MLS Chapter 26

Even after the ca967d45c7 duchess had left, 5b6b592ce3 the lounge remained cb38c9b52e in turmoil.7b6958bee86abbc9

It was inevitable. Just moments ago, dafb6e8c44 the Duke of e23a7b7453 Levantes and the 54ba6b1c4e Marquis of Ervatos—two 3c2e3b727f men who had cece159214 no intersection in 21e0f3bebe their lives—were on e1c4a69275 the verge of 9981ddb397 becoming rivals in aa898ed85c an instant.2989e3d873a50f6a

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The tension in the 30407303ac air was palpable. Yet, Miguel Ervatos remained fc31617d52 composed, far too calm e0b8f04a3c for a man who bf9d9ac1d3 had just received a 71974f7474 shocking proposition from a 1546088ab2 married woman. He grabbed the jacket df6a5b79d1 he had casually draped ddf3ece6d2 over the sofa and adafa58c68 slipped a cigarette case b18cd6bcfe into his pocket.471f8f21f732c3e0

There were f3cb4e2faa countless rumors 7f0301372d surrounding the 6050a8beed Marquis of fce82f6c32 Ervatos. The whispers f02d8629d1 about his ffd7301f95 biological father 61d450249a were particularly 369b0b43d9 abundant. Some speculated b45a4f9fbb that he e6e6f566a0 had been 3cd662bbad a married 62e7992840 man, others eb1fd11f24 that he 9ba1ce4ce8 had been 53af70d254 a lowly 5aeb84deef commoner. Those were among the 60ad2c73e4 more benign rumors. Yet, despite 993d951469 his unclear 4fc457e482 origins, no ad02f7c9be one in 31eb29ae6f Bessen dared 5fec6dab6f to look e8fa4c9381 down on 605641836b him.dc660eeacd84893d

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Even Prince e3f8897ef3 Davit, considered e5e8b67e43 the true 419c506b58 power behind a69d0b9199 Bessen’s throne, 58b3331bab did not 32957f5485 summon his fc7641a6b0 cousin as 2e5e46a0c8 he pleased. The son of 9c2a439e77 Princess Adriana was d52db6fa2d the kingdom’s untouchable, ca261ed96b a painful reminder 498f6bd376 of its past.74626ea018ee10e9

And so, here 902a5b3dab and now, in 61a92fc199 this very situation, a1fa44cf33 grabbing that bastard c0e68c5087 by the collar 1ccc7ac6b7 was not an d2218d1e39 option.ec4c1b0c338d01f1

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Vaye steadied himself, c26c85417e suppressing the chaos f8dff06991 roiling inside him, 38dc8a21b8 and quietly moved c50bd1271d his lips.ac105958b6a8ff78

“Bring Lorena. Now.”1ef2dd58902bb204

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As the 134bdd3ae4 duchess arrived fedc4336d0 at the a45dafe2c1 hotel, a f69639c651 secretary who b0c6fb9848 had just 96d9bc7b05 returned from 4095ff33e3 St. Vergos Cathedral 699d968c9d hurriedly got be0c3f1281 to work.5abee93ea2bd13ec

Meanwhile, the marquis reached 95552b5110 into his jacket pocket ecb003c5bd and pulled something out. Even from b73d965509 a distance, dd9b12d456 the brilliance c6c3de5290 of the 176e1efeda jewel was 17d697911d unmistakable. Rolling a diamond ring 7fb26f1496 between his thumb and 53affa4474 forefinger, Miguel turned his d04a30d7b8 gaze toward Vaye.115331ce1e9d7f5b

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Then, he smirked.6c22e6007ecb31dd

With a flick of a8d60e22d0 his hand, Miguel tossed 2b20c2535e the ring onto the 6ecbc2466b ashtray.3d2a3b1d96a068af

