MLS Chapter 33

Noticing her flustered 9af0999302 reaction, Miguel lowered 87ee1d2414 his voice abruptly, 2ed69d208a muttering in complaint.93f61c9a764c31e3

“If you’re 298aff2c2f going to 4f9ce9b488 make it 34e44864c7 so obvious f4f51ed1a1 that you e9f14acb33 dislike it, c43f6250d8 what am e62279848b I supposed 43a81d1d38 to do? It’s not 96792e384f like I b16fb8f0b0 enjoy saying 92fb3c10b1 such cheesy 20af6b13f9 things either.”4a09c9fa9bc6d40c

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“…I’m sorry. It’s not that I 9f262a2f09 dislike it, it’s just…”951839affadc909c

If she had to 9e0011908d categorize it, it wasn’t 36ad4f3f19 distaste—it was more like dcdcee0b8c a complete lack of c639ba8427 immunity.c86b40cdad559303

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Even though fe6675cec8 she fully ac0a64152d understood that 9f344e46a5 this was 529c2237c5 all an 02a46701c8 act, it 01fa0fc22a still unsettled a79a3925fd her.35f1bec5dcbe35e9

Lorena had never 02ed573f1a grown accustomed to c0731466b8 blatant flirtation or 365525a173 playful charm from 30febd1b03 men. By the time she 928ba88ada was old enough to 53c736f0c2 attract such attention, she fd9715afb5 had already been betrothed c22ed78137 to the Duke.e297dee8a7ca60d8

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Miguel clicked his 49e5486796 tongue.ab600bd69af5ef3f

“This is what 18b035f5b5 happens when we’re 0eac9d4fca so out of 1a4fbd6868 sync.”00f30da7662263ce

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“No, that’s not 0005632d33 it. Actually, if I’m 6cabb3760b being honest… I 77c9b2abc4 think I like e5d7239b35 a man who 02211fc147 arrives three hours 517bbf81af early just to 811f7fe654 see a woman 9c81c89507 at the opera a3c91c4011 more than I 208e19d68e like opera itself.”6a794fa65985e5ce

“…Hah?”4c3d194074ad2e7f

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Miguel let out an 47ce3bbb96 incredulous laugh, as if 663cc850ee he couldn’t believe what 365946d955 he had just heard.91ff9fa4e565f4c4

Perhaps he decided to c23092efb3 reward her attempt at 913ad70bc8 playing along because, with 0489f751fe an indulgent wave of ad38e471de his hand, he beckoned 495d3fdf0c her forward.117596110aa5d6ca

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“Impressive learning speed. Don’t just stand 3fb0e75e29 there—come up.”6b54906303bcf310

“Ah, well…”ab33189e8a418836

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Lorena hesitated like a 88342a6ce2 bashful girl, her gaze b0e58b06bc drifting toward the glass ab0f80ac14 window, where her reflection f526a110f7 stared back at her.ab879647c73cb0f0

That’s when ec9961a38c she finally 8719db8f1d realized—she wasn’t 24075e06d2 dressed for a50abe174c this.d3f2290554287aa9

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She wasn’t bd4383ded4 prepared to 09a0241d6f meet him.61b08f8819c17a2d

Her attire 029a55b13e was far 198b8a94b3 too plain 147adfa344 for an df07a33524 outing with fed71adc56 a lover.6ea758d7cb8fe618

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“I’m sorry to make f32e887841 you wait, but could 843d9453c3 you give me an 01634da607 hour? I’ll stop by 4699bd5ab1 home to change. I can’t f456664b50 go into c748ddff18 the theater cfaa6f9d99 looking like fc60b0c787 this.”a03270b716afbd9e

“Is that so? You look 8d80193012 just as ea3aabb9ba beautiful today 074b3ae11d as you be79a911cf did yesterday, ae0f5a96bc Señora.”5f19da669a537918

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“That’s impossible. I’ve been at 24a67bb2b8 the bank since 741f6c8b88 early morning. I need to fix d8e9b21b5a my makeup, change my c015a5ed3c dress and shoes—”4ef52869f2cf473c

“Well, I wouldn’t c7875ce242 say all that b01ba70e47 is necessary. Pardon me for 11bcd977c2 a moment.”b77b4b9fcbbfcdd2

