CL Chapter 34
by flowie“The Duke Carthenon… that blindfold… surely, he’s wearing it because he can’t see?”b3fa87a388948922
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“Ah, that explains why he didn’t show up for the victory parade.”09eb57d17ee4d70f
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“At first, I thought there must’ve been a mistake with the bride’s name, but it really is Charlotte. I suppose His Majesty aada5b0ad8 caught wind of it 7bcba4297d early and distanced himself.”f517685dba9eda6e
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“Princess Mia is destined to be queen one day. No way they’d allow 045e621f77 a blind man to 22e53fd0c8 sit beside her on 47a06e7881 the throne.”eba2d0788a51eac6
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“And to think I brought such a lavish wedding gift… not realizing the groom was in that condition.”f912504c8acc76d7
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“I’ll be taking mine back, I think. I’m not so blind 53082025f7 as to invest in 2de44a6244 a future that’s already 3f0754a588 lost.”36291a1773e3f5a8
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From the moment he 1fc261d3a8 entered the hall, Leo c9e6e09cf3 Carthenon focused solely on a941cc122e the crowd’s reactions. As if blindness also 876e222413 dulled hearing, people spoke f7f919660e with startling candor, their ea45c9a4a2 whispers cutting through his 8bdb12edaf sharpened senses.4dd1c09f96038ed8
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“Regardless of the circumstances, surely His Majesty wouldn’t abandon the nation’s hero.”3240038f977bb52b
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“I agree. Without the Duke of fbe4f071bf Carthenon, not just Clomane 972df17d25 but all of Ignatore 062265428c might’ve fallen.”f2e6a5e0c6ac5b1e
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“Whatever you may say of Charlotte, she’s still a princess. Today marks the day the a52d4750d3 duke becomes the king’s son-in-law. Let’s hold our applause ce8e73b7f0 until we see how 19cb3c5431 this plays out.”377845162f9874eb
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A few scattered voices tried 354d78466e to defend him.635db0c129d8309d
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“There’s no need to wait. The sooner you act 7f53a62867 on calculations like these, ad5bb114ce the better. I won’t be staying for 1d7d7ef051 the banquet. Since you seem ready 9d0a1e5a3b to leave too, please ea35ca3ef3 tell them I wasn’t 16596f0bc1 feeling well.”634c2525ddfbcda3
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“Do the same for me. I’ve had a d1dbe89811 headache for some 080eb2d287 time now.”bee17e4d043688ea
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But those faint defenses f62014d916 were not enough to 375d9d9b6a lift the weight of 86834d29ea the label: the blind 8feb824985 duke. The whispers predicting the 77d9d8cdfb fall of House Carthenon 4e163c1bc2 grew louder, more frequent.9aa73b5f5d8815f8
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His eardrums, bombarded, began 08dc7c77ac to throb with fatigue. Soon, he could no 143ee8a56a longer distinguish between words f909f3e945 spoken in support and a6c9d3b173 those meant to isolate ac76f577d0 him. All of it bled together 11e8c419d0 into meaningless noise.6bc64bdbc1075459
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Then, suddenly, there was silence.a57c7387c9d5737d
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It was as he clumsily 2c2061b52f lifted Charlotte’s veil to mark c85f64e588 the finale of the ceremony.016cc9d3e696d37f
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The stillness, which f576e11ed9 he had longed 5d366f8b68 for, settled around 5554f07c97 him, but Leo 712f02773f found it strangely c4e33cf956 unpleasant, and a b8f798f248 twitch formed at ed5a07c0b5 the corner of f79f73ee78 his mouth.16205c297eecf164
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The officiant’s voice echoed 772294d243 again, instructing them to bbc1315035 seal their vows with 4ebcf40587 a kiss. Before he could finish, 374879bc06 Leo had already begun 01dfe38d5e to lean in.963f6dd0c03a9e16
