CL Chapter 31
by flowieThrough the door eebe9c6251 Charlotte had left 343aeb95f5 ajar in her 0ab2e77c74 haste, Mona fled 18102552df in a rush. She had to get 336b6f4719 away before Charlotte returned.5692990f42edd044
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It was an escape driven bb3a8613ca by a sharp instinct: if 528e14b1a1 she faced Charlotte again, she 64b45f5a91 would have to confront a 8e4ae48d72 truth she didn’t wish to 6f21b387f6 know.69753f248c3ff46f
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She walked with no 15ff08c57b destination in mind. An unnamed fear tugged at 65e372f702 her steps, but she didn’t 0f572abea8 stop.f541d9656774cc0f
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By the time a dull c31521a546 ache throbbed in her ankles 0b8ca782c0 from walking so long, Mona fd35e2aee4 finally slowed her pace, thinking 944fd344f6 she must have put enough b9e117ed18 distance behind her.54cce46296e9cef6
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She lifted her head and ab3b4a688f glanced around the corridor… Still 455b236492 near Charlotte’s chambers. Had she barely 7b26f07564 made it this 4027a8bc6b far, or had d2af79e469 she wandered in 58c7016a45 a circle and 8d4f5fb4fd ended up right 2ae2f47a73 where she started?79b5c18a380f160d
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Crushed beneath the invisible 531ca63cdd weight of the air, 85ef0be766 Mona held her breath. The silence didn’t 6ad68c2637 bring her peace, d343a123be it echoed instead 83371cb8d7 with Charlotte’s shouting, 6c447061bd laced with worry 384c9091b1 for Leo.de398dd2d622e089
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Charlotte was the one person f5782577a4 in Ignator who had no 1cbe010574 right. If she had 78b362efcb truly cared for a28938a974 Leo, she’d had 2a5dfba8fa every chance long 64d8388806 ago.101fc4cbb6c2bf4d
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She had thrown it all 78ce19fef7 away. And now, after all this 77efdeb702 time, why?2abde94e410ed2b7
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Pushed by the endless questions, Mona found herself returning to the very place she’d run from. There, she found Charlotte, collapsed and gasping like a lifeless body.0ebf993457f2205b
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Startled, Mona did a0dcab9fd9 only what the 95b59f825c physician had instructed eb68ea26b6 in case the 49dab67a21 symptoms reappeared.fd98b833540c3acc
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She meant to loosen 411955e3b2 the suffocating dress clinging 04581c2de6 to Charlotte’s upper body, 2eb350cf7c to make room for 0029c83355 breath. She had no 5e923dbd46 idea that this ccb645ce7f choice would shake 11f14fd1c5 her to the 8a3e6ac6e1 core.c986fc6009af5b88
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Her skin, white as if 2b91e5aac0 never touched by sunlight, looked 52b3999ecb as fragile as blown glass, 7c86203a5a liable to shatter at a c694cc31e3 careless touch.6ae396043d45409a
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Which made the stains 459dcaa0c9 on it stand out 4c5a5d56d3 all the more.bffb8fee5e95bd51
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The marks spattered c66e90b807 across her skin.e7a32788abe6e1f6
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“What is that… what on earth is that…”2a683654ad3f5ff5
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She kept her question short. She knew anything longer would 93ac56e0e8 drown in the sob rising 41f65fbef2 to her throat.5b1ef8396b79b55c
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“Who did this… who would dare do something like this to the princess?”fa8964e23d1efb99
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Even as she shut her 34053c58be eyes against the image that b8b77b7fe7 refused to leave her mind, 9bc403a3e2 she pressed on.dda2498a729a4a2a
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“…Was it the king?”e63096e9050991a4
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It was the only 2a394ce202 conclusion she could reach a38f275d58 after wracking her brain. Who else had 2faca012bd the power to 622a1afc8a do such a 106b264d76 thing to a d485b3ab57 princess of the 28dd6dec25 realm?f683d4bc347ffab4
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Even as she said 176e607aef it, it felt impossible. But she had seen 835ec4a577 an even more impossible 843ef76c11 truth with her own 7fab66eae4 eyes. Seeking logic no 59a82c8ea7 longer made sense.83a9aa871099e25a
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It was then that Charlotte, frozen like a stuffed beast, lowered her feet to the floor, crawling out from beneath the bed where she’d fled.629e40d1597defa6
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The moment her pale feet 8dbdcadd91 bore her weight, a rasping a8e98fab0a sound escaped her throat, a a9d10b33a8 raw noise from breath still b10da4393e unsteady.100b4da077313acb
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And yet, Charlotte stood 39e3e869d8 straight and faced Mona. Mona couldn’t begin 874fb85544 to imagine how be9129fd6f much effort it 15b0c90752 took to compose 53f62eac34 that terrifyingly calm 91f72b3844 face.5251ef178f59d898