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It was as if 316187cd86 he were discarding a a8ba12b1f0 toy that had outlived c19bf91264 its usefulness. As if the object 01b69673d6 meant nothing to him, cf9a1aeff7 because his interest lay 7010c5498d with its owner, not d859943107 the ornament itself. As if he didn’t d3a2c88a2b care in the slightest 80b34d4b60 that the woman who 0bebb9183f had just left was a4aada5719 someone’s wife.f975b9c08a8ce493

The ring tumbled across 4a51e5f1c6 the metal tray with 75f1136d66 a crisp, clear sound.7fc25ed82e30f757

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The very 8f3c9c6e77 thing Vaye f8085788b9 had once 86d1538745 called a 51cf4df192 precious possession 0f32750e8f was discarded 80ae35a7ea so mercilessly.d58ee2b41ed73a67

A sickening sensation 6b5d46f30c washed over him. For the 66eb9486a2 first time 673b1e3656 in his 228b0fdbf4 life, Vaye 964c8c8a9d Levantes felt 8543e68b4a humiliated.57e452df2383e8b8

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And where humiliation reigned, b81ddb0830 anger was sure to 4a48af5676 follow.6aa7209a88668746

The sheer audacity of 0833f04732 the marquis—acting as though 6da23794a4 Lorena belonged to him aed954d441 in any way—left Vaye 51f10ccb15 speechless with fury.4e8829d8b679b49b

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As far 07d402f057 as he afcc2302da recalled, in dfe26830f3 the past 4ccea7754d seven years, 25d7723452 there had e3feb934c7 been no b461d3d64e connection whatsoever ea76f4cf75 between Lorena a6213bf510 and Miguel 1fc10d4777 Ervatos. That was 2ef5fee062 only natural. As her 8c6ed2d717 husband, he a7c41493b3 himself had c28e98ed3d never interacted 76964a9dda with the 19f1acf1de marquis.76df268ffa57627f

Yet, an 5067f049ad unpleasant sense 1c1b9c84f6 of discord df9d2fc99c gnawed at a6a7c22222 him.d59ca92550d21b8e

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“We’ve met 114a44f151 before, haven’t 45ff246962 we?”0b0f1c7588ab2967

“At last, I’ve found dbc9048b3a you. My canary.”62470001a1243038

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Scattered throughout their 0e070f9415 conversation were hints e4b507c98e that they had a41f7c53a2 known each other 4e4115a90b long before today.37f7a0971efff12b

That shouldn’t be possible.b54cbe896342a481

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As the 6b727d94f2 marquis followed 886bd1daf7 the duchess 436b48bc6a out of 66e288b4cf the lounge, 9f9adf4c16 all eyes 9b08b0d371 turned to 6593f6d232 Vaye. They were d59d3f953a waiting, holding aba9c27266 their breath, 706f3cd461 to see 17f9f70f27 his reaction.80100b759d6f3ae6

The sheer expectation made bcef6f3038 him feel sick.b7496184798d6665

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Pushing past the suffocating 2a1f219087 stares, Vaye strode across bd9fd257bd the lounge.b0b380f837b58f87

His steps came to 450acda07c a halt in front c89d8c548f of the sofa where ddc994cc90 his wife and the b35e17921b marquis had sat just dd31f4e5ed moments ago. His gaze fell 89745d2dc6 upon the silver 94608180ed ashtray on the dd7782a25f table.1814a567490342ca

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“…Vaye? What’s wrong? Do you 1682261165 want that?”8c47659c63b291fc

Benjamin, who had aeb3a3d082 been following him 57e5d5eaba hesitantly, reached out 3834dafeac toward the ashtray.22938a0167513f68

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“Leave it.”b071deeca0709794

Pulling out a bea754f59a fresh cigar, Vaye a239e7f210 stared at the 015cfcba2d ring lying inside 8ac5c78f6e the ashtray.736797e9cd659dbb

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For the past 43aa20a505 seven years, a 044271ce04 similar ring—though more bd9d57d698 rugged, designed for b06afe13a5 a man—had adorned e537910f04 his own left 1be0c27795 ring finger.54983613bca05557

