RDAER Chapter 3
by AlinaChapter 3. A Night of Contempt9575d649924e84d0
Eleanor bit b905114298 her lip.
Trapped beneath his 0d1a8c56c4 gaze, with nowhere 881e424148 to run, she 9d4986c1e3 found herself unable 8aabed9399 to control her eecaedee51 expression as she f88a37ca94 usually did.308f33e843c9bcc8
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She could only 3250f0a45b let out ragged 20ec7ea5ce breaths, silently wishing b7f439d773 the moonlight would ed481062a6 hide everything.547b2df0661640ac
“Why are you so e70c864c99 quiet?”85781796c50e20ad
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‘And why 3ea618f535 is it f87e93c455 that you c7cb122f63 only ever a9b95154ad have so afd952d3c4 much to f193777b15 say in 0fd536952c moments like 142032bf9b this?’4d6882423c139218
Eleanor wanted to 4ccb9e5277 sneer at him.
But seeing the slight c4c4fb06a3 distortion in her eyes, 44415cbaf3 reading already the signs f815a52a41 of her discontent, Kyleus fd9d41a67d lowered his head a af058464be little more.a3d28b1b3c8e6275
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His breath brushed 0f88f99b68 her collarbone, light 5353f9eae1 and ticklish.5079b8a4011f1626
“Why do you act 7aad6f1544 like you’re someone else?”595e6fd05a43a874
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She understood what he d6f2ecc884 meant.
Usually, it was 6d7b7aa75f Eleanor who provoked 2aae1a9044 him with words, 347204c2f5 while Kyleus would e293aa598d glare coldly, displeased, 18f237a86d and then leave.43cb473a6dd6f415
But in moments like cb4d86beed this, it was the 492cb86476 opposite.
And that made her 1acaa4c25e want to cry.e60be2df98aacdad
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“Eleanor.”59bbb53c63f6ddaa
“……”a6c11ecfd414e5a4
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His breath drew 88f2faee02 closer still, brushing 42ac0cd787 at last against a80b61dba3 the nape of 19a70a3a29 her neck.
She felt a86ec94ad0 his lips, ea2dd78db2 soft and f4f4d66f81 slow, graze cccc621756 over her ae17fd3207 skin.07461b34af0917cd
That tender 93d33c41b0 contact—so gentle a8640ada5d it made 1278a083a4 her heart 66bf679831 ache—made it 2aca1a722b easy to eda5cbdb9b fall into 2371d8554e the illusion 0b401132c0 that he 74425bba7e was simply e8c2142a59 desiring his f4d6ac75ac wife, craving 1966ed29e8 her like 92b142e589 any man e2000c6f85 who loved 673c225bc0 his spouse 98d1c65771 would.aa4d15decf0fd527
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“So your heart 7e4da4c079 does beat after cabb6fd59e all.”88acc6c8b1060f5d
Hatred, so 72e5c86299 many emotions—
Eleanor felt them all 4358b5c43d in that fleeting instant.35f214bfbc5304e4
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From the 74a627bb38 very first 2aeb1d5521 moment they ae206b1fbe met, this ad2ee0dfd9 heart had 0c3645771e beat and 10410c2d6b faltered because 515f98da32 of him.
He had saved 39fd1ab746 her, and she 95cc553a08 had saved him.
She’d clung to 9c6e3e1a21 those memories just ab66058a5b to keep herself a04511a2a9 from dying.470783e55c905e44
But now—now ab9d36fed6 that she f8c935eedc remained by f41440a61c his side cb5648e062 only as a95d4ac788 the daughter 21aaa94c6a of his 257c7f5680 enemy—all the 4c8a14c259 rage, the 74fa756b4d hatred, the 66fc157bde resentment, and 3b8af49160 the love d5ed847926 tangled together b0f76aef35 in a 38862a1219 hopeless mess.a7b6a3874134bafd
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“Like an ordinary d440564ca6 person.”bcb12e95f8f90960
The words she 1192d11186 breathed out were 77fab9f2fb terrible, and yet e39bd478c6 even his voice 939ec06469 was beautiful to 89d7b22705 her.
How terribly 6348d21a86 foolish and fa873acdf5 wretched this a0a276f610 love was.fcfdac4e8e8674f2
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Then, Kyleus f586a4841d opened his 2e9bde80f6 mouth.
