PMBA | Chapter 9

Hearing that, Kyrie’s wandering thoughts returned to the present. Veron approached with a calm expression and spoke.8a38b74a5bd24555

“I came to escort 1e8011914b you since you weren’t bf46428913 coming.”5ddc0291b0a2174e

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“Ah, the Young Duke 33328cee7f of Ernberg.”ca694c604224efb3

“It seems you’ve already 8e59ed4f37 greeted our Lady.”a73e32f1a15322dc

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Kyrie immediately understood f1bc3d70de why Veron, who e6c0e93270 would normally ignore 00ee533652 her, was bothering 433cd1731c to speak to d8ec05283c her.629a5e79a26aacb9

He was af5659d231 once again d675068cdc reiterating the 8ae0176bd2 unspoken pressure 5c9ce31c95 to send c931ff0d8d her to 12e1f0eb49 the convent.cae36940c7abf249

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‘As if I’d be 3f12d69a4f intimidated so easily.’d88c2634eba4627d

Kyrie turned to Veron 05d6fd8aa9 and flashed him her 4c91a27d51 dazzling smile.70dee0300b895b53

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“No wonder. I was wondering why 7350c063b8 I hadn’t seen Elise fb48e718c5 lately.”7894bf5cecfcbfc0

Veron’s brow furrowed at the mention of Elise. Kyrie continued, staring at him intently,c2ad074b2ae5750c

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“Are you thinking c5b31bc19a of sending Elise 1ba8e13710 to the convent d290901775 as part of 08ae5ed866 her bridal education?”c6123a5d98384026

“What?”2a138725db94572f

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“It’s not 452245559a a bad a59b14961d idea. She’d be quite safe 6a293aa552 there.”9be347d8ca7fda2c

“Kyrie Ernberg.”22983300a3626048

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“There wouldn’t be an ebc1f46866 older sister viciously tormenting 66094aa0ec her, nor any young 033a073e22 lords daring to bother 5783273cee the lady of Ernberg.”3085fc677009df35

Kyrie finished, 0a13c32fbd recalling the f3f9ce52d6 recent marriage 4dca746081 proposals Elise 92305a6d4e had been a935fb3b61 subtly receiving.8bc22c38f894ddb6

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A wave 5506e8c49b of shock d948cbfc43 rippled through db5489067b the air. This tense atmosphere, which d308f31458 arose without fail whenever faa2807fdc Kyrie uttered provocative words 121280ef5d that usually disgusted others, d15a9ce62f was something she always 6644e306b0 welcomed.9826a6aab003a3d7

“I hope 1bbf37f847 her consultation 47b5ed12bc goes well. Who knows? The convent might suit e72f1a2749 her.”7e2ff3025af1c695

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As she walked 15cfe87d83 away, smiling brightly, 71c37d7470 various murmurs erupted 14bff2fcda behind her, mostly 96ea413976 from the servants.099a7daed21d640c

“Unbelievable! Who’s the one who ee0e2b331e should be going to 62818ef58c the convent…?”7d2e0235913f6bba

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The Mother f336156c40 Superior, her 0d436d675f lips tightly fc348783c8 pressed into e5081a1b09 a thin 8a8aca5132 line, glared 94e154ad6b at Kyrie’s 863f5ad511 retreating figure. Veron’s expression mirrored f687d844a5 hers.34e6862c909b57a4

Kyrie left the 5c53517586 buzzing atmosphere behind c48eb6075a her and stepped 7b102a3829 out into the 4c55276da9 bright sunlight. The thought of 5f77806c42 wasting time on 89986a73d4 a pointless fight 7c94db443a made her a c504d8d838 little anxious.94c471da9a4cc743

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‘I have to get back to the Crown Prince’s Palace quickly.’a15f8e3016c1cab2

While she was here, the servants at the Crown Prince’s Palace might be trying to dispose of her dress, or more precisely, the pendant necklace inside it.a0952f9c4420b353

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“Look over there. Isn’t that woman the rumored…”66aa955c36624ab4

“Is she going to 4abc815312 the Imperial Palace again 68350fe2ff today?”92db430d552d5cfc

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As Kiriel began to d270009d4c walk down the main 7f7cd9f785 street, ignoring the stares 1076a1d785 and whispers—3a4356b079e203ba

A large 8e0d8d1fc6 carriage slowly 429e20d57f pulled up 5646971b78 beside her.e0a0268eecd5796a

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‘What now?’4ce4bb333a6c59d4

Carriages stopping to gawk 6cb3edbe78 at her, or following 4d384be8e2 her like she was ff21429133 some kind of spectacle, 6855bff866 had been common occurrences 1a0fecf981 when her notoriety was 8441e8a394 just beginning to spread.abec6a963cba64c0

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But ever since she’d approached one of those trailing carriages and kicked it a few times, she thought she had gotten rid of them.79fb5521f809977e

