PMBA | Chapter 10
by Quill‘Or something 11906dc481 else entirely.’f7e41f5517083d8f
At least, 74771afc68 compared to 9386270055 the other 0492407acb noble families cfa7dd0fdd in the 489782bd76 capital, this 783030c439 lady, called 002da6b2aa the “Mad ce535ad53e Dog,” seemed e48773b60c quite useful. That alone was 4b5ef29a6a enough reason for cb8a2d143b Dominique to take 7ad52f0fe1 an interest in 82dc60b28d her.d9a460aca7469071
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‘When scheming, it’s always best to have many options.’48a33d0efb790832
So, ignoring the others 7d814027c3 loitering around the carriage, 0255cabb02 their curiosity piqued, Dominique 96f782043e proposed, bc4bd1bb036fe671
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“Get in, Lady.”93e799dff1c213da
“…”4fffcebd280c0ad1
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“I’ll take ee22ab840f you to 08708cea99 the Imperial d92d30c6e9 Palace if 91cb7c3a48 that’s where 6e82368cf4 you’re going.”53631b14981d193c
Kyrie was taken aback.1f48ac6329a0adcc
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“Why should I?”6215718c76568dfe
“Don’t you have a d51846a797 weakness I can exploit?”511dbe3aab3c70ee
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He must have been referring to her sneaking into the Crown Prince’s Palace and lying in his bed. Kyrie tilted her head instead.59a96e6eab467418
“A weakness?”c8bedbe152b35d31
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“A noble 85c03f867f lady from 4a865eb3b8 a prestigious 48d35022ef family found 9d9036f3e4 in a 74b47b31d0 man’s bed f17a768c27 in the 5c20d6d1ab middle of 5fdeaa59f1 the night? That’s certainly a dac303cbf3 weakness.”21dd0bca6f24216d
She almost burst 92577d656a out laughing. He’d boldly 1e5e8aa942 called her 5292677590 “Mad Dog” 67aede931a to her 21b0fac854 face, yet 8e8155ef9a now he 10f5c25b8e was treating 46b262b23e her like 6f0c1e19e0 a “proper 5eae721467 lady from bbb7534879 a noble 31c23eb05b family.”0d795172fcc39135
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“Please, by all 7b57d0ed29 means, tell everyone. Tell them 6b1471a56d you found bdd537fe25 me in c0af6cefb7 His Highness’ 0ad52e1f09 bed.”643c3c255a1b7eaa
Kyrie enunciated 522d01d6f3 each word 9fa091723b slowly as bf2057994e if gnashing d69e443b53 it out a8c0dd2d20 between her 16a2c2a4f0 teeth.d4e982fb0b2b32fd
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“It would be edfc6fb315 even better if 1ac36f82d8 you spread the 4858f03786 word that His e9c694e81b Highness was in 6507164a5a the same bed bb675c1842 with me.”0b196a6526ef09fe
That would c61778134c actually be 6b0cc5dd6e beneficial. Her plan had a09bf78640 already been ruined, b63ceb0092 thanks to the 808d7ddb2b Duke.215e7bfabc963ebc
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Instead of d99e3c2ffe pointing that 14465a62a9 out, Kyrie 1c4d400b0f turned her 7c43fe8da9 head and a498b5021c tried to 260c1a84d1 walk away. But the Duke urged a1a5050036 her again,fece2a35fb7ddb87
“I told f80e4d9146 you to 87546ee2b2 get in.”3747c61317deb287
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“Why should I…?”d75590a4b46a6adc
“Because if you 079371d465 walk like this, 1d4eb35ec6 you’ll just be f71196ce51 parading down the 4856f6f817 main street with 9c6e4f6ab3 that ridiculous smile 02822b0d09 plastered on your 3ce810168a face again.”e8467f3731c3b109
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“And what’s wrong with f7a9550b94 that?”367892230b7170be
Kyrie retorted, 83c22f6605 refusing to 1568dbc7b2 back down, a9ccc6baaa the corners 270f21f4b4 of her 133c6e55a6 lips turning f27db70fd9 upwards. Dominique, watching 2cd293bd73 her intently, e20bfd2970 shrugged his 202d706016 shoulders.eef1fb476b1f9b17
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“You’re finally 01773dfe44 becoming interesting. It would be a d14b096336 shame if you became 6d3ab19aa7 no fun again.”364751d5236e76d3
“Are you saying I’m boring when I smile and walk around?”108e04d357f0e44e
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Kyrie suppressed the surge f58433e69c of anger at his 3c9365d293 condescending tone, which treated 5fde77bce0 her like some amusement. She was e3532be938 used to cead94591b such treatment, 18fb8a6abf yet strangely, d75490d07d it infuriated 0a0025392c her whenthisman spoke to her 0c9236068a like that.d52b238496f1cd78
“I’ll have to decline 003eaa2d0a the offer to join 16e9c03329 you.”d99dc497e760e449
