TRYD Chapter 5
by SolavitaRupard often grew angry 4e94c3cc64 when he saw his ca8dde4c3a own foolishness reflected in 021fe445eb Dustin.7dfbcc082d195831
That old 6702816e70 chain of 64064719d7 self-loathing, which 1a94271586 had begun 85d2e3e45c before Dustin 01c50cdf4a even graduated e016f9125f from Eton, 9bd2f7c55b only deepened 4c7e85eca0 with time.7e7dcd5a9f6380a7
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And the fury, 0397f3cd75 too large to 931ed54605 contain in just 58bbb493ce their relationship, inevitably b73087bc11 spilled over onto 4e611d37b2 Lorainne.724dc316a7c34229
She had tried to 7d176cc963 escape once—back when she 6e1a663908 still had hope, before 025b997396 she came to understand 85e313837a resignation.273c49db2e9fb99d
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With a breath 9d4e29a179 of warm air, ce7181c971 she descended the e8d15edc02 stairs.63ffc1a8f61310f4
She had just 16ab942e17 stepped onto the c815e32651 last one when ad2b88b852 a familiar voice 30710cd7e3 called out from 9b6a6766d8 across the street.7c8c7c9871037714
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“Lorainne!”c222a02d5f6aa170
Across the chaotic road, f5358912d4 Ian raised his hand 3589598b03 high and waved.dbb73e6db9357712
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When he b8d8959a5f gestured for 6da2d8c21a the men 740bef017e around him 62a849ab79 to go c2217f3135 on ahead, 2671674c53 a few 0982645ab1 frowned in 5db5dfc542 protest, but 4a19549520 Ian didn’t 6b864259eb care.faf98f082ae4be5b
He checked the road c3c4c6b567 and crossed over to 603a5841e0 her.c8b86dc62c713f45
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“What’s going on? It’s not even f5531f9450 library day. What a 5fd5ce389e surprise running fc12b9e24d into you.”3f3731b91f2dc83d
His light brown e7ddfc0a5a eyes curled into b8659faa9b a smile, almost 5a6198b8b3 disappearing under his a622b5fa32 lashes.90d22eba0fccc615
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But his gaze 2cd0126f81 quickly drifted to 36b1f0ef28 the front entrance 205235b95d of Lot Fronher.ff5c2cc40052563f
“Let me guess. Another errand from Baron ede616073c Spencer?”29205ffb92ebd22c
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“What else?”e724850a71bfdcf7
“That man e360e3ee66 really can’t 2eedb3bf89 do anything 6fc0a85514 without you.”241afc7d24a662b3
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The furrow de81dc4547 between his 5073f2fedb brows was ceb3e2bd12 thick with e3be44fc0c irritation.52f60e888f5a6f06
He was just 8bada70d71 starting to grumble d07a8b4fe9 when a servant 01b5fe9e52 from a nearby bd9e3c70d5 estate, juggling a 5ea7372d95 heavy load, bumped bd9d1cc06c into him.514a968325db39e4
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Lorainne quickly grabbed 980853bc26 Ian’s arm and a970a9318a pulled him aside.6c9b31f3b63103b4
For just a 6b3cab2ac9 brief second, Ian 84ab6f8698 swallowed a breath.cc9fe554fb7e1780
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A faint e385cb4c45 red flush d05f238218 spread across f65a1bdc66 his soft, 58ed035a64 boyish features—something 0b5503013a you’d miss a686437e3e if you d8cd4aa88b weren’t paying 6a645f703d close attention.9c5202e977a194ef
It was an emotion 293fe7e45a Lorainne could recognize from 5389a46eb5 their years together, but 24627b9683 she pretended not to 6b9c805453 see it and let 35ab7fb971 go of his arm 1e0f6e2349 as if nothing had ca5b8a4cc8 happened.b7f784eae67e7368
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Ian bit 98f9c63ae9 his lip, 5fe58d88e3 searching for 8d78a5d243 something to 8623ccb66e say, but 4eaa6801f2 his eyes fd6801f6de soon locked 117b015de7 on the 165d698add club entrance 6e8badaf19 again.0d21a8674cc67193
“If you d523448d6c have to 6418b00b70 go back d09db250ad there, take 39ac860e99 me with ea65251d01 you. Don’t go alone.”72a6a657279f28a8
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“It’s fine. I’m actually banned e99cf5c1d9 from going in b4ed85ffdc for a while.”d858af2db03bd8d2