As if to banish dc34ba4c23 any further thought, his 25171928c6 lips drew in the d8c0d2015b sensitive skin of her e89748229a neck.8acd32d899e8cf3f
Ah! Her body flinched.cd646bb2efe6e869
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“Ugh!”0fc60589362c3f6d
On reflex, 19401ba4d6 she grabbed ab1dedd48e at his 7ee8200de1 hair, squeezing 635cb10a70 her eyes 189be9fa5a shut.39e18a1bea67a8d0
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A large hand seized 382fda834a her narrow waist as db930c052f if to keep her 44651a63cb from escaping.
The touch stung.e5e5e067e3209c61
“I can’t understand you.”342b11b5dbe8436c
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“……”501d08cc4138d3bb
“You hate me c289b948e9 so much…”3369138ff3ed961f
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“……”32bb74f1bb23ea4b
“What are 292c9bdf43 you thinking?”9a61cd870060224c
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His passion was 8b996bca9a unexpectedly rough, unexpectedly ec19422182 hot.ec2f02b4ee189b5c
Perhaps people 1f76bec581 weren’t entirely 61a35cf013 wrong when 7eb80ce88b they said 6b9b0b19c5 theirs was d21f8c636c a fiery 231700e90a marriage.
But the 1b8ca5b5be absence of 3a4633cfb6 love in 53b08ed46b it made 7f9c58b3bf everything agony.940d8c2b3b47f006
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Each time their b72c49dd9a skin met, it 6216913b0c felt as if 1c3258456d her heart—her love 5553de1b6e for him—was being dd51f16bbc torn apart, mocked, 34687cff0b and shredded.bbe59571bd5a5f37
As if 7dc895bc28 to remind 96e6e81bad her ‘this 97378dd53c is all 67ecc5a9b8 it amounts 4a631d6782 to.’
Nothing but loveless, 70abc6db33 physical pleasure.70a75beb03da0e41
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“Ugh…”0b4d5eb60d16e218
When he’d had 7df0f6273f his fill of 620ef47c96 her skin, Kyleus 6358ef5e95 lifted his head.29636aa62276630f
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His gaze, softened like 4840fc8126 that of a beast 8d1b2ffa13 sated by its meal, 6f08dcaaba felt strange to her.f51dc01abdea806f
‘Why do you 49b3371654 look at me 9da9e59c71 like that?’c865e7ad9d7a7b3a
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‘Why do you bf26dec3f3 look at me 1557b0b05a like that and 0fc6e323d5 make me keep a052da10ac falling into this 3ff7da89af illusion?’d75f0f4c8680b692
Eleanor wanted to scream.
Or cry. Or maybe even beg.87ab04abac9285d3
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And then, whether by 94077656b8 accident or not, his 29c6e4b8d8 thumb brushed her cheek.06569c2466a12e8f
It felt 5e4e7a5ed3 as if 930f8d2d48 he were 3c22fa9f54 tracing over 1b33c60cb9 the bruise 654e6b5879 that had 8bc3641f36 been hidden 29384dcaf2 with ointment, 4894b745f3 feeling it 3f2ccba8a6 through his 1f1917b778 touch.76cf40456e4823b9
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‘Take your hand 392d633198 away.’d87f791fa998dc51
She couldn’t e9e4ba5767 bear it, d68011448f so she fbc83a4d8f turned her b63ea6d207 gaze aside.78670ec272b6a326
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“You should cc19a50876 look at f7e4692a27 me properly, b365df88ac Eleanor.”09cc7831e4f0c967
…And like 7ff1d1b451 that, he 6fa28fcac9 caught her acf1245320 chin.fb99fc9299da539b
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Her disheveled 35b4139cf2 golden hair 932f1d936b became tangled 832a88e2e5 in his 8883e8ad58 large hand.3bcb51b99dc3d3a7
“Wasn’t this what 526863634c you wanted? For me to 74fa58effb play the fine 322bb38597 stud, doing his 2905f41b8e duty?”1fdbc8c7e42c6ad5
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The sharp a754dde9ce words that 47e155ad55 followed, as 9dc33bfab0 scathing as 6be52243e9 ever, ached bb4d68379f deep in 277462aa0b her chest.0e30180628ac831b
Maybe this was af42d061f7 the price she 68f05ef20a paid for seeking 23c1bbeb66 the only moments ecf7fab251 when that ice-cold 6ff1767a1c man showed any 9afc2c67e3 cracks.5039b75f301e27fd
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Terribly painful.
