The Atrocious Duke'S Wife
Chapter 58: His Heart Voice

...I Become the Wife of the Atrocious Duke...

...His Heart Voice's...

Goddamnit! Everything in this world! What did you guys do to him?! If you dare to hurt him with a single hair, then I will slash your heads!

My love.wait for me. I'll kill everyone who hurt you. I'll slash everyone who touches you.

Everyone doesn't deserve to touch your body one bit, except me. You're only mine, I'm only yours, you're the owner of my soul.

It's enough you've always been hurt, it's enough you smile like everything's fine.

It's enough.you continue to suffer the pain caused by a cruel destiny.

Suppose I could, I want to take away all the pain you feel, I want to take away all your sorrow, I want to take away all your suffering.

A very dark passageway, a cold basement, and what was the meaning of your roar earlier?

The me who can't do anything can't defend you, this useless me can't protect you, this unworthy of me is very fortunate to feel the affection of a very holy self in my eyes.

As I stepped my foot right in front of the few rascals who were his interrogators, my eyes just glared.

Seeing her helpless, with lashes all over her body, with dried up tears, made me unable to hold this hand to blow at those bastards.

"Bed*bah!"

Bukh!

"Mr Duke... calm down...!"

"Shut up! What did you do to him?!"

The frightened faces and their trembling bodies made me unable to resist the pain.

They dare to make my love hurt but instantly scared just because of a punch?

Really makes me sick!

Bukh!

"Akh!"

They could only groan in pain, they could only plead without a fight, but they could not sympathize when hurting a helpless woman.

Nauseating, it makes me want to kill even more trashy humans like them.

"Mir...!"

The hand that had originally continued to move, was now at a standstill. The emotions that originally overflowed, now subsided.

I saw him calling my name from his lips, and I saw him looking at me with his eyes soft and weak.

I took my hand off the collar of their necks and pushed them hard to the ground and I didn't care.

"Go."

Without a doubt, they left so quickly that I spat disgust with cowardly behavior like them.

"Arlen... What are you doing here...?"

I thought I couldn't think clearly, so I kicked and forcibly opened the cell door.

He shrieked his body smaller than mine and then held it tightly in my arms.

The warmth of his small body allowed me to fight the world.

"I'm so worried about you...."

I don't care about the tears that suddenly come down, I don't care about the presumption of a man who shouldn't cry. I only care about her, and I'm gonna give up my whole life to her.

"You take it easy. I'm fine." he whispered.

The comfort arising from the small rubbing of her palm on my cheek, calmed down the entire nerves within my body.

I buried my head on her soft shoulder, and suddenly the moaning from her lips made me realize.

"I'm sorry, it's just that my whole body hurts...."

Though unwilling, I slowly let go of my arms to her. Surprisingly, he refused.

"No. Let it be like this. I want to keep it like this. please...."

No matter what you wish, I will always grant it. Even if you want me dead.

"What really happened to you?" I asked but he was silent.

I often think, what is the meaning behind silence?

"I'm fine. You take it easy...."

How come you always say everything's okay with that smile of yours?

In a cold place like this, in a dark place, your whole body is injured. How can you say you're okay?

What is your heart made of? What is your goodness made of? Can a human have a heart like yours?

Why are you perfect, always hurt?

"Arlen...?"

Her brown eyes looked at me, her pretty face looked at me worriedly, her red lips now turning pale and colorless.

My face dropped and my eyes went all over the part of his body that had been adorned by the incision wound.

Your palms are stroking and tracing every surface of her skin so that she grimaces.

My tears fell again, why do I feel so pain hearing that groan from my lips? Why.... As if, I was the one who felt all the pain you were in?

I couldn't help but pull his nape and kiss his lips.

I could feel her holding her hands around my neck, so I pressed her lips and brought my face closer to her.

"Don't feel your pain, just feel my lips," I ordered and he just nodded.

"That's enough... Arlen..," she said. I put my face away, and let go of her lips.

"Let's go home," I said.

She looked a little surprised by her beautiful, patterned eyes. But before long, he folded his lips with a gaze fixed to the bottom.

Her strands of brown hair that blocked her pretty face, I attached them to the back of her earlobes.

"A-arlen. l-better you go home alone...."

What did he just say?

