# WebtoonLib — I Only Need the Duke's Child #7 ## Series - title: I Only Need the Duke's Child - slug: i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5 ## Chapter - number: 7 - chapter_key: 7-4yhq9b - release_date: 2026-11-09 ### Summary Chapter 8 of I Only Need the Duke's Child focuses on Blair's intimate moment with Herdin on their wedding night and the disappointment that follows. While Blair tries not to mistake desire for love, Herdin forces himself to hold back, and in the morning he has left her alone. The next morning, talking with her maid Lina, Blair grows suspicious because of the cut on her hand and the magic circle she thinks she saw. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Herdin leaves Blair alone overnight; Blair contrasts this with past life when he stayed until morning. - Blair and Herdin become intimate on their wedding night, which Blair views as temporary desire not love. - Blair glimpses what looks like a magic circle on Lina's hand and doubts her kitchen cut excuse. - After preparing, Blair goes to the dining hall for breakfast and exchanges morning greetings. - Herdin restrains himself to avoid hurting Blair, viewing her as sole witness to an incident. - In the morning Lina does Blair's hair and angrily comforts her about the Duke leaving her alone. - Blair reflects she neglected Lina in past life and worries about servant bullying in new house. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Chapter 8 of I Only Need the Duke's Child focuses on Blair's intimate moment with Herdin on their wedding night and the disappointment that follows. ### Spoiler summary Chapter 8 of I Only Need the Duke's Child focuses on Blair's intimate moment with Herdin on their wedding night and the disappointment that follows. While Blair tries not to mistake desire for love, Herdin forces himself to hold back, and in the morning he has left her alone. The next morning, talking with her maid Lina, Blair grows suspicious because of the cut on her hand and the magic circle she thinks she saw. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 86 ### Content LET'S... MOVE TO THE BED. I'VE HEARD MEN ARE CAPABLE OF SHARING A BED WITH WOMEN THEY HOLD NO AFFECTION FOR. SO THIS MEANS NOTHING. IT ISN'T LOVE... ...AND HE ISN'T PRETENDING TO BE TENDER FOR SOME HIDDEN PURPOSE. THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FLEETING MOMENT OF DESIRE. I'VE SEEN HIS BARE BODY MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE. YET SOMEHOW... THIS FEELS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. MAYBE IT'S THE WAY HE'S LOOKING AT ME... SO THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE UTTERLY UNNERVED BY SOMEONE'S GAZE ALONE. DON'T TURN AWAY FROM ME. IF YOU DO, IT FEELS LESS LIKE I'M YOUR HUSBAND... AND MORE LIKE SOME WRETCH FORCING HIMSELF UPON HIS WIFE. BUT... YOU... NEEDN'T DO THAT... P-PLEASE... JUST GET ON WITH IT... ARE YOU SURE? YOUR BODY SEEMS TO BE SAYING OTHERWISE. MAYBE BLAIR WAS RIGHT. PERHAPS INDULGING MY DESIRES WITHOUT RESTRAINT WOULD BE FAR MORE GRATIFYING. BUT IF I ALLOWED MYSELF TO LOSE CONTROL, THIS DELICATE WOMAN MIGHT SHATTER BENEATH ME. AND I REFUSE TO LOSE THE SOLE WITNESS TIED TO THAT INCIDENT OVER A FLEETING MOMENT OF LUST. THAT WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE. Ah...! THE SIGHT OF HER TAKING ME IN SO COMPLETELY WAS BEAUTIFUL. BLAIR WAS BEAUTIFUL. THAT WAS NEVER SOMETHING I DENIED... ...YET UNTIL THIS MOMENT, HER BEAUTY HAD NEVER ONCE STIRRED ANYTHING WITHIN ME. AND NOW, SUDDENLY, I FOUND MYSELF ENTRANCED BY HER. HER SKIN, PALE AS THOUGH BORN FROM MOONLIGHT ITSELF. THOSE VIOLET EYES GLISTENING WITH TEARS. THOSE REDDENED LIPS, SWOLLEN FROM MY