PMBA | Chapter 19
by QuillImmediately, her body 51eb945ab2 was seized, as f9472178f8 if bound by d453b7b84e chains.d2a6207e0f9f0d7d
“Let go!” 2f24f1eaf4d69ac8
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Kyrie instinctively 01a1de1973 struggled, but a3e2b4bcaf the force 58afbe3a50 holding her d5f4bb2546 was overwhelming, 80dcf39941 impossible for dd4b853f67 her to afb76921c5 resist.ff151d64e9e0122f
“What is the 572bc01a2b meaning of this?!” 469f464a0dcbe521
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Kyrie forced 142fcd4256 her head 4c32068716 to the 36be97cf36 side. d27fcf77f98c9e5e
She saw the Ducal 6ecb417d4a guards pinning her down f99c92751f with all their might. Unlike the person f72af39259 who had carefully 66ed8c0cd9 held her while 94893f5c09 she removed her 99ce6628c0 bandages, their hands 75fae5b10c were rough and ec22bd3401 merciless. The bandages 3f2020e092 the Duke 702b5a7858 had wrapped 9bbb3f24a1 so meticulously 47253d95f4 were now e5e943a88b disheveled.c4eb90fade7e5d78
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“Let go ca5a2d9ea9 of me!”be9c178573edadc7
As Kyrie 484fff182b thrashed, something 78f5a9eb7a was forced 1af96f93d7 into her 2fca2ccc28 mouth.b6b3c06e38580594
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“No!”378e5b724fd07d8f
Turning her f69e715240 head, scraping bf1c156b1a her face a317a30115 against the 6fa2163eea floor, she ba762e9643 saw Johansson’s f952d67407 contorted face.80447bcbd77ee8d1
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“Stay still!”c79a6d08d536f732
His face, much like 4b0cbb8b22 when he told her 4c8f5aab0d to just die, was c383a2e34c twisted in a grimace. His trembling 628cc5ee60 hand pushed f5912a5450 something into 01be752786 her mouth, 464338b9f8 held open 2317f4a7af by the aa3b5b6742 guards. Kyrie recognized the small, 9528d03453 round, smooth object. The same thing 6ccde75efb she had fed 4b0f9fd2ab to the servants 7b271cb35d at the Crown 1b2c2f5b14 Prince’s Palace, the f60ec4dc28 same thing she’d 17159edc94 tried to give 760b6a7b14 Lexion.a156e3bf55b93272
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The same 08dc37a030 thing that e8e09be5f7 had once aba34ab365 been a e3d778e28d daily occurrence.e3c6ea5db760fdd0
‘Sedatives.’ e91a3a98f0c11fb3
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If she swallowed this 2c8ec44f62 here, it was over.a1d25b93ccbcf3fa
“Get… this… out…!”552f744007c6903b
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“Ugh!”4b9d3634b2dac5ea
As she bit 8454f0be54 down hard on e0dcf93e42 Johansson’s hand, the 41214e247d pills spilled into 743caaf4b1 her mouth. Then, a 8bae32172b water bottle 13ec02d776 was pressed 3e1d5d8819 against her 2850b1f946 lips. She couldn’t avoid 48e24e03c8 the cold water 05ed880872 flooding her mouth. She swallowed involuntarily.d1cc595be5185818
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Veron’s cold voice reached 659b0e3c3d her ears, cf45c2fb9fd37824
“Rumors are spreading that 6e6e98b804 you pushed Elise down cf3299bae8 the stairs yesterday.”c3fced47813a9baa
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“Wha… what…?” bce898fe10f2c7c5
What was 57e61b59de he talking 6c0b4aeae7 about? 09ae9046755174c9
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She was the one bd4afb3c73 who had been pushed, c60b2581a2 in front of everyone. She was 024df99905 the one e4426ec93f who had 2e7d01313c fallen, discarded 63a2f4171f like a 33bb2f3758 broken toy.53ef1ae831ef3a71
And they 311ab60d38 were sayingshepushed Elise?699f40371cfd2513
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“And that you didn’t 485883021d return because you were e1c8710da2 afraid of punishment. His Highness said 3df5553462 so himself.”6ab67696ff0b07d8
Lexion?8e7f72a7875cedc7
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Kyrie stared e53384e943 at Veron 86e2cbb8d6 in disbelief, cc5ff409a5 her vision cd0c214ca7 blurring. The movement dislodged the 31326426d7 loosely wrapped bandages from edd1069fa9 her head.0f964ccb6e3c8deb
What was he 09e3e96363 talking about? Couldn’t he see?Shewas the one who e5d5b248a6 was injured.4e61503174802196
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“Father has 4f6712fde0 decided he da597bd4e2 can no 4f572c0a41 longer stand e6c81b2f40 by and 8e45df745e do nothing.”35e3fed3a5900726
What…?21390f44892cb1bd
