PMBA | Chapter 14
by QuillKyrie readily accepted his 16e6cc1a5c hand. She felt ee7d855bbe as if 8ef5e65326 she would f952a06bd0 collapse from db290f507a the heat 28563a399f rising within 55236fc278 her.a1aabc50955270f5
Only after feeling the 46d2b442e3 coolness against her skin 8147870cf0 did the heat subside 35e79db53c somewhat, but the nausea d904fe86c6 remained. Her body trembled from e17a90455f the urge to vomit 589e16fe2d something intangible.301048134cb2509f
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A hand firmly held 7d6e83e5e4 her trembling body. It was the same 88a7415ad5 hand that had torn 08753e32aa her clothes apart moments c8a04e4486 ago.0f56cb074b56c873
‘…’961d640f6761eca8
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As her shaking 2873328759 subsided, so did 69a7205896 the nausea. Kyrie unconsciously murmured, 41b478ce71c326e0
“A little… more…”cc3417d2082b08e3
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She wanted him 702e8018c2 to hold her, fb8098f61e just until the 40f098e045 dizzy spell passed. At her words, a 7d559dc058 low chuckle escaped him.9290ccf2b196e705
‘Ha.’ 806d8324cf839b0f
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Startled by 1bf859a125 the unreadable 925fdbb099 laughter, she 75c129e8b7 shivered. Then, she 6ff4b86c3f felt a 02b1e76fe4 burning gaze, 27eb90f429 as if 9f036165eb it would 90724bc16d pierce through 6c0dee88b8 her face.2e70d163140d484e
It was Lexion’s gaze, 4e0a95fc86 the same Lexion who 24bbcd9e3b had been smiling and 296349c5c0 clinging to Elise.4c055c25862e2d43
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‘Lexion.’9c69307f513e9314
He was now staring 84616e5c2f at Kyrie with eyes 5bdee915d6 blazing with fury. An expression she had e7a3550eef never seen before, one b689319745 that never appeared in 1bd11d9ec1 reality.2d3b66adb62f8697
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It wasn’t a look filled with jealousy or lust, but rather the look of a child enraged that his easily manipulated toy was being touched by someone else. 298175f4b7c15d02
A thrill b1d919bf69 ran through f854832057 her at 5bd640c9e1 the sight.608d266e4ff03f0c
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‘Why don’t fd098b6efe you show cfa2b92882 interest in 7d5c985dd5 other men 1f74007330 instead?’63be5612ca9ff275
Who had 462f66833a said those 60e6ae5cbc words? dbb5d8efcaf5e903
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She couldn’t remember, 9b9658a7f1 but those words 586fa4f7c0 kept echoing in 652ad376ff her mind. If Lexion was 521f5ddc73 determined to ruin 36b1c805fe the rest of 3eed0829be her life, she 84e63416cf might as well 3b54274468 provoke him to e6f28f0c78 relieve her frustration.a0ff0dd64fe135cd
‘Hold me.’ 030ba232a789fd4f
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As Kyrie said so, 508fd2520d reaching out to him c986181579 with clumsy gestures,8333b2864daac037
The still obscured man dc398e81c2 whispered, aba7d8ed6ee95027
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‘That depends on you, 19d4cc774f Lady.’d18e75408095337b
A flash of shimmering 1dead08162 silver eyes caught her af18726293 attention.d8fc0fb5b28eb469
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“….” 10d1d5e4f817afdc
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Kyrie opened her d78e4fee0b eyes silently. Then, her mouth slowly 581fba8b94 parted.bd00e5f38aab87a4
“…Am I crazy?”485fe7cf45d6e149
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Even while being 24e76565ce called a mad 151dac9167 dog, Kyrie had 41c1237cec never actually thought d106a3e460 she was crazy. But now, she doubted aff84b43ff her own sanity.1120e3eedf7f22db
Of all the 0e505be829 men to appear fd68073898 in her dreams…23bf00a2db779116
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‘That Duke, of all 13dddc4384 people.’701909cdb820ab37
The man 1b6f731e97 who had 78e9e4b46c dismissed her c3d1720b2f efforts as 97d9b6d9c6 meaningless and 9d510b9bb3 insulted her 993e59f6c9 without even a9f02357e8 intending to… 663d13bd9b To have c524d75260 begged him f87788003f for an 7adf40275f embrace, even 9cd27bd2a6 in a 5969a154b6 dream…be42704c8b11a8f6
