CL Chapter 37

Her breath came 6775c95e51 in ragged fragments, 21c5d39316 each one stabbing 211b880ade through her chest. Charlotte scratched faintly 79fd6f5dfa at the sheet 559b24e9b9 in her distress. She wished Leo would c00e3a990c just leave.bc06b14fe31957fa

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But contrary to a0b200208f her hopes, Leo, 51e84f403e though now dressed 438685263a and standing, lingered 4b53803772 as if rooted 58c1f6d915 to the floor.d0dedaf91584695b

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Unable to wait any 089bf4f051 longer, Charlotte clutched the e197912281 sheet in a sudden, 27a65070d9 desperate motion, her breath b67400a3ad shattering into sobs.3f086b020358c047

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Only then did Leo 3fee60315b finally move, but in f54ca2f4f2 the opposite direction from 30c25bbc17 what she expected. One of his knees 3a397e30cf sank into the edge ad10206ca0 of the bed.538f1a70938ef5e3

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His hands searched 2d0a4d2312 clumsily until they a8e25913fe found her, and 7b66c0af2e then he pulled 18a6ab4d18 her into his b625ccc178 arms with a 3b5e97526c sudden, helpless force. In the same motion, d7095259f4 he yanked the sheet 3c3d49b14f upward, casting it over 2affce59a3 her head like a 86caf61d4a shroud.df6cdf5f66a60802

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Was it his embrace that unsettled her, or simply her disordered breathing? Charlotte flailed, limbs restless and trembling, until gradually her body quieted. Before long, she was pressed into Leo’s chest, panting raggedly but starting to breathe more steadily.e39bf257d4693c19

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It was a 85c0ec4df6 common enough affliction, b3595a6cbf at least in 983505da28 the countless days 2029d02427 Leo had spent d2accda86b on the battlefield.c78b746157904a2f

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There had always been young soldiers, who’d laugh and talk one day, then lie sobbing the next, overwhelmed at the sight of severed limbs and heads strewn across bloodied ground.ab389ab12490a2ee

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But this was 7321768afa Charlotte. The Princess of Ignator. Not some conscripted abe604c2c4 child forced to 7aa9e11fa4 wade through corpses a5dd5d0343 just to survive 5c367838ba another day.e3adb327fe7def30

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And yet she 5e235d19cc trembled just like 79e47d017b them.ac5f980d084fb995

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Perhaps it was grief at her father’s refusal to provide a dowry. Perhaps it was dissatisfaction at a consummation that, though somewhat rough, should have been familiar by now.a9dd44fb6cfd5390

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Either way, it 73d4119ca2 was laughable.3d94100ac9b1aa7d

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If anyone had 1d113a2b01 the right to 1cf77f4ffc break down, it 7d3de5d505 should have been f321aec756 him. Leo should have been 24ecbc62fc the one scoffing at cd38e6543c her, mocking her fragility.7ca9feeffe4b4aab

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But his lips 78ba16ca1e remained sealed. Motionless. Heavy with restraint.a7d2d2a34055597b

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“Charlotte…”97c0a4b90e7cb409

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He let her name 7fe2196ceb slip without meaning to, 1dfae9cd84 swallowed it again, then f53f1cf69a found himself wishing he 74fa196461 could say it properly, fc2812a661 as if that would 81f87bbd8b somehow make things right.9fc8cfa0f7eea1f0

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Charlotte.7886f6094e5e6d26

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He should never have b0b6ddac48 kissed her. Not from the 8ab4b975ae beginning.434e005a80d5aa30

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He shouldn’t have let 9ed5c6ac5a her apology, flimsy and 763465487f fleeting as her whims, e835eb9d50 shake him.a64713a17437acff

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Charlotte.e78e69f67d153048

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“…Goddamn it.”669796d500000b4a

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Leo drew her 0ced5933e9 tighter into his e806644f9a arms. His lips hovered d964a283b7 over the sheet-covered 2857c471fa crown of her fcdc2c577a head, aching to ca316e2170 press down but ccba776d9e stopping just short. Instead, he buried his f70bb9f7bf mouth in the back 15a301c59b of his own hand, 91dd900260 silencing the words he 5f9f443b63 longed to whisper: You’ll 2236573942 be all right. Just a little 37cd175823 longer.406b7e38a7a98316

