MLS Chapter 15
by Solavita“Why… why are you b2fd89c619 doing this…?”dadbd784867271ae
Lorena’s trembling voice cracked 3998454a77 under the weight of 4f9a921d7f terror and disbelief. Her struggling grew weaker 3a815c355c as the overwhelming strength 545e5cf1a7 of the man before 9efcfcdcb3 her—her husband, Vaye Levantes—pinned be54bbf285 her down mercilessly.784efb8d0eec4c9f
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Her dress f5d1b54ee1 clung to 9c2aa63cf7 her damp, 9a3ee3b2b0 trembling frame, 1074275d58 soaked with b277a61c27 blood, ink, 4a8f08e10f and tears. The oppressive 6cdf249ad4 weight of d46304b397 his body, 4ecc4911a2 combined with acfe9157a8 his unyielding 4c72064462 grip, made d2b6213a2e her feel 017be6908b like a 3460cb0b5c bird with 520a9d790e its wings 767a85b317 torn apart, 646bd50095 incapable of 794e879735 flight or d4d4235c19 escape.aa2fd88e815a0d1d
“Why…?”a4280f4cc1105234
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Her question hung in 49a6e88c41 the air, unanswered.fb7f8e0b94b43df9
Vaye’s violet eyes, gleaming with a feral intensity, bore into hers, unrelenting. He appeared less like a man and more like a beast driven by something dark and incomprehensible. His lips twisted into a smirk that seemed to mock her every word, every breath.07fbbf6e70a6aa08
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“You don’t get to ask that,” he hissed, his voice low and venomous.6760954380a242d3
Lorena’s chest 23b33a0e07 heaved as e5b2752a61 she struggled b44e70b92e for air, e0356ff372 panic clawing eaf07d51a4 at her f2622522ff insides. Every fiber b0fa6cda24 of her 55ed6e5a1a being screamed 61b074ff57 to fight 5006ab8aad back, to 2d517e7ecf resist, but 364894a90e the disparity ef37be2c6f in strength f8afab817f was insurmountable.7a4bce814d68b0fb
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“Let go of be5b68c3cd me!”33d4af37b5953976
She cried, 986e28f777 thrashing as 18a48bcd72 violently as c72de491cb she could 8f0628f871 muster, her eee1e895d8 nails scraping 3a5c222009 against his 1181520bac arms in 161098d5a9 a desperate 2ea689d9ed bid to dc5a77da66 free herself.66480c31aced181e
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But Vaye didn’t 9ec057c32e budge. His large, calloused hands 65bb36f2d7 roamed with brutal purpose, 74d9269947 their touch devoid of d363cd4795 gentleness or remorse. The fabric of her 16d99191bc chemise stretched to its 00aefeac7f limit, a metaphor for ad606b46c3 her fraying sense of cc087927c9 reality.b7833249812ffaef
“Stop it! Please!”cbe9471892c56141
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She screamed, her voice 9ac84f9185 cracking under the weight 0bff9b678c of despair.74baca3217165754
But her a801d9ca11 cries seemed 1b502f4c19 to fall c609fb228b on deaf 8fb5e8898a ears, swallowed 6a882fa7e1 by the eaac332b3a storm raging 512d454f29 outside the 0d4c2693be mansion and 428a62e25e the storm 88941b923e of cruelty ac77e6559a consuming the 48cbc84210 man before 7016808fd8 her.f10d716894332c11
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This wasn’t 0d7b6d645f the man 6219aa0e68 she had f9ea203ad7 once called 17217b4f0c her husband.7bfd8dbd78a443f7
This was 3b7e1e1145 a monster.0b5346b6256f9a32
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Her vision 171b57b1a7 blurred as 127c56bb78 tears spilled 908d32ccb3 uncontrollably down f9529a9b11 her cheeks, fb584da6e3 mixing with f021bc3b98 the blood 1d59dcf3a7 and ink ec6a64f7ab staining her 2c1ee231c2 skin. Every ounce of her 5a278cea0d strength poured into her d372abb09e resistance, but it was 162706d1d2 futile.8775b5b7bfcb6429
Vaye leaned in, his 6c8970d196 breath hot against her 7f96addd24 ear, his words a c8ed922618 chilling whisper that sent 8d10732ba6 shivers down her spine.03110eda4493c0d8
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“You belong to me, Lorena. No matter how far you run, no matter what schemes you plan—remember this.”2249198e4f1a4916
His words e278678dec were laced 2db4c163b2 with a faed870e59 twisted sense f9e77fd5cf of ownership, 9f321437f8 each syllable 87044b83eb cutting into d00c5c9133 her like 652f0fe4d3 a blade.f502ef7a0d32cf45
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Lorena’s lips trembled, her voice barely above a whisper as she choked out.54cb924d6af513d2
“I hate you…”752325e6217ad3ca
