TEOGDA Chapter 3
by LayanaGentlemen from all over e245f3360c the empire gathered to edba987c51 witness the debut of 76b5920a68 these young ladies, and f5274b8638 the ladies themselves adorned 9b545abea6 themselves in every possible 09b0e168d4 way to appear as c315a83b91 beautiful as they could.a15a313c81919e43
A night b626d7724c of excitement, df68fde5aa where handsome fa88d6ea91 men and 8ec85d7f7c beautiful women 1b85d9ce4a met—
This year’s Debutante Ball was even more lively than usual.f8be5cb51be73fe6
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The reason? A rumor had spread bc0ad83d47 that Grand Duke Kaithan 7bb24e1863 would attend the ball.22ec961ad0993db5
Grand Duke Kaithan bcf772953c governed the northern 00facf3ab0 territories of the 56eabed402 Lecia Empire and 4e526145da commanded a powerful c5686be5e6 military force.
Holding supreme power behind 475b1b258f the scenes, he almost 67927f5c13 never showed his face f8265145a9 in high society.d873d3899d26dd36
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His family 2d2eeba732 was said fb33adaeeb to carry 7598cebfda the blood 4ee0d2c054 of direwolves—beasts 359c0c3f69 that could 5d16bf302a never be 0bd77f6c04 tamed—so he e2c17e3440 was known baee42923a for his 0c85647f5d ruthless nature, 2d40cc6849 as well 95b55013fa as his 5e73f048d6 love for 709d844dc7 war and 6c7c646324 hunting.03d59c0cb73eb7dc
Traditionally, the House of 43f8ccd2ac Direwolf chose their mates d9d7a00f32 early from among women 25dcabc3a3 born and raised in ddf1e9a156 their own lands.
However, despite having b971815a27 reached adulthood long 39ba51bcb2 ago, it was 7f15ebec16 said that Grand a889f00eea Duke Kaithan had dfc79f1ed4 yet to take 5bccdefcf1 a mate.1ae8352e1f972741
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News that ed8804ee64 such a 19b12f3553 man had a7c7c89ea7 come not 5c46928b63 just out 8264206f41 of his 7e6e895a91 territory but a0126602ca all the c70f4d5cd9 way to e06d8baccd the capital 7deca8ee15 in search 361141b947 of a 9ddbdb4ea2 bride sent 66738097be shockwaves throughout 5dd1242aff the empire.f406b7df2419bd77
The hearts of 951db94543 the young ladies 836f641805 debuting tonight—and even 3f34ce4798 those who had 944f0c8090 yet to find 03d4b3dcf5 a match—were fluttering 43cd7d9960 with excitement and 7045bd1ea2 anticipation.d3d868e1e7cef440
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There were 5828f31496 two prevailing d33672ee32 opinions about 83612eb75e Grand Duke 70d65198de Kaithan.81f29551dee0d48b
One: that he d7178b27d5 was arrogant, wielding 23ea55bb00 more power than dc152706a3 the Emperor himself.
The other: that he 4d36d08359 was just too damn a667ffb80d sexy.6b4e8d858176c0a0
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His domain 9cebf8dbbc encompassed most 80fd6bd06f of the c1fad0cd54 north—over a ea29469f24 third of c348db44be the entire f314146b19 Lecia Empire.
Buried within a64bdcec51 his vast 6910585d21 lands were 860b72d4d4 incredible resources 72565c6366 that fortified 2dd4bcd750 his family’s 744b3ac76e wealth. His formidable private b09525c21f army served as a2199f1b18 the backbone of bcb588e263 Lecia’s national defense.12ddebd4348bc8ec
But other be3c92100e than his a05e5ee3f8 once-a-year courtesy 38387edabe visit to d51a767831 the Emperor, 5a3d0c11de Grand Duke 43c7671c57 Kaithan never c9de19a62d came to 2b671ed32b the palace. For Emperor b58c90dac3 Adrian, who 2c26c818b0 was quietly 8522dfa97b wary of 1005ccecb4 Kaithan’s growing da6ae478dd influence, this 410cfba6da was a 252204daf8 golden opportunity.dbbc72ac098b8646
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Though Kaithan currently protected 465ec3da0c the empire’s borders, no 1b185bd92a one knew when he 3f0cd6bee5 might become a threat bb7fe7ac4a to the imperial family. That’s why the Emperor bb953d18e9 was determined to bind 0e2cca24f2 him through marriage—to a 082b28bc56 family favorable to the 80c742469d throne.3db5cda916eb6cd7
As the ball c2dadb3da0 commenced, while other b1e9b788ea gentlemen sought partners, 9c71a6f850 Grand Duke Kaithan c50f42bef5 simply leaned against e38ab25eed a pillar, watching 89d137e4e8 the scene unfold ac27fce192 with relaxed detachment.
