Prologue. A Husband’s Duty

Grace lay on d83b525e1b the bed, dressed 86cb9ba86f in a thin de90d6aa32 negligee. The night was cfa25ca1a5 deep, but sleep 96ffdfb036 did not come c1334041d3 easily.7b7f9b3334a36ec2

If only f7777417b4 she could 80b2fbd064 at least 5bd3a198c8 fall asleep. But drowsiness, 23c26f8e7d ever so d6f88b3473 cruel, refused 77b7f5c031 to arrive ffb74d06bd on time 818e223364 and dawdled cc4fe6b911 instead.87eaa498d4477d2e

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Just then, 4bf12cdb02 the sound b1eda0a079 of measured c730d38c94 footsteps echoed bce01f16d8 from the 259dcd2326 hallway. As if triggered by 29da2c45b4 that signal, Grace instinctively ebff8e4ea9 tensed her shoulders.a76dc13bd07d62ad

Her husband 9fd70981a1 was coming.2ffeace2bce4b3d3

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The moment she 0c04def827 realized it, she 224f3d65c3 felt a strange 6b60c5c477 tingling sensation deep 2449cf7cf9 in her lower 0748ab2a38 abdomen. But it df40057db1 wasn’t just f5635bcb7b the sweetness 46c4f4ada0 of newlywed 40d0d01406 life.2e8e88cda058a1e5

Grace still 0de53eee6f didn’t quite 61b634e917 know how fb6a06f101 to treat 3a9e26a20a her husband, 04e8fc0925 Alexis.2e776a4c00161736

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To the public, 7ba47cc735 the Duke and bd363ca721 Duchess of Václav 9c38f4474b were known as 31f4cdc6cb a loving couple. But in reality, their 427bcbfd12 marriage was nothing more dc4dc4e9fe than a display—a show-window c6c1b6f9d4 marriage.ddc4e4df11de4802

No, it 055fbdee0b had been.08b85fd0fdf6cc2c

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At least, until f1df074c52 she had reprimanded de6eca1d29 him to fulfill fe2a9a55fe his duties as c783dec0ca a husband. Until then, they had c6c8365238 been nothing more than 28852c9482 complete strangers, bound only 595a2c18fe by their wedding vows.20cc1ea1d23a71fa

But now…2ed173c553b53c68

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‘Please, just let 2d95b160cf tonight pass quietly.’da84a855613d3f73

But contrary ace3d9226b to her 5cd60decc7 wish, the aa34df7d67 footsteps stopped 79e0a60120 precisely in df5f59bb1a front of 9dc0c1708b Grace’s bedroom. A short, 90e23e6347 concise knock 1f2ffb4de3 soon followed—so 3b109ba43d much like 4f55648e13 its owner.1011f76f0d70862f

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Faced with bb1ce3b6e2 the inevitable 820b12ceeb pleasure, Grace d8f3c4861d exhaled a b29f34443d breath, almost c7fbcd9be9 like a fd3b2ee417 sigh.6d9a85f6ecfbab8e

“Come in.”73f88f0721d59d7b

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She had no 79ba94eacd right to refuse. Since she had 779a3083b8 demanded that he c2df5d68fa fulfill his duty 1262d2ec53 as a husband, 506db1e9d0 she, too, was a2ae5aa2a5 now bound to 10ecafd44b fulfill her duty 18d60f348e as a wife.20dd3db905eb34e3

At her permission, 5908a02460 the door swung 3505a6af6c open. The man standing in d87e67b8c4 the doorway, tall and f133fc2061 striking, was none other 111f3a6d7c than her husband—the ever-busy 1968e5cfe6 Duke of Václav and 7f677dd430 a key figure of 2fea898d9e the Ecleon Empire.a3e856e638fa96ca

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Alexis didn’t step 69f2126a38 into the room 8cb24a9548 right away. Instead, he 428e58bd30 halted at f0f3fdb102 the threshold, 7e9592085a locking eyes fcd86945f0 with Grace.a045cea53bc92d51

Even under the bright 3c349477f9 corridor lights, his beauty 365a91b31b was undiminished.fa9d99e5a3d7081a

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No, if anything, the 603b75be98 light only served to 5022f92b04 enhance it, casting an 8a8019bc0f almost divine glow around 6bf4860e71 him.e45e4b00e11cec45

