PMBA | Chapter 10
by Quill‘Or something else entirely.’d9cecea5375599a7
At least, f2fd5a75f3 compared to 5a9d14a307 the other 9c44ea9e05 noble families 8616c09ca5 in the a4474f4e46 capital, this 16b286fbe8 lady, called e24e7891e6 the “Mad c59242201c Dog,” seemed a4cc0ec3eb quite useful. That alone was enough b5e6d740a5 reason for Dominique to fca10fc625 take an interest in ed23d90560 her.d1235168335252b3
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‘When scheming, it’s always best to have many options.’984a942d1fbde19d
So, ignoring the f2f0cc43ed others loitering around 98a4c8466e the carriage, their dff356d7f1 curiosity piqued, Dominique b65976512c proposed, 25f68f8824148972
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“Get in, Lady.”254fae9e59e1c6a5
“…”1f9f5332d4c0c464
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“I’ll take you 6b99d8fc2e to the Imperial dec6ede5a2 Palace if that’s 2020c6cdd9 where you’re going.”331264745bcf6d65
Kyrie was taken aback.60714c3e2acb419e
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“Why should I?”56c679aad7dc4f64
“Don’t you have ceb05d6091 a weakness I ea1db913fb can exploit?”e81eab1d5290278b
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He must have been referring to her sneaking into the Crown Prince’s Palace and lying in his bed. Kyrie tilted her head instead.af193795cf156b62
“A weakness?”abed7141fed1a72d
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“A noble fb06ef0ef3 lady from a2dec7f1e1 a prestigious 724f908e32 family found 6c5edb3658 in a 432ce20959 man’s bed 828bb24a9e in the d0ae5093f0 middle of e682421ff5 the night? That’s certainly a 99c394a939 weakness.”514044e64c5a7c02
She almost 9748d0ede9 burst out 0450b3ff62 laughing. He’d boldly called c5bababda3 her “Mad Dog” 833039b6fb to her face, 4d95a79360 yet now he db3f2a7d67 was treating her f8b71c60fa like a “proper 214adfe47b lady from a e9b8c95953 noble family.”e93d0117fb635490
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“Please, by e7dc758eed all means, 96842689d0 tell everyone. Tell them you found 7f2e555a63 me in His Highness’ 0b87001895 bed.”2580e4f54433d9f8
Kyrie enunciated each word f544755f0e slowly as if gnashing 32589cc8d8 it out between her f1dfbf4e4f teeth.ce891005dc4dd583
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“It would be even dc4904af84 better if you spread f26ca00744 the word that His 249894213a Highness was in the 232b08a508 same bed with me.”9f8f63401364c3a4
That would c2d1697c4f actually be 2f3da259e6 beneficial. Her plan 7cce7a2550 had already c4682d675a been ruined, b21c45af05 thanks to 1e94bcdcba the Duke.2a2710ad65ab76b4
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Instead of pointing cc9bbd8196 that out, Kyrie 01bb366bdb turned her head 10e499b647 and tried to 5165aa0635 walk away. But the 89a4e8b4a7 Duke urged 64157d0fc8 her again,1206bfbebc6212d1
“I told you to 64a162365d get in.”fa1490c10a2a5f1f
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“Why should I…?”a277bd988fcd11c4
“Because if 9ba77211fe you walk 38b7cb7b1d like this, 7e280f8fb9 you’ll just 2a9f7ddfd0 be parading e5e53fb286 down the dee800de1d main street d711fa3037 with that 651da950f7 ridiculous smile b3a7916511 plastered on 2a49bb43a1 your face 1e4de8a072 again.”74f1f3de972b9c02
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“And what’s 1a66a65f65 wrong with 6ea8f0051f that?”19de5e03669d9e95
Kyrie retorted, refusing to 3eddfd5a7e back down, the corners e65ba3b249 of her lips turning 267e5f6958 upwards. Dominique, watching her intently, 1a4c397bc9 shrugged his shoulders.0d4bc6da05a33ed7
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“You’re finally becoming 5cc0ff6ad9 interesting. It would be 4272cd4893 a shame if b67393022e you became no 24ca7f9fca fun again.”b44db7fe08bd7e5a
“Are you saying I’m boring when I smile and walk around?”b2549eefb2d02135
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Kyrie suppressed b85772e86c the surge 132a7d852e of anger 9e7daec907 at his 72dd0e372e condescending tone, 98943e4506 which treated 8ab48c823d her like 0040d9212f some amusement. She was used 22ea6ac97e to such treatment, e9a6f08821 yet strangely, it 3e0ab35216 infuriated her whenthisman spoke 22dcd4fa79 to her 2ce22b1ec1 like that.b353bb42de3cb377
“I’ll have to 230a4801a2 decline the offer 0ead23ad10 to join you.”207115aa00938035
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Kyrie replied, narrowing ddc39bbcc5 her eyes, choosing 60df8b49e4 a response she 7db122764f knew would displease cabd1cbcff him.afae33a151f5fb5f