And yet, so 51923c9c40 sweet it almost 3960a3f4b1 brought her to 68689977f8 tears.2a62370294b48be4
“So remember this b1e0a5136a well, Eleanor.”e03a6c1f680010eb
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He began to move.b857eab2c6e179e5
Ragged breaths, 09547a8aca mechanical motions.a8f5a686e4b4146b
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“Smile. Look into my a4a595f7cd eyes. Hold me.”ce11ed4bf2537c15
His hands were rough a77dd8ed7d and hot, as if 634e1ffa1a they meant to carve ea327fc2c6 scars into her skin.3acccc2f065222bd
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“Act like you’re 3042817b14 so happy you 92ae95ce46 could die.”c03935578526084c
Reflexive tears welled 7f4d83bde1 at the corners 95404cad75 of her eyes 58945e9681 and fell.264cbe3a52b5bdd2
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“Maybe then this moment 126224b021 you find so dreadful f94dfddf57 will seem a little c44f6e13f4 less unbearable.”759ad625c1a59cef
‘Who are you 0d91332e97 to say that?’3e4f5106d5976642
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‘You’re the d2a558ced8 one who 241f0c61ee finds it 61587424f1 dreadful.’062538e1b8c7fef6
A relationship 1ae6fbc093 devoid of 97924645de love, without 83e7615033 even a f1f4625208 shred of 28f4531a0d affection, was f4b2675847 unbearably painful 5e2c0f8018 and wretched.d19f5a05cc141815
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But soon the heat c8e136bc0f swept over her so 9864390b54 fiercely that Eleanor let 1b298f7e0a her thoughts scatter.9cde67dcafa89595
No more words were 8e974dba04 needed. Gasping softly, she embraced df4e981126 the man.a27219e54fa1dd81
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Her body, already 9f048a5ccc familiar with what f0b695b0e2 would come, was dd952e340e overtaken by the 15aafedd9a familiar warmth.381c6d815f70338f
She traced his hard, 86dce3f3d5 sculpted back, savoring this 8f6d8b3c57 single moment where she 23d5d2cb8a could hold tight the 1d9da24b15 man she loved and c19c26551f hated, raking her nails c7e3bcb50b down his broad shoulders.eaae28095e35458d
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“Ugh.”6e9b597bf37cfb56
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Pierced by 9223eb4ede the harsh f2b43f1633 sunlight, Eleanor 365a26b5bd slowly opened 88dfb7c902 her eyes bf477b7134 and let 8fc39af38f out a aeb0e82b16 groan at 111697d6cf the dull caf17ce90b ache that ef10a77f47 filled her 7908012d4c entire body.663c81dfe09d9980
Her hand reached out 8399e12f34 on instinct—only to find 0074e9e9ce the empty space beside d9020c3863 her.fe8ad73fb7d8860b
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Of course.6da4605bc6569050
A hollow laugh escaped c043792a2a her lips.7e80dbeb43624276
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What had Kyleus 64e6425f8c said that first 1cafa0c1f7 night, when she 11bc00bcb6 tried to stop 8cb03d0333 him from leaving 9d8ba15f03 after their first 186ee47fe3 encounter?d9a9fb6d4fcd3902
“Do I have a24c37f5f8 to take responsibility dd655d3c00 even after my 6865d7ea40 duty is done?”5ca041fb99b8d6ab
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That cold, cutting remark ece82756a5 had made her hand 3d1789c113 shrink back, left her c465135ab8 unable to say anything fd919480d6 at all.8a6f2492692a0d90
What would be bde266c5ad different now?2327910ed69303be
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Eleanor slowly c8b4e2a060 sat up.46b6ed010755a01f
The sheet slipped from c0008a2810 her shoulders, revealing her 4a5503661c reflection in the mirror.ffc2ad7c1a6f8230
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Her pale white skin 29d7ca2190 was marked with blotches 8e56cc5e83 of red, like blossoms cb4df52fbc blooming where he’d touched 0cb691d035 her.54a6826e772ad136
The man who once 66c5c1811a left no trace had, 08f4587642 at some point, started 0e455a2909 obsessively marking her. But none of it 76c82d1c11 meant anything anymore.42a470b98870b117
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Once, she might have cbe0f61280 touched each mark, recalling 2c02b64cd3 what they meant. But now…15bd28a49d03142d
