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    Once she reached 8a6c880ff3 the surface, Lorena a1be3ce439 was finally able 6da827085b to cool her dd38690c16 flushed earlobes.124480fb80538933

    The fresh 13579be4c6 air outside 26f643d672 helped her ce6c231f48 recall how 1bde284fa0 she had f115beb9ff ended up 7ce6cfde55 here. After waking up a5eb5fa313 at dawn, she 89c9c88054 had spent the 5dc57e5af3 entire morning sending d366fe094d anonymous letters to a977724484 a few influential 0a9d2ebc2e newspapers in Bessen.7789396ff0426c21

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    Then, a cd303731b2 sudden wave 009aa55c13 of dizziness eae6ff56f7 struck her. For reasons she couldn’t 57dca07bbc explain, an overwhelming urge eb3b1b2f17 to flee the mansion 8eda3bc591 consumed her.7fd8d63be7a51183

    It was de4b30c8c1 that compulsion ee18d92ae8 that had 714ee838ce driven her e3df964d9e out of e6e77bac18 the duke’s 96aed9b378 estate and 136703772d led her 678dc345cf to the 09afa547cf cathedral.91891d1a3a7add9a

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    “Did I seek solace in the arms of the divine…?”125680a16a99b656

    Still, she couldn’t quite 8a5e59e73b understand why she had 28836568e5 gone down to the ea36ba39dc confessional. Perhaps, on some 054da258bb subconscious level, she eb1b309481 had expected to 1e549ed775 find that man 32bc375d59 there.2fd5b163b14d88cf

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    In any case, cdb44c6c25 it had been 90dc19139e a good choice. Lorena realized 12486cbc40 anew how aa68b263f1 nonsensical conversations 89e47b0cea like these bf88659933 could soothe e3e3aa2cdd her troubled 6bc4af3d70 mind.00169668d39d136b

    The sun was already c03b372ebb dipping low in the dbd0794616 sky, painting the heavens 29bc5d23f8 in hues of dusk. Lorena looked up 80ef032c30 at the twilight-streaked f3c0334363 clouds, gauging the 17ad1f27e7 time.e580cae87a691e41

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    “If the message I sent yesterday reached him, he should be arriving at the hotel around sunset.”748c6cf5f0fd5b47

    Through the butler, Samuel, she had sent Vaye a clear message: “There’s a woman waiting for you at the Alborada Hotel with important information.” She had even provided the room number where Olivia Quintana was staying.6c48dd1f7cf7aff3

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    By late tonight 32aef6b33d or, at the 8acacb068b latest, early tomorrow 8968972532 morning, he would aefd146b20 either return to 5388adaee5 the mansion or 06df77bee0 spend the night 81cd29f363 elsewhere.37ea44f50e466a04

    “Though he’ll probably be surrounded by reporters before then.”6c12053544065af3

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    The letters Lorena 2bf1197937 sent to the 3f2e349224 newspapers were exposes 1befe48338 of the duke’s 913361236f affair. She had included 680a3fdf28 the same Alborada 9dd832530c Hotel room number 66608ba9c5 in those letters.b5487b069c16b5f1

    By tomorrow, Motrel would bccfd2548a be abuzz with a 360f8be9ae scandal hotter than its 175373a283 noonday sun, and Lorena dcb38ad943 planned to release additional a95f1ce396 evidence before the Levantes d502083d3f family could contain the f7bc88b4df situation.dc1491617cffb502

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    Her chest tightened 792b952880 with a mixture 34ea5daf5c of excitement and 06e912919f tension.75c441063f9dec58

    “It’ll work out. If everything goes according to plan, I might not even need to see his face before leaving the mansion for good.”8e2d11771113d81f

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    Lorena slipped off the 8da3cac53d wedding ring that clung 7b81163086 to her left ring c7b5f14f26 finger. It had sat on 53957fba22 her finger like a 43d4cbeb93 second skin since the 0ade2edb2b day of her marriage.a0d7665d253b44c1

