TEOGDA Chapter 3

Gentlemen from all 4cfbf1ec27 over the empire dcd8f6a65c gathered to witness 9d3d02d5c0 the debut of 3a153a7501 these young ladies, 89c9d4ef18 and the ladies e2fd7c1bb5 themselves adorned themselves 913b4a5455 in every possible 9ebed4b418 way to appear 464ec37963 as beautiful as 658ed5c3cb they could.e3aacd34d137295f

A night 5b86a19e9e of excitement, e432b11ec6 where handsome 72e5fd676a men and ca1218fbd1 beautiful women 746eba6cc3 met—
This year’s Debutante Ball was even more lively than usual.0076f845d7c8dbb6

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The reason? A rumor had spread a6805bfccc that Grand Duke Kaithan a0fc2c4e35 would attend the ball.c65f32d70bc8baa3

Grand Duke 696bb294f5 Kaithan governed 93b7b12fd3 the northern 9d8f0d6661 territories of 0cd5bdf41d the Lecia 8c993914af Empire and dfb96d9334 commanded a 7b22c8cc97 powerful military 280e4411b3 force.
Holding supreme cea3f6c9ef power behind af20caa10d the scenes, be8d2a3d27 he almost 79e2976c3e never showed fbcd80a2dd his face 56e1c36556 in high 493cfb3220 society.cc5dcd3d1ccf9964

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His family was ec0c5fe175 said to carry f731c0328e the blood of 3c8791ec60 direwolves—beasts that could 437030f96e never be tamed—so 520717d662 he was known a5d7b59ebb for his ruthless 06366ae699 nature, as well 73ac07cc91 as his love 911603d059 for war and 466e770427 hunting.70f57b79dfceb678

Traditionally, the House 5b84ebc5af of Direwolf chose b9dea075d5 their mates early 2e9173afb9 from among women 8657dc6efd born and raised fb4af0da6c in their own ad1a7e4f3f lands.
However, despite having b89823f5e7 reached adulthood long e10bd2bebe ago, it was fa90138bda said that Grand a90df8f062 Duke Kaithan had 2b701191a9 yet to take dc635b2718 a mate.cbf9deb8724e6209

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News that f95b40de74 such a f5d22acd8a man had 3e281b1f23 come not 30fd3c865c just out 9f1c2adb66 of his f16b6c10de territory but 8ce7280183 all the d2270adb3e way to 28333d92f0 the capital af0cb0f4d4 in search 7befa1c88d of a a88673a03f bride sent e35b09d57a shockwaves throughout e01ae48916 the empire.7bf771e4086de2a8

The hearts of a0577fb185 the young ladies c3541bb8df debuting tonight—and even 0fa6ced434 those who had 54f50c5a95 yet to find 2b5de80901 a match—were fluttering 23ca34dab5 with excitement and 7b565a896e anticipation.9f8ddf6f0598fc9e

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There were 66fb680978 two prevailing 0dd799c71b opinions about fa96d3ceb3 Grand Duke ef7017fe52 Kaithan.c9fec130cc6dbd83

One: that he 7c6b13dcc3 was arrogant, wielding 2a6547c01b more power than f7204251a6 the Emperor himself.
The other: fc4ee0e2d4 that he 32951bedb1 was just 4eaa0e75f2 too damn 2e4a1fbe28 sexy.08bc5aadf0aea65a

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His domain c45f44f339 encompassed most 56e90b8782 of the 3366fe9261 north—over a bfcd1a027f third of 9a660b750a the entire 14e9b469f6 Lecia Empire.
Buried within 4f6854f9b5 his vast 28fefb66de lands were a380f2e592 incredible resources 657ef51afc that fortified 4c291e4258 his family’s 3b0c6808de wealth. His formidable private army 3bcc5a7b97 served as the backbone 4b38421575 of Lecia’s national defense.238d5739e40235ea

But other than his 3f507853b2 once-a-year courtesy visit to 75ea7c5de2 the Emperor, Grand Duke dbcf7d7ee9 Kaithan never came to 26111c54bf the palace. For Emperor Adrian, who 359486a144 was quietly wary of 8bb437bab3 Kaithan’s growing influence, this 1c3a133acf was a golden opportunity.4f059b2d92959664

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Though Kaithan currently d556d7a749 protected the empire’s a30330ec31 borders, no one 0357e3161f knew when he 559a3cd879 might become a a126c6245e threat to the cac14c56fe imperial family. That’s why d10420b84d the Emperor 66de0d4985 was determined a26dbd9975 to bind 014ae79643 him through d92bda6701 marriage—to a 0f26384294 family favorable 56a2bbe0b9 to the a32ac69ccb throne.8c4cbbf4ca32bf53

