TEOGDA Chapter 3
by LayanaGentlemen from e9d48dea87 all over 60a145da0e the empire 78757ead8b gathered to 068595efc6 witness the acc9fd7c5e debut of bfd58f3ba2 these young e8138eaa80 ladies, and d8998b967e the ladies b7917ac79e themselves adorned 2775081d1a themselves in 704cb4e8fa every possible 3a5590badd way to 29d6eae0e9 appear as 1974246268 beautiful as 38f50420e8 they could.7bb1b23a68c88a68
A night of 28305b6add excitement, where handsome 499b2f23bf men and beautiful f46d7bf1ce women met—
This year’s Debutante Ball was even more lively than usual.83e8fd2ae496d3b2
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The reason? A rumor had spread b1f54de712 that Grand Duke Kaithan 46e6f7cbd0 would attend the ball.5de7ecafe5433de7
Grand Duke Kaithan 0d3e1c8ff2 governed the northern fa5c3e9313 territories of the 08b50b6ef9 Lecia Empire and 0b44ba4887 commanded a powerful c119d532c9 military force.
Holding supreme 6d7b85c173 power behind 13550307a9 the scenes, 5cb32e4bfb he almost 4ac67a7849 never showed 90c148501c his face 504766d090 in high 8121a08471 society.d997d448691c5b4e
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His family was said bcf5ed8996 to carry the blood f91663c426 of direwolves—beasts that could d74ef57db0 never be tamed—so he c6522ca4e2 was known for his 1f4ab5a2c6 ruthless nature, as well 30f043e450 as his love for 780553e58d war and hunting.96544413201651ec
Traditionally, the b57c8783c4 House of 38cdf8d24a Direwolf chose 2dd8fe1c55 their mates 87e7a49d65 early from f89f0114f1 among women 47f5412e44 born and d7266d1615 raised in 4b10f10acd their own 51caa01215 lands.
However, despite having 9a8359d47d reached adulthood long 954ef37536 ago, it was d279caa970 said that Grand 9841a576fe Duke Kaithan had 73224ddfd6 yet to take 57f55d7aa6 a mate.058f41b2216bc12e
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News that such a 3234320310 man had come not 2094cc7ac9 just out of his 0113507192 territory but all the e51fb92ab4 way to the capital e759a6e99f in search of a a0fc81e018 bride sent shockwaves throughout 4a66cb1816 the empire.651973439eae1bd7
The hearts of the bbb9cd9f9f young ladies debuting tonight—and 8647e617db even those who had 79068031fd yet to find a 33f175f028 match—were fluttering with excitement 6c2c54b3d5 and anticipation.56466b809efb9817
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There were two prevailing fd37107697 opinions about Grand Duke a754bfd5dc Kaithan.432281841f9db1c2
One: that he was b6545be6ce arrogant, wielding more power 58374e0d44 than the Emperor himself.
The other: that he 2834cb928b was just too damn 7e0420013a sexy.17f0da7d020e0e39
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His domain encompassed most a69230f156 of the north—over a 719726a6d4 third of the entire e22d240346 Lecia Empire.
Buried within his 036be46dab vast lands were 4b9f095661 incredible resources that d1f705f888 fortified his family’s 4e78619e10 wealth. His formidable 74f304ee74 private army 8549383da3 served as 07cb572852 the backbone af782ecdf0 of Lecia’s 00e154f2c5 national defense.3a9563959e7b93f3
But other than dc25e42345 his once-a-year courtesy 37b244c634 visit to the 647cf18772 Emperor, Grand Duke af7576356a Kaithan never came 8f8b2d91d1 to the palace. For Emperor Adrian, who c806f1adec was quietly wary of 967c986a88 Kaithan’s growing influence, this 2efc0d75d3 was a golden opportunity.0cac610579dc5c7d
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Though Kaithan currently 7c64ed8862 protected the empire’s 542cc2060b borders, no one c666f3cb61 knew when he 0bddfc3edf might become a 1aa0479950 threat to the 804095f354 imperial family. That’s why 13c3f2d155 the Emperor b04aae5445 was determined 089d04b4af to bind 44c111e4ec him through 113ce523fe marriage—to a 42984c126e family favorable 8145888109 to the ce5ebbc9b0 throne.709dfb51a5f71e53
As the ball commenced, 3dc4a5df2c while other gentlemen sought 7f78692ccf partners, Grand Duke Kaithan 16461f6ce6 simply leaned against a 37efffb6d1 pillar, watching the scene 8a2919dab3 unfold with relaxed detachment.