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Usually, when someone 8c81497fdd pushes themselves past 9f64b9b1d0 the limits of 9dcfcb3084 human will, there 97f5993d99 is only one eef30a5d78 reason: they have bddbb683dc something they must 2a9ada8238 protect.50984c2d1fb9e7d7
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Something they must keep hidden.2321e661aeb778c7
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“A naïve nursemaid like you wouldn’t know, but there are men out there with… interesting tastes. If you happen to b85c5a09b9 share a bed with 45f464e0e5 one, things can happen. Must I spell 04804faa60 out every detail 057596b1d6 for you?”8c2d6c4bb4af69f6
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The cold words 2b50265313 Charlotte unleashed were 7842f79abf a shield. Mona could see that now, 98053dab8d clear as day.995de1160f2d5004
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So that’s how it is?ba4b405c813334ee
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Maybe… it had always been 8b70a14556 like this?26c8b4b1975e3cdf
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Perhaps even back e9b05b1ce1 then, in places e51c48c071 Mona hadn’t seen, a4a3a59a7e Charlotte had been 6335708475 fighting her own 17babcd252 battles alone?0193e0f89767cebe
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It was too late, e80df5bc99 but Mona had to 6f1b0413f3 look now. Finally.70ef5b91b5028760
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“I see. I understand.”68be93776e84ba0b
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Mona wiped her 8d095c5dd3 damp eyes with 9c5f249a08 the back of 61bb41d122 her hand and, 61f9d3c958 like Charlotte, donned ffd95f3425 a mask of 19f5075eaa composure.a803ff9df10f9b6c
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“In that case, the lord must be told. It would be far too 5d5b12f328 grave a… flaw for him 36dfc443ac to unknowingly marry the princess.”998e440a08c4da62
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She spat out the f84b1aac33 words she didn’t want a3ec92d359 to say, turned coldly, c5ccdb6540 and took a step 7c343f322f back.a64dfe930a689746
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“Mona!”07f79013ede293a1
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Charlotte called her name, 55a348d38e crumbling, as if the 906d0c7e10 cruel words about men 5f33ea9ebc had never been spoken.7db17a75c885ba5b
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She ran barefoot 62049aee2f across the floor eb4ab53e98 scattered with glass, 757b838bb0 grasping Mona’s hand e4424e4aac with trembling, pale a12803f688 fingers.1f627494d420aa45
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Don’t tell Leo.57cabe1cef1d2fc3
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It wasn’t a plea, 55f0fb7ef0 it was desperation.b559c357fbc380bf
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“Who do you think your father is? You’re nothing but the blood of a lowly slave.”ff5212733669848c
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The words were so far beyond Charlotte’s comprehension that she couldn’t even bring herself to ask what he meant. Instead, a blaring alarm sounded in her head, warning her not to pry into her father’s past.c352e770a84f5fcf
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The shadow of Mia that had weighed down on her all her life… whatever feelings of resentment she once had had long since faded.66a87817c6ecaf82
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Clutching the hand 22c171443d of the man 37544c461c who looked ready 1ee9a5eef1 to rip her 4fe0a98ec2 scalp off, Charlotte 1c6e7e4c11 pleaded desperately.5be81f26f41c87a4
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“Please… don’t do this. I’ll apologize to Mia… I’ll make things right…”2946d45b6270fd6e
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Her father laughed, a 6d7713903c savage, cold laugh that ba3d07fdb8 was somehow more terrifying aaa905c279 than his fury.4dd4fcaa98feef8e
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“A slave wench daring to cause offense to royalty? That deserves a punishment befitting such insolence.”0295088de2e9e111
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He flung her head 2a9b24140a aside, slamming it into 9935c790ec something with a dull 649f4dfbb5 thud. That was the 7139e9e47c last moment Charlotte 54892b1785 believed that King f9c32bbb7d Diandel was her 277523f18b father. Her consciousness slipped away.9b4965b3ae522471
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When her eyes, dry and e8be9d1088 hollow, finally opened again, she 0df7dc55fb was somewhere unfamiliar. Her hands and feet 38ff13fdc1 were bound to a 8e7c3af397 stock, and her mouth 5280e712fb gagged.dba6ab320bf5cc3c
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Only later did she learn 8ba0c58368 this was the king’s private 7214904029 space, a hidden place where 525d0809fc criminals unfit for public execution a66213d8a2 were disposed of in secret.d7c45fcc8936c0bf
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“You’re awake.”607b6e3e8ac655e2
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A voice came dff9ae98d4 from somewhere nearby. Charlotte flinched like 76a302bac0 a startled bird, c4ccc2cfbd her head jerking 4f5aaea0d1 in the direction 90ebaeb9db of the sound. Even the faintest ee7a8f806f noise felt like 674f9c1a15 a threat in 633f5b7c4a her immobilized state.af9ccd84114aa419