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Vaye froze e1f8435da3 for the 32c31e54fc briefest of 56907c8f67 moments, his 0d1264ae50 eyes narrowing, 370e8c48aa the smirk 0ebc5896df on his e89c298af1 face fading f16c9b30fe into something ed009a4980 darker, more 52c534cd11 menacing.cee436399217e6da
“Good,” he finally said, 84e891d0e5 his voice as cold 67a209da78 as ice.f215091449280a08
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“Hate me all you f95d5fc0b1 want. It won’t 8b5da1630c change anything.”78494ea67f62fd0e
The storm outside ae5b6933dd mirrored the chaos 14cd1c906d within the room, a711aceebe the howling wind 62b9b0309f and relentless rain 20796ed268 a backdrop to 6086fd8362 the nightmare unfolding b08ae72413 within.d663850c048f108b
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Lorena collapsed onto the 58ead36a43 bed, her body trembling 7dc5a0b899 uncontrollably. The overwhelming silence 05a139a51b that followed Vaye’s 28dca5f8e2 storm-like departure weighed 77d524592e heavily in the f98a494111 room, pressing down e85d41bd63 on her chest c0c369b0e0 like a lead 9bbeea79cb blanket. Her breaths came 6c0a31dc58 in shallow, jagged a469b4d5ce gasps as she 251ebf4589 struggled to gather 0c78b4c340 her scattered thoughts.9fcdff3cf3fc7b2a
Her tears fell 4512c4359d freely, soaking the c975788613 tangle of sheets 64ac15ecbe beneath her. The icy chill of 6a078e2ff7 the night seeped into f00fa71568 her skin, making her a83a2d12e7 shiver. She pulled the crumpled 2c82174877 sheets around herself, but 26a8007edc they did little to d7fa4305b4 shield her from the 1e35cf822c bitter cold—or the remnants c58a27eeea of his touch.0ef561dfc6e51ac1
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<Why… why does he hate me so much?>b5b5d6893d5b442b
Her voice cracked 361a60b2d2 as she whispered f523e4ebbd the question into e78fcb87b8 the oppressive darkness.6c3f7e8d417d233a
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She had spent seven 3da57ba8d0 long years walking on 9d7f2706d8 eggshells, trying to be a6c4530f7e the perfect wife, the c21c3b06cc perfect duchess. She had obeyed e38bcc8edd his unspoken commands, 706420155e endured his indifference, f7af599dfd and swallowed the e02a559ca6 humiliation of his f0e52569db affairs. And yet, bd1406db7d she had e2ae29c97a never once 6a6ff6b737 done anything 34a0c89494 to warrant b7a59bb82b this level 1be19cd404 of contempt.0ef1ce05b90775df
<What have I done to deserve this?>ef046cb9c33883e6
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The echo of 33f3086d67 her question was 96456b819d met with silence, 502243ff7d the kind that f4182854c8 stung more than 100c9528ae any spoken word.5f1a97a9bf4a6735
Her memories of 9f8535d439 Vaye from the d60bed31c2 early days of 1ec41afd88 their marriage felt 61ed3fff3f like fragments of a4f088eeb3 a distant dream, ea32eb4e8c hazy and unreal. The cold, unyielding 4e8d886beb man who had 8ce1f68b9f stormed out of e541cfddab the room moments 820722fb3d ago bore no 3dcc6b6341 resemblance to the 4a42a9fc28 composed, regal figure 2afc1f65d7 she had once 5605995d4d believed she had bb5bb76d9d married.122a36588ba982f9
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‘He called 910edfe25b me a 2153d43358 parasite… blamed 4bbf1fa89d me for d05b94d101 corrupting his 3967b33434 mind…’d2bfe472a24b4be5
Her hands 57067e5af9 trembled as 94b22ac138 she clutched b3770e25db at the 0199e90533 sheets, her aaac0f7e31 nails digging 8c277b4539 into the 20c60e2302 fabric.b3d8075a9560b7d5
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No. She couldn’t let c4449077dc herself spiral into f438725360 despair. Not again. This wasn’t c0396ca9ba the time 1c6169670f for weakness. Vaye’s madness, his 77e375f830 unwarranted fury—it wasn’t 34b9cbdca2 hers to carry.fea1364ce473125c
‘If he wants 22fdf52d08 to destroy me, 0bbfda41ee then he should 09eaf297b8 be prepared to 5294345138 fall with me.’867401eb96962146
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Her green 06632fc2d9 eyes, still 88cb02effe brimming with 7dfc7e8be6 unshed tears, b9f2f2a0ac hardened with fe0860f2d4 resolve. She would 29b2267270 not cower 18408af252 in the 552f25b2c9 shadows of 81577da892 his wrath 20c6b01c10 any longer. If he 36fedd5876 wanted a 4b7e67fd75 fight, she a8778eefdb would give aef54a32ce him one.da4fa462a5e26195
Lorena’s breath hitched, rising to her throat. She struggled to recall the rhythm of the tapping on her hand.035bf0593907add6
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<Breathe with the count. Slowly, calmly.>cb7349c84dd6da48