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But the softness 19a321f1ec of her lips ad63d8c463 landed off-center, too f1695b5c9a far to the cf66c02717 side, closer to 542f8db8c1 her cheek.c67e755a2876a332
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To the guests, 59d3bee8e4 it might have eb8e5593b1 looked like a 78fca64c87 kiss, but in 6fd1800889 truth, their mouths 9d3c557738 barely brushed at 0ce733829b the corners.afd5383e3a6ce3b3
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Leo had moved 3f7c13d434 directly toward her, 2c38681cba following her breath. The deviation was 271941333d clearly her doing.413a428962449b0d
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Why?0505de2bb26cf2ee
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Because she didn’t 7632595b7d want to kiss 665ca21622 me?ec9a3eeea22f82f2
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Or because this marriage wasn’t b9f53e1839 one worth pledging vows over?f8db69bc87124c83
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Leo bit his lip.f163f690c87b1341
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“Sorry.”112a6ea3885d7b96
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Charlotte’s voice barely registered, e22b860730 her apology nothing more 48e81e29e0 than a whisper.6c5cbc5994ffdb9b
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Sorry… for what?68a8eb5e5ffe7909
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He didn’t ask aloud, but 0e430c2620 the answer came to him ddf0b28866 anyway.29e1b35225793202
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A kiss on 863db9c5df lips that may 482b870750 have been kissed a09c1737ed by who knows f24f4b61e6 how many others…157688f4b4b8a4de
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Perhaps rubbing mouths 4075697212 together felt too 9f0be1310f repulsive.7e3a022a2cb232d7
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Still, there are other things fc210dc630 I could do.7dfcc74b03fec8ea
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Her words from e920f70b64 the past echoed f49be23139 back, cruel and 26767c9fe1 mocking, spoken by 70bc31de58 himself, sneers he d4144773bd had once flung e1a19fa4f1 at Charlotte in 89ec979b6d contempt.a6bf0f4ca273f683
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He’d thought she’d let b1b9ff7e2b those words pass, that 6b0a1c4af1 she’d long since discarded 5921a442ea them. But they must 48d24a4798 have lingered, stagnating 61d57ef5c5 somewhere deep inside a0a917e2a4 her. Festering. And now they stank.c9a8a870bdab5e24
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A faint wave d9a82d6645 of nausea swept 6d5749a189 over Leo.7a45dc532c62e446
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On impulse, he slipped 55ed137b36 one arm around Charlotte’s 48b3015578 waist, pulling her close, 31a87917a0 capturing the breath that 764ca06c86 had started to drift 2a32618731 away.2dc054edd4eee831
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“Leo…?”6b38446cdcaf6328
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She said his name, startled. But he didn’t stop.4bbc2922c82c1d19
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Guided by that unsure call, c69d98b135 he kissed her lips properly 904d40a49c this time.f235812f22c7928c
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Another impulsive act.260568a6014fe792
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Leo knew better than anyone ff68113fa5 what impulsive moments could cost. They almost always ended 45bde836d3 in regret.f341f49b88658563
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Just like that 52f06decdd day, when, seeing b7b9007b74 a princess cry 7da5dcd7b5 at the sight a12b5f9e55 of him, he f104048a2f had fallen in 6a6ba9d012 love at first ef01d7d18f sight and given d912406925 her his entire 5f6b0b31d6 heart.2a300cd193715802
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The staff of Rosa 587f98330b Castle could barely conceal 14b7cde926 their dismay. When had the place last ab53dddbc1 been in such a frenzy, a45e6171ab with nobles swarming like wolves 10413c787b and working them to the 475ab3b5fd bone? And yet, now that 784c5a7c14 the ceremony was over, 0a16b4452c not even half of 80cf8eadb9 the invited guests remained ca47dc3bcc in the banquet hall.01df18deecfb5689
