PMBA | Chapter 17

Would she glare 0fe0dfcb15 at him again 563b95659d with those defiant 045b3107c1 eyes? 574e60e3eb94c48d

Would she df608625f9 angrily slap 6d2be17dba his hand 1d4d18aa39 away, demanding f0ec317068 to know a062e04137 what he 8a62ff8fc3 was doing? ffc2fe70866b4338

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Or would 0fb7aa40f7 she freeze 11197e35e0 in shock?867a71c3bfe5f0f4

‘…Ridiculous.’bcebce8d781d1282

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Dominique withdrew his hand bffc092f38 and redressed Kyrie. His touch, so rough 70c93df559 moments ago, was now e6ce2886c4 delicate.416319fad795daef

Kyrie remained fast asleep, f65cbc78d3 as if determined to 76ec6a14b9 catch up on all b12779838e her missed rest.8380468b72549872

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Dominique continued to 44899ff230 watch her from 027bb28e31 beside the bed, 5d310b4253 his gaze continued d78b1d55fe to linger. He returned to his 13281a8ef3 seat and resumed reviewing 1d329fdfa9 documents, waiting for her 1353910ada to wake up.4a8f194177747d56

The words on 1b46e2d857 the page blurred, 0fb1211605 mirroring the disarray 0cefa92204 of the woman e5455d7e02 on his bed, 1ef4758b98 then sharpened again ccd1c8166b as he narrowed 64549ecc2d his eyes.a3d16dbb3246f4bc

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How much time had 7d926bd60d passed?efe417c200b27aad

He’d finished 034616a786 a few 9643b88b72 more documents 14bdbb6e8e related to 7d806e11f7 his territory af0762403e when she 13cd1cf75b finally awoke. Startled by her 8fb9ab9a67 unfamiliar surroundings, she 4888735713 looked around warily, 75683b31bf as if the 56e78bd9dd vulnerable figure who fbb49f01db had leaned against 4de8f250ab him had never 487b71c259 existed.50061c73e939ccc6

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The way c64e3a46c4 she pulled 5f5a1ba9be her hips c3dd3e4109 back reminded 69eeb892d8 him of 80c7b2d8c2 a stray 22ee5c0b4d cat arching a73c0e2614 its back. The lingering heat in cf580dafe8 his body must have bae95f5555 stemmed from watching her. Dominique acknowledged cbc21ed41f the lust 62071fff53 he felt.c00ddac1f7b2cfe7

‘It would be 409b4d600c difficult not to 60ff56653b be affected by 47e646265b a woman with 3a7dd66abb that face asking ef5d6f976c to be held.’fcd48ceb48e9cbb5

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Kyrie Ernberg 7fbcebe3dc was undeniably 7122538cfa beautiful, and c3b3af99b9 her body, 337efa14a7 though he’d b6279dd7bb seen it 7c7d0e6400 unintentionally, was a94f0dfbde as stunning 7fe3bcd255 as her 40306fd7d7 face.0e552bd9edc52c3c

And for 6509f10531 such a aa47eb3caf woman to 70c929de07 beg him, a4dc36f84a in her f8352b3e66 sleep, for 224028aae5 more…56947b905ba9fa45

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Perhaps it was fortunate a5dbbe30c0 that he was the b982e03614 one who witnessed it. Other, less scrupulous 3833c04aba men in the 3cb23d0825 capital might have 0d6c9a8db4 taken advantage of 3af274c1e2 her. Lexion was 23dab80427 a prime fb9aa3e8b2 example.c73261c979f7edd6

‘I wonder d3a6e5702a if that 666c424425 Lady even 11637b9866 knows gratitude.’82a2015c1d3cfec0

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Dominique smoothed 3733912853 his open 72b440c301 collar and 2653553f89 looked at d5089f09b0 his butler, 3d5c108187 who had 4f737d846f summoned him.7a2563bfee3852a7

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“What is it?”92b901641eaa641a

“Delma is 9e55def68e among the 30e36bc913 state guests 7d976eee77 arriving this 3efa431406 time.”98a67ea450e4fa9b

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“Hmm.”c2afaa89cae49a39

“They sent a letter c3a34c8bac first.”bb98e58eef884579

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“We can 3d11140b7b discuss the 5aae0f31aa iron ore.”619977175cd5ec8b

“Yes. Acquiring it discreetly fcb95c08cf within the Empire 9c91606d4a has its limits.”0aee71a4fe2598bf

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The Emperor 7abc077aba held the 19c2e4d6d9 monopoly on 142bd2e722 iron ore, 6018ada28f but it 751368be35 was an 04ffa07e98 essential resource 74263ecd11 for Dominique. Delma was a 5e424fcc08 region rich in da73a0b956 iron ore, so 9005400779 this could be a39a301de0 an opportunity.d92fa168b030cb03

