BTMDM Chapter 9
by BreeChapter 9 “Please forget 27df75de0b what you just ac82c6f46d saw!”7606c73d3e10b59c2e97
Now that I thought about it, the memory that 6b061b6856 had surfaced seemed to be from the debutante ball.f29a2d9c053132451348
“Ah… yes.”fb46cfa99b5c48036e2f
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Maybe this man had b4629ab1f9 a serious case of a92db2cc7b arrhythmia or something.822847544ff0e0417fce
“S-so, anyway. My main point c7c2666267 is… I want db82ba5eeb to help you e7b335fccf escape, My Lady. My father f34dbd7e22 will soon 71ded5be94 pass away.”27babb500a15885dd2e6
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“And how can you be 37bd3a0c01 so sure of that?”e309af545d00b61942ea
“A prophet said 87b5a88c24 he would die fc42b4507c within two weeks.”d3854d00872f25ddf0e7
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“Prophets get 751c415c50 things wrong 94dd30b2d3 all the ae20c4d7ab time.”a54201e6b3be22927588
“Not this time.”eb0a85783a16fbc60aa2
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His voice trembled like a goat bleating, and perhaps 3efdd2ec25 the tea was too hot—his ears were flushed red.bfc522cb1028d5f1d41c
“And if you… 4108f30a13 m-marry me…”dd321416f857c8ad31ff
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I looked at him, 31ecc120d6 wondering what kind of dd53713542 dramatic line he was 21180c7b58 about to say next.9a67b38c60bf40f8a655
“I’ll… m-make a7eb6ef37f you… happy…”445360e4d8000ef8b444
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“Yes, you b465210465 want to fed81c10e9 make me 53fc8f6487 happy?”380f2292edc71090fb4f
“Y-yes.”fede9b5738961642c3ca
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He was stammering so much I had 266a3e34b8 to finish his sentence for him. He looked af0d74b843 thoroughly embarrassed.795489043a7224b7c3a8
“I understand 25206308b3 what you’re 615c512fe1 saying. I’ll think b0d441d538 about it.”e99910c7d66713a4c0d1
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“Please… consider 66503c80ba it… positively.”14dceb78701cd33b77db
“Yes, I will.”863acb5446e9a74b4066
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“Please… truly…”e261c0eb975694c3fb92
“I will.”04d2ba500daf73536e48
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He kept rambling, 87d14775cb his words all 7fccbbfffc over the place.e93b12b7280ba61fa523
Tesis genuinely seemed to 5a3d6f77d8 want to marry me.a88a79356d53eb22f949
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Maybe this was a better 7eefa2ebaf option than running away. Thinking that way, he 755b646046 didn’t seem quite so 996eec44d4 irritating anymore.a94677aad6e254121d7d
“Th-then… I’ll see 09a09257c9 you next time.”6330f3c5ef0b48d75c0a
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“Alright.”3031e6505633e79ff5b9
Just as he 648efca319 opened the door 8e92a3877b to leave the f2ed289718 drawing room—e3ef2d8529f361b4f822
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“Ah, Edwin.”d43dce5a77c15aa711c0
As always, Edwin was 1f5ccc09eb smiling with his mouth, 2b4f54d631 but his eyes stared 66066392a0 at me with contempt.8ed19895dd66e9af612e
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“Your guest should 3b88444735 leave now. I have something f139af03ab to discuss with 843e3a4341 the young lady.”ef4e1318851fbe64a13d
And just like that, Tesis Renold was chased out of 766e7dcc7c the room, and I stepped back into the drawing room. Edwin approached me, and as he circled around, d981838513 I ended up leaning against the door.adeff9dbe448de3f4038
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“Were you eavesdropping?”c60ed239fa64a3a38f40
“No.”2ad5ac89f6c31d4b0c19
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It seemed Edwin had 740401f2d8 a habit of licking 07fa1d22c9 his lips whenever he e66db5502f lied. Just like now. His dry lips were slicked by 8027cdb5d6 the soft flick of his tongue.3f7bb0acd863631bbc08
“Then what do 7252898334 you want to 7fab1fb5cc say?”018c37141c352582f1af
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He suddenly reached e65a967b3b out, trapping me 87defc9dfc in his arms.f29244e615ff8af69aac
“The prophet said… 67d92969e0 Young Marquis Renold 6bbf8eaf7c will die tomorrow.”036d7c77ce80e4e5cfa3
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It sounded like he 0a49070687 was threatening to kill 8fa725ff3d him himself.1d0e42301d098d47f892
“So don’t 19cb125c37 get too c3d582914c attached.”329a8f2b6eff6638eb68