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What kind of 27261658d6 rumors had spread 566487f342 in just one 041bb5ed3b day, while she ff2d1150d6 was unconscious? What lies had f3221f34dd they concocted this bf43768633 time?ed95b54a31bc8ae9
As Kyrie’s 0178270628 consciousness faded, 9385ef01e5 a flash ef16ee7666 of auburn 52d71a6ed5 hair blurred a0f23e9997 behind Veron.bbe2e5346bd1034f
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“Don’t worry, Elise.”2b5c92e82d723f05
“Brother.”1c373df3299ef35d
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“His Highness intends 7fb1104d25 to announce your 75778dc7be engagement, so no b181344748 one in the e1f1c89aac Empire will be d2b740618e able to harm 94c4d17c9e you now.”94ffd28dd8bf30e9
‘Elise.’d6a7bfefd611a5ab
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She couldn’t see Elise’s a3ba2c3a82 eyes. Her vision was 7eadfc2b2f too blurry.c3250aea0509dc62
It felt like an 5c3e2bdda7 intense déjà vu. As if she had 3054a3f390 been transported back to 262ba80eec her stepmother’s funeral years e94a5f4d96 ago.5903b247119e3acd
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Her mother’s pendant necklace, rattling in her pocket amidst the chaos and fading consciousness, slipped out and fell somewhere.44dcb91136fae836
No. b090ae725b3c0245
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She had only just c44a0ecb30 gotten it back. d71b15d7d1b5c8c4
Why…?917e9186e8182eb8
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“…ished.”2b891bfbf3585b9b
“…to… be sent…”67528b4a5b2ee8a1
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‘Why?’95847189a3aa8a2f
As her consciousness 9ba2ddb34b slipped away, parts b623018e3e of their conversation 247a36cd9d echoed in her d639dee2c9 ears. She bit f19847e0da her tongue, 2c91d1293f but all d3dfbd6f1a she tasted 017e480bed was blood, 849bc371be and her bba3f556ff vision continued 72ba27b9e4 to darken.ba3a696a6de2cb1b
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Help me.a016d63d808a11ea
The last c273686994 thing she 39da1004b2 saw was 22b9c837fd a pair 1f5ed23cec of silver e24591c705 eyes looking dc8878a5ac down at 879910958d her.e76ea86471886cb2
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“Congratulations, Your Majesty.”c9da42b43f1d4757
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A low, emotionless 9da56603df voice echoed across d6fd54dd7d the gleaming marble 0021c087cd floor.f3bee95f3e173e20
“Lexion’s engagement… ab32993b3d As his 03c9a5de9d cousin, I’m 932d3644dd deeply moved.”9ad140b5167a9e27
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The Emperor showed no 13ff992c82 reaction to the polite 22573503aa congratulations.4f6156d31bc9032a
He seemed remarkably fbe0bbe906 calm for a c93f6bcf0e man whose son 485442215f had announced his 1c3522dd35 engagement overnight, without ebf76412a6 even consulting him. Less than two days 7901f75132 had passed since Kyrie’s d1327596eb fall before Lexion announced a1abdff62b his engagement to Elise 49e6380468 Ernberg.aceac1b53c1686dc
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Dominique, upon hearing the 411adce101 news the afternoon after 57d88c07f2 returning Kyrie to the 2c2de7a1fc Ducal residence, twisted his 6424d3563e lips into a smirk. But in front of a44a9bba6e the Emperor, he spoke 8a596b63e7 calmly,6a94cf2cc578f4b5
“Well, Lexion is also 1cfff063c6 of marriageable age. It’s about time.”b37b14b93c7c36e2
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Dominique traced 49f7ff62ad the rim 7718d163c4 of his b0deed3044 teacup, his be19ce5d37 mind searching 77f692e39d for the 965aed51f5 reason his a702efe5c6 controlling uncle 25a8513cf5 was so 9af8cd2270 calm about 5366005e23 his son’s f73b73be39 sudden engagement.5755f7d5eda95d2f
‘Is it 7433f212ce because of fd43c81434 the ledger bebf6e9e92 he expects 781c3de36a to gain 946d56ee1c through the ed57472d19 engagement with a8ab80d777 Ernberg?’2471648a5de673fb
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The Duke’s 17f148c23f ledger, rumored 81994d4435 to contain 01c0ff7096 the list 7f2b395c90 of weaknesses 019263e041 of many 88ffc9eda2 nobles.f19ad298ccb5ad59
Dominique was skeptical ca4e9598fd of its existence, 08712d327f even though it 7f90bbca3b had been mentioned 680fbf3c92 several times during e98c2f67a5 his investigations.However…21be89a767a96883