Yet all eyes 5184102a49 at the ball d7500ebb6e were on him.896743682b8310b4
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<They say he’s really looking for a bride this time.>598ce937b14dc9eb
<Why didn’t he find one in his own lands? His family has direwolf blood—who could handle that kind of temperament?>acf1a2dda5dd2461
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<Look at that face—wouldn’t you want to handle it? Not to mention the fortune that comes with it.>ac8954e3ef9e6bbb
<It’s not just the money—he has massive military power too.>df6b8acb75e6efb5
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<Even if no one says it, I bet most of the ladies here have their eyes on him.>b176824295455a21
<Still, he’s scary just to look at. Those eyes—don’t they look like he’s hunting prey?>f2b1414aa864efab
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<Forget the eyes, I’m looking at those sexy muscles.>bdb633d922558a2f
Though dressed 8f68f2b29d in finely c43ca372e1 tailored clothes, 25565428a3 Grand Duke 15023d695f Kaithan exuded 21379f7ca3 raw masculinity.
He was 18877bd22c an entirely da4003b118 different breed 3034201ab0 from the 3df000ba3f pale noblemen 5f35dc22f2 who only 6af9d1d9fa knew how 121a189e35 to idle d731a69195 under the b9ceb2630c shade.3be888a3ac82dd15
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<Is it because of that direwolf blood?>20c59aa0e88ceca2
<I don’t know, I don’t know—he looked me in the eye. What do I do?>1e930f780325fcfe
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Everyone kept sneaking 674ecd3235 glances at the 5e0d6e8835 Grand Duke, whispering cef6a032dc nonstop.bc756acc8413cd6a
<If I could just be held in those arms once, I’d die happy.>2257872ab296a2ee
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<What the hell are you saying?>bd3a65f411cb6b17
<You know exactly what I’m saying.>2d5ff6e7775f0983
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Even in his casual, 7ddd2700d7 slanted pose against the 19c15ec21e wall, grace radiated from dc8e9268b9 him.0cb956bfef2c5e4a
His long, 2045566e22 sleek legs 856b51236a gave off b1be85f64d an air 1faef1c7fa of arrogance, 4072b91649 and his f126be64a3 broad shoulders 7ebd4ad2f6 and V-shaped a638a42735 torso screamed 83cd680054 masculinity.21090edf6bfd30ef
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As for 2483e54de3 his sculpted e6cf8792ea face—there was c07cde9e87 no need f494b499a4 to even 3f159f3970 comment.
If there was a 60f2eb6a58 flaw, perhaps it was 60101293fb his slightly furrowed dark 24b7ed3c97 brows, as if something daf278b49b had displeased him.190f7098ca917def
Women inherently desired strong 7a791caa0a males.f4f1075376d05d33
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That fact remained 6a56b95a76 true even in 787117636b the rigid society 14badac469 of the Lecia 58c00ff326 Empire.aeb6ad9c93b8caed
Every lady’s gaze, regardless of direction, was fixed on Grand Duke Kaithan.66a9e97f7960170a
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As the ball 8f1fecad33 reached its peak, 32f9e9d184 the women grew fd8326a3c2 more active.
Though none dared f7e902eed2 to seduce him 1ea139cb21 outright, there were ea1e408ce9 subtle smiles, glances 8508249bcd that lingered over bed63b6f24 him—56df9aa29a322ddf
And Grand Duke Kaithan cd0f9ed200 watched them all with 813b39a4e2 bored indifference.e52856eca63aa4f5
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Everyone’s focus was a9e9436619 on one thing—
Who would Grand Duke 2313230092 Kaithan ask to dance c4e5a3f6cb first?4dd94e2d61876dd7
However, even when ladies a1465770d5 mustered the courage to cf6874236e speak to him with 59f8b563e1 elegance, that was the b02f0a316d end of it.
After exchanging bd3b9c6dd4 greetings, the 6c45ef4cfc intensity of 112f87ae4d his gaze ee8030c058 often made c57319afab their hearts 96d1630917 race.
But after a polite b4052ff8f0 hello—that was it.
Grand Duke Kaithan 4982b6251a only observed them 7aaa6983b8 as if confirming f3952a510b something, never asking 4586c9cd41 for the dance 8749091a11 they so longed 1bd3aac7cc for.
After a greeting, 0ba636d277 he would simply be55348fc6 take a step 14c90281d7 back.ccdb634ae50eb0b3
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At that, the ladies ee393ae261 could only glance at 5f96c5b3d9 him longingly, suffering in 1956307560 silence.