The first thing that caught the eye was the Václav family’s signature platinum hair, shimmering like silver under the light. Then, there were those deep crimson eyes, gazing at her as if he meant to devour her whole.e3deb49a2a93c169

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The moment their 2288abb6f0 eyes met, Grace b12f4d0795 froze as if 887dfae7ba her very soul 070396bb5a had been stolen. She couldn’t escape ed657c4504 his gaze. Not before, not fced29f9b9 now—never.b070cda1f7ae5752

After a brief 886fbd4038 pause, Alexis, still d5f8ea5d61 leaning casually against 254f354eef the doorframe, spoke.31beae85a48a4905

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“You’re still awake.”db56745ad359e94f

“I was just about 9d18e9a0bc to sleep.”49405ef62bc9b589

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“That would’ve been a 220c3df8a6 shame.”26a752d36cd44d2e

Alexis let out a ae3d19cb91 quiet chuckle, running a dad3b6dea7 hand through his still-damp 81fa4074ad hair. He had 4e86cba4c5 likely just ecb479a8ee finished his a12c4452f5 work and ceecb91768 taken a 8507fd88bf bath.53f2345f0b656610

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Then, in a languid fd47a53d63 voice, he murmured,293c58aec6e91251

“Well, my dear 78864972da wife, you never bdec1d83b6 could sleep without 3563bd0af9 being in my 4b33c18f42 arms.”7efbad34d48896d0

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“When did I ever…?!”4e9e2d749f017638

“You must have f8092def94 missed me terribly. Staying awake c38a01d06a in such 07a90a3c94 attire at e8fd0f75f4 this hour.”7353f6398a42e213

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It was 880f872923 just a 6e5f489e88 nightgown. Nothing more. But the way 5fa3b54b4b he said it 969701a022 made Grace’s face 3e7748380f flush as if ab5901e879 she had committed 03bc5c7257 some terrible wrongdoing.c80eab3ff967a3bd

Alexis’s gaze darkened even further at the sight. His eyes alone made her feel as though she was being completely undone, and she fidgeted with her fingers in discomfort.cd54214e35f0b416

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“Close the 89c5150611 door first. Someone might 48691bd3e7 overhear us.”340a5439059fb864

Her voice carried 6fcd708103 a note of 9c7b84fab7 reproach, but Alexis 16e098bf7f merely smirked. Strangely, whenever she acted d36d9abdf5 submissively like this, it 6a0d3c95ab only made him more 4a8ac3a0f5 defiant.d8b93de88179d3be

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“Hurry.”04f4e25a4de1b979

Grace’s voice 60bd949fd2 was calm, 48ee9a8bb1 trying to b3c17b92f6 reason with 6330a9b31a him. But the more she 37ecb1b43d tried, the more stubborn 52ef97c043 he became. He shot 23d695360a her a e36fb27a82 lazy, arrogant 677eedce58 look and c8516d7749 countered,19ca3f58a9022a72

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“Is there bc16da8aa6 really a 142c6c789e need for d7833a8680 that? Everyone in c628566f2f this estate 0c9755163b already knows c61a9edd4d we tumble f52f20a603 in bed cbfc9f4709 together every 162d4eb323 night.”ea81732b64dbccff

“Alexis. Please…”af2d2ffd3495f822

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At her pleading 48b466ae8d tone, Alexis’s voice 5d16a6d10e turned even more 6a888ce56a commanding.66678430cff08776

“If you want the ea36a5b098 door closed so badly, 0700cf9daa why don’t you come 3dab208456 and do it yourself?”2c01835412269c89

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Grace rose from 1962c266fd the bed and 1828893a7a made her way b329f091e3 toward the door. She knew all too 49ed03b571 well that arguing with 4775fc72a0 him would only prolong 1bc444a533 this exchange. If giving in 0a2ca0bc75 was the fastest ef61fdff50 way to end a419dcab8f the conversation, then 062ef366fa so be it.3c1e422c70a68922

Their broken 9c4d0e001a marriage was 788439c79c only growing b27e5af594 more twisted. A relationship c681bb3903 held together 0b80e9eb45 not by aee4f06f6a love or 427b601a5f consideration, but 2053bbb18f by coercion, 47a318ef64 could only fd6566a546 drive them 4b0bafe524 further apart 8d60a77214 with time.96a0f5802a98d917