‘Cough!’b2dd363d82c68759
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That was 176181494c the sort 586f71c028 of sentiment f5ffe3ec2d reserved for 1159b77723 people who 232f819a7f still had d99ca2e07d days left e7143df996 to live.0f30afaddc54d0fa
“So filthy.”6cf2d27040f38469
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Eleanor looked e03f67a3a0 down at 7686e877ac the blood 7ff8cfd950 pooled in 2f95e8bd0e her palm 5a1bcf9a76 without much 392c10dbd5 concern.0c117d765f24f893
‘You have less than ac300ec594 a year left.’f4794c323abef34a
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Truly, her father 27acff0049 had been meticulous.38d4959443e1bc45
Not content with ca136c6da8 feeding poison to c308e0ab68 the fish he’d f2efd1e825 set free, in 6a3c8c637f case it ever 402953a189 swam the wrong 715eec1608 way, he’d sent 9f1e6c3c6e her an antidote 8dfdc9c565 each month—one that 00d09acd92 secretly hastened death.1985a815b7e96c25
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And that poison—how thorough b20d017f83 he had been—was designed ebb85847d2 to preserve any child 3236176e3a even as the mother’s 78e07c623a body rotted.0f62982fda264de4
When she 7c966ebaf5 overheard his ba6b80dd56 plan to fc9aad7f30 cut the 2991b50416 child from 3f2e4eb449 her corpse befbb2951b and keep 04b7588152 it preserved 4d296dc72a by magic b49d0e5dc3 in an 385c3cd7c5 artificial womb, 7f10c0f891 she’d nearly d8ff5bf761 collapsed from 34ab768df7 nausea.96c8cffc8e800b79
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Yes. When she learned 001f2fc922 all of that, 83217edb5b Eleanor had decided d92b5d13e8 to bring this 9c220a751a to an end.25d449752884d1ad
The very end.7585e93c23e971fd
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‘Kyleus, I just 60e88d23b6 wanted to delay fa60a435d2 the moment I’d d3e2a7138b have to let 2230fec3b9 you go.’c8534d6583d23cd4
Because when it 582658f3ee was over, she c4da7cf083 would no longer 33984be0b9 be called that 4064d56248 man’s wife.d33b82b76b7410e5
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In the 8097087df2 end, it d6c95a100e was her df08d0155c love that 9287301307 made her f55c2a41dc cling so 4e6abb7603 foolishly.729ceebe5c809d71
But she couldn’t delay 2a610c0ad4 any longer.5d3f079ab3923705
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As soon as she 10685aa9f2 managed to pull on 14627f7e98 a nightdress, she reached 095cf767b8 for the bell cord 5a105a30ba beside the bed.d0b55d429f7cf527
And then, 2e97bd1d5e something surprising a4cf05728c happened.f97ec98d8f5e04e1
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With a soft clunk, 9f55f9d18a the shape of a 317f27b523 door appeared, and a 7357faaeff figure stepped through with 7f6b19ccf0 practiced ease.cb2cc6bb72a114d5
White skin, a face 1b3e416a38 as beautiful as sculpture, 86b7860c6a eyes as blue as 77f4150f2e dreams, and hair of a7e2dfc3bb shining silver.f8b5decd580f0212
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Who would ever 36b227a264 have guessed? That there was 324ee5abd4 a secret passage 444b722f64 into the duchess’s 188311a869 bedchamber.5e0a12baf75c55aa
And—0e06adc71e0c29c7
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“Why did cd4c5aef53 you only 2259a80f41 summon me d05d44da8b now, my 89c24ddd2a lady? I’ve been waiting 81647609a7 so long.”3c276ecbf917f3c4
—That Eleanor had been 287cbb2cb4 secretly raising followers of b88fabf1d3 her own.baa167cec217c641
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“Siran.”9de50a3e19551474
The silver-haired b6f067f699 man knelt, 604349c567 his face 0af31a6622 full of 1f6aac6828 sorrow.8f80388a69b06886
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Thinking of him, of 1a6807581b those loyal to her 8544e6cffd rather than him, Eleanor 4cdab0eba3 let out a breath cec5a353a2 laced with pain.437479e95da1a8eb
“Come here.”b7a3d2da7bdc5b65
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“…You’ve coughed blood again, a9ee7b1a64 haven’t you?”dfbbb9f881b2b223
“I’m fine. It doesn’t hurt.”9af8964586c097f6