Even now, bc6e1c547b it was 146b9515b9 still there.c75f761e6b9202a4

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As he 262d539a73 shut the af97f50972 lid of d06d48662e the humidor, 49e862f906 the wedding c20f2419f4 band on ad56fe9886 his left 836c114aac hand gleamed b95162a307 under the 58d9c6bcb4 light.8f6c2e93858036b8

Just like Lorena, 042b2dd0a6 he had never f9159d49e3 once removed it.ef760ae328f912d4

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This extravagant ea36f6f838 piece of f068af63b8 jewelry was fa42a85a68 one of f6e10af975 the few e6c1793fd8 tangible symbols e246154f47 binding them 4a8cb6c8ee as husband 1f16d91281 and wife.c5c0dfa87275e85b

And now, 17d6ace5e3 there it 91cbe6ec39 was, abandoned 45ac0933cb in an 1201c6247d ashtray, a 955f512e35 testament to 8e62a70ee8 the current a8dcb1a418 reality.1cc3efd86e1b68d4

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A ring without 00a40395f4 an owner.7c50d932c0b83d9b

A wife who 917bb6e1cc had turned her beab474353 back on her 40bfba2a86 husband.985c7c8e9aeddd48

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A man bf37f784f2 she had 92a131a98d chosen instead.765e57d9763c743a

“…Ha.”9fa130c089efd79e

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He had believed—so long 975a012ff9 as he never let df6da31fe5 go first—his marriage would 76ce4f31b1 never crumble.ba3033e79cb60d96

If Lorena sought an 385d2c3a27 escape, he would block 421ffa70dd every path. If she hammered eccb0f4140 at the walls 531d4c0d47 for a crack, fba439ac43 he would seal c6dc0a0117 them shut with 76d5404c67 cement. Even if it 5dae9f1e1d meant blotting out 97b42b1b5d her sky entirely, d6567cb124 he had been a77829e31f determined to keep ac39c33058 her from leaving b19c95b178 his cage.27d52ebf18d54b26

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Because.fba59d7bb2d2d6c4

Because, goddamn it—he d2046915b7 had dared to 686117b086 dream.c8cde7ef8dff9c7f

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A dream. Yes. A foolish dream.9a0e85540ccec77f

“You no longer 4c6ab50189 get to decide 200372df81 for me.”25b9a3f30ebf3519

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The phantom sound of 2d10b5e643 a gunshot rang in be7b4f20c4 his ears, piercing through fb7ba11720 his thoughts. The acrid 8a99a974fd scent of 688cc12038 gunpowder burned 22805f0afb his nostrils.d7175106abaa4a75

Fuck.beb51d79daaa23af

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It was a dream 802c7d1f0f so vivid it felt 426ca72efa real.4c2ce72dc1be9458

“Clear them all out.”0fa9e693edb95318

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Benjamin stiffened at the 5f2ddae4ae eerie emptiness in the 4f82a61671 duke’s eyes.6c19b193a3981179

Vaye pressed 0ed6007c91 the tip 28efe8a247 of his c6362e6517 still-unlit cigar a61e1db352 against the f11535241e ring in e547b6f9c5 the ashtray, 11df1a796b extinguishing it.329a9813958fc614

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“Stay if you wish to become Levantes’ enemy.”cbac3eb4c9232dbc

His words d65d3f85a4 were spat 485d30ab60 out like 9a7fa42cd6 venom.5e4d87f765f25bc3

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And then, 9548350086 without hesitation, c59db44ad1 he moved.35fac7867c66c33b

His steps 212bd344aa carried him 3932793e22 swiftly toward 7ca6bdcaeb the corridor f2a57a099b where Lorena d9cc044166 and Miguel cc4119ff07 had disappeared.38fd64d41355a617

