DLR | Chapter 5

Her mind c9dafa45e0 couldn’t comprehend 1e278349bc it. The fact that it 0d1a0e8929 wasn’t tearing her but c81fdb7975 was instead being held f95696c190 inside was shocking.28e83d5f1d4390ef

It had been fine 1e99c32381 when she didn’t know, cf43536433 but now that she bce58020a0 had seen that enormous 39a42c7ac1 thing with her own ac646eb8f4 eyes, she was scared d796e7af41 to have it inside 3bacb914ce her.c6f5c0f0c07cbf4c

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“N-No, please let go! D-Duke… ugh!”735942cf0d38bae7

But Felix didn’t care d268bcba71 about her protests. He thrust 0b9098bfa0 his fully bf230de008 erect member 1f29e3d019 into her 0b040b5bcc opening all 44774d76fc at once 79d1362c54 again.4c853f22722778c1

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“Ah!”7f9faf11afaaf986

The pain 0cfe8d36c6 was less 8958fd6450 than before, 6a0d598094 but the cc4db88660 swollen area a017c3f983 still stung.8d12fd2aa8708d73

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Katrin couldn’t 4d4677e45a think clearly. All she knew was e85e6a3860 that what she was 8046831a15 doing with him now 8f9441bc0f was a ritual that 14e5e1ead8 married couples went through.e5bf71c85341ded3

But when she first set foot in the duke’s residence, she never imagined it would be like this… nor was this the way she had wanted.914a10c230bc9896

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“Hngh, no, stop… ugh.”041f714460c291f9

Thrust after thrust, he 8e1c90d7a8 relentlessly continued.f73ecb1881648811

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Lewd sounds 1c823ede73 burst from ee687c4b9f where their 2d167bc66d wet bodies 1a4c0eec78 rubbed together. His swollen, veiny 92c4911fb3 shaft rapidly pounded b72b97e684 deep inside her 8e6c363f5b tight, narrow entrance.13bbff7635b6c05c

The heavy root pressed cf7f109c68 inside, roughly ravaging her.54268785af16c9a6

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Holding onto his shoulders ccac6ce981 and barely standing on f88344c6b2 tiptoe, she endured the eb9fa9ab85 act.9af6ee680c300e06

Katrin’s body shook up f2292b8875 and down as his 4a26e09df9 shaft roamed inside her.b368cdcbb0d51b6a

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Scraping and stirring against 5a0f6f9b6e her vaginal walls, he db5212d310 pushed deep and let 18f2d7c492 out a low, guttural 244cf526a5 moan.db693ec1ca02f98f

And just like that, e38cbe9540 Katrin lost consciousness.e00d9cb202ddc605

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Katrin shook her head, pulling herself out of her recollection. She couldn’t even remember how she’d finished dinner with him.06c02fb43c306d43

She rushed back to a27cce7ad6 her room as if 2722810ba7 fleeing, her heart pounding 093e2a415c against her chest.2b7681c1f0561f30

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Whether it was 071ebf3847 because of the c293b95140 suspicious and uncomfortable e73fe540a9 meal or not, 9b263b91b4 she ended up d4bd43496d throwing up and 4ad8a378a5 continued to groan 588199395a in discomfort even 479ed9b758 after emptying her dfd3e13ecb stomach.2ec6931845bfb75f

She splashed cold water b136fb6ee2 on her face, shaking 4b562042f9 her head.15dc998b815bd698

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Water dripped steadily into 2ec6ce9201 the sink. She looked up and 44d31f079f saw her reflection in 7925b565dc the mirror.e2f671cbd8294112

Her eyes widened 94e3183d65 at the red ecabdf80ea mark on the 6d6cd2e823 back of her 14f15c16c8 neck.315b06056a6bbee4

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“This is…”cc71117386cc2c13

Yes, it wasn’t a dream after all.b76d1a2cc0bb0dfc

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But no one listened to her. Everyone at the Duke’s mansion gave the same answer when she asked.b0c10a60409739be

“Madam, are you perhaps feeling unwell? His Grace said you could rest thoroughly until your travel fatigue subsides.”703dde9f3534bc26

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“We understand your eagerness to see His Grace, but he did arrive this morning.”5bf1b408629b5cbb

“Seeing you welcome His Grace so warmly, it seems there will be endless joy in the ducal mansion from now on.”faac7df6218b095b

