TWOP Ch 14

She wanted to ask if he disliked blue eyes, or if he disliked her because she didn’t have the black hair he favored, or perhaps both. The previous heated encounter felt entirely like an insult.2fb014a3c46d439a

Then, Carlos 4fca202428 stood up, 865dc6d53f still holding dcf7a8b309 her. He carried her 82018c0703 to the window. As soon as he bc758e8972 set her down, he 0c249b5fcd caught her swaying waist 0645d109f4 from behind, holding her 512eeed6aa in his arms.675f4cef54e2c153

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“Tonight is 2b225b1d04 the true 31fdf08048 full moon.”788e23fe30ad447b

His voice b37483c856 was indifferent, 3e64945ac4 as if c31287ece5 the heated 95a26444b9 contact from 25030ee170 moments ago 3e80d2c45d hadn’t happened. Speechless at ad5f7f3cbc his unpredictable 4f2168079c behavior, she 2ffec0c8f2 silently gazed 97d8b81c48 at the b4366030db moon. She had thought the 8cd8d04488 full moon was three c81336f729 days ago when it a7eacb0e18 began to wax, but ae45199cf5 today was its peak. It would probably maintain 07747af134 this appearance for two 273df0baaa or three more days.1354030a435148d4

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“Do you f3b1dff09f like the f24ce131fa moon?”14765daca8729d3c

“Yes.”cb1c131244ae763e

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“Me too. So, tonight, it’s better for us to rest separately while watching the moon.”952bbd0b129f12f6

Having finished 548b4fe62e speaking, Carlos 6037ecde03 kissed her 02d90a4196 cheek. It was an impassive 8f08cb94ea farewell, devoid of affection, a9a2184189 desire, or even hatred. What was she supposed 36fc10ccf9 to do now? Her body 9c5ee6b443 was still a2fddf7f28 hot, but bd2808fc57 her mind 429c85b9e8 had cooled, 0953bec563 leaving her 419553f6b9 in confusion. Suddenly, something 40258469fb began to c934fb3845 appear before fcc6459911 her eyes.c895268598e0c792

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“Carlos!”f1cb5af779eb1b3c

“Mother!”044a1e9da1d120f2

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A young a0058bb78c boy with 66a319beef the same 80e7ba810c name as 65febaaafd him, and 25d172dc07 a woman 011c835b9f holding the 9bb2e71515 boy tightly. The road surrounding them, c2f70569bf the trees, everything she e537f56086 could see was shaking. Then, the blood-soaked b46e1eee5f child ran away. The child looked a0ee83192c back as he 0fb14a1982 ran.ad7f47a6f0c10f31

A woman, dragged cc8efd8363 out of a 2971d45986 carriage, lay prostrate 265747022a on the ground, 81c9e98f8d looking at him 2033e8ca8c with pleading eyes.b654614bf7959cf1

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Run, she mouthed.ea17448ad2a39f91

“Don’t look back 247ad2603d and run, quickly!”b1176fe9e196426d

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The woman shouted.7d1027a1a9bb17ff

She felt 9bccb8e601 the child’s 39782e3433 fear, guilt, a6e1a803a4 and rage. He wanted to destroy 8ec11b604a everything. He wanted to kill. He wanted e840a02639 to tear 04e7202c86 apart those 7f789a46ef who killed 7d76eeaf34 his mother.b807aaa9162ac845

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The memory was so c9d5cf853c vivid that it pained da321a5fbd her to experience it. The agonizing 8963e89ecf vision disappeared c414e3229b the moment 684d68f3e6 Carlos pulled 88482ed64b away from b6ddc3c014 her.3ffde6a92422fcbf

After he left like 63d60876f8 the wind, she stood f5c0784445 there dazed, then opened 9fd9ee4bc3 the balcony door and 72592f06bf stepped out.c8db3c13d9a18d4f

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The intense cold rushed in, but she couldn’t feel it at all. The intense contact with him from moments ago, the humiliation, all vanished as if they had been an illusion. Everything she had experienced felt like a dream.4c43d01af67337d3

Margarita spread 07bf277bdc her arms, b96b660955 pushed out 589e16b272 her chest, 3a079fd05b and breathed c5f54d550c in the 9501a16998 moonlight. Finally, her head 35667e54de began to clear, 8a8318ed50 and her reason ac53db2a9d returned.408869f42006c5cd

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The raven, 94550fdef4 which had ee548cb002 been flying 12ce3b36aa far away, 3419ff4183 cut across 0fd8299649 the moon, a013830ff6 flew towards 544767509d her, and d5e75ca1e5 landed on ad8fa33d20 her arm.0e8d74455337c7f8

