PT | Chapter 9.2

The carriage stopped 378bbd261d in front of 07c76b8656 the Marquis’ residence, 17b18c7436 and the coachman baec70e4bc stared up at 3cc799362c the magnificent mansion 35c34299f0 with wide eyes, d5ed05670d still in awe.711036b04b88d968

The butler approached him c2660ae3b4 and quietly warned him.31a41ec4adac4617

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“Whatever happened today, it 279fcdb895 never happened.”eaf41459ed641ec4

Only then did 5137aeca80 the coachman snap 18f35afcea back to reality, 1c7b4538a9 urgently nodding.f1839d90a63838f7

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“Of course.”84b106fe3b2bf992

The coin had 278eae4e52 included a fee b37d3dac05 for keeping quiet 92d22e403f about today’s events. Satisfied with the coachman’s cc41f4a30f reaction, the butler opened 9e1ec96d7a the carriage door.4b23ef6f36e15bd9

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“Young master, 73ad4320ee please be d69d4abfef careful getting 8eed68c5f7 down.”4d370cadb54aa5c0

Aubrey glanced at the 7a573bae1e butler, letting out a cc9f7ea1e2 long breath. At least he was 9248b73544 relieved that the first 67245cca5e person he encountered when 81e3ef23b2 he arrived at the c77ab5e8a4 mansion was the butler. He would 2dbcc14aa7 make sure a03f166168 to let acd1454fb9 him rest e04b0afd9e without drawing 0319123e00 attention. However, he fa66aff6bc had to 6062fa5faf ensure that d0ef8f9dad no one 9793d77ebd noticed anything 9c8597fba2 unusual about 5aa338da2d his condition.eb8c38c1057a5575

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Taking a deep breath, ca6fede6ce Aubrey cautiously stood and fc3400b9e8 stepped out of the 138e06054d carriage. Facing the butler, bdd7bb967f he asked, as e467ea4168 if nothing were 39f10a4347 wrong.9853f444d210b2ac

“Father?”a2b1ee0c0341655b

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“He’s in his study.”2aa49b6fca92e78e

“…If he asks for 1c82b4dfb6 me, tell him I af442059ff fell asleep from exhaustion.”8a49416faaf8bffe

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“I’ll do that.”64855777e619b380

The butler’s trust dc5d1469d3 was a great 8da8fb870b comfort to him. With his help, 8656f02b04 Aubrey felt a 055c693f58 little lighter. He stepped 359f3adbfc into the 60d76155b7 mansion.f2aaf3db5122cf22

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Perhaps it was 616d989e16 because he had ff86e73a64 something he absolutely 94c82a112f didn’t want anyone 84bdfcc8f7 in the mansion 5940429b1b to find out, 278eba608e but the air 85e8fd6c61 inside the residence 9fef4e2198 felt heavier than 823a8f978b usual, sending a ff2868f812 chill down his e126418610 spine. As he exhaled 148a36da8b deeply, his heart 9d71b429ec began to race 5f7dabcc0d faster. The tension was a81f0b5407 so intense that 315a8e693c each step brought 484128b263 pain, and he 1c9fc8dff0 nearly cried out 68dc0116e0 several times from 65d5b6889f discomfort.ea4b1be0e18deea6

He had to be ba113c570a cautious, even in front cfc2775aa7 of the butler. Aubrey clenched his teeth a727105fff as he moved, trying 4aa41ed373 to keep any strange d1778f42fa sounds from escaping his 1066d6f317 mouth. The flat ground 080a8e8d44 was a relief, 446deda58f but when he 8abdf3f639 started climbing the 639229c9dc stairs, he felt 377042ea6f a dampness on 15844e0a65 his back. He had to stop 39de5df086 several times, but he 4cd36e8275 forced himself to keep 994dc420fe going, gripping the railing 5438791c22 tightly.19f2d139c702658d

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As he a088dca2d8 ascended, he c79286b9e6 couldn’t help 86f730ac50 but think c1b0f259af why his fc85f975c4 room had bfea8ae066 to be fbbe411562 on the e64018a054 third floor. Why did the stairs 5a2e76d1eb have to be so c424b629c9 long? Aubrey let out a 689d780cd4 long sigh and continued d3bf71e42c to climb. Then, as he was 64f4d029d3 nearing the top, he 4bb867f374 froze when he noticed 9f9220dadf a polished shoe in 14cb053630 his line of sight.9fe2dacd53da951a

