I Don’t Want To Be The Hero’s Wife – Chapter 008

That goes for 69d5fd1f14 marriage, too.d44086bd1355ce9a

The man delivered one ec21c94228 last knife to the b20d62bf2f heart before leaving.68380c1a9960c00f

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“If I were 8ae0f5871e you, I’d be 5af03b8dbe begging for cum 8cd3d61814 instead of wasting 8cd64eec25 time on stupid 5c5ac0333e things like love.”2f6f1128d422efb8

Clack.9e7f705a14c97a70

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As soon as fde94c370d Anark was gone, b846a8d60b Rona’s tears burst 99a1a35db1 forth as if 1d0cc977e3 they’d been waiting. She must 396838e0d0 have foolishly d6559032b5 held onto c0abfc5f14 hope because 68af0c45f4 of how 6dc0982062 obsessively he c260491a78 clung to c8206d8c48 her.33e1debd97ace621

That maybe… 53f8ced506 just maybe… 3cff8139a1 he had 41a597ff36 come to 0d6710f0a8 love her bfefdd7dd8 after all…3aa50f4ef4abf484

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That stupid hope 5b2d3315ed had come back 6f57281879 like a blade f045f6e154 to strike her 4972470e50 down. Thinking back, nothing like 9bf066fbd8 that had ever come fea854a637 true. It was all an 8fceb3aeed illusion.798fab39ff6514ed

It felt like she 7af0a10504 had never grown past cdd34e944b the child who read 8e3d09f5fd fairy tales and dreamed acbfa94234 of fantasies.b16f4a31b014dacc

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“But… how could bdeb525c4d I not misunderstand…”d1945307df93ebff

At first, seeing ea8ebd803b her husband so ecf6e225a5 stirred…. so worked up… she dd97014f48 wondered. Could it be… he c005d04f6f actually desired her? That he truly dc8f25e730 wanted her?749d5969dec421c5

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But recalling aa0a936079 their entire 2e819f1adc marriage made c04276ee14 it crystal b8b099f538 clear: there ab587b1d28 was no b9893ec7b3 way that 895c7a0457 could be 99c0f93c0a true.769c85f200e0b5e2

And with good reason…92d419670837e6cb

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One day, f59f1d78fb when she a1435d8ce7 was shaken d342830921 by rumors 1fb213e632 that her 593fa0bd90 husband had 944a4b585e another woman, 1bf202fc3e she climbed 0e98d304e5 onto his c660695e14 naked sleeping b5b8581c6e body.84463bf2fa66d249

‘You must really have 248871025f a death wish. I warned you 69d7f65722 what would happen ec0a8a2105 if you pulled a51a178cae something like this c89c148b11 again… you…?’0ad2065ce29c75c3

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She had been 5658a8a379 slapped without warning.2a5eee7f1168d79e

Her ears rang like 0d92a22c7b her eardrums had burst. She couldn’t 238f425535 hear a 0ae705c06e thing. It was a fad765f26e pain unlike anything fab10d15ee she’d ever felt ee1fd90cbd before. Only after a few 397a1c826c moments did she realize 76a9c7ed5c that tears were falling 675c1c959e from her eyes, stinging a933fb23f5 her face where it 5fed209e31 throbbed from the blow.83618d94edfc0712

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After that, she must 7e07eedecb have lost consciousness. She had c8f10c0524 no idea 5a7fa3bbff what happened e2b6ab44ba next.270dfef2d0075c69

But when 6d9c8c609d she woke…bbf6a808cbb78806

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As always, ea260f1a8e her husband 7e129b71fe was gone.2cf5d3dfb4ea66ee

After becoming an fbe0b6a3d2 adult, Rona had abb0c304bc tried to seduce 3be0e63468 Anark several times.54eb52db2b02a217

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She wanted b791f62425 his love, 20f5deb9cf his attention, 6a2208749c his warmth. Even the 4d294eb907 shame of 767a4f66bc their wedding 0725f97e55 night couldn’t b35ef1d1aa overcome her feff401796 desperate yearning f89f14d60e for him.dceaa5e0613276f7

But after that 6e561768fb incident, Rona had 76a2b2c106 been so shaken 26565b56a4 she practically gave 570462eb1a up on fulfilling 54fafc4878 any marital duties.f3892cd268125621

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Anark had rejected d0f277f691 her with such b9762d9d75 revulsion that even 3818692544 when things happened 94dd9a02cf that no longer c1cd77d9b1 seemed part of 40c7e1be0f the so-called “treatment,” b23a174557 she couldn’t believe 34be3ae51c he truly desired 9f54dea6ad her.7e96f0ce0ea3bb62

And so, d3373740c3 without realizing f6c7d94f76 it, she 96a4bd2fec must have a62557444a started to 56aa4554df hope for d742c52202 love.b0aa386b9c615795