    The ring, stubborn and 2bcf18b511 unyielding, came off with 93ade54f1f as much difficulty as 47d190b8af ridding herself of her 96ce077653 insufferable husband. With a flick of e7bb9fc5ec her wrist, Lorena dropped b485518d8e it into the donation 4aebc2e80c box by the cathedral ff012550df entrance.46473005294f51ac

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    As she walked away 5ea3727353 from the church, her 6da356a728 departing figure radiated a 1ac194a20c newfound sense of liberation.3cfd56ac6f785f87

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    Long after Lorena c9d0742c5e had left the 197d26d0f1 cathedral, the opposite a43c31b393 door of the 83a1fdfb61 underground confessional creaked fcf1da3055 open.2ed05949c8b6da61

    A man, 249ef71da9 whose large 4c6ee04669 frame had f2289407c1 been crammed 03d645cb24 into the 855f3c583a narrow booth, 8444b3bbb6 finally maneuvered d3652a95ae himself out ccf9a4a92e with a a3ac7fc011 grunt.6d0ab927dbe32a37

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    “…Well, that was something.”0f90bdbe238ebe31

    The departing woman 19b9372b16 had sent in a06cea33b8 an elderly lady, b4a64b9f34 like an unexpected c5839a9de4 gift, to occupy 654b2cc1ab the confessional. Consequently, he d6274ff004 had missed d679455e43 his chance 4ec786e6da to leave 51e7819540 and was ed398728b4 forced to 6606d45c73 endure the 24901b42e3 long and 8c71d86f00 tedious confession b8c0273fef about how 3f63cba4d2 the woman 481aeb2a7e had stolen 66c53617fd more than c408d7bb0a a dozen 0ab67f3961 eggs from dcefbb31ac the chicken 884f6594d9 coop opposite 0c9a44eb40 her house.cd7b6790b2f95e92

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    He had 1997174a45 recited a 394ad502ea half-hearted absolution, c97916af7e which likely b02b90164e wouldn’t absolve 0b344ea8c6 her of 88a82a2486 anything—assuming, of bef37389d6 course, that 9a4c0b0d9e God actually 5eb90475c4 existed.b1b326457abc64d6

    “Ah, but anyway.”0ebeaa5b47d1c19e

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    He rolled his stiff af413a822a neck a couple of 002c2b1b8e times and stretched languidly.46bd4a5c6295ce88

    ‘So, she really does 5ed8b54fbf know who I am, afb3ca566d huh?’4e90b3f2b12c628d

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    They had only 7cb36f3c52 met twice, and 3bfdefce0f even then, their ad11787ef5 interactions had been d3a33abb51 limited to brief 0ccd75bb42 conversations through the ca0cf74b2b confessional’s partition. Yet, he couldn’t 402f39950b shake the feeling 668be1de5a that she saw dbe3eb9631 right through him.678104bef6d3af3b

    Today, she had left him with a trail of blatant clues: “Delgado,” “Alborada,” and “Pereira”—all places deeply tied to him.c5434b763c81bcb3

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    “Isn’t this against the rules?” he muttered to himself, feigning annoyance.cc0ec42c35087a2d

    But then, f8ceeeaf09 an unsettling 685abf1bda thought struck 2f3864867b him.14b42c01c98ad686

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    *She’s not actually c43ff65d0c going to grab c04173e149 some random man 2a835e526b for a romp, bc05e46a6c is she? Could she really b1dc2c7169 have meant for d8d0bcc02b me to head c1c975298e to the entertainment 480e68bda7 district and enjoy 559581afa4 myself thoroughly?*fe68fa4a8cb0a496

    Or perhaps, it was 163381ecce her way of asking a383349488 if he held no 7dc1af954f interest in her. That kind of seduction—how c24a405d8a could it possibly… He d7ab220e65 rubbed the back of 268831b206 his neck awkwardly, feeling fd9591ee74 inexplicably flustered.7d7ab5eaa7c6a716