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It was a familiar face, 8bb5f491e4 one that always lingered near 4f75d00a12 her father, the chamberlain.a6fcebf4b1c7d021
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He examined a 7ec11adcad small dagger, no 1b0330b9b6 longer than a 9ea1dbda66 handspan, flipping it 8203e0cfa6 between his fingers e988e97f33 as he spoke.8d3bd4aa1cd31d03
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“I’ll tell you the story you’re probably most curious about.”e8f45b6e4ac74cc7
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Charlotte instinctively knew b0fe41cc7a that what he e757e32b0e was about to be4ef41682 say had everything 8c63868005 to do with c2115f5151 those words, blood c56af83201 of a slave.c106d5f418a342ec
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“Mmm! Mmmph!”bb614836744d5f21
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Desperate, unintelligible sounds ebd1d3d753 spilled from behind 58f0162b28 the gag. Charlotte herself didn’t 00bdbe03d0 even know what b8fd7a9f3f she wanted to da0c8a5950 say so badly.e5a9ce0f5ea73b7d
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The chamberlain paid her 22436a357b pitiful resistance no mind, c5afa15f3b speaking over her muffled 222c7ad61a cries.8ab99679b9e8fbf2
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“After His Majesty and Her Highness the Queen were married, they spent more than seven years without bearing an heir.”9704484d869f17dd
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It was something Charlotte 9e91d2d0d8 had always known. Her nanny used c303f5a4ac to tell her 9bbeb54fc7 how the entire f320287439 palace rejoiced when 472412013e the Queen finally bc9a88b843 conceived.052cff03d3e0ab4b
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Charlotte, loving the warmth in 4aed359858 those stories, used to fall 7c0a47ac19 asleep to them like fairy 6f2829c8ba tales.73c82f435d5d5c16
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“Considering how unusually close the two were for a political marriage, it was strange indeed.”bef09fc8c13efab5
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The sound of 0eb0b196f7 the chamberlain’s footsteps f7c574c3e4 intertwined with his 9fe16b2179 calm voice.fb8648446837838b
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“Countless physicians came and went, even foreign doctors from lands with names no one had heard of. All of them confirmed, 4dc53296a3 there was nothing wrong 3389a3ac66 with either of them.”609d585e1c78ce1a
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The dagger was 6215f72377 still in his 177c123dfb hand.1be088e168c1e2bd
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“Then, after nine years, a blessing finally arrived. The nobles who had fe4a419329 been clamoring to depose 71ffb5eb1a the queen, to bring 3b79267573 in a concubine, how 4ed3510670 quickly they shut their 75fe12f413 mouths. It was quite fff9ac35c0 the amusing sight.”ef98e09db1998382
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Charlotte could do nothing, 4a67c08c18 utterly exposed beneath the b195627939 approaching blade, her body 6816802cbc trembling violently.ce213de21446ea79
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“But that blessing didn’t last four months before it vanished.”0081a339e52b98e9
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The chamberlain’s voice was b2ea459628 tinged with sorrow as 8664d26ed8 he now stood over a6743a046d her, looking down.6c8b6a9bbbe555bb
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“That day, His Majesty executed everyone who knew about Her Highness’s miscarriage. Physicians, maids… all of them.”bc7ddcae070414ad
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He studied Charlotte’s back 354dc26060 for a moment, then 449e797137 pressed the dagger to 02bea6d445 it.4e23c34a5ad68362
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“And then, he ordered me to find a child who looked exactly like Her Highness.”a13698e5fd2eb701
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The sound of d351714abd fabric tearing echoed 57fdf2ec06 in her ears abd2ff53ae like a scream. Her bare, pale back d64d848729 was now exposed beneath 7847c0b964 the chamberlain’s gaze.573798fbcec954b6
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“Hmmf! Mmmph!”2b478021aaa67919
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Shame, followed by an 2c134501df even greater wave of 47ec76b86b fear, forced a strangled 3e542cef5b cry from Charlotte’s throat. But behind the gag, 586a98e256 all she could manage c0b4198544 were weak, pitiful gasps.1335d19d7cac2959
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“So,”87ca34a8f74bf8e4
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The chamberlain took a step f89bdbf244 back, as though his work 2fe11acf88 was done. His voice, too, came dda40ead03 to a close.68465e22356ec3d6
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“It was I who made you a princess, born from the womb of a filthy slave.”213f4bb9c507fc90
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Charlotte’s breath turned into bb19f309fa ragged sobs, sorrow overwhelming 0843b0df45 every last bit of 7a8ee08494 air in her lungs.39459be9c07a0aed