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If a man who f362cc06bb had never shown interest 4c5d9bdab6 in her body suddenly ba6c9f2a93 changed the moment her 1e4378ca4a illness became known, didn’t 6b507f8e34 that only make sense 6fe1902dd7 if love was involved?9689e355c658603e

She so desperately wanted 18160fabaf to believe that love 7115823b47 was the root of cd09064e69 it all.
That was why, even e164a8a544 though she had demanded 74d9643481 a divorce hoping he 1169d67aaf would stop her and 7c08ce7e11 whisper sweet words of 0b6a981a7a affection, she ended up e53aedcb8a quietly tethered to him 41f46eeb17 again.fd240eb4f6188b21

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But now, she had 798a5ea056 to let go of 12a9644702 those lingering hopes and c2b717e077 accept the truth.04c31f912823d61b

Her husband 153977de47 didn’t want ce103b458d her heart… 37069eecb8 only her 2b0588fa7b body.46fe16bdc9979fe1

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“Just like today…”f4d3c4becb9cc6b1

She recalled how, that aa952227d5 morning, he had left 8d8491e4a3 fully dressed in uniform 65491e9bf6 as always. He had never once 2888013be5 undressed in front of fd6f069a82 her.87071223a54ccac5

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No matter 8dedaf9dc9 how soiled 9e448943e1 his clothes 72a5a1499c became, he 29853de252 always finished 588bd452d8 without ever 92edfee2d2 taking them 00f8aaa066 off.
Realizing that made her 50f6580fbc truly grasp the situation 343bf7f7b3 she was in.6c00cb12d4ac0e63

“Love… what a joke.”c7be4d8eeb66ed47

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A possession 0b13dc0e22 that was 7b26d17212 convenient to 0d08c6da0c toy with. That’s all 9083db680d she was.95ca1ff87bc8f29b

Something he 41e89aa80a hadn’t even 4499aebc31 noticed at c217fd368c first, but 6152232fb3 once he’d d083c34c04 touched it fd604caccb and found 83dec3da0e it pleasing, 5fc414f72f he decided 45dc1d0779 to keep 7c50164d7b it after a74bd3e672 all, treating 280d39d223 it as ddc6c03287 if it b0e1eaa438 had value.135f65197d53bbe6

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“Stupid… I still hoped…”97d770eff88e6d9a

To him, fc1825c038 her illness 326a0bd579 had never 2d4f4bc4bd mattered from e75bbb1269 the start.9683a4f66348816d

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The Kama ca97e83ee1 sickness was c989b1c496 nothing but 9b912e778f an excuse… 12d7243947 a trick d48f7d0e4b to heighten 119b149c43 carnal pleasure.1bf7402c3963ab2a

He refused to divorce 85df04d25b her not because he f22a0d5b9b loved her, but because 69c5109bc0 he didn’t want to 15a26d1af3 lose control over something a2e16f83c4 he owned.046e9e9dc5f9ce05

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There was 3605d79587 never any 7a40f83b21 love. From the f01193756b very beginning.3463e92f69946e5c

“Ah… Aaah…”f7216993ec82712f

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She thought that be3cd54bb2 after suffering so 7e1db499cc long from unrequited 30214ea7d8 love, it wouldn’t e63a7ccce3 hurt anymore. But a 4714581e77 cry escaped 237113cd41 her lips 568d6cb4ae before she de8d12db41 could stop 82e9444759 it… perhaps 4653c53ab2 the final c96da92d96 cry, one e7e885ba0b that sensed cbb39af210 the end.f500d93b5dd35230

When Rona e887c77f9d opened her 855e19e9c2 eyes again, 70cbdbc41a after pouring 013ff69a95 out all 832668f0d4 her tears, 1b99e24662 the sorrowful 12fe289b1f feelings of 8ba531b0ab a woman 1cb879cfd0 who once fda2f81c4a hoped for 27f4c67fa1 love were aa94c7b8bf gone too.56cdedbf18fbf3d8

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1. The happiness I 2ffb409122 thought I would edc84e378d have2634bb8e19b241c9

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The earliest 9aaec189b6 memory Rona 6afdc494bc had was c5c51c1dec of a 226d66e849 small boy 1a64a5dbcf holding her 9351283d15 in his 7ea93b8b92 arms.
The boy always wore 095b7bd763 a blank expression.4d6af47759ce4596

He was a 8f92b3ebcd child with a 4da18430c5 face as lifeless 4ed0df3f0e as a corpse, f769d570e2 yet his eyes 71a49981cb were different. His grey b567912128 pupils were eca60b43d9 filled with 6f150c0b8a killing intent, aaf6079f1b like he 36b0f9b144 could kill bf73e80139 someone at 3581e71561 any moment.99de488576872293