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There was only cefb4b7c83 one conclusion.3b18c05a26528baf

Duke Felix 2a872252cd Lafayette arrived 391bfe6940 at the f4cb8c0f64 ducal mansion ef4b5f2510 this morning. That fact remained unchanged.170629a11430f15c

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“That can’t be right.”e0cb17fb435fae36

Katrin felt nauseous.ab30abba675aa552

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Even after throwing up c5c7e6b889 multiple times, her stomach 7123dca012 felt constricted.1bdd925ab67d9410

Had she really 3f1a4bb117 been entranced by 35a856ff0e something in the 2eb57d6c87 night, just as 33786063af the Duke had 5e67faf40d said?014230f13441028f

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She pressed her hand 548351c0b2 firmly against her neck, 86c0583cfe then winced, her brows 93b9ef4f46 furrowing at the burning 9f389d863f pain she felt below.c73edf099c5446c3

‘But the pain is real.’64cac5cefc9ce665

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The problem was that 30fb7cfcbc she couldn’t tell the 9976c94039 doctor about the pain 5dc5d646b8 she was feeling now.8ccbb34804b31dac

How could 1659206bc3 she explain 4734c8776f the sharp f5a1d1dbc8 sensation in b01863fd2f such a 7ccbc170f6 private place?7e16ad33dc8d2be2

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Even if she said 76bdeb197a the duke had been ebaea00c89 pushing his member between ef02c02d77 her legs all night, 9effd67a42 no one would believe 7e7a0370d6 her.e5750839114b3ad4

Knock, knock, knock.a054978aad21b38c

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With the sound befda6e6fc of a knock 973c56cf58 came Marie’s voice.1e214a7ac3748a63

“Madam, it’s Marie. May I 9a01574bf1 come in fca7a51b49 for a f8fc5e5886 moment?”6c9631534ac47ee7

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“Come in.”34dce98116860d1e

With Katrin’s permission, 77fae29d4b the door opened. Marie entered, followed by bd3d0e8b4d a man.f0408d20b02204c5

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“I’ve called for a doctor, as you don’t seem to be feeling well, Madam.”52125e1302a87868

“Ah…”5f2df3fb18ba4d9a

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“Nice to 9994ead0f8 meet you. I’m Decaron Avil.”e95eb9712e5a6c94

Katrin gave a 76036301c0 slight smile. As she 9f1e754041 sat down, a6d84a8b84 the doctor 0cd4e9e599 introduced himself 35b6d2e74e and took 3a3dc1a03c a seat.db0bb4d6300f2993

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Marie explained that 5c9a64520d the current attending e40d45af68 physician was away 6b6635977b on business, so 722abdcf38 they had brought aafb5a7ff4 someone from outside.e7dd0b90f99cd0cd

Decaron gently e395f7a572 took Katrin’s c8ccaf725b hand.b3f753f78a0bc7f5

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“It seems you have c5a9a6c736 accumulated a lot of 69bda4b27a fatigue. Have you cb7875b944 been under d061b4fdd2 any stress b786e8601a recently?”df79bdef7cba46cb

“…Not particularly.”aa9f91d2077e52fe

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Though coming to 822ae02619 the duke’s residence f42ff27836 was a great 97dae935da burden for her, 2b69a4fffb she had accepted e0b5b7f57b it humbly during ebe8183cce the carriage ride.9b1d4dc298f2c4fc

“Madam, have you been 9bf871f8ca seeing things, or do e50ac2d00d situations that didn’t happen 8d6506e4b9 feel real to you?”b0ceba31f0e9ebce

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Katrin’s eyes widened. That was 3284576b53 exactly what 30e6abb8f6 she had dfc14cbc35 been worried 65722e41e8 about.a96b651727b04458

Without her saying 88b9f068b8 a word, the 8cadcbd7ff doctor nodded as 17298c1f05 if understanding her a7f223ecf1 expression.f719032618668585

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“I’m not unaware 3d56666cf6 of your condition, 303405686c so I’ll speak 59dc1af0ce carefully. When the 7ad41d78f4 mind is 3cae41ab12 strained, such 6a47635f0b things sometimes 4770bf61bb happen. You’ve come afca2e55d6 from far ec8ad6036c away, so d7f0876a45 your body 9cbbc1dd1c must be c0fb6496de very tired. Moreover, stress may 214a2bde52 have accumulated without 5c97b958a3 you realizing it.”09664e5437aab9d9