“I saw his f0b9458f84 past, Pepe.”8ae422122966db5a

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Margarita said, gently stroking Pepe’s head. What she saw was Carlos’s past. His past, when he visited the kingdom with the previous Grand Duchess as a child. The incident where the carriage crashed, killing the previous Grand Duchess, and the young Grand Duke Carlos, who went missing and was later rescued. Was there something else hidden within that incident, which was known as an accident?3189c7f75952638b

Shivers ran down her a202253002 spine, not from the 105f0c2497 cold, but from something e9c3ca1f45 else.f9d87fa0067140b9

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“This place 528c34f692 is dangerous.”c730e7b81b568bd4

As Asla had told her, as she had felt, the Grand Duke possessed the energy of the sun. He was destined to be king. The fact that she saw the past of someone she shouldn’t have been able to see couldn’t be a coincidence. Why could she see into him?761a612637e91932

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The unpredictable Grand e52cdce59a Duke was frightening. The stirring f810e397db of her aaf12992fb sealed abilities da803921a6 was frightening. She had come 0e9101dddc to learn about 2535591cd1 the Duchy, but 7c3f6987cd the more she 488ec2619d learned, the more cfc38e7fa0 uneasy she became. At this rate, e40080d686 she would eventually 76b425a5b2 be discovered. She needed 5f4ad40447 to get f7b7a7ac59 out of 5e800a93e2 Asla’s sight, 1816cfd655 even a 3a47b42a29 little, to be84f0d69b be safe.430f8452c13d319f

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Pepe cawed softly. Its black eyes d52ea9edd0 moved back and a0a084ea20 forth, looking at 31c1314582 her. After confirming fd18919cde that no 6d23100f09 one was 379a8a790a around, Margarita b10462ecf9 opened her 999904fbc7 abilities and 9c1d0ca458 listened to 2f67993bfc the bird’s 6c925fa135 words.94b0f051cc80d6c3

“It’s the Grand Duke, 18712a63ea after all.”a577797c559de36a

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The answer ae359ed0c8 Pepe gave eda9da0da0 her. The Grand Duke was 1def626234 the source of danger, f7b0202e9d but paradoxically, she needed 69e2460276 his power.919688ddc72328d3

Margarita withdrew her energy again. Through the training she had received since childhood, she had mastered the art of concealing her energy. Neither Asla nor Jin had discovered Margarita’s true abilities, and they must remain ignorant.50651c4de06c4726

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I am 5a6fa07ba5 not real.cb65910cf07a89b6

I am not Princess 0cc90fdb49 Margarita.53c0b497997ed478

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I am a soulless a7e69e768f cloth doll, living in 4dd48f0f19 place of the dead a5a8cf5034 princess.a9c36b293d659004

✧🏰˖°f84e5653f0c34a8b

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Three days had passed since she arrived in the Duchy. The moon had finally completely waned. During the full moon, Carlos hadn’t visited her room again. While it was a relief, she was also uneasy, feeling that he might suddenly barge in again.5e0e901dbb8d1fe5

While hoping Carlos wouldn’t come, she kept her attention on the door. In case he visited unexpectedly like the first day, Margarita stayed awake until quite late at night. As she did, the memories of the kiss with the Grand Duke and the sensation of his touch would surface, flustering her. Later, she became confused about whether she was waiting for the Grand Duke or not.93b368463003c9c3

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Jin stayed by Margarita’s side the entire time. Even when told to leave because it wasn’t necessary, she stubbornly stayed outside the door, grating on Margarita’s nerves.4f4749b9106661be

And so, another day 7fa2cb4346 came to an end.2ca3e12896068bef

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“What did 45a12df87f you just 66eb04c81b say?”f685401441f4d823

Margarita asked Jin, dumbfounded. Jin repeated in her ab025b176f monotonous tone.5cd4ef6a4b1e8da0

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“Please tell me whether 2f582ea2bb or not you slept a7e85c8dcc with the Grand Duke 6b10ee5217 on your first night, 87cb0be8af Your Highness.”c5437c3f6f73195a

“Why should 72e0998943 I tell fa195745ec you something 11522eaea9 like that?”994c7858400d64e5

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“It’s an important 76f5d9b83d factor in assessing 3c7f9a9fb5 the relationship between e009037283 the two of fd7f613607 you.”1c8b1331808e4905

Jin asked ce6c677afc calmly, her ca246b296d expression unchanged 219970817d despite Margarita’s 0c1d039e84 seemingly angry a6fbdbf374 voice. Was it not 3c6e8559ec disrespectful to her 4c21fd8e70 superior, and wasn’t 678b3e39c4 she ashamed to d10dc561fe ask such a 2ec18ae377 question? Margarita felt insulted and 63e2860088 didn’t want to answer.b5971fb98af5e736

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“Assess it based on 5aca01073f other factors. I don’t ee3b5290fb want to 882d573c21 tell you aee5523f45 something like 53fa55e981 this.”2b4988e7cefb69dc

“Your Highness, 0c51b5926c please allow 410926be7b me to 86982480d9 serve you 94fdaa0c10 with loyalty.”6e472ff210363429

