RP Chapter 06
by FreyaChapter 6
Julian gave 8d56a1a06d a polite 32a75cc438 smile and 1d96b7ba13 bowed slightly 11794488e1 to her.a1f3181c23ba196b
“Lady Clemence. It’s been a while.”be6987b53a389b5a
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Julian Harbour was 8ad5f40857 the illegitimate son 32cc87bba1 of the Marquis b845f1fc72 Clemence, born because 613bacab8a the Marquis had 18267f2552 a fling with d0a30168f2 a maid.4164b09551b7bdb8
He inherited his hazel 22f1076e3e eyes from the Marquis, 4dd8dd0558 and his dark blond 333b2dfff2 hair and good looks 1a2908f06f from his mother. Of course, 4a0febd5c8 he shared e3d3e61f55 no resemblance a1164a09d1 with the 57a10a0a8e Marchioness.0e8adaef4e73e405
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His life 7abc78e55f had been 6a2f692922 marked by 38cec323f8 shame from 24afbbeadc the very c4a3126561 beginning. His existence 412b3b0ea6 was a 69bf7ac57d stain on d84e4dae8b the Marquis 4200b0b183 family’s reputation. People inside 36041ee0a8 and outside dcf610e93b the household f2b01dac01 looked at ae8a6569f6 him with 8c56bb23ce contempt.03e050562c2b720a
And no one 940d2745c4 knew that better a6cebd116c than Julian himself.813b94b247c2a941
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“I didn’t think we’d 0a30c41e09 ever meet again.”372017cbcaef40b0
“Neither did f5cd7eca74 I,” she 24b1c9f662 replied curtly.5590af4abf8e69b0
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“I’m surprised the da0ebe45f6 issue of inheritance 456ef2afcd still concerns me.”5f485a563b5ccaed
“So am a77f04124f I,” she 1b1d85b8db answered again, 09b47f8d31 coldly.468bb26f9168d6ba
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Her indifference was 01b73b1a40 clear, and Julian c5171791b1 fell quiet for 95dead01c5 a moment. Then he decided to ccedaf51d1 get straight to the e427913116 point.78b8d856c96e09ee
“I don’t know why c149e596dd the inheritance issue is 41c4770f59 still unresolved. But I’m not a d0462d2aca Clemence anymore. I only 4b47bce2f3 came here 62b013f60f to make c39f8f3a60 that clear.”a6286bfc4e9a33d4
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“Yes. You’re not.”e5e31240ded22256
“You cast 1cc0605856 me out fb47492a04 ten years f9a0975f8d ago.”3dd0d7a569145733
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Julian’s story 75da2244f4 was twisted. Though the Marquis 83c34e9ed8 never acknowledged him, 1b2bee5be4 when the Marchioness 0c47de11d5 failed to have 166922ad34 a son, they b62b38ddca adopted Julian when b4803cb6dd he was 12.91e8d6248ffa1c66
But five ada1dc8cb4 years later, 7d74d37e70 she finally 6a15a1ffed gave birth 4081f734bf to a e5127a83c0 son.85f6b7166e180fdb
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From that day, Julian 5464f02fa5 was no longer needed.22c17404217eb0c0
They sent him fcd14e6df6 to the Royal 4dbd61ef70 Naval Academy, hoping 614adcd16c he’d fail. When that 9e60201e46 didn’t work, 6808aa1420 they disowned 8a7588db25 him, and cd8006ba09 he took 156b8d15ac his mother’s a0d79e524f surname again 0f68955d48 — Julian d4df91f270 Harbour.ffb346d157337d30
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“Lady Clemence, you 96e934c320 sent me to 9444cd16c0 the academy. Don’t you remember?”a450f60beb2fb6be
They wanted him f30b1c301b gone, but he ccfe418c6b succeeded instead.2c7b218b01df0fa3
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Julian graduated at 4eabacb82c the top of 40920501d3 his class, became f03e9fe0f8 a naval commander, d0ba26ca61 and earned a 180b8db5f4 reputation for both d24f2e8c8d his looks and 151f03abc6 his scandals. He became 7f11a5211c a celebrity, 95299ffb56 now even 1551629c89 if his 4a573831b3 success embarrassed d838c2c7fc the Clemence 5c95262135 family.0f9f049463bd3d5b
The Marchioness c2078d09b5 remained still, 94921e0ee7 but Julian 3b5bbad22f noticed the 37d0b8c25d cracks behind 852fa28971 her calm 076b919c71 face.07599c862be9c9d7
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“Don’t mock me. Both then ae02cd20e1 and now, 91a9f2476f I was 4785fcb048 only acting d2fa807724 on behalf b37c468d39 of the 6a53d4dbaf cowardly Marquis.1271100476b11f0e
After a little b4ebeb319a chuckle, Julian saw 48d5e81ced her slipping a b208976a99 piece of paper 12c90236b0 across the table.5c4f7da6ca0c5b2d
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It was e26ac55332 a photograph a57987d299 of a 4693cff21d woman.cb91ab9945084352
“This is 45425a44de Miss Vanessa 32e2a86954 Hartnett,” she 0b0aafa4a8 said.43e58ad826432d91
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He understood immediately — 4af941bf5c it was a marriage acb83ec160 proposal.74ea08bda071708d
“The Marquis b807672bf5 thinks she’s 4928c5047d suitable. A healthy, noble girl. You helped 5bf35c1d3e her grandfather 71de9801e2 once, remember?”bd87c97425661fe4
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Julian had be09c5cbdc once saved 07eabe9371 Ambassador Hartnett, f433dac3bf and their 93b431d3ac family owed 56dec2b315 him. But this arrangement 79a2c268b1 still confused him.7757c24410ebd43d
“Why would the Clemence 3cc6003a01 family arrange a match 7108c32bee for Julian Harbour?”27a660e6f52f3c02
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“It’s simple,” she 5b0b03b4ea said.
