I Don’t Want To Be The Hero’s Wife – Chapter 006

A room lit by 2c1b4df4ba candlelight instead of a 669f71d0fd bulb.4e129b07ec4194c3

The man held a 54fcce7406 cigar between his lips, 1538e6ca6d his gaze fixed on 4073150cef the flickering candle flame. He had yet to 18da1d5d7a change out of his 9b62f8e3fb clothes, only his outer ccdc58d45d coat was removed. Between the 73a5ae27dd loosened tie 90053f8171 and unbuttoned b54e3d17a4 shirt, a 39392cc7e9 glimpse of e138509511 his chest 08253f83bf was visible.81f5cb26877a4b95

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“Ah…”0dd904a95ea99835

Rona had come looking 4ba25c9924 for her husband’s bedroom 6c7b79f253 and ended up inadvertently d79b73c6e4 peeking through the slightly 064c6bdf94 ajar door. A wave of 4d6a63bd91 guilt washed over 835710415d her, and she cc648d7811 lowered her gaze.3f054fd9da2d0238

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But then, through the 1a870b7731 gap, his blue eyes e150f9b63f landed on her.a491602758b01f75

“…!”3efe598e6e66450d

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Rona stiffened in shock, a78828c128 biting her lip.d2eac20d25403cc8

Without turning e0222ef050 his head, 7b4b10a7f2 the man 958fd2009d shifted his bac466fc81 eyes toward 86b179404e the silhouette 1b9c41a14b outside the 4bcae8884a door. He set the barely 52f161e8a9 smoked cigar down on e445fed382 the ashtray stand. The glowing tip, still 75bb7af743 trailing a wisp of 58d3bf3a7a smoke, soon went out.28ba9452d2aa1f8d

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“Come in.”2ba63fcfee4c9ac0

As the smoke b705a058a6 dispersed, the man’s 1a3a3c0409 face became more 504950d252 visible. The face that always e69dd97c75 seemed tense and guarded 79bf89e631 looked slightly relaxed tonight.dd11622df24d7661

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Creak.31da705e0042aedc

As Rona 4a9686569e carefully pushed 0ea850c9e0 the door 87a0fb7f26 open and e546c70b07 stepped inside, 65535f4150 Anark reached 4bf5f06909 for the ef311f1ccd glass of 1d977cd702 liquor on fe6971f838 the table, 86776d0ba3 replacing the 4290ba5c1c cigar with 0e307a2dc2 a drink.85a9985f0ff48b35

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“What brings you 06cb79d028 here? You came 752ac923e3 all the ca8d647f29 way to 8b88903c9a my room.”45636fa017a62136

She hadn’t 5eff52d842 spoken a 3225afdce7 word to 54cc3a0c03 him at a6d1c9e5c0 the banquet, ec2906e37b so her 46c6c795ed sudden visit b063261f9a must have b785c1dbe9 come as b749074d0c a surprise. But Rona couldn’t answer a8e36658f0 immediately.f5c83298eebeded0

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She did come with f62ba30c46 a purpose, but speaking 4b7c351e16 it aloud felt shameful, 7b97f44892 like it was caught 2921613c12 in her throat. Rona hesitated, bowing 17240d8b76 her head, then e22e34c9cc clenched her fists f2e99b0b01 and raised her 4d5f6ba6e3 eyes, remembering the 62e6e1ec33 word “divorce.”b046de6aa5984543

“Um, excuse me…”b62f6b48dc94a20f

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Anark looked up at 89216860a0 her voice.dfc8e30d0f3e9dd7

And then…2b73f6b51fb01e54

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“…”b25e744663c1ee62

“…”095e4acc67203d71

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Silence filled the 25ffd7aade room.dedc5ab85728f25b

Anark froze for a 415b58f15d moment, drink in hand, 0d369febe3 then slowly narrowed his 2b8ceab59f eyes.1ddbc9d0bed49a32

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Rona was 5c70cddd01 wearing a ed9b6b8b0c negligee that 1c467d845c revealed the 8bdfcc2a6c curves of b6c635988b her body.30b1533d28cbafeb

