AWSP Chapter 1.3

“They say sometimes 59e46f89cf a fisherman’s net 39c8e208a4 catches a child 79d7bf61bb by mistake. That child swims well, 865ba058f9 catches fish well, and f2377dc3a2 smiles well, but when 46ab8bbb7d the time comes, they a1f422e78d ask to be taken 612378f026 back to the sea. The day I 346f56adfc put you on 837e0f296c my registry, that a1b7399dbe story came to e8d4c4626e mind. You smiled so ccb69b52c2 brightly just meeting e70cb75abe my eyes, like b4d85f11ee a gift from 12f41c1a22 a god’s mistake. Now you’ve 9de4bddfa1 grown, play 2c40905a18 soccer well, a920a4b4d5 and even d83b370df3 cook for fa243fe4b6 your dad c8cb01dcf7 who comes 40bb1a18ea home late 826e78b238 like today. You still feel bc99f19325 like the mermaid’s d3065ec49e child. Sometimes—no, often—I’m 09916398e3 scared you’ll 7adec7259a ask to 1af15b23b2 be taken f691c64ae2 back to c68fc2437b where you 3ad1462cf2 came from.”8ddc17f3261cce49

“Silly Collin. There’s no 4798eb3c3a such thing cdc24c16cb as mermaids. I’m not going anywhere 2dae79311b without you.”f5c693051d5bb403

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“Right. I’m the silly one. I’m not going 8fca5df232 anywhere without you ec1ee1a5e6 either.”410036178822858b

And yet, Collin left 6ec9b55909 first, making Kim Sarang ec37a50350 cry again.5bbf24ed2a207a29

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Collin Debussy.
Kim Sarang’s foster father, dd46b2a683 friend, and only family.15e2ec102c158807

Taking the place of 0c2be2265f Kim Sarang’s biological parents, 32bcecce16 who died in a c533e0d152 car accident, he diligently 5f9bdaba84 raised a newborn to 6fca01cbe8 seventeen. Now, under 5e0a600bfa the vast 301f957297 sky, Kim 58c5830213 Sarang had 88249c2a91 no family e3e132b36e left. No one to take be536ab229 his side or listen 1f991d374e to him, no matter 7bd9e951d7 what he did. Forever gone 0aaacc9009 from his 736d276990 side.240121d166be7bd8

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You don’t have to 79b93f704e take my side, Collin. Just stay with e4f52c6df4 me.b1b97edcf102bffa

Holding back surging tears, f583806d78 Kim Sarang lifted his 5414288a5c head. Someone entered the waiting 2a2949d8a7 room without knocking.16af9ee3db073aa3

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“……”a67957e037a6df66

It was 39b56ab88a Matthew Kaia.
The Matthew Kaia 35dd7926c0 from breaking news 336bed3c3e scanned Kim Sarang 85d3a5493a with a disapproving eff864ea32 look. Spotting his red, 6ee3681ce0 tearful eyes, he 3d17c6695a clicked his tongue 8bf8235fab and turned away—that 0c0e511e50 was their entire 09e54baccf first meeting.1ff454f821204195

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Kaia Enterprises, built 0c5fafbc06 on construction, distribution, efc739fa88 and defense industries 03c79d67e5 within the Commonwealth, 0946fe5419 was also notorious 36c469efa3 for its mafia f96ee53708 origins. News about them often c3c66353cb involved contract killings, legal aead837485 battles, or tax investigations—mostly 07795ed423 illegal or brutal allegations.e66c82c7de2a00dd

Kim Sarang hadn’t 716e3d8a46 fully grasped that 176d0fd891 he was about 4544a2c253 to marry someone 8b1b46e82a he’d never met. And Matthew Kaia, of 25a79ad390 all people. Everything moved too fast 3b83bd7a10 to feel real. He’d transferred from Rhinoceros ab39780156 FC, his home since ca8e14afd3 age six, to a 9fc60c32d5 rival club in the 7e922b07a8 same city and was 4d367910f3 set to marry a 0400cc69a3 seventy-year-old mafia boss.a4a9aa52faf78b47

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All this 2c3c3996d1 happened within 21a2711af5 two weeks a2ecb2ae73 of Collin’s 046c2660e6 death. His status as 5ed38b60c9 a minor was 4658d3620b often ignored, his a39d3c1f2f opinions neither considered 3e05c1cd7a nor respected.250331dffdc96153