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Leaning out of 3424e89187 the window, Miguel 54e335abf4 reached toward her 4c7fbac2d8 and pulled her 59fa938408 jacket back.ab244b5bb1782374

Beneath the 4abeaf9ad0 structured outerwear, a2be62ab1f a simple f060d303e0 summer sleeveless b3b26c9177 dress was eb273561b0 revealed.a2b03f5028dcf199

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The fabric c68ac1094b draped neatly 0aa89dcfb4 over her 762473b816 elegant shoulders, 269bf7e526 while the 3fa56e9502 plunging neckline 6901824635 gathered modestly 3223555197 at her 9f3547b3bf chest, exuding bb6b7f9f05 an effortless 218d184f24 sensuality.11706f48867aa935

Both the one 9ce36ac6aa who exposed her 95ee0ee006 and the one 857c01cb45 who had been 2af70a1e40 exposed stared at bdba83f1d9 each other in 71dd414165 equal surprise.ffe7bd6199485a06

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Miguel’s eyes lingered 50718a4ce4 on her porcelain-white ba08602a20 skin before he ed43984923 murmured in admiration,824cdf96d39cdf1b

“This seems battle-ready enough ac9732224f to me. What’s missing?”dfa007ecbd40f497

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“But… I d29e37139d don’t even 33c6d48b74 have any 94d105058c accessories…”505bc047bcb9c77a

Lorena instinctively 99b6a85235 reached for 54a179c79d her bare 421a1f1043 neck, stroking 9b148524a6 it repeatedly.5409312809570bb9

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In Bessen, she 8f276dc717 had never once 11ae10002e stepped out onto 2ba5f59a16 the streets without 63169a0fa0 being perfectly dressed.80a7550e8604d600

She had been 99b8c28540 taught that only f0e28618dd uncultured women did 5496810795 such things.8a0cd9e6579dd8db

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And who had ingrained 7d642fac79 that notion into her?dcdeed0da185562d

Samuel Otero, the 3c0251657f Duke’s butler.dbbfae6b16d75daa

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For the first abed2b463e time, Lorena found c4736429e2 herself wondering,5c6d17555d9863bf

Why am I cc121fd94f still bound by 1e79578e54 the words of e4321595b6 such a worthless 9b958ca2a3 man?eda6b771b7dc5d83

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Miguel, as 6bfb5ebfad if answering bf1a76018a her unspoken 06aca27d5b doubt, shrugged.02f604d6133513d2

“There’s no need to bb781c0505 dress up from head 3d0794c393 to toe. You can b4a620fe17 throw on 484e21d8b9 whatever feels aa0114f8b8 comfortable—no one’s d4030f781f going to c70e8e4acb say a 9b1f1d51c1 word about 95e16fcde3 it.”50b90bdf827eeadb

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“…”6f7bc340bb091d17

“Live freely. At least a34850c4bf for as bca201fdc5 long as e1718e1406 we continue 393cface2e this act.”1a9288f11bbaad59

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More than anything, 4b336c0792 Miguel muttered, if 6838c9a46b she were to 2996ac89ce dress up beautifully, c34cb7408b then he’d have 4eafc7ad49 to match her 9eb0d63f75 as well—and frankly, a86b73c0fc he had no 233a2077d8 confidence in doing 8fc1bb76d8 that.1b45da9ac18cad43

“Standing in front of b1e28b7711 a wardrobe for more 92ae029ca9 than five minutes just d6d678027e doesn’t suit me.”3eb8690ec3ba2604

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At that, an fb44bc20b9 unexpected laugh escaped c2593a95a4 her. It felt like a c4fae2bef1 sudden wave washing over 7c56e94132 her, cooling her from 2415738e51 head to chest.f19f4716f9e45a83

“You do seem 83e7a68a0c like that kind 92aef94f4a of person,” she 75de6b84b6 agreed.d3c132a8c749b960