"Whatchu mean? You can't possibly leave me here alone!" my sergeant can't believe what he's saying.

"Please...! Arlen... Please leave me here." please cry.

I can't leave you here alone! Why are you begging for such a thing?!

"You love me, don't you?"

Yes, I love you, very. Therefore I want to take you home, heal all your wounds, and be in your arms forever.

"Yes, I love you."

She smiles. Again.

"Then you trust me.... Don't you?"

I trust you more than I trust myself.

"Yes." Yeah."

Her palm stretched out again to rub my cheek, with her tears beginning to decline.

"If so, Arlen.... Trust me, I will definitely come back to you. Leave me here. Wait for me."

One kiss he gave me. I felt thousands of feelings that he gave me.

His whole request made me fall. I already said that I believe it. Therefore I must accept and obey all his requests.

"alright. I trust you, therefore soon return to me."

He nodded, with a smile. A smile that can make me lose a lot, a smile that can make me kneel, a smile that only looks at me.

A smile that changed my whole life.

...🥀...

What the fuck?!

I quickly ran out, all I had in mind was him and him. Hearing news from the palace, that the palace had proved him guilty.

The woman I love has been proven to be the perpetrator of the murder of His Majesty the King.

You think I'll just shut up?! I won't be able to, when you accuse him of being reckless and want to snatch away all the sources of my happiness.

The execution will be carried out in a few moments, until quickly the horse I ride is driven to the destination.

The snow fog grew heavier, as if blocking my way to the palace. Finally after a long time, I arrived.

And he who was sitting with all his body dirty and covered with wounds, and with him the loyal palace guard was beside him.

Anger began to approach, when I saw their dirty hands violently clutching their wrists until they turned blue.

The spring!

"Aragh!"

I forcibly let go of their dirty hands that touched my women without my permission.

Their hands fell down with a groan of pain that invited the atmosphere into a riot and the other palace guards began to surround and brandish their swords towards me.

I bent my legs to my knees and checked her condition. "You okay?" my ask is very worried.

His eyes were half open with his lips starting to turn blue. What happened to you, my love?

Where is the sparkling twinkle of your eyes? Why was it now replaced by a painful blank stare?

Where did your red lips go like that apple?

"Arlen... What are you doing here...? Didn't I tell you to wait for me?"

"Waiting?! You mean waiting for you to die beheaded here?!" my yelling.

So this is what he said at that time?! Waiting for himself to die?!

"Arlenin...."

His palm came back to my cheek and rubbed it slowly. Please don't use this tactic again, it's enough that my heart is weakened when you act like this.

"No, you should go home with you. I'm not gonna let you go again, I'm gonna lock you up. I'll protect you, because I know you're completely innocent" I said.

It's enough I'm being gentle, even if I have to lose my title, I'll still save him from all this.

Because my title is completely worthless compared to her perfect self.

I got up and then turned back around, facing the palace guards who had surrounded.

I pulled his cold, skinny arm, and placed it right behind me.

So that no one can hurt her before confronting and stepping over me.

"Mr Duke...! Unhand her! He is the murderer of His Majesty the King! Traitors should be punished! He deserved to die!"

I smiled lightly. "will die? Don't talk to you too much, Bangs*t."

Brukh!

Face that again. The vibration in that body again. Basic, if you see a lifeless body, you're scared to death.

Want to act like a hero who just captured an enemy? Don't dream.

"Arlenin...."

"I'll protect you."

"Fuck!"

He screams makes me a little jolted. I turned around to face him.

This woman lowered her head, with tears that began to fall dripping onto the ground and drying out.

"You.. believe me, don't you?"

Those words again. Why do you keep asking me that when you get the answer?

"Yes. I trust you so much, and you have to trust me right now, too" I replied.

He then looked up. "You love me, don't you?"

His palm cupped me in the face again, no matter how many times he did it, but I never got bored.

I tried to carve a smile to convince her. "Yes, I love you so much. So that I can destroy the world."

"That means... You'll accept my entire request, won't you?"

"Yes, if it makes you happy."

"Then I'm sorry... Arlen."

"Ap-"

The deg!

Brukh!

My heart seemed to be pierced by a spear, my body trembled like it had just been struck by lightning, my eyes widened as if they wanted to get out of place.