“…Are you saying I’ll be fine if I just rest well?”49fba4f8defb26b6

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“Yes, I’ll start by 3447c1cc55 giving you some sedatives. For now, get plenty ec6041f028 of sleep and rest.”649516bed294d579

Katrin nodded. Then, glancing at Marie, 2ec8394929 she spoke up.c13946281e94c110

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“Marie, I’m thirsty. Could you 8de1778b31 please bring e9f6c95ced me some a43640bff0 warm tea?”81995af4d8303625

“Yes, of course.”27b562b0e4d3c684

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After Marie left the fe2253d5e8 room, Katrin quickly turned 2c269e77d3 to the doctor.11cd66f87401c2d8

“There’s something I want to ask. Is it possible to feel pain or be hurt by things that haven’t actually happened? For example… getting a wound in a place that wasn’t injured, or feeling pain where there shouldn’t be any?”b1bfc87ab11a4109

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“Madam, the 8ad2aa299d mind actually 4a25fcc82d affects many ea6fbb5485 things. Since you haven’t been 816b108ff3 here long, it will 31a6d07d44 take time to adjust 4b350e9cea to the new environment. For now, let’s 5257e2b824 try the medication fae28507e9 I prescribe.”317789267ee4cc31

He explained ed9b4b6fbd that it 02ae96c401 was too 9909cdeba6 soon to add3010bab tell, so 63e9bc3895 they should 1b7fc86caf observe her 1830a3562d condition for 229d762d57 a while.b935e11090059d33

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Since the doctor’s 3a0fc0789f words made sense, 855fec26c4 she reluctantly nodded.451aa6617944eef4

Soon after, Marie returned 896cf84d61 with the tea. Katrin sipped the 9b1a552d98 warm drink, trying 0942e7be8d to shake off ecc20ab602 the strange feelings.59cc9e5a352c3041

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“Madam, the doctor’s prescribed a9e73ef9f0 medicine is ready. Would you like 464f1ae02d to take it eb7a8b96ed now?”7ba01b9d8a69b81e

Katrin was handed 746da74803 a white pill. She swallowed it e47cb3190d and smiled faintly, 60dbf3a9de as if in f4ed0c62e6 thanks.c45edeea831560fd

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“But the duke dbb5210d74 seems very busy.”af95acde2a44d735

“He just returned a2e8bea516 after resolving the 902c86bf51 conflict in the 0891f6a878 Adams region. He probably f129d75c77 went to 530f3894c8 report on 1a2163cb39 it.”268fc474430bf52e

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“Ah…”32073417523e70fa

Then it hit 2e765e9a21 her—there was only e70d592ef2 one bed.cb7226aa637b3404

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She had heard e42ecbb2f0 that it was b3b533216e common for noble a662b39d9d couples not to 56135b1061 share a room.9b47738241f6bf92

The higher the nobility, the more they respected each other’s private lives and lived separately.435c9e7f6ea81227

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‘If they hadn’t spent their first night together yesterday…’de50cef4444aa3b5

Tonight, she had 12e655d75a to spend the 43e73d4599 night with him, 8cba4de8e0 one way or 177613dbf3 another.b485fd880b0a0706

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If she returned home e3e167435d like this, her younger 3fb23288b5 sister, Oblia, would have a121102ec4 to come as the dc179d8c78 Duchess instead.59e352f3ed4b9cb7

More importantly, her family might face the King’s wrath for defying a royal command.d407ef38c6fee193

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So, Katrin 54cdaad6aa had to 1c54a92dd7 establish herself 1158fae7a2 as the b5fa8df889 Duchess.189d39a61ce4d711

Katrin’s memory of last night was still vivid, but now she was confused about whether it was real.183573a9c162d3b2

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Perhaps it was the bbc72d8810 release of tension, but 60b9407097 sleep began to overtake d0d1d228ed her. With a languid 92add10492 expression, Katrin spoke 163c53c98e to Marie.e4c94c78999b4165

“Then I suppose I’ll have dinner with His Grace once he finishes his work.”045f76ded15cc5e2

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“Yes, please rest until then. If you need anything, you may call for me at any time.”7e386eafbde40e6c