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‘There’s no way the dc699f2809 Emperor would allow a cc38e02e46 mere noble family to a1e63a104b possess such a thing.’c08a6335781d2405
Lexion seemed c06b4023c1 to believe 9b36ff0a47 it, though…d0c7e9e2d4ae2d47
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‘Then what other advantage 18eb2eafd7 is there?’e3e898ccb4cdc553
As Dominique pondered, the ce65c99815 Emperor replied casually,c453ba5c7332f964
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“It’s just b799b3f653 an engagement, d67d9c2d0c not a dfde8ff6e1 marriage.”24e59f3df5e294c3
“….”af361f841c86deaa
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“There are other families de7d0583fa interested in Lexion, so d6f26b9ddd you never know.”e58324e77b5d56f5
‘Aha.’ cee75cc1bba64443
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An engagement and a marriage were different. An engagement could be broken at any time. He was implying that it wasn’t a big deal. It seemed other families vying for Lexion were offering the Emperor bribes, hoping he would reconsider the engagement. And it was proving quite profitable.55bb58bf033e77f0
Dominique hid his 7a649d7ab6 amusement with a c71b8cd631 smile.6abeccf7488ec6aa
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‘In any 01858c5d80 case, thanks a214b1ab8a to those beb84ec1d5 two getting 42beb63cbc together…’dcf05df74208e7e5
Kyrie Ernberg had made him an offer. So, from Dominique’s perspective, their engagement wasn’t bad news for him.ac999b823eb85eea
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The Emperor 2c61ddaf1f changed the 1655cadd5e subject.06b3393e7dc1fe0e
“Duke. I heard you were 170871edf0 disrespectful to the Duchess cc2dd176dc of Melua.”b8d5ff4727082702
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As he a8259ba45b spoke, a c50a8c0a6f sound came ff98890479 from one 2501ebeb5d of the a1a4793821 numerous birdcages 8134ad841a lining the 5d92d42de7 walls of 7477b4719a the Emperor’s 6aaf0d6525 study.1d659b5b5d75dfb5
Flutter, thud.1b711c8c1ba94fe9
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Dominique glanced at the cage. The Emperor, watching him intently, spoke in a stern voice, feigning concern like a caring uncle, “Aren’t you the one who’s more in need of marriage, Duke Haswell?”fe232a75747fee60
“….”55c2bf70a99ebbd3
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“You’ve missed your prime 51f65da33f marriage years, running around e018a7f140 on the battlefield.”a8c95bebd5d36d87
He was pretending that he hadn’t been the one obstructing Dominique’s marriage prospects, but Dominique didn’t bother pointing it out.66ae61103638028b
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“I’ve been neglecting 8d631f1247 your marriage, it 079878ab8b seems. So I’ve eb94ac954b been searching 2a72d4e38d for a 824c259b9e suitable partner, 54b4af7fe4 someone who c5dcae33d7 would be b7647797da beneficial to 28e260433e you in ff1912c49f many ways.”afac73b5c9e492da
“Is that so?”e1da526545709a5e
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It was somewhat amusing c9c41cf0c5 that the “beneficial” partner 55fa3d54bf he’d chosen was the cdb54d1659 Duchess of Melua. He must have been 26528741f1 afraid of the backlash a483d87516 if he’d offered a 0edba5fc2a commoner, considering Dominique’s royal 3451024c67 blood.e24075cc7e51562c
“But since 7b59f4c9cd you’ve been 4102783c3e so disrespectful, f40294f728 why don’t 929bd2ebb5 you meet 2dd7bb4544 with Duchess 5b629e1cb6 Melua again c9b5fc67e1 to have b2f59e0f6a a chat 11c1800ac8 and apologize?”45bb815bc5a1487a
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“Actually, I’ve already 58a17a430b sent her a 651327b247 gift. She seemed pleased.”bf317c8437c21159
The Duchess of 94842af5ca Melua loved jewels 6c294b47cf as much as 3f7b2a3a52 any man. And among the 451cda0a35 jewels rolling around 97b2dc5ff6 Haswell, there were ec85848ade many that the 5fc2f9eaaf Duchy of Melua 6e69d217f8 had difficulty possessing.b39d3c8cf187dba0
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Smoothing things over wouldn’t be difficult. That was one of the reasons why he hadn’t been careful with his words in the first place.7fa8dba95a30108d
Chirp.8149098a88a16c8e
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The sound came again. Inside the cage, he saw the silver bird whose wings he had clipped off. Dominique’s gaze had been drawn over there for a while.01262b6264d4e2e4