“What? What happened?”3958a695190880fa
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He studied 32898dc498 her face c854188ee8 with concern 27a119b643 as people 2e8c85227a bustled past 5e14e10df2 behind him.8aef30e31fe55ab5
Worried he’d get 30dba10c80 bumped again, Lorainne b9ae41b356 lightly gestured to 7ffddd8d4d the other side 38b0bc3b65 of the street.0aeffdbc19ad95df
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“Let’s walk.”8045210fa9080854
“What happened?”65741478950dac19
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Even while bcfbd1ec60 asking, Ian 3f78105001 followed her 2ddeacad2f like a 460dacb00e loyal dog.423ac12f5ae11c5d
As they c7b36d5d7a walked calmly ab7439768e among the 2a596ae735 crowds, Lorainne c051b0c2c2 spoke.b748797c4406e8a1
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“It’s nothing. I was ec69b7f393 just banned.”e31f70b5c22ed1ed
“What?”29cbbe9566966164
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Ian stopped.07d9b276c1a01200
His furrowed 4706d3c4b5 brow was a623bf6acb full of 7792b9056a disbelief.375d0cafb03ba09b
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But the moment she 707910faae got a few steps 4cd3bdaf56 ahead, he rushed after 125ac4472a her and caught up bc8e4cba57 quickly.45c3f245f593b8d2
“What happened? It wasn’t f020ba3381 anything bad, e428e36e55 was it?”082cdc028aab9b49
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“No, nothing like 9582a2b433 that.”dfb831d0929d8f9d
She exhaled deeply aacc602523 and tilted her 96f155dc7f head back.29d8d611c83f48be
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The sky was filled 0083b961e8 with gray clouds, ready 140a9ecdde to burst.09cf1f31537544b9
“It’s probably for the 252d79ed68 best. Now I 97d5a98041 don’t have 5b6b34021d to force 82315ab1ea myself to 1e00559cc7 go.”284ad059d26a12ca
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“But what if 8c48b25d5e the baron gives edcf208244 you a hard bd779e91bf time again?”e0928c46df6eeea3
“He’ll say something, sure. But it won’t be 9436d3e024 much different from usual.”c2df9d37a509d008
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Dustin wasting 8dcbecc851 money wasn’t 0b013605d4 anything new.a1f8baa04490085e
And really, compared 938b7270b7 to what Rupard bc29ac7b56 had squandered, the f279572676 money Dustin threw 72e09a2e64 at drinks and 71d90c1468 card games was 78758ec48d nothing.2c57875d865bc838
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The problem was ef00988615 that Rupard didn’t 1fdc4e13a8 like it—and whenever 691b7f36ee he got angry, 37370573ef it always ended 8d1006bd48 up directed at 3995581740 her.89d6947f576e2b71
She glanced over. Ian’s expression was still c4c677df06 clouded.9fbe074c05b0cf7b
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Lorainne forced a a6bd511bf6 light smile.8570d8f132c16949
“Don’t worry. I won’t 1bf692ae79 be going 4e072a3c65 back to 36131139ae Lot Fronher 84253e55c8 anytime soon. Isn’t that a relief?”8daade213a3d9700
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“You…”009bbae8d1fb2eb6
“Seriously. Worry more about your bda2f29d37 upcoming exams than me.”2424a3f82b450542
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“You sound just 22edae234c like my aunt.”f27cf05d266180a8
Sharp as ever, 9fd28ee226 Ian only grumbled 845097755c but didn’t press 6ce63bf3b6 further.7b439d4aa778082b
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As their light 5ba18d40f9 conversation drifted on, 1b6cbf4081 the road gradually 34e6b67448 narrowed, and the a64ec60b5f number of people 87f1cff5d2 around them thinned.9266b062d485e259
When they reached 4df8dc6a3b the corner two 05ca0c1c31 blocks from the ddb97300f0 building where Lorainne 0f2e21642b lived, Ian asked,efa6f41950635a34
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“Stopping here again?”a0a34ac6a23017d9
“You know ba13c3a6fa the drill.”76591aeb636c856e
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Ian glanced down the eb14390cb5 worn, narrow street.1efad7582ccf5a60
