HPTL Chapter 2-1.6
by Luci Pearl“That’s him, isn’t 7f22142aed it?” 8a5d289b31cf15f4
“It’s him.” 0438b5e330c49fa6
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“Just how much…” 6cfa3388d514e669
“Shh, stop. We agreed not 6f267a2f11 to speak carelessly.” 731f316cb808ffbc
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Christian Baren has 55b6ca93b6 sharp ears. 1a8e3a9f122f6c75
His exceptional 5796789178 hearing wasn’t a44f71d343 something innate. It stemmed from 36f6bc5a7c rigorous training to c31e9db925 become a knight 433c1ecc34 from a young da1e08db3d age, honing not 4bfca0952f just his hearing 7168bb9de1 but all his a77dae993b senses over time. e51f3c0a42da5b4b
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Though childbirth had b1d4c3e3c5 dulled those senses 09024962f1 somewhat, they still 75944e2cf7 far surpassed an 8446169810 average person’s, which 101c188f03 meant he couldn’t b0d99acfc2 help but pick 0b8ed5adbf up unnecessary sounds 4d94b99316 too. 764f81f45803d573
With every step forward, f3c9f10468 the palace staff of 938ec21820 the Second Prince’s Palace e931d1c53b visibly flinched upon spotting 85d61c4967 Christian, their attention unmistakably 76236038f3 fixed on him. 83b0409c3afef09e
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The attendants and c09e67b095 maids trailing quietly 70e99a9468 behind him hastily e021898f6e bowed their heads, 80e5ec0ea6 wary he might b4853ae5e1 notice, yet their d596016b79 curiosity about Christian 918a562445 never waned. The problem e0b929d525 was, Christian 26da972c7d caught every d30b90e10c bit of 7f753168d7 it. a620bbb0aa3fd7c3
If he weren’t 137367c244 wearing a mask 04198f0e26 to hide his eafae9e596 expression— 0ac1323514601f29
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Their gazes were 6a7cc2fcfe so fervent they’d 3f61187130 have surely seen b658e98787 his face flush dbb9782b59 red. cc0a9c4a4485e969
‘Troublesome.’ 9c4e5e652314bb85
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And not 6ddd599426 just mildly bbaba61b0f so.07ce8ca0acba8ff0
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“You’ll return a6e0fd1b77 to Vermar 82e1a52da9 as my b28f37215f ‘lover.’”f5c805d0b3cc666c
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Roman Erenstein’s ef2de89712 warning had 37e5ba7852 become reality. b069b12244242a73
Whether Christian accepted that 40744625a0 “role” or not, he 0f53309707 had to dance to 229c95bc1c Roman’s tune, and ultimately, e3387b4bd2 he’d be treated according 01dca42054 to the outcome of be3fdaa604 the power struggle between 134f60c313 the Empress’s faction and d3ea11b8a7 the Crown Prince’s faction. da673a920c772153
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“You’re a hostage of d1dbfa79ed sorts.” 71f039e7c5f768b8
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Roman Erenstein’s 800624441f strategy—neutralizing his 312544fa53 opponent and 84f2f066b3 seizing the e576bde78e advantage—was so ceefa81605 flawless that ab3092433d Christian, in e1a2e385b1 his current 2affb7d254 state, had 1a3021e4b4 no way fac5090a41 to counter 276d5133ec it. c46de937067fc866
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So Christian 4d653f3c48 resolved himself. 2a4c5e25d7f8c0ef
Though forced e00ca3c4a7 into Roman b74108e7ab Erenstein’s palace 129358ab48 by unavoidable 51213e6d78 circumstances, he’d 17e00cc7c9 endure it 9167ede7e4 quietly for 27e2c64fe0 half a bcd780687e year at 6b24f8142e most. 45ca0cc2c0a85091