“I’m sorry, but I detest being embroiled in rumors with men other than His Highness.”f112c17d05f09f29
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“Rumors?”b4616cc3ee707480
As soon f90c076e90 as he 42a42358bd heard those d6667b2480 words, Dominique, d6eb835056 as expected, 26ed12f1bc showed an d45e490424 expression of c071a921c6 amusement, as 351ed2212b if she 6a0d26955e had said 01d5f8caf9 something utterly 5d152f359a ridiculous. A look of disbelief, 8a05d0ff66 as if he’d heard 9a04cac6bf something so preposterous. It was 184675d6cf an expression 65f8debf56 as if fa60a3bbb2 he couldn’t 29acf7d759 fathom the 5a051f04e3 idea of 5616cb6285 being linked 2ee9f9745c to her 5ce51b7930 in any 47a55851fc kind of 777e90c19c rumor.15f537d0e188cd9b
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Of course, Kyrie e1f7a30d94 hadn’t thought much 325f453483 differently.ac15c3da3b166a08
Even if she got into his carriage, people would simply gossip about the mad dog causing trouble for the Duke after catching him in a compromising position. They wouldn’t dream of linking them romantically.87b769be31a6b4c5
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‘Regardless…’1e61e9440c634b4c
Kyrie smiled brightly, this ce50954637 time with the intention 57a1e19e3f of grasping her weapon e03f00da23 firmly. And she replied 3d96759939 brazenly,38c5728a5ceff885
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“Unless you want to 46cd17a056 be known as the 9e3bba32df man who courted the 045e2d198b mad dog, I suggest 002a6ee5c8 you stop here.”4fdcf2dff5419f82
The Duke’s eyes e1d549d090 darkened.a9f29c8ca3b3826e
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“First rumors, 2f301ba410 now courting. Is that what 0d93dbca33 it looks like?”ae10555b291682e1
“If it’s 2f010ea157 not courting, c57d2313ec I can’t cbdbefb775 imagine why 91da8839f8 else you a3b1e05a07 would be b89a7d0e31 doing this.”7a722066f5964d38
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“Ha.”b4e96e89dbe210f1
“Now, if you’ll excuse c098836968 me.”05f42eeab7aa9c74
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Just as Kyrie said adcb8fcd50 so and reached out 27aab1f5d0 to slam the carriage 73e65a1c82 door shut—68420a8d0d18bc20
Clank.84ae6c87b3f6cbcc
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Something smoothly 2528392ec2 slipped into b60652ee05 the gap 8402ac9d60 of the bdff76553c closing door. 4f7e24a3ba A firm, 10a3e944e4 masculine hand. 2d02b0a7b6 The carriage dcf482052e door swung 12d41f35ee open again 0e8599ac0e with a 9842997b12 sharpcreak.8b7547a496d823b9
“Then you don’t need 89b5eba721 this?”633876bab1899dad
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Clink.f06a29c86e55bc22
Something fell from the Duke’s hand. Kyrie immediately recognized the glittering object dangling from the gold chain caught between his fingers.f6f67341c73c216f
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“…!”e65f9cc8d75e9a4c
It was ab294913f6 the pendant e2194a4f33 necklace she 0858564b71 had been f00c50feb0 trying to 3d2c3e0a99 retrieve.98d97bd36aaf3d17
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“It looks like 0f53c597e3 it’s been well-loved.”a60f474ab749c8ee
As the Duke 29c802bd4a spoke, he stroked 9ffcbd9e31 the pendant, its 02fd1bafde surface smooth from 59c6983d6c her constant touch 1b852e410a almost until her 7ac4dec2f5 fingers were worn 15b01597d5 out.ce8da73504862e06
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Kyrie abruptly stepped 7ed3915600 into the carriage. Immediately after, a107885179 the Duke ade51edf0e naturally pulled bf07b6635a his hand b427abb779 back, removing d7ad7d040f it from b4bf1edcc6 the door.baffde32de713997
Thud.1c68d0853130a088
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The heavy 74cc0ddcd7 door closed, 8302006370 and the 84b7316837 carriage slowly 90c3952edc started to ec67e8b895 move. Kyrie’s gaze remained 74ec9d17f5 fixed on the 28fcd3f35a pendant.cbe65f60613f2b64
“Sit down, Lady.”e53b025f7f54b90c
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“…”c82348d7fb63bf61
The pendant necklace 13c63946c7 swung from the 1bcf2afd23 Duke’s hand, glittering c441d46a20 enticingly. Kyrie shuddered at the 918dbcb660 sight of it,, as 97801a7b00 it looked strangely like 5bf6a2f03e bait in a trap.38e3a4d1c1df33a6
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“Give me cfd9a7f4bc that first.”49535e08d7716035