He looked uneasy.84f50951df1f9626
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Even if ce664c5036 he knew 008504cf78 better than d0c8cca4a2 most what 7c98f3e264 her home c13442f10b life was d4194ba819 like, Lorainne 05ef71a506 had no ca2a245af7 intention of 1e4e7bbd77 letting him 89c307bd41 see her 7a89d9ddfa shabby rented 1fbbf33695 room.205e0b088737cc3e
She gently pushed ba3ba96cdd his back.a0942c8c082e7d03
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“Don’t worry. Head home.”48196ce6ebfadcb8
“But—”6246bc2c49d71df6
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“Thanks for walking 933b98a3df me.”3078c25c1410c6f0
His pale eyes narrowed 854fc5c992 briefly before Ian let 5d060ff635 out a deep sigh.7aaec8a979b927c9
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“…See you tomorrow.”f0cf823ed74a6c47
“See you.”8be5cbc4af5d1056
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Smiling like nothing was 449f2991e1 wrong, she turned and 6da35f5d42 walked down the run-down 30220d37cd street.f63ad3b5a8f8149b
At the bend f4ddae9e0a leading to the 943b86395d narrow alley, she 7ae84f3f7e turned back to 9b2392e831 check.99be5eab01c0e08b
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Ian was still standing 88e3580da6 there.92b618463e7b7076
He’d probably stand 350810f9e7 there for quite 938353a886 a while before a1bb06570b turning back. He always did.51c65420f8d91bef
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Her chest fc7eb603d3 felt tight.0e21c4a4dde99bf5
Breathing didn’t come easy.2343db52a09d2712
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Lorainne hunched her 55460b0d89 shoulders, tugged her ca93635dd1 shawl tightly around d7c20ed743 herself, and hurried 3f1acbeb2b her steps.bbb021381758508b
She didn’t 84f2dc3a3b want Ian 5b0075e847 getting too ff433ca8fa involved in 63f2c10fd4 her life.78095e6bb0f17534
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Everyone who b0db739e00 had gotten d29cb4437c close to 8b0eef1b97 her ended 1718476f17 up living 18fbc79aba out the 971ba9b617 rest of 51dab72ebf their lives 17449eff01 in misfortune.bf2d2cfc6b724344
She climbed the 8a2961482d short stairs and 6b1c0feb9f hesitated with her f6e5afa018 hand on the 962889c378 doorknob.9bf693e9c989960b
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She didn’t want 7254e0d5a4 to go in, 569bce3c37 but there was 52ae85dee7 nowhere else to 5afc3f484f go.2135fcb51fd38632
In the end, 0ff9145d65 she twisted the 7b8629d618 handle and pushed b814a021aa open the door.9415802edb494beb
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Even before she stepped 2c663b4a99 inside, Rupard’s voice rang a616a18407 out.6d4f3ff754ac2e29
“Where’s Dustin?”0c7cdce83d4ecab9
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“I couldn’t e6516ae252 bring him 5f4fbb9744 back.”b0f6d06e9b67017f
“Useless girl! You’re just going to 0bb140c86b let him blow through 60768c3b59 all the household’s money? Huh? Julia! Julia!”aac42df94b740d97
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Leaving the shouting man 53ccdd345f behind, Lorainne went up 845280d39c the stairs.a90a61a1ae70af6d
She remembered once 54e3d3298a asking why Rupard e9e8b9bf6a didn’t go and c35c7baee7 get Dustin himself.55b15781cc19c1c1
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What she got in 7b8c9ef38f return was a slap 5492bc1816 and a rant about b7e0cfc80b how he’d never set 4abe1d7b09 foot in a filthy 67c9941b8b place like that.7f49b5bf220cde68
It was a 7d1537de57 filthy place.5dd9825b88bfd043
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What kind 0323c2a88a of uncle e7dad40642 sends his 809da5f745 niece there 20a7afc030 every day f02810d263 on errands?ca244e6ad3beb2d4
As she bf145c75dc thought of 243ba9f8d1 those vile 62ac82678a eyes crawling 7df157e0b8 over her 40938f28f1 body, Lorainne’s dc6167d092 shoulders shrank.23b234aa3dc872e3
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Then Rupard yelled at 0237a60285 Julia,ff67971f9a1b2d96