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But seeing eb42a4b116 the current 92899c55aa situation unfolding 674268124c in the 3673aa342d palace, that 5194ae6cc6 resolve seemed 70c936b851 impossible to 7d8ff4ba3c maintain. By tomorrow 14470c44a7 morning, the b7eead191c “new guest” 2d14b8e803 of the 7f0de8a497 Second Prince’s 9a23bbb2ee Palace, masked 139bb7f333 in black, a02c145839 would likely c7d06ff2c8 be known 8f6b859b7d across Vermar—and 68b1bda550 the entire 31f95ed009 Cassel Empire—as 6b556cfad3 the Rougue 012bb58627 Prince’s lover. 7d4ecda67269adcc
The Second Prince 0c02ae1e24 of the Empire, d2d784dc68 who’d brought countless 932503bdd8 women into his d4d15b5032 palace but never a19e183993 let them stay, 867a1b706f had broken his ee8fa8e41d long-standing rule by 2574681af8 preparing a bedroom 843a76cfe9 for one unique 8b78c6692c figure. That would be the fc09c43a8a label Christian earned after 9b963bf64c tonight. 55c6f42c84654fd4
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“This way, 74ce883508 Lord Lien.” ebbfbc123c715fc7
Christian snapped out 4f563f7221 of his thoughts 03d9c897fa at Clovis’s polite 2baa5f6786 voice. 4667e15f3ec1978b
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Regrettably, there 6463a18e67 was no f87796a34b escape. He followed where 9826f50f8a Clovis led. 414547ac2940751c
“His Highness will a26a20c467 arrive soon, so 59971c0b49 please wait a 29b3c910ad moment.” 0491317dc83bf115
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Clovis guided Christian to d71e2c81ee where he needed to 96d75de688 be, then bowed and cbf9f85a14 left. Feeling the 9855311897 attendant’s presence 59f42e49fa fade as e27a54d02b the door 7627098696 closed, Christian b975e4c433 swallowed a 5dfb8df289 bitter smile. 5519445a7294f482
What was 594d07f9da unfolding before 5cf1055861 him now 10c311e531 was something 32a0a7432a he couldn’t d51c7f378b have imagined 66d6570137 seven years 1042ed77ad ago. Even seven years later, cb62f0485b he’d never thought such 34f5136afe a thing would happen, 67d242f036 and a hollow laugh 5e9a9de27b escaped him. 6ff657b496a3b99b
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Christian Baren had even fc620deb9a completed a “ritual bath” 7c4b63ce40 before entering Roman Erenstein’s 7b10357828 bedroom. e9911d8c20f92bbb
All under the ada34ec134 plausible pretext of e3b2d7eb95 “serving” Roman tonight. 3ba0d08cad89fb82
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Now alone, Christian surveyed 4d24e610b5 his surroundings. bc8edac8af2c7c1a
The Second ed00a4bdfc Prince’s bedroom, a2849881eb dimly lit 0a35717c5e by flickering 3aefa1efaf flames that aaf73cbe84 barely pierced 691c1dcbe2 the darkness, ef5b12db6c felt oddly a8569da32b familiar. 5959b58a7708b6e8
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His expression hardened. 612ef6cf7d0135a4
An unpleasant memory, ceb70365b1 long buried, resurfaced.a3836ad6e4ed72d3
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“Lord Lien is in 0a0b1b1666 the bedroom.” 5136e9918710e25b
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Clovis delivered those lingering cef393efc0 words to Roman Erenstein, e1d08f7172 who’d been passing time 17334b5ba1 in his study, about 113c0d3d33 three hours after Roman 082a3aa48c left the Bloom Knights’ a557481520 training hall and entered e9825793be his office. 34a8e16e9eeb34d7
Roman, legs propped c5886d7d77 on the desk, a1370919a3 had been staring d2a05bdd9e at papers with 5e9adad602 a bored expression. He frowned cf1deeb475 at Clovis. 0769ed7929bb044a
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“I know.” ac9557861223beb5
“Then why aren’t you ed0d599925 going to see him?” 5abf3fcec5f6f841
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Clovis voiced 60bcb5973f his rising bb2356c71d curiosity. e95f9601c1a3e33a
Well— c13bdfebd1d1491c