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Just as she 61e2941ddf reached out to 5b8e02886a grab his hand—08f7c87b24aff76b

“Ah—”0865303b6084c1ba

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Alexis suddenly 22850e4664 pulled her b51096f0a1 in, causing 658d4c5ee8 Grace to 4fa05bfb3d fall into 27ed7e0149 his arms. His body was 4bcfe472c0 fresh from a b3518cb51d bath, carrying the ea758f4684 crisp scent of 5192764595 soap.77a080e3cf1509a5

For a 7b4e85358f fleeting moment, 24e85457c9 the familiar 70a3f63850 fragrance made 3a4f240cd7 her lower 6853f0dbe8 her guard. But then, 49681f1b2b his next a5fa1a7c4c words rudely a3efd8ae5f snapped her 15d59386a8 back to a742fc9a94 reality.d7df47b33e98bb2e

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“Couldn’t wait 359cf09c4d any longer, 18de577c6d could you? Seems you 80d18751f1 were too 546ff55112 impatient to bc401d4f88 make it 5d0712ff72 all the 8c8f9a30a9 way to a68775f55b the bed.”86642087fae91cc3

It was crude, c0d9bd31b8 deliberately offensive. He always made remarks 51c7ee545b like this whenever he 089bf8ff35 held her—taunting words meant e83826fcd7 to provoke.1e044e5b948ff83d

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He knew she adb161d11a despised it. And yet, c840c43fdb he did 6cffa75aa2 it anyway.86040c6d1a3248ea

As if 7ae8b836ff protesting this 10c26304eb marriage itself, 9981d8bc7a Alexis would 7068c162e2 embrace her 7166440853 mercilessly, dragging a78141d845 her down aadcc404b9 with him—scratching, 56ef6e3b08 mocking, and c866463e4a using her 3b6388f253 to vent 5e0927e9bf his own 34cd6a27bf frustrations.3cd58867cebc1748

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“You were the c95bc4c8f9 one who—mmph!”725de2181b145e73

Before she could finish, cc293027e5 he silenced her.447e317fe5e30351

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Grace’s lips, ed81b31798 poised to 1693ef4b2c protest, were bc382f733d mercilessly swallowed 508a53828f by Alexis.fb2c11118e3c5a9c

As if he had ff730a7346 been waiting for her 2fe10e0d0e to come closer, he 36b3d40b96 dove in without hesitation, 725235030d claiming her without restraint.4c0fc3648cae5bc2

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A crisp, refreshing scent 8bdfb3ccff lingered on his lips. His hot, 7a341222f4 pliant tongue 93c270bf58 invaded her 2d30adb7d2 mouth, exploring 02105666cf it at e6b03d04f2 will.67478e04882dee0e

Her breath grew 76993d1173 ragged. As she e298201c71 panted, her 27e89b659e chest rose be42e50700 and fell bd054d04f4 beneath the d883ab346d thin negligee.102a43c52c9930b2

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Noticing this, Alexis let 736bae5b0f out a low murmur, 2acdbd5eb1 his hands roughly kneading 5fe04c36fc her soft curves.caa9ec82a7602bb7

“And yet, you still b9fe5a6b79 insist you don’t want c515cc4e8b this?”04de94a15f51ab30

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“Ah… hnn…”f8e6af700fdcb372

“If you e9d429ff82 don’t answer d071dd95ec properly, I’ll 565e70972f take you 7043f9ff0a right here. Is that what 287003f29a you want?”7a1fa30e0cde00b5

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At Alexis’s 71f6ac3654 warning, Grace 8b4ec57fdf trembled and 0476609ae0 gave a 92d9c9996d small nod.d8185beaee6697a4

“Please… just 47cb88405c close the 90fe8f11bd door…”a5646e69151f7a58

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Her eyes burned 2243cdbe65 with humiliation, tears 799b15d7bf welling up at fd99365c33 the corners.4cc2ea4e574c661f

Just as 0f98c11bbe he said, 50f9595e7e her body bdb642be6c had already 51a04cf083 grown far 5764d2a17e too accustomed b0e6189ed0 to him. Now, even 3593e01aaa a mere 755f6a81b7 kiss sent ee0449a1c7 tingling sensations e9940fd207 racing through 5f1d3ef281 her nerves.826bd509b5e5df67