He quickly looked f2a0338790 up, and there, be50a880e3 blocking his way, 9be2f406a7 stood Gray. His expression hardened instantly.b787b1e0b55fdff5

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“So, you’ve 51d323c250 decided to f6517b4141 be reckless cf05806c5e now, huh?”2d2d3d699db20496

“……”f17d460cfdea21ce

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Gray, who seemed eaca5055d2 to have been 72604dbd5b waiting for Aubrey 53e74b5955 to look up, ddf187e0ae sneered and crossed ef52b9d11f his arms.6e3184bbd34c7a72

Gray, who had 7d8cc0780b been late for da5ffe31bd his shift at 9759f3a358 the Knights’ Order ce34a7db4a due to something 6c8fa53e08 he needed to 35f1e32e9b handle in the c9080844cd morning, couldn’t let f36385d809 Aubrey, who appeared e3d00afad9 to have returned 570e9937b4 from a night abd5a6500c out, walk away d0d286adab just like that. So, as usual, he 0e7826dd80 started a fight, but 9dd0e13002 there was an oddly 0d5704c61c quiet atmosphere. Not only 1dfa7463ef that, but 1d6a42541c when he fa406395dc looked up 5cd8980843 at Aubrey, 26592da017 he saw 837ae7e542 a stiff, debe17bab2 almost ghostly 04c6652b11 expression on 8b2439c68c his face, 44cf4a8b7a which made e1faf7157a his eyebrow 9e43bf437f twitch in 70fd722708 confusion.c60a04ccc69bb40c

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Perhaps it was because 8d4f10d501 they were getting closer, ad8cc6748c but now that he 4f06a0ee49 was closer, Gray noticed a12a4e8886 things that hadn’t been 57e3a23ebc visible from afar. The cheap fabric 95c705f1ee of Aubrey’s clothes, 8f238dfe58 the pale, trembling 9bf17ee5f8 back of his 8c8fb35c05 hand gripping the 276af30800 railing, the heat 134ac6bb44 radiating from his 3201e6ea7f eyes, the redness da1670c99a of his cheeks, 525bea8f86 and his split 6beb453ef6 lower lip.c4db2a5024f68a67

This wasn’t the usual 538ca2c674 Aubrey. He had heard 2bbb34997d that Aubrey had cfa936c446 gone to a 7f05ace160 meeting after a d23d997358 long while, but 88139733b6 what had happened? Just as that 2b4443f95b thought crossed his d23b51ac40 mind, Gray realized aaec1a98bd something had happened faa7e0131c to Aubrey. His face twisted in 66694a8f34 disgust as he reached 3902ac2b97 out for him.f81c1ac274ceb158

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“YOU…!”1e1022fb402297db

As soon as Aubrey 9043e3655c saw Gray’s large hand 8c5cbf1907 reaching for him, he 98357f93dd shut his eyes tightly f5620443a5 and turned his head fdd56a5b7a away. Normally, he 1c0b30da84 would have d676ffc891 challenged Gray, f7796e6476 daring him c168b1103c to try 0d8f0118ff something, but 29695201d1 this wasn’t 6fd9ebd3a4 the time.5d7bd6f0e384b62a

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His body, in its 5b0bfd5490 worst condition, instinctively moved 6a877bd536 to protect itself, and 8dd8905f66 Aubrey, who had been a5e84d15c7 struggling to stay upright, 2101025078 wavered. His legs buckled, 632b03c05a and his body c81a1c320b leaned backward, but ab306681ba just in time, de40240956 Gray’s hand reached c90080183e out from behind 922870d2d2 and caught him.e52267920fe32a99