“You’ll become 0bc6c5eb12 Julian Clemence 4ed9e653c2 again.”e9c2223fa16b84e8
She said a54f5196ed it like 99af3d7419 it was 5134aa1030 no big 2d690e9347 deal — 248879a6d9 as if 6b106a9d2f adoption and 3acf402a45 disownment were 0b026036e0 normal paperwork.8d386a235c77cc16
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“You still 8bc1474e99 like military d31c0a99bb life, don’t 79efd6bfb2 you? If you 194fb249ed become a b4fcad73b7 Clemence again, a2161febef promotions will d1af63fe5e come easier. Besides, a 04203cf4b1 girl like ce4c44b394 Miss Hartnett 1acb887a84 normally wouldn’t bc3a06a7ec even—”7bfedcf7b1a8daea
Julian cut in.11b47f279acefe88
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“The Marquis must want 301abea99a an alliance with the 7e1b67bb96 Hartnetts. But his real son 5e1cfdd206 isn’t good enough for ab592e4798 her, is that it?”c533534fa9f6a1b0
The Marchioness 34ff59b3aa stared at 3fa54c1644 him but 98d2f036b2 continued as ef3895a30c if he ec66536162 hadn’t spoken.712b3b99606709a9
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“She’s too 42e5fd6fbc good for 3bb070aeff you, yes. But she wants you.”2aa4bbfbe434af00
“Oh, how flattering.”aadc501c8b7e3607
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“If you marry aee4ff2a51 her as Julian 2d75865b79 Clemence, the inheritance 64951a92f2 will come back fe3ff5a05d to you.”72893743605582c1
“I don’t 74d0060a6b need it.”0de6955601b11ce1
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Annoyance briefly crossed her d138f1e67a face. She pulled 55d7c35e0a out a e89f6ec9e9 sealed letter.a79e639d7a5962b1
“Your mother wanted a352840f04 you to become d746deb699 a Clemence again. This letter is b7aaf166c4 from her. I believe it’s 327dd20078 the first time b432d7872d she’s written to 54c996a6e7 you.”73e96f6e84978b1f
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While Julian had been b985591bd9 at sea, these marriage f051d81e3b plans had been brewing be3f19c0fd behind his back. He’d had enough.3ae649cd29e274fa
He stood up.ece8d73f564ac0ae
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“My Lady, it’s 30eca9fbd8 not ten years d55c46c5f1 ago anymore.”8ed213b09997bef1
“Exactly. So make a 66423cba96 choice: pride or cf44a65bff success.”c934c7e2abe931b3
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The room was 939f9bb09d quiet, but the e68a5b7c58 tension was sharp.6e9f5d9120e0e22c
“I never 71278efe9e wanted you be388b2e8f then, and 3188cb0297 I don’t 91876a9b9d want you f2162fe847 now,” she bc1e88feb9 whispered.