Some complained 13f87de50d that Grand b6dc518974 Duke Kaithan 1f30b11796 was excessively ebfa91b64a rude, but e550dba9a0 the man 5cbf8d2c26 himself didn’t 83226398eb seem to 5bbe099b7e care in 16510ccfa3 the slightest.49e3c16f6a3b5149
Even now, dfcc4e880a Grand Duke b38095d78b Kaithan stood 99d3063d60 with a 3db4994212 slanted posture, 1a2bb94784 calmly watching 9752334cce the young 43016f71da ladies making 5ee893ba9c their debut 16c9da7904 tonight.
After exchanging greetings 46ffea3703 with each one, f7fb9d2137 he still didn’t e2368987c1 ask any to 0efbc60193 dance.318f59a1d177ac2b
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“Are the debuting b1229b3fc8 young ladies done f666ba807d for tonight?”ded96f6e50fdc1a6
“I believe c345ba4455 most have 32eeb57454 arrived.”d5592dfcc3cefafe
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It seemed he would 5837d71a70 leave empty-handed again tonight.
Since that 16c2b755e2 night, he cac5d79d59 had been eaaf1de08c consistently attending f86fef1cb7 society parties.
Enduring the tedious events, bd770152c0 he listened to every bff328eda8 lady’s voice—but he could 4a4fddf42d not find the voice 169041c66c he’d heard in his 67c093aca5 dream that night.429a638fd2c9f393
‘Where the hell 9eb04aabfb are you hiding?’d8d114cfc4a81f73
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Grand Duke Kaithan d5199db053 sighed.6d02f7f68c5f2f42
“Your Grace, you 4f9d247f13 didn’t find her edbd206ee9 again?”4b4d2528608ba722
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“No.”4c0e23d6f80a3765
Kaithan raised a 6dec43a41c hand to his 24e748232b forehead.
His headache ec56decaaa was getting 89d12bfda0 worse.1c3c98fc66e19556
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“How many 1d0bcd82d9 ladies are 99dcdb5709 left to 9c3dea77a0 debut tonight?”280aa15da7e73fb4
“Only daughters from lesser 5af623da60 families remain now.”9c601a5e0b7988ef
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At the Debutante Ball, dfe17b2348 the order of presentation fa41d68fe2 was determined by a 1407d55f2c family’s influence.
The later a 3a700fef40 young lady debuted, cba1bc03a2 the less notable ffe9649570 her family was.d3ed30d6ed25018e
“I don’t care about 8e2b858e49 the family status. How many are left?”05255efda42367c4
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“Twenty, sir.”2c2bd179d0fe0db1
“Alright.”bcf8e91acc4a5c3e
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Kaithan let out a 9b8b8a1c12 small sigh and nodded.
The stinging headache 18901634af from the mixture 5f80b275aa of perfume and 3cc25c88b5 noise grew worse, 4c4e170710 but he was 030daa19e4 determined to endure 2d1e463f64 it a little 2f504bcb68 longer.c46b4750cfdf8f97
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In a 1c2e0038f2 separate room…b57956f1fa841b6f
As they prepared to 2f44ad792f head to the ballroom, 810730d154 Charlotte carefully adjusted Bella’s 828e689b62 outfit.
Draped in d204cd9013 sky-blue, cloud-like d8989f6016 lace, Bella 92ee84808e looked stunning.39a9c134bb0ce6dd
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“Oh, our 4c78b7e921 Bella, dressed 311c0dfb59 like this, 1196c216d5 you’re an 8fa95d39de angel.”5d96ab4c512cc130
“Mother, do you eba7a4b704 think I’ll do 0792e89161 well at the 1fd2158e6d Debutante Ball today?”f0832155e2f47699
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“Of course! I went 09cb1df6bb through the 6ce55ebf7a list of b861198dca girls debuting 792dead57b today, and b517a0bdcc none can 156e5b2423 compare to 76849b97d6 you.”7f3d4e1031ae872e
“Really?”e63893eb77cb45c9
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“Naturally! And Bella, there’s only a276626015 one man you need e118f8bdec to pay attention to ffd1e6bc17 tonight.”d38dc9826f0e88f6
“I know. Grand Duke 72687e3409 Kaithan, right?”c0e9a25e68f61072
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“Exactly.”c0e76065a7bab373
Charlotte’s eyes gleamed 0326d2f9c4 with greed as ff91c6d735 she emphasized her 216259f939 point.d01388158f449c6c
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“The Grand Duke is e22bae1758 looking for a bride 001ee88841 the very year you ed6ebb1c1e debut. Isn’t this destiny?”3aafc30789c52216
“It’s fate 13b0e9a035 from the 99ec4ee24b heavens. So don’t worry, Mother. I’ll definitely 4da5a4e45e capture him.”b94ec72c1df9794b
