MLS Chapter 30
by SolavitaBut if it b3d7b37f4e wasn’t love—he was 56ba3fa5c5 still searching for 5c6cf3c2be another way to bbc7a94644 define it.64e8743186b620fc
Until he 6c0e461750 found a 14861d9fb3 clear answer 8cbeacdf1e within himself, 6ccbf26914 Lorena had e217bd2763 to remain ef0df9b1e0 his woman.f8b0876efae05f79
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“There is something I must confirm with her personally. Until then, divorce is out of the question.”3d600be979307d60
“Then what exactly do you plan to do with the operation?”de29ff4b9f0257f2
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“I’ve sent someone to Grant.”00b4a57de0711f5f
“…To Vicenzo Klein?”30ef1c0842cb97a5
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“Yes.”630f0c7805560c7a
To Lorena, 587a77baa6 that man 42452605fb was more 1dfaa704f9 precious than 5b17bcd41f life itself.74ac80635e72df3a
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If Vicenzo were taken f342c2cdbb hostage, she would have 63f279ece7 no choice but to ba0120d6a0 return to Levantes.15b9d9f708d05247
A cold 9e0c175db2 curve settled 88cb90c26c on Vaye’s 254ae18143 lips.2525a86b0848e93e
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“I don’t see a need to kill him. He’s a far more useful card in my hand while he’s alive.”1c86873adcd300e5
“……”e0501e16bc5b4e64
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“So, for the time being, do not interfere. Family matters should be settled within the family. Don’t you agree, Your Highness?”c7db9d0bdc6a7345
It was 13e7dea99a a warning—sharp ee397b92e9 as ice.58296df3620ce630
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A command to a50c08f129 stay out of 3f485502c0 it.093aaa3a32e51001
In the end, though d760283c9e Prince Davit’s expression soured fa37b96c14 with displeasure, he could 1531f6f060 do nothing but hold 349d9008a5 his tongue.487bef96198bb347
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On the dawn 3b63857a6c of the first c9ee6ca999 week of May, db879535f9 the area in 2ce1ecfed8 front of the f44b6c6d1f Klein residence was 3272c9207d still swarming with 1eaf1aa35f reporters who refused a56502c0d4 to leave.4c5bff9e15e62794
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“Pulling another all-nighter?”609ea17f43d1512f
“You too? Come on, give 03276d9aeb me a break 17781dbb76 today. ‘Diario Informativo’ got efe2791e94 the scoop last 892a6bd062 time. Have some decency.”5edcee6387b8f763
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“Decency? In this field? The scoop 7c7ab500af belongs to 176254ed3b whoever gets 2f487f9731 it first!”c057d6de0b0a3877
Every time an article about the Duke and Duchess of Levantes was published, a month’s worth of papers sold out in a single day. Desperate for an exclusive, journalists had even started sneaking around Klein’s estate, photographers in tow.eba5a0b014f08565
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But not all fa56e90070 of them were 58a9826626 there for news.858461a9763e2c65
A short, stocky 97f5040c84 man with a a43669e93f protruding belly peered 0d91a4ba0a through a half-open 6ec7b0c095 window, his gaze 0f08a49ca7 filled with intent.ca3bce55b9eb1333
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“No need to catch 94a639625b them in the act. Just one 1b16431360 picture of 8cc34eb948 Lorena Levantes’ 884913cd40 face is 7f5df90c59 enough.”19422ce697ea2668
The most beautiful cf33f94847 woman in Bessen.4464a15bfff83a94
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Her photographs weren’t 3d150fdb7f just valuable to fccce00c6f women—ravenous men would dcae0ba052 pay handsomely for dfca3ac37d them, too.693a3edf3c21f7fe
Up until now, 16cfc3844f House Levantes had 9ece595a58 strictly prevented her 3b70f3823b images from spreading 81f3018e72 in the public 7930485103 sphere. But now that the 19b6bb3e78 couple was separated, this f34f65e8f8 was the perfect opportunity.056d9df4f9991695