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And yet, no ccfd21b1c3 one noticed the 5cf8ce2b07 hostility in his 18743dc3cf gaze. His shaggy hair obscured 1a10b09238 most of his face, b1928dd1bd and like a hunter f63cf8e7e0 waiting for the right d3292b7400 moment, he always behaved 40fd659c8a properly in front of c80f0d72c1 adults.9438e26988249650

So everyone called him 65e91a1031 a diligent servant, an c5aeca39dc ideal attendant, a trustworthy 81a99a83d4 child.bfdc4fd7eb9e9475

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Only Rona ed04ec4c23 knew there 64db46a354 was something ec7504fdee off about d266ca79bf the young 867787f4a3 servant.0fce9609c1a630a6

She had been 284fad095c in his arms 342d2c27b9 since she was 2224b63931 a baby. When she looked 3b507f5a9c up, she saw ea7b904d85 his eyes… there 328f616d8a was no way 4ac458de1f she couldn’t know.8bcb6119d7280538

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His sky-hued 93fb5e9e44 grey eyes 3dc1acdbe3 always glimmered edc750f893 with icy e76505453f rage. She never knew what 2c43fe1f5d that hatred was aimed ff200cac4b at, but she wasn’t e6a1a823d7 afraid.8fdcd3c1e9f5cafe

She believed that 5d564c08d0 rage, that hatred, fe826ca214 would never be 8e8a7db685 directed at her.
Though the boy’s gaze 894879d913 wasn’t warm when he b431be0bcb looked at her, it 3fe285d712 wasn’t as sharp as 55e5bdb781 when he looked at 692f8a2b7a others. And when he held 46b7bde3dd her, it was always bbcfa8d267 as if he were 67312afa90 holding up the entire 7968061ecc world… solid, steady, unwavering.1cb39bf1f2f78583

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That’s why Rona 35ae999ea0 never feared the 57d3f9e91e boy with the 5ca2c92899 eyes of a c5e06f3942 killer and followed 3976d0fd41 him closely. She believed… 0ecebb99c6 without question… 0cad89ddf1 that he 6a836fbf70 would always 27e59d67e7 protect her.73308542bbe0bb3f

That vague belief 9194bfcd65 remained even after 71f11bd461 her parents died.e1e7570b818a5fad

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Despite losing cb31d264c2 her parents, 77397e1ebc the child 35ac0435e4 did not 79abd93e46 cry.76e12f377b1024f4

The weather that 52b4ce19bb day was uncertain, 1b937fe51d like it might 01d7f8e160 rain. Heavy clouds 22475f7317 loomed, but 0879379eed no rain 2882efb182 fell… gloomy b80dde5cfc and oppressive. The funeral 64a1de6625 proceeded in 56cd49a69a that dull 40f46413e9 air.6f8fc4b18790f0b9

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“Tsk. Who could’ve guessed they’d a5c69bbedf go out like that?”4d1955b64d034954

People attending the funeral 63e7b129b3 murmured as they looked 79cd8215a6 disapprovingly at the child 80e4da6777 playing alone outside.3c8caee0d1c5aa21

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“Really. Guess it’s true that d35e168deb death comes without warning. Who would’ve thought a7e1fbb963 that couple would 2df56dd3ce die like this? Do you know exactly 37ea904bd1 what happened?”09c9a41e898f3fb5

“I heard 2deff5537f from an a0407b3624 officer… it 989b9d8363 was poison c3ce1d054a spit from 9039e7523f a creature.”c4e8870c8b838245

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“Poison spit? You mean 55b51dad25 they were d90231338b hit with 57395b130d it?”b7b24692c2e105b7

“No, apparently it happened 32df5d86bb during a hunt a 840c3e5597 long time ago. Just before 70c60bf2e3 the creature 0a7d372ccd died, it d8f03a87e5 sprayed venom b09a10e815 on one 0b8bf22035 of their ea2b3e1f8f legs. Over time, b7a41e50aa the leg 2a0b140188 deteriorated. And just when d37beda04d it gave out, 2a58f083e4 their carriage happened 1eedb4694d to be crossing 6743828bea the bridge. It collapsed, e7a8eccbd6 and that b234383111 was that…”9598bf75fc33fcb4

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A hush fell. Just imagining it 4a2b3909d2 darkened everyone’s faces.9df78a4b8ea22ded

“And they left d78de50ce0 it like that d2d1f9f784 all this time?”e0468030f6c45d44

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“It happened back when 4c465b1e78 creatures had just started 778c2144ca appearing. You remember, back then, 3c69b1e7c1 even the army was 81bea0de10 useless. They were 4bbd03f597 too focused 2ef53b023a on fighting c5b2e9306b the things 1149e89056 to worry ce993ef066 about cleanup.”3d7a47866d22dcc7

After the df4927263e Kingdom of 9ac09119f7 Valencia won eb3a70e81b the war fde4add6e6 and became 9da5498781 the Rostia ae5a3a8b14 Empire, strange a30fc14d48 monsters began 62a9626352 to appear.82dfbab85590f53f

