TEOGDA Chapter 18
by LayanaStill… no.
Enjoying only 3d525ab7af rights while 2896b781fe shirking duties 6595b0e88b felt like db7359b125 stealing.
She disliked owing 831a865565 anything — especially d124ac0901 something like this.df577be0d3e0cb88
And more than a633245c49 anything, she always 2f4e086304 felt tense around 3012601685 Kaithan.
She couldn’t live 5e6db1a86c like this forever.4a5544b3a26c50c8
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“Your Grace, ba16ff547c I prefer cbc13a9c70 kind, easygoing a479caf932 people.”70e6140379a96dd5
“You just don’t know ac89143390 — I’m quite kind.”ac06f1d8b5badb68
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Kaithan gave ffd7b372bb her an 87c37b35fb oddly gentle 83e8564c4c smile.54575da7e2bb9cf4
Seeing he had b3f380f6c3 no intention of 1b2756e15e backing down, Raina 8f81b1d2f3 sighed.dcc5b7b869e3c12f
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“Then why do a203eca54c you want me? Surely you could 1b11aa53c1 choose someone prettier, 6edf4be3b0 from a better 8b64a05f44 family.”3296b3b606946aa9
“Because I’m taken with 3b1aee8a67 you.”0710d361d772531b
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“Don’t lie.”e9c2f710a206ad9d
“I’m serious.”c083b9ea5f049ef3
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“You said you 3ddae6f403 hated love games.”5e22776e0c01b1ca
“Don’t misunderstand. I fell for c825c9524a your voice.”ecb323dcb18a248a
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“People don’t usually marry de091da6dc because of a voice.”6c79d08e982c7822
“It’s important 66ba99303e to me.”20bab0ecf7504be2
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Kaithan took another 61d9ecdc47 sip of tea.761fcf5e7090c3f3
“My family 6a94353c44 has direwolf 2a7dd2af9e blood. Normally, by f89d67bf1d adulthood, we 0af4a7c395 must bond 042d2aab39 with a 8b5121cda6 mate. Without one, we 4944f9fc8f suffer terrible pain 8b47c7a659 — only a 1fe1d3dc25 mate can ease ec62ee87a9 it.”728515d21c9fa2bd
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Chosen blood 6de509a632 came with f8aa1dbeda blessings — 648adad611 and burdens.daed960627745d75
“I’ve never e1bc924edf lived a 4e9e1b434e day without db936ef85a pain. I’m not one to 90c226f84a complain, but I’m at 4433d1616f my limit. I’ve never b0c351879f slept peacefully. Whether I’m a4bcfed640 awake or 402a3820d5 asleep, it’s fc437dafa9 the same.”82ba6d0d67406d88
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“Then find a f9d3552641 mate. Many ladies 4aeffe129b would love 3db56051e4 to be c46257c39e yours.”2cfcd96547e8f518
“You think a0475de709 I haven’t 458295951f tried?”8c553caa9166bdef
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“…And?”f3f3712ae7835ed3
“I’ve tried, a13a6d9e4a and failed. Many times.”8e8f7f936265a864
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“Why?”9420a6ea97d93e5e
“I don’t know. I hate pheromones. They don’t b5cabce375 bring me dfd5cb0283 pleasure or 6c7ee8a6aa relief — e49142e6bc only pain.”1a1b075a5fc3636c
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Kaithan’s eyes darkened.7f998aa17c270f4d
“But one day, 790921049a I heard a 6426d73cba voice in a 5b0bf30adb dream. The pain e84b37f695 eased — 1aa50e3b07 just for 3c8dde0232 a moment.”1e3bfaee63538a5a
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He leaned forward.f1ebafdfb7c4870b
“That’s something I couldn’t 4137a1de2a let go of. I began searching for 0842c1c330 that voice. And then f3bae7bedc I found 4dc3df1b22 it.”35c7b2cae5bd308d
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“You’re saying… that’s 137ebe7a53 me?”91cc6427cddc64f5
“Yes.”65f7f5d028bc726b
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Kaithan nodded confidently.