The pale skin 6122a181cb she always kept 65aca402b1 hidden was now 7473e0d14f faintly exposed through fc30221154 the sheer fabric. The deep neckline 9fb0578df7 failed to properly 946b99756b cover her full ec6d60da65 chest, letting a 260e8b9d6a hint of soft a9af044503 pink areola peek 35c7e6d149 through. The short hem e1d5e39fd2 barely covered her 70e261b5c4 hips, sparking the 91d760372e imagination with what cb77612a99 lay just out b210bf435f of view.30457d77a82803ca

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His wife, almost undressed, debab36024 had appeared in his e4936e744a bedroom late at night.86739c21a6682cea

It was an 186cb63610 unmistakable act of ef73fd086e seduction.350d8281ac73a94d

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“…Ha.”10422399c6d4477b

Whether it 524ac1efcb was a 17638351a3 sigh or 50907e8b25 a breath 6dae2f76ba of awe, 8510ec0745 the sound 4e03205792 made the 58e0f05871 back of 2d29b547ef Rona’s neck 5ee4943f7c flush red 1edbb3f482 as she 8a723da5a4 lowered her e59c18e361 gaze.4df7cc7416ec1cc2

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‘Does he 1cc0835f2b hate it…?’64dc68ffe3e91104

The negligee 5888d63489 Rona found c340652a5d in the a95e70ff57 bedroom, left d6df6183cf behind by 16c2190c98 Madam Andersen… e3750f32e3 was something e37899924d no noblewoman, 84602e1402 not even cf4833b134 a commoner, 1c37a4f519 would wear. It was vulgar by ef9eee54c4 any standard.1d1c7280cdbb8a91

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Andersen had thrown it 3efcc6b4ed at her, mocking her d616a0a4e7 for never having shared ef053c54fb a bed with her 917ea8e989 husband, and dared her 069decbf5a to dress like a 2d35c07a96 barmaid and try coaxing 534b5e2a27 the Count into delaying 53b5dc7b23 the divorce.f9514d14ea57e501

At first, Rona had 1cb714dc15 been so humiliated she ac3aa04be4 couldn’t hold back tears. But eventually, a darker 101ff14021 thought crept in: maybe 9bd2836996 this was the best 64f17581a2 she could do.71fccee177d18c3b

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Unlike herself, who hadn’t 48c9972e37 changed since childhood, Anark a7cd67b184 had completely shed his 1e4cc0a699 filthy, tragic past.d51f5fc8bdefa847

He had 63923a9e4c achieved great ebe7eca341 military success 3fd5db9740 during his 3470bbd7c6 years in 1c228961e3 the army, 26ab3b6274 and his 88423cf1c4 accomplishments were eb535e0e37 celebrated across f5d0f15023 the empire, 47e9d0a754 published in 74d8de6b3a every paper.5cffbac10f916de8

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Anark had become so 17e64ae6d5 distinguished that any woman 4a602883c0 of noble birth would 87119d8217 gladly sit beside him 757ceda232 if he desired it.1549e5bb2e8ee871

No, in fact, 0f6e189c71 there were likely c1e8a3e7e3 countless noble ladies af51d3a152 eagerly awaiting the d1a796d278 moment he divorced.44020a979da972ce

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He was the kind ea24bb4148 of man who could 0601c949aa even make remarriage look 2758125756 like a dream.155b0413a4717057

How could 836c2210d8 someone as 1153202943 worthless as e8cf1d33ac me ever 2fcbc2338f hope to 08fcab897d hold on be75a96eb7 to a d3b80f2adf man like 5841fbf9f4 that?4d4e9eae2948806a

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Should I 0cc60769f0 beg him d0da890cee not to 3e54ccf919 divorce me, c9dacc78ff invoking my e02c58db46 parents’ dying d12ab5fdb5 wish? Or should f3c53d2e5a I plead e12307408d with him dd756c1875 not to cc5b247938 cast me 4f155f1596 aside for fefe01d5e8 the sake 57cd32335b of our befe44608b bond?72d28786f7607074