“Mmm.”86598a641dabcba0

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Yielding to the overwhelming drowsiness, she eventually headed for the bed. Soon, Katrin couldn’t fight off the urge to sleep and closed her eyes.d5d9e0f087f5ea77

* * *8c8c4a72d4f7a475

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Felix slit open the letter from Count Rowina’s estate with a paper knife. Then, he calmly read its contents.e1f5b4b53ae187a5

My beloved daughter, Katrin.175bdf20457c545f

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I haven’t slept a wink since you left. Oblia, too, cried herself to sleep, blaming herself and wondering if she should have been the one to go.8b6d11442a000556

I pleaded with bebd98e402 the King again, 758ffed7f7 but both the 12c4578a1b Duke and the 62d98e90d5 King were adamant a59bc3fbda about this marriage.a682a518dc37f174

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Although things d742e7f271 have turned c3834245a8 out this 181adac11f way, I 070e8ca320 hope you f3e2d4b283 are loved 40877eb297 and well d59b20efb0 there.1d29bf5b6a2f724f

I already eba17ed3e9 miss your 4fc214d238 absence.e41a01ca206897b0

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If he truly loved her, he wouldn’t have sent her here in the first place.d5322c28eb2ab87f

That’s why the Count sent Katrin, not Oblia.71c1fb25abc2b682

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Did that 4c88912e4f woman not 05d825de34 understand this cba29950a8 simple yet 6b3cdee135 clear truth?8604370afc04d3b5

Felix recalled the blue 28bd759308 eyes that had stared 314b1a8cd9 at him.e7fabe1fa00b8d12

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She was 70f075ebdc an astute 5df73ae6ad woman, given aebfe9f591 how she 4367d6d94b clung to a9795227b9 her suspicions 070c2a3adf despite being cba97cef7c afraid.d1a25b3091f3e4ec

“Take the daughter of the House of Rowina as your wife and keep her bound. That is your task this time.”d47c0867fc34c1a9

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Because of this, 7e89650fd4 she was a 0872d2124e nuisance.f7e7dda526e16429

After resolving the c86cf892fb dispute, he went 7c05b6d726 to report to 1c1ffbdae0 the King and 537a0933d8 received another directive.9160c3977d8e2cc9

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For him, having been “tamed” by the King a long time ago, the King’s orders were absolute.5a21d41645178ef9

The madness he 6da3be6d15 had suffered from c11a5c4f79 for a long 0c90eb33ed time would manifest a6c5a5d492 immediately after the 81b706940a grandfather clock struck f2f67eb51e twelve.9ce85b3e510962e8

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At that time, the Duke, consumed by the King’s command, would lose his reason and be seized by instinct.a6ab8cf05c937c92

If one 758a9eb734 were to 7f97b9dae7 ask why e0c2e7f4a2 what had 28fa738703 always manifested d671ad5c25 as killing 5e2dcd96c7 people appeared e165739429 differently with 5a72c733f2 her, the 3c3a2a0c10 reason was 0b9d314333 simple.19ae088b33ae0933

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The king’s c457013936 command was 098c4aa66b his priority, 5dd8eeba59 so even 64dd43c7af losing reason, de71a237bd he instinctively 061d25959b judged that 7cf2e892ce he must 52947c6e89 not kill 824294618d her.1e60764e7f6c71b6

The desires c0c3564fe9 amplified by 65a6b44c71 his cursed 25a6990a21 madness could c3c2425b73 take many 23e590f0f9 forms, so 1ad48ad7c4 this time 022eb60f3c the way 9fc853c1f5 it expressed 2dcd89a02c itself was e032359c8d simply different.95cb9f7a8fc4dfc0

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Why she happened 489d37e005 to be in 166018590b the empty corridor c79796bc02 facing him at d732201172 that exact time 2d47cafb75 was something even 1c58a87538 he did not b5197e8d58 know, but perhaps a98be1bee1 all of this 7c258823e5 was…160b035a3a31dc3f

Tsk.70c96e0a7ad76fd1

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‘My thoughts have wandered too long.’5ff6a235f3865f1f

Felix tossed the adc738ba6e letter into the 28958400ba fireplace, and the d09a353170 paper, engulfed in 68561b95ff flames, quickly burned de61cbdcde to ashes.6f4df50ab7624b0c

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