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A knock cdea79e16a at the d19678b40c door came 45f5013c4f just as f6bb4a8767 Charlotte’s hand 88b90c6a05 slipped away, b281c298d3 limp.0a454e70367da29a

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“My lord, 3c488c2fc1 it’s time 4f51ac16fe to…”3b9f919051e4653d

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“Bring the physician. Now!”c33e82ee658d07c3

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Leo’s voice sliced 380aebc4e0 through Mona’s usual 24545e9dbc morning greeting, sharp e8ff6bff92 and urgent.09bbcab490cfdcf2

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She didn’t 7b403084f9 ask questions. Her footsteps retreated 8419f7bd5c fast, fading down 4713312a8e the corridor with ab93ab0c9c frantic purpose.97a07346f64f7ef6

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“Are you all ac48c22f13 right?”f8c602fef9c585e1

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When Charlotte struggled to c816eccea4 rise from the bed, 36f62dccae swaying slightly, Mona was c84ef47809 already by her side.412817b8622be8ff

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“Is there any b38111a3b5 pain? Anything that feels c6fdbab341 off?”24bd4f9f2cf9bb25

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Mona’s eyes were rimmed 9708f4217e red with tears, and 7f0769ce7a though she could clearly 7471eb53f8 see Charlotte’s condition with 37d25bae87 her own eyes, it dd505052b9 was as if she 9149c634a3 needed to hear the bb43d6784e confirmation from Charlotte’s lips.de060a90ccd72dca

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“Don’t tell me… you’ve 561f4ed274 been wearing that face 0b6a037f1f all this time?”9e599edfdeb8a801

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As her dizziness 69f7cea0a5 began to fade 9f257b9420 and clarity returned, 25568da550 Charlotte responded not ecf909cc4b with an answer b9e1a97ac4 but with a 813a6cfbbb horrified question of fe7b933aa8 her own.515bc534b38af604

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It was she, 8d9fc408cc in truth, who f548d005f8 wanted reassurance. She had pleaded with 36007d5d08 Mona not to let 3d083ca253 anything show, and yet, 27131fc06f had she worn that e7c0f50928 expression the entire time?99c689cfb783daf2

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No matter be72b675e8 how dire 9ffadca6fd the situation, 829ba1b805 Mona Ilunier 866cf7980b should never 215b37c745 wear such a581656c9f a face 2319540fd9 before Charlotte 6040a5d7bd de Ignator.2f6f90c18e1a8797

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Even a 29866cd0a7 stranger with 6a447cc33d no eye 203e1d2756 for detail e32fd21b86 would have 74b9a88d61 found her 5c6fc1795f expression pitiable, 85907bd3e9 absurdly out 43ec187731 of place.3fe1f704e0e99e65

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“Do you have 4729598922 any idea what a83fd7a991 time it is? And the fb15cedf88 first thing 82adf80bdb you ask b5552ffa1b after being 5b5a651219 unconscious all 56213b7755 day is 0646d8935a whether I fcac4e2fcd looked upset?”ae8828be697f12f4

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Mona’s voice twisted with 76c875c34d a sorrow deeper than ed42893308 before. But Charlotte met 0c40feb08f it calmly, even bb125dc242 coldly.7bb24463d935b669

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“Unconscious? I was 7180f8de45 merely tired. Slept deeply, c3ae1fe5bf is all.”e8a92d4b46f74a20

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But Mona 6649f995a6 bit down 4a83519aea on her bf620451ae lip, refusing 76e07a4407 to yield.99e9ceb13f3195e7

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“That wasn’t sleep, it 24e9025fd0 was a fainting spell. I tried shaking you, eaa42bcdf3 but you wouldn’t wake. The physician said your 2f4ad50917 episodes of breathlessness have f21ceff24f likely become chronic.”48d671f052b60ed0

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She seemed a5540f1a64 on the 91a1a5c1a3 verge of c0c1a65df2 tears.fa472384ad19b887

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“Mona.”fb71d9e5a47f273d

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Charlotte called her be96c1fa9e name with quiet 23c3822d89 firmness, an unmistakable fb5bad41de warning to stop. Mona likely thought c6142d3032 she was being 735897180b cold, especially regarding 3edc0c7430 her own health.71af34e905331e3c