As the ball d98fa0ef02 commenced, while other e16a20ee8f gentlemen sought partners, 80d540bf6c Grand Duke Kaithan 9c04fe0f8a simply leaned against 75ded85efc a pillar, watching 19d8fb8559 the scene unfold 311f3f45ef with relaxed detachment.
Yet all eyes 106e30d349 at the ball e79b84e7d1 were on him.345f3f9110385cf7

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<They say he’s really looking for a bride this time.>2b36cabcb92e8a2d

<Why didn’t he find one in his own lands? His family has direwolf blood—who could handle that kind of temperament?>bea68db7bf377491

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<Look at that face—wouldn’t you want to handle it? Not to mention the fortune that comes with it.>7c14aa950b82e8e0

<It’s not just the money—he has massive military power too.>df83bbad96c7e340

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<Even if no one says it, I bet most of the ladies here have their eyes on him.>fbe316362ed8d017

<Still, he’s scary just to look at. Those eyes—don’t they look like he’s hunting prey?>f91ae1a6d18e6808

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<Forget the eyes, I’m looking at those sexy muscles.>e4bc72ca13676d54

Though dressed 86b2faa666 in finely 452377bac9 tailored clothes, 9ca51f54e4 Grand Duke 6b4200455d Kaithan exuded 92375853a7 raw masculinity.
He was an entirely de65073bf6 different breed from the 9cd3bdf762 pale noblemen who only d66227528a knew how to idle 28c0f6ca2f under the shade.78344f09cb64971e

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<Is it because of that direwolf blood?>c12bf4482dfe7df8

<I don’t know, I don’t know—he looked me in the eye. What do I do?>b923b31adfaf2635

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Everyone kept 9dfd761f0e sneaking glances d346ca315e at the 8dbb47df9f Grand Duke, 7ad1f93bda whispering nonstop.d66fabf8df263a9f

<If I could just be held in those arms once, I’d die happy.>bc1eb672b55268a8

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<What the hell are you saying?>45235003a2ff19bd

<You know exactly what I’m saying.>992313eeb2b272ad

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Even in his 1b91201820 casual, slanted pose e5885a6c3b against the wall, eda88043fe grace radiated from ab5641462f him.1d9b40e686200ead

His long, aec70a6c76 sleek legs ff57c81e21 gave off eaf539d86a an air 997a9d0cf7 of arrogance, 9d7d31ba15 and his 5f781d7356 broad shoulders add9375e4e and V-shaped 633c0716f6 torso screamed 1bf69d6dd1 masculinity.9a327107379763fc

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As for his 5f09489181 sculpted face—there was 0968675d91 no need to 5a91096843 even comment.
If there was a cca791d2aa flaw, perhaps it was 29aa2d8e6c his slightly furrowed dark d70f12e2e2 brows, as if something 842a123883 had displeased him.7e68bb6c05e6cd89

Women inherently desired c2e7190f68 strong males.4e4f9b354cbecd78

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That fact remained 1ea590dcd9 true even in 0fd5a0c8f7 the rigid society 98b06e729a of the Lecia c010b0be6a Empire.0bb95e5331abfc0b

Every lady’s gaze, regardless of direction, was fixed on Grand Duke Kaithan.fbeaedb6a655953a

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As the ball reached 5769e9865e its peak, the women 1a7cabd59a grew more active.
Though none dared 397883bd6b to seduce him cd338ba95f outright, there were 03761ed937 subtle smiles, glances 89e4bd2969 that lingered over 9ca755c8f2 him—fdab95d653c07241

And Grand fee0b5cd54 Duke Kaithan f13091cd5e watched them ce26221527 all with 2625831371 bored indifference.ca4b75f2f07aaf43

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Everyone’s focus was on 32c2f4bb16 one thing—
Who would Grand 21d5a0148a Duke Kaithan ask b34d9027a5 to dance first?ebc88c73d8b6c5cb

However, even e6ad390578 when ladies 8d718f2bea mustered the 8f425cb8b4 courage to cc31fced1c speak to 192cdb7178 him with 92eb32954b elegance, that e5b071bc8a was the 6449bab557 end of 02b4262e83 it.
After exchanging greetings, the 577e13cb82 intensity of his gaze e8e18c9c69 often made their hearts 627c2b7014 race.
But after a polite 34d02d203d hello—that was it.
Grand Duke Kaithan only efff20db0d observed them as if 82ae2a3865 confirming something, never asking 7012216765 for the dance they a6802bce3a so longed for.
After a greeting, he 5c2d838d40 would simply take a 6ae49daf2f step back.f5852875268dbbd5