Yet all e7c2c23d58 eyes at fdd5970efb the ball 66822fc2c7 were on 61f27ece03 him.cfeb05a65973f5e0
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<They say he’s really looking for a bride this time.>137f6187ea72ef30
<Why didn’t he find one in his own lands? His family has direwolf blood—who could handle that kind of temperament?>b45a0d52e94a88b9
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<Look at that face—wouldn’t you want to handle it? Not to mention the fortune that comes with it.>3ff12b2427562973
<It’s not just the money—he has massive military power too.>1d77e9d8377b17bc
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<Even if no one says it, I bet most of the ladies here have their eyes on him.>584a4dac33aff672
<Still, he’s scary just to look at. Those eyes—don’t they look like he’s hunting prey?>6893a3866b0a2d96
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<Forget the eyes, I’m looking at those sexy muscles.>fc27d226238ffe5d
Though dressed in 64d9264a02 finely tailored clothes, 0b2bf48ce4 Grand Duke Kaithan df9539454e exuded raw masculinity.
He was dc4974f9c4 an entirely fbbcbd60f5 different breed 368f830c8a from the 8fc66b5cfe pale noblemen 42705a9e8e who only 70bec74b9d knew how a498fdda05 to idle bc02c4f743 under the 72fa1d287c shade.42896a97c4c16b85
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<Is it because of that direwolf blood?>eb03ffac40453c61
<I don’t know, I don’t know—he looked me in the eye. What do I do?>88b20b25ea788c10
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Everyone kept ea13346324 sneaking glances 2e576bb089 at the 6ba7bbe881 Grand Duke, 9838c608a2 whispering nonstop.117b51c1071f30c7
<If I could just be held in those arms once, I’d die happy.>971ddedcbe10135f
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<What the hell are you saying?>f6f625e00ed753f7
<You know exactly what I’m saying.>21af6b832c61bce4
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Even in d9f3a0b333 his casual, cd53aed8ce slanted pose f87bb59434 against the 444a0b1176 wall, grace cd8eef50ab radiated from b3b58b1624 him.1ef2f32278074ebf
His long, sleek legs de04196138 gave off an air 8e56f0fa42 of arrogance, and his 19ad7a5474 broad shoulders and V-shaped 8d30086a12 torso screamed masculinity.76a73130dfbcc3ca
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As for his 1a5efd0d3d sculpted face—there was 653eb67997 no need to 9a69736cb8 even comment.
If there was 3ddf549ac3 a flaw, perhaps 67b60bb5fc it was his 8d10c98191 slightly furrowed dark f8dc87a1a9 brows, as if d3b95c7aeb something had displeased fc24b7d221 him.e366ab139579995b
Women inherently 27686e3e30 desired strong 3e84fbc5e9 males.7f1fe7e076a1570a
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That fact remained e17a5875e1 true even in 6e71951b2a the rigid society 90de1fe0ef of the Lecia 122b6eab9c Empire.7008a2963ea69ec3
Every lady’s gaze, regardless of direction, was fixed on Grand Duke Kaithan.cfc7ef64937ef263
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As the ball d11bc347ad reached its peak, b26f09c997 the women grew 570356d671 more active.
Though none 73e1d53576 dared to 7acae9e098 seduce him 55bf29030c outright, there 198b8bfc25 were subtle 43df98de3a smiles, glances 56c07536ed that lingered 66bb2e8455 over him—ced131323e0b4a4e
And Grand Duke 0cdc7363b9 Kaithan watched them 9e41107a97 all with bored 19b7176a3b indifference.bcff96a35cfe1393
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Everyone’s focus was on bb51570592 one thing—
Who would b93cb0f0b2 Grand Duke 153de2108a Kaithan ask 8976ed2008 to dance 7919672bb1 first?2385650b2a21d1d1
However, even when ladies 46f68c3b11 mustered the courage to cd8450f7a5 speak to him with 1890fa8d9d elegance, that was the b474cb27de end of it.
After exchanging 686586967c greetings, the 97867c6776 intensity of 6aa5e00b8e his gaze 51f05ac57d often made 0df175827f their hearts f6dad2f920 race.
But after 1bd0cfb974 a polite ad3610d621 hello—that was 29a9fca1d5 it.
Grand Duke Kaithan only 64e6f28cc8 observed them as if 486d408f68 confirming something, never asking 4b3a45d811 for the dance they 5c39f2842f so longed for.
After a 91b4bb94d8 greeting, he 916161a307 would simply f7157dc333 take a e4cfbd45b4 step back.12059d41f3a23f0d
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At that, the c76555ec0d ladies could only c7d099efbc glance at him 11d550ba4a longingly, suffering in de0ec4f8c1 silence.