"A. what are you doing... Cassandra...?"

I couldn't move, as he quickly grabbed my sword while I was off guard and pushed me down.

Even now, he pointed the tip of the sword at the skin of his neck. My whole body was stiff, my energy just disappeared.

Tears began to fall from his dark brown ball, so fast that my world just crumbled.

His eyebrows frowned, with a sobbing that began to sound to cut my heart and make my chest tight.

"I'm sorry... Arlen. But I did it for your own good.I don't want to be selfish...."

What the hell are you saying? Selfish? Whatchu mean? Why are you saying that? Why do you do that?

"One more time.I'm sorry.... But. I really should...."

Why would... Cassandra...? Why... You do something like this?

"Thank you.... I love you, Arlen de Floniouse."

"Guard, take him!"

I could not rebel when the guards dragged me forcibly, for he threatened me with the sword around his neck.

At that time, the other bodyguards pulled him roughly and began to put his head on the pole.

Please..don't do that...!

"Do the execution."

"Don't! Please don't... Cassandra!"

"BABYDRA!!"

My eyes can't stop shedding tears, please don't do it! Please...!

The deg!

She looked at me. And she said a few words with her smile.

"I love you."

Plugh!

Ha.... what.... just happened...?

Cassandra.... What happened to you...? Why...your head is rolling on the floor?

Why.... so much blood among you...?

Why does the snow turn red?

Oi... My love... What the hell just happened to you? Why did your smile disappear...?

"ARGHHH!!!"

...🥀...

Snowy season. A very sickening season. How many times has winter come to the world?

But strangely enough, every time in winter, I always wrote a few words in her diary.

In the winter, I always remember. His smile became the warmest of my winter.

The smile that was stored clearly in my brain, was very intoxicating, all at once.

Ah. I really miss him. Can I see him again? Can I be in her arms again?

Can I still kiss her apple lips? Can I still breathe in that orange-scented body?

When he just wanted to write some words that might have been conveyed to him, suddenly a knocking sound was heard.

I left the book in my pocket, then stood up.

"Master, it's time."

It turns out time has passed, right? I better get ready soon.

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"Long live His Majesty the King!"

"Life the Kingdom of Erosphire!"

Many compliments were heard, accompanied by a shout that made noise. Really troublesome.

"Thank you, Duke. Participated in the war this time. The people are very happy for their victory" he said.

The culprit who killed the owner of my soul who had served as King.

"It has become my duty, Your Majesty," I replied kneeling respectfully.

The man smiled, then turned around behind me.

Right then, I did something that I had been holding back for a few years. My golden opportunity has come.

The spring!

Plugh!

Haha. eventually. Look, that look of surprise and fear. I've been waiting for him for a long time.

"YES!!"

"HIS MAJESTY THE KING!"

Ah, finally. Seeing his head roll with blood in between, made me feel satisfied.

Suppose you could see it... My love.

Take a look at this delightful sight, isn't it very beautiful?

"CATCH THE KILLER!!"

Instantly the guards surrounded me and held me hostage. For now I don't care, because my goal of staying in the world has been achieved.

And this is what I've been waiting for. I finally got to meet the owner of my soul.

I'm already impatient.

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So this is how he felt a few years ago. Tortured and questioned in a cold, dark dungeon.

The wind that blew fiercely about the wide wound was caused by the lovable whip.

Before I lose my life tomorrow, it seems like I have to write my experience today in his book.

I have to leave a letter for him, then after that I will be able to meet him.

I hope you like my letter, my love.

...π...

...Fifth winter without you......

...My love, do you still remember me? Do you remember our togetherness?...

...Winter without you is really painful for me, but I'm going to stick around, for something I have to do....

...Miss you. Do you remember the orange? It's your favorite fruit, and it always reminds me of you....

...Today is the end I've been waiting for. I'm gonna chop off the fucking King's head, like he did to you....

...Hey, why don't you ever show up in my dreams? If only you showed up, maybe with that miss this will be treated....

...I miss your voice, I miss your embrace, I miss everything about you....

...And today, I will finally go to see you....

...I will live this life, in order to meet you....

...Love, all at once......

......owner of my soul....

...π...

...His Heart Voice's...

...01 January 2021...