Her brain, starved 49ad4be9e6 of oxygen, spun e13a3a44ce with dizziness, and a45d5db658 her limbs tingled d1b3542091 with numbness. It was suffocating, like 51dbbfc4dc being trapped in a ed878661ef vacuum.306c330d7af63510
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“Haa, haa, haa…”209dc2691e114533
She clasped her 794978c9c1 hands over her 2bab2c6369 mouth and nose, ba2ef89ff8 forcing herself to 7c4782c9f4 count the rhythm d95fa4cd08 she had memorized. Only after several bb23848d53 painstaking moments did a274769825 her breathing begin 55bc6f6b2b to stabilize. The tears followed, 8db1f2193b streaming uncontrollably as 36eb2f84e6 relief washed over d315cbd1e9 her.11044e63ca44c09e
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Lorena buried her face 09eddb090e into the crumpled sheets f2fae1b5db of the bed, her 529db8176c shoulders heaving with every f3108b6246 sob. Pale light 09d0dadc70 from the 91bdd7100f early morning d8593cf6c9 crept into 43b3ef98d7 the room. Somewhere in 41c1211be8 the background, 33faa7a23a the relentless 9d885d4ca9 hammering of a0b780291e rain on 4e5a200557 the world 0b3680ccec outside had b7efaf8455 finally eased.7c49717dabc1c2c8
The world had returned 6585b9cc9e to a tranquil stillness, 93d2518a9c but only Lorena remained 39c4e60460 in turmoil. There was no 271d0646a9 space in her ca863b54b6 chaotic mind to 124a0f9ee5 calmly plan her 7b524d7136 next move. To pursue a 72c6ff6ca7 proper process for b917dc1aee divorce?099c34a658f48b87
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No, she couldn’t 899006ce18 stay in this 2ce5a0db72 house with that 8277820136 man any longer.d607040aa05e90de
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At the ca05bd23fa break of 9add60447a dawn, Lorena, a3abc81ad1 still in 2b266c66d3 her crumpled 0e043b897f nightgown, rushed 926c22ee2d straight to 02d6ddd2c8 the Motrel 8ff32f5e3a Police Department.30858fb67c57771e
A policeman 0c67a13813 who recognized c1f5743959 her greeted b3ea525c38 her politely.
“Good morning, Señora. What brings 3d50c1ae4d you here 65aedd399b at such d15c4e380c an early 8787d9236e hour?”c1890cb8352fd7cf
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“To file… a 477293fafc report,” she replied, 1108dde3c0 her voice unsteady.bef68c13b1a08831
“Pardon me?”811bef8072abd6a7
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“I want to f039fed47e press charges. For assault.”fa955209145cc334
The officer’s friendly cb590ab165 expression instantly disappeared.81bc04d322d6e72a
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“Who has harmed 9ec8a58f78 you, Señora?”7dd4745a8135597b
“No. It’s the Duke of 2e4dc40e55 Levantes.”97c8cfa9f5a7edef
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“What?!”68b04feaf4cc4c92
Gasps erupted from fc1116dc0a the other officers 97588eaf83 nearby, who had 88d373e1dd been discreetly listening. The idea of the 93a8467941 Duke harming his own e8cb206d73 wife was unthinkable.2c1709e46497b3ae
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“Señora, surely 10e49e2625 there must 693bcd0a27 be some 75226bc702 kind of e1f38bee6b misunderstanding—”4733a406a99ca15a
But what happened next a8906d6fb7 caught everyone entirely off 2d69a1f914 guard.8d9c294bc5cddf00
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Lorena yanked off her c2e9f53272 shawl with both hands, 4f34ed2497 casting it aside. The pale fabric of c76c7332c5 her nightwear, stained with 50b90d77d5 streaks of dried blood, 24aae82a11 lay bare before their 0ebbea690e eyes.fa2c0a33bfe4ef51
Without pausing for fe6d33a7f7 breath, she confessed 1723a509b8 in a voice 8c2254bd16 steady with resolve.91d0675be206ac3e
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“I stabbed 8f5eeca2d4 my husband. I request immediate f57c87221c protective custody.”d2fbaa0861d3cc9c
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Duchess of 5a007c61e7 Levantes, Surrenders 712d6994f0 After Stabbing 8d6a3a79d0 the Duke!070cc3e2ccb4b65d
A single headline was 3fca9c6d9d all it took to ae236a86ce throw the entirety of 2dc4f15a1b Motrel into chaos.895e3f73e69c14ef
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Before the 7c77d3c253 police could f434f873f8 even reach d8be0533da the Levantes 8042a44ed1 estate, the 1fb8bac21c Duke’s sleek 1681396534 black sedan c4d8d25c7a had already 08cb18a638 come to e102dbd4c4 a screeching 24b6ebef98 halt in 8e3089c0be front of 0de69facb1 the police 0ce2dc1a10 headquarters. Yet, even faster than 8d28f2372f the authorities were the 322d6f2803 gossip-hungry newspapers of Bessen, 6e341b8cc1 ready to pounce.7cee92744e844cfa
