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The Price Of Duty
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Elona turned around and called out to him, softly, "Alaric? Are you awake?" However, she got no response. She then checked his pulse and figured it must have been her mind playing tricks on her. What she did not know was that Alaric had indeed uttered her name but still in a vegetative state. It was his sheer willpower. He was in a dream and the comforting scent of Elona had enveloped him. However, a gale blew it away and the man in a secluded place roared, crying for the one woman who had such a calming scent. Elona.Elona adjusted the acupuncture needles one last time before stepping back. Her patient, Alaric Royale, remained motionless, his face serene yet haunting. His presence alone was suffocating. A silent reminder of a love that had turned to ashes. She busied herself collecting her tools, masking the unease creeping into her chest.Behind her, the soft click of the door opening made her freeze. She turned to see Senior Royale entering the room, his expression composed but hi
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The soft murmur of the wind through the villa's open windows was the only sound that accompanied Elona as she prepared to give Alaric his daily sponge bath. The room smelled faintly of lavender and herbal infusions, a calming fragrance she had grown accustomed to in her days of quiet solitude in Country C.Her hands, steady and skilled after years of studying traditional medicine under Master Fu’s watchful eyes, worked with methodical precision. The sponge, damp and warm, glided over Alaric’s pale skin, a striking contrast to the healthy, vibrant man he once was. His dark, unshaven jawline, his high cheekbones. Features that once drew her in, even when his heart was as cold as the marble floors beneath her, now seemed almost cruel to her.Each time she gazed at his sleeping form, she couldn’t help but see the traces of their children—of the triplets. Allie, with her dark hair and sharp, intelligent eyes; Artie, with his broad shoulders and boyish grin; and Arlyle, who had inherited hi
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The dim light from the bedside lamp cast long, flickering shadows against the walls of the villa’s private intensive care unit. It was quiet, save for the soft ticking of a wall clock, each second dragging by like a slow beat of an indifferent drum. Elona sat in the armchair beside Alaric’s bed, her posture weary but her gaze unwavering. She had already bathed him, adjusted the linen, and seen to the herbs that Master Fu had prescribed for his treatment. But it wasn’t the task that weighed on her now. It was the quiet ache inside her. A deep, unspoken frustration she couldn’t escape.She reached for the water pitcher on the bedside table and poured herself a glass, the gentle clink of the crystal against the glass the only sound in the room. The rhythmic sound of the liquid filling the glass seemed to accentuate the silence between them.Alaric’s once sharp, defiant features were now eerily still. His face, the jawline she’d once traced with her fingertips, the lips that had kissed h
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The morning light filtered softly through the curtains, casting a warm glow over the room. Elona stood by the window, her arms crossed over her chest as she gazed out at the sprawling garden outside. The villa was beautiful, a place of serene luxury, but inside, it felt like the walls were closing in. The air was thick with unspoken emotions, with the weight of her memories, her dreams, and the complexities of her heart.The triplets were with Master Fu, and for the first time in a long while, Elona had a moment of quiet solitude. It was during moments like this, when the silence enveloped her, that the truth of her situation hit the hardest. Here she was, tending to Alaric, her betrayer, her former love and yet her heart was divided. There were the children, her flesh and blood, her greatest joy and reason for living. But there was also him. Alaric. The father of her children. The man who had shattered her world and yet, in some inexplicable way, still held a part of her heart.She
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Harley’s heels clicked louder as she stormed down the grand hallway of the Royale villa, her fingers trembling with a mixture of fury and desperation. The bitterness in her chest festered like an open wound, consuming her from the inside out. Elona had won. That thought gnawed at her. Four years ago, she had been the one on top, Alaric’s fiancee, the one he trusted. And now? Now, it was Elona who stood at the center of his world.The image of Elona, poised and confident, holding her children close while tending to a helpless Alaric, played over and over in Harley’s mind like a mocking replay. How had she done it? How had Elona turned everything around so seamlessly? She was considered a divine doctor at twenty-five. She had healed the sick, cured the impossible, and here Harley was, still trapped in the same old schemes, the same old failures. She didn’t deserve it.Harley’s hands balled into fists at her sides as she exited the villa and stepped into the cold night air. The childre
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