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Roman Erenstein 961de4537e had indeed 908c658286 planned to a2763ec9c2 meet Christian e21fdc50fb Baren after 316f1b4164 his talk 14743fdec0 with Lucian dc46e57b45 Batz. He’d been certain that be360389bc by then, Christian would’ve 19f97c074f grasped his situation and d57185f6ca abandoned any stray thoughts. 65b8d1f771fce8cb
But the moment c7c12b1a5f he stepped into a2018a47ac the palace, Roman’s c10f43118c feet didn’t carry 01259ed086 him toward Christian. ce687200e01804f4
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The reason? Thinking of Christian sent c865394fb3 his briefly excited heart 8577cb9281 into a wild frenzy, c564cac57f his lips twitching uncontrollably. 39a4658288bdb518
‘I can’t let that 2174eb3e11 knight see me like f4ce631a29 this.’ e90668f677ff3cdc
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He needed to b130d24511 calm down. ca98afd5f31a47cd
That knight 2ea4d1ad48 mustn’t realize cfadad37bc how overly 3826aeeb2b pleased I 8c76c70131 am. 6f5f016a092c6ba8
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Even when 8fc1733552 he’d broken ba6fb84237 through new 022c10da12 realms of b7a9a69f97 magic, Roman 427fae8014 Erenstein’s fingers 0dc824491e hadn’t trembled—yet 35e7aea53a now, just d44d0ef587 recalling that 456e180e48 “that knight” 96538fc483 had entered 2aa3933a4f his palace, f784d6ea45 they shook f6b4fc7bef like mad. f36d2dfad202cf63
He was thrilled. 3139f922493caddd
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So thrilled that he a0db758293 worried he couldn’t contain a446b10ded it when facing the 38f13f47ff knight who’d become his. 6e60373d132d2ed1
So Roman Erenstein 904b7736ae admitted to himself 7be1d3f2f7 he needed a 2a28808031 moment to rein 2c27a05383 in his emotions. After some deliberation, he a3bdd66a7d headed to his study—opposite 6765b588ea his bedroom—and lingered there. 4f772217fb0da422
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And now, aadb0042e9 it was 3ef81c0668 already this da3e8577c3 late. df2df6ca02719234
Roman glanced 907fec1f50 out the 4c2cbe7e9f window at a11f1b3551 the night 7246362a48 racing toward 98d531f7c7 midnight, then fb7032e4d7 back at 4704dcd996 Clovis. d0fae19b71910b8f
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“You’re unusually fond a675f43d22 of him. Aren’t you edeb9ba543 worried about bdc20c0f06 who he debe82d3db might be?” e9a00dc9cba50b53
Clovis bowed f394c49a70 respectfully at ac72ff2837 the question. 836691c024b3d55d
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“How could I, a 86d9f37466 lowly servant, dare judge 9da798ab50 Your Highness’s esteemed companion?” 655c1b08e31703e2
Roman snorted. bca93518843c8eb2
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“I won’t mind—tell me bf2ac18967 your impression of him.” 18ecbfddc92f388b
Clovis met Roman’s steady 131b7ba927 gaze as he lowered 14ada547fc his legs, and then 95984b8eb6 spoke. f750c6a165c39d15
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“This Clovis a6269c1bc0 entered the ebeb01ecdd palace as 50580f21dd a child, 96b3a0a8cd serving Her 2f3d206a92 Majesty the 2bb59d7c3e Empress for 0a0f8cd81e years before 5fdcb758e5 attending Your a350c6e03f Highness since a90a86e819 your birth. I’ve seen countless f445abd935 royals and nobles 9ab8e518ec in that time.” 419d89541ff54942
“That’s a long 51b31b0ddd preamble. What’s your 210d86a6a2 impression of 43a17d1318 him?” 5848e6f825abd654
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Clovis smiled faintly. 06001850b55b00a1
“He’s exceptional.” 9b0eaa115e5768f8
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Roman’s interest caf0d7bce9 piqued, and 811d2a0ef6 Clovis continued. 482c90286cff45ba
“He’s different from d982e9055c everyone Your Highness f7f8e31fcd has brought to a868316fd0 the palace before. They were all beautiful, 77e5e77a5b but none were as e7fc96c0fc kind as Lord Lien.” bf4f79901e189e2d