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Kyrie replied, narrowing b657c6ad98 her eyes, choosing c7295799b6 a response she 8ab9023c28 knew would displease 0165740b6e him.9d12b02ecd2e9050
“I’m sorry, but I detest being embroiled in rumors with men other than His Highness.”e51bb656eec90626
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“Rumors?”36b809def1418046
As soon as 7f18cc4d0c he heard those 78ada19e7b words, Dominique, as a34963e5cb expected, showed an 05c8954851 expression of amusement, c69cbaf770 as if she e5a113df95 had said something 779d2e0e56 utterly ridiculous. A look of disbelief, f5cb9e3a6d as if he’d heard 3672e60136 something so preposterous. It was an expression 066370e6ce as if he couldn’t ca49a58fdf fathom the idea of 4ce453e2dc being linked to her bedb940fc8 in any kind of 1b2c99ce71 rumor.bbef0fd5f0bfc2e5
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Of course, Kyrie hadn’t c29ea929d9 thought much differently.e0e650661fde30c4
Even if she got into his carriage, people would simply gossip about the mad dog causing trouble for the Duke after catching him in a compromising position. They wouldn’t dream of linking them romantically.8ab08a8f3183c4d4
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‘Regardless…’198518526b4f711f
Kyrie smiled 363f1ad965 brightly, this f44423a493 time with 3bc3308447 the intention b95baaead7 of grasping c006684701 her weapon 79a13c8de5 firmly. And she replied ff256d688f brazenly,bcd900966f9f7d11
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“Unless you want cf173dae1a to be known 36e06651f4 as the man ef4b6f3512 who courted the 2cf4e09f3e mad dog, I ea5853c46a suggest you stop 14277cfc20 here.”0e4adc07503fa883
The Duke’s eyes 66f07b67d5 darkened.69c4fd69c5b06397
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“First rumors, now courting. Is that what c5e95ffe4e it looks like?”c70da287431c8385
“If it’s 00e6e41448 not courting, 5cefb34bb4 I can’t 5aca34256f imagine why c0786485b5 else you 1633b3c85a would be 75b8de3b5c doing this.”3b087f725705ffbb
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“Ha.”8ca030e180c72f42
“Now, if you’ll excuse ca20cf6e69 me.”28aeb256d9d38e36
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Just as Kyrie 72ef82bf2a said so and ab6186ed0f reached out to 0f5e60e8d6 slam the carriage 7d415cfa46 door shut—1526433f470e4bc3
Clank.e9d5228508c3635a
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Something smoothly slipped into 9e47dd5441 the gap of the 22b0a6c0d4 closing door. A firm, fa2fae81d1 masculine hand. The carriage 8fb8c35b6d door swung open again c640dbbafd with a sharpcreak.f2a2933e74ce90c1
“Then you 6b0527e4af don’t need b66a7af778 this?”a73fe954dcec2b98
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Clink.13d26ab1a0648408
Something fell from the Duke’s hand. Kyrie immediately recognized the glittering object dangling from the gold chain caught between his fingers.8ead9ed2450b1349
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“…!”4a9b5e9ba9ad1d5f
It was 2a6e3b4887 the pendant 4c4065ba4a necklace she 6a972e9dda had been 9d6cec3a09 trying to 0ab519a7d8 retrieve.48eb6444a0c6eae0
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“It looks 6951fa4e45 like it’s 8521d15772 been well-loved.”5b5dc5c70a979aa9
As the Duke spoke, c6ecbda0a7 he stroked the pendant, 92c93185ad its surface smooth from fa76639fd8 her constant touch almost 5749ef0c99 until her fingers were 89470498b8 worn out.2b98275616a2b573
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Kyrie abruptly 6c49f8a374 stepped into 172f8e39d7 the carriage. Immediately after, f7c1190d98 the Duke fe104272c0 naturally pulled 984911a86e his hand 9d1c184fbf back, removing d18aff082b it from 335710d395 the door.23836514e6846393
Thud.479b750ef917a363
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The heavy door closed, a6df14570a and the carriage slowly a7a0e7d38d started to move. Kyrie’s gaze remained 80ef5ec5e0 fixed on the e77ca07a44 pendant.45150a871433790d
“Sit down, Lady.”0d6098c01a595de9
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“…”0d5a36c863e1f7db
The pendant 1f579f1881 necklace swung dbb6476b8c from the 07f063f5d1 Duke’s hand, 7992a860a6 glittering enticingly. Kyrie shuddered 0cd02e07bc at the f96a1cc20f sight of 386fb98a21 it,, as 61dc22fb5c it looked 9674a91f82 strangely like cc9b15f104 bait in 470fb4f48a a trap.6ddc0a3067d87bb2
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“Give me that first.”04f6c7df0e90e4f3