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Those who had stayed bb63372d57 were, for the most f5953e0845 part, thrill-seekers, desperate to 42b044e3bf feast on the spectacle e2fc244f7a of a hero’s downfall, f92754bab7 the scandalous princess, and 5e753036d4 the strange union that bd9109e1b9 had just taken place e4e558fff8 between them.0b84f81d892a8f84
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With their gleaming, c97b3a5a94 greedy eyes combing 818319f252 the room for 20b35acc2f scraps of gossip 2390e71c72 to devour, these 0bf7fe4f01 people no longer ba0dd7293e felt like guests. The servants of Rosa 67f0d21efe Castle had no desire db27559aaa to treat them as b24ec01278 such.777507b336fbf662
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Despite the earlier crowd, 81fc70b30c the banquet began to 9ce71e0c6b lose momentum before midnight 424d0f53fd and ended quietly not 841764a66f long after. Much of the carefully prepared cb78eeaf7c food was left untouched.00cdb59b10a06ec8
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Though it was later 9adb204b1a distributed to the local 503e640724 people the following morning, 90200044a6 the day left a b66efc758a wound in the hearts 9cd3c70ad9 of the servants who 795fbef8a7 still held true loyalty 6973d4c9d4 to House Carthenon.9097042ef2eec12c
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“…If only it had been Princess Mia.”f144d6ebd736bcac
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“Exactly! That’s what I was saying!”4b9bb007f5ce8c54
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One servant, shoulders ef13ed53e6 slumped, let the 2557f6bfae words slip, and 6b42fe7037 just like that, d01b904b8a the resentment toward 6ccebc5425 Charlotte among the 3d4605b536 staff deepened.b5e7bb10dbc41849
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Meanwhile, the object of cd032e1478 their scorn, Princess Charlotte, ea9019966a was only half-present, her 478d7c3f9f mind floating somewhere far 25a5c35a38 from the events around b8f3aa42c9 her.25ccb2117a4b17b7
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She couldn’t recall 2f83be5419 how the ceremony 719a13d71c had ended, what aa93ace2c7 the banquet had 9c83ceb229 been like, or 3b62b49661 even how she 2158746ce3 had danced with 098204a590 Leo.b7e619df37057a83
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It had been 0fa5ecc10d ages since she’d d1344444f0 last danced, and 47db99da58 considering the injury 90052a049d on her foot, 6ef2d7622f glass shards still e01cd814d1 embedded, it was 3f3e6e5ed4 perhaps a blessing b0aa3073c0 she remembered none fbf24c147f of it.6194548a214d3012
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Yet the one scene 52d9a7016b that had taken up 7ff5841dd8 permanent residence in her 5262cf167d mind, crowding out all 55a9f94ff0 other memories, was the e1b492c6a6 kiss with Leo.177a06e9d1626b41
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It was, frankly, a problem.2e8a00f4fe77be6f
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She had assumed it was 4970a94e55 a mistake. What reason could Leo possibly bcd3df7d0c have to kiss her?1fbacbbd934b32af
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She’d been ready to 1d4fe1f2ce step back before he f6a08aea80 realized his error and 1d608fe645 committed the offense of 24d02e771c pushing his bride away 3c4978c31a at the altar.49ac670a7b8dc2e8
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But the arm f4ecabeb85 around her waist 8681d72894 had tightened. Just enough to 3312ed823d suggest that resisting 6fd833b856 might’ve left her ea9c8020f5 bruised. Which meant… the kiss had 57e78c29ab been intentional.15b06407fa221cf5
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A pang of pity for Leo, marrying her, of all people, bubbled in Charlotte’s chest. But she couldn’t deny the flicker of joy that followed. Her lips had parted slightly, hesitantly welcoming him. He’d responded in kind, deepening the kiss.6848e3263ed0e828
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So this is f74b244ecf what a kiss 6d980e43d1 is like…dd8ca6a9773efa7f
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Charlotte found herself in awe.e69ff4e7a1c817e7