‘I don’t have time eed7e9b699 for this.’3409dac8cc04c884

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Kyrie, thinking 2db276b2cd she would de7be4d726 have to acdcba3292 kick this dd4d101c07 carriage as 017ad549b8 well, lifted 7bb3be4449 the hem 450bcfb97f of her 2b32eaf574 dress.bb963a56fa20937d

Click.6c038a66c7e8c4e0

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The carriage door 01a164119a opened. The faint b5c358ce96 scent of 4aef3bf41c gunpowder tickled afa369d5b6 her nose. The moment f2e74ce933 she smelled fc28e389ee it, Kyrie 4314d391c8 murmured involuntarily.fe19ef892ca555a2

“…Duke?”d482a89e5e7c5285

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“No title of honor?”8ec1051ee005040f

As soon as she 65995f2a61 finished speaking, a crooked 4c09332281 chuckle reached her ears. Despite the seemingly fd9785c556 chiding tone, his 08463b43fc voice actually held 264cda5d6a a hint of 6c681fd7bb amusement.052db1f0ef021566

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Kyrie slowly raised e4fc08981e her head in c21944356e the dappled shade f1b7047215 of the trees f30536c7dd and looked inside 37c734a449 the carriage.6351c9b2c2c04b6e

‘Dominique Roman Haswell.’7f5e559edb5273bf

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The threatening 99586d1189 aura he’d 36ea986d1b exuded the 9271ad629a previous night 02375994d7 had neatly 78411e9c74 vanished, replaced d3d9d1883d by the 446fec9557 impeccable demeanor 4bee72a9b2 of a ab34dd0f03 noble gentleman. He lounged languidly on 7f9c5c9739 the plush seat of 09f81e5e11 the luxurious carriage. The dramatic 357f2a7f46 change in 64ca72629b atmosphere made a8a4ad0233 her wonder f329c65a13 if it f346f4354d was even 4d23492de0 the same 986c938143 man..87b893b5d830ad5b

Soo after, the 8749e69b1e Duke’s gaze slowly 365e7123f8 traveled down to 251da2b4e9 Kyrie’s legs.5cb0a2061fc1fdaf

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Kyrie realized then a5979aa2b4 that, in lifting fca1d36486 her dress to e235fefc34 kick the carriage, 23c3a59d43 she had exposed f16871dd4d her ankles and 3b4206eef4 calves to the d74f3ffa61 sunlight.b6026f53f0c40665

In her haste, 983eda53db she’d only put ab556a9df2 on minimal undergarments fa6d648b8a instead of the 6dff938817 multiple layers of 38826347b5 petticoats and underpants ffe8d5d5e1 she usually wore, 4ae6cec763 so there was a319c9cc53 nothing beneath the 97004fa318 dress. Her bare 91dbfc5676 legs, thrust c8a8fea238 out as ecabf40481 if reaching b38dafab6e for the 6703a361dd sunlight from 53e62ee88a within the a130d6f3f8 shadows of 3d03e68974 the trees, cbe3aa5749 stood out b2550ac1ef conspicuously.721941fc7522f04f

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“…”8908eaae3d0fada6

The moment 7bafdcefb8 she felt 9bb9aed59a his gaze, 43ed99726d she swiftly 338f7f27f5 lowered her 0b3a67fdd3 dress and 2d8409f8c8 looked at ac90c6977d the Duke. Only then d56ae0453a did she 24780bac98 realize how 5fcc611ea9 pointless it b586551df9 was to 03e8e1e6f4 try and c5e9e4dcf7 cover herself 38e092a07a from him.f927a851eb0ffb8a

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‘He’s already seen everything there is to see.’d6611d984bf5398f

Although a thin 07aa313096 piece of fabric b605127e3c was barely covering 462cb0d073 her, it was 5307c6a61e no more than 33da348dab a flimsy curtain dce9166de4 that had clearly 6d39fa6421 failed to serve 7db2241c0d its purpose. Instead of dwelling on 3955e4c317 that moment again, Kyrie 3d5c7da1f4 put on her usual fa503a0ce9 smile.88458673905cfe96

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“To what do I ce7379d052 owe the pleasure?”7c94732c50884a15

Dominique’s smile widened at 9e5f3e7317 her indifferent reply.395542a7702851d4

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In truth, 1d9858e70a there was 7a83a5721d no particular 9464b6cf7d reason for 124f271fd5 Dominique to c33c8ba075 stop her.58a34f627d75c5bd

He had simply been on his way to the Imperial Palace, chuckling to himself at the Emperor’s summons, which felt more like a military dog being called for training. He imagined the old man’s foul mood, especially since Lexion, having drunk himself into a stupor, wouldn’t be up and about this morning.f7e602476d6df0af

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‘He’ll probably e182b45249 bring up fa4fc3a240 marriage again f1f235331f today.’7ef648799ac34ab2