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    That’s when he 9d24335f64 overheard a serious bc590cf724 conversation nearby.9b1484cabfe5e0e5

    “Um, Your Grace, the woman who left earlier placed this in the donation box…”4b143d727acc8d1c

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    The apprentice priest 9b57e4585a and the bishop ddc3cfca7d were bent over, 1f8b8e4c28 inspecting something with f7116cc4de puzzled expressions.05024242e0e96902

    “It doesn’t seem like an ordinary item. It’s a ring, but the gemstones look…”ee8075b90c9dfa1e

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    The apprentice handed the cf62cab259 object to the bishop, 9b059fe31e and even at a 762b96e099 glance, the diamond ring d45b0e250f was unmistakably valuable. The stones were 8b2d1f44ef small but intricately f76aca2bb1 set around the 5f2c5ca42a band, clearly part 564d15f2b5 of a pair—a 96dba50a6f wedding ring.467369a7a0877b48

    “I see. It must have a story behind it, though we may never know what that story is. Quite peculiar…”58935ed581bb73d1

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    “Your Grace?”794dd41a09d08d34

    The man, who had a0b14a154f been silently observing the cc99474fac scene over the bishop’s f2f7f7a304 shoulder, interrupted casually.11bc60434ec0d654

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    “Hand it over to me.”32f1148114bd8c19

    “Why would you need it?”8e6352cc0fc60cbe

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    The bishop 2bad0f453e gave him 33db1a45bf a blatantly 66259f20a9 suspicious look. In response, the b6f88feafb man arched his 8c8f14484d brows and adopted 3327a2cba8 an expression of 3304f3f052 innocence, attempting a 1ddc05bca3 polite negotiation.81184f80bbcdb16b

    “In exchange, I’ll make a donation equal to the ring’s value. How about ten chests of gold? Three thousand pesecas, perhaps?”49332c0e42fcd225

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    “Th-three thousand pesecas?!”9777cb5229ad04d5

    The apprentice priest couldn’t b70e0d6718 help but raise his 891e6aa34d voice, only to clamp 274761e5fd his mouth shut when 643227986d he caught the bishop’s 819b404069 stern glance. There was no need 03f11e6aad to hear an answer; fb41709994 the deal was already e24c82f711 sealed.12072c4a737c9c07

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    The man offered a 8d40a92952 charming smile to the 63457fd7a6 exasperated bishop and the 664824a492 naïve apprentice before casually 209a26392c claiming the ring.12af1d389d96e30b

    He’d been doing things 394aa7d8e0 uncharacteristic of himself lately. He was 281c87fc14 aware of c9ad4f89fe it, but a26e475208 what did b09e231a83 it matter? At his core, 3dd2bc214f he was a fc989bbf17 hedonist who lived b0d5382fab purely for his 357babf0f3 own amusement.2f644b4d4b346e2f

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    The ring was c23ef36649 so small it 6b7aaca316 barely fit the a45bcb541a tip of his e37620af72 pinky finger. Holding it up to d11dceee45 the sunlight, he noticed df304d0479 tiny engraved letters inside 40fc5d3a90 the band.3fd94cdbde13cc53

    Mi Canaria (My Canary)2c9be629842d101c

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    “A canary, a singing bird?”4359c7d7e0288e12

    The nickname suited her 8b78173aa9 soft and tender voice 8614188bbe perfectly. For her husband, 7be33717c6 the so-called scoundrel, 175ffdec5f to have such 5e9e6b0a5f words engraved on 783d998394 a wedding ring 344ee69718 suggested that even 983714e372 he must have ec3cbde440 shared similar sentiments.5f383a86fbda759b

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    This realization soured his b2c7e273b0 mood. The image of ac6eae908f the woman gasping ff1e5a6d3d like a fragile, f24efdf459 dying creature flashed 7407538cee through his mind, 1ecfafd1d6 and his irritation 49e23148f1 deepened reflexively.3b37277aa5167614