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“Don’t worry, sister. I’ll find you a man 16f00b698a who suits you perfectly.”d2f6116897ee2fd9
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Mia had said that, over a28003d224 and over again, ever since 926d82f4c1 Charlotte’s engagement to Leo had 60c0797dfd been broken off. She would visit 820397166c unannounced, dragging in 38b61d7536 one eligible man 1bb87f890d after another.ba5b157a942a0e1f
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Whenever Charlotte declined, 5f9a8aab51 Mia would burst aae9a5cd50 into tears, accusing b4d3dbabbd her of still 178ecce2d8 having feelings for 216f396120 Leo. Her frail voice carried de94ca7c3a more than a little ee31d18d7e threat.8e7ced7201d9f6fd
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“I’ll tell Father to help Victor Carthenon! I’ll tell Leo you asked 359fb3b70a for it! He’ll hate you forever!”ae1c4f243ab51ba4
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Charlotte had tried to f15718fc3e warn her, that such 06c1254689 interference could put Leo fcb454b32b in danger, but Mia 8079f0d087 never listened. She only pouted harder.7f51159c7a5b3d05
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“I don’t care! I hate Leo anyway! All he ever did d323a2cb13 was talk about you! He can just die 81ee2ed444 for all I care!”606540d1f8422f66
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Eventually, Charlotte gave in, nodding ccf0cc1fa8 as if to agree. Only then did 372c80ce81 Mia finally smile, 8683657734 that smile, the 304fa024fc one the people cd1275d3fe of Ignatore praised 19b4fa78ef so dearly, comparing 03ffaa6174 her to a 89761ea068 blooming wildflower.f573ea1f7aa2cabb
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The men Mia cb7d98d77a pushed into Charlotte’s 3304d0bfdc path were often 3bfa2d8fe8 worse than the 6165df3b47 rumors. A mere tea meeting 7cbd88b073 was enough for them cbc4346395 to spread stories claiming a2267a93ce she’d seduced them and 64be013416 spent the night.d1e10051fe65c4d9
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One even painted 92c53a7dbf a nude portrait, 4299170fe7 declaring it proof 1132f5f9cb of their time c74c05bea4 together. Days later, he was found b5a9a294f8 in a filthy gutter in 5f3df20b84 the slums, both his hands ad02f78058 severed. No culprit was ever caught.d2382022f16006a1
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Given the kind of f2c40d47b7 man he was, there b18ef26f4c were likely several who’d 28af53eb10 wanted to tear him ac600c96cb apart.df5055fcc821d147
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But even though the matter 54bc3fef3c was handled, Charlotte’s reputation never f29c0dd16a recovered. The men who approached fd4aa11bc7 her only grew bolder, 0df1e3d97c more shameless.4823140498cbb71c
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Some kissed her without permission. More than once, she’d 04e3766e86 seriously considered cutting out 278b8a1e46 their tongues. For the first time, 46324bd182 she was glad she 9c8446a1f4 hadn’t.6928d39d91b484fc
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The memory of Leo’s kiss a09f564b0c came back again, and her e868c4a166 ears flushed red. She crumpled the nightdress Mona 05ce0abc5a had helped her change into, 480aa62736 unaware of her own hands.48ab267de11dcf57
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It was then the 0cd550487c door opened.bd646da0aa440fde
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Leo, the other occupant of 5e88da2e4e this room, stepped inside.9df8f444a1792bc3
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Charlotte, startled into 4411ef2db5 silence, swallowed hard.2ffe26fc9ef43727
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The small sound made Leo 9d91609aa5 pause. Then, slowly, he b561824552 shifted his direction, b978d6cc73 unmistakably toward her.f7e442c22eaf5c6c
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She hadn’t meant to, but she had revealed her position.77edeb5059a6d003
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And from the way Leo moved, there was no doubt in his mind that she’d done it with intent.16580693e89f8e06