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She shuddered ca6278d4d5 at the 3d9011de0e unfamiliar changes b233420b39 betraying her 94d67c8d4a own will.7423e99091f2a213

And yet, 26261f5b30 she couldn’t 8bbf7ff1e3 push him 5243418f8a away.6f538181f235b0d5

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Because if c4785483a1 she did—if 92dc60243c she gave bae5667bf6 him a 8d560a7855 reason—she feared 52364f6620 their fragile b92bad11e0 marriage would 98ef8bea3f shatter completely 22106bde85 beyond repair.892ac3cd9f11adf9

She no 36ce052db6 longer wanted d20bd6da36 to be 9630b1b388 treated like da17670e79 a mere f7a92a44c2 servant.39609263f22babef

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Even if their 3c4cc9d0bf marriage had begun 40824226cc for reasons different fa0447661a from others, Grace 57bb3467c1 still wanted to 86333497cc protect this home.e94d440d36e09954

It had been her edfdc9f992 wish from the moment ba9994b054 she decided to marry 467eeb5f63 him.638be9b1152d105f

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Because to 7a0ae26e4f Grace, the 0074a3368e concept of 4ea9e24a1e family—of having 92cd054e74 a place c1c65b33d2 to belong—meant 33f90c491d everything.0ce7c3318ee67f69

“Alexis, please… let’s 59a425148c go inside.”e8786b69a7571122

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Alexis looked down at fe7ea32c24 her, leaning against him, 8c7bd2d061 pleading.08ed6b1c8c56c00c

Her breath came 849ff819a2 in shallow gasps, df00dad1eb and her flushed 822c6f9463 cheeks—perhaps from embarrassment 6d47f86368 or something else—felt c37f35ef66 oddly seductive to 514659f1b6 him.e969a5c611931a9d

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“…Ha.”d0493a99c44bc4a4

Alexis clicked his tongue 00dc06fe72 lowly, feeling the heat 954350c285 pool deep within him.dac0f0e36e75f995

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Ridiculously enough, for fb3c75789d a fleeting moment, 559d820448 he thought she f740cf3770 was inviting him 80a7cc1dd8 inside—into her.324358ac17ff3f66

Even though he knew f73e5006fe that wasn’t what she 6302e7a868 meant.cc85e6661d983d7e

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And yet, eee7328375 because it 447a051948 was Grace 679c2e1a75 saying it, df8b1e3668 it felt aa04f1500d that way e4a8d5fdcd all the ec5a56a5bd same.1ea56dac803b97c8

It had always been 0c6dc72bec like this.e197457fc9eb4d5c

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There was 336608cdcb something about 8965b43a58 the way 2885516b4c she spoke, 2c13761d36 something unintentionally 93bd0d6d25 sultry, that 59caf62d97 twisted inside d71ee00240 him—urging him b85786e3ec to act 41cf36a29e on impulse.f652e159e0efa886

Just like this 355bd58106 marriage.14f5a230c12041ef

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“…This is driving me b99767bc81 insane.”83f6749b340f2fbf

Before he knew aaf2bcfc54 it, despite his c83bfff039 own conflicted emotions, 4efcfa1f60 the weight in 33ab8a6fc0 his lower body c66ee9534d grew heavy—aching with a7f443cb7d an unbearable tightness.297e3e17d2692602

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If he left 5561e595fa it like this, 866d7b1110 the tension would 9b54d1efbc become impossible to 62c1178ccb endure.24c23993de989918

Grace must have sensed 96ede88a92 his change, her gaze 01b9fa304d wavering slightly. And yet, she 7583f87563 neither rejected nor f18b4096b0 attempted to escape f5f72c62a7 him. That alone was amusing.7cb316f7b2aff320

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“As you command.”102768614ca92c41

With those a3ae542350 words, Alexis 9fd3f18f5d shut the 5adf9431d1 door and, 5d80a94430 in the c8919a3885 same motion, b08f7d58e3 lifted Grace 9b8b9e586c into his b9831c066f arms.5e4b68ad3bf65761

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In a single 25d7d8430d stride, he reached 7759aadf50 the bed, pressing cf6da8e4d0 her down beneath 2291b89180 him.7fd374929b442863