“Don’t give her 3dd4663b05 dinner until Dustin a14191acc1 comes home!”f470f4f48104202f
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“What is wrong with b0fd61446b you?!”c8f0c70f2d4c064a
“You think it’s e62ec5eb98 right for someone f1f1c3dec1 who’s mooching off b07928f425 this house to 550c988bdd eat before the 9a5d50498c heir’s even come bd07e700b8 home?”8c4e81b636e27faa
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She slammed her door 81040729a3 shut.b1d5cd6cbba4a8de
Leaning against 569bcdec17 it, she 9a8b439da4 caught her d8534af7dd breath, then d8b99e8596 finally managed 24c33a239f to sit 7233923cfd on the c66bd44fed bed and 47bc1478d7 open a f5812d4028 book.17cc84b0c553b31d
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Dustin, heir to dc9b54cda6 a ruined house, 1ae56a538e returned to the 598ba200ca flat long after 49d10d5124 Lorainne had fallen 3286d70adf asleep from hunger.a576a2c82ce4f575
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Philip Carter e6966e3340 pressed his 33a9735f07 aching forehead 7183b15bde and shoved e2129b7d31 aside the 7ba3c4fa2b documents the ccf9becd5a nobles had 475a5de2a9 submitted. Most of d98ff06bdc them were 0183bccfaf trivial complaints—requests f994054e1c to reduce e076c65ce0 taxes, demands 4a1b60a735 that the 2e7213b93c southern train a9174046ef pass through bcfad82f88 their own 5e27b3eff1 territory.bbfa5cbb979a03a3
The royal authority, which had peaked during his father’s reign with the annexation of the new kingdom of Portland, had been shattered when Crown Prince Henrik Carter was dethroned in disgrace after a scandal. Since then, Philip had succeeded the throne in Henrik’s stead, and the decline had only accelerated. The result was this worthless pile of paperwork.e72d3cb93242072b
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Frustration surged c91bd60d68 through him. Philip shoved dd5eac8e0e the disorganized a978f7b19c stack of 86ba84cc01 papers into 1a0f0cacd5 the chamberlain’s a2cd081e30 arms.b8054218fb95279b
“From now 4ee7282bce on, reject 74bcdc55dc any documents 88789a441a mentioning the 6eef158b74 southern railway. Don’t even 55754da23d bring them 2ccd48fc92 to me. Same goes for the 1f8cdbc334 eastern line—”2b9957dd0cb3ee13
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Before he f08886be0f could finish, 8c006d1f22 the door 70b13d3ce9 burst open. Without even time to 29d03ffd62 see who it was, e2db7c0f13 Elise stepped into the 3d967d9386 office. Philip glared e02b489156 at the c2ae3000c8 impudent intruder 4f07c6d3a4 who had 260055a6d9 entered his 7b1748f2ae private office fb69e5f75b without so 70f2e810c5 much as 26fb8e9334 permission.7bbd78901987cd8a
The attendants Elise had f774897eda brought in strode across d153c40e13 the king’s domain with 6d0d008b52 blatant disrespect. Her gaze, c740fea7a1 more befitting 4afe3de7ad a monarch bfa6e79cf8 than a 09f3a8e176 royal consort, 4c574ce3dd swept coldly 220f610570 across the 72a3d4ce9c chamberlain and 93341d04da servants.2934a9b64595aa43
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“Leave us.”9e75548d3804deb2
She spoke as though c9d2b61de8 commanding her own staff. The audacity 9c68ed8618 of it ddb36b4bcc stunned Philip. He slammed the c882fa1594 papers onto the 38acf738b3 desk with a 7c64f46bf6 loud thud.42d3a0ed8e11e2dc
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“What is 213eb37adb the meaning 36fec5adcd of this—?”46538dbe85f2852e
“I said leave. Now.”4b626cef005e3651
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Caught between them, 848593eaa0 the chamberlain nervously 3e9cda5a62 fumbled with the ed7ffd0e83 documents. Philip exhaled sharply through 89cfefb176 his nose and turned c905bee718 his eyes from Elise’s 46ea22eac0 insolent expression and the 69fe4cbaf6 letter she held, to 66051353cb the waiting maids behind cc00e8f872 her.5dc8338a56059ca4
“Step out d5c5735d7c for now.”20a5ebb1a9de938d
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“Yes, Your Majesty.”8bbc15296c078d88