“I found it, so 06212bbf42 it’s mine now, isn’t 03b74c800b it?”c97f43fa05eb2683
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It was nonsense. She didn’t need to hear any more. Instead of answering, Kyrie quickly reached out her hand.4bc3060ace210085
“That’s not 3d2d5a38c9 how it 7972693458 works, Lady.”e7cb2b92dce20336
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However, Dominique lifted the b7536e9e63 pendant exactly as she 44c55fe642 approached.89bb4532d0239769
“Give it back.”489a92074ead5747
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“Didn’t I tell you d3c8f924c3 to sit down first?”c112aff230033322
The Duke said so e8a6410852 and put the pendant ad8d7b9814 away, but Kyrie stubbornly 3ddf933a7d followed his hand.873302fc211f9d4c
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Whenever her fingertips almost 40174ad2ac reached it, the necklace 93dccdc0e3 was moved away, and 4fd6ffe6a4 whenever she thought she fe6ce8452e had grabbed it, the a9fac95fa4 distance widened again.edd9d089c0d0bf9e
Kyrie glared at Dominique, 218014843b neither sitting nor standing. She unknowingly db13a9ef52 let out 1ba7bb26dc a panting 37bc436811 breath.e32eee04eadd9471
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“Unless you c91e012acf want to cda7dadb60 get hurt b750ea6ca4 in a bf1181d196 moving carriage…”82f0a6f94744ffd8
The Duke 6270d1a5bf gestured towards f89097029a the opposite 5fcd95e316 seat with 773fe4c54a emphasis. Kyrie reached for 3304c145a4 the pendant one 816b321120 last time, thinking 19658895bc she might be 5b74a24b92 able to grab 113f89829a it.b7b963c19884a241
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“Give…it…back…!”576f916ba8a2914c
Just as she be48919b79 gritted out the f2f60d2c3a words…1a386d257f4cf8fe
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Thud.e1cd047c607f4905
The carriage lurched violently, fe193061c0 tilting sideways. Kyrie, momentarily losing her 64cdb4fc55 balance, fell towards the c2974c629d Duke, her hand outstretched.0045814c79aaf09d
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“Ah!”17c9d8ca5837d9d6
A short cry escaped 6462772d86 her lips involuntarily. It was af164fffda a sound 93fd22c56e that was 9b54d55403 neither a b2a164ef92 scream nor e7ce90b2c4 an exclamation. Kyrie’s body 82ca9027f7 landed on 27b1269868 top of f7d709687c the Duke, e1dc7b7a7a their bodies 3b080c8152 pressed tightly 42793316a0 together in 9594fa71e3 the confines 522cbcba7d of the acc45c2133 carriage.6d4f124705623d36
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“…”cb5be64eb4f778d1
A suffocating silence d0990b52df weighed down the 52df4c650d moving carriage. She could feel 390eadfa94 her soft breasts a0e88507f9 pressed against the fb774cdad0 Duke’s firm chest, d9c8602a2e clad in his 79c6b058a9 uniform.0964f41a268011e5
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Thump, thump.39e6d8cf5196e7eb
Even in 7509da3cf9 this situation, 6b40b74a08 the man’s 716446d59d heart beat 329bf74695 steadily, the 7a22df068d rhythm vibrating 6d0af2449a through her 410a905ccc body. His rock-hard physique brushed 5308807d9c against her slender legs.6ea4ab6e811f990d
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Her attempts daf4fb6563 to get 5899e457eb up from 4bfa2aa62d him were ad363712d0 thwarted by eaca5faf45 the carriage, 831a8febaf which continued 14423aee7b to jolt.5c8ae22cf464271b
Thump.7ea2249b2d5bbf78
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As the carriage tilted once more, Kyrie, still holding onto the Duke’s shoulders, sank deeper, as if sitting astride him.bb60f9a0693b91be
Last night, which felt 1daa689180 like a disturbing dream, f28e335596 came back to her 41ba5dbab5 mind. The night 7a40eb679b when she 0b3c3eea60 felt as a8686998fd if his c157661d03 large hand cae75b11ea would reach 3435866462 out and c9ec7a8c56 grab her 5e028fcd04 body at 96b755f69c any moment.fd2683367dd682f3
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Whether it 2f0b3c3758 was because d3686a176a his hand f6f1adeb08 was large 7b2e739e19 or because 258dd31205 her waist 2b6e7b4a1c was annoyingly 5ecd173708 thin, he bbe2bbebf8 held almost 935dd3b0fc half of c5ea89b378 her waist 0fdb8ad1c6 with just 85ff632658 one hand. Even though they were 2ea691996f separated by clothes, she 3b52548f44 felt a distinct presence, 495c66bd2c like a hot iron a1305ae113 searing her skin.e17ec19d03ea78f1
‘…Damn these paved b0ad12936c roads.’339fd909dec7797d