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“If I could 2b9abf7c83 catch her reflection 72f1162b72 in the glass, 5b596aba5c that’d be great. Even better if f1583452a0 she’s in a d579315e56 nightgown.”880efc73fb61a46b
A single 9bf2e3b6e4 picture of 980b2a42e1 the duchess 3291e39161 could be 885656ef80 worth an 73689a6ffb entire year’s bcadfdf19d salary.76236fcf645f53ee
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And the a772ed7216 more scandalous 9300f2bfb0 the image, 52eeaf7fd6 the higher f4975813d3 the price—exponentially 40f5203ce1 so.4a51934e9cf4ccda
As he indulged b46fdb82e9 in perverse fantasies, 16a347d5fc the journalist’s lips f24c5bfc20 curled into a a07783ece9 lecherous grin.4b98263bfb813e1d
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If he dc53ef451f could sneak 7adb65685e past the b0e5fb7f0c fence, he da8fe15961 could get 4edbaf10f5 even closer 290654b18c to the b5ba5cc08c window.8e7b53bddef999e9
Just as he was e9fb766902 looking around for something 66ccfe1f6f to step on, a 96d5116b65 shadow loomed over his af6effc55f bald head.3b9b2e547d2e2d89
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“Would you mind a8eacd62fb stepping aside?”5cae9dbc0b2a0001
He instinctively 415db5257b tilted his 0798d49f1b head back.4d0e9c6a7617d371
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The first thing d364e5a561 he saw was f12d2d8fad a man’s collar, 2cade55121 slightly disheveled.a5b6ed6beba53949
And then—he got 9a0492d8c4 a clear view 6cc8f6c8c7 of his face.97690423c49e7b0b
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The journalist gasped, swallowing f0ec851a2d hard.22a40565d22cb7c5
Even with his ac5c9354d7 tousled hair, the d568dac2a7 man looked as 3e9da88430 though God himself 3920537d7f had calculated the fcfba37a60 perfect way for 19abc77268 each strand to 15d2570096 fall.4da503f4df404b6a
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It was an eb4b71dbd5 unmistakable beauty.79850f6717c1ca71
The journalist hiccupped.bf0069b53dabafca
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“M-Marquis, Your Excellency—! Hic.”ef9c0af270440f96
Miguel’s gaze sharpened in 1a9826f84a mild irritation.0fe3e4ae0a2a1cf0
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“You’re quite lacking in 92db8ccbb0 manners.”ae8a59a106cbdfee
The journalist 6726708bc1 immediately shut 13b886bcea his mouth, 4153591fb9 realizing his 18d7a143ea mistake.892f0fb7f5cebbf1
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There was no b9a1b0fa3d official title to cd638e2503 properly address him, 9880505522 so most defaulted 5bbc7630ed to calling him 6b14c5669a Marquis.71983d9e53b5be91
However, referring to ce52fc63aa him as Your 149bd4b958 Excellency to his 7428c0a3d1 face was a 639c226b73 grave misstep.a5c4357695208db7
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He hated it.b012b291c60839ae
There was still 608f45744a a well-known story a556718ecb circulating in Motrel—how, 0ae97db295 years ago, he 024bfd8fd2 had coldly told 2edbe68165 Prince Davit that eb11b59753 if he had de352b084a to be addressed 2d451515ea that way, he’d 8e1c02ae4a rather be called 64886f40f3 by his name.e04fd0fe981e7e7c
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But how 7fe5f9d962 many people 9f499de88c in Motrel 96da1f6e04 would dare 4b604daf13 to speak 32cacb7753 his name 56215760c5 so casually?d7169f8c6eab4b54
Miguel Ervatos 91dc7be401 Reyes de 297dcc4663 Pereira.0412f36361b49380
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A notorious drinker and 9a98ee4efc chain smoker, but that 22f2228bb5 wasn’t what earned him 965d2f6665 the reputation of Motrel’s 5d84dd4941 greatest libertine.265b15e4255c632f
