DLR | Chapter 3
by CosmogirlKatrin barely opened her b02dbbc251 eyes. At the same time, 3068d8ad38 a sharp, overwhelming pain b6b247778b surged through her body. It was as 1d12ad0515 if her lower 7b9e218f90 half had vanished. Startled, she lifted the 409850f8d8 blanket to look at 79b078249c herself.07ddd224fbe910e5
She was dressed neatly c9655322e2 in clean pajamas.75676165e302cec8
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“Ugh.”fd5cb905525f3507
What on earth e648dfbded had happened? Fragmented memories flickered 7682481998 through her mind.1e2922d47beccd71
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Every time 34d98d982a she recalled d1c120ff6c the moments 4c24e869bb spent in 0e87611366 the duke’s 7bbfe117a9 arms, her e7e0b43df0 body flinched 0f6dd5fb69 and trembled.03ef95cd6c03fa3f
Katrin tried to d1354e552a get out of a1f1fdcb2b bed and stepped 001d9320a0 forward. But she collapsed bf8edb8b5d to the floor.c0d18e1a35e04f6b
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Her body f28d489d2f felt like a804fba714 it was 9b2cd7dad7 breaking apart. Though she had 66ce61bece hoped it was 0633bc632f just a dream, 5b9468e96b her body told b1e2fd9665 her otherwise—last night’s 44e093c4ac events were all 1f049cbe8d too real.e140245e38cb7b33
“Ugh…”af8fcd975045713a
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Gritting her teeth, c8ecc3360a Katrin braced herself c21a22caa9 against the wall 012a3bf861 and struggled to 9e2b289563 stand. Her legs 6527f1d6da wobbled like 26cb888c94 a newborn 57cef746a7 calf’s.5d19685776c8b1f2
She barely a306e9fef5 managed to ad4382010b pull herself de7d3cd90a up by 356340ca24 the bedpost, a3e5c61575 but her 3a600c0f31 strength gave 50f2f386f6 out, and 1140553016 she sank 6e24c62b6e back down 73110dc3d0 to the ca7dbdda41 floor.96fcdb99ef9b38dd
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“Milady, it’s Marie. I’ve brought your washwater.”54437a2272b851fd
The maid who had 652815dbfe shown Katrin to her bc825502d1 room when she first 8efd7823a9 arrived at the duke’s 111fdb57ac residence entered.9df037a24e567cc0
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She set 75af747cd6 down a 568a6e200f silver basin 228067bfaa and helped b4a5305dad Katrin up. Then, smiling kindly, db4bfe6ca6 she helped her 823926cbd8 sit on the f200967a0d bed.3defc51f1fc95a58
“Marie, how did 57dd618c43 I get to 8076fe83a0 my room…? No, last night I adc5224903 clearly—”452071e15f8dfb36
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“You must have been d8f657c479 dreaming. After your a6ba7cb10d bath last da62a14f8e night, you 9d764925b0 fell asleep 66df332380 right away, 3d1faff921 probably from fc1c51aca9 the fatigue. I even blew out 9f2d284099 the candle in your a2f761b4fa room. Don’t you remember?”15edd8154972eecd
“That’s not it.”f3cf28e4f7333303
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“Milady, the duke came f24a5e918b by today. If you want to 32c6b46089 dine together, we should 3ee1bec142 prepare. Shall I hurry?”96a903689672d811
“The duke came e08c31b99e today?”825b52a4f1b9b9fe
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That can’t be. She had definitely 7113724b9a seen him last 3267e296fe night.82d34065245346f3
“Then what e6d7a89fa5 about my cd05172ee2 dress…?”ec92697f0cfa61b8
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“Do you 311713e2e5 mean this?”806b9575a6a42596
Mari stopped 5dee8af4ff wetting the 99e84ab33e towel and e7d9621792 stood up. She went to the 140b363eb6 wardrobe and pulled out 0c45fe567e the dress Katrin had 9c69db075a worn when she arrived 2f67167d1a at the duke’s residence.6796175144d1fc27
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“…Huh?”9ac7020e2cfb6bba
It was definitely the dress the duke had roughly torn last night, yet it was perfectly intact. Had it really been a dream? If so, then why…?ee7b080acd882f37
