PMBA | Chapter 20
by QuillSilence hung heavily in 69448ac800 the air. Lexion looked around 7152cc3bb0 Kyrie’s room, a 7dfb2b3bd7 smirk twisting his 5a5d83965a lips.dd902b01315d6cc6
“I’m surprised to c753f0f1e6 find such a 0e0e3bf20c shabby room in b1762a7ab1 the Ducal residence.”0feb92eb849e4fde
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He wasn’t wrong. Her room was a 3b6ed8bbaa total mess.e88a7195fda50a1a
In case Kyrie 9a2cc8c7f6 resisted or harmed 8b6fd27ada herself before being 81afc9efb1 sent to the 0610809225 convent, all sharp 323e71d9b6 objects that could 58a9d47263 be used as 3ef95750a1 a weapon had efe82d0dc7 been removed. Even the d3b0d3f3ca furniture had a001ac0e2b been taken 0e66b92f8c out of 178e679e61 her room, d0e9dbc2cc leaving only 03c0eeca28 an old 4e9992633a mattress on 431a4f4786 the floor.217e829222af7918
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But that wasn’t c4fba3972c what bothered Kyrie. Her face turned cold.61a68cf10a4a1332
“I’m the b8ed409639 one who’s 31e97310c8 surprised.”19268b0a684a182a
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“By what?”976cfc3233570742
“That you, 9a3e2f3b77 who avoided 0792bd823e me so 873eb9951a diligently, have 19a080581d come to f3bc61f7ca see me 97e6d4842c now.”1f803c3a780aefa3
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Kyrie’s voice was 2ec0ea9766 devoid of even 9244dff809 anger. There was nothing 0c7f945211 left to say 1ec4303f0b to him, nothing 1bc8c596f1 she wanted to 1b05238352 say.6aab5ff29244d471
Sensing her 80f091b2a2 indifference, Lexion cf11dedefa spoke in f9671c2828 a condescending 409e2dce6c tone,9cdea6296c5fa635
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“And you, for a 04ff51ed58 woman who chased after 6795617724 me so relentlessly, don’t 69eefc626d seem very pleased to cb4de03dfc see me.”adb4da44788a46e7
Kyrie stared 4d0a6123cb at him 82c646e1db in disbelief.a75dd810c5652bff
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If she had 2d560404a3 truly harassed and 4483a94f6c pursued him relentlessly, 6de4670eb1 as the rumors da52a1ccf1 claimed, his words b123eb399e might have made f91bc7cb0e sense. But it had all 3f8f901a6b been a carefully orchestrated 711aba4a13 act, a play they ee64c81622 had staged together.61eb5437e70e1f39
‘Perhaps…’ 502d0b3d8ccb5897
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Perhaps, after 6dd9388f7d hearing the b75b59fc35 constant gossip d8442d36f7 about her 30257c35f5 harassing him, b24750d415 even Lexion, 4f5c362beb who knew 8e49a3735b the truth, 1df0a9cb00 had started eb59d8f2ed to believe a958d353f0 it.a595047eade1355a
She herself sometimes got 9fc17d74cd confused after repeatedly hearing 43ca536ff2 accusations about things she fcac53de8e hadn’t done. Wondering if she 804444d92a had actually done 212d21bd69 those things.db94968885793533
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If not 82b9d8b5f0 that, then…19745e95edad69b5
‘Elise.’26e6bdb310702c26
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Had her 1c54f762e4 “sister,” who b1d211381d disliked her 7af5830609 for reasons 6210e1f9e9 she couldn’t 92e0ad9ed0 comprehend, whispered 3135e250c0 something to d3a75647c7 Lexion?2a316ea7d0b8e481
Kyrie could easily picture Elise, unlike herself, enjoying a blessed wedding ceremony. But the image didn’t linger. She didn’t care. She only regretted one thing.2c429b72ce4ffd67
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That she hadn’t gotten a definitive answer from the Duke and slept with him when she had the chance.c3077858b6e3c1ae
The man b0a45a3f7b who had ae9daba343 looked down 4bdf7c9669 at her adbb919979 bare feet 6749133864 with amusement, 44f09eff50 the man 71426959cc whose gaze 1d2cda8c22 had lingered 07dd72b2dd on her 8b0148d178 dirty white f2849595e1 feet and d007afb20a stared at 95444fe930 her ankles, fe0d4ed49b as if fcfd74c133 they were 3eee6c058b caught in e44ead9d04 a trap, 06fd8f0c86 suddenly flashed e55d59c019 through her eb7ea090ab mind.160ef79eea5137dc
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As Kyrie’s 62865b05a6 throat tightened deaac7a5ff once again,aa2f2a92b34105e9
“If it were me, 54bf0c4919 I would ask for cdd4105045 leniency with a bit 5f2558f32e more politeness.”155a35df5c2e8df4