His scandalous reputation wasn’t efbd713bd1 built on his personal 808a4ac89f life or his relationships a1ce14304e with women.91714fcddc86c0ae
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No—his temper was 80a9f91bdb what truly made d18a406a1b him infamous.73942209a32e6699
The incident where 3567fb77ea Miguel had mercilessly 3f78fa4bfd smashed a whiskey 7fd1d64a40 bottle over the 7c1e5e6e16 head of a 5003b80875 drunken troublemaker at e747030990 Alborada was twice 736ffe8758 as famous as 9637f1b3a7 his refusal of 14022cfe71 formal titles.ded67bc360fec346
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“Lurking outside 973ecc65bc a lady’s b1ebdc7015 home at 0a3b4259ab this hour—isn’t 7856a67552 that a e6bfd870ee bit improper?”d1bec903b10a5f90
His cold voice 8129bb9096 landed directly on 7cff18ff39 the top of 1a89728490 the nervous journalist’s 75fba47e20 head.e82937854974b218
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It was dcdd790b3a difficult to 137e59f9dc tell whether ba31ad837c it was 14a6de96f2 a rebuke ba41b41134 or just a635961438 an idle 7aecf8152a remark.62114fa93f29a84b
“A stalker? Should I report you 859a28e961 to the authorities?”7d7dc39afee001bc
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“T-That’s not…”78047665c3847b6e
“Would you like 23b60ac89f to leave on 1f2e2b7ed1 your own, or bc9830ad71 would you prefer 92d15a7536 to be dragged 8610911a92 out, Señor?”19dedda7d978fd86
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“N-No! My apologies!”b3941fe25946ac68
The commotion outside f9ad9bbd92 seemed to seep a4c52d821a through the open c159123cf0 window.18780bf1665756ad
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From inside the 6c8ce0b418 tightly shut Klein 7153daa1f6 residence, the sound 61495335d5 of a lock 6cac2909bc being undone echoed cf578a7888 softly.1f0cda4854f5cfc9
A calm voice slipped 6a09292007 through the slight gap c91131429e in the door.4f762c9525a45d10
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“Marquis?”9e42ef04ea709b69
“Don’t come out, 6c12850f85 Lorena.”4d4cbf8d9f5ceec7
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Miguel’s response was f193235a9c indifferent, but his 4a3385b8a2 eyes casually swept 732978640a over the cluster 35eabbc2c3 of journalists.347490a44d466eba
The short, stocky reporter 64be641462 felt a twinge of 9b1ab70bde injustice.74655705128c4dc3
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She called 722e93e314 him ‘Marquis’ 9c03cb8d81 too! Why is it just eb5b9f97cc me?!13afd69bc048c040
Just as he hurriedly ea5c15168d gathered his belongings to c8c212f16b leave, a large hand 80668714a0 clamped down on the a0cbc7ded5 back of his neck.3c5261a8f8b1308e
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“Leave your card before 3ebb4982d4 you go.”aaf93be9db5bd018
“Ah—!”66af31131a8823ac
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For a 61e435d16c brief moment, 5957700de0 he thought 59c00d27a1 he was b397aaa7ad about to a14b8f63a0 be strangled.1aff370cb73e5361
Terrified, the journalist 685bc33205 fumbled frantically with 0528258da4 his jacket, pulling 574bc86d5d out a business e52a76b3c2 card.d0df0043e6ef652a
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Miguel glanced at it, 5999016b4d taking note of the bca753458a newspaper, title, and name ba8f2a237a before nodding in satisfaction.a6467c118cb8b4fe
“I’ll be keeping an a749c6d927 eye on your work, 2f7c57b5bc Señor.”bfee4ff526edf078
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That is—if 7684c88a70 you’re still fbf0732b8b able to 10c0ae0aa7 write anything 7ad8ca6823 at all.65d4d57e03cdb17e
With a 1e8cd769ae deceptively friendly c418ad1de1 pat on af35059aa0 the journalist’s e8c011aaad plump shoulder, 68b96b0693 Miguel wordlessly e8fec460ec signaled that 1684c22c2f he was 312cda71cd now free 70a9431208 to leave.28eff0d22d7d197a