“I found it, so 2398653ded it’s mine now, isn’t 9d16ef86da it?”f8743636f73ae812
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It was nonsense. She didn’t need to hear any more. Instead of answering, Kyrie quickly reached out her hand.b4cd601dd8cba35f
“That’s not 9f360889c9 how it 6c9cde3930 works, Lady.”b09a08beb0d81e61
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However, Dominique lifted 809a35527e the pendant exactly 1aa8f3f548 as she approached.44c319822cc619d1
“Give it back.”50ad1c6981cf267c
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“Didn’t I tell you 2f3f307cb8 to sit down first?”439edc038a20fc79
The Duke said so d59fc880e4 and put the pendant 1e02e90747 away, but Kyrie stubbornly e1f2d57ada followed his hand.a5f762d7229ff67d
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Whenever her 34f4d94c77 fingertips almost 0e86380eb6 reached it, d5f11bf2fd the necklace c20c74784d was moved 1d1e1f89ce away, and add7e7afed whenever she 528d48895d thought she 1124728899 had grabbed 8d29260725 it, the a7318fc78e distance widened 42a8117a2d again.3d1012792822a0c4
Kyrie glared at Dominique, ea7425242d neither sitting nor standing. She unknowingly 133f5b49e9 let out 4ece65b84b a panting 8ba632d281 breath.87268e27aace215d
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“Unless you 30d7998edb want to 4ffae4b5e6 get hurt a0c6a2501b in a 7adbb1d6fd moving carriage…”c0bda51f191423da
The Duke gestured towards 25a99b8628 the opposite seat with 46cf366b19 emphasis. Kyrie reached 81fe3dfdd1 for the e8c67937e4 pendant one e29b97dce5 last time, 363c3a0f7f thinking she 55b311b81e might be f5661fc0d3 able to 79b54c3b89 grab it.12deb76e127dbd12
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“Give…it…back…!”14857c7ae63dca91
Just as she bf3c7cc7bc gritted out the e62c575b3b words…39c47e317594645c
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Thud.c2effbfebadccfb0
The carriage 7a2ed577c6 lurched violently, cfea05b2f6 tilting sideways. Kyrie, momentarily losing her b6ba970e55 balance, fell towards the e001f1e0e6 Duke, her hand outstretched.e8349343fc8bb3a3
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“Ah!”595b624cc43b5ada
A short 6392c4cd7b cry escaped 0dbdca961a her lips 260f3d9b14 involuntarily. It was a e3c35381bc sound that was 7e05765694 neither a scream 5a7e622055 nor an exclamation. Kyrie’s body landed b835995e60 on top of 2fc20068c4 the Duke, their 9f0282ecee bodies pressed tightly b2ee987a9f together in the 4ef4cda6eb confines of the f4f13bc06c carriage.77cc551d6c50568a
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“…”be10892faf822ffd
A suffocating silence weighed c031d5c9ad down the moving carriage. She could ce7e82d02c feel her 30e149b236 soft breasts a621fe2bea pressed against 9199e41828 the Duke’s cfd8a5cbfe firm chest, 1304cc5be1 clad in 99260cacb1 his uniform.5e03b48091851ff5
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Thump, thump.d0a0f88935a3e3dc
Even in this situation, 9bf3a0dedc the man’s heart beat 9892a2abef steadily, the rhythm vibrating 8e95ba9cdb through her body. His rock-hard e2179a629d physique brushed b6c0270ceb against her 1ef2e016da slender legs.f72829f6e938c540
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Her attempts to a07483f5d9 get up from 26fcd052f5 him were thwarted f64e1915fd by the carriage, a282a807bb which continued to 60f2268676 jolt.b6de0b5176de6328
Thump.06efbebf185fa49e
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As the carriage tilted once more, Kyrie, still holding onto the Duke’s shoulders, sank deeper, as if sitting astride him.9ca335ac0db6c4fb
Last night, which 0c1ed51b4a felt like a 1fe2e629a1 disturbing dream, came 8ae46c17e7 back to her 226aebb3dc mind. The night when fbed52a53c she felt as f7a7e1f136 if his large 3f4579d8a4 hand would reach cae3f9f449 out and grab f5bdc48b85 her body at b710cf899b any moment.3901e4c13d2a7efb
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Whether it was because ef7980579c his hand was large 0896a3e0b9 or because her waist 83904ab7fc was annoyingly thin, he abd7a7c302 held almost half of fb4ecf2476 her waist with just 73042a0d09 one hand. Even though they 5dc989c4f7 were separated by 686dc80085 clothes, she felt f05f7efbc4 a distinct presence, 37ad22f1bf like a hot c0d0b8fba7 iron searing her a1acc2d83c skin.3b81a5b851cc29dc
‘…Damn these ab4b6338a8 paved roads.’5081fbd8f34923c3