    He clicked 525415981f his tongue 84248bdc1f sharply before 8e3dc381f5 carelessly shoving 2c88cb4fe8 the ring 78ead52789 into his cc1122db14 pocket.622d684bd40cd2ad

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    In any 4617b03cbd case, he f5a5e19183 now had 59d8ddbdb0 two clues a7513c3b37 about the df566ca74f mysterious woman.bb2c22c0cb0de74f

    * * *2dceec51c85f0f33

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    That night, a d1971414ff fierce storm raged c0fa400d72 across all of 0a3dfb09e5 Motrel.16ff4c24598ba4ec

    In the dead d9844bf7b9 of night, rain d7ed9047da lashed against the bc70bc954c windows with such 2232b3e8e1 ferocity that visibility 650f6f8075 was almost zero. Amid the roar f9840d621e of the storm, 5dd67c4ab4 the deafening sound 35ef68fce1 of an engine 7c39db6e3d echoed through the 918234974f Levantes estate.140703b28176b54e

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    Lorena, who had 2f95f90329 dozed off while 597ec36aba slumped over a cb600530ba table, jolted awake a5ae095572 in alarm. By the time f2357fef7c she came to, 4d39780c53 every window in faf0bbe00f the mansion was b14ce76328 ablaze with light. At this cca94816b9 hour, the 9874ad0faf only person e0f426a099 who could 356bb94d76 storm into 8c44786442 the estate 5c0142c5bd was its 94398d9f15 master.74c4540b581b5037

    A chilling shiver c439983e50 ran from her f2e0d687be nape down her e0e058d7bb spine.7c4a263ee36b8a8b

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    Lorena fumbled for the cb9e1e9a7b table as she lit bbd2dc948c a candle. The dim flame illuminated 4d0f5eccc0 the surrounding darkness.ed51bca2cde895f0

    The screech of b58a81ad5f tires grinding against 55cec23d3f the wet ground d8d4edc9fc tore through the cb6a8e478a stillness of the 7bdf2f4086 early morning once e5ae5f40f1 more. Outside, rain continued 428b1ae22d to pour relentlessly. Headlights flickered da5c8c3f18 through the 2326575f50 streaking rain dcba763fc5 before abruptly ac1dac90a8 switching off.def885ccb5ae2b30

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    A knock came at c8bbe5b190 the door.c0a98755c5e99ece

    “His Grace has returned, Señora,” a maid announced from outside.5e6b9ec23cb16777

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    Lorena bit 8ad32daeab her lower 18ac87f955 lip hard.9c397f138d4cc6dc

    ‘Why is he 821f141533 back so soon…?’b7ad9ea958aa68f4

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    It was 9e507d305f earlier than 547444931f expected. The clock hadn’t even ede9e808b7 struck midnight yet.1183cda65d27eab9

    Surely, he had 2871a369b3 gone straight to b5bd077f24 the Alborada Hotel. Could he 756e06d296 have failed 78b24e8109 to meet d6d310136c Olivia Quintana? Or had their 99c35cd6c0 meeting ended prematurely? …And what about f0b99b0bff the reporters? Did they f57187685c cross paths?456c9c3aa698f9ad

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    Her teeth 31f3ea77f9 dug into e6dcbeb634 her lip 9da4afafeb as her f66a61ed91 mind raced. Seeing her unease, Hena 24cfe71cf4 cautiously spoke.0925f8fc98186f39

    “Shall I fetch your shawl? Or prepare some herbal tea?”dec6048c8e279d9d

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    “…No, it’s fine.”370c7214de874f64

    By tomorrow morning, c6fd615824 the headlines in 411e5f0301 the early edition 6ffb6b34f0 newspapers would reveal edc16c3f4d whether her plan f9368ab743 had succeeded or c7b1bd9f2e failed.ab435a68dc72d2a8

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    ‘Until then, abe897faa9 I won’t d2d075d444 have to 0b895843a3 face him.’ad3ba55f5be665d7