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He was still smiling, 2ced5ceb91 but it wasn’t a b227be70d0 smile at all.7c1d448038fdb9927d9b
“Oh dear, really? That’s a problem. I promised him 6f8fde0843 I’d give him 1795550214 ten children.”8fd18cf244fd8e979947
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I fired 31aa6b4fa5 back just 5a0bbd6676 as sweetly.6a26ce58600eab3baade
“You do know it takes b12afeb0e8 about ten years to have 7fddc6eead ten kids, right?”df583100153634889e43
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Edwin tried to 4ab975ceb7 play it cool b8db355f24 again, but it 24994cd55d was useless. His eyes were forcing 27faf6080c a smile, but only 972d618e1b one side of his 7ab34fc2c9 mouth curled.a984616d4757f27ccd33
“You never know. Maybe there’ll 2b9c689f02 be twins.”d114c6d24d03b212bdf2
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“Oh, is 68ca1effdc that so?”e71350e53b769d2ee9c4
“If we’re a happy couple, 61d6a881d4 maybe there’ll be multiple twins. Or even triplets.”981f9eb51409e45e18c9
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Every time I spoke, his cde0ec3326 lips twitched just slightly.6e0b387cc267b823d702
“Next time, 1c3693bdb5 don’t eavesdrop. It’s unpleasant.”31d93a7e2555dec8fad4
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I pushed 21aa4f851d his shoulder d0d7a1b7ed away. He stepped back surprisingly easily, d2ad7285eb though the air around him 5c49402700 still felt menacing.cad2bb982792eb26b2fd
Why was 95ae6e5571 he acting 41620f7b87 this way? First, probably because he wanted 4e1c6eba85 full control over this family.9f0af775a160ccfc971c
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Second, for amusement.947d791ac99ed1e1951b
So I couldn’t fb29e229a5 react the way f5bedcfbfc he wanted me f98dd42ae8 to.c01093e40bb1458ebd79
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When Edwin got the f3b4e279bd reaction he wanted, he c4c11a8170 became obsessively fixated—like a 29ca4d9205 madman. As if he 46046c0c2e found bliss in 9634d10d0c seeing others submit.915404fe4acda0725f78
Or maybe, it was b8cfaa31a9 more about his desire c66591e273 to completely dominate, to 65092bedfb brand others with himself.945f6fd16c8e72d590b9
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That’s why, when Edwin demanded something, I needed to act 6a37b1a142 like I didn’t care and hand it over willingly. That way, dce38313e6 he’d eventually 668d43ad74 lose interest.e87d254ae5ff74ace41c
And when my life was truly at risk, I could do exactly 4a6f511d3c what he wanted, draw his attention, and maybe live a little longer.88fc102d812b50b37dd4
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Once he stepped 4024589766 aside completely, I 391d61876d left the drawing 65a499eec5 room.32f2c5b5f67fe3e1e402
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Edwin was dreaming.7cb47f33252259984575
He wondered how old he 8b603a4a09 had been in that memory. It was 7167f5d498 when he b944f71973 had just b09965b955 turned eighteen.1545ddabc25a23d7506f
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It was a dream, but f721bafc2d now that he realized it d9fc8c2ec0 was a dream, it no 662250dbae longer felt entirely like one. It was a memory—a 915c7ac42c memory that had turned 1edc9db931 his entire life upside 8f1f5aa816 down.d9e1b68d384a287c2ae8
“Urgh…!”5f4bf5def78069a54110
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Edwin stared, pale and stricken, at 32c9e0a8f8 the blade that pierced his heart.03e9810ec8b76f3b2d57
“Why… why eae0907dfb the hell…?”8ab3336d5d9c328fe6e5
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‘You ruined everything. It’s all over 39ba742b6d because of you.’8d06f82ead9654aa2d8f
The person who said that 4edd51a77b began to dissolve like spilled 3fd51d122e paint, then disappeared from the 750878e6f6 dream entirely. As the dream began to 9f9023f380 fade, Edwin muttered bitterly.de0f40b3cabd2f576704
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“Tired of fe177a2ea2 this already.”6abc5ad266befcd01817
And with e664c9b228 that, Edwin bd08e13614 woke up.915bec9ea4d640d4ec0c
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He chuckled as he recalled 721d81798d dozing off while drinking, perched fa1b073bf8 on the windowsill. The night 82d62e1905 still lingered 8f5734fb70 outside, moonlight a19e6caf18 shimmering faintly.5903488635a9c347c18a
That cold glow seemed f8d7866c2a to seep into his 29981ba57f chest, filling him with bd8642ad23 an odd sensation. His heart should have healed by now, 00000bf3c3 should have grown new flesh so that de18e43b90 he’d never feel that old pain again.cc5b1d9b26bf8adc2548