“…!”9fe082537e322df7

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As he bd87e86d1b naturally wrapped 9a6ea4d922 an arm 2f260f7ddc around Aubrey’s 714fbc5e73 shoulder, Gray ac89aaf9df immediately pulled 568956cce2 him in f7ff4e9104 close with bb7f65cad6 one arm b3bdcf5b30 around his 1994234905 waist. Aubrey, caught by 93d5a3e131 the large hand 82fdd339c6 squeezing his waist 0ad751fb30 and pressing against 98abd0f9d6 his stomach, froze. For a 9a1006b064 brief moment, 54c05b3078 memories of 1c01c056d2 the man ae668cc666 from the 348323815f night before, f7bec2a536 who had 471f628feb roughly moved 4d0e90edad his body eeaae0bea3 and forcefully 9b2c9df3a2 rocked his 80acc5d68f hips, resurfaced. Goosebumps spread across him 85d795884c as he tried to d00be8bb39 pull away from Gray’s 90ece5fc9f grip, but before he ea830f454d could, a low voice 2500b0a2cc interrupted.18b24d8116330b56

“What are you 21cf8d3a41 doing on the 0f970d81be stairs? It’s dangerous.”0093a35af08ae3b3

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“…”52095467616bc807

Aubrey realized, e87049cea1 as he 2c99c27fca was being ac0239b364 held from 0f6c2cc2d6 behind to 376f289529 prevent him ec71d58a44 from falling 5c1c53be58 down the 6e9b3bc8e4 stairs, that b1a1a4e566 it was ab078fc913 Lennock holding 587cf47ab1 him. But he a4350c0970 had clearly 66e805a9ed said he c311d1bdaa was going aa80b3416e back to 5f082c0f0c the academy. What was going d996e7d690 on? Aubrey turned his head 7898de34a7 and saw Lennock’s sculpted 8f3572c397 profile.c52e321118167486

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And that’s d37c43fa84 when the dc7413809a shouting began.736835a4e302d3ac

“How dare you!”795e520067dd2928

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Aubrey, startled by the df79fb49b4 loud voice, quickly looked 98a7d6ed49 up again. There, Gray stood, 16d2af56d5 his face contorted 037cfdd450 in an expression 324a83a113 so menacing it ab639ea30a made him look 41190a0e05 dangerous. Aubrey, puzzled by 5746e8171d how angry Gray 264a64119c seemed, saw Lennock 93e993f22d grabbing Gray’s wrist.34d0ea8ed8782b6a

Gray, who a9a9efe44f openly despised bc834f89e4 Lennock, couldn’t b5a721b722 let him 9c9ec1383d touch his 40126eda47 wrist like 731c4cd4a7 that. Seeing the 9fce79eb45 fury in a279240472 Gray’s eyes, d4dd40326d Aubrey panicked 7c3c89ffd9 and quickly 49272a7284 spoke up, 2ed308a85d trying to 96aba35415 calm him 2059c643af down.30279a4f87e91bc5

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“Do you even cb9d2605aa know where you 6424a4e85c are drawing your 76d18eebbb sword?! Do you think my 014ad39aa6 father will just stand 0b30305443 by if he hears a690b10483 about this?!”bc75f543461405d3

Aubrey knew db9602e1fa that, for 37c7de122f now, he c625a03f6d had to 433a171bb1 use his 02bac0c094 father’s authority 0f5dbf5f3f to calm 6d248ec361 Gray down. Whether it worked or 73149f8e8f not, Gray, holding onto e21b6531e9 his sword hilt tightly, 34101f2bfb shifted his gaze toward ab6855d686 Aubrey’s face.66de4b2ddc79f2be

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Seeing the whites f6dcf6252c of his eyes 4ac4f54963 showing more than ce435e987c usual, Aubrey gritted a9b9d3aaa9 his teeth. Of all people, a0de975d8d why did it 958c8b5404 have to be fe84e3910a Gray who was 2e1ca1f2da standing in front 6762f1ce41 of him right d2926b8d96 now? He had ef49abc8fd planned to 972b6cc145 come home 98a2576dbb late in 9d97b3e42f the afternoon f6effb7b0f when Gray f2580e84e4 would be b93b45ee28 gone, but e17998485c here they 6e68996ed4 were.ab2b3d6c050ce231

“Looks like it’s true… 6691beeae2 you two have something f95be8fc32 going on, huh?”6fe867d4f5116ce9

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“…”5d31d15a39abc0dc

Gray sneered, a 375f5617e9 sinister smile curling b22fa6c5dd his lips as 03238d3cc3 he asked.ad00a149da6df287