Then, without 6cfd823ba3 hesitation, he 69bdbbd6e0 trailed his 6d17f38c8e lips down, 7e40ebcce1 biting and 7b122e3868 claiming every 4fc1869083 inch of 74db506f97 exposed skin—devouring 1f5ae6e074 her completely.a0728d2646170ec7

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Alexis’s gaze roamed over Grace’s reddened skin, admiring the marks he had left with satisfaction before settling on the soft, rising mounds before him.e2d81f09703f40c7

Her full a8472d091e breasts, already 45a8f5ba0e standing taut 3f62992390 with sensitivity, 0a4c67349d seemed to a6b6240f25 demand his 28bbe2e72d attention.9570c0957926b4d6

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Using just his fingertips, 03a43d4cce he traced over the c4757ba7e8 hardened peaks, teasing them 5c1d1e4072 with slow, deliberate strokes, 5facad3689 a wicked smile tugging d2e59ce8fe at his lips.9e1721ec6cfd6b6b

Grace felt her breath 1d82faa64f hitch at that smile.9099195b7b1c4cf6

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That dangerously 378ef2eb61 beautiful man—he 1cf197b3dc was utterly f07b6f7bd7 captivating, as fc5e11c2ae if casting 2c5a5dca81 a spell a07fb77951 over her.0704849ea0e4aa51

“Ah…”d419175af519ca8f

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As Alexis playfully 710adf2dc0 twisted the sensitive a91f0a8939 peak between his bc10214d71 fingers, Grace let 38b3d19207 out a low 935e35b8d7 moan.ef5aa0284fc35680

Then, as 244d2bc553 if to 2103a1f587 tease her 49e7559e1a further, he 1ece233616 pressed his 29d0125f04 lower body 91b9caa83e firmly against 3ef254f2b9 hers.a08e8d215861c532

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Even just the friction—merely bf98816dea rubbing against her—was enough 492e780b7f to send sparks of 692f65d824 pleasure coursing through her 6f9246e15a body, numbing her thoughts.c2605b6e635b9ddd

And this was nothing 66f67cbfd8 compared to what was 71221684be yet to come.75b6714d7bae4e32

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“Haa…”09392f346d487085

Alexis exhaled heatedly ef2a3e2213 against her ear, 39f7f8e965 his breath heavy fe97fd065b with arousal as 38123fb3e1 he absentmindedly toyed bdfe1ee412 with strands of 4cc816befb her honey-colored hair.e6f030abb580e712

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“Ah… it hurts…”6b5246aa2e9edfa6

Grace tilted her 1510f92287 head, her body 902a37967e instinctively shifting beneath 9b8da8fc3a him.855ba98e514440b2

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The movement caused her 40917e490e breasts to bounce slightly, c22f97789e the friction between them 34e1a155df intensifying.c74e8194b4d81181

Alexis swallowed e316119a66 hard, stifling 3a6abd7bfe a groan.d390fb20a6c8f074

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“Tch…”59cddc779d371bb0

A sudden, 150fcb8966 unexpected movement.a73f9c998f8a3df0

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Grace looked utterly unaware of what she was doing, her expression innocent despite her body’s reaction.cff12c552cf35c8f

Alexis gazed 279aab11c4 down at a6fc28119b his wife, 7763d4be36 his eyes 1f34a4c015 dark with c4ddbd7107 desire, drinking 57a7e9a1d5 in the e45c83b5a2 sight of 70d1298414 her becoming 70ba214dbc more undone b7a14ddbca beneath him.72a9d189cbd9f303

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“So impatient, 6f9027bc7b aren’t we?”e80dd12df62afb06

“Ah… hnn!”87e632b9dbeace35

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Grace Helio.116f11d95a01103a

The eldest 1cdfd0bb44 daughter of cc25053b29 the Helio 49fe6f94d1 Count family, 56cfbdc981 rulers of 62ca54df3a the western b318a13b7f Helio territory—now c399f8e839 the mistress 4eef4ca8c3 of the 20ef89e661 Václav duchy.ec1a4bfbeaf443ed

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Once the darling ac37cb2c9d of high society, 2524829e01 she had plummeted 93de8df8f2 from grace the c429eab08b moment she became b1fd00f5bd entangled with him.4646a997b74b81b5