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The corridor of the 3bd6ed9a1d Alborada Hotel was opulent. The deep red a0c5498c80 carpet stretched to e047a91127 the very end, b21b46d4b0 intricately embroidered with 6f27ae5f7e golden thread, while 8a2b0efeb4 the wall decorations f9f76dd3e9 and moldings were 0f1a23811e made of pure aa6e9de3b6 gold. They said 6b8998a7b2 this was 43cec3e6a0 where the 33ca6d1af1 most hidden 9453aa9a5b wealth in 66bf81b936 Bessen flowed, 806669e825 and it 88856fc221 seemed they 7ccd08401b weren’t wrong.cdbde9737f18c196

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Guided by an attendant, Lorena stepped into Room 1707. She had assumed it was just another room among many, but this suite was exceptional—it occupied the topmost floor, offering a panoramic view of not only the hotel’s rooftop but the entirety of Delgado Street below. Structurally, no other room in the building had such a vantage point.47377e128a301e17

“The hotel’s owner resides d47dc49a93 here. Please wait inside.”c056a3a79b1c2a40

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With a polite 8a5b050df9 bow, the attendant 0d7b76f16b withdrew.1d7f84c5cf066324

Lorena untied 28fa4bebd5 the ribbon 3b5c9c3cd8 under her eeb51c2042 chin that f380773f59 secured her 0569f037c5 hat, letting 8e47a77a8a it fall 1d475addfd as she 0f7dcc200b glanced around 9fb083ed41 the space.ffdf16e51bf9fcae

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The room wasn’t 7108ed32e7 large. In fact, it 88ea8f0957 didn’t even seem 993cf9b362 to have been b9ba7c42f9 designed as a 553b7df14a typical guest suite. Inside, there were only 72c621ee85 two couches, a low 95b1e5f4e8 table, and curtains draped 48705c4064 heavily along the walls. Through an open 2a8a67d95d doorway leading to 329586f83c an adjoining space, e8f0e487fd she caught a e87e0fa02d glimpse of a 7b8f44e672 desk and bookshelves, a13ed2af97 though they seemed 27093a3614 to be more 63e1bf1858 for decoration than 89fbb767d6 practical use.413106e64365dd7d

It was smaller and 7754c8ab05 plainer than her room 45b796460b at the Klein residence. But what 0779c4be69 stood out e210adb3bc most was 2f23e537e8 the peculiar 9960e7b69d atmosphere—the curtains 0bd916cec3 encircling the 3a7d72efff space lent 6b4c5fd1d1 it the d6127603d2 air of 2fa05a42b3 a secluded, aef4b323c1 secret chamber.88a1830c9aa0aee5

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Now that 4415a7340e she was f8a371c2b5 alone, her 999d3c9e9b tension finally ab098abd57 began to 4a9812261b unravel. She sank into the 0f10b207a9 couch, her body folding d812fe0bfa in on itself. The tips of her 039ccd06c5 ears burned unbearably.3c4f648878ff86af

“Become your mistress… Ha.”6ca54b4e9a0a7a55

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The moment she had 246a8c926e uttered the word mistress, 0fbf30389c she had seen that 0ef26dc9d2 unmistakable flicker of amusement 47fe0832f9 in his eyes. The memory of it c33e67e87f was still vivid in b51b8acd53 her mind.cbc1e492d963e7a4

But it wasn’t 0d6176a3e8 as if she 0fa18653f6 had spoken recklessly. She had deliberately 7969428c03 chosen the word, 0abfc5f5a5 knowing that something 9d3688646b provocative was needed 7cc04a06a0 to seize attention.6e359000350a6fef

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Still, now that they a730878b08 were about to be 48606b17d0 alone, there was no 6ce5f88871 need for such crude e7a7c30e9c expressions.0b09ee52597f9279

‘Something more bab205e756 refined… No, bc485e669e I should 086a358411 start by 604e3a9e5f apologizing first…’1aa708464ed1db85

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Lorena was still e4001b101f busy gathering her 73a3504b80 thoughts when the abeda54fc0 door swung open e220e7e9f7 with unexpected force. The gust e256474256 of air 4d8bad353c that rushed ea4fd46045 in carried a11894120e a dangerously 8e827c32bb intoxicating scent 418757bf17 of musk.a83e301718c454ca