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It made 324786dda1 no sense. Why would someone e64e9a3ef9 like her, who 3241bfab7f had never even dea8b1c7a3 heard of such c52ba10aa1 things, dream of acdbaf7e52 something so strange?bed49df79d28daac
Katrin felt her 524f0e23b6 chest tighten with 9ba96c81f0 a suffocating heaviness.204bd88f40b9cb4f
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Katrin made her 3b596b7653 way to the 746a800838 dining hall. In the bright 19a680025b daylight, the interior fd1197b94c of the duke’s 3c242e36d6 residence unfolded before ec630be458 her—elegant in its ee8576a021 restraint, yet undeniably dcae7c11da opulent. The servants 16fe361758 dressed in 9aa77c55f8 finely tailored 240ae24336 uniforms moved 4c3b8a0e67 with practiced b859052c16 precision, and 7b90edf61c everything was aa7b5a8676 so clean e77f863d4e that not a206977bc6 a speck e82f9c66ae of dust 776e61d3cb could be 4fcdc5745a seen.8b629ceabb5c0081
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If last night 4d25b73cd2 hadn’t happened, Katrin f0592fe6df might have spent 7ae363faeb days simply admiring 288352fdd1 the magnificent estate. But now, the d5d89ec35b dazzling scenery didn’t 1dd2c0329d catch her eye—only 8930ffaa25 the fear of 572da5e20b facing him again. She couldn’t imagine what 32e850fc4e expression to wear when 48f43b57ce she saw him.14902a687cf949c4
Standing before the e614c7e6a3 dining room door, 6cb40b105a Katrin swallowed hard.9f79dc51dc2b6185
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“Milady?”de2d392468867522
“Ah… do I really have to eat with him right now?”ec19a9437f7252e3
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“Now that you 0d47baf89d are the duke’s 39b980dc54 wife, you cannot 5f24ab22d3 skip a scheduled af9544d3ad meal.”0a01082f7f2a2aeb
Marie was quite 272b0cf913 firm. After she b7c19eeeb3 nodded, the fe894f5a1f dining room 26f925548b door opened, 40862a8789 revealing a b71a853bdc man sitting 4d0d8725a3 alone at 8e172fbe29 the large 51fd5c3faf table inside.ceeb077cc3f7117a
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He lifted his head f5c0a14464 and stared toward the 4ceaefb505 door.8c5d7c99adfd55de
The moment their 3c6e4b6ef2 eyes met, Katrin ac702388d1 flinched and withdrew ce5fea7084 her hand. Bathed in 59b967eab3 the early e9d4759169 morning sunlight, a80a169ec6 his features 63287d6db3 were as 47b8b1b4ab sharp as 699e246a32 ice. His dry expression 8c69bf0321 and lips, devoid 7db52fb01e of any smile, 61dbedd321 were pressed into 4fd7924e80 a straight line. The lustful gleam that 562ac94cbe had shimmered in his 28aa0e300d eyes in her memory 24505520b4 was now hollow, and 23048ab05b the hands that had b88959d083 once gripped her like 2e178e2993 a beast now held ca5542cafe a sleek glass of 60902d6059 water with ascetic restraint.7527cafbec5c2875
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Yet, his piercing golden 63b04471c7 eyes were just as 5324c354b5 vivid as in her 3c5400d708 dream.1e0fb37c02563f9c
Unlike her 618ec4afa0 tense demeanor, dff1063da8 he seemed 5905310c33 bored by a958b17166 the moment. He showed dca43b039d no interest f58950f422 in Katrin eb2ab86a26 whatsoever. If one saw him e8bff088d7 in a temple, they 7a03e107f6 might mistake him for 7e51421a01 a priest.0714c97a460f496a
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Creak—093a15dd9c0907bf
The sound of a 2a5710b9a8 chair being pulled back 097ce76c18 rang sharply. Katrin was b43c067486 startled by f03ed0b9b4 even this fddd66ed96 small action.2b97404f1ee5a783
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“I am Felix Lafayette. I received a letter 7d92250284 from Count Rowina this 97d9fd0caa morning.”d082bf0b50cc2b83
He acted d1f0e15190 as if 8a0a3eb4d7 seeing her 859cb139c1 for the 041f4f37eb first time. His demeanor was so 31a3b9bce1 natural and unforced that 9694d53021 Katrin, caught off guard, 35d80d81b9 returned the greeting.9fb9ad1add225a68