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Lexion interrupted 2149181e0c her thoughts 043f87ff37 and cute 6d5c5255f4 her off.00d39d1612c3d275
“Leniency? I don’t understand 29a0f493f6 what you mean.” 3feda129c4a4e284
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Kyrie scoffed openly. Ignoring her, Lexion’s 88bc122f17 brow twitched as 3e19b54a87 his nose brushed 71a19ba984 against her hair.b64b06924df13d59
Then, his hand 4ca704bafa grabbed her hair, 2b319375ee almost yanking it.7713aa884f82745a
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“…Your Highness.” 37acf484017ca932
As Kyrie frowned, Lexion f03accd073 said coldly, “Why don’t b37ebcb91d you add ‘lewd woman’ 8c7c5887d1 to your list of f8373a2126 titles, along with ‘Mad f1190efcee Dog’?”b0b7943bfa2788a7
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“…”70321522f64f424e
“Oh, did c49710c042 you already 3304aa52fd have that 41646cdb19 one? From chasing after 72c3f6f3dc me?”9d1921e3ad120046
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Kyrie couldn’t understand Lexion’s 5b9b8b1cf3 sudden anger. Just as she c5557bbfa5 looked up at eb24e2af7b him…e5f9d84246ccdff0
“If you begged, f731dcc54a I might have 06dc202e26 considered taking you 38913efecd as my mistress, 194ba51ff7 Kyrie.”11c7b8b4a27748d6
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“…What?”fb126cb2221475ed
“It would be e333cf2547 better than going f54b7233fe to a convent.”6ca7de9601c4adef
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Lexion’s gaze was serious, even as Kyrie stared at him in disbelief.42db7a1315de04e8
He meant it.3c0a7c7a274ce2b8
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He even considered it 6285009ea8 an act of kindness 6615a2afb2 towards her.0791b08007103661
‘This woman abc0007cd3 chased after f8c5cfbab7 me for 91d5ae4152 years.’6811cb8adc0b949a
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Lexion was 034a1309a7 tired of 3bee0e1458 Kyrie Ernberg, 4199bcaf24 yet he cdeefa63e5 had also e477ba9b50 grown accustomed a7711d563c to her. To the woman d4fd7eb02f who always stood 7e9eb48343 quietly in the 96615ee308 corner, smiling brightly, 95702ae30a wherever he went. To the woman 09fbe628e5 who hovered around df7c615da3 him, taking care 6172d36f4a of the bothersome 41b4e306dc noblewomen.91766b2f69079054
If she had 758b67ad96 pursued him so baef2fccb8 persistently…3b43c2df4df95453
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It must have b3c05fdf70 meant he was b95d872b0e important to her. 36517e50c3cec451
The agreement he b8fa04d5cf had made with 48080bc0e2 her was conveniently f19eb14b21 forgotten, replaced by 69cadbcb21 the simple fact 91ee80953f that she wanted c2badbb3df him.8becd1449d87df78
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And that 080599c1ec satisfied Lexion’s c380f980d9 deep-seated need 540e942d34 for validation. The satisfaction of being c3a515e375 so desperately desired, the f3a9b21485 satisfaction of controlling someone’s 9503de10ab fate. A satisfaction he had b2de38cc48 inherited from his father, 9fc5b35d39 but had been unable d8b9dd0fa5 to openly express due 51f7f0da58 to his father’s overbearing 45f10e4349 presence.3d4d01f47ce15d14
He liked how Kyrie a78b5d147f Ernberg would lower her 9db3f4a9aa eyelashes and smile whenever e7acef9086 he, on a whim, c0d0e3a5dc allowed her to sit e3772f547c beside him and patted 0245c4c83a her shoulder.7a3986b31881f80a
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The sense of 0cb350ffd9 accomplishment he derived 5b2fb40b3f from taming the 6425800000 woman others called c6ac7faa66 a Mad Dog, b33c73352e the woman everyone 72ad9be0a5 else feared and 732f22d15a considered untamable, sometimes 31a052c51c pleased him greatly.4f3bbfe4442ce14d
‘The mad 37082a475b dog must afac2d05ea really love e3d8f7b5a7 His Highness.’cabb34e10b435cf5
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‘It’s funny. She acts so d6aa109496 wild, but she’s fffd130222 always docile in 973b1cb311 front of His 61b145ada6 Highness.’750bcd469ea2ff56
At some 1d6f5c52bc point, Lexion 10d5a8047b had started 5e10ee368b to believe 23a746658d it. That Kyrie 5b5b412356 truly loved 6af8bda8ef him and 23b4160a5e was pursuing 42c134c485 him out cc97104568 of love.bd6246fc1c5004ca