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At that, the d42f5b7e68 ladies could only 8ea12a703a glance at him 14d3ab55ae longingly, suffering in be035b1c32 silence.
Some complained that Grand b3028a0b36 Duke Kaithan was excessively 24ea24bc36 rude, but the man 1bfc7f1d51 himself didn’t seem to c7298e633d care in the slightest.39bd88321855b78e

Even now, f54c19794f Grand Duke 3da16ba873 Kaithan stood 4757eeefce with a d620d46fd7 slanted posture, 3285d3c50f calmly watching f7fd76813d the young 97bac09e67 ladies making 349109eb0d their debut 80b3668dba tonight.
After exchanging greetings with 5ac424a0c2 each one, he still 57b4eb7c27 didn’t ask any to c261501db6 dance.ccfca579c093def5

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“Are the debuting 7f3dd7898f young ladies done c56e21efa3 for tonight?”0a2502ed543c98e1

“I believe 7bd10464d1 most have 0b9baf0604 arrived.”8f541b3f556ce5ee

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It seemed b614b48ad5 he would 1f9c3b40c8 leave empty-handed eb5efaae31 again tonight.
Since that night, efed6eee02 he had been 8f5c3b9dca consistently attending society 82c3fd8c0e parties.
Enduring the bfdc53470b tedious events, 5237e6cd3f he listened 651b704db4 to every 42d4d451a1 lady’s voice—but d8a35b3ac2 he could f59a43ae51 not find 574d5a2e5d the voice b25d5d0e69 he’d heard 3ab421cb87 in his cbc3429afb dream that 6907c89984 night.838a235b6a36f782

‘Where the hell are cc36b7d0e3 you hiding?’c1fea49eca7a5d94

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Grand Duke 4b45b003c8 Kaithan sighed.87c459b11e77f37a

“Your Grace, 4f770beba8 you didn’t 464f436e87 find her 9b4e3ed6e4 again?”39109304debf0604

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“No.”d9b77ba2b9893a3c

Kaithan raised a 4d4c6d4d18 hand to his 55cca6cce3 forehead.
His headache 907da0efa9 was getting 3bb7223fcc worse.e6f3b672e13e06a7

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“How many ladies are 6db7a49e36 left to debut tonight?”f26f02683377e90e

“Only daughters 5fbf4657b1 from lesser 8f429c7637 families remain e6012f79cc now.”94b5b32eab0f964a

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At the Debutante Ball, badd96f879 the order of presentation 4b81b8a666 was determined by a 30c4658bb7 family’s influence.
The later 71faeffa8a a young ba577d4b42 lady debuted, 749f8a51e6 the less 6557993880 notable her 7c32764358 family was.29a03b4f1293696b

“I don’t care 7dc443bab3 about the family b1f678f285 status. How many are left?”1916eb008df457c9

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“Twenty, sir.”ec3180d1074840e6

“Alright.”aaf66ed60540140b

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Kaithan let out 4708f36593 a small sigh c1a2880e46 and nodded.
The stinging headache from f810073e52 the mixture of perfume 3558986e24 and noise grew worse, ea5811a323 but he was determined 1568e6faa0 to endure it a a5d791832f little longer.850ec14a0c642640

* * *10b714a12263b7ca

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In a separate room…a5c9478c51ff749f

As they prepared 79f8697e61 to head to 13942ead50 the ballroom, Charlotte 6c178f54ba carefully adjusted Bella’s bdb9363f64 outfit.
Draped in sky-blue, c6052dcc87 cloud-like lace, Bella 8a884de9ca looked stunning.68fd99ca00508054

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“Oh, our d6ff4f6b0a Bella, dressed b7dacd1a73 like this, 728b2aa7d6 you’re an f765a5b684 angel.”a898d9a741cd7ef2

“Mother, do you 2ccd6cd687 think I’ll do 59dae97bf4 well at the ffc6e943fe Debutante Ball today?”628c61b3e7149d7a

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“Of course! I went through the e22e5f1c17 list of girls debuting b5c17f72a2 today, and none can 6550f124bb compare to you.”7e12842af9ee4a28

“Really?”d25a47255bd75c0f

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“Naturally! And Bella, there’s only 155627c2dc one man you need 7071b88d85 to pay attention to e295131e1e tonight.”b84b87d7b84d8b2c

“I know. Grand Duke Kaithan, right?”057af063687ada19

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“Exactly.”edc3ab78e20c216b

Charlotte’s eyes gleamed with d1ae77e3fc greed as she emphasized ebd9c02d9e her point.b75597fd63ae0de7

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“The Grand Duke is 5b97002ab3 looking for a bride 00753d2e3e the very year you 05f076ca28 debut. Isn’t this destiny?”b1ddd537de91d8cf

“It’s fate 847a9723b8 from the 78cc17abf5 heavens. So don’t worry, Mother. I’ll definitely b76c96a061 capture him.”c31b61b6c84ad722