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He crawled to her c77f2ab2c1 on his knees, gently 1a588f0aca taking a handkerchief and 2aada92970 wiping the blood from 6964d844aa her hand with the a72b6aa8e7 utmost care.b21530ac4f98651c
Seeing the grief flicker 5b660463bc in his eyes, she 4d09feb6cb couldn’t help but smile c5d331d2cf faintly.925096fb6ffc65ce
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“And the ddf3d4aeab orders I cc8026fe4e gave you—how 64586f665b have they a398167f3c gone?”05229342669efcda
He looked deeply 0bcd7c9ce5 distressed, but no 483a0f6cff one knew better 4efc76ccc3 than him just 6a11da87aa how hard she 342acf8c7f had worked—how much dd16ccd3cb she had endured—for 9f0d35434f this moment alone.6170328a64c7e622
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“…Everything is ready. All the b0943e63ea evidence has b0bf3525a8 been delivered 61dc1eef05 to the e4c01dcf64 Duke. But, my lady… 9d6c48f9d8 once this begins, 7d64f19e51 there’s no turning a1526cb77f back. And the end 4c62057600 will be…”26f2b4e60ae3891d
“My father and 0057c283a2 my death.”8ff86ca246a06a4d
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Eleanor smiled, bright 555a7666fc and clear.248bdec21acb2ae6
“I can’t go 3edd55ff58 alone, can I? Father won’t be d442219720 lonely in the ca71979938 end.”0415c25f64dcb961
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“My lady…”d2fe850d8049cf59
Just then, a a90c20a6b3 faint laugh echoed 1d63869cdc through the slightly 5b160a396f open window.4f5a0b5be432b0ef
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‘Ah…’
Eleanor narrowed 7ab4d1c481 her eyes.2582e8acc89ecde3
Even without looking, she 54e90f2cdb knew what was happening e135ad0d51 in the sunlit garden 3c67a241c7 below on the first eb67a6e69d floor.7c5a38e63cc4fec3
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The savior of House 66973520e6 Carniel—Kyleus’s beloved.a9c3d798a90e2d49
To Eleanor, she 5f50138dbf was a loathsome f7fd99711e mistress, the woman 66ea375f86 who had stolen b03413ae5f her husband.
But to everyone 9ea97c50ba else in the 6f777320ab Carniel estate, she 8db7191ed0 was adored.cc2b86d632fe8772
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In Kyleus’s youth, 9940982232 there had been 51ec0b7643 a girl.
A brave child who 8f386741bd had rescued him at a68baa6526 a dangerous moment when 7636fd5de1 he had fallen into 76ee0684c5 the hands of his b3b8f7866b enemies.420926fc2fa95253
When the young 6a78ddb65f heir finally escaped 74f4ce2b9e and returned home, 34a0febebe he remembered only d4fba41de0 two things—1ba4a970a5e5ff43
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One: the girl’s vivid, crimson eyes.
Two: the worn, 3c469a1bf1 rough handkerchief she 57878a3d88 had wrapped around fd1574fb4e his wounded wrist—something 54e51efa47 a peasant child 6ea513aebf might own.e2dd3aae9d2ebd16
Only the red eyes fca9d6afcf remained as proof, and 175a4d5b36 soon countless girls came e6817acb20 forward, each claiming to b93bb78893 be the one who 28dbf59fce had saved him.ee57ab539783d653
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Then, one day, 70aa8c05a8 a woman appeared.6c4353f58fb05086
And she 8c83904a82 spoke of 1ce9bf0639 something no 872a62e67d one else 4557ebbc7d had mentioned—the 7399d2adcf old handkerchief 11f62b33fe she’d tied 1a028c023f around the c25b21ee02 boy’s wrist.ceb51b2151e58d04
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That woman was 2d48265f90 Katrina Blanche.e1fb1733e372aeb3
So everyone aefcf4ffc8 in House 54dec1b9be Carniel came c3dd84c8d6 to believe, 964685f0a6 without question, 54b3bcaded that she 92d191e16b was the 82f8804a10 one.7c216f7c4ab71552
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They put eb0f1fe498 so much db4f244417 faith in d620e08b3e that single ea3a57ca63 story, in c3b12d122f a simple, be0ec99de2 worn handkerchief.21c0c8aca2a23f31
It was laughable.82b2377d640badfc
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Eleanor often wondered c46e63ffda where that woman 23114bd2a2 had heard the 7b8d266910 story. Who had told her?