She’d played out 4c2ed23f3d countless scenarios in 0ccaa84440 her head, but 5d2725e01a none gave her 2df94d656c an answer.1e1d1c3242743e6c

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That was 52f9672077 when Rona cf12e97472 saw the 653b69eac5 negligee Madam 4954547004 Andersen had 8c9a21ab6f practically thrown c929e575ca at her cd3d23f376 and thought 785fece96c of a dfff08427b wife’s duty.1ee128dac72006e6

Until now, 58182c3e46 there had 2183b65cc4 been no d2c2a8361d progress in 47d1fd1267 the marital 4934fbe026 relationship between b7be0b31f8 Anark and f627181659 Rona.1a625112487c6746

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It made sense, c460fcb3a7 Rona had not 73c1c8c202 yet been of fc5ca46ed3 age, and Anark ab1390589d had been too 8816d4629a busy to spend 6a5d44c9de time at home.2266ae892255bba1

But things 74c691badd were different 1309ea6cba now. Rona was an cc2bc3bafb adult, and Anark 4b3f85b7c6 had been rewarded b69c83db0f with a count’s 0f755b2e6b title for his a9d00281b7 accomplishments. He was no f47e570f77 longer as swamped 391409536c with work as 2b5ce4d56f before.15840cf4e7b68bfc

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If, from 82474b305d now on, 0bf0ebd23b they began d96c8f4be0 fulfilling their 3ae8249159 roles as cf9d322f67 husband and c52c46cea1 wife… then 1383eed251 maybe…591fe61acc4098fe

Maybe Anark would e17f0465fe stop thinking about 13fa34895a divorce. And if a child 1415c6e854 were to come between 36414ee351 them…bd9b26bd8dac9d7a

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That thought alone made d3d3b76072 Rona, as if possessed, 677658980e take off her heavy 97de2c4565 dress and change into 969257857e the negligee. Not even dbaf67b689 considering the 16f03dd234 idea that a2a2f92cc5 Anark might 41b98e003e already be 701b2ee675 asleep, she 66913da12f rushed straight 08b9eab70e to his 7a369cd8a0 room without e89a8b7b4a so much 1326a15f19 as a 4b6550e647 nightgown.78af23f04a4a22e0

It was a blessing f4a13d5e9d that, whenever Anark stayed 96f09a32e0 in the mansion, no 62e5829b73 servants were allowed on 2e218aea1c the second floor.ae96ba6bade18825

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Standing in 9166ede1fd front of 66a296787e Anark, Rona 0c0ef17538 felt a 69ee7d0da2 mix of 5faf55cabc overwhelming fear 4767cad931 and desperation.29d7a8fecabb61b4

And…0929e28e5808344e

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A strange fluttering in a6a36c8ba1 her chest. A kind of anticipation.ebe7e68a20cad983

When she first 334a5702ea set out to b5f03d382c his room, her 07fae2ad91 only thought was 484a53eefb to stop the c4d2c751fd divorce. But standing before 22fada1e79 Anark now, she 7b43d0d75f began to wonder 99b27362be how he would e567a7e49a look at her.7562b4249a509a7b

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‘I’ve never 6890337eae worn anything 03eb4043af like this ccf40f887e before…’edbda9962a53c834

Rona curled her a91f11936d toes and glanced 847f00fdf3 shyly at Anark.b97eb19069667d53

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He had c49242c9a2 always seen 66bdd2b028 her as 576c9de469 a child. Her first love.7d9611f0ad2a923f

Now that she 9e1b3a79cd was fully grown, 4d5188e4a5 she hoped… no, 7b9b209f57 yearned for him 5dd9f296ab to see her 7ce0e1df74 as a woman. At parties, there were 732d65f98a sometimes men who looked 2daaf3def6 at her with desire.198402b0e79cc1cb