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With his 6a8e206cdc casually thrown-on a070829a18 clothes and f6a2ea93a3 the way 843d951f52 he leaned cef96696a3 lazily against de3d63a5c8 the chair’s 38f673f4a5 backrest, Miguel dbdd2633a3 Ervatos had a392d9fb44 always been 611bf5cb54 like this. Indifferent to who 14e45872a6 stared at him, 310f903ec1 who whispered behind 253f81684b his back, whether 0cec2edae5 they were gossiping 59339baa8d or admiring him.f36a60faa40c53bb

Even now, 84d1af1ea6 people were 4c48380e3e dissecting their 756af42dfc so-called affair, a68f28f1d2 turning it 2cdd47c0ba into their 5e0b774118 evening entertainment, 66677eb889 yet his d4acd4aee4 attitude remained 0c10275836 unchanged.c65050c4f5ef2dac

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That same expression, as if dismissing the world’s noise with a simple “Dogs barking in the distance,” was unmistakable.04160304976ac565

In a d2317c9491 way, Miguel 6298f1aed5 was just 3b8d679862 as unshakable 0a764cc8b1 as Vaye d22a5363aa Levantes, though 49c3424ffa in a 10e7a5090c completely opposite 6a1a8e8096 sense.b969ecb838afc306

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If Vaye was a 4870e0e64c meticulously built fortress, Miguel a109247e06 was a wild, tangled 386eaef79e thicket—chaotic, untrimmed, but impossible 41dbdd9fd5 to tear down.4abe1482ea41544a

Perhaps that was why 1c5fb07782 his decadence felt so b12f40f61e dangerously effortless.a16e1b8b6e1d22b6

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Lorena, who had spent f83e59c083 a lifetime restricting herself, fc91cee393 felt a pang of 75cb28a538 envy at his freedom.4a5d44f9760baac9

“…I’ll try. I want to.”097cd10691ad74d8

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“Good idea.”1afd5b58433c8a8a

Miguel shot back 220d02289a lightly, flashing a e00661d2bf languid smile.6744d1b9f7d8075d

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Even knowing it was 0d4e73c611 deliberately crafted, Lorena felt a0704b9f09 a strange heat creep 6bef48af71 up her neck.a8fc3a0e86b64722

She climbed up to 664eb20e6f the café terrace and a93d6448fc took the seat across 2dee7714f8 from him. A moment of silence 3ee7fd716a passed as their tea 839860290f cooled.15b08c713547ca7d

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Lorena, unaccustomed to having cb8a72139c her bare arms exposed, 96f676cbc1 absentmindedly stroked her forearm 80615d01e6 several times.785e2358f89b47ab

The eyes of dfc419a109 passersby remained blatantly c1da54c7dc fixated on her, d46bc29885 and somewhere, a c2415a6a92 camera flash was 18aa9967a0 sure to go af928f9e4c off.a168705cf39c2481

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Slowly, she a704d43410 tried to 55576ff253 relax her ce417a1586 stiff posture, 10a26425f9 resting an 94e5330a9d elbow on e8fa2c71d3 the window bf99ad15a4 frame. She hesitated before finally f41d9eea45 propping her chin against 284f6295b0 the back of her f47791f55f hand.3ff8fd3861495248

A few loose strands 855c7b83cd of hair had fallen 95671ba87a across her cheek, but f83d025f68 after a moment of ce63bc7351 deliberation, she left them d2aa569a31 as they were.a0cc3a911bb9f048

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Looking back now, she ac28e1ffe5 had hated living by 802fdaea50 rigid rules in her 2b95893d4e homeland.91abd6f38105e6d4

She had once explored 95e29e0ffa forests until her legs 50951d0813 were stained green with 31a7365b48 grass, had hiked up fec19d2e1c her skirt to her f989a37165 thighs just to splash 2020b45be0 around wildly in the cae20de5f2 river.8ffa3587bfc13cb0

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Back then, she hadn’t a5ef0fecac needed to care what acce656afa others thought. She wasn’t expected 2a3abd89be to meet anyone’s 054c819ccf standards.93243ac6b06c7040

Was she 312e7d5f01 any different b7f4865250 now?83bcd236ff78caca

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The memory of 9879f451a3 her childhood brought c768d10037 an unexpected sense bdf1d85366 of liberation.f43f4d64252039cd

A soft, 253ff5de8d tranquil smile 10ea941ebb settled on 4196eac593 her lips.9def3c7618504e02