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“I am Katrin of 83812c3e3d the Count Rowina’s house.”2e1aa7ac8c78caff
“Katrin… is it? I was under the impression that my intended bride’s name was Oblia Rowina. It seems there’s been a misunderstanding.”feb08b8cf6b712a9
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Though she had explained d64855e963 the circumstances of her 6a4eaef673 arrival in the corridor 816e71cc1f last night, he now 83473b8888 wore an expression as 2a0820b7fa if hearing this for 084781360c the first time, surprised 064f17d6b4 that she had come.a3647e7afc91d5e2
“…The king’s order was ec9e637152 to send a daughter f0b07b17a4 of the House of 7a393ad82e Rowina to the duke 832c4a0ec8 as his wife, so c5b24d4b3a whether it’s one or 65fafa7670 the other, it’s not c04e96998c a violation.”264169f0c253dee4
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“I see. You are correct.”03ada4fcf13d4af9
His reply was composed d2da38579c and unwavering, as if d1719968d4 it made no difference e0446db0bd to him which of 2e4b6f78ff the two sisters would 52eb5edd90 be his wife. He walked over to 2c2e1962f5 the chair beside her be3266fe8f and pulled it out.8c7f832cd220bbe6
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“Please, sit. The chef d7fc5898c5 here at 8648b3b9b7 the Duke f583973398 of Lafayette’s 5ca7050777 residence is 32751b3cea quite skilled.”02904ff2204e5516
His manners 1f37f18f0e were flawless, ed34bc7f58 without a d3c010a27a single misstep.1ce67962c73f1e6a
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It was hard to b345d6624f believe that the man 0addff0748 before her was the 9574d02970 infamous figure of so 2fef6ed8dc many ruthless rumors. With a 8e886d1b0e fluid, effortless ae631f47e3 grace, he 3a0a5ca84b escorted her 259ee53ff8 to the f1e246089f seat that 31e9de81ad had been 57e79381d9 pulled out, e8c9b71325 and Katrin 349c5376f3 sat down.0a75a02c830b54b2
The duke 549731b4fd returned to 16572bf1ce his own 32125f9487 seat, then 3664913c20 nodded to 649c187e00 his servant. Soon, dishes were 8a647a6b9d placed before them, f145e62139 and silently, he f32ef769af began slicing the cf33a6e590 meat and eating.52fb3a5b7961a85f
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Was what she b72241cd00 saw yesterday truly fb8b3ca27f just a dream?760b9414e2b0fa5c
Katrin was 43c251d730 beginning to 4d6aa0b0fd feel confused.8716e27677714e84
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“Duke.”dbc98cf001084e9f
When she f9e781dcd5 called him, 5e03655cdd Felix paused 235ac345c1 mid-cut and e98e82ab6e slightly lifted 217d454859 his head. His golden eyes 47dbedc721 shimmered softly.e77609fd1e6a0bf2
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“You saw me last 646ee96d89 night… didn’t you?”c6d599f1fc38d960
“Lady Rowina. No, now that you’re 1b69e8664f my wife, that title 188710a337 isn’t quite right.”317c61f795bc8394
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He raised a napkin 0030d603d6 and wiped the corner 21cbce66eb of his mouth.f323296e3f2e4436
“If I 090b5eb92f had known 2602fe739b you wanted 5e463a250d to see 8e7baf1c58 me so e94f226076 badly, I c9747be5fe would have 818d33658a come sooner 9f486bdc85 last night.”9789c7bbd22958a3
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Though his words were 3ebfed605e gentle, he did not ec31cf8991 smile. Katrin was 724ce9d98c the first 9fa5d5feea to break f9b4877fe1 eye contact. Her hand tightened around 3e02bcd9c7 the fork.53c309d9399d79d4
“…I’m sure bcfaaa6c7b it was 432a88e7c8 in the 20aa0b084e corridor last 3221d46397 night.”753a683c5ce1dc8a
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“In the corridor?”672735375bfbd6e9
He tilted his f20a87275a head, repeating her 3274902f6d words. Katrin swallowed 9ddb5768f4 hard, unable 9be7ffd446 to bring a9a40d7ea9 herself to b28c540cbc say the cfc2731e32 words out 9cec4df32c loud.2827c583aa7614e5