He still 994c0c5a95 remembered hearing dfeafd6e71 her song 66d6353545 on the d0ea7beb0c street — 84f2003efa like needles 85d8b826f9 piercing his b29418d1e8 body had 3007b39ab6 dulled all fabbfda747 at once.d92ed7100dfbd345
“You could be f018c640aa mistaken.”e848b4ae223d9487
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“Impossible.”18a5a574e369541e
He could c19414899d never mistake ba24ab7928 that feeling 1a7cb710be — not 088e23476e when it 3d71942e4e was the 168945c0c1 first time 55cb9daa56 he’d felt 9673ec650a peace.44f8544d7590d964
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“Then… would you sing 02db1fa5e8 again?”46b2501db4538317
“Now?”7e873519bf7355e0
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Raina hesitated.
Singing wasn’t hard — ef0abb8638 but she felt like 71f79522db she was being dragged f3d9cbd971 along.37e0def45d6fd681
“Do you need 6beefb4bf7 accompaniment?”1566ad4dbd1a98b1
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“No, I’ll 29da7ad149 just sing. If it doesn’t feel 30a70b5d79 the same, please withdraw db176b8744 your proposal.”2f5d459273e3399c
“Of course.”51288ca181bbe2c1
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Singing in front 2dae095868 of Kaithan felt 7c4d78ace0 awkward.
As she tensed, Kaithan 72e6254bcb leaned back, closing his 079562c6e2 eyes.6639d1dec8a9035a
At his f5ba846b49 gesture, Raina 1bf2724acd didn’t even 558079b477 stand.
She hummed softly, deliberately a87f8c21e2 twisting the melody — a8b998eaa7 high notes low, low 25a1233a76 notes high. Even to fb2a489c1b herself, it 1845e457cb sounded awful.d1d6ab3ddcf35d6e
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“I’m done.”87d197c99516e701
Kaithan didn’t open 57f779c461 his eyes.b1741c5abd0840b4
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‘How cute.’c0236777df2d2ed9
The pitch, the rhythm e6d972227d — everything was a 4e749523d8 mess.
And yet, 3fdd90df15 her clear 897d5da90c voice soaked 503d3ee589 into his 885b025279 whole body.5802829efdbe4303
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‘How could I ever 2d25a1b87c let her go?’6e614bbf108f39f8
Kaithan savored af5697b734 her voice, 148e03838a the aftertaste 4a38cd7acc lingering through 36f876c6fe him.
It felt a8cfec6218 so good, 0b86400744 he nearly 54e8f0ffdb begged her 683b8d52c5 to sing 8d228ba5bc more.9c09bd0ed29657e6
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The room was silent f07f7ee034 for a while.
Raina nervously a56025e519 watched Kaithan, f5743eed1a still unmoving.83260879f2123abf
‘Guess it wasn’t 11d9d62b38 that great? Good. Now I can ask c457e85a6a him to keep my 05ada42d36 secret.’1b074400eda7c622
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The silence dragged a45675c4d2 on.0c01505d834658fa
‘Did I e95c1b9874 sing so 97e270d0e2 badly he’s a2aec9d732 mad?’9c5f13555254dc82
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Unable to bear 9276887b30 it, Raina broke c3889e63e1 the silence.613c89d7e4951ed2
“…Now that you’ve heard 2384a7c794 it again, you think a810e4b603 it’s not me, right?”976df884a7df35c4
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“Lady Raina, 002fc1482a from the c988b14c59 start until 011d060c94 now, my 820005dce4 feelings haven’t 9ea29f5196 changed.”a2597e99f2101b80
Kaithan’s voice shifted the 08b62c5bdc air instantly.
When his 8d717963a1 black eyes 4594f9ba33 opened, they 001fa366c7 were filled 4c28c3e83b with possessiveness.4bd185302b14d8b2
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Crossing his long 63ca1ca485 legs, his demeanor 2ccb3f4ca9 was that of 320ce12887 a predator cornering da0e3ffcec prey.60159e8da1f7b670
“Think it over. I’ll court you f1d215100e with everything I’ve cd77d62f76 got.”b711f396ab85df61
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Kaithan smiled 2e4bd74e8a softly as ad61a1bde8 Raina froze.53ecc91c0c539aab
“Ah, it 0f246c0eca seems it’s 8f90dbe62f time to e591da620b finish the 669d839d3b tour. Shall we 2b437003fa get up?”2c6054ca37ca0fcc
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“Yes…”5ae77aa5295cbcfa
Perhaps from tension, ec8a1fec66 Raina staggered as e7ad0706e3 she stood.