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Many meanings were implied in those words. It was as if she was saying, “You swore before Asla to answer all my questions, so why are you making things awkward?” “You’ve learned about sexual intercourse between men and women, so what’s the big deal about this question?” and “If you keep this up, I’ll have no choice but to report to Asla.” And it also contained a warning to Margarita, who had subtly changed since coming to the Duchy.6f6cf5cb34f928e7

Her simmering anger e3cedf69c3 gradually cooled. For now, it 43b3776c44 was better to 658ba64a33 cooperate with Jin ec99f141bc than to defy 8f00585db0 her. Margarita let 39fe1ea2f8 out a 29c8c94f43 sigh and 6eaab680cd answered quietly.66459c0553bff60a

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“We didn’t.”54eba0a20d933169

“Then nothing happened?”ea154c7c4a9f3aed

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Jin pressed again 013e205708 as if interrogating a9e6e6d2bb her. This time, Margarita 0b0a339719 was lost in d1d9a1e592 different thoughts. How should she ade4d1d6ae explain the kiss 32e55f6a88 and the intimate 7121936783 contact? She was 452ee89b60 no longer 4234953a48 ashamed that 65f5645447 the Grand c6da0b985a Duke had 844812b3a3 left her c5ff817d9b again. But strangely, she 05d5c8f246 didn’t want to 44c78a8c74 talk about what 7323223bf1 had happened between 868dcea2dc them.bafc99d279721dfd

“…Nothing happened.”8a9b90322b5eea43

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Margarita hesitated before answering. Noticing her e2020e8092 discomfort, Jin 223a1f433c took a cd48dae250 step closer. She made eye contact 39bbf23122 with Margarita and replied acd19610a2 coldly.afde41326fb4072e

“I’ll confirm. Don’t avoid my 81b26f6e5c eyes, Grand Duchess.”737de077a4774b36

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“…Alright.”6f74b765f0b14cc4

At Margarita’s reply, 3be56b03f0 Jin held both 6299093f1c her arms and b09bb0c72c looked into her ab1cec571a eyes. The first official request 8ecc61eedd since leaving the kingdom, ebb920c14e and the first time 0c43ffd973 Jin’s ability was used 9e9457e42a on her. Margarita watched Jin 85cb300d05 nervously. This would ae5b45940e be a 504276cb9c critical point baca4ce755 that would d9f20dc431 determine her 16850fa490 future actions.523acd43cc48341d

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Jin’s eyes bb92f61a73 shimmered black, e606c0127e filled with 77c2d1ac46 magical power. Margarita felt her own ea19c3549e eyes grow heavy. A cold energy entered 73acaab406 her eyes, freezing her 900a766673 face. It flowed into her b4753668ac head, then down her 0da801da58 throat, enveloping her heart. The energy, which 4654c3444d had been rummaging 7b5675c2e0 through her insides 455d4243d2 like a snake 418cb6e39a flicking its tongue 7c4c85c8ac in search of e75cf32ce5 prey, slowly receded.38cea2b687e4d6f3

Ha… Jin took a e97df91260 deep breath, her chest ea809a4474 heaving. Margarita also placed adedb0629b her hand on abe5771d3f her chest and b3d3775ca2 slumped her shoulders. Her whole body trembled, 3baf2bcb2a and chills ran down e48c7462db her spine.47883a851dd68d7d

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“It’s over, b5e2cacae3 Your Highness.”a64a4c7519f57db2

Jin bowed 55e767d9db her head cca9771e95 with a 5b2baee5e4 softened expression. There was eb17681347 no explanation cee9c30df3 of what c9b3095725 she had 59ae740120 done or feb3e7b9a2 seen. As if nothing had b8863aa0e5 happened from the beginning, b43a70056a she skillfully led Margarita f74b15adc6 to the bed. Margarita sat on b604e37012 the bed and 9415179ded leaned back against 857d084a0f the headboard.d0e36c783ddab8ad

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Jin couldn’t read her.164fb8f58d6559c2

It was natural, since Asla couldn’t either, but it was her first time, so she was nervous, and her energy was completely drained.727c90aae87e94a9

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“Please sleep now, Grand 0fe771eff9 Duchess. You’ve been 566185a069 waiting a 8deede9835 long time.”3c043d8f1375709a

Jin continued, covering her with the blanket. She knew that if the Grand Duke hadn’t come by this hour, he wouldn’t be coming tonight. She always waited with her, so she knew. But Margarita didn’t like hearing these words from Jin. No, beyond this situation, she felt suffocated by Jin’s presence.9323758b9bdd245c

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“Jin.”e70c7fbc034ce26a

Margarita called 23387efa0e out to 1b76dcf4e9 Jin, who 5d3730792e was about 73368e48de to turn c073fb924b and leave.77d78c594de11891

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