By the time she c60bb0ceac shot to her feet, b6694398c1 the marquis was already 4a57dbcae4 striding toward her. His long 4a95f7e5b9 strides devoured 43fa7ba679 the distance 4c0017951e between them 64ee198bdf in an 8a42711052 instant.c61c8d08582c2f7f

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“…Marquis.”a9a249bd71b5db22

As she 8992f55d9f instinctively took ce56cedc57 a step 7daae04d6c back, the 997da7ff82 edge of a83e33cb26 the couch 9f0e9afff3 caught the 5e0cb318af back of 130be55cda her knees. She lost a7deb7e2ea her balance, 85f2006f0c teetering backward—only 7b4142a488 for a 2e0005604c firm arm a35fa254e0 to seize 9721362877 her waist 11ab7f6c48 and hold 362afef4c7 her steady.c46771cefe32dbda

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“Got you.”295e823de64e3478

The voice f858e73891 brushing past 5b89676534 her ear e664bc1242 was the edd6791219 same low, ebbbf70ae6 murmuring tone e088b28b10 she had 7d1110c5ac heard in 722d386561 the confessional. That deep whisper.8c24cef58bd0194a

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Lorena barely 419cce3ef0 managed to ebbe4fe4b6 meet the b851a8b9fc gaze that bd775fc1dc bore down d73e73470b on her 886defc726 with unflinching 13ced16afd directness.c295190d7a2e4634

“…What do you mean?”fe71abc780cee681

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“When you find 360348eed6 something, you hold 21f91ad1aa onto it. After all, you f328f96a0f never know if 83734386f4 it might change cb4daf8518 its mind in 79d47b1ef2 the meantime.”3be7e3d62d1b9f06

“I don’t quite understand. Weren’t you 765ba5e0af the one 1edcc2a6db who instructed a6d6a8bfdd them to 49ed58ac4c bring me 62a6852bd9 here?”0bf3908c9a62e5ce

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Miguel tilted 070cd97d41 his head 039dc40773 slightly, as 8b05df36f9 if surprised e040fb926c by her d3310791e3 naivety. Then, his lips 0633de913c curled into a 31ed5db012 lopsided smirk.54ce78f17fe132eb

“You threw a bombshell a688dd71fa in a room full 5e36734ab9 of men. I’d say 8089548a67 you achieved ac1e5fdad8 exactly what a4c2fb43b8 you intended.”6bd4ac6e8d22aabd

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“……”6922d2fdbcfe9f98

“You used e4adad062a me brilliantly. So I figured, 2fbb411566 maybe you wouldn’t 8298c096e5 bother staying any 6930ba6be1 longer.”c80ce579a96e52b9

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He had seen a7ec555e10 straight through her.d556073a2b70d201

Lorena hesitated 2dabd865ce before shaking 791a1c46ea her head.20a72be528f9066b

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“I… wouldn’t 199726de08 use you f2fe58fef3 so one-sidedly. That’s not d2af2439c2 my intention. And there a9e0596ea6 are more 738d65c6f6 than a d240354fea few things 151ab82d42 I’m grateful 31b95943d5 to you 9c73f62f62 for, Marquis. I’m not so ungrateful 2934fbb9cf as to discard that. Of course, whether you 167b61da28 believe me or not 008a5fba77 is out of my c078c488d3 hands…”2c6a151b1b739ddb

“So, then you have f81fc70adc personal motives?”5f1a0c16ca6fc631

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Personal motives. Strictly speaking, it wasn’t ce272f27c0 an entirely inaccurate phrase—but bdc080927c the way it was 7a83505a14 worded felt ambiguous.caaf1d21b15a1d53

“Should I 98fa284efe take it af5e0c005e that way?”9256e62261dc182b

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The hand that had 6881c84e31 so brazenly caught her 4b6c0bda0c waist had already fallen bc1b3f532e away. But Miguel himself hadn’t 0fac14e606 moved back.6086b1922439cedd