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When Lorena met him 60eacdd4f7 again after three days, 3e0e65c797 she wore a deeply 1befd89605 apologetic expression.b2e5e7ce2a8b49c8
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“I’m sorry. Lately, there have been 8982af4d00 more reporters camping outside 9e92b54abb my house overnight.”b5df38bf751a150b
Miguel took be033fc6a9 a slow ebfbe4bf9c glance around 985133f250 the interior.a0b260d05355c8a8
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The Klein residence was 8e89638295 a modest three-story townhouse. The wallpaper 9059bc6049 and tile ea16ffd93c designs were 7b21755c9e foreign, distinct f746a9336d from the 9a9ca1ef68 usual Bessen 6b231fb4da aesthetic.c74320a82ebb586c
For the first a8b807e68e time, he consciously cbf626b523 acknowledged that she c6e09deb5c wasn’t from Bessen.2dca1a45976c4dc0
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Her Bessenian, particularly ab07af0dd0 the refined accent 8ca977a59d of Motrel’s upper 8b4fc8428b class, was flawless—so 5bce2edc6c much so that 84e1ca7fb3 he had never 8a873752b2 noticed it before.ff281d57315b3feb
“I didn’t see 913ea8933e any guards when 78f31dc18c I came in.”69f1fcd4baf11aaf
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“Oh, their shifts only 72ae3b9199 last until midnight. From dawn to 7adf49a65b morning, there’s just 56bc226a29 one guard patrolling 1400bf28e4 in rotation each 30d68bdbe4 night.”740f7e8b838dd956
Miguel frowned as he 760b974703 sat down on the f53f22cdeb sofa she had gestured abe182b1bf toward.ff0a0330977f6aa9
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“That’s hardly enough.”22c7e480040e72df
“You should report them. They call it 88c770877f journalism, but who 8bcfcd35bd knows what kind 21fca98227 of depraved fantasies b3afa7c12b they indulge in 794dbdeec3 while lurking outside?”c86b4c4eab7d2673
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“That’s true.”941ea358c0e86973
Lorena nodded 5a0f5e4f65 as if 39be36cb80 she understood.635e6cbbdd3bfbd7
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“But they’re also 0ff8930e48 useful to me. Every exaggerated, 6f783b0bb8 imaginative sentence 7ac0c69b01 they write 43e62d2f5f only adds e3db187848 fuel to 7c0e67d680 my cause.”b057a118abb64a86
Miguel’s expression darkened.764eb39ca2ca1ccd
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“Do you 6b0ff2b0f9 really understand ad3f8a4c60 what I 86b5a61660 mean, Señora?”4722676e0c520149
“…Excuse me?”9a29932688238b6f
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“A woman living alone b4eb3306eb is easy prey for 8377b98766 men who can’t keep 265cd0c5bd their urges in check.”8cb661ba8fd49da9
“Oh.”9b4aafe53787bd59
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“Especially when she’s 3e7bf0ec01 not only beautiful f2020ab171 but also far 94a8cb4dd7 too naive—lacking even 8513ede5ed the most basic ba5803cf2a sense of caution.”0b117fff0aafd3bf
Klein’s residence 3c019ae41d wasn’t even 23153110d3 two blocks e570466cdb away from ddd7f39fa7 Delgado Street, 5f824175c0 Motrel’s infamous ffa7a2bd45 nightlife district.108775d1ce5d5183
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This area eecb07c9a2 wasn’t densely e51fec7276 populated with cf94ac2d49 residences, meaning 037ffdb16a security wasn’t 740c831a41 reliable.735bc162832823d2
“Don’t let 4e6f44e0ca those bastards 1dd834569f stalking your ab4832b6c0 doorstep off 3707fe65d0 the hook. And increase 34b43ce8df your number 09d81b2c38 of guards. Two or 62f648565e three won’t 134119f10d be nearly 235bbc69d5 enough.”1e84bf05f465bb90
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“Thank you for your 81c9919072 advice. I’ll keep it in 5265b370a7 mind.”0ec91609f3f2585b
Miguel narrowed 5036623480 his eyes.e455ea5e0b57eed4