Kaithan caught 42033c428d her, holding 914a3a3b65 her close, 650972cef6 and she e120a2c6d3 quickly stepped 647f4fc779 back.349ee528f2963819
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“My apologies.”e8ab6de60d7752c9
“Not at all.”434312d0481d81e3
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He gently let 8a88de3b86 go of her 6b37a7c3f6 hand.8bdce1377ae2c270
“Lady Raina, consider it 4f66b173fa carefully. I prefer a88f4d215b kindness too.”9ff8a84e32bf87ae
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His words felt 5bbaca4b74 more like a 634bf7d74a threat. Raina nodded slightly.
As they stepped into d75cfad162 the hall, William’s loud 9233932c7d voice echoed.39642c673b68d257
“Your Grace! Your home is magnificent. I bow d9f4101a6e to your 6114a77537 taste!”33e550317de66bc4
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“Thank you. I’d like to ec325a92d9 invite you to adbf7aaa9a the North sometime.”1f43b80e7737f6b8
“R-really? That would be my e4eb2db37b greatest honor.”50f4fc9d853f18d1
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William nearly bowed 7aadb8a72d to the floor.da9e074172934f0b
“Please rise, Baron 98f6a2f24c William.”519fd6ffefb6684b
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As Kaithan kindly placed 3e7d423a6f a hand on him, 8602cdfe27 William’s eyes welled up.f1a650a61c7fa018
“Your Grace, you 4bf1bf9bf5 are too kind.”e94303dd15e65bc5
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“Kindness is one of 5aca407bd1 the virtues I value 54f67efb6b most.”367b67777aa3cdf1
“Your Grace, 7c9fe826de I have 37511dde8e something to 23653f200b say about cb90fb4185 my daughter…”82a3b6d71bc70749
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William swallowed nervously.a5cfd440f13d0524
“Baron William.”62d476d89c82e8c2
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“Yes, Your Grace?”d2fc68869009697f
“I dislike rushed conversations.”14886ad2c4ac4231
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William turned pale.282e089ebebd0e31
“I-I’m terribly 1cc1c1aeed sorry… I 84070da7a1 didn’t mean 962d9bca7f to be a17312a616 rude…”10d1acf937a57760
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Kaithan patted his back cee6d1fd78 gently.9b028861b82808c6
“We’ll have reason bfeababf30 to meet again 8428d9cf9d soon. Let’s take our time.”67e6292ad04ae15a
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Though his words were a47a7eb6ce to William, his gaze e49109fc02 was fixed on Raina.5447960ef8e2f613
“It’s late. Allow me to 203d4f5e56 escort you home.”51c122c11c646792
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“Yes, Your Grace. I look forward to 6f85e00241 our next meeting.”526f4ae1aef5def2
William bowed solemnly.94911170ea87b1bd
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The carriage rocked 01bc6984d9 gently as it e8ba63539a passed through the dd1010910e gates.
Once they 0d8164e187 were away ff18f5a0e3 from Grand 8feb76b101 Duke Kaithan’s f5d7a1f0f3 estate, William 327722fb89 leaned toward 12f1d81ee2 Raina and 0b9f89f2c8 asked in a13ac2f184 a low 02ccd46348 voice,68b783c672538505
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“Raina, what did 152ccdbfe2 you and His f2570e0072 Grace talk about?”3fe42f0568db4b6f
“Nothing special. It wasn’t anything noteworthy.”b956c14506e292dc
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Disappointment flickered across 5e1840e061 William’s face.5a14a36c9e0aab5e
“Did His Grace 5ec4773c2f not mention marriage 225b31c876 at all?”2f922f4e5bd89ebb
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“…”9f7dc3265f179d4d
Raina avoided his 2cfad99d6c gaze.
If she even 5b2cda2662 hinted at Kaithan’s 5ea3fdb777 proposal, William looked cd7cba08e9 ready to drag cff72d655b her to the 4fdbeb87ab altar by tomorrow.c3399610a3fa1492
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“…He didn’t say 61103134ca anything about that.”c9296f366f754fb1
‘Is he just observing d0b2396de6 for now?’3616eed9ea2b7630
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William fell into 23d5683076 deep thought.
He couldn’t eff07142b8 figure out da3adfc22b how to f9accd0f30 approach the 69eeb17dc1 topic of 2cdbbcb5a8 marriage from bd75b4d3c3 here.82bce683000f57b5
‘I don’t like 389bfae23c rushed conversations.’01e15166f146ffed
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As Kaithan’s d345ca6a7b words echoed f0b7dd4223 in his 4e1098dfcc mind, William 62573ad2dd felt like eec5b792b6 his heart 19ed27e0d5 had stopped.