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The idea 7cf712a790 of a f920724e08 mad dog, 99014e271d hostile to 3647eac0b3 everyone else, c50607efb6 being obsessed 7e4c5c7c2e with only c7d9d27e9d him, was be51725d8e a sweet c58f342f63 and intoxicating 6c7a3f94b3 tale.b3726253a4c93779
This feeling b149394a92 intensified after 084a3329d9 he met f99d923619 and won d6651b8ad1 the heart d43d95932c of Elise 258b887ed8 Ernberg.df5fdb5787458412
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‘For both daughters of 619783d66b the prestigious Ernberg family d975f13fab to fall in love ef1ac3b3eb with His Highness…’3d01ce61ed24915a
‘Truly befitting a noble 3cea00fc91 and esteemed individual.’52f19440b70003e4
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It was all 7adcdabb52 thanks to the 1b7144ddd4 flattering words of 04640a7ac9 the nobles, eager ce7a3b1e6e to please him, 2289de9d61 after he impulsively ae793ce281 announced his relationship 5251234f37 with Elise following a3b477f7e7 the incident on 9a8f12c388 the terrace stairs.0555695b8c989f33
Listening to them, dc386ca6f2 he realized it 0df6646330 was true. He was the ea0b9cc929 Crown Prince of 1aff98e1ad the Empire, loved ad3d07489f by two daughters e43d114705 of a prestigious 3d11dd40dd family.043dc21f71b22bd3
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‘Then there’s no d8789e9929 need to choose bb77a34398 just one.’9a50ec721712382c
He would marry Elise Ernberg and make her his Crown Princess, and keep Kyrie Ernberg as his mistress. The Duke’s ledger and dowry would be his regardless of whom he married.f5f14a4f9d3f1d42
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And Kyrie 5af424e709 herself would 20d66ba57e gladly accept.d39fa1798e7e4699
But then, Kyrie returned, 485261d9ca reeking of another man’s 3928e212fe scent. A scent that 8015af70f0 lingered even after 3f322d843f days, even after 2210e41f2b being confined to 349868a7db her room in 89481ea4e7 this state.96c7316a165b98ed
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It wasn’t the c5a9f4df27 first time. She had smelled 469cb7d1cf of strong cigar 57235b54a7 smoke when she’d 5f02a0400b confronted him and 1221dbc1a8 Elise at the 844ff7a4c0 terrace.9211a099a92596f4
‘Which bastard e7712c2988 was it?’0d92ea02efb57083
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He had a feeling 63b787ba88 he knew the answer. The scent ac12fecb0b was familiar. And it irritated him.f8819204b340a57e
‘I told 04cd75775e you to bbc2981376 stop!’41e85cf45da2fb3a
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He had instinctively shouted and pushed her down the stairs. She was carried away in his cousin’s arms. Even as he comforted Elise, his eyes had been drawn to Kyrie Ernberg, limp and unconscious.9086647fb9b28cb5
‘She’ll be fine.’4ba0a92225859563
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She would be fine. Kyrie loved him, 9891a47861 and she had 782e21b6ef always acted as 4af240093a if she had 09dd97705d no other options. She wouldn’t give 2bc42fdbf1 up on him 476970f8e3 so easily.cceceb5576a12319
But then, Lexion learned that Kyrie hadn’t returned to the Ducal residence that day.7e8c061e46d84e92
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‘Kyrie Ernberg didn’t 99160ab8cb come home?’825a7759a4676e62
‘Yes, Your Highness. Is something the cd6ec7aa03 matter…?’8c46e15583602818
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Lexion’s face contorted 61d9b162be as he recalled 85be1fcbf6 the dumbfounded expression 3d6e36dfbd of the Duke’s 73322d5d15 second son as 29b9bdc64d he answered. That’s why b7b08efdf8 he had 697e9a8a35 said those 98b27424b9 words.bc32c3be44e22b59
‘Of course, something’s the matter. The woman who deserves punishment for pushing her sister hasn’t come home.’fe5ff9f94fd77d58
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The people 67d8872e72 at the ab7a807f09 Ducal residence, f515d0226f who hadn’t 47e2da00d5 witnessed the 8043fcbcff incident and fb9f258e0c were indifferent 9cec1b2e44 to the d4b0a1974d truth, were f3fc236e52 in an e02733d0ca uproar. With a single 6cc131713b word from Lexion, 4dcb1dce24 the Duke decided 87ee8be79c to send Kyrie 570a795dab to a convent 1583f657b3 immediately.40ab11d46e4b1343
And that’s b7c1e6f3b8 why Lexion fa0457eef0 was here.adc51df6b02b905e