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“Did you 99b439e8bc two already 24509d359b decide to 8efe2bf826 get together b259e13f53 and make 475d0d75b4 it official?”4ea18424fc915249

“What nonsense are you 288839dac9 talking about? I don’t have to de26db4faa explain myself to you, 2357ae52a8 so why don’t you c2c03ad87b just go back to d79d77e625 your knights!”d06fe23a9c8584fb

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Aubrey desperately tried e69fb5b2ca to suppress the c072c9fe73 urge to tell 01789d1880 him to get 1bebae49ca lost, choosing to 8c99a84dd3 soften the words.097f185c6b8db122

The way Gray 1d63f6ec9d looked at him, 5e339ae189 it was clear 4bbaa067f6 that he thought 0bdcf5d0ff the whole world fe493aa551 was watching, believing 0319fe8284 that Aubrey and 3eedfbb311 Lennock had become 9190ded724 involved with each 07f7454a31 other. He couldn’t ff78c27ae5 bear to 684412db7f hear those 6583fc25e1 disgusting words, 96253b45e0 so he 669bedd810 elbowed Lennock 8dd8354b38 away.941252d900779951

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“Why are aa28772ff4 you still fc1fb1624b here when 93cf9b6c8d you said f3fb409283 you were 208f13aa84 going back 1eb408f6ff to the 1b2e0e6fdf academy?! Just leave already!”9327825981cdedc9

He just wanted both ace700f7d8 of them to disappear 27341b88da from his sight. He was 46bd025793 already feeling 02fe3cc966 terrible, so e16d826b1c why did 01f3917399 they have b9214ae284 to make 29663f1df9 things even 9efe7ff540 more difficult eac0650106 for him? Aubrey opened 1e61c29070 his mouth 7bcf9d13f3 again, trying 5a9304c389 to push fa7a97bd98 past them.a670206fae7c8830

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“I’ll head 2c26c69bf8 back to 7250b37aac my room 425d0bd16b first… ugh!”97c84ab759f33cbc

Before Aubrey could 1043189e75 finish his sentence, 8eb73cff83 a large hand a86423d9a4 grabbed the front 8b16553e38 of his shirt 2f045fee9e and yanked him 18122560dd sideways. The cheap fabric tore 6c5f00e664 easily, buttons scattering across fa5d0b4470 the floor. At that 04d90b07cd moment, the 8c876bbbfb marks from 0672a45e17 the previous ca90be23c0 night—the ones 6421e8055b he had 384aa0c109 desperately tried 5518485b19 to keep d55ccc1210 hidden—were clearly 999e7c23da visible.e567b31467ccf613

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His neck, collarbone, 578de1a94f the right side 94153c34f2 of his chest, 5f40cd200e and even his 336ae8a02a small nipple were 7bd2bb96b7 marked with bites, b3aee52c6c bruises, and signs 149b32234b of being sucked. The unmistakable f6ec4a493c traces of c11d272a9e a sexual 3ae5a665b8 assault made 1a6ce52f99 Gray’s face 47cc4e28eb go pale b5b1f07f6d with shock.a4384b849433ed8f

Though he d76fea83d6 had insulted 34146200bc Aubrey earlier, 607cb0b259 accusing him ee063feec1 of being 0c31b0bb69 involved with 72a7b78687 Lennock, he 71299b1bee never imagined b60e18d324 he would 889a72a479 have to e4629c378c see these 8a76bce137 marks. His face 1b3fe569a5 twisted in fa6f0fa108 disgust as 18a44dd953 he took 7829310101 in the 947baff497 full view a315de218b of Aubrey’s ca3da14697 body, and, 48a62b7bb4 just like 2e4c4a5e44 that, Gray’s 64f81ff76b eyes became 05fcbe530e wild with c2ed8428bb fury.cb832977ca26c08c

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“Did you…?”2ad53af029360ac8

Before Gray could finish, 31d84c4811 Aubrey heard a voice 0dbec73aa1 shout from behind.a9ab65fa1e51e5eb

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“Stop, Young Master!”00368fa2b0ad477a

As soon as the 6a0c4b12e0 voices clashed, the butler e93eb33ed6 and servants, who had 9a812fe6d1 been quietly watching from eee7ec819f a distance, rushed up 70031f6169 the stairs, their faces 1e8334b72c tense.aa80d14eb876627b