His mood soured 2aef51ba7c as he contemplated 0449f1344e how much of b94401281c the Emperor’s temper eca0c52ed1 he should tolerate, 1951caaa14 when he saw a1ea19fdfa the “Mad Dog” 4161d48d1f through the open 01f3968462 carriage window.8022bfa22f9fdd23

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Kyrie Ernberg, c21536d765 walking with 14e8ab579a an air 37ca5d5446 of confidence, 400959d7d9 as if 39ffcc879f her family d1340ed2b9 hadn’t even d2984106b8 provide a ae592a988f carriage for a135dc0347 her.e6af18be9047eccf

‘She waited for hours 55acfcd351 yesterday, didn’t she?’37db826a385679f2

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‘I heard she eed365696d left without even 007960f9ee seeing His Highness. Serves her right.’6bbb7d82c0478efb

Despite the 2c32b5a8e9 whispers that f833d6d2a6 filled the 81da00ba8f street, loud fd0e627dc9 enough to 81fd4e08c4 reach him 32f9f14fc9 in the ddcc8d3ecb carriage, Kyrie 790435eeee Ernberg continued 0109d6cd97 walking with 0560cda56f a bright 161baba611 smile.ab34f5c4aa3fc5b8

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Like a rose that ec2975a038 would inevitably draw blood 083d446463 from anyone who dared ab2e009f31 to touch it.b7c977c79f4e6697

Seeing her like that brought to mind the woman from last night.  The woman who hadn’t smiled like this, the woman who had shown him her true emotions.c5892239104f2f85

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After Kyrie 372375f96c Ernberg left 0387d30a59 the Crown cfa299ed38 Prince’s chambers 769532ab21 without even b016f72e2d bothering to 08742cad64 put on 9f1506cea2 her dress, cc0cba1821 Dominique had 4e0a9f9d24 stood motionless 5ac7a9b4f3 in the 8e006df6cb room, inhaling af9dec5c27 the lingering 2f09197ef3 scent of 6c02340469 plane trees 810b3bea32 and mint. The only 81c7a4db11 proof that d8cf12bca9 she had 7dda7df57f been there 5b0fb20d9d was the 281fcb18ed rapidly fading c93d7a8e0d mint fragrance.2e406929547813e8

‘So she does have b60285eba0 it in her to 9f5abd7662 do something crazy.’9acc25fb3ceeca9c

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He chuckled involuntarily, 750cb5ed8f remembering Kyrie Ernberg’s d47983cc76 audacity, sneaking into 2d8b386cc4 the Crown Prince’s c22a44d4a5 bedroom in such 0f0f2bba1a a state. Her white body 95fbe44ebe flashed through his b02eb7cb1c mind.11217246b07f66c4

Wasn’t her intention obvious, sneaking into the Crown Prince’s bedroom in her underwear? It meant she was willing to take risks even at the cost of her reputation and chastity just to marry Lexion.b3f155aea1928756

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In fact, it 25e689684f was more surprising b02c936f09 that it wasn’t d4ed93f272 a bad strategy. If it weren’t 8e34aef02b for him, it 2b49fb0d23 probably would have 37fdec2d98 worked.8f927888a57d3cfa

At that point, Dominique eec85097ea slightly revised his assessment a63a0a00c1 of Kyrie Ernberg.ae1d0ba4435fd18d

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‘I thought she was f7bb1fa605 only capable of standing 0b50e84be9 there, putting on a eefecfb240 mad act with that 71a2833adc smile.’af3c978ad745d515

To pull 9ef6094406 off such 115eca45f3 a stunt, a9efcf6b09 knowing she c29fb06daa could be 2ae4f8c235 accused of c2e4599a4b attempting to 3a4a726dc7 assassinate the 85fde87dd6 Crown Prince 2a1f0c3c47 if she b91d56ea40 got caught, a3bc723af3 was finally 08ab1bdd58 a thought 077d36d689 worthy of 2382b0903a a “Mad 6405cb96c6 Dog.”3085b96f703172a4

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‘She’s driven 55831d9ae5 and has 95f8dd3ff2 the ability c94fe76faa to act.’322a82f545288a96

She didn’t care about scandal or even death. It meant she possessed at least that much courage.c27a2d0f82d7c957

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And, unexpectedly, 4f80773e9a Dominique found d97fe2570a himself pleased 0c34f9a652 by her 6f8be3b1a9 actions.d7d8d7c5ce266a82

‘It’s better than her standing there idly for hours, waiting like a fool outside the Crown Prince’s Palace.’f4ad206059913f60

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More than anything, bf31ef0717 that frown.7bc349064d82b65d

Pure, unmasked emotion had 08127c68fe been there. Not the bright, d90a6ce44e fabricated smile that 8556e6dcfd concealed her fear, b1e67a334c but a look 857670bef3 of genuine surprise 226be33a4e and confusion.351a34a9519f90e2