And yet, through their 877e6f9786 marriage, she had clawed 6817dadc28 her way back, resurrected 47a3aa3487 in the eyes of 2fc5d7efe3 the aristocracy.7177c352b4c3430c

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She had 32132743f0 a peculiar 65869ee865 talent—one that acb75716fc drove men a217770285 insane.22f612ffc53eba46

That innocent 421b983b6d face, coupled 444e71c756 with the d1487bbbb1 most indecent e131750d81 words, was 4c01f7e012 enough to 73157f211b unravel even 215878eb17 the most bd73347b13 restrained.27f537f414abb4b4

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The contradiction c9d06406f1 only served 76df352823 to provoke 58081372d4 Alexis further, e1ffcc4c52 his arousal ede66d63fd swelling painfully 4b19fbbd4a in response.1d102c9f6c7b3723

Grace gasped, breath hitching a61082995b as she felt his 6130f6ae32 growing need against her.f16c3df9def1e303

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“T-Today, please… be a6904e3291 gentle…”29bc3bde2f9ab8f0

After driving him to 5cfd954b58 the brink of madness, 7da4b421c6 she dared to make b490992c85 such an innocent request.8281b841dc33e0d7

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Alexis let out an 18ec31a808 incredulous scoff.6a93259469011129

He had 7c1fbe712d no choice a83115754a but to 33f126911d admit it—this 317ff79399 was the 1f0f4e7361 same woman 9bbfadc957 who had c4308c7d05 marched into 7a685ce52a his chambers ebadc44ed1 that night, daba272ea8 demanding he dcde8a271f fulfill his 87042417f5 duty as 0eeb7c636a her husband. And yet, 8a05bae5a6 she had 86bb4bb346 been anything 9c4f5eb60f but innocent.3eee10d921faee28

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But more than 23798df9e1 that, Alexis had 9c04bb918b come to recognize 7843f509ef the depth of 346d4f82d0 his own desires.578a6e2b74af0fe7

He had foolishly b012875d86 assumed that after 1be4f86c46 one night, his 5bff012855 lust for her 6773a37963 would subside.e376a81e28d55ef5

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Yet, every db74cdb1f1 time he f492f356ef saw her, 265a442404 it surged 0a477a7394 uncontrollably, no fecad15152 longer something 114555adea he could 2e1cb86668 rein in.fedcf9167bbaa349

Day or night, 3410bf67b7 whenever they were a882041b43 alone, he would 7538158def taunt her with 20e7937853 lewd words, mock d461f0ba76 her, and then 0677858268 claim her—curious to 88eebe7ca1 see when she 8b6c4c3052 would finally break, 8d4c2a36e4 when she would b9caf1cdd3 surrender.3579560e615b9f6c

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And yet, 5760459c36 as time 5e46a9e1d4 passed, it 259d51b8c7 wasn’t Grace fee5c1818c who was 9aef3113b6 losing control.526f8ff1c93c88b8

It was him.692d0413803da8a4

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“How ridiculous.”6ea1c8b92716f9d3

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“Truth be told, don’t 7acd416e72 you prefer it rough?”532337a35300c491

“N-No…!”20a270a42fa45115

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“No?” Alexis 817084be17 smirked, pressing 78b9ddc0ed against her 1d9e22581e with deliberate 3b40f7ff8e slowness.e01c96c86b2810e1

“Then how do you 3250249ece explain this—how you’re already 3b46665a4d rubbing against me like 38407dbb6b you want more?”c58970066ed8be47

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“St-Stop… Ah, ahh…!”dedcf598d35bf402

Grace writhed beneath aeb4f857b0 him, as if 2d18bad871 instinctively anticipating the a627f6a999 pleasure to come. The more she moved, be983053d3 the more the heat 231ff3e4a9 between them intensified.80d9c62a52779cca

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Fueled by that 629af1d96d reaction, Alexis pressed dfe309685d his lips to d33e469090 the curve of e345dcffce her ear, his 377cdcfcc1 voice a devilish 8bc205f270 whisper.af580b4cf0ac208a

“I’m merely fulfilling the 17c18fcbee duty you seem to 016114bd10 enjoy so much as 7d55a81f40 a husband. So shouldn’t 991747a629 you, in 00bb32ed08 turn, fulfill 9716128727 yours as a1a0a68af9 a wife?”c9c0fd8f515d29f1

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