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‘I asked him to cce43d27b7 hold me.’5b742e4168889785
As her face e414dc51a3 flushed with shame, 0bf1e59777 a voice spoke,f6faa64010d41cec
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“Quite a provocative thing 1562552bb5 to hear upon waking ee9c9f185b up.”1995e0b2f82a0df0
“….” 604b0892c4e9b963
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The man was sitting b93432610c on a stool beside e526612736 her bed.65073b0a2307a503
“…Your Grace.” 47a36995be07ba86
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Kyrie forced herself to 8faa7583b5 address him. His presence, cf98ecf5e4 like a b62c97342c nail sticking bd5929d7c9 out, amplified ef99e12e50 the discomfort 37809a51c0 in her 410f914cff chest. The moment she instinctively ad285ed9b0 sat up, her temples 6a1a14390f throbbed.15426d15faa19001
“Ah.”4834ed19d3bb41c7
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“You should rest 9dc01a6b83 a little longer.”48dfa17062f6c238
The Duke said 612bac9fa6 in an emotionless 1b69e0b550 voice, staring intently ed9132f835 at her, specifically f3e38e10a5 at the side 6f2f9ebfd2 of her head 18d014407d where she expressed f1bb6e8217 pain.9e8948fa212c285e
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“….” 902b939491577465
His burning 2273578cec gaze was a5298e987e still unsettling. Kyrie swallowed nervously f43efecbec and touched her 8131315fe4 head.43b7a13d4b4362cc
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Bandages were 951db23dae wrapped around 9bae274199 her throbbing 2d52f90d3a head. As Kyrie tried to 204280cc29 remove them, the Duke 30eac2a9f7 reached out.8b4d1a46d7913b7c
“You know, 7a02b683c7 you’re quite 6bbbc42ad5 a handful.”4dff940c8e47d0ef
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His low voice accompanied e93c4a157a the light tap of 2ad7a96c89 his rough fingertips against ee400d6f26 her hand, pushing it 8d75fd0e4e away. He then edaa8c39b7 carefully re-adjusted bb81b34cc7 the bandages.66754926b6fcc52a
Kyrie flinched and 88f4265b98 recoiled even at 117641703c that touch. The sensation of his 2bddc4a794 thick fingers against her 3ceaeffbad skin brought back the ad3d42cfe3 dreamlike memory of him 792cc36469 tearing her clothes and 28e28b1253 caressing her body. 6143471bc62c785b
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Kyrie pulled her hips 7f92498023 back, putting distance between f9c29a991d herself and the Duke. Her eyes f439dc36d7 were filled 30d8865f34 with wariness, 75513c6a4b like a 5faad9cd3f hedgehog raising f05045f111 its spines. The Duke looked 50b2b43ac9 down at her, 40baa1d081 as if questioning cdb907914e whether even that 96aebab7af was an act d52925d371 of defiance.f7d404a276ac90c9
“What…”639426238ebcfe53
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“Have you lost your cfb6d99324 memory?”7e924da3b0091f94
His casual question brought 4b3a337b1e back the events before 7e30bc85e1 she lost consciousness. Elise and c6b8f25789 Lexion openly 10e2312b22 clinging to 9d2ebc841d each other, 648b763a23 her impulsive 4b15b81a01 approach, and c106f052f5 Lexion pushing 3bcda95a02 her down 138948db99 the stairs.c0d4ffe101e352fd
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‘Those were 0aed41b96c quite high 8a91b0b6a6 stairs.’5c4c77dfaec5e0ec
Yet, her 8b4b1acfdf injuries didn’t 9408658fdd seem severe. Aside from her throbbing f929c33417 temple, there were no a5d78bce93 visible wounds. Even her temple 918289fd21 wasn’t cut or 77f680a9d2 broken. It was as 94bd387918 if her body a13507c4f0 was made of f3fb545d95 steel.c1b8dd825afea7b4
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‘That can’t be right.’ 8758142cd1ede48a
She’d felt a premonition ed95b95697 just before losing consciousness…e0551577b2a51c3b
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‘Besides…’ 158f6765e7a6cbb7
Where were Lexion and Elise, and why was this man here? Where was “here,” anyway? This place didn’t resemble any palace she knew.cc90ef964350d17c