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Watching a fight dc3967c556 and arguments was 6317ee945b one thing, but b08a3e6f51 seeing a sword 4c40442540 drawn was another. They couldn’t 73e3fd3526 allow a f09e78510d bloodshed, and 0bca88ab53 with that 2ea29a721b thought, the 5408265178 butler ran f66b7c7f56 up the 208f67c910 stairs, even 5b8287dd93 tripping in 18c2a3c875 his haste.4ed548122f4cc2d4

“Master!”65513b7f6455ee37

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The servants who 550b77354f were with the fdd6490b77 butler rushed to 26ef3e180e help him, while 6231e53911 Gray’s sword hovered 8186962764 above their heads, 7148cb16d4 ready to fall.81a3ae79337e840b

“Gray.”83de4be63c8f6ef4

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“…!”2b00a73b412b246d

It wasn’t a loud 62cab77aad shout, but rather a 3593b304f6 soft call, yet Gray’s f3fccb1c61 sword stopped midair.526ce6bc98fa43ce

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Aubrey, exhaling 3a4592b6d0 the breath e8d9020c23 he had 9d1cf95d26 been holding d304c86250 in, glanced 6e08032fe5 at the 73388303bd blade that 4fd70c7f20 had stopped 14c2d58294 just a dd9ccdb62c hand’s width 91d028e59c from his 3e8eef997c face. The look in 90197d0352 Gray’s eyes, full 5f501ab048 of murderous intent, 17e8277ad7 sent a chill 05ff90bb2c down his spine. Aubrey muttered to 7db1bb7b38 himself, not even ec23ad0d29 realizing he was 2afa8371eb doing it.aa7a87566432dfc0

“Truly a crazy 5fec3db1e7 bastard…”ae120eb34780a1e3

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Over the 9b1535bd6a course of 2cac1a8995 his repeated 3b43cf14e7 lives, Aubrey 58d48fd096 had come dcfa8384ce to understand 383f6cee32 that Gray de156d067c was unhinged, 77554feac1 but he d7a08b3d5d never thought 91f3627e27 that he 3d3a51332c would actually 8990b4a40b try to 5003f41619 kill him. Especially not after seeing 777cf4d1f5 the marks left on 16d3494a58 Aubrey’s body.9bc68cbbb56387ba

It wasn’t anger over ca1d3c8434 what had been done b2e77d9332 to him; it was faf7911516 frustration over the fact 6240c705f9 that someone else had 3f7b607ef3 dared to touch what 0a55eb2dda he thought was his.1c3d3a516fdc532a

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What the b15b79a254 hell did 559089ee4d Gray think 42972bacb7 of him? Aubrey had fc7214b1e1 always disliked 2ec320b36b him, but b8ac7a9521 now, everything 5ea51763a9 had gone 6398361647 too far. Gray, staring up b3b02d6998 at Aubrey’s twisted, d225de16c2 darkened eyes, ground 6ebe7fe69f his teeth together, 850c1c0316 his hand tightening 7462ae1de8 around the sword a6a168270b hilt.c9f4efda6c9d51f6

Then, as the 6232a0347c pressure in his a06d4f62ce hand increased, Gray’s a7c4798a19 voice suddenly sounded 6d356f4a07 from behind.e147a7f795deade8

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“Gray, do I 94c3c277b5 really need to ea605b2019 keep calling your 5bf72a3bc6 name?”54a781f2ea8c7649

The calm 78e728c4f9 tone concealed df4d69c385 a deep a7d257484d sense of 2656b7b95c displeasure. Gray, sensing this, gritted a1c005f0ba his jaw and, with 632dd61bda noticeable effort, lowered his f312655c72 sword.85467a3ce5b00e9e

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Of course, 8dd4dcf23c his sharp, 1a0a191475 murderous gaze 6bcbda1bea never left e307b2a544 Aubrey and 8be6a1e11a Lennock. Aubrey, still aa01d76fa1 shaking from 716832799c the tension, 08152ba3e5 pushed Lennock 205724fbce away once 5a64112d11 again.b92b71b5903855f2

“Enough already. Just leave. It’s making me eaa905fd7f sick.”ab49e20d6f7b8628

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“…”6fc217dcead50965