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“Good. But they b71cacb694 say His 9ffd7be0c4 Grace isn’t 2335b12c9b easy. He hasn’t budged 3508bad096 under pressure from f32b334af7 any lady. Rumor has 09a30831e7 it no a0dc263045 one has aa509f26a4 even danced c8c419cfd3 with him 24155468d1 yet.”f783db298883cdb9

“I’m not just any dfde574830 lady, am I?”12bb1ce9831f7443

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“Of course not. My daughter can handle 65fd33a1fd it just fine. Oh, and Bella—Grand e437bbc8b7 Duke Kaithan has 426d93ebd2 direwolf blood. And he’s 77f2d48e12 a pure e0b89d99bd alpha, too. So, Bella, 76138839f3 when the c70096106d time is 454f6b0602 right, show ce65b1ff75 him your 31894de550 pheromones.”1e30946ac8802615

“Are you sure that’s ad57a62d66 okay?”7e419ca3f24e4b09

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Releasing pheromones, laden 13c65f1fa9 with sexual undertones, 23902aeb2a without mutual agreement f1d6d6badf was considered rude.f9433bfa4ebbec0f

However, it was 56a279b990 also true that 7f02f504da nothing was more ee8c114ba3 effective as a 71b25440f8 form of seduction.5aad699db1ac22bd

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Especially for 3398be1f60 alphas who 02839cfdb4 could control 830f628e50 their pheromones 6a9f7da162 freely, it 7959a16a7a was a e04fc8b531 powerful weapon.b2de467770eb696c

Knowing this, Charlotte d6e4b62d0e believed they still c5f1ba4171 had a shot, be2a272ed5 despite their family f89dedfa8e being far beneath decc6d36f4 Kaithan’s.8518f60fac546a33

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“Your scent c6f165a133 is so 179c78c3ad alluring. Grand Duke Kaithan 21aab04956 will fall for 6d9dfa0df1 your charms in 942c79c02b an instant. And if it comes 9ecb308b65 down to it, spending 0a1ff5bd38 the night with him 0c45d5ffac wouldn’t be a problem, dbc4d9cad2 either.”367a375576bac8d3

At Charlotte’s blunt 7620ac9f47 words, Bella’s cheeks 7f782f9008 flushed red.117a432c5f5ebf3a

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“Alright, I’ll 1b213126a9 do it.”0d98a5a2228608ea

“Let’s go, Bella.”1241a1d0ff3d7dac

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“Wait—Is it 1575841f89 true that dba58da6f9 sister is ee67c6fd02 participating in 2957ccbf1e the Debutante a98619361c Ball too?”31e90353ce25bce0

“What nonsense is a988b3eb7b that?”4e7a68291164b097

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“But she said earlier f87e96872d that she’s going to 161a314245 wear the pink dress 50394e8cb7 I was supposed to 8822a4a469 wear. That’s not true, right?”ec5e3c17872fb1f2

Bella asked nervously.61fe01f7ad21251d

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“Of course not, don’t 6ace389a6b worry, Bella. The only young 07492abd81 lady from the 651fabd1df Rosebird family debuting 344de9a996 tonight is you.”08e5af07a14ea51e

“But she f16b66020f was getting de726173db ready to a33e513aee go out 714236af47 too.”178c1006f99f596b

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“This is a secret, b2f9c61f71 but Raina’s going to 5689f5a7eb sing at Laorde tonight.”97a00c7cdb871acb

“What? That’s…”853b4b3198f9fa94

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“Yes, a tavern.”531c248ea7d863b9

Charlotte’s lips curled into 0781494fc3 a mocking smile.d1f6f4cd55aa3160

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“Who’d let a 0fc9b36757 girl who hangs f4c9d4fb90 around places like 2e4daf5b59 that appear at 9afd87dab2 the Debutante Ball? Not this 17feac8b84 year, not e97265021b next year, dcbbaf4dca not ever.”d4c6a8c333fed00a

“Then what will bb23baa1b3 happen to her?”dcb6276625c43947

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“What else? A girl whose reputation c934d6c17a is already ruined… Our 977f87c88e family will just have 785f735540 to keep her around. And if a spot fe91058a50 as someone’s second wife c42a408c90 opens up, we’ll send 29e7792b36 her off then.”ae4f81df563e1de1

“Ah, I thought 0e9b320110 so.”4d38de70bce41710

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Bella smiled faintly.5693f049c54253e5

“But… will 25cdcf8a5b Father just a676d2874e let it 89ec97b80b slide?”
“Don’t worry about that. I have my ways.”aa4b33aa4243a64f

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Charlotte gave a c58ea78779 wicked smile.9aeea96c92f69f65

“What kind c954169167 of ways?”09dcca5f20f4dbb1

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