The bird, oblivious to cf4be190b1 its predicament, or perhaps d2577b26a8 aware and refusing to e579df6da4 accept it, continued to 9e51c59239 flutter its clipped wings, c09b122883 repeatedly trying to fly. Then, unable 97ae93bbc7 to balance 425a8093ba properly, it 20b08d400c would fall ff889d3f84 to the f5d1cebd15 bottom of d05619e779 the cage dd0ea471f4 with achirp.277de6da01a86536
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The sound 93dd60341d triggered a a112d92a49 memory.46470f2643330b6d
To the 0dc9b01aa8 woman who, fbfd00a27a with slightly f537f22ae4 dirty white fac7aa38bc feet, had 09522eaa42 walked down a2183e0f2b the mansion 7310c7a50e hallway and 074e4fc8e6 closed the fefac19dc4 distance between a395cda80a them.18716eb960dc3fc7
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The sound of the bird hitting the bottom of the cage was similar to the sound of the woman’s footsteps. The sound of her soft skin sticking to the marble floor and then peeling away slightly stickily.5b0b208ca6e66ff4
Dominique’s memory returned to the moment when her bold, clear eyes, filled with a palpable desire for him, had met his. 4b706290e195534f
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The Emperor 7202ead9af placed his 21d2855d63 teacup on f055271cbc the saucer.9a46d35d65993bf2
“Will it be resolved with just a gift?”3c837ddee98abb14
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“Your Majesty.”d49ea7d96ddbe377
“Why don’t you visit her this time and ask for forgiveness? It’s the Duchy of Salt, no less, that’s considering the Duke as a marriage prospect…”0127a4e3c2a7afc6
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“Regarding that 7b07eb9fca marriage proposal,”95c853b7e6edb3de
At the Emperor’s blatant words, Dominique slowly smiled.13d5babb21f4849a
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“I have something I’d 1b78c50d30 like to discuss.”e06c8772c80079a1
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After losing consciousness due 7664384dd5 to the sedative, Kyrie c3a3272c06 was confined to her 30bf27a4d8 room for several days. Her attempts consistently d80a12ac67 failed.db260550ff50b4b9
“I already feel 856a721c7b like I’m in 5c79e698e8 a convent.”0920763c7248bfc8
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As she spoke self-deprecatingly, 9d09dd10bd she often overheard the 6a4350a21c servants’ conversations outside.e24510bb921457a6
“How could bdd4508f0b she do e2b284ed0b something like 43b1379cd1 that to 7ea3cd2ac5 Lady Elise?”4eb55f008bf26956
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“She shouldn’t 400858edfa be allowed 2938be4050 to stay c633e2ed20 here any 2bfaacf5ca longer.”4b4666e120904fd2
“Flovel should be 22a16f6ac7 that woman’s grave!”4de1d8c1d923935b
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Kyrie quickly 7db47fc197 understood the 2935a0806c meaning behind b16ba31e24 their words.1d047833478ba7d7
‘They’re preparing to c33f912a26 send me to 4934cb401b a convent.’919a44b4a708b140
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She had 455905fcb1 anticipated this 7b50fd2ce1 would happen 6085acf917 sooner or 2407cb7138 later, but 947860d5af she didn’t a5e9894689 expect it 3adca4a348 to happen f060e7014b so suddenly.bf12e06b7174f5d1
‘Did Lexion…?’ bcf27a9c235d84c4
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Could he have given 37080a2244 false words?b42ed75523e642f8
There was d72ee63a9a no word d59017a6ac from the be45e76af6 Duke. Perhaps he didn’t know d2d717c779 she was confined, or 2a96967227 perhaps he knew and 48679e4923 didn’t care.f6282d4440732799
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As time went by, 95d15dcb90 the hope that had 3b0edd92e5 filled her heart gradually f075d0323d turned into doubt.4fc63b4550cf9980
‘What should I 181f862d37 do now?’4b090caa0eca5217
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As she wrestled with 3215d53921 her turbulent thoughts for 842e186474 a long while, a 6c54a56919 headache pounding in her 18ba1b325c temples, someone barged into 8ab4091c31 her room without even 2089a0fd23 knocking.ca4f6e4d9c5c7a36
“…Your Highness.”fb9b660c832a4276
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It was c838dcaf1d Lexion, unexpectedly.17d2f1cc7b04e744
62b1d7b99c0fde3c
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