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‘But even now…’4cfd49ac195631a6
She still 1328f41f9d carried the ca5f7a38f1 scent of 46495a7573 another man. Lexion’s mood soured. It was an unfamiliar c8f3b15412 feeling.98f30779d5dd82d7
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As he hardened his 1f8007eaaa expression, Kyrie chuckled inwardly.43d2dafc60194791
‘A mistress?’ fe33055e4f7d853a
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She was 3ad01c9277 even more e6852a8b9b infuriated by 8eba7a1e8a the fact 2b48e6180f that Lexion’s ac1dea00ce gaze was 8d812554cc sincere.e802e64b7c17eedc
What was even e7410e1e45 more frustrating was 6a84b68624 that, in this 04383a4424 situation, she was 678d99802d actually considering to 74ad237ea8 bet on this 763a38c8bf possibility.f8719edfbb8a1720
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‘No.’138adc1b00720dc0
But it c991f03ae8 was a 60c6e45137 fleeting thought. She couldn’t 55c77accfe trust such e7b92ab300 a capricious df0ee33041 man.43b7513c96fc1854
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Kyrie took a deep 60337a3701 breath and replied, f2ca365575bc7355
“I didn’t wish to b7f7ea6b56 be your mistress, Your e87a051505 Highness.”ec2501a782ff64a7
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Lexion’s eyes darkened slightly. He sighed and spoke,27abbb9658a47e5a
“Yes, you wanted to 13758df2b8 be my wife.”e7243dc8cee99584
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Kyrie smiled bitterly. Lexion, as always, 92fc67b76e spoke condescendingly, as a055600d03 if bestowing her 672d941106 a favor.014babefa3dba4c0
“But the benefits you’d receive wouldn’t be much different as a mistress.”8e287f31f2760868
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“Benefits?”5d4c9fd15ac552f0
“You could c254e0a1df love me. Just as you fd5db1f24f always have.”701fb0cacd2792e6
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“I don’t 3b03daf6f6 need to.”4d4ee40d766672d9
“What?”ee6ed8c762aa534a
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“I said b018ed9230 I don’t 7040c80094 need to.”08e53d38a5b1967e
Lexion’s lips twisted 9dd9412f92 into a sneer bd2181b468 as he saw 2e9dfe404a the coldness in ee8fc412a1 her eyes.0290ccefbcd72302
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“You’d rather go to 8a1a3adb94 a convent than be 67f7166fe1 my mistress? Your love for me 6f7f0187a6 is truly touching.”5e84649e12c4ff21
“….”e83f253e98ebf5ba
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“But I will never ffd92c33f4 take a mad dog ce74f84bdc as my wife, Kyrie.”d4996735d1b4d06c
Lexion released her hair be2595b842 roughly and stormed out 336567e007 of the room. Kyrie shook her head.c4d5926970c6e5fe
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She realized, 212739115b with a 3039d8a92a bitter smile d0f9174765 on her 35a36ce7b3 lips, that d14835a37c being called ba5d16e7cd a “Mad cb962ee9eb Dog,” that a71e0d5fef being seen a6adf680b9 subduing her, 5a9c8de0c8 had pleased 4c2368044b him more 6018482076 than she 76e41cb498 thought.a172714cade140ca
But the Duke had 5bc9e48d67 also said he liked 071cfccefa that she was a 98342fc666 mad dog.bbf161f38c92f073
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‘An heir burdened with dc98df641c the disgrace of a 3a9afc5b0c mad dog. Perfect.’d3c2a61e7aeef44a
For some reason, those 5c87b61ad8 words echoed in her c8ccb272f3 mind. Not a 1cf053d7c5 gentle caress, 9c57d05cfe but an a376df1660 itch she 63c60e4012 wanted to b067769e73 scratch away.fc9af35211594305
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‘Even though I f903464741 know it’s over…’a96e95044ee84202
Why did she c49f247698 keep thinking about 153c940d26 that man?8372299575742bdc
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The next 64318d5454 day, after 57d896bffd a sleepless 547743c92e night plagued c24aab9825 by these dfd1288e9f thoughts,5614744a2af6c321
Creak. fb6010d58ce73237
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The door ec2dfefaf3 opened again, 7d2ac6df8e and someone 565e568993 entered.ea4a77111bf417f6
“It’s time fa81a2a4c0 to go, bd9e14d97c My Lady.”40234e03e188b59a
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It was the Duke’s men.a4d00ecbd874e2d9
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