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She always 831e603331 avoided them 1d96055675 in the fbfb48a94e past, but… 6d55f3c075 if it b5a5d64488 were Anark, 79492a9728 maybe it e09c02fd74 would be 5561bbbdcb okay. No, she f7418b98d1 wanted him 8477c41b26 to look 01ed04d473 at her 1f25bc15ec that way. Not as a burden, 3ec919773f but like any other b469be2669 woman, normally, simply.5535214724d37e99

But Rona’s 5db32328cd hopeful thoughts e2b3cd9d2f began to 205f033a97 wither the ce240145a7 longer the bde8c171bd silence stretched.83002053b97e87c9

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‘Why isn’t he 9879a81a62 saying anything…?’39029db2203d111c

It had been long 41dfddbdeb enough for him to 0dc17d01a1 at least say something, af9833de1d but the man’s lips 821b8cf0f4 remained sealed. As if sensing 7cbc672ea8 something, Rona’s hands c6adce29cd grew cold.99757b42b8ff4403

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Her husband, 903e7ec3d2 despite seeing 3cf0c7268f his nearly 21abacb68e bare wife bc7e706e60 standing before 0dd7e2914a him, showed 8008383a6f no reaction. He simply stared, without 1e003157e4 moving.f40938ed97b36c6a

As if watching to 6b9e45fe2e see how far she’d fb0cf1eb8b go.4f224c0ce40014a0

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Ah.0a841b2883b0727a

Their eyes met, e4d9d58818 and Rona let fb0bf8ebd3 out a silent 82d757a94b gasp. Her face burned. Only now did fb62e0d515 she truly understand 7114409895 what shame was.85242ffb841c02ee

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‘I… I actually 14da3e27d2 came to him 46aa7cedeb with my body, 7d58903af0 just like Madam 5f1939ea83 Andersen said…’95212d2e6a795e76

Her breath caught. The pure affection 2616e35285 she’d held for b1bce9a535 Anark since childhood b3efbee6cf felt like it 9fcd73011b had been corroded.de562c34f3bc769e

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She had d569015947 convinced herself f37a7ed98a this was 31b0faa7b1 all she 1aca35da28 could do… b0b30503d5 justified and 485faeac99 rationalized it, ce5cc92271 but that f1b04669c5 self-pity and afd4b85586 self-loathing now c78ce81318 felt like cab2909477 they were 8fc5d41726 eating away b6fc73e10c at her a0f8238e8d love for 756ba0b823 him.06bc4229b9bed1e7

Her thoughts were as 3e513f1f46 thin and weak as 9d73e25df8 the fabric she wore, 41d8bf3146 and her cheeks burned c45ca094f6 with humiliation. How pathetic.44c8298b2a64e3d5

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Emotion welled up 0684356013 in her chest, 532cfd39c5 and tears threatened d32f83e78b to fall. Rona wanted 5204fced1d to run 75ac202f9f away in 9d3cf1c533 shame, but d9a5cb12c2 Anark’s gaze 6a07c10094 felt like 5a971d1784 it pinned ad1d813560 her in 51e994ac8f place.b9d51dbe5ada5104

His unwavering a68e42bcc0 stare seemed e021e8bd10 to scold e89be22e59 her, and 5f0b9a530e yet, strangely, bc72015276 everywhere his 5b95490b5e eyes touched f9856a18da felt as 6ab4da9298 though it e13b7872dd caught fire.1b5fed374ea2fd4f

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‘Why is my 6acecd0670 body… like this…?’8af8efddc5906ad8

It was 63a9c96a13 a sensation 2ff4b914de Rona had 5dac76db42 never experienced. Perhaps it was 34e3f7108a the composed way 302d527ab7 he seemed to 6b75abce8d take in her 56eee113b6 young body, the 979d21d6ae way he admired 20489661bc it like art, b02bd17208 that left her 8a384b18b3 so dazed.b299b71b6f42d0ec

