497a7763fa any moment.a75798848d3be2ef

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Despite their identical appearances, bb22654699 as if molded from b83fb1fa1d the same clay, the e1db591d56 contrasting atmosphere of the a028f6eb51 two men ironically made 238c9059e3 it easy to distinguish 599f8a733c them.28b71e493ab605ca

He observed 9aee652cab me intensely 6e23e8c177 throughout the a4e49be49d wedding. Every time our e5f38e37ed eyes met, he a8d50824f4 glared at me bf81cc4670 as if he f9737c0184 wanted to devour d14ba382ad me. He didn’t even hide 9e6521b963 his displeasure during our ca8ea70d6b first encounter.3572265cd34505e2

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“So you’re the grand f25a5aec42 first love who had 1ef31e3f5f my brother by the 43ab41d978 throat?”429eb86a272e1299

It was 485f080aa0 a shock, 212e6f976c far from 3a7660528d the usual 273fa68c14 polite, perfunctory 8555a848c3 greetings. If Arthur bace0feeb6 hadn’t warned fb78ff4ef2 me beforehand, ceda6b6b3c I would a35c9f40d7 have been b80e281d42 quite flustered. Unsure of how 15bbc5f7cf to respond, I ff5ed459c0 hid behind Arthur, b1ff43d158 who apologized profusely cbfa0778d0 on Ethan’s behalf, af672ada4a and endured his 9d71ac0930 sharp, persistent gaze, a1574f8da2 sweating nervously.7fa8b9f1f4c2bfa6

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Regardless of my 6f82b7d4dd first impression of ce7cdf75e0 Ethan, there was 8c3bd056ca no denying he 63a6992f6f was a man 2259e2359e of an overwhelming 4c3b2540b3 presence. He exuded charisma that cc04161d3a commanded attention, and his b030fff24a sexual charm was overflowing.b1ad36932504c701

As a result, 25b5b53ef6 he constantly drew d7d608adc1 the ardent gazes 5dfd089ac1 of every woman b43479f664 present. If I 9c959b49aa hadn’t fallen 7b8a0ff4f0 for Arthur, 17010a4c49 perhaps I, b75cdb81b7 too, would 0979ad0135 have blushed c4be899e71 under his 098658512a gaze.87aa92f151ecadac

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No matter how 5927518b6f much others coveted 945a5bead7 Ethan, I was 10eaf78f1c utterly exhausted from 2adecd0c4f being on edge 22ef3c35a1 all evening. No one, except 42e8d1326c Arthur, had given 52a8c9cbd1 me a warm f2d8f960c9 look.05c392d830e9675f

Therefore, when the 2079755579 tense moments of 56aedbcf7b the wedding and 8a43a3de25 reception finally passed, baeef584f8 and only the 48d2cf28f1 newlyweds finally remained, d0d61881ac I felt a c529163281 sense of relief. Givenwhat I cad8b497f4 had experienced 13f2830fcc of Arthur’s f871b9cd7a temperament, I didn’t think I needed to worry about the first wedding night either.3e81f2c148b8e1bf

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Of course, that didn’t mean I wasn’t nervous. I lay in bed, my face red and stiff, waiting for him.c65f99bab39a00e5

“Lily, relax,” 7838768ce9ba792f

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Arthur whispered as he 9c677998e9 leaned over me. His soft, moist 84fe63c24c lips gently covered b5df504aa3 mine. His firm, masculine body 6541f67ee4 pressed down on me.a680bc440702110c

His soft tongue nudged 68d4e6b9be between the clumsily joined 90cb6452d2 seam of our lips. The sensation was like 1169fbc3bc the tongue of a 07eff1d53b puppy licking my palm ced70b36c4 when I was a 27c88bf9f8 child. As soon as e384d47e1e my lips parted 17e2c1c3c9 slightly at his 90b0812b88 natural urging, his ada77fed64 thick tongue slipped 146d918b3a in.60fc9caf0ee9c650

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“Hmph!”83caa8f9bf141112

As if waiting for 72cfcab60f this moment, he began 790258660e to skillfully explore and 7ecfb9b6cc caress the inside of 00c772736c my mouth. His thick, slick flesh 5659246d52 swam freely within. It was 999c008092 a strange 39a42ba02d yet thrilling 0f074a0ac1 sensation.7820e408982912e7

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“Mmm…”b700a452e9c0a359

How could the f6d1b2fd65 act of exchanging f9b00d2d21 saliva be so 0caf9ecf2d sweet? dfe44fa4c455a17e

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I was surprised that 66ed32e2ab I felt no resistance 78b1686b1f at all. Rather, every time our b5680b33ba tongues intertwined, a ticklish f71070a0e2 sensation, like butterflies fluttering 83231a448d their wings, spread around e11dcfaaef my insides.7aff745d5318a1d6

His broad shoulders, filled 6162fb167f with firm muscles, his eb58a4e21a hard abs, and his ddae95dd15 long, slender legs were 371cbe916d like a statue meticulously ff2dc6d1cd crafted by a sculptor 108658e8e7 of the century. 3f1c1e11f736a71c

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Just as 5621258d20 I was a17b4627aa completely captivated 1ff7f77bef by the a31d5d96f6 movement of 506aa26d4c his tongue a41b74a388 swirling around dd92f6a6cb my mouth, 9d03c93f79 I suddenly 0f501d30c5 felt something cf8f36eec9 warm and 484d9ec8df soft between 3ef4a52a2e my thighs.9e2c915f00f35165

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