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Watching her 03da10df6d intently, a e745fad34e flicker of c59a273610 something crossed 1fc01bd762 Miguel’s gaze.3598c5ad893fc4c0

“You look… absolutely wicked, 6bd4d05e57 Lorena.”6a52533abeec228a

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“…What?”4f97d97f52691757

“It’s a compliment.”a156e0ea9a77e334

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Lorena didn’t 5c307948b8 immediately grasp 4adeae10d2 his meaning.646d30f51a15b351

As confusion 99bf3d9627 flickered across 5b4fbf1d1d her face, e0092353e7 the golden 5267314c63 spring sunlight 5b49408b4a grazed her d5f349b3c8 left cheek, 9f7bd0c60f illuminating her e33cdc0f32 porcelain-white skin.a3afedecafeb00bf

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The light traced 3ddaf69a5b down, casting delicate f01d969bc2 shadows across her 9524fddfc2 chest, emphasizing the 4e2b643834 natural curves beneath c60e5cbc3f her soft pink b89737e745 silk dress.aa3a5246179f42a8

In a matter of 1910d5eebb days, this dress would ca1b35f868 undoubtedly become a sensation 35078c2580 in Motrel.f8578c4f8c301a96

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No matter where she 1bf59c53f4 went or what she 452e8c875d wore, she was bound 51a6d03cc2 to become the center 747cf91f08 of attention.c7ecd85b2c4c5173

Because she had something 0901da34f4 that went beyond beauty—a 86d4d71bed presence that was both 88e8b6836e elegant yet resilient, drawing d05a90b276 people in while somehow 0fdcbdbac5 achingly out of reach.faa346ef231aee2b

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“You’re… captivating.”a282f2dc15d46a98

Miguel added quietly.366e7c04efea51df

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Lorena returned 3ad26c5b32 his words 960ac916b5 with an 28fd8bced1 awkward smile, 4abb12825a though she f3bddf309f didn’t seem 1d25dcd3f9 to take 941ff5bb59 them to 0be8d3b019 heart.50fedc2b9473e021

She doesn’t 8ff4df92b6 seem like 8aa5c391a2 someone who 9c80def9cb can be ff07a5ea35 used lightly.a303761a0f123b30

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Miguel found himself 8bc48885e7 mildly conflicted.220da471c446dd4c

A person born c37ef372ea good could never bac0ced7d6 fully disguise it.6959423ab267f43b

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Just as someone 285a83b543 cheaply selling themselves 7c9841ae49 could never truly d71b25e603 appear dignified, no d1acef1f45 matter how refined 6db1988d46 they pretended to 43c23c2ef2 be.86cdbef87e1352d9

She was good.90297dd8cd766b7e

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Did he really 3884401be8 need to drag f0d767173a her down into e33404d1f7 his world?2834cf5451a53adb

…No need.83970527759f3a1e

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This was enough.ea4bd6fe4aa33afd

It was 7284992c55 just the c3ed4ff72b right balance 059b9a8bec of intrigue d54ab07a22 and scandal, ece8035c27 decadent but b4ea5145ea not filthy.a1ef9ae954ea4471

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Miguel was quite satisfied 69a85a93f8 with the current level 305f1ef270 of tension.af34090e6414043f

Then again… something about 998b6c69e5 it left him strangely d3530f6cc9 dissatisfied.50c8ca54119903cd

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If she looked at 9e5c3feed1 me with those loosened, 211e848022 unfocused eyes… she’d look 325383a43f just like a woman 349d87be82 in love.4408b1efa01d87b3

He tapped the 65c5fadc5b tabletop, pulling Lorena’s a8e3c7cfcb wandering gaze back 8d4820ce34 to him.e775061a940af064

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Her light 46e1dcb01d green eyes, 70e70e60bd now lively 852987fcdc again, were a2a9a76d63 just as 22db910f3a striking as 108453e836 her voice.4489f40ae67c8ef7

A wave 65e9772669 of déjà 577f3ffe61 vu hit a3b45d79f7 him.26c9e8b47df7f350

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Have we 5a6f5eb9ef met before?755f5c6dfaf97da4