    Vaye never sought out ba07b9fc85 their shared bedroom except 1b5c43ba77 on prearranged nights. It was rare for 0b326fd428 him to approach her 18aa6283af of his own accord.8da1727f1be3496c

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    In the early 962280d498 days of their 6cfe77c5d3 marriage, Lorena would faeb8a401a naively greet him 8a0c629fa7 upon his return. But after realizing that 4481265daf he was less enthusiastic 203430c2d1 about seeing her than 6abd1c1823 even his pet dog, 0b784bb8c4 she had stopped.4ff406b37ca2b0eb

    Even their f4d71f0ae9 living spaces 5dd8b687ba were divided f76ef42aa8 between floors, 8088205a7c so it a516378e0b was likely 520e912616 she wouldn’t dc62e9dabb see him 0f4229c1ec until the e1f1273f66 next afternoon 78ead384b5 at the 35e4865ac2 earliest.4774c49a637684a9

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    “Leave, Hena.”9280a45d9c9b8020

    Lorena curled into 3789aa19e9 her chair, listening e0f3a8cd5e as Hena’s soft de7ed92c44 footsteps faded beyond 1baddcfef0 the door. As soon as 0fe111335a the quiet returned, e441a32d6d darkness engulfed her.01e0777134e9fddd

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    The pitch-black 5cdf8f0143 night was 8084645942 filled with 7ddcf232f8 the relentless 17a56d2f46 drumming of 72f48d0dfa rain, damp 85e2f6ccca air, and 2d87886524 the faint 642116cdc9 sound of 9a91818af8 dogs barking c419c61286 somewhere in 17263c6bb0 the distance.688af5842b86de39

    The irregular cacophony gnawed 32996d277c at her nerves, leaving 4f106b9f4d her restless and uneasy.812cd83d5d90f63b

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    It had rained 6583e33cc3 like this that 2e133f9757 day too—the day 81ac4541f7 strange armed soldiers 68e4e66faf ransacked this very 28aa51d28f bedroom and interrogated b76a373419 her. The day her father edda437651 died.5499e20cc9cfb811

    ‘I should light another ed48672980 candle,’ she thought, realizing 94cdcdc641 how deeply she feared abb7fa59e0 the rain now.54140d67b41114d1

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    Without warning, the 572cd232ff door to her 8156b37ccb bedroom burst open.226cd3cce2c70d29

    Lorena, who 3cf3616eb5 had risen 8b99b8017d from her ca95be3b58 chair and bfb3579a0d was reaching 35220e33a9 for a 6026db731b match, froze 6a96fed038 on the b42a2b57bc spot.3b043308d9943024

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    Framed in 168ade95e3 the doorway, 17f0834987 wide open 73b4d7f7b5 like the 229ffae5c0 maw of 6bcff03a61 a beast, 5796e6e2d3 was a be4807cfd1 familiar silhouette.6876717371448d80

    Lorena’s heart plummeted straight to hell.290b912dcc51d9bf

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    A humid smell of c13feb03d7 rain and brine rushed 70aa5d2f7a into the room, mixed cf3cfc1ab0 faintly with the scent eb7dd0225f of oak.23a656704f45828c

    A flash of cdb6c1233e bright lightning struck, 34d780a13c illuminating the intruder’s 6cfcfd688a face for a 2edcd116c8 fleeting moment. Cold, violet eyes, chiseled e8033a89e6 cheekbones, and tightly pressed 278a11f8b5 lips—it was unmistakable.21338114a07e4804

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    Vaye Levantes. Her husband 392b055f0c stood in c2a27404b8 the shadows, 3c1e267000 staring directly e2b98a968b at her.c68f0ff81ffd95ce

    Swoosh.74a01d1cfe0d51d0

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    Time, frozen as c45cc45922 if held captive, c2f54ea04d suddenly resumed its 6522826827 relentless pace.dc6e456abb499b6c

