Layana
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07. It was an entirely unexpected entrance. And seeing him this close for the first time, Inez was startled and quickly straightened up. She had seen him from afar before, during banquets and similar events. A noble man. Someone she could never approach. Perhaps because of that thought, her body wavered slightly. “Oh, are you all right?” Lucien, who was standing in front of her, hurriedly reached out to steady her. She expected to be helped upright… but someone’s foot…-
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06. The Emperor invited the Duke together with Inez. The Duke deliberately brought up yesterday’s conversation. He told her to bring back proper information. When Inez didn’t react and simply stayed still, Echion added, “I don’t know what that old man’s sudden whim is.” He didn’t seem pleased about the invitation. The Emperor had never once invited the Duke along with his fiancée before. It was a subtle way of ostracizing him. To the Duke, it was nothing short of an…
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05. They found out later. The duke’s slave fiancée— She was the one leaking all the information from the imperial palace. When Lucien traced the source of the leaks, he let out a sigh upon discovering her identity. He had assumed the informant would be hiding in the form of a typical spy. To think the duke was using his own fiancée that way. Lucien couldn’t help but laugh at the cruelty of it. ‘Just like a dragonkin.’ Lucien also predicted that the duke would never truly…
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04. At that moment, in the Imperial Palace— “Can that woman win her heart back?” The deep lines on the man’s face spoke of the harshness of the years he had lived. Sitting at the pinnacle of power, revered by all, he was the Emperor. Late at night. Seated with his back to the brilliance of the day’s lights, the man’s face bore a hint of weariness. “You say she can kill the duke? That woman?” The one who answered the emperor’s question with another question was his only…
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03. “Th-that… I can only report directly to His Grace.” “Oh, you really trained her well, didn’t you?” At that, Violet burst into laughter again. But still, Inez held her tongue. “Well, His Grace is coming anyway, so it’s not too late to tell him then.” Violet murmured with a voice full of amusement. And as if he had heard her words, the duke appeared. He opened the door and entered with his usual sharp presence. With his strong features and intense expression,…
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02. “Inez. Come here.” The half-naked duke sat on the edge of the bed and called her closer. Inez was a little taken aback. It was because he had never acted this intimately before. Though she held the title of fiancée, she had never once been allowed into the duke’s bedroom. So this time, she allowed herself to hope. She wondered if, perhaps today, he would give her the token of their engagement. In the Empire, there was a very special tradition between lovers. When two people…
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01. Prologue The unmatched Duke, Echion Debussy. He was the head of the dragonkin and the only duke in the Empire. He had a fiancée. The fact that this remarkable duke’s woman was a slave was surprising, to say the least. Because of that, people were deeply interested in whether the duke truly loved her or not. The duke himself, however, had no interest in such rumors. He simply thought he had the woman firmly in his grasp. He believed that taming a slave who had never been loved was no…
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-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- Chapter 1. The Medal of the Rutland Family He wants to have you, and you want revenge on him. Do you know what the best way to utterly devastate him is? Make him fall in love with you—and then love someone else. That’s the cruelest revenge you, with nothing, can take on him. So, how about it? Why not try loving me? * * * “The Duke of Rutland, His Grace Alexion Rutland, and the Duchess, Lady Ino Clowen, have arrived!” The servant's voice, shouting…-
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Chapter 14. A Matchmaking Arrangement At that moment, Valentina gasped, covering her mouth in shock. "No way! Are you serious, Sister?" It seemed that the reality of the situation had finally sunk in. She was now grasping just how significant of an offer Grace had received today. Grace scratched her cheek, feeling a little awkward. "Yeah… It seems Her Majesty took a liking to me that day. I’ll do my best—for the family’s sake." "…I see." "I’ll look for an opportunity to…-
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Chapter 24 What he saw had been completely unexpected. “Though it was disgraceful of you to run away from the marriage our mother and I arranged… in the end, you landed a good sponsor, so I’ll give you some credit. Of course, a young, good-looking nobleman from the center of power is better than some decrepit rural lord.” There were many kinds of “rock bottom.” There was the kind you could openly scorn—filthy, selfish desires that anyone could point fingers at. But there was another…-
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