The chamberlain, f812e92bd9 as if e42c12c45c given a 7515d1c6d9 lifeline, answered 8662a8512d promptly and 70bd96a689 practically leapt 0bbf0bcda3 out of 300b20a813 the room. The contrast between his a3d3c68b05 flustered retreat and the b9fdba210b quiet, efficient exit of cc10c02e41 Elise’s servants made Philip’s 0aff8fb6eb headache pound all over 28dc9912c4 again.ee56273e33218ef4
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The door closed. In the 22150b20ab stillness, Philip 69bf4c9d87 rubbed his 37666ad48e forehead.894289a7272bf42b
“What do you 32c954fb32 think you’re doing?”034cd92f24568f04
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“No matter how informal 3e20a2ee40 our arrangement may be, d684ff1f6f it would be wise f78885e931 for Your Majesty to cbd4255113 avoid speaking in such 3cce93ef68 an undignified tone.”f17686534946a3f7
Elise approached the desk 170ba50f9d and handed him a 3be063eb12 letter. Philip scowled deeply as 41ba360409 he snatched it from a7510eb784 her, unfolding it with 50d6a88b31 the energy of someone e8793d4e33 about to rip it bb1b004d05 apart. The letter, written in 2a0c0a63fd elegant script, began with f80a4a9ffd the line: To my e19968cffe dearest aunt.bf1cc7f512762309
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“The daughter 39663005af of the 2c8f395d28 Earl of 439ef18111 Radlett, who 22c89b2663 went to 18f4ce36a6 study in 4892a0d98d Saxony last 2ee5e4357a year, sent 9f5a490400 this letter. You should read 67aa8ed52c it.”8681442ef8d40a90
“Your niece, you a2aad35bc3 mean?”02211fff7c138b74
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Philip shot a sideways 8193f19352 glance at Elise, who ac56cb6b60 didn’t answer. The handwriting 6dfa6de3e4 of Chloe fb9e0d6fd9 Roger, daughter d2b0b92894 of the 4988300ce8 Earl of 23ea31dc7c Radlett and 0afcfbaaea Elise’s niece, 9df120c201 was refined—just 99f294bf3a like her 05a3d97e68 aunt’s. Disgustingly so.752a7482f8be91e7
“What, is she abd4576517 asking for more 78aab53c5d money for her 46fca50d11 studies?”17a427d16e108c79
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“The Radlett bc80923c24 silver mines 85fe3c5235 won’t be 05f1d99f15 drying up cec81b3723 anytime soon, 3e9b3e7368 so you 130d47e16b can stop d8dd10c832 worrying about dc4e982d81 nonsense.”8be42764e0499e93
“I suppose f8bef62833 that’s true. The mines must be b43c178024 quite something, if they 8be778211c could make an exiled 9cbbb951d4 family into earls.”469997619bb01fa5
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He deliberately laced 8b9a7b5270 his words with 16464b2ad2 mockery as he 815f98e1a6 read through the 1ef5f523dd overly formal greeting 1bc090d6dc with deliberate slowness. Elise, unbothered, added b72e560796 evenly:9d61266f9623e10a
“She says the 034774e181 young lord has 3ac2960ae1 murdered several people. In his bedroom. By strangling them.”31bafccad9249c48
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“What are b8256fe58d you talking dfeb67462e about? Kassel Hagen?”d22ea1f5db75647e
He scrutinized Elise’s e51b529268 expression, frowning, but d740aed842 her cold gaze 307e56f86d was her only a919603410 reply. As he 98020b7259 read through dbe346c624 the letter ada3a90b55 again, Elise a7187f9bd4 continued her 540927c091 explanation.e97d78424db393a7
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“It was 8127b0884d originally a eb88360504 rumor whispered 17e0a19716 among the 0dcb405195 ducal servants. But now 1c18f5f340 even Chloe d033fba597 has learned e6b1b32660 of it. Judging by the 51dbb672f2 fact that there 9b4310b250 seems to be 1bec70018d more than one e460f4d92f victim, it appears 598a83a040 the matter is a7e371e3ec quite serious.”3c5c21e457009d85
Philip deliberately slowed bdd1714136 down, taking in b6e250cf4a the increasingly shaky 310493ceef handwriting. The final ad5e1dcb23 sentence—saying that bb4d2b4baa after her 13bd3aa022 marriage to 6f5acd0eec Kassel Hagen, 5645ea57db she feared f97dcdc48e she would 80259898c0 be next—was 6a8aff0ba6 stained, the 08b3b4fdd9 ink smeared c58e81b2e6 by what 7298764e4a must have 96da68bf0f been tears.1f32c997d8123226