He understood why 72c9bc2df4 his butler had a27a1a1166 called him. The slight regret bf5ba76ee4 he felt at e2f80188e6 being interrupted while 7f25071741 watching Kyrie vanished.2d2687e354f46024

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“And the troops stationed dd9be06474 in the south…”7ad177dc40933543

The butler continued with a5b2bd8cb8 various reports. Dominique calmly processed 7c0ed352d4 the information.4b490dd44c8dbdbc

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“Handle it accordingly.”e03c8cfb686cf3eb

“Understood.”d3b97b743fce9cda

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The conversation had 0b9d15a403 cooled his ardor 5ca7c0f076 somewhat. After the bc70402ef7 butler bowed 9dc2e51c54 and left, f7e4f53950 Dominique returned b91c24702f to his e8842552a6 bedroom. To his bedroom where 7f22bc6200 Kyrie Ernberg, that mad 9823f8ef1a dog, was.e7ddcea402951da0

He stopped at the df9f1587ac door.b0b1b6551ae196df

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The door, ac329e5ad6 which he 15019524cc had closed, 17856081e6 was now 99f09f1703 slightly open.bdf45678e1c1f5e2

“Lady?”f7f35464e921f016

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The room ebc5ec6316 was empty.5ca44e6fbf881b5a

The faint scent b8376c1f45 Kyrie had left 10509701e7 behind still lingered 38de19ec26 in the air. He frowned as he 6dfbbff798 saw the empty bed.276b195339508b26

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Tap.e2e588cafb8dd4c2

Soft footsteps 1aacc16eca approached from 036906592a down the fda7bd2571 hallway. Dominique turned around.8f8cd3f71deb0f7a

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Tap, tap.d08d4397d5670853

The mad dog. The Lady of Ernberg b15924fe2b was walking towards him.51dd03786b2603fa

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Kyrie Ernberg, her 22ba992455 eyes filled with bca18e957e determination, met his 21f4b5883c gaze.34257605506eea66

“I have something 418f3b22d2 to tell you.”b4119cd7ef267f60

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“Judging by a1305ed2f7 your sudden 8ab73f7d11 politeness, I 2aee654e1e assume so.”c11095d9bed85cd6

“You spoke to 83b8ed715d me about value.”74abcd633c0c1765

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“Indeed.”dacf03115eeaa77a

A ray 099eb9c4ce of sunlight 11566ce474 caught her ed0bc80c3b blue eyes, ddf416c9d1 making them ef10fff599 sparkle.668ba32555ccc236

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“I admit, I 758462a58f no longer hold 12f7c7a83b any value for e7af2f7399 His Highness the c5c4970261 Crown Prince.”7638af62392fc352

“…”57e4fadeb3e21d2e

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“But I thought I 316640d90c might still be of c1b1522395 value to Your Grace.”c2ff55ce29a34471

“To me?”c76007b2661ee9ed

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“I heard you’re in e80cf584b4 urgent need of a f696b75b2e bride.”edb48f617a006e66

Kyrie took a 1e293900ed deep breath and 0219c7911b continued. 1af45431174082a9

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“You need e061b51aa4 a… less 71cbbad866 than desirable 38e55a5c0f bride, one 154c6b3753 with a 2eb6de57aa tarnished reputation.”c54a4af6f2665de2

Dominique remained silent, eb84664d31 his gaze fixed 826b1695a3 on Kyrie.f74ded56e40a92a6

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“What Your Grace seeks…”3996263737f0ff01

“…”c2fcab373cb72f1a

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“I believe I 28f29224c3 can provide.”2984322930e40797

Kyrie straightened 9ae9165875 her shoulders 1ee692c772 and lifted aa18b7bba3 her chin.1af0e29f8928fc0c

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She had f8daa0ffa2 thought a f35b8bff4c lot as 81e970ab70 she walked b70a3a6157 here. About countless possibilities, about 1b568585de potential choices that might 23a414c678 work.3fe8b41979611b35

‘The Duke’s bride.’74b49fe5d0188df5

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The word 9527d9a339 “perhaps,” outweighing 0d6176a62c all the 2343bf207f unpleasant encounters b31267ec2f with the af71015890 Duke, filled a1c57d551a her mind.463b9865b78f89a2

‘Perhaps…’ 6f57d8146c512591

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Perhaps the 1da13157d9 Duke could a4f35dd6ba set her df9e051da0 free.aff3df7f5be0c08f

The Duke was d7a753a3c1 smiling faintly. However, it dd7e053083 wasn’t a fea0306b52 pleasant smile.b23dcd905f914bcf