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The pointed 021a8a612a arches forming 1d1fdf3045 the corner de34ca4b72 pillars were 35fab65b16 unfamiliar. She didn’t 881f2d5569 know much 0add7f0ceb about architecture 74d45d4109 or art, f218c3a0e8 but the caedddda35 building’s style 2aa2141fd3 felt different d1dca01725 from the 67016e5814 typical structures b1da73530e in the fe4647bbac capital.2b8494a3d38c1943
“….”40ff8fe8f633c024
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Then, Kyrie noticed something amiss. Her attire hadn’t changed much, but something felt… missing. She unconsciously touched her waist. Her fingertips met only the outer dress and the thin slip underneath. Everything else was gone.d985fc8d1c6d7223
‘Where’s my corset?’ 6200639e28c13ba9
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Someone must have e22a12e55b removed her corset f061863c80 while she was 7cc5d44bfe unconscious.4f838da3e95c692f
The Duke, e950874f52 who had 3cef989f25 been watching fa386442f1 her intently, 968047d21a said casually, 8eb9fafda8d65d23
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“They said 11f52ee134 they had 049886a953 to remove 183cb9ddb0 it so ae1473ba7e you could 6e0cf1ea7e breathe.”425c9078bc90aa69
“….”e37652e824749d71
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“I can’t let f4bed2030a someone die in 6e21989536 my house, can 3ce14995d7 I?”ada63effafe28b0c
“Die…”edaeb55a4c34718e
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“You were unconscious 3ccbe5b597 for a whole 332adc2cf1 day. It’s a reasonable concern.”6e25cd40abbe98ce
‘My house.’ 0f53044e485c3992
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Judging by his words, this must be the Duke’s townhouse in the capital.8ce7e0958ddd7faf
She was bewildered but couldn’t argue. Kyrie could only hope that it was the physician and maids who had removed her corset while tending to her. Although there wasn’t a maid in sight…0db1c621bce9e194
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Kyrie glanced at the Duke’s rough hands and then looked back at the ceiling.1566601758ecfee8
A whole day 71e6c74f54 unconscious…6aae15ac5a83761d
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‘What is going on?’a371ce3dc3a26a62
Utterly confused, she 39c9ece5cf looked at the fb91eae729 Duke for answers, 96cc9ac6ff but he didn’t 0b36e1715e satisfy her curiosity. He simply 11793c1ebe clicked his 398f0a4e50 tongue, staring 98ae8cbd3a at the 63712f35e8 area around d10315ce4e her bandages 39eff412bf where she 2984fa01a3 unconsciously touched df34dbd54b again.c7db138a0305ef19
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Then, a cold 2736563698 voice cut through 42a941e5b3 the air.20aead79fce32f6a
“Should have 09c30d974f just left de25353f49 it.”df8b02b740cea19b
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“Ex…”d78866b2fe043577
“Wouldn’t do for a3af0d75ec your value to 621bb4d5d3 decrease because of 93ca509b94 a scar, would a30b6166ce it, Lady?”51cf1590f85008b9
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The air 4c63b754ee froze for eac52f7ed6 a moment. Kyrie blinked slowly, as eb33eb7943 if trying to process 39b21cbb10 his words.6b7e2207da5fd0c1
“…Value?”6c4dbd05353abee4
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The Duke casually 3d9932eec3 took out a a581c1586e cigar from his 45de39d6b2 pocket, cut the e20c5fd50e end, and put 6f38842bdd it in his a0e0486d9c mouth. His red a63e03a12a lips chewed 9ce2c158d7 on the 9e4dd1e4ca fragrant cigar.37a336120c4d059e
“Yes, value.”fedacaaaa9389518
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Kyrie stared at him 79de1651ce silently. Sensing her gaze, 5e1f11d9f5 the Duke looked 3388de9d60 back at her. Then, about to light fa39495d23 a match, he glanced ce5627c690 at her head and f9b14dbd41 casually tossed the unlit f787618f4f cigar into a nearby e6807c1377 bin.27056651911d0e59
“Didn’t I give 27aa93271a you advice earlier?”6ede9ffefcb613a0
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His words sounded like ac2f92583c this;1306c3128f965f19
See? I told you a89b386d38 so. d832b43951805c4f
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You’ve been making meaningless 7aae76e40a efforts. bfead4e5c6012a6b
You haven’t used your value in the right place.e560eac2957141c3