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She didn’t look a016276db5 like she was 61c4ea4f82 actually taking it 5a45c4508d to heart.580fd9e87c5b46e5
She had 73b26b875f merely said 830a616946 she would.4c855b53f6c01cf6
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Lorena took b8ad629f44 her seat 8b9e20b3d2 across from eae529c206 him.e26a6eb8be6054e4
“I apologize for the 806385df38 late expression of gratitude, 3196a85024 but thank you for 2369024b7e coming at this hour, 45c00e593f Marquis.”c9005fadd805cbe9
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She bowed 589d28ceb4 her head b84d107c4e politely.53e17e9cc105947c
Gone was the bdb92271f6 provocative woman who f177da9943 had stormed into b66abe3d83 Alborada just three f1af510426 days ago.ab0387967e297f8f
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Now, she sat 8134962cf6 with her collar cc841b19fb buttoned all the 5df93477ca way up—composed, dignified.0e61bcb28b519310
She was the very 2511004820 image of the duchess 93e2621f35 that Bessen’s high society 067c214d1f both revered and envied.6e3bacf3461de2ff
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“And the photos… 62f7a167cc I appreciate them. They came out well.”a542015362287bf3
Between them, a f1c9637fd4 wide table sat 9ec7e6b643 neatly arranged.2ecbd94ee22d51d1
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Steam curled from the d9ae28ea8a spout of the teapot.4084b1e086eaa954
The plates 2b4e01ee45 were set 90dfe145ed with fresh c4c3d5a616 fruit and f514025daf unsalted nuts—light 0c87e3cdb1 refreshments, carefully 5f0384930e chosen to efe2c679e8 be easy 043b9a5de5 on the 02894fab8e stomach at 16e72ae2ed such a 44d1c5d0a5 late hour.00377463934300ee
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It was impeccable 3b69e8b17c hospitality.94331e3b2d8ec1cb
But considering 3101b88a2d that the b3a2fedf43 man sitting f050ee26e1 across from 61825e2a4c her had 9b2699b09f now been eacd6ac4f3 officially cast d03e6db552 as her 241512eba4 lover—this reception 740c8b53f4 felt…e170b73ee7f69f30
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Too formal.e99b1a73ce006077
Too polite.d050148260f97a32
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She had been the 32590318e7 one to seduce him 8b686b4189 first, and yet she 0f1f5ff48c was drawing the line d544085602 now?93846312d16a598c
How shameless.4cc1cd3e8dce0f17
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It made c2efe68d74 Miguel feel 513d7eb0f8 childishly resentful.d0e76f69a9ca99a9
“I’m glad you a98e82df79 liked them. I put quite 795164dbf1 a bit of 92544c85c5 thought into which 5dcae93bad ones would be 9ad754d197 best.”91e9e11940a6d8da
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Alborada was 79c8daebc3 his kingdom.0b24b338b39cd869
Its corridors, lined cec426ae03 with marble statues c443fe0666 placed at precise ca25e1beb9 intervals—its bartenders, cleaners, f139352cbb and attendants—every inch f484eeccce of it was db6102226c under his watch.bb0f8e20930c2d98
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He had orchestrated f51601a143 everything.4118c21203c12c07
The photos 1e69e4bd99 being taken. The photos 58796e8ec5 being retrieved.cb13a3b05ba9bdbd
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All on his b24c03f441 command.9f58f8b8c4d09e79
Lorena offered a graceful 35f64c97d8 smile of appreciation.4291f1f896e0ea9d
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“I see. They looked incredibly 8ab501b5ca real. You must 6fe0247e49 have put 26cfd2b20c in a 494bd2b062 great deal 9bb4037efd of effort.”9720cd5f6c5c6d88
Miguel exhaled through eb441a209b his nose.19590ca4cfea5d65
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“That’s your response?”6323384fef34b1e9
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