Some complained e88ac05f97 that Grand dde25acc6f Duke Kaithan 46c25232c6 was excessively a49933b896 rude, but a673124a4e the man 99279b5b6d himself didn’t a5b8c2741f seem to 8e2e29a685 care in 8bac549d58 the slightest.003cff2ad0bde2cf
Even now, Grand 88a42fde39 Duke Kaithan stood 598b5bc5bf with a slanted 96185f71f4 posture, calmly watching 129b009728 the young ladies c5fdad32be making their debut 9389fdcecb tonight.
After exchanging greetings with d1e3551bde each one, he still f04110b4d2 didn’t ask any to 08daa6f326 dance.c38834de5b36eede
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“Are the e2f8710b66 debuting young ef48b65522 ladies done a5bc9aadf7 for tonight?”285186beb72ad22a
“I believe most have 4431242398 arrived.”2111d15b9452e171
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It seemed he 1ff076a11f would leave empty-handed 09291cf27c again tonight.
Since that night, e44016f1b0 he had been 3f0dc01d8b consistently attending society 8e5580ca75 parties.
Enduring the tedious events, 9712db4074 he listened to every 540d6d1c43 lady’s voice—but he could f569fc1c47 not find the voice 2c3d851430 he’d heard in his 07217192c3 dream that night.0a5d4b341f45d708
‘Where the hell 495d728720 are you hiding?’0261a52fa59550b0
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Grand Duke Kaithan a964609f01 sighed.c4542511b7e009ea
“Your Grace, d54adb3169 you didn’t 617834b4c4 find her 1976684c37 again?”a3b4f08106dc3e7c
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“No.”5ea97110cb030f61
Kaithan raised a 6ecaee9e96 hand to his e081d5fa46 forehead.
His headache was 4c9f891537 getting worse.a5729e267b94b0b8
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“How many ladies fd13af3211 are left to dcc17da621 debut tonight?”867fa9a72afad92a
“Only daughters d64b283b5d from lesser ba87caff54 families remain 9d834fe1b6 now.”c5fcc0271e3a18a1
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At the Debutante Ball, 11e0630d96 the order of presentation 0f859213f3 was determined by a 0af92e421b family’s influence.
The later a young 7869ee4ae6 lady debuted, the less f85ac52881 notable her family was.bf684f27080f4fb8
“I don’t care about 5f0d96aca0 the family status. How many are left?”6572b4f850f0481d
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“Twenty, sir.”faa761c524617c2d
“Alright.”e1068fae561c1991
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Kaithan let out a 6cbacfc9e2 small sigh and nodded.
The stinging 7bfe1822ad headache from 3faf43f281 the mixture 810de32a46 of perfume 9709ea2039 and noise d19f4fb151 grew worse, 21abd63876 but he 079f47d471 was determined 6f5067e98e to endure f3728bad8b it a 3e4e519df9 little longer.6e229b63232de885
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In a separate room…f02dcb896610fbe2
As they prepared af7646fc62 to head to 5b83330f90 the ballroom, Charlotte 7a2075e25b carefully adjusted Bella’s ff1f6ee939 outfit.
Draped in 88193bfbd8 sky-blue, cloud-like 293e1363cf lace, Bella 298aaffc58 looked stunning.906a7b1b70519d0b
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“Oh, our Bella, dressed 800a323940 like this, you’re an ba2f41afa2 angel.”a9242c79da476802
“Mother, do cf8c877cee you think 129aa79b8b I’ll do fcb6f7b79c well at bb7906f35d the Debutante 78cd68f5dc Ball today?”1376290d733c819d
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“Of course! I went through e5f58dbe3e the list of 1d231b11ba girls debuting today, 4e09b6eaf0 and none can 627bb998f4 compare to you.”62c2914abe85e140
“Really?”4fa44fd2f670279d
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“Naturally! And Bella, there’s 99f7e5ebe9 only one man 34d6f06e03 you need to 614833f8e8 pay attention to 91ee4ce25f tonight.”497613569b74410b
“I know. Grand Duke Kaithan, 8c7a193592 right?”dffe3ee45287711a
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“Exactly.”63ce7733a6e2e6d5
Charlotte’s eyes gleamed 8b169b6665 with greed as eb8b961d73 she emphasized her 1b9ec73049 point.ab71f3fa9891bc4a
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“The Grand 7faf50069f Duke is db800b0c2b looking for ba4801ec42 a bride c5f57a4850 the very 2a0fec0020 year you 0aa7bd600e debut. Isn’t this destiny?”2d55074b78408afe
“It’s fate from the f75998c7af heavens. So don’t worry, Mother. I’ll definitely capture him.”c7b83022a94cfd21