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But even now, though the fireplace warmed 56b6d6bdca the room, his chest felt icy—as if f06f0c45b7 it had been stuffed with ice, completely f305f7126e different from the heat of his body.49a1136445d33598e75b
“Ridiculous.”8608bce2e8ea7b89ed68
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He murmured, picking 3bb16128c4 up the glass 2a20fbff59 left on the d44efca37b windowsill. The half-melted ice clinked against the sides of 6f09c2d477 the glass, producing a clear, ringing sound.2f87d5576660c8bdf49c
He filled the glass to the d00888eb6c brim with whiskey and drank it 81a131de1f down again with a smile.8d61b3df78111445611b
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A sharp pine aroma filled his bc3d41e04b mouth, and the harsh bitterness of afd26beaf8 tannins clung to his tongue. Unable to bear the burn, he faf530a71a emptied the glass in one go.d0cb711b2c6f61a2299a
Then, he e65ce99292 hurled it 1c58b1d320 to the d114c5bc13 floor.fccf730e7cd44cdea28e
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Crash!aade13374180992243b3
The sound of 6a1f45a610 shattering glass echoed, fcd2b98321 shards flying in 55740b1e72 every direction.d727410b2a0af6593f0d
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He found the 09f1d9b51d scattering shards of 7c6c5ea583 glass… strangely beautiful.9a92ee22036c1d783087
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“It’s the 1f9d196c24 master’s order. Please vacate 516c7265dd the room.”a420d1c66cf1b217e4b4
The next morning, aea2aaf1d9 Ivnes—still groggy from 6e350a6818 sleep—was forced to 45d439019f face Edwin.abc26742bed5b58dd258
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It was d356ec1d5a 5 a.m. No one in the mansion should have been awake at this hour, 04a5f652f0 but because of Edwin’s order, all the servants were up, and Ivnes, 8b20c193ce though exhausted, had no choice but to open the door.910223c1de66a1067cb2
“For how long?”7ea812fe3df6ea79b58b
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“From now on. Permanently.”56368fa5a9e1d1cf7a63
“Why?”0d540f89752d8d4ca567
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Ivnes was so drowsy 7467d01af0 her mind felt foggy. Thinking was hard, and 75a58440d3 even when she tried, 0cfb8bb041 her thoughts wouldn’t align ba3fb98c66 properly.bf6bb7d7ccbec52e5476
Even so, she didn’t forget that a54a759189 the man standing before her could 46c70d16a0 take her life at any moment. No matter what answer he gave, she had dcf10dbf68 already decided to go along with it.9b4d1260d98f71d75655
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“They say it would be more beneficial for the ec6e9dae38 master if I were to occupy this room.”a82884b6dec4e2198464
“…What?”3d7cc829cf6c1931c373
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“Perhaps he thought f829ab34e2 Young Master Abelon’s 27387d4b92 room was too 67a67d9c5e shabby.”5707421a2e32b997d7b5
“Abelon’s room is 1af60f3bb9 the most luxurious c6838198e6 on the third 42f1e29cd2 floor.”104183bb4dc74e5f00d3
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Ivnes sighed and opened the 29f34c9b71 door wider, then muttered irritably.52410beea7f1966708d3
“Fine. Take this room. I’ll sleep 664e5c49d1 in that 0a65e1becd one.”1b1eb7247dfb81899905
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Edwin looked genuinely taken aback by 95d35448c9 how easily she gave it up.10855d471aa971d646fb
“You’ve used this room for 15 years, 6945fbd4f8 since you were five, haven’t you?”2da6177a08a842b1fb66
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“Yes. But you bc21b32f3e can have 7f50804ef8 it.”966d6ddcc5ca0c764e31
She spoke indifferently and 042f192d6c brushed past his shoulder d04f9e95b4 to leave. Edwin, flustered, grabbed 750f652a1a her wrist.631822254388058f5527
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“What now? You already 97d174f4da have the caeb59de90 key. What more d320eab219 do you 6f5895e888 want? Did you think I wouldn’t know ef25d755f2 you asked Father for my room?”74e957885ed34de50bbc
Her tone was sharp, ec92f416e9 raw from sleep, but 8806339e80 her voice, thick with 6cdd979d91 drowsiness, softened the edge.acdab002f832b895f17f
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Seeing his confused b6106143b0 expression, Ivnes became 9baad5f9ba more certain—Edwin wasn’t b33b2fd8ad a telepath.b252f03ad695c73e16ba