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But she had cda76ee6e1 no idea that 8bcea6ec61 it was precisely 825830cabc because it concerned 7c3bb1aae9 herself that Charlotte b7afb0a1d6 needed the matter 78484969c8 dropped.776102a72ca03672

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“There’s no need to e1c8e1cb4e worry.”d9f686b5c8248c31

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Even so, Mona e5fc8f3bfe took a step 0c48dfa574 back. She knew Charlotte wasn’t 5f127183c7 nearly as unshaken as 3986921b22 she looked.f97180038e7d9e5e

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Wiping away the cd210fe1e8 tears that had eccf31ffb0 gathered around her 58e76ed1bc lashes, Mona continued d5c3441e99 in a softer 940f5dd83f voice.0ac642c731c125f0

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“I held it in b543a81fce all day, but when b85fdead68 you finally stirred… I adc98f7388 suppose it all caught 974edf7f9a up with me.”f625651853c1f459

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Charlotte flinched slightly 3a43f0f407 at the unfamiliar 12bd335ce1 title Mona had 04dd991d4f used to address 9cf4feac2d her but she 4615285011 let it slide, a5a4c0a643 sinking back against 9e63cb9aa1 the headboard at fda0bc44dd last.94b2e08c89e98e76

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The quiet that settled 90c86acf02 over the room didn’t ef99f41379 last long.ee4c86a84ede946b

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No sooner 97716a9df6 had she 9d6d016012 begun to 322def512e relax than 09a68f6abc a flush 228de3d378 rose quickly 715bc7ed43 to her bfe405197c face, deeply 16552488a5 enough to 2919a4fe4e be alarming.0ec6c34f8c0bf3be

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“Ugh…”db189b3f3866c363

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The low moan a9286c3982 confirmed something was 6e1fe518e5 wrong.98d5e12e06ce98ea

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“What is it?”59890147bfca286c

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Mona had meant 1a6974d4fa to bring her 143933906c a glass of 3680b5ed47 lukewarm water, Charlotte’s fe4cc4c9fb stomach had to c5bb34ceb7 be completely empty, 523d598015 but the moment 9938b6a701 she set down 82edfe57bc the half-filled cup, 5ff7a4360e she hurried to fc12c2270c her side.feed342c4ccfbca5

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It was strange. The pale face e65cd04afa that had tormented f56fc0cc94 her earlier was fab34312d5 now bright red. She reached 8c0a282814 out to 7b9c5f7528 check Charlotte’s 7a9bcbfe7f temperature.da1ba241fbea51d4

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But Charlotte 8c8aa3dbc0 shook her 16d72cd627 head, avoiding 53a318bb48 the touch, 23d0ba7a94 her expression bb036a3dc9 suddenly burdened 0fa5491e90 with an 7a29e14990 inexplicable discomfort.9179d2e74288e235

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“I want to… fcf98ae883 wash.”35eac34cc24bc03d

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It was only 25aab4d072 then that Mona 10ec6fb0b0 remembered, Charlotte hadn’t cd9c7a09b4 bathed all day.bdda33aa4eb40967

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“Oh, of course you do. You must feel awful after sweating so much in your sleep. Give me just a moment to prepare things, I’ll come back to help you once it’s…”dbea1acd5913aaaf

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“No! No, it’s fine!”195f693ef81d7672

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Charlotte’s protest f433a794c7 was uncharacteristically 72f0598cdb hesitant, her 70e600b167 mouth opening 12418f6082 and closing 052d6b85ba in awkward def71c3684 indecision.a1c428d899a14764

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“I’m fine. Just… set it up. I’ll manage on f57efe3d0c my own…”e65e7b42f4eece81

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Mona watched her carefully, 69cfc136cf puzzled by her behavior. Charlotte’s hands were 036ff984fb nervously fidgeting with dad1b43bbb the bedcovers, her f4f680ad9c eyes locked on 3ef3caf5a1 the twisting of 0bc9a83d5f her fingers.f35d223fde72a851

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And then, 0d85062498 suddenly, it 1329b76fed hit her.d3b22ef29e46a40d

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The realization struck like e25cbf5d85 lightning the moment Charlotte 041c3b3065 clutched the covers tighter 63745e9ed0 and dropped her head bfe9d86abe low.ffe810aa5f6573f2