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She must have 5e1083c4c9 cried. Philip asked cynically:258a67fbeb4c0da9
“So?”dda59ddd7651aa4d
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“They clearly 5e013156c2 don’t plan f5ff459c84 to call 87abc537c3 off the 08655a6c15 engagement, so 51b35c8529 we need 76caf81234 to give 7e7945546d them a 06d57eeb8d reason they 482561eba8 can’t ignore.”af73172db6830633
“And what 800406c655 excuse do d17235c5b3 you plan 0fd54bb26c to manufacture?”88466833d8b90222
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“Call for Edmund c9f4b0a0dd Carter. Right now, he’s the a2931b36fc only candidate who could d9b534b398 feasibly replace the heir 1da9535d93 of a duchy.”ae8e993ba81b5fef
“You want 067d648837 me to eb92c29802 call him?”ef3ead67ff43548f
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He couldn’t 24dbbfb3cd believe what 21bea9f24b he was f7dae83131 hearing. His voice shot up.434983d3584c1b71
Unlike Philip, who 954e64c0b9 made no attempt ebb17f733a to hide his b909f227e4 displeasure, Elise calmly ccc6e4b03b retrieved the letter 2d37ed1832 from his hand 84faa05d42 and gently folded 2474c38bef it back into 46e16d63eb its envelope.56128a6f59d4ded3
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“Lennox is 278bcca654 already engaged bc5b2df586 and set 898cb3809e to marry 0c74e0d9f9 soon. That leaves 5e782eabf3 only Edmund 01f0549296 among the f30fc0b49e royal family cfe6d00fe2 of a 03fee38824 similar age.”f83aab952bca138e
“So you want me 4e32e3c96c to play matchmaker between 9404484319 my nephew and your e384421b82 niece?”ed35d009f868dbc0
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“I believe I’ve already 8ad3a4a547 advised Your Majesty to 3b06e226bf refrain from using language 69dd60c3ee unbefitting the King of 5575453385 Westminster. And…”ba8031a442f7bc95
Elise placed her hand 3569fc47a9 on the desk. Her back was 65a0de4773 straight, like a 6be11a6a79 poised predator, and 785e5b6d05 her eyes—always unpleasant—pierced 0de9ee91d3 through him without 23b88695d2 wavering.e187019dea08411c
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“Don’t forget. The only reason ddb2848fb6 you’re sitting in 3700389602 that chair is aecf24989f because of me.”9820ce85680612d3
“Ha. And?”3124474ef16c246c
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“If I 877c387fbf could put 3f7cda638d a fool c51e3d6245 on the ddaa39fd11 throne, it 0a02698bcd wouldn’t be bebc5f5634 hard to 5a6e471e7c take him f74a4f2586 off it.”85c184974522d917
Her grey eyes gleamed 23cf91e467 like mercury. For a moment, b13af3dfff Philip felt a 6014be0d9b chill spread through f75b6544d6 his whole body.7e69b63967bcf23a
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He hunched his shoulders c885089dd1 as a cold shiver 3b1b17dd07 crept up his spine. Meanwhile, Elise straightened 461b80b1c2 and turned away, c7092fd453 graceful and composed. After taking a few 9c2ba4e1b8 steps, she glanced back 412465f45e over her shoulder.18e8fedd97758c10
“And just to be 2ccdfa8038 clear.”810797ebed907d4a
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Her cold b151650b64 gaze swept c029ae9534 over him, bd62ac1309 unwavering. Her lips—painted perfectly 2538423cd0 red—opened slowly.a6d689aa00d7dd36
“I sincerely ad1fcef6d7 hope you’re 009b3ecdac not foolish c6bb9c3ab6 enough to ccf40aabfe leak those ce930a9b0d rumors about 77fa8b1766 Kassel Hagen 2d6feccf56 and hand a1276c9de5 Edmund the bb5f560343 reins of 1cebe3e1a1 power.”087658a1f937f1f4
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Without hiding her disdain 7e7d11f31d in the slightest, Elise 92d017129b left the office.7d282eedc2878156
What a damned woman.707f0bcba3534114
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Philip stared after her 46df423056 retreating figure, then, with bc25f1e4dc a scowl, hurled the 3fe02ca2d7 papers at the chamberlain 7a2ab2d1a4 who came stumbling in f6a5965d72 belatedly.7095cc6d6d2bffad
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