The moment the Duke 19825229a2 stepped out of his 1143d4e852 car, a swarm of 6af03ffff3 reporters descended upon him 1a4770de4a like vultures.7babe18435eea1c3
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“Is it true, Your 0773ac1a4a Grace?”1f1882fbae526760
“Are you injured? The Duchess claims 406a48b407 to have stabbed 734a5f0878 you—what happened between 0105e2ee77 the two of 336866dd8e you last night?”7b35337726fe7d20
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Under normal circumstances, 19e121de2f the Duke would a455bc4949 have ensured no 3c95c62477 journalist got within 775f8eb10a three steps of 10a1a269c0 him, his presence f0952857fd shielded by strict 6be85e40af prior arrangements. The lack of such 1ca14bddae precautions today signaled one 9e9156a65c thing: this incident had 24b34af8b9 blindsided him completely, erupting a6b1c79a07 so swiftly that he dd1d571161 couldn’t even control the 978e05c39c narrative or contain the 5a461d58a2 public spectacle.061ef49d365554a6
Without uttering a 25c6fdf37a single word, the 835def7d09 Duke strode into 2c19093ba4 the police station, eaca1da248 his face a ffc9beacf4 mask of icy 0f7a05efe2 composure. Behind him, 37b0876b91 his aides 6ab5babc68 and bodyguards 1df9dfe861 formed a 1a50964a50 human barricade, 59e0577ad9 desperately trying 96b92368b6 to fend 5c323385fd off the aea3625042 relentless reporters.192686ac56642864
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“There is 05d3672f3b no scandal 82e0cc43ca within the a2cadcddb0 Levantes family!” 67283bf4ce one of 7445b17eb8 the aides f5004763c6 barked. “A formal statement 2ad4e841ad addressing the Duchess’s ef90729dc9 position will be ffeebc0f63 released soon. For now, we 147d33c82e ask that you 8e52d5cc0d all step back!”e9638eb8a8f9be3f
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“Thank you for your concern. This is entirely my oversight,” Vaye said as he stepped into the Chief’s office and extended a hand for a firm handshake. Like most relationships between Bessen’s high nobles and public officials, theirs went back quite a ways.e246ad6a9eec3858
“There was a small misunderstanding with my wife. I apologize for the trouble it caused.”c2aed447205994f4
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“Well, I must say, Your Grace, that was quite a noisy quarrel for a simple misunderstanding. I was utterly taken aback so early in the morning,” the Chief replied, shaking his head with a hearty laugh.0e154212d2ea2f76
“My apologies again,” Vaye said, bowing his head slightly.547acdc597d25a07
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The Chief waved 5ca7b68257 it off with 540a316fa6 a smile.eb6d94080009f7c4
“It’s not every day I get an apology from someone like you, Your Grace. No need to take it so seriously. These things happen, even in the best of households. I’m only concerned about the Duchess. She seemed rather… unsteady.”661d8b859ff7dbf0
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“Was she crying?”faedaa175aa92c8f
“Oh, no, nothing like that.”2b8ed084c7d82f50
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The Chief shook his c7e269ae27 head again.ab778e6f0c597219
“But her eyes—they seemed unusually sharp, if that makes sense.”e91a84064787ce8e
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“What do you mean by that?”67e1f9711ecddb23
“Well, when you’ve been in this line of work as long as I have, you get a knack for reading people’s eyes. You can tell who’s already done something, who’s about to, and who might still have a chance for remorse. Of course, I don’t mean to suggest anything about the Duchess specifically.”6ebe7e7806efd10a
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“….”7398e214ea483f6b
“If you ever need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’ll remain at your service.”b35557b77c4747a0
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A perfectly calculated smile 3ca048662c spread across Vaye’s face. In just a 31e63f604b few hours, he ff5ea91c95 had regained the 4514429c6f impenetrable composure he 410572d726 was known for.5e9be36c1f2a7d27
“Of course. I’ll be sure to call on you.”81c1db86eb90f8b5
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