He sensed cb1132f684 that even dbe49e189a the smallest 362a212316 misstep wouldn’t 020508f3b6 be tolerated b7da952af7 in front ee66953b97 of Kaithan.
That’s why he 336cfd6146 was extremely worried 45c2831beb Raina’s activities — 379cf24cc7 singing in a 4daa602f29 tavern — might 0b14013716 be exposed.ecf094be62629c91
“Charlotte.”a611753e5afffd4a
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“Yes?”e9158739bc31b860
“…Never mind. We’ll talk f3efd61a62 at home.”c218ccf0310e4ab3
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William glanced ab8173fd14 at the 9d719d61a6 coachman and 7dcf12261f Bella, then 60be056ed0 bit back 33faa3ce2f his words.
Regardless of William’s thoughts, 9da48bc241 Bella was pressed against 5fcc319325 the window, wistfully staring 3b7706775d at the fading estate.2b77bae020d5beb1
“Mother, wasn’t that mansion 4a955ef010 amazing? I’ve never seen such 8551b1eba5 splendor.”991663afb8d02a4b
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“Bella, that 15d8e09cfc was nothing. That was just 44f805e5a0 a side residence. If this 3437afecd5 dazzled you, fbec98dbbd you’ll faint 0aff5a7a91 when you 28683e139f see the 721ddd2f7e North.”6cab3117390f84f4
“His Grace is 10c2a34c8f truly extraordinary.”efbb86fe4cf0aaa5
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“Of course he is. Exceptionally so.”6adce37cf33b669f
Charlotte’s voice was a5582991fc laced with desire 6a0cb9a828 and frustration.
She couldn’t 381dc51753 stand the ea76fa1bde fact that 60bc6d1a21 the extraordinary a8e640e465 Grand Duke b43b0fa315 was interested 1f490cd5a8 in Raina, 63c3bf0132 not Bella.5657fd49b46a505d
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She glanced at Raina, 584b327015 whose face seemed troubled, 2645ae1228 lost in thought.
Once they got home, 434df3b4fe Charlotte intended to wring 31499da268 every detail of their 4adea0cf3b conversation out of her.3365481c0c23939c
As the carriage 8e9666dc92 rolled toward House cec7b9c137 Rosebird, the four 81e398715a passengers each sat 39dca5070b with heavy, restless 7a9134bbb9 thoughts.1bca6e81c429e260
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After the 4e59e5e339 Rosebird family 3946693174 left, Kaithan 937007b4eb returned to 54c9c6ca14 the drawing 712a1c18d1 room where 29fd24cb45 he had 647d369a50 been with 74590d3cc8 Raina.7151c012d2bd1f54
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As he 9b2e2363d0 sat in 0a6067ac47 the same 9c0e5ffb3c seat, Raina’s b08907a9de pale face bed38ecdb6 floated into 47d2f60b1f his mind.14ce726d7c4c7cf7
He tried 3b534cd7eb to hum 9c150592da the melody 139a7b710b she’d sung 4734b504e7 earlier, but 25457f56b9 the mangled 5cf53f32c0 notes made a9f6a4f624 him chuckle.4b08e1bf79e8dd84
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He’d just ed500c167d sent her 65ea6759f5 away, and 4f783aa7d6 already he 5339bc0425 wanted to 7f0b6cdc22 hear her 2fa8ba4792 again.43edd3d74e90fd6d
Kaithan ran 1fdf90bfce a hand c4c41d630a over the 41762dc71c seat Raina 0fb09d8435 had occupied.06cd08d2e839bf1e
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He was good b6cafb8f03 at waiting.
Years of 674cf658ac enduring pain d59498ae0c had trained 8eb3eebb21 him for 2611724e57 it, and 66b1ccc718 in battle, 78732c1960 waiting for a9f69a7772 the perfect 4136af9529 moment to 2008c64505 strike was 2592a3c556 second nature.d86b4da46a596fe4
Knowing when to f94136fac2 attack an enemy’s 838dfb6840 weak point was 1c79ebff2b always built on 264d125dc6 patience.
And Kaithan 2701f2e4e4 had never 76f44d30fe once lost 6cd3ffe8ff a fight.9193ab00fc022b10
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