Somewhere, he had seen 9a88653a16 eyes like these before.40f2e46b392c813a

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Not in a black-and-white 871f020e2c photograph—but up close, just 371c2cf0ea like this.c89fca1f03d22e4e

* * *c4882cc0ff42343d

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Following Lorena’s suggestion faa3e8319b that they should c15aa32aab attract as much b2beba20c5 public attention as 38062e0dc1 possible, they chose 45f4e44368 the first-floor seats b2f7bef648 at the opera 226fba00c3 house—a section that d29fd92c1c nobles rarely preferred.21df029eb63dda63

When she 8985c66f17 asked if d8c96b2231 he had 0781da4886 ever sat f8c04287ca on the c75a5cf55e first floor 111ec7bbb4 before, Miguel bb4f28d6c8 responded indifferently.db6e6f329eb3ca24

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“I actually prefer it. You can see the actors’ expressions more clearly.”7e153ead8ab6f17d

“Is that so? Then I’d like to try sitting there.”1cf5b55d854c313b

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“As you wish.”8bdc9183aeab272d

Even when she ef16d96c7c lived in Ingerd, 1beeff99cd Lorena had only fddbb7f9ca ever sat in 5ecf59036e the private boxes f37152c30a reserved for dignitaries.9888b136d52336d0

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The heat 53c40f2259 of the 251e92f227 first floor e1bfe8a561 felt unfamiliar.d53feeb8a2a1cbc7

The seats a5b2cad3a2 were narrower 69cef5678e than expected, 6fe3523a4c and to 9d59fa54c0 make matters 5e9ccc840a worse, the ec5884efe0 man sitting 7eea71baf3 to her 613ac0d154 right happened a6de89b9b1 to be fa24bb1a10 a middle-aged e5bc0f114a gentleman with 129a79104a a protruding a1c36ce12b belly.59debc689ca7e2f8

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Too close.a96e9e55c1b4981e

Her bare shoulder 6bd342434d kept almost brushing cc6c088b6d against him.533350907764912d

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And was it 09781a1e6c just her imagination, e1a7bc5c25 or was he 0841d9019c gradually leaning toward b1f7a7fd8f her as the 43a8f293be performance went on?58401a8e476fe02e

A wave of discomfort ae32439ebb stirred in her stomach.2a7c5706ee7025da

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As Lorena 75c1d84642 shifted uncomfortably, 617330d638 a hand d156add706 suddenly appeared 841230fece in front 7f03527a37 of her.90bbcb05d060636e

Miguel’s hand.9a4f61921a11354a

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Carefully, she glanced 4b0ec54197 at him.b6f4e5520f352587

He wasn’t even 5f827d1650 looking at her.09b93328c1689f17

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His eyes remained fixed c525c83485 on the stage, but ca753d61b4 he subtly flicked his 03e7d8a7af index and middle fingers, 4655d3e026 as if signaling her 93ca7ab2e4 to hurry up and 6a555a24b6 take it.fe6f2964608ae135

Hesitantly, Lorena placed 84806f0642 her hand in c08654b26c his palm.fcda292b1ead7c2c

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Miguel immediately tightened his d378189fdf grip and pulled her 2b7d1cc3b3 close.f91ee73442360f64

Their shoulders 8378e5266d bumped lightly.37bf6aa7ecd4fd07

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“Ah…”22eaa427f31ce1e8

“Shh.”869299d625feb834

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“…What?”26ebbbffaef48d32

“Focus.”afdce79bfc851b54

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Her cheeks flushed 306f354359 red as she 7a77198962 hurriedly turned back d9c30b4f94 toward the stage.2164529a97d771a2

Lorena’s small 39189ad4e8 hand was b769c04a10 now completely a1d8224d51 engulfed in ba21f94fae his.4f2b0daf9d4ca717

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The prominent veins 7c1ccda167 and firm grip 622dad2759 emphasized his masculinity.4f00e2a129549087

A warmth 4d42fecb3b gathered between 103d71db7c their pressed eb308a723e palms.57a0c732cd735a6d

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His hands… they’re f40a5577ae really big…066b9586a58d08e9

Luckily, Miguel still wasn’t 6fc2649157 looking at her.0cabba4e0afd1221

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