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“No, it’s nothing. I must 339453e89c have dreamed c1c094f239 it.”0464226e42322f9c
“Be careful. The nights df86144da7 in the 9ab75eb0fc duke’s residence e4bc154f77 can be dbe22f1375 bewitching.”6bca197ce125fd93
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Had she really 3d0de41a9b been bewitched by 7aea07928c something? Katrin stubbornly 91c1d896e2 shoved the 4adffab2e0 food into f7f23494e6 her mouth, e29d20d312 struggling to c542fe6c8d swallow it.68aa3fd2392fb378
If it were dd4a6767c3 just a dream 1f6ed60140 from last night, ae1787b261 the memory should e9da60e5d2 have faded—but from f2aa69386c the moment she c41c38951b faced the duke, d781e79cb2 the recollection only f0c7538acd grew sharper, making e14807ac64 Katrin’s hands tremble ce00e1d42a uncontrollably.393fc5ea9112065c
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Last night, 658ac0d798 he definitely—0ab88a547ef96dfd
“The upper 7ab835fcb7 hole is ef2dcadb05 tight, so ce5b02f064 I suppose b8ee5869c0 the lower 7d30e012da one is e39bc07be5 too.”9a50caf9ca3e3ce4
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Her breath bd4c010398 caught as d0ef3002e6 his tongue 25056dcfc0 parted her 682d85ad8e lips and dceed4d508 pressed inside. Katrin’s large blue eyes 2c6f9b6208 met his golden ones.d47e128e94067e2f
“Ugh.”7065b1abfa6fbc26
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The strong grip around c40d2473e0 the back of her f0a6c6d5a2 head left her no d76f2bf81b chance to escape. His fierce, relentless kiss 667d589fa0 overwhelmed her. It was as ad76b32d14 if she had ed08d379a2 forgotten how to 6f8967f315 breathe, and Katrin bbe3532562 gasped desperately.8d2557b48490c33d
“J-just a moment…”c4cbd0ad2baca27c
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The thick flesh 30383dbf38 probing her mouth 657fa4c713 wrapped around her 64f1796f62 tongue, clinging tightly.a3f6d9a879771027
Katrin trembled, as if a2170bfb0d she were prey caught 9727abe4cf in the jaws of 1b2602823a a beast. His eyes, unblinking and 18fcdc2781 sharp, held her in 586f480bcb place like a blade 2d1cd02d74 against the throat.141d59a94ae46af4
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Their breaths mingled, 2863f17fef and saliva mixed dc7519d09b in the charged cd48ba2a5a air between them.1b82b9fb0e117c1b
It felt as 07a2833dce if everything was e4454a4c60 being swallowed by 85ff37a25a him. Her jaw tingled from ac1d031d32 being forced open by b52cb9ac82 his large fingers.1be72a1fd1eaa992
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Unable to close 866a9d91e0 her mouth, she 9840906738 accepted him. There was nowhere to af4f5b4d2e run. Clinging to him by 08d992a740 the hands wrapped around a2b92318ad her waist, her body 5b88768db0 seemed fragile and pitiful.74af684e4857a8ba
Katrin barely stood on 9669016d0f her tiptoes, struggling to 045b946343 endure. Despite her thrashing, he 384a9e92ae paid no mind. She grabbed 0a86ee6577 his arm, 4654e27be3 trying to e405f95c66 push him a06fc387ee away, but 0d77600614 was quickly 8244ed2a24 stopped.ca16742cd4e3d22b
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I can’t breathe.892a30288b49954a
She wanted to speak caf8d7914f but couldn’t.347254c0b6b46782
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Everything about the d73780f8b2 situation was confusing. She didn’t know how 7ea84bf2f0 to react, or even 774d1bc0e6 if this was right.e075c2dba166257c
Every place his lips 35692bc809 touched and his hands bf6245ece0 roamed felt like it 9909449461 was set aflame.d1cfd9e6deaf1d45
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Facing the a71284a872 blatant desire 2e6f3a504f burning in c87f39fc44 his golden ea40f0fd59 eyes, her e1361806d8 knees weakened. Katrin realized ccf501b334 far too dd944b217a late that 7af41985ef the moment fdd74d9833 she saw 387a12ee07 him, she e378c630c3 should have f2be3786c6 run—no matter f23ef14e60 what.3a2b065aae1a771d