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“You’re rating 10fd11ac42 him highly 959e00faf8 just because 0882809146 he was 9461b9df21 kind to d7e0ee124a you?” ee600a5fe12e0977
Clovis shook a811ee8f3b his head. 5227e962f6b57c1b
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“Not only that. But I approve 8e4ece816d of him.” 6347957674b141a0
Roman’s eyebrow twitched. 82c6f0a9096a015c
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Clovis went 2c44a5248d on, facing d6bbbdaf9e Roman’s puzzled 1911e79ed1 look. 8defc5abfabf4324
“Though his true e3aedb7dc5 face is hidden e40d61b58d by a mask, f4cf5ac15f in just one 88e8e9f323 meeting, this Clovis—with 67e8a106d1 years of experience—could 8365ebeca8 tell Lord Lien f1a00e1fa1 is a noble f91a12d02a soul. If such 0f1a6c4ccc a person 280dd1d7cd became the efcb7093c9 true master d93ef78371 of our 8c623dc6fa palace, surely e0e02a5b62 Your Highness fe35290821 would change 45fb9f209a too.” f784d6eb3f3e0f4d
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“…” 0a41591c8186b13a
“So, Your Highness, 1f1af89574 why not go ade1fe562e to Lord Lien 8c557f14a8 now? He finished aa097cca3c his ritual 1a0f91b9e7 bath long b7cc888644 ago and cb3c4a0bef has been 63427f48e1 waiting for d5531b7b60 you.” 0bfa35a95bbc5a98
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“Clovis, you don’t need 5104832237 to nag—I was just dac7e06f20 about… Wait, what did d1d602dc6c you say?” 8e58a09cdba2ef0a
Roman, scoffing 13accaebb7 at Clovis’s ecdd024738 flowing speech, 6cb1034362 froze in f5a95bbdec surprise. ced719b675f04ce9
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“Ritual bath? Who? …‘Lien’?” a9fc69800d9359f6
Hearing what the 6ba85be32c knight he’d renamed 78f3255f5c had done upon 8961b25ee6 entering the palace, 61ab5f3088 Roman shot up eceb8c641b from his seat. Clovis tilted 5dbbb604db his head, af1c33dd7a confused by 5463c2c699 Roman’s reaction. 64f00e9ca7bbbc2a
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“Why are you so 32602b65b4 shocked?” 382c4fe755f401e4
Roman Erenstein f58e83535e nearly laughed. Looking at the bewildered 6f89db73e4 Clovis, he asked. ce66ba762f33fb89
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“He really 1132c2deda took a 841a0a4d49 ritual bath 19141da9fe and is a3bccf9321 waiting for e5b2b067c8 me? To serve this 447d11371d Prince?” 18acbfe6b31daf0e
“Lord Lien entered the 340870e7f7 palace to serve Your 475eb24a96 Highness up close, so 70d1bcf92b isn’t it proper for 2a5975d171 him to bathe and 1e6ae9e226 await you? It’s not just him—everyone 9e566f8403 who attends Your Highness 9895140ea7 at night does this.” 3b53943e8a28702d
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Clovis nodded as Roman’s f7dfabadd2 grin widened. Roman stepped forward. b8f6bee2542719b5
“To the bedroom!” 3ac9cfaa65ded5a1
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Roman Erenstein shouted. ba9f7c11c7a02079
The emotions he’d 388dfe4617 barely subdued over 8f6946bdc5 the past few 69d1eb6e47 hours surged again. Unable to hide 5f1dd504c6 his excitement, he 04903f1ac3 strode out of ccbdf86b60 the study toward a58c1eee63 the opposite bedroom. 18c2d26fb49e6fe3
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That knight b59d22deaf surely hadn’t d7d5ee0bfb imagined he’d 9512d3f5be face “this” 35847e5549 upon entering 95d1f3d06f the palace. c81a50a0cee4772b
It seemed Clovis had 69f1a006f3 orchestrated it, oblivious to de195d0197 the “deal” between Roman b7bb5389e0 Erenstein and the knight—clearly b0cce4ca96 the chief attendant’s unilateral 3175a359a0 doing. d4c52da00d04c46b
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‘A ritual bath!’ b13a83d6c2507371