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Anark’s eyes brushed ebe409defe over her collarbone, 9db72c36e5 down to the b00e6fffa9 full curves that c531f52bee swelled beneath. His gaze bb08bdf951 traced the aaa1cf6ad8 shape of 2c75210442 her breasts f4a5fe231a beneath the 3b18a3c3eb sheer fabric, df546ec949 and she 8905a1ee7b could feel 58a03f6631 the way 45177dd36d her nipples 59eff27fb8 slowly stiffened, 969cb89342 sensitive even ffd305f6e8 through the 56ca82798b thin cloth.b37ef773f38a4efd

Rona trembled like a 78e93dbdac prisoner awaiting execution. Her breath grew shallow 764485b109 at the strange response 43803aaca1 in her body. A tightness coiled in ff66f4ecba her lower belly, and c2981de275 she clutched the flimsy ea998c8b11 fabric tightly.5b4add66efcfd6c6

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Unable to meet her 4aa1c3b72e husband’s eyes any longer, e94eac7381 she shifted her gaze 32e705986e to the whiskey in 71feeb0b21 his hand. Its amber hue resembled d13bbc4720 her own eyes.5afabcda6329e9ed

Suddenly, Anark 998c4648e6 tilted the bf9cdd2da7 glass he 67dcee09a0 had been df627efaf0 holding. His eyes, damp and 75c32612dc somber, locked intensely with 5dc18561d9 hers.471f50f9b479d224

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“Rona.”43d84b0873d37ae4

With that 32f87210a8 single word, 76ab123f51 his firm ae8b578812 throat bobbed 2ee4f8021e as he c008ded4c7 swallowed the af7f0b0bec liquor.27791ac46de481b8

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“Ah…”75ab07fcfccbca2a

Their eyes met e4ae85a30c again, and Rona’s 1db59755d4 chest trembled. It felt as 4660a8cbb0 though he had 40c9928b62 tasted her. Though he was e8239988ed the one drinking, 2e52c87fc3 it was her c839d9d5e6 throat that burned.d3684bd198f14ac0

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Rona remained frozen until c1ca4fa174 he finished his drink. He hadn’t ordered f6aaad21d2 her to stay, 97695ccb6e but it felt d40bd0a2f0 like she had 57a7930a13 no choice.0f8e4c9b3c4c1826

Clink.b2d74bf152adab92

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Only when Anark a6024fbcef set down his 41a03db6a9 glass could Rona 7f6461ae17 finally move, as 5d14eb50d9 if released from 73569aaf3b a spell. She gasped aad919cb6c for air, 1df5196265 and Anark 8e49122ca4 asked in a1998b687e a hungry, 346f89275c low voice,bf81ba9a516f04f6

“What’s your business?”315964d8655f6f06

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“N-no, it’s nothing. I’ll go now!”486f9d469db6f532

Rona fled e36fe854e7 the room 7eb7893876 in a 49b67baa85 panic. She couldn’t say a 463d386b9f word to him. Not to ask 76b5de156e him not to c85588217c divorce her. Not to 27d17a8491 beg him df0bc567c7 not to 816ed36f9b leave.099018df2631a73e

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And…2872ebd00bcba65e

Not even to ask 11fa392543 him to hold her.9b21b931dce05a6a

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How could she have d2b2529693 possibly asked him that, eb996cda75 when he looked at ebb4a74f38 her with such indifference, bbadae5b21 even though she’d come 41c61a2e51 to him dressed so f73de28a5c provocatively?2b1c26e8153312eb

Back in her own 2c64b8913c room, Rona collapsed to 9a7785c42d the floor, her legs c08405915f giving out beneath her. In the end, her ca47e61758 husband hadn’t even touched f7e9cc0a73 a single hair on b08793efc1 her head. To him, she 0eff6fb240 was still…df2affa28c9cf9bc

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“Just a child.”fb3e12dd780c2770

Rona curled up and 6b9e538302 sobbed. The space between her 2c0aa96a49 legs was damp.9922a6bb3882a52c

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The first taste of 2c2df0f92f pleasure she’d ever known 0065cb0e39 had ended in despair.79d658fb4449afd5