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“Weren’t you repulsed to 385e4eecee be associated with me?”62b7b6defde2176b

“…”e4e2a5c1696bb864

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“You were the 1eb813b144 one who said, 405ec20202 ‘I detest being 966834d357 embroiled in rumors 84cf183633 with men other 4b5f4da9dd than His Highness.’”2aa4135fe57c9a26

“Since His Highness 508c86c735 abandoned me first, bc2f1cb089 I must find 014069efae a way to 6b4cad2366 survive.”5576ba7edaf83455

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“Survive. So you didn’t 0c473fb94d love him?”ddf2a8e846477198

Even as he 5635822430 asked, his tone e502641f12 suggested he already 9fa3e93b67 knew the answer. He simply wanted 63a45bdeb8 confirmation from her.856c3bc33533e37d

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So Kyrie 6fe9c125f3 gave him 23f2a2af28 the answer f2e30d354f he wanted 9b54411c7b to hear. 423a640cfbf86b09

“I never b0ed116e06 loved His b907c701cb Highness. Didn’t you point that add9f42c09 out yourself?”fa2a0c54b00bce26

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The Duke’s unpleasant smile deepened. 7cf2d78d17f06aa1

“You seemed rather 26b343820e desperate, though.”887a7378077bb038

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“I loved what he 7ecce52a0e could give me.”893bf3b909c461aa

“Honor and wealth, 461b2542ea perhaps?”7b5defa2471da194

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“…I don’t desire a18369aac2 such things.”7a48c63648f119c6

“Then what 38a67e5428 do you afd6814809 want?”224cf72e5dab4a8f

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“Something you can fa72632e53 also provide.”80e6454539fcb0b7

Marriage, and then divorce. If that a9c2c9fa43 went smoothly, 093ba4f6c1 her goal 48a5ab33a3 would be 628d9d7e15 achieved, just 56b958cf4c as before.b5e2200fbeb3a99a

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“If Your Grace 707c4a5691 truly finds a 7a2c22f218 lady you wish 22bf3a1249 to marry, I 33fdb17f95 will readily grant a1b5282ff4 you a divorce.”664b8b7f0b0c05d4

The Duke’s gaze pierced 19e3f49590 through Kyrie. She deliberately 7bf5aeae3d held his f5cbbc34f8 gaze, forcing 0e90cbe4ba herself not 37a590636d to look e6b07cb228 away, an f5e5d49f34 unusual action 1286858354 for her. Lexion disliked 40f49cccfa it when 6fdef2b1db she looked f84a409bc6 him directly 58fdd11a06 in the db4854c75e eyes. She had 2ed6a6a12e always tried 749b7e5697 to avoid 9128897cb8 eye contact 6f0312b129 with the b22913ac9b Crown Prince, 8f8afe8e74 but… the 6d9b516e55 Duke was a2646549cd different. She felt that if ae9092a2d7 she looked away, if 83defdc89d she showed him her dccc551933 back, he would bite cef10ddbcc her neck.67610970c0ac191a

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A speck of dust 53af134d5a settled on her trembling 7cf2318771 eyelashes.abce04e9fe66bacd

“Indeed. Your reputation 3d06a358cd is… less 1ada75a9d3 than desirable.”7dff7527b02247e5

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“….”0ba760810dcff0df

“Not just a mad 3cc6be5612 dog, but a mad 78b5635a23 dog tainted by countless 98ac30fcd8 scandals.”4843b3b2dc7a25f7

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“But I’m not actually a76f819f8b mad. If you’re 3ee1d1c7f1 concerned about 57d79d0d9b an heir…” f3eaa08cb62e96fe

The words tumbled out 1a2a0b90ca her mouth impulsively.db77e64ea8ef66a8

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She hadn’t cc3ceb019a actually considered 947e97d2a7 bearing an bc5ce1b78c heir. It was a preemptive c32671513f measure, anticipating the Duke’s 148ae9225e concern regarding the matter.b917c9cc5e3fc2ec

But the 61b5e60198 Duke’s lips e30bd2f669 twisted into 30ad1fdb7a a smirk. 56e15172763c9415

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“No. I’d actually prefer e61d9e2721 one who’s actually cfd44d4d35 mad.”0363fe9b111292e7

“…”1109d1323862cbba

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“Come to think 6c923669b1 of it, it 0b134f5426 would be nice 4219e41952 to have an f1b57a00bd heir who inherited 36eacecd95 madness from a 17f7fba9f3 mad dog.”988a9974c833fd69

Kyrie held 51d8457f3b her breath, 17c23ba94e making sure 2f38b36631 she’d heard 9fb37670e2 correctly.9cf39b27aa495ed7