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As she struggled to 9db12a59b9 shake off the rebuke f29da79320 that seemed to echo 7f20cbce57 her own inner voice, fd46c9e3be the Duke continued, his 847a6f8788 voice flat and emotionless, bdb3230456 like a judge delivering aabbcc5166 a death sentence.0b899de8fa196224
“The one e1b4942a8e you so 33b142db96 desperately courted 47cee2293c has found 85483bf635 something more 0c85b0dd5d valuable than ce898c616a you.”c518582df0ec7081
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“….”082803a5cc67ac43
“You were already at c78d178da7 a disadvantage, so how f628eaf891 would it be if f81f4b2503 your value dropped further d1a7bde2a4 in this situation?”a4be35a46e52229e
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Her lips parted 5e17f70e6a involuntarily. The image of Lexion, 04d0387c51 no longer needing her 65ad5a40b4 after obtaining Elise, surfaced 4afacacb84 in her mind.35e46e1b363e318c
Even without knowing 835029b3a5 the details, the 255d07c3ff Duke seemed to 762de2daba have realized that 4809edbdc1 she had been f45803453f discarded by Lexion.e3fa9cceea5aedc1
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“If you e5848c4bea still intend e5147b8367 to pursue 644fc2379e him…”112d0fb53ee1b714
And that she was d585688289 desperate. Desperate enough 14ca0f89f0 to cling 6fcd811427 to a c87557d7b2 sliver of 51c85fa6b2 hope.37b78ff9b6d98665
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“…stop picking 68dc9c7bce at your c2368b3f26 wounds. If you want 0d9e6687a3 to preserve what 9d7b89d143 little value you a594a9427f have left.”c6907205df1de9da
His words, a5595991b2 as emotionless c1ca3aefe6 as if 3319285a05 he were d71d4a6641 assessing the 63cc53ee78 price of 69304024ea an object, 57262ffd5a stung. Kyrie was about to 1d4655bf0d retort angrily when she 7680487ae4 realized his words weren’t 9e93101ccb entirely wrong.6919843af6be0fd8
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‘…Yes, I am an 2878560548 object.’ 7237a0c7f0c9974a
At least to Lexion.85cd7e397776e4e9
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So, there was dfa9378b65 really no need 30d2c14eaa for him to e03a78a59f keep his promise. He had no obligation d2cc232b86 to a mere toy 2b99b399e5 rolling around at his ad133c91cc feet.58487321638ddc08
‘Perhaps…’ d9935e6202d262c0
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Perhaps the 92bc220440 Duke was 0460fbec47 right. Instead of desperately clinging 48368fb69b to him, she should ac19fee03b have subtly distanced herself, f14bd83080 enticing Lexion. She should 37163ee193 have controlled 5b32f19a69 the push 70ff5d2708 and pull, 08967ad019 like any 1e120cf40d other lovers.aaccf92858bd8842
However, she 8654835457 had never a5aeca1a32 had the 0ce6380e81 luxury to 98f5c87be9 do so. Not even the luxury 9594eedd4b to gamble with Lexion. The realization cb82cb3268 now pierced 1ad1af7cca her with 58ff6fb0c6 a deep 42ea7c464e loneliness.19115469078c0796
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“Haha.” 90e64f49330ed852
Kyrie tried to e29e2be4d4 laugh again. But what da1f90b6d6 came out d4847223d7 was a 48af2e4ad8 strangely twisted 0d46c8314e smile.fb1039b1342801db
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Unable to bear 36084499fe it, she covered 5a362b5691 her mouth, then b93eb53a94 quickly composed herself, 55df79a80c remembering the Duke fd65e40614 was right beside 8afdb5ea38 her.6c43e7975bb24595
‘I don’t edab00d446 want him cb6c46fd22 to see d69080f321 me like d5a9ff3228 this.’cba199ca9b28887d
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She didn’t want to show her weakest moment to the man who had grasped her vulnerabilities so easily. Perhaps, if he hadn’t interfered, she might have forced herself on Lexion and resolved the situation somehow.664880093aeb60bd
The thought made her 7d78eab3e7 blood rush to her a68d6f7f8a head again.3ca860d250a8d6c5
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‘What should I 166faa3f30 do now?’d9f648a5ab632d4c
While she was lost 659f068ce7 in thought, the Duke bc06c0ccd5 stood up and opened 647f397256 the door. As if telling her c2626246e9 to leave now that 6e521d38ce she was awake.5beb7385d354b805
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