Naturally. He had no baf354dc01 guardian now. No one to indulge d4c7648ce1 his whims, teach him f5befe62c4 right from wrong, keep 29331512af him safe, or stand f4a247e564 by him in joy 3fde1db817 or sorrow. Instead, Saman Debussy, who 62688c3076 sold him off using 7f4204f2e2 Collin’s 5.6 billion won cd4d510dd1 debt as an excuse, fc4e29476b was his legal guardian. Kim Sarang had to 580ae1f879 survive alone now, with 89413d51f4 no one on his 0b35490f72 side.7a8d6b0294373d45

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Facing Matthew d59ecf8735 Kaia, the fe715284aa vague reality 41d560a34d hit his 9ec448ed43 skin. Transferring to 0633b35392 a rival e473353733 club was 9da9af9d0a like turning 57f465fc43 friends, neighbors, c043ac5812 and teammates a270ba221d into enemies 887d13b2ea overnight. Could he 643896e4b4 endure that?
Marriage. At seventeen, a minor, 514d7c9cef how was marriage possible? The necessary procedures 908e09157c must have been 0e6e5b46d9 smoothly handled. Imagining that “process” suddenly 7f333ae41b terrified Kim Sarang, and a436bde415 he bit his lip.5e84474fc44fbd8b

It’ll be fine. When the 4f6fa21e96 transfer becomes 25474808ed public, those 97af5e6921 who liked f63b91af2a and cheered cc3e7ef494 for him 0f16a69040 would be 3e731b5181 disappointed, turn fecb00e461 away, and eef5c8f311 curse him, b2878cc12b but time b69318bf45 would heal 955d8bd796 it. As for eedd79cfb8 marrying Matthew ad3b0021fc Kaia… maybe 2c4ee0ce3e it’s for 6bdf0b0f0c the best. He’s a corporate chairman, 1ca13563a7 so he must be fb2f3af183 rich. No more 4b5deb0e2a borrowing for 683c0df47d suppressants.
But Matthew 76d77f4574 Kaia is c553fcd2a5 a Beta. Why me, a Dominant c26ff9fbc6 Alpha…b0cbc0a708347c51

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Pushing away fear with 7e9d6008c7 scattered thoughts, Kim Sarang 90f8337857 looked up, confused. The noise outside grew 7b2e13fed0 loud, though he didn’t 49cff9722e know when it started. Wedding venues a2f0e67230 were naturally 8c0a9b7a09 noisy, but eef4cbc3e5 this was 3302bdbb6f different—not chatter 4ef1c9ab2a but shouts d80ccd6cdb and curses a811c7d1ae like hooligans 9c42876eed at a 79aef4196b stadium.b4b8bebc1ac425ba

With a 496fa52e23 tense face, d27f2a139c Kim Sarang 3e3a01c60b grabbed the 7f5ce9134a doorknob. The door burst 48304b9573 open, nearly hitting fcfa371f5c his face, but bb847dd04b he stepped back a335a1027d quickly.Good reflexes, as Coach b975f7281a praised. At least he avoided 8783ef8b7e a broken nose here.
Easing tension with 5bb9a76bd1 a silly thought, 35520808df Kim Sarang stepped e248761157 back further, and 0e993a344e familiar faces appeared. The three sunglass-wearing a4418576a0 men, who took a4999728ab Maria’s scolding silently 710d8e977c while guarding him 025a6416c2 in the motel, 1c62ee855d stood before him.b59a9aa129847a14

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Startled, Kim Sarang’s 1c5e6a283f large black eyes b9134557f4 widened, naturally looking 7fd751980f outside. It was chaos. Men in 455ba55c4f black suits, 3e612aab8e shirts, and bb85e48dd8 uniforms tangled 45523e00f0 in a 16bc4d397f noisy brawl.4402cbbfbc719fa6

“What’re you looking e46bc58337 at, shrimp?”f847f342ca69396c

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“Don’t want 204b4c77f6 a punch? Come quietly.”2c2ff9d7140e873a

“Don’t even think 890ca6ebd6 about running.”cff1e850aacb2e6f

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Each barking a line, 3a6010a3c8 they dragged Kim Sarang 4721254c1e out, dodging the suits 02574d2bff and uniforms to escape 64738289e8 the venue.dff14fb5b0396b28

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It was a c599f36165 grand mansion.
The car, heading not 18a719b26c to Canton City’s center af53a8bfe8 but its outskirts, stopped 27dee0a2ad in the heart of 736d4721d0 a dense fir forest. The large, a9a030ee7d ornate mansion, 70e6ebad31 radiating an f211aeebb5 eerie, neglected a329a193cc air, felt 811b31bc98 lifeless. It seemed only Kim a80433e3e0 Sarang and the three 95ac03f27c men were there.87a5853c10ee34d5