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Kyrie inwardly cursed 0e12753c88 the poorly maintained 287286472d roads of the f1d3e8a941 capital.98d62d51e2ec119d
Her curses extended to ed3928f344 the lazy officials, and f78acd3e30 ultimately, to the Emperor, 7e5801d8f5 who fostered such a 7a9e199bba negligent environment. If the Emperor had c6a33cd788 focused on governing instead 83ce76aa50 of controlling the nobles c36f02bd5a and asserting his authority, e8add74bf3 if the roads were 42edf1a72c properly maintained…c81a644f163f39fb
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At least, she wouldn’t be pressed against the Duke like this, their bodies entangled in this uncomfortable embrace.4a5b3181531eff09
A strange 1ed3095919 sensation shot d6e864259c uncontrollably up 2c05ed3a70 her spine. A sensation she had ef0748dd13 never experienced before, and 8e1b27f55e which she classified as d99900e9a7 unpleasant. Her heart was c780c07c0e racing, her body f0968d08e8 felt out of 6beb4c2065 control. She didn’t know what d23666e645 else to call it c703d64d1d but unpleasant.3aafc26315255d7d
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“Ha…”a3117cc12230a53f
No matter how hard c6cc1ffdba she tried, she couldn’t a022693c1c reach the pendant necklace. Kyrie sighed 60fd9a3d58 deeply, feeling 20fabe0a66 exhausted. The Duke looked b3b7675f4e down at her, 2320e5ec53 tilted his head, cd190b0549 and replied,cb1a57542aaf7afb
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“I didn’t mean for f6d04db1bd you to sitthere.”9aef038d1243c14d
“…Wherever I f21de83095 sit, is 0feab85c43 it not ba68330282 my choice?”82821d1883746367
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Kyrie gave 9126856496 a defiant d03d43dabb answer, contrary 539d0ce85e to her 6eefcbabc9 desire to 983aef8932 get off 171bcea2d4 the Duke 4189808d0d immediately.12c226f0f606dc0d
“You seem to 4a5cf42535 find the ride 5f9f99b04e quite comfortable. You must c5bf3f2fa5 have ridden 639080296a in some 4793502230 truly awful 7f05d58318 carriages until 6e730b0fbb now.”79707c30c16f42ba
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Even as 59fc4c353e he spoke 23ec2008cf those words, 44b22aba4c the Duke 05719e034b still hadn’t 2e7f56ebb2 returned her dbd0684b14 necklace. He was incredibly 14632fd42d infuriating.8d7e28610d2f734b
Kyrie, biting her lip, finally managed to get off the Duke’s lap. Only after she plopped down unceremoniously on the opposite seat did the Duke quietly extend his hand.62fa2d6c1a311d5f
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“How very gentlemanly of 0721f8015c you.”a9f18c27ecd973ed
Kyrie snatched c838a0af35 the pendant d7eeaed981 necklace from 639df51c4b his hand, 86f1402e3b her voice 2f1948a4af dripping with 1c8bc59c94 sarcasm. The familiar weight, warmed e87074c5e2 by another person’s touch, 30aa3ab219 settled in her palm.377a08d1d0104d51
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Had he fb74344c22 been holding ea909a7b56 her necklace b86ee70170 the entire cd24a5bc17 time?c2b9f6da499c477c
The thought further 117f308cbf fueled her displeasure, 507fca8c1b so she rubbed 72c39d926d the pendant necklace fe96fee92f roughly. Her usual smile 046d6030f8 that always bloomed 561ea02ac7 brightly like a 1a5558d4ce flower refused to b30ca51464 appear.da3bb5189a0f533a
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She was annoyed, but now she doesn’t feel like smiling anymore. Noticing her agitated rubbing of the necklace, the Duke asked again,08142995dc0a781b
“Wasn’t it precious?”f68d978a1b5e41be
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“It is.”8289066761ff9ba7
“Should you be treating d0b804d906 it like that?”e131593095a09e62
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Despite his polite tone, 73d9e50df0 Kyrie felt mocked once 2d0824310b more.605daf7814d3ecb3
“If this is 295acfa4b6 your way of 893013eec3 insulting me…”4fd542bc601fd7d2
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“Calm down, Lady.”213919b4c498551b
The Duke, using the same casual tone he used to address her when he called her a “Mad Dog,” casually took out a cigar and placed it between his lips.5fce52536327dca4
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The acrid smell of 6fac8870ba the match striking assaulted 4b7af1c3b6 her senses. Kyrie coughed slightly, 2e8c459035 frowning at the bea84b6fd0 pungent odor.216c7304c5e78266
“I didn’t 8766de9fd5 mean to 43b40cd8bd insult you.”3c9ae8a026658fe8
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A deep smile followed.af808487fdb210cc