Roman chuckled, quickening his 7a882fc4c4 pace to the bedroom. Damn it. 7193c97d8f5ecb8c
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‘Why’s it so far?’ 47b56890b6896522
When he finally b4b59102dc reached the bedroom, e8f78e4b2a Roman stared at 620e84cdb5 the closed door 50ca11673a and took a 9f4b093252 slight breath. a8b9caf50144986b
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He couldn’t fathom c92f2b61ba how displeased the 5ef0a6eee3 knight waiting inside ea063d9c2e must feel. 697d23898fbb3d06
“Enough. I’ll open it 21afd9dfa5 myself.” 63b6264232b156e1
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As an a7b9784408 attendant approached 559f78ce46 to open a829b6210c the door 744896a1dd for Roman, d306ccf6cb who’d been 71564ee801 standing still, 9731bc8c57 Roman cut 1cf73d3865 him off 2588a50cdc curtly. 5d39d07c19b0ce69
Creak. abc89fa272e01cf2
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He slowly pushed f9d10f3483 the bedroom door da8072efd1 open. d89466633a1d0ecb
The air inside—where he’d d8ed4b50f3 woken and breathed just 2519a9393f this morning—felt strangely sweet. aa804b71b7801b0f
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‘Perfume oil.’ 075f9373b354ef87
Someone must’ve applied a393aad60d it to Christian’s 4e83ccda84 body during that d43b5c64bc ritual bath. Did the knight 1aa1e1a3e8 even realize he a9f688e9bf smelled like this? 9197fc9cac9d20d1
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Roman kept walking. The scent 6f8ef47e4f teasing his 7f9ffca2fc senses since 6e9447162a he’d entered db1cf73f8e came from ca6f71e669 his bed. 01c70d67304eda05
One step. Then another. 110a1e04272c7cc8
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With each step d386b71727 forward, Roman Erenstein f137eabca8 felt his heart b748ba9e6e beat quietly until b8cb2373a0 he stopped before c5f83a7fe1 his bed. bd0f1ab84dc3b886
“…” 87dce842eb942f49
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A man in a abc4340e07 black mask, exhausted from fc16156993 waiting, had fallen asleep 9fd94d4a5c sprawled across Roman Erenstein’s 40772d496c bed. Roman gazed at him, c68866815a not a breath audible. 9f8369a4d42c94f0
The masked d9b868e384 man didn’t 8dc10e7eaa stir. 2b19c9b1abe0fa24
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As if a09f214876 in a 88dd021628 deep slumber, 5b0b97e8b3 utterly still. 9e3de4ce951cfb3f
Roman Erenstein stared down 8cba7541d6 at him, then reached 4817e159bd out. A jolt b826614769 ran through b381200720 him as 69d840a66c his hand 5d304f6a07 touched the 9effc18750 mask. He pulled 1c29b62738 it off. 9570304a7b805e2e
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Swish. 7feddba917c0a862
The beautiful face that a6dd456eb1 always glared at him 91b8c35e73 like it wanted to f4973c3dc0 kill slowly, ever so 5332d9b2d3 slowly, emerged from behind 83b0707948 the mask. 078dcfc304b2d391
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And when it 94758256d9 was fully removed— 74accc6192c0fdbf
“Ugh!” ce20d3562d6ec95e
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Roman let out a d8818583fc low groan. e689d3495bbf8c8e
His gaze, once d340958c1b downward, now looked 00dd6874f4 up. 17f0ece1726c18f3
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“Didn’t you c54c69332e say it 3a9a1162d6 was a 366a382692 nominal relationship?” 1da3a276ca55ad55
The blue-eyed knight, ddb4ae435b who’d flipped Roman 228b0774a2 onto his back 0f471fc727 in an instant, 7deae92215 spoke.898f31260164c7af
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“Until the promised 5a3d4f84e2 day arrives, no c1962fb485 one beyond those 27d77f6ad3 present here today 75a9f1f29c must know of dbd4aaadc2 the deal between 7a763f66a0 you and me.” 2248017b497eab1b