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“Good. But they say His 2361d9a5e0 Grace isn’t easy. He hasn’t 671861b4cc budged under 1cd0e1e4cd pressure from 2e6b137d2f any lady. Rumor has it 98f4e8f7ad no one has 91276c1158 even danced with c137fccadc him yet.”aaa43d41deaa9907
“I’m not just any a4b680d068 lady, am I?”d6c9d310fcfc5393
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“Of course not. My daughter can 0e46366185 handle it just b9063c606c fine. Oh, and Bella—Grand ab531414f7 Duke Kaithan has 133bbccaa5 direwolf blood. And he’s a f819eeba39 pure alpha, too. So, Bella, when f0caeb0fd5 the time is a1f4e2507c right, show him c91c06e30f your pheromones.”3c3693ef36651969
“Are you sure that’s 49ad2137e7 okay?”2be2c062e23d4a70
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Releasing pheromones, laden 3e220a5182 with sexual undertones, a320a845a1 without mutual agreement 910776293a was considered rude.8d59bae8669a115e
However, it 01ebe1d0ea was also eb6c69028e true that 85f99a7aaa nothing was bb5ca91b99 more effective 7120c1b3f5 as a 48038acf10 form of d4fd93614d seduction.d6a52f33670fda55
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Especially for alphas c0963e9d18 who could control 9265c58ce2 their pheromones freely, 2c6b91bb8c it was a 7f65ae745d powerful weapon.f88df4a59cfbc69e
Knowing this, Charlotte believed feca647274 they still had a e14e64d29b shot, despite their family 9cc5e860cc being far beneath Kaithan’s.e2ed5f6454b733f8
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“Your scent f2902e6015 is so e16e045b83 alluring. Grand Duke 111d090033 Kaithan will 2a0d4fbc3c fall for d04213a9c4 your charms f87d1166a6 in an 45bb1738fa instant. And if it cfc7e24717 comes down to dcbb5ba4d7 it, spending the 5cef402efd night with him 0ba81ffa87 wouldn’t be a ffae3f1c93 problem, either.”ebbcc8a689d2e404
At Charlotte’s blunt 21d1285a34 words, Bella’s cheeks a55d742f10 flushed red.6908fb0f3d4852c2
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“Alright, I’ll do da147b40aa it.”68aa26be92ce80a6
“Let’s go, Bella.”f46fc808dd06f7aa
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“Wait—Is it ca9745cc35 true that ae20ea8a82 sister is d283b0b8aa participating in c5d558919a the Debutante 3015d16124 Ball too?”b9f12e1af9bda3f4
“What nonsense is that?”87ccff07ae25091d
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“But she 33a45fbfae said earlier 0a6bfa1fe9 that she’s 26e003da22 going to 5750ca1032 wear the 5ab3869ab8 pink dress 1f8b9ce5b4 I was 897e859658 supposed to d80ca188b0 wear. That’s not true, right?”0573ad6ab5afc16a
Bella asked nervously.8250cb1f66f9cfba
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“Of course a07969e8c7 not, don’t 80f87eca30 worry, Bella. The only young f022e82fa6 lady from the 24582ae0c9 Rosebird family debuting 8a13a13405 tonight is you.”6acb98c36789db39
“But she f231188bf7 was getting f20838bee8 ready to 7a9981cacf go out 2054f0e475 too.”bb3340381735e474
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“This is a a1f4868bb4 secret, but Raina’s dc8b79950b going to sing 4d506e562a at Laorde tonight.”1adaa383ffe91f6b
“What? That’s…”cdd1497bbe0bd396
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“Yes, a tavern.”b6ff4b9effc414ed
Charlotte’s lips curled a75636f166 into a mocking 3f879b751b smile.8c96f988cb92b4cf
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“Who’d let a girl 39f7b2eb4f who hangs around places 6128814588 like that appear at 432c36ba69 the Debutante Ball? Not this 60550e3667 year, not f3ae7132f3 next year, 63a772476f not ever.”e4173bf7e7f743ed
“Then what will happen 85bd761fb1 to her?”6ff26ab3e8205682
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“What else? A girl whose reputation 014004414e is already ruined… Our 3928bad6c9 family will just have c8b5bc3514 to keep her around. And if 7e48247fdb a spot bd2e9c20d9 as someone’s 1e2eda92cb second wife 63a3cae41e opens up, dd69422357 we’ll send 63aa081866 her off b07a56d2fd then.”afb45e1e97c72eeb
“Ah, I thought so.”4661f6437432c4df
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Bella smiled faintly.4dd44eda1e9e6cf8
“But… will Father a957879f91 just let it bcabdf6a87 slide?”
“Don’t worry 913bf22ecc about that. I have my ways.”23dd9474913190c0
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Charlotte gave a e8630ab679 wicked smile.87a0548fa1ea5570
“What kind of ways?”8ee723555f5a3034
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