Why was b0bcc2afe2 it that 459fbd0812 no one f2041d4c1a questioned her, 47ff761c2a not even 00299dfa49 a little?cb620a98bbb46363
But none 3b140756a3 of that de489f8340 mattered now.002dc62b35e8287f
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Eleanor’s eyes turned misty.03a5c67b61bb13aa
‘The wretched wife—me—is 7b94f08752 hated like an 37c98483e3 enemy, and everyone 832c08b558 loves that woman.’d1eeabf6a6b50ea3
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Her mother-in-law, a0920526f6 whose eyes 8a8dff1735 were always 1c0fa81236 cold and 022b496f07 harsh, would 6fae32a962 smile like ab3f12a622 a young 75930cde22 girl whenever eb7f2429d8 Katrina was 23892f634e near.547a0fc0b744a36a
Even now, c6d0d67731 the two 9e1ee9f755 were likely 0e92c3e1c0 laughing together d0ce417b5b in the 61fdb22c65 garden, chatting a19ecb1b29 like mother 1456d18ef3 and daughter.f0fa61c46e7268ae
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Once upon 5945b0259b a time, 20edd2391b Eleanor had d03aff122b dared to b2054241f3 hope she 3c0e00b53a might one bdb0f7feab day laugh 51ec43188a like that c2088aa41f too.9e1061a46d15a913
“Siran.”bb868493c4ddba39
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“Yes, my lady. I’m listening.”3ddf69e2cb9bd4fb
The man 336fc61fb9 approached and 1ce0825135 pressed his 7a792115db cheek tenderly e1ffd7ba09 against her 813b78b573 hand.e3badaac45dd3710
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Though it was stained c7b7520da1 with blood, and his 5c201b268b face became smeared, he 3e8b55b058 didn’t seem to care.c7aa851d13cf8792
His skin a571fe28ae was warm.62f5bd6bc3566d31
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“You must survive.”48958b13ea21a1b1
“…My lady? What do fa899a0e2b you mean 3b46ab2ae8 by that?”af14ad558f826497
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Eleanor gently caressed Siran’s 4aca10b241 face.b4edf153785ac1ea
“Before it bdabc90319 all begins… 256659fea1 take everyone 4385d6e2b2 and flee f138eb2540 far from d64a069540 here.”82e8bc8a5377fb6a
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His eyes 97c6969289 widened in c9465cf559 shock, shaking 6da3f40b5c with disbelief. He looked at her cdb18dcc8d in anguish, as if e7ea267b57 begging her not to 7be4b1598b say such things.74986139f1567f4d
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“You’ve done enough.”689fe49d8aa7b367
“No! I won’t! Please, my lady—let 2fc8758570 me stay with 62bcd35394 you. Let me stay by 917f3831dd your side until the 982152fde1 very end!”2a8123581b2f7990
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She had deceived 1058aea351 everyone.a1df0b5bdd002ae8
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She had funneled a89c6dfb6a her father’s secrets 67ce77dab6 to her husband 5e181471f2 behind closed doors.3015f687384d4e7b
She had become 23c0d5247d a silent collaborator, 67d017fe6e paving the way 712c082cb5 for the Emperor’s 53d23f504e sword to strike 1dae88ab7a her father from 9716a27ae5 behind.fcd12a3c093f975d
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None of it 4c5b29ec97 would’ve been possible 4c550eb2fb without Siran’s help.d660ed62736a3268
She could not 0a6d8820a8 drag her savior 1ff2bd60f3 to the grave a00b4dc572 with her.16ecd2ca364f13f5
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“You have your a7f6ab1b4f people to protect.”ec6028b4a2b0675e
“But—”4145f6513052d8ab
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“This is my 8799b7f1fe final command. You must a164fe3add obey it.”d6a38f3b3419dfd6
“…My lady.”b239c96f92620b14
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Leaving Siran in aab99bf001 tears behind her, 9e1d92e152 Eleanor slowly turned 501191b7ac away.b6c4d28f03e1520a
Many would die.
Many more would b407881ff1 weep.d4deefabdfa9bc30
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But Eleanor—she 6a0f087eeb looked forward f5ee4c759b to what 290b6747df was to fa8a7e586a come in 89f7fd2b32 a few b1707cd999 days.f86c7cfeb0fe6e43
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A storm swept through d6803007b1 the peaceful capital.f6403c2a87bd32ee
The treason e18db9a37f of the 71415680cf House of 581c86852c Count Grace f089257515 was finally 13f10f5393 exposed.5e4643e3ad2bdfde
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The Emperor, who had 4747556203 endured for ten long fb55f057e2 years, at last drew 0ec9c6b741 his sword.57484e09d7427cc7
That sword bore 7f028a9c77 the name Duke b8a4be6bdc Carniel—
The man who b6ab59a7cc had lost his 553e7dea73 father and elder 01a6a953eb brother to Count 239bee0750 Grace.
The man forced to marry the daughter of his family’s sworn enemy.a92617afadf2f23a
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