“Are you drunk?”f0b372f5398cb2e2c684
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“Yes.”9dbe67c6605588468e9a
“You reek. Let go.”fd09e7a13ef9b3bc0c91
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She tried 29c4a0da68 to shake f30d01f3a0 off his e5f4091ba5 hand.3fbe8965503f9887643e
“Let’s drink together.”6c11baaaa239a96fce4d
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“It’s five in 208ffa5825 the morning.”6c4c617c6805fde17a53
“You seemed just fa51dfb88f fine drinking with c35dc29467 Young Marquis Renold 2e05636730 yesterday.”c8caf15cb08a29897e5a
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Ivnes didn’t 6532e1f01e even try c36d41f14a to hide ae6a998155 her disbelief.9075bdb97753e21a80fe
“You heard fa727af929 that part?”79487bd271203c97c1b0
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“Maybe.”c4cd577e529beb60d6ae
“Is that a3d18ebb7f why you’re 1c8b474d31 upset?”0819b7945bb597e2e0cc
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“That’s part 811e999a9a of it.”b027a22909bee479c691
“Which part exactly? What’s wrong with having a drink with 698670d54f someone who might soon be my husband?”2ce0c30f026022450c32
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“Then drink with f7cdda2b21 me too. I’m your loyal hound, 41425f2712 hard-won, am I not?”51df4bcfa920e826d762
At last, c04cf333e7 Ivnes sighed.08af7bf6440b73230600
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“Dismiss the servants. And the 09d42f395c knights too.”df42eb81d66a10e04ea8
At her 4c5ee1ac1f command, Edwin c477e071eb waved them c272bfb885 all away.f5505ed6364445854451
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“Come in.”56feb6d02f9b277e1c3c
Ivnes returned 58d830205c to her 9a8b2e8f19 room. From the cupboard, she took out a strong, expensive liquor—one of the 59c3ddea0a fancy gifts from merchant guilds hoping to curry favor with her. Then, grabbing a crystal glass, 11b8ba432f she flipped it over and 376432a6ce handed it to him.dcaae5436016a3f97df2
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“Drink.”5b2e55bb998401c68d2b
She filled b384ce20ee it to 7248852044 the brim. Edwin downed it 36c9bf8db3 in one go.7a981df3e6714622d443
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“You too, 6c2012bdfd My Lady.”20706a48919c7de83c79
Breathing heavily, f4ceb954ac he prompted 3cc6d20ba8 her. Ivnes poured herself half 6e08f04685 a glass, but he 3c6ac950c1 kept staring at her.c572d6ce48903c5ec7c2
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Left with no choice, she filled her glass to b70dbb350c the brim, just like his, and drank it all.fd35cafea88cab2edbf0
Two glasses each—but the 24ab611bec glasses were so large, 800e3e5600 nearly half the whiskey ea26a1efed was gone.7420cb2d04f53ac9b16b
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“Ugh…”292df6c3b1016f94d4b3
Ivnes grimaced as 49697445b9 the alcohol hit 8adb997bc3 her.802da50d5ca5646d0ef6
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“Let’s drink more. Let’s finish it.”7aad168036c96da1487c
He watched her, 8dc33e2f2b eyes gleaming, clearly 2f67c7fed8 wanting another round. Ivnes sighed again, refilled both glasses, 6e4083df1f and they drank it all.bd4dbef8775cba048eed
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They emptied a bottle 2d4b11fb42 of high-proof whiskey strong 4f7fb9d917 enough to ignite.36f270abd67eded71bde
“I want to drink 3f5ff72e9a that one too.”9fd7d8a4291ccf76fdfc
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“That’s enough.”1a8f29c1502451d2be39
“Just one more.”569d688a5086e77d81fd
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Edwin’s expression 73bd30c74c softened slightly 8b7f813149 from the 4face5fa66 alcohol.45bf45caf29e68fbcfc5
Sleep and intoxication cfef3fe015 blurred Ivnes’s judgment, 040f5fc52b dulling her edge.77cb400a8399b64b2e2d
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“Then you ee62c420e1 fetch it.”d17685de511920d9d901
“Yes.”79bc44eb5eebc48bcd0d
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Edwin did as she said, brought over bce56d2e22 another bottle, and popped the cork. He poured it into a90b2cf7e0 the glass she was 7b9aeac2da holding—full to the brim.d268cd6a36271e45e897
“If we finish this bottle too… c74fc418bc I’ll tell you my ability.”fd0f3f3cd4b4acf85a4c
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Ivnes narrowed her eyes 1ee5fcd66d at him, then raised 69fa820263 her glass.52be0fac3344e88356db
She shouldn’t have.051a3c38248c18194345
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