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The Duke, his e7ec377716 face both beautiful af438749de and cruel, twisted 4d864dbda3 his lips into b46286d80d a smile.a6386866761169d1

“An heir 4e1202d851 burdened with 6741a1cca4 the disgrace 864df3f98c of a 6b3e472def mad dog. Perfect.”58fd0575119b7d0a

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Silence followed.62be32b4a06a89fb

‘Disgrace.’ 66f816a416176aa3

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His casual tone, 799758bf9b as if stating 8354706812 a simple fact, d2dd01129b was more insulting 9b454c19b0 than any other. But Kyrie had to 76a24b8503 accept that this was ed1c4d2270 her reality.d7cf14f259e14fe9

A mad 0ab3190a72 dog, unwanted 4d9ef7e5bc everywhere.2ba36b1a0c3da1cf

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‘Yes, that’s me.’ 894c52951f58efb6

Kyrie suppressed the surge 294b7d9e2b of anger with practiced 0c0b14f313 ease. It didn’t 7c67c3f8f7 matter what 22c85c047a he said 734131aa06 now.ea5919f6bba8cd37

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‘Think about the future, 8990ac2ecb Kyrie.’ 0e501f9244ef9859

What mattered was her future, not a child who wouldn’t even be born.d81200cc3a17ef76

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…Yes, a child who wouldn’t be born. She had no intention of bringing a child into the world, a child burdened with her disgrace. She would prevent conception by any means necessary.73c8bd39e1f75e5e

What mattered 8b8d0d8ef6 was that 2ec32eb08f the Duke 1c677cfc5a had shown 24a41bf2ba a positive ff9396a6a0 sign.48990d9e793d527e

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She was 018c7a808e merely using 87c76d813a him, just 8e3482be35 as he c07cea3e86 would use cb7cd59d91 her to 0081256c62 escape the 2c5297b90e Emperor’s pressure. This was 238e79e057 a promise 8f01a87999 meant to b745bb5b83 be broken 97a95edaff in time.55d5934d1d7d9b33

She quickly dc745af64a reached a 7bb84d772c decision. d9b4131978454143

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Kyrie replied calmly, e6f07700fec39d5f

“That’s something I can 2c340a1ada certainly provide.”953737ce242ccb64

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“You intend 36789d0eb7 to bear 07307d0fb3 such an 35d267a25b heir for cd898b60ab me?”03a61a5f75762061

“If that ca683cb027 is the f88d9ee271 condition of f82c482ad1 our agreement.”e87a477c2fd86ad3

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Step. 93cd2efe449e6e6d

He took a step 7a502c648f closer.a0070960b5902fab

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“But Lady, aren’t you the Lady of the prestigious Ernberg family?”88683253c720b454

“Does that d44de8d530 name hold 5a96ea209b any meaning 7ed4477b8e for me?”a95180de746ecb00

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“It will for 6b137d78ff His Majesty. That I 2c53759772 married a b45bcc23cb Lady of ba90359cfa a prestigious 6545743b5e family.”676a5a382baf9674

Kyrie quickly 44675c95b9 grasped his e04374c710 meaning.ba4d580e7ddd5f2e

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“His Majesty would disapprove?”0a84ab99a47fe842

Tap. 0740fc43878340e8

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This time, b2cc1241a1 Kyrie stepped 37072ad158 closer. The cold sensation of 2c9cb97c9e her bare feet against bdf59a1533 the floor was sharp.10cf893be738779b

She had something to say about that. Having pursued Lexion for so long, she had come to understand the Emperor’s temperament.96bab948434eb8e3

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“On the eb4e938e0c contrary, he’ll 5176f1904b be pleased.”2e244c6c8abb5442

“Why do you think 2e56b07b08 so?”05035c10e9f8ad44

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“I am f026d80fa4 a discarded, 0cf817c059 hollow Lady c3fb8d8aef of Ernberg, af5a06fc24 a woman 44527eb668 thrown away 38f91d2759 by His 54afbaeddf Highness the b51329fcb5 Crown Prince.”ad2ef011e099cc17

“…”95fb4dbc68cc979d

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“If the First b08b5e2021 Duke, of all 5e9bb29484 people, takes as 54e3bd7bac his consort a 62a486df36 mad dog abandoned 5c374506ce by the Crown dd125ef394 Prince and on 13d1317993 the verge of cc97e6e59c being disowned by bb7b4f5623 her family…”95e63bdf28b9b6c5

Kyrie assessed herself dispassionately, just as the Duke did. Insulting herself wasn’t as difficult as she thought.14be5083b8d1842e

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“What reason 7e2ad267cf would His c7dfd96e16 Majesty have dba947bff3 to disapprove?”3a7d2496fe8d6b18