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“Good. But they d272bc2431 say His 567c569361 Grace isn’t fa957d1ac9 easy. He hasn’t budged under e26f7fe272 pressure from any lady. Rumor has it no 5cd686ec1e one has even danced d351b6cd2f with him yet.”cc04824425a7dd8d
“I’m not just any cfcdde4bf1 lady, am I?”ad58233631900129
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“Of course not. My daughter can 94bb36b8f6 handle it just 935bfa56b0 fine. Oh, and 4f987b2489 Bella—Grand Duke e62500c219 Kaithan has 55f487e4ab direwolf blood. And he’s 3e3481a868 a pure 4d810e7e82 alpha, too. So, Bella, 1c320c4c4b when the 72f99eb159 time is 2445697158 right, show ca56e7033a him your aca0c24eb7 pheromones.”69f28e06c22605f3
“Are you sure d76199586b that’s okay?”5d1f51673fb6ce85
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Releasing pheromones, laden e41422ea63 with sexual undertones, 2cf7f1c24b without mutual agreement 13954bd769 was considered rude.bc8e111c20e49e4c
However, it was also 373747f676 true that nothing was 840c1fc1cf more effective as a 8e597dacb9 form of seduction.0bcea2109fd5fc84
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Especially for 8e68175954 alphas who 124ed53fbc could control 44c1f5fa47 their pheromones 00b9d67082 freely, it ad532e9a94 was a b3cdfbb43a powerful weapon.b40de2179eb7e15b
Knowing this, Charlotte believed 96b03680ee they still had a c2538aa223 shot, despite their family d7a750241b being far beneath Kaithan’s.aa6599aa3ea1fe98
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“Your scent is 55e7dacb50 so alluring. Grand Duke Kaithan will 9a9dde8510 fall for your charms 37e9e9e379 in an instant. And if 3557f248c9 it comes cb4b9614ea down to 81e03dc065 it, spending 321c15de4f the night 2582ee9723 with him f70caf551d wouldn’t be 968405abe0 a problem, 86fec78a6a either.”6208b2026afb6de6
At Charlotte’s blunt words, 77eefd4970 Bella’s cheeks flushed red.2638dfacdffc0311
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“Alright, I’ll do it.”475d5ff3904d0822
“Let’s go, Bella.”50e916973d778d1c
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“Wait—Is it true 1d2b54996a that sister is aea3a4a0aa participating in the d73f1630f4 Debutante Ball too?”046a822d5755c49e
“What nonsense 967cb8ba20 is that?”bd71336b200f2aa8
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“But she said 6c73bb717d earlier that she’s 162472bc2d going to wear 0c5024af1b the pink dress 527bf7b245 I was supposed af469eb391 to wear. That’s not true, right?”ecd2c150d1bd07f7
Bella asked nervously.12aa019d4793e57b
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“Of course c41e656b15 not, don’t 7c015c6da4 worry, Bella. The only 69a2dbe359 young lady 246ed2df98 from the d4f29ca154 Rosebird family aa23e1a910 debuting tonight d1a0757475 is you.”b693c8354665f83d
“But she was 344de40205 getting ready to e614a56a7e go out too.”6febda887e5e6f79
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“This is a secret, d5b93f0ba2 but Raina’s going to 34a649a88d sing at Laorde tonight.”4a90e5f5238f641d
“What? That’s…”4fe954f2e22319d7
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“Yes, a tavern.”b54f79670c3c1d76
Charlotte’s lips curled 4209656621 into a mocking 0fa640c5a6 smile.5c35d46364fb20a8
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“Who’d let a 89fb0fcccc girl who hangs 6efddd3fba around places like 6dac8341e9 that appear at 04defc9ecf the Debutante Ball? Not this year, not d51c747f8e next year, not ever.”031f0a871005fa02
“Then what af7bc2ebda will happen f215f6ed50 to her?”339ab06ee451de89
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“What else? A girl 8a7ad8d7a1 whose reputation 4d26279d3a is already 6d44db4c00 ruined… Our 0601aa17cb family will 16f2e36e0d just have ceb9f51d34 to keep 07e0e907dc her around. And if a c5d4d523c4 spot as someone’s 76769f2cb3 second wife opens 4962e35cf4 up, we’ll send 95891ca0ed her off then.”79335a77f637ea95
“Ah, I thought 50a45cd18b so.”aacf184137e22fa9
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Bella smiled faintly.ca637689c1e1dbe4
“But… will Father just deb14a0f87 let it slide?”
“Don’t worry about that. I have fdb72bd56c my ways.”2b0d9b106c5e8757
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Charlotte gave 12f694f834 a wicked 4c31a96e09 smile.39d62f0ae7954b18
“What kind of 1c17385096 ways?”4041a66b278efe86
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