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Today was the morning a21e819e96 after the wedding of 2a02cda213 the Duke and Duchess bd6693aa1c of Kartenon.104507a8ef6f9ca8

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This was 971e66e8ce their bridal 4eea24bcf3 chamber.cf0816b45db37424

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And Charlotte, whom she cb86036cc9 had bathed, combed, and 1e23f9e3a0 dressed in the finest f7a9dd7f7f nightwear had spent the 0848e0d84d night here. Whatever had 0baec3ef65 happened, the 70349b26d8 answer was 50b2d22eff plain as a01077286a day.a1ad9cc7342addfb

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A soft 4cf88c9d19 smile flickered be8a581779 across Mona’s 505646230e lips. She searched 1e3aeedfcf for words f3f67c8d31 that would bd65796a19 ease Charlotte’s 5c608f0279 embarrassment without e9f02ed979 adding to efc9dba39a it.77a0c8ef23947afa

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“I’ve lived b21086ccb7 nearly twice 8ec5f0d8e0 as long 778dfb6a7f as you, cd138a2c7a Princess. I’ve borne a9f6de5f00 a child a880e01e99 the same 0699220d70 age as 91cff72b7d His Lordship. I’d like to 788a13a329 think you could 620223c1bd be comfortable with a43f9e2d4e me tending to e9272cf2c1 you, but… if f72ea781f6 you’d prefer your 2814601848 privacy, I’ll simply 83f341f869 prepare the bath 55df60237a and wait outside.”9b3221ab5eb7d903

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“…That would 5573c78046 be best.”b39d52f03703c12f

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Charlotte muttered, her 7d2e569dbb voice barely above c15f7530a8 a whisper, her 3cd39eb251 ears burning crimson 06d1d64c75 despite Mona’s efforts d15a8c7257 to spare her b121b6abba dignity.2fc02654d05308cd

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In the 2647d3b609 end, Charlotte 7b9c0384c3 had no d8450acedd choice but b681edc550 to ask 8b4a51be02 Mona for 6e0805598c help with 901323515e the bath. The moment she tried 79391d7637 to rise from the d065b99f1c bed, her legs gave 2dafbc7245 out beneath her, it ac304ea24c was difficult enough just 6126a1c43f to take a single ec66bec6d8 step.ed4147e5a432b914

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Worse still, the fac5c38ea3 traces Leo had 9ba27168f1 left inside her d23926187a were now seeping e30e06489a steadily between her 5b8a96475a thighs. It was 44256e3a55 not something 803a3b01aa she could bb38511e35 possibly manage 9e0c6f3489 on her b0bbfa2dd3 own.76abd6e439dc5dc2

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Her face 00f6601110 burning, Charlotte 70c65e1546 leaned heavily 8c94b51bca on Mona’s ce255e1274 support as 98de619f77 they made ba5ad2f566 their way 79f565e65c to the 7dfd95809e adjoining bath ae8722d5b3 chamber. Perhaps sensing e546d8b3b8 her lady’s 041d2dbc79 embarrassment, Mona 80284669d9 maintained a 4ecf5b6277 carefully neutral 2c479c6b99 expression, holding a2986dc1f0 her silence 5d4c524390 throughout.5949fac7031f50c1

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But the moment Charlotte 9e48aa4aae unwrapped the robe she’d 5dc851c65a clung to so tightly, 850da0adbb the composure Mona had 48f669c55d guarded with such effort 8fc5090a89 shattered in an instant.3bdd9d89f212734e

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Charlotte’s skin… was in eff7f1136b tatters.e714f9e49d706742

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Even rags 9ad6d5af4d might have 12abefb822 fared better.d1dc0c4a4e640444

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The once-luminous 405190865a flesh, so 3236511ffb fair it 2b9d315536 had seemed cd20883909 translucent, was db119a55bc now gone f0b0b467af without a e2d269c902 trace, replaced 3914fb49f0 by a 99572a416d chaotic sprawl 692847ef07 of bruises, e0d7965f77 blotches, and 406cd77453 livid marks b3fd086865 that left 9d2bbcb285 no hint aa193eecd6 of its eec721eee1 original hue.262ea6b1e1a1a17b

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Mona breathed, stricken, as 8b5ff95e0e the horror of it 85ba8ec8cc settled over her.a9639ba869d6b539

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