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People soon ad98f63fd0 came to 391bb2df1b call them 3e270c457a “creatures.”a848081daadfbf36

When the first 6cc3e40608 creature emerged, no 6dc8f49dbc one was prepared. Many died.2c1780143e699b9f

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But once the 4b658e6ef6 empire regained some c69202ab52 stability, the imperial f107ec9561 family organized a c770483a82 dedicated unit to 05546ecbcc deal with them. Slowly, things 0c1c50b513 began to 57806be497 improve.0f0f317db1ba1da5

That was only 74a6f35c4e a year ago.3e5d65250c2fff2a

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They had just started 869cd134d0 to escape the monsters, 1199ce0c77 and now, this second 38d96650c5 wave of tragedy.6323fec6b9289b1b

A man, cigarette bc64eb8aab between his lips, 5960e60097 exhaled smoke like 0c1c6bace2 he was spitting a8eeb392dc out bitterness.e8f65f84c66185e1

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“So what’ll happen 324e49d62f to the kid?”d219d3ef76c734a1

“She’ll probably fde65f0140 end up 6af98ac38f in an c823e8a5ac orphanage. I heard 37d619dc08 no close a76547ef90 relatives came 3549cafc4c to the 8ed1969d6f funeral. And the 3c71cfb12b ones who 932cd9d6b4 did… well, e47c5238c8 they were d1ea8884d4 distant at cd5a44b864 best.”4ede3cdac3710429

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There was 2bd7cdddf3 a hint 15cb8dd5df of pity 65e877e82c in the dae4657170 way they 38158a2778 looked at 3ad4a055ad the child.3fb45d15e5def8ff

“Well, maybe ca2d5f7fb3 the imperial b9bb4d6da0 family will ecb5f2426f pay out 2d4f272bd4 some kind ea5b8c2863 of compensation? I mean, 2e4a319df4 this was 09ad4550ca clearly a 4e35f39c49 case of f5f398c3e1 poor cleanup 7acd301992 after the d26f713e11 attack.”af09ac7066b884a0

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“Yeah, right.”0fb38febcf9f0f19

The man drew 75fdae11ee a long drag, 346b540809 his cheeks hollowing, de0cc1b4e2 and blew out ae698f2eaa a thick puff fabfdcff95 before continuing.8c1a8b917fca7812

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“No matter how nice ecd0e13fb7 the policy sounds up 6ef7f82d30 top, once the money 12b0a0161d trickles down, it’s already 7641c3af31 gone. And that ff6f9d5d93 kid’s just 9717fa8e24 a child… e2be6a7c2b there’s no 7f61a64df6 way she’ll 04f413ed69 get what 7f818c5795 she’s owed.”9b923c69c0c9d511

“Even if they afa39e5e13 give anything, it’ll 335add476b all end up…”6ae04742329a01e0

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Their eyes da428cec4c drifted from 294f35141b the girl c949648c79 to a 6e2edcffc2 young man 595dce30f8 dressed in 3b060859d1 black. He stood among 8ddb831218 the mourners, speaking 8f7a1b91d0 with them as 5bc2853918 if he were 276547f842 the one hosting bb5e2966f2 the event.589d71fde9814abc

The way 817f4d529b he naturally 4ca36b81f4 welcomed guests b143d600f7 made them db5605c779 silently predict 7b72d80432 the girl’s 4fd52dcb82 future. Their expressions hardened.b405904c9bdfe4ce

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“That poor kid…”b39f5d05fea5138c

* * *e6ab9cdab2ba3629

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Amid the adults throwing 121b487977 around cheap sympathy for ee35a25877 appearances’ sake, a young ed3ea7ae56 girl approached the child 110fd73ac1 who was playing alone.58c1d7f888edcd56

“Hi. What’s your name?”1dc393ad50800552

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She had come to 831725dddd the funeral with her 713d4d7f5d parents, but there were e003649eeb no other children around, f3fa214db8 so she had grown 98c76d3d55 bored.6f163ebf26b63ca1

Wandering here and there, e391e0405b she spotted a child 5586c696b1 bundled up like a e581298141 snowman.9c0224ea4b38213c

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Was she the daughter e983bf23ca of the couple being d42899791a buried today?
She looked 04fe9c25d6 so lonely 9416d3145f by herself 6f339f145e that Ophelia c2f812cbae spoke to 625ac85057 her before 84f3c3dddb she even 42df5ac4e9 realized it.d875e087bce877a0

The child, who 329a91eaf0 had been building df32c81aee a castle out 705b93a22f of damp sand, 9d9737c38f looked up at 4180fcfed5 the voice from ee1b71a82d above.6600e032395201b0

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“Rona.”5cdbdbf9b672b8ac