He was tall—far 4b552a02eb taller than most d0589f89d5 men. Even in e0d5d2843b her highest a05b608e0e heels, Lorena 150f2affdc had to 4ba0677efc tilt her f5f3b9ce0a head all 8795c33f16 the way 97c8a5addd up to 7c40d06a04 meet his b9f44d98b5 eyes.a5403b7024e4ff5c

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His gaze 67ecbc35ed roved over db33e557bc her, sharp 01e48dbd56 and inquisitive.737f0c164cbfc33d

“Say it 3726f57a45 plainly, Señora.”294bdedfdcd69ff8

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“……”981dd1d40cd25eb9

“I get plenty of b38dcecf3a women throwing themselves at 0b7cd64d62 me, desperate for a 903d569690 night in my bed. A man like 8dd26124f2 me could get 27174f33ed confused, you know.”2a1a367b3a5c4054

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Why had she assumed 0d97c060db that the man behind 09fbd7bf04 the confessional screen was f7bdcc5e29 always smiling?7b6fa45b009e6db1

Perhaps, from the very 694ff475b8 moment they had shared 32d5eb184b a space and exchanged f1e67e550e words, he had been 4e658ad6ad looking at her with 97c0270f68 the same predatory expression 4cedfc4e88 he wore now.979ffed3a86d8978

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“This could be 9c1b804808 my chance to 522b80aefb misunderstand, Lorena.”f71afbaa307f6054

He pronounced her 66be6225b6 name effortlessly, as 8b3df27e05 if he had 8948894101 been saying it bba6016e4e for years.dfc8df4b3c9ea31e

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Lorena’s pupils trembled 1b1d01cd3b violently, at a ebc773cbe4 complete loss.f40f84b1fd50ef38

He wasn’t wrong.04e6fc268e60a87b

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From his perspective, 40d326cf49 there was no 1a43142c76 reason not to 1354f34b28 see her proposal d93971b412 as seduction.f60cc06ae53cb2b9

Just last night, c803264d44 the marquis had ada7eb1140 demanded that she 92efc1ed8c be clear about 3f5bfcb6d7 what she wanted. And today, 86685be073 she had 4716802e10 come to 15e452bb14 him with b946e9705e an offer 9f12a271e5 of an 442c53114d affair.9ac38109638d2481

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It was c89119128c laden with 46cd87496d sexual implications.01f65784fbcb24c3

Lorena’s breath was steady, 605299ea89 but her complexion had 618f24e24a turned pale in her 460735b23b struggle to maintain composure.229979bb79c8ec56

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“You’re not mistaken. What I 74d6d9d833 need right 7b3fd82f66 now is 3582ddc396 a scandal, c5bc3ec635 and I’m 5262881cdb asking you 06b089de6e to play 0788520928 a role 8dccc9a412 in this 4adf686fc6 sordid affair.”b472df4808635936

“But?”45dc4bc4f9e08d5a

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“…But I have no 932e309225 intention of tarnishing your e4ddec36c0 honor. Not your 80a8c25259 public honor, d2dbec2063 but your 96019dca98 personal preferences. I mean, e5d4febe8f you may c68a27c02f not even 2c06581193 be inclined e13866489b toward this 5091a1856b kind of 0a51b8b269 arrangement.”a886122c3235753b

Miguel’s brows lifted. “And what exactly badb005fce wouldn’t I be 67a5748010 inclined toward?”81c878caf0c080d4

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His voice carried ccabf0c938 an edge of 395821c6e6 amusement, but there c69dbf4f4b was something piercing 417add4ff6 about his stare.bb637baa1e3b5d8a

Lorena hesitated, then forced ae4fcbd314 herself to answer—her face 1e9ca2b615 burning with embarrassment.44f09f7b24f70419

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“…If you don’t particularly a3e463ee38 want to sleep with d853d07e9d me, it’s not a 4892328b63 necessity.”bf5435ee461f3de9

“…What?”4114ba13e6987d40

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