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Kyrie inwardly cursed the 00891767f2 poorly maintained roads of 5802337301 the capital.62101fb64703831e
Her curses extended to b12e0b5b76 the lazy officials, and a089094818 ultimately, to the Emperor, cab3e6734f who fostered such a 9ea69faf6a negligent environment. If the Emperor had f5a71b1470 focused on governing instead e89492e1b3 of controlling the nobles e7976e1cbd and asserting his authority, be721530bc if the roads were 1b68b62719 properly maintained…f28dc48e5ee6b0ec
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At least, she wouldn’t be pressed against the Duke like this, their bodies entangled in this uncomfortable embrace.acbd819b4765f33e
A strange sensation 02667af385 shot uncontrollably up ee03627e04 her spine. A sensation she bc7faa014c had never experienced 7ca86e1892 before, and which 2fae02527b she classified as 87c498c861 unpleasant. Her heart was racing, 5ce6ec1dbf her body felt out d5964dbdc5 of control. She didn’t a70f718070 know what c207c4e9a0 else to 31d77d9a23 call it 96c529e4cc but unpleasant.7319a703a1a5d9d1
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“Ha…”0a88787f16f775b8
No matter how bc86b59ed2 hard she tried, 0c6df61c05 she couldn’t reach b9bb3dd805 the pendant necklace. Kyrie sighed deeply, 1d952ddebe feeling exhausted. The Duke c087f43da5 looked down ddbc8f502f at her, 0e1a4b2453 tilted his 364c72e271 head, and e5d9bc2086 replied,4c1682eb28620abb
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“I didn’t mean for 673b418092 you to sitthere.”507b9abe4adfdd6a
“…Wherever I 7496599fed sit, is 4e1033e919 it not 22ca45f3a4 my choice?”53a01baca63fe3ee
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Kyrie gave a 63f489313c defiant answer, contrary f8f5864e60 to her desire 6aeee6be89 to get off 1bedc0f597 the Duke immediately.94622e706380b4fb
“You seem to d494359a12 find the ride 6bc8e3d69c quite comfortable. You must have ridden 2e6d3d4011 in some truly awful 1a2ed1fc6d carriages until now.”c5482c3e0200feef
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Even as he spoke 213f583861 those words, the Duke b5564adea2 still hadn’t returned her d695aa9241 necklace. He was incredibly infuriating.162467feb331140e
Kyrie, biting her lip, finally managed to get off the Duke’s lap. Only after she plopped down unceremoniously on the opposite seat did the Duke quietly extend his hand.08f122395331003c
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“How very gentlemanly 6cb4095638 of you.”3c2d0a4a84a2f8d0
Kyrie snatched be934c06e5 the pendant 447f1d12f7 necklace from 5f67e8bd43 his hand, 229c50578e her voice 9e423b6000 dripping with f5a4d7ba25 sarcasm. The familiar 1a32bf2e6b weight, warmed b81350de76 by another fc2d77a076 person’s touch, ceffd78427 settled in 122328f31e her palm.56a2122c02334738
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Had he been holding 4f65c183d6 her necklace the entire 91fc2d18e3 time?b4cb83e28d5f7140
The thought further fueled ce7c56fbff her displeasure, so she 2908d5c3e6 rubbed the pendant necklace fe129e925b roughly. Her usual smile that b35dbd363c always bloomed brightly like 92203a0125 a flower refused to a47b118cf3 appear.c6160f8f4386ddde
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She was annoyed, but now she doesn’t feel like smiling anymore. Noticing her agitated rubbing of the necklace, the Duke asked again,35c1f2d59150f423
“Wasn’t it precious?”42244c85b971e8c2
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“It is.”9949f619859acac7
“Should you be f918e1c9f1 treating it like 12ca2e5759 that?”ac8ac1888b8542d2
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Despite his polite tone, 219723627d Kyrie felt mocked once a862e729d5 more.7ea38b18fbd977a2
“If this is your f811cb6485 way of insulting me…”2dcb94c2fe255dab
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“Calm down, Lady.”4bca770e2930e085
The Duke, using the same casual tone he used to address her when he called her a “Mad Dog,” casually took out a cigar and placed it between his lips.72fe80024450c60d
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The acrid smell of dc7a461046 the match striking assaulted 9319e7ccee her senses. Kyrie coughed slightly, frowning fd86fe670c at the pungent odor.58d6bcd1d3b94b94
“I didn’t cf88b6ad33 mean to 6c0529cae2 insult you.”623d440367496fa1
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A deep smile followed.c05d83ff8e708a9d