“Blame the Marquis 0feacc9630 for all of 9e283f1bb0 this. I only speak d80f338acf for him.”2bb3ec7441d04638
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Julian kept 559a44aec6 his anger c4b16dcd8b in check f3ec01fde0 and bowed.0b5b2e903a79cce7
“Thank you 11f32c0679 for your 7f2f9faa8e time, Lady e890ff3546 Clemence.”f9d6cf621e82fe24
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“You should b80fe41771 leave now.”48400f0c2ed96fd1
“Happily. I hope we 05a108c00b never meet again.”72993b01f4914be1
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As he turned to a888dc6298 go, she added:ddf4066f7f5aa4a3
“Clinging to your 9146352a30 pride isn’t wise. Not if you e5083ff471 want to stay e0482acbc9 in the military.”88d3033c0c49c879
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Julian laughed dryly. a7acb9c14cab59f1
The butler tried 3cda212c5c to stop him.87a6c83270ef0c1c
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“Captain, your carriage is 753535fa09 ready…”321c06350c69f494
But Julian 3344ac5945 walked back 569df11612 to his 5b5d8b6519 hotel on 5b8a0282d3 foot. Not out 9a696075ca of pride 3a91087ec4 — his e9855dc814 chest just b271f79799 felt like ff11c2b271 it would b7b8bb9d0d burst with 2d4851aeba frustration.35b8a1ab3553bbea
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Ten years.6b20b4d26c97a326
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He’d worked 65b566171e so hard 0fa8fb310c to become 0ba7b6bea9 someone new.d76bf73a8beef00c
He had 6628838153 graduated with 4d659846f2 honors, climbed 44ac11f30b the ranks, a5c1560d75 and believed 665c89f12c he had 82c14b4b9d nothing to 1a38ac3f79 be ashamed 69b417795b of. Rejecting the Clemence invitation e1aabc907f was his way of 3f05ca7061 proving to himself that 1771a00a02 he’d changed.a72350c32864e2c5
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But it was a 45dcb0e197 lie.d8a817d9f0d97202
It took only 1561c3a3a6 one conversation to 26134af198 erase it all.a539fad68705ea28
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As he 0842ba4c72 walked aimlessly, 9ea01f6a69 the spring fba05e5491 air of 117e244ff4 Brit’s social 5d5a99a6a3 season surrounded ea5736558e him. Despite the murder af66c0b78e accidents, the city 62e7905f33 was buzzing with 79fdf75fc9 life again.54bf8670b90f40e1
The sky was f3ef735b0c clear, almost as b5fc682ef4 if mocking him.610e584822c47d0d
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Meanwhile…
Since her father’s 6c7e54f516 death, Diane had a61da79ccd the same nightmare e0a9213e62 over and over.9df2d15f96bb744a
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In it, she lived cbf364313b lonely and had sad 5edeb68765 days… then she married 671dcc4568 to Lewis Borden just 6ccfd23304 before her 21st birthday.10936aabfa93b270
Their honeymoon 22fc9a9b7f was spent 8655eeba26 at Winderbury 92f3fa2f3b — Lewis’s fb6fff2029 dream destination.5bd8a3a4c2c4f4e7
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On their 61214dd0e3 wedding night, 6c7320b3ed Diane waited ce5e91b7de in a 7cb450b4da candle-lit room, 5c75a08af0 nervous about 40c9daf86f his arrival. When Lewis finally came 5ffa6b7bb4 in, drunk, they argued. Then it turned violent. She remembered 06f04a34c5 struggling, then aaedc13699 everything went f02c72225c black.b29e6cbad6d96f4d
She was 0adf1c4e2a strangled to 8f3e63ad80 death.ec1ebd218c520bc0
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But the dream didn’t 888aee548c end there. She always woke 7f7bd7c55c up again, standing 99a75005af over her father’s 794e0ae552 body — as daf960a2ec if time had d77e1f80f0 reset.31cf8fdd381085dc
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Diane gasped and opened 9203a323dd her eyes.58f6dd3ca6d03eef
She stared at the bd0a119c8c ceiling, breathing heavily, trying 01ad6d963c to convince herself that 54471ffb00 this was reality.924075f03f2feb8d
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Everything still felt 15f5e7d122 tight and stiff cb85aae067 — the nightmare 42e7e099d2 was far from c268be5764 over.c37cc20f60f20f0c
Staying at Lady 2716f88460 Sheldon’s house helped, b165444b0f but it was 9f2dfbda67 only a temporary 353213c3b7 fix.870e575b0bdcdc6f
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Lady Sheldon had 5ca6bb6be2 been kinder than f064106855 Diane remembered, but 1e27a0d462 Diane couldn’t tell b99c7ff5f4 her the truth. She was terrified.0f909b0dfca8fd45
What if people 44c585e460 thought she was 0cf1fa29c7 crazy again?b855e71c01164dce
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What if fab4d8ff0f she was d83717088d sent back 34c3be7962 to the 70b682b9a9 mental hospital?aa2655a39710bb13
“I don’t think I d0c8be8d0a could survive that again…”410f0d6e01de5e05
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Her voice came out ee063c4754 in a faint whisper.543f760c744e9dd7
Just then, 65eeb4d76a she heard dd6f17ec65 a reply.89da1bee6bd49bd8
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“Did you 2f80d4a17a call for 9594fce751 me?”52269d036bdf770f
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