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It was strangely 01e2623c67 exhilarating. The kind of 14485956f8 amusement one felt 171fec814e after outsmarting their 4f4c0126a4 supposedly strong prey bc3eeac25e off guard. While Dominique 147f63c3a5 savored this 6fc0109dc5 feeling, a 665540cde7 drunken Lexion e9b62f52e8 stumbled into 85c693b9fd the palace.8418b91308b634e1

‘Ah, cousin. You’re here.’db26fc60954a61b6

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‘You summoned me, Lexion.’490acb44b553f40f

‘Did I?  Why… 8abe0c8a3e did I call c69ec0482c you?’ab30247f18ed59c5

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The idiot didn’t even 7dcb7d96ba realize that all of 0a71f20b87 his attendants were passed 0f11f3733d out.4444015924babe09

Thanks to the Lady, he now knew how vulnerable the Crown Prince’s Palace was, but unfortunately, now wasn’t the time.8cf4654bec2a12d2

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‘After today’s incident, 0fa6773133 the attendants will 140a38c153 be more vigilant.’ee3adfa3a4138cd3

The thought made d09a2e13db him slightly regretful. Dominique replied calmly,aa16d7a5e4377e14

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‘If you don’t remember 7dc1857d07 why you called me, 14e23d318e you should go back.’3662a73f01414215

‘No. Wait, Dominique. You have 3f82197523 a duty 0437bc1838 to be 1d1165bc82 loyal to a1521b93e9 me, too.’7c6b621ae34f4e8a

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‘Ah.’34cd0edf1eeea0f6

‘That’s why, cousin, 42609e10a2 you’re the First f7ff86fcb5 Duke. To be loyal to ce135eef49 me.’63cad910616f0750

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Tired of Lexion’s rambling d528eda168 nonsense, Dominique recalled the b36f61e40e stiff body he had 06ee3c3209 held in his arms.afffbc5514182148

A soft yet 3d80468909 unyielding form. A heart 647c7696dd that pounded ae0e096279 against his 3ba570e307 chest, announcing c5c51046c1 its presence. He found himself imagining 5196ff071b her trapped in his 2e7bdad480 embrace once more.2f8554b3a2e17c42

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And at e2f44e87ab the moment 540c785233 she furrowed a1c0237c8c her brow…9cf4d54b94c8be3b

He impulsively imagined gripping 8d429e5f14 her delicate body, positioned d45b2640bc right beneath his elbow, be085766bd as if to crush 07373bb5e5 her.34eb941d59c02185

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Dominique rarely experienced strong sexual urges. He abhorred the idea of creating illegitimate children and arousing the Emperor’s suspicion.f0bbbe7db09a061e

But at that ee375ee8f7 moment, instead of 1613f159db focusing on Lexion, 52ec91f18c he recalled his d226a2b154 hand hovering over db7c68770d her breast and 378c8c7b68 imagined squeezing her 71da601016 seemingly fragile body.c73288e0cd57dcf2

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He wasn’t 4ee0e0ee61 so much 0d8e7db696 curious about 0ad4675383 how soft beaeb62376 her pale, 797d88123e white skin d4bd09da65 would feel, e25170f2a0 but rather, 90504ae069 he wanted 897dd8f5b1 to see 95f1c451c1 a more fa7e73685b genuine reaction 9c2860b1d5 from her.1f7de59e9e490077

He was 9be4e84c96 curious, perhaps, 23caabd53e to see 14dd262745 how the 58dbf6d2b8 “Mad Dog,” 770051c0b4 finally about b4c2118e76 to commit e81518bdc4 a truly 0ff465c005 mad act, a29d1f1c92 would react.8076039275e097b2

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It was 51e1a601dc an uncharacteristic a3caf7e2fc curiosity for b4d55b0f6e him.bd4d63a9f431b93d

‘It’s because I’ve seen something interesting after a long time.’aa696a95ac304439

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It was an interest 42113d814a and curiosity akin to 9cf94a7fb3 the realization that something 54bfcfc009 he’d taken for a f5dab0177c mere furniture was, in 7bb40a20a4 fact, not furniture at 374c4947f3 all.bb7052b499f236ee

But that was all 6f87f49f66 it was.cc9c094aff50ad56

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‘Still…’daf7450f08c1ed24

Judging by f1f9d05b5a her actions 34e9c5804f yesterday, Lady e24b6cdfca Kyrie Ernberg 3969a8e2f7 seemed like 74f4d37cbe a woman c9190c476f worth using.3dabf62bed226436

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Perhaps she could do ad6c6f6fc8 what he wanted.af881c71f6ba24a0

For instance, actually sneaking into the Crown Prince’s bed and plunging a knife into his chest.acc8ee84d0e9a544

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