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Blood on Her Dress
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2026-08-04 11:23:34The red stain on Roselyn’s dress was so stark it sent an instant wave of panic through the room. The scream caught right in Rieta’s throat.
Moving instinctively, Kaelus caught his wife’s collapsing body before she hit the cold wooden floor.
The Grand Duke’s face drained of color, turning paler and far more terrified than Selen’s had been whe
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"Then stay here with me until morning comes," Roselyn stroked Kaelus's cheek, running her fingers through her husband's soft silver hair. "Don't think about the documents, don't think about the Baron, don't think about anyone out there. Just for a little while, Kael. Spend this night with me.""I'm not going anywhere," the man replied, staring intently at the figure before him. "Do you want me to massage your feet?""Could you... massage something else?""You naughty girl, what are you thinking?""I don't know, maybe... the same thing you want."Kaelus let out a long breath of profound relief. The heavy weight pressing on his chest seemed to lift as he looked into the depth of his wife's brown eyes.
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Kaelus slowly released his embrace, creating just enough space to step toward the window without letting Roselyn see what was out there.A suffocating silence suddenly enveloped the room, broken only by the howling night wind rushing through the gaping, shattered glass.Kaelus pulled the black cloth from the sharp edge of the window frame, slowly turning it between his strong fingers.It was no ordinary fabric. At the edge, a tiny, almost invisible crest was embroidered—a cluster of five-petaled flowers, neatly sewn with silver thread that blended almost seamlessly into the black background.I didn't expect to see this again, the Grand Duke thought.It was the same symbol he had seen years ago on a dark battlefield. That trace of the past should have been buried deep within his subconscious long ago."Your Grace?" one of the soldiers called out hesitantly, noticing the sudden deathly pale shift in Kaelus's expression. "Is something wrong?"Kaelus did not answer immediately. His grip o
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