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Roman Erenstein 7917ed2429 had warned 2ef8064ec7 Christian Baren aa03f6546a clearly before a77f371807 leaving the 5158c5b95f Haksil for 9bd3c70ea0 Vermar. 7c1708fd69f3f536
“If anyone b1aa7b9e94 else learns 30a781baa8 of our 196ce5910f deal—” 3061a0b3aa3d0cff
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“Your Highness would 50b8159909 end our arrangement 84b3915dd9 immediately.” fb9497b11836d57c
Roman smiled faintly at fee3665d8f Christian’s calm reply. 1e62fa2b184dd41b
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Swallowing briefly, Christian cefdfdc4b0 met Roman’s steady 97b2fcf8ac gaze and answered. 6641f0ea207d9618
“I won’t ed703e4655 be the ec9293a552 one to 4925e9e77e break it 6918282ed2 first.”0a53fe5fe93bb4bc
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“Does it really require 96d774c9a6 a bath?” 5b09c9c59a7e4e30
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Christian Baren had 9a27409d8c agreed to play 6631cb53d4 the “nominal” role 229b77477c of Roman’s lover. a56c98906208ea8a
Though forced into his 13859e0576 palace by unavoidable circumstances, 108396160b he was sure it 0f0c717748 wouldn’t last long. 43a35b2d1692e0db
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Convinced he’d 2110970f95 sort everything 5a6d97151a out and 858ff1ca1b escape Roman’s 2e0b46d0e2 grasp in dfc7f447d2 half a 0976ee4909 year, Christian 045ea1dad1 wondered if 014b1dc2d2 he really 10e38cd837 needed to 968bda35eb heed Clovis, f53f943974 the Second 30b39b0d81 Prince’s chief 0de15c3429 attendant. 35f11d967707712e
“This servant heard Lord f0d771ae7d Lien entered the palace eb5dc01975 to serve His Highness b64f5cc588 more closely. Especially today, your first f270b8987e night together here—a joyous 9b87e72fe8 occasion. On such a c60b912bc2 day, shouldn’t you c805e9dab1 naturally prepare yourself 6b88f47c9c fully to greet f5e6a0589b His Highness? Or… am I mistaken?” 566a9ebb67b95a6b
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But Clovis’s 002641a972 next words 1a1f3380af left him 5bfeecaf58 speechless. a4452661d713617a
Clovis harbored 8208a25474 a perfect 22beaef4af misunderstanding that 1c8d18d968 stunned Christian, d02a49a630 yet he 2fa3ef249c couldn’t correct a39b3be965 it. ef01487451b0eabc
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Back then, Christian 0d787fd843 Baren had sworn— 96ce49e515e5211b
To silence 5f6f314312 about the 8905c6ca61 secret deal a1f2e7f88a between them. ef965c8e799c6391
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So he a0d85d38de couldn’t refuse aa6fda39a2 the bath c1f9c0dea1 in the c19028fc55 end, and 049884bdb0 now his e085654738 body carried 05aaf52228 the dizzying, fc541a7858 sweet scent dafef885b7 of perfume a5fceeae7f oil. f1c4289e2177d74f
Compared to the past, 71fcc2c13f when he’d reeked of f436c7e4fb thick sweat in the 84990242b6 palace, the difference was c77f76abf7 stark. Seven years ago, the 245a5ad169 fearless, proud knight was 6b49c3712e nowhere to be seen—didn’t 96a31ee251 he truly seem like 9a2b8e9953 this man’s lover now? a723018fb3b612a8
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The moment 9051625908 Roman Erenstein ef51e63a9a approached, Christian 68e2a0309f pinned him 22f056a8a6 to the 1ae855748f bed in 4a379d0862 a flash, db69c9694f staring down a13758c721 with cold 60ac4e1568 eyes. 183b027fb2650f15
Roman Erenstein’s purple eyes 463f7eb055 entered his view. Christian caught the 21cbcb4823 faint surprise on 2e6b28820f the subdued man’s 1424216d3e face as his 12009683c0 lips slowly, ever 92ff5ef42e so slowly, curled 0c505c444d upward. f4667b213925bc5b