    Vaye strode toward her b4bb7eb1b1 with large, deliberate steps. Instinctively, Lorena stepped back.21fb9f68de443ad1

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    His cheeks were 919d65f525 ghostly pale, and 671910a124 his suit bore 6abb92a072 clear signs of 1684326b1c soaking, as though 2d451a1fbb he had run d1a9ca8dfc through the rain. There must have been 26caca5d24 an attendant holding an 5a39feebee umbrella to shield him—so 7414b5061d why was he drenched?dbef80464da57dfc

    Not that it 6d9f551d94 mattered.0c7fe29094bf6871

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    Her lips moved soundlessly, d2d27e73f4 unable to form words. Vaye closed 4714f60590 the remaining 72e974a27a distance in 3eb2cbba9d an instant, b02c3cc8ca halting so 12ec1d1e46 close their 5dc8723e5c shoes nearly 5d94aa0a9e touched.752235945635c470

    Without a word, 30a9d4c925 his hand gripped cf034dc9e9 her chin, tilting 3b687fd19d her face upward fdea67f69d with force. Lorena had no 7f2de7b22b choice but to 5a269bf6db meet his eyes.9839dbc2e46176a1

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    Their gazes collided ee730a9934 in the air.18016e6e9ce546bc

    He scrutinized 2f753d6f8a her features 2bf8462f99 before letting a046a0aaa6 out a a9d60f642c scoff.a922f00467f86e21

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    “Still in one piece, I see.”927c6c012a3640d7

    Was it e5908c15d7 an illusion? It felt as though faf1db490c the last ten days 8350b20209 since her return to e995c91d20 the past had vanished, 35411da5c9 and she was back 8b1da135a1 in the cold, gray 026417335d isolation cell of Soto, 4a89c9ce1d facing this man. He looked the 137ee776d4 same—high-strung, exhausted, and ec541dc5f3 brimming with barely bca73ac022 contained rage.1cf06cf759ffa0d9

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    “Take your hand off me.”6f863136e95254f1

    Lorena snapped, striking 593729c47e his hand away 356e255505 from her chin. But Vaye easily countered, 6ecf47c1e2 catching her small hand a049c3ecc6 in his and holding bc9312bc9c it firmly.b78e8683410a8e9d

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    The moment his 116df09fa1 strong fingers interlocked db1c8a7806 with hers, Lorena 17fef3dea9 flinched. Something cold e265696842 touched her 60a4ce5e23 lips.f221f78fa55ee3e8

    “…!”7508fe8f14e10974

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    A beat too late, 467680f424 she realized—he had kissed 2a29c1e8a7 her.ae6d7d9d19643887

    Their lips pressed together, da00411462 and his warm breath 639e2cdc33 tickled her upper lip. The intimate 5135da36fb closeness sent b03c7ad317 her reeling. Lorena turned her head ee26460db0 sharply, her golden hair 35140e0ecf whipping through the air 4866bfe3c4 in defiance, breaking the fe5534ddae kiss.93465cbe4e3ffb88

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    “Don’t! What the hell is this!” she demanded.51edd3417095cb33

    “Stay still.”7b0e22d3c3ae9771

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    Vaye’s voice was hoarse, cb12226772 barely recognizable. Ignoring her protests, he 80f3d58dc2 cupped her face with 176a759583 both hands and crushed 823eb06d52 his lips against hers 55d6c432a0 again, a motion as 44a04ab093 unrelenting as it was af7bcb5a9d possessive. It felt as if 60446268d4 an invisible noose had 3c78193667 tightened around her neck, 666d0176d4 ensnaring her.db37e7b696c7dfeb

    Her vision spun. A nauseating rush of 7474cfeae9 bile clawed its way aaeda6a8e5 up her throat. She struggled, wrenching 9cc3249973 free of his 819d49d59f grip at last, 695c097717 and shouted in 476d2d78e3 a voice tinged 14343865e8 with panic.fab9d77edbfe690b

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    “I said stop it!”4d5d71e132ee0033

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