KISSES. HERDIN... EVEN THE SOFT TREMBLE IN HER VOICE AS SHE CRIED OUT MY NAME. FOR A MOMENT, SHE HAD ALMOST MADE ME FORGET WHOSE DAUGHTER SHE WAS. D*** IT... I NEARLY LOST MYSELF. MMM... H-HERDIN... HONESTLY... WHAT WAS I EXPECTING? THAT WAS MY PREVIOUS LIFE... THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW. THE HERDIN FROM MY PREVIOUS LIFE STAYED BY MY SIDE UNTIL MORNING... LOOKING BACK NOW, I CAN FINALLY SEE IT CLEARLY... ...HOW DESPERATE HE HAD BEEN TO PRY THE TRUTH FROM ME. AND HOW NAÏVE I WAS TO MISTAKE HIS DECEPTION FOR SINCERITY. YOU MUSTN'T FORGET, BLAIR... HE DOES NOT LOVE YOU. HONESTLY, I NEVER IMAGINED HIS GRACE COULD BE SO COLD-HEARTED. HOW COULD HE LEAVE HIS BRIDE ALONE ON HER WEDDING NIGHT?! I TRULY DON'T MIND. TO BE HONEST, SEPARATE BEDCHAMBERS ARE FAR MORE COMFORTABLE FOR BOTH OF US. EVEN SO! IT WASN'T JUST ANY ORDINARY NIGHT. IT WAS YOUR WEDDING NIGHT, YOUR GRACE! LINA... YOU'RE PULLING RATHER HARD. IT HURTS A LITTLE... OH MY GOODNESS, FORGIVE ME, YOUR GRACE! I WAS SIMPLY SO UPSET! STILL... I BELIEVE HIS GRACE SHOULD SHOW YOU MORE CONSIDERATION. YOU CAME TO A COMPLETELY UNFAMILIAR HOUSEHOLD FOR HIS SAKE. YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY STRANGERS IN A HOME THAT STILL DOESN'T FEEL LIKE YOUR OWN. YOU'VE NEVER BEEN MARRIED YOURSELF. HOW ARE YOU SO KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THESE MATTERS? FROM BOOKS, YOUR GRACE. BOOKS ARE AN ENDLESS SOURCE OF WISDOM AND NOURISHMENT FOR THE SOUL. YOU MEAN THOSE SUSPICIOUS BOOKS WITH THE RED STICKERS? YOUR GRACE! WHEN DID YOU HAPPEN TO SEE THOSE?! AHEM, WHILE HIS GRACE CERTAINLY POSSESSES THE APPEARANCE OF A ROMANCE NOVEL'S LEADING MAN... WHETHER HIS CHARACTER LIVES UP TO IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. WHAT WAS THAT JUST NOW? A MAGIC CIRCLE?! Y-YOUR GRACE... IS SOMETHING WRONG? IS THE COLLAR UNCOMFORTABLE? WAS I JUST IMAGINING THINGS...? N-NO... IT'S NOTHING. DID YOU HURT YOUR HAND? IT WAS PERFECTLY FINE LAST NIGHT WHEN YOU HELPED ME BATHE. I'LL CALL FOR A PHYSICIAN. YOU SHOULD HAVE IT LOOKED AT. TH-THAT'S REALLY NOT NECESSARY, YOUR GRACE! IT WAS ONLY A MINOR CUT FROM THE KITCHEN THIS MORNING. YOU KNOW HOW CLUMSY I CAN BE. TRULY, THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ME. I BELIEVE HIS GRACE SHOULD SHOW YOU MORE CONSIDERATION. YOU CAME TO A COMPLETELY UNFAMILIAR HOUSEHOLD FOR HIS SAKE. YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY STRANGERS IN A HOME THAT STILL DOESN'T FEEL LIKE YOUR OWN. BUT LINA... ...YOU'RE IN THE SAME POSITION AS I AM. NOW THEN, YOUR GRACE, PLEASE SIT BACK DOWN. WE STILL HAVE YOUR HAIR TO FINISH, AND BREAKFAST IS WAITING FOR YOU. SHE FOLLOWED ME ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH, LEAVING BEHIND THE PEOPLE SHE'D SPENT YEARS WORKING BESIDE... IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE, I WAS SO CONSUMED BY MY OWN TROUBLES THAT I NEGLECTED TO PROPERLY CARE FOR HER. SHE SAID SHE CUT HERSELF, WHICH MEANS THERE MUST'VE BEEN A KNIFE INVOLVED. BUT LINA DOESN'T WORK IN THE KITCHENS... SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY REASON TO BE HANDLING KNIVES. COULD THE OTHER SERVANTS BE HARASSING HER...? YOUR GRACE, YOUR ONLY CONCERNS SHOULD BE... ...SETTLING COMFORTABLY INTO YOUR NEW HOME... AND ENSURING THAT INFURIATINGLY HANDSOME DUKE SUFFERS A LITTLE HEARTACHE OF HIS OWN SOMEDAY. THERE WE ARE. YOU'RE ALL READY. I'LL ESCORT YOU TO THE DINING HALL. VERY WELL. LET US GO. GOOD MORNING. I TRUST YOU SLEPT WELL? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — I Only Need the Duke's Child #7](/series/i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5/chapter-7-4yhq9b) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.