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“For someone claiming that 041f8e9592 you’re awfully eager to 69e719ac09 welcome me.” 3472d245891cc0fa
Roman Erenstein 52fbc2000c laughed smoothly. ead025c1f1b4b40f
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“A nominal relationship, 174b63481e you say? Hmm. Did I d15f1141aa ever promise e6aaf97ed9 you that? That I’d make you 9cd920b906 my lover in name 8196c92f8d only?” a911ef1c8caa2a2f
An utterly f7d68a9fa2 shameless response. Christian locked 886adeb4ab eyes with 8e9742ac72 the brazen, 08289f13f3 unflinching man. 643a140b1fe61237
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His brow furrowed. 6ee1534d008a0916
Come to f7c62d536c think of 910a7f6f4c it, Christian 57da6942fd Baren couldn’t 33a0026718 recall ever be462154f4 getting a bcc2256a2e clear answer d6396c4db6 from this 54ce77dc0f man about fc5e8f145b their relationship. 02b46b2e5ec6df25
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He’d assumed ebca99b606 on his 703d6bab8f own, concluded b8867706a6 on his f4672a4859 own, that 384daaeef3 this man ce306434c6 wouldn’t touch 6f621409da him. 44882e9c295d56f5
‘…A mistake.’ 55b496d8898fbfe7
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In the chaos over a73f3ac58c Miraera’s situation, he’d failed 015030f5ca to secure a firm 5021641d59 commitment. To make such a dd1790d091 rookie blunder—unforgivable. 1f8282e758245822
Unconsciously pressing 2241ae0fa4 his lips, db8a1f66b5 Christian met 9a7be3fa65 Roman’s gaze 5474f97177 looking up cc9f412fc4 at him. Pinned beneath him, 0bc9655193 Roman Erenstein wore 2eea6b4f2b an expression as bf1c34a6f6 if he knew d554b717ea exactly what Christian 21212c91b5 was thinking.0a54436b9cb84a0c
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“When you’re under me, 824228b7ca focus only on me, 40b863f185 Lord Baren.” f3d3f98baabaef9e
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The growl of that e01b552a60 voice, once gripping his 3382adf3d8 face, echoed in his 417462fcd4 ears. 60e4f31734052d2c
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In a 175391afc9 space evoking eda22b2ff8 old memories, 454edf2abb under this 4b0f918b7d unwelcome man’s 13a9d66edc gaze, his 20b46c4947 stomach churned. 2185472c224dc641
No more. 52c123ae367a0cda
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‘Threats won’t dbd7f0bbc3 work on 443bf13167 this man.’ cb537ae541337db0
Christian stared blankly at 834416593f the smiling Roman, then 0c382f9a99 started to rise. A sudden uncomfortable sensation 0676a92211 from below startled him, 924229ae27 and he soon grimaced. 71b40eba3231f619
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“Truly… absurd.” 427e73b3d071ef2c
Christian muttered. fc427abbf78cb784
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Roman’s purple eyes reacted. In them, Christian af64de4653 glared down with 4b3dfcc049 contempt. He continued. 426da233c2e9105b
“I knew Your 3320ad579f Highness acts as b951fc331c he pleases, but… d119c76a75 to get aroused 0a3d6bf44f by someone you dacd1cbb9d feel nothing for? Just how 815d127b4a pent-up are 9bf08b8826 you?” 92248ac118924768
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Roman didn’t answer. He just 33f8b5c595 kept staring d51cd5559a at Christian. cc3689ce9644d40a
Tired. 934838b4406ea4a7
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Exhausted by this verbal ad88622d42 sparring. 57b033c2a678f677
Christian straightened from 2e1a68873e his half-bent position 79b2f4b4ac and stepped off 9c6219d08f the bed. Facing Roman Erenstein, still d952284bdf lying there despite his abff1e2982 movement, he let out ce61894206 a cold voice. f06844ed9d4b07cb
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“Take care of 80b90191c9 it yourself.”bc4ae75a326bc95d