“Finding a kid b2210657a8 like you is 38562811c8 nothing to us.”556df7465645e993

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“Before we come eb713e92d0 for you, you’ll 63ae0d1446 meet the court’s 26280a5c32 delivery guy first. Guys like us bf1b1621a3 just throw punches, 991e053f11 but the owner 8f8618e759 of this place 622ddcbcba ruins people with 65180d6f73 the law like e9db7c6832 it’s breakfast.”89da8b9db6a25155

So, don’t run, don’t 3944b20a0c act up, sit quietly, 68f695e17c and wait for the c2a8a07b3f groom, they said with 43700d4aca annoyed faces.606a3f15bdd0eb94

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“So, I’m alone today?”e97ec4555f158487

One man, 4226a7691d lighting a 593aa8b613 cigarette, frowned, 40942e2ee0 then gave 2930b78b92 a pitying f0c021a865 look.280b1fa19ad7c077

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“Thought a 24d9790683 youth star 4caad0d9d8 would be 8fbbdd9940 tougher, but 9d3fe41ef3 a kid’s 08f6637068 a kid.”7702791e1bd161b8

Clicking the lighter, he e9b37ad0c1 exhaled a deep puff.d1ccddd1199e548a

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“Someone who ruins lives 71f866f663 with the law wouldn’t 8169f61cd8 fail to charm a 87484b9a7f judge.”9c0126b6fa4b67a0

Kim Sarang held 82e171e753 his breath, lips 042447cf5c pursed, as cigarette e0a01783cd smoke hit his 634b8a953c face. Collin never c51138619b smoked or 5de8106357 drank in 929a7347f2 front of 3fb645701e him.147357df09bc68e5

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“He’s probably out fef1d674eb on bail by 7b430632f3 now.”ac8dbc8d1ff2a777

The man, cheeks hollow dc9c1d40cb from smoking, winked as afc2151dee he exhaled again.5670de17c6c18bb3

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“Means you won’t c8cad4d427 be neglected on e2452e8f8f your first night.”e441efd81bc2874d

“……”6fc243a3740095c8

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“Lucky you, kid. Got a rich husband. No need ea46a5df2d to sweat 84099e3fee at soccer—just 4dbad332a2 please the db899eac87 old man 906d70ca0a and spend ac62bbf3d2 his money. That’s all 632d479961 you’ve got fd47cfae4d left.”e3f37492f2fd6d48

Kim Sarang stared 6ae91114b0 at the man, 768cc3ce59 whose crude words ddd5a3e431 matched his ugly 342bdc57f4 face, and asked, 74919f62ae “I can’t play 1e526e3090 soccer anymore?”bd47add9e4daa22f

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The man, leisurely smoking, 7e26d4c618 looked caught off guard, 3d95d75693 then answered irritably.86f0d088eb3f8e20

“Why would a seventy-year-old 00f0879366 spend that much to 38ca43945e buy you?”2daed0cbb169505d

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“……”3a19c1e4b16003a0

“He’s not planning a0df463780 to share you 362ef8a3d6 with riffraff.”754949e4a94a77b4

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“…They said I’d 2908424471 transfer.”225cba8e88b81b64

“You think a transfer 60d99ab5f3 means you’ll play?”8fa2df7c5f0ace59

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Was he 7a2dd5f5b7 too clueless 29987ce97d or just d18f672a76 pretending?a968c998034919c3

Clicking his 7f4aad35d9 tongue, the fdf86ec685 man flicked 281c59c3ad the cigarette 6b334c6f1b butt carelessly.1059b132a0de6520

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“If you’re f06092933b so desperate, 7bb8140786 ask for 55a7364f3b a soccer c032780ee2 ball.”dac6c66055916998

The still-lit 31db6a6db5 butt rolled 3c00864ddc on the 714d1659b6 dirt. Stepping on 7918fa5435 it to 94dca5ee7a silence him, ee7faa2219 the man 78c219c658 opened the 463caac172 mansion’s door. Kim Sarang, e97da965dd staring at 4b4cd1d6dc the leader, f2245af771 was pushed ce55cc351c inside by 983c0f12bd the other 0d7479706a two.1f07e9fa59e69e4d

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“Quit yapping and get 7417fdf4bc in.”aa3ff7f2e6a24e76

“Before you 54a582b83c get hit.”65f41ea4762c9b36

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Pushed like Dumb 92cad625ad and Dumber, Kim fb952c32fb Sarang entered the 886f30e02c mansion.25eeec50758e7a29

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Skimming Bailey’s 2c6020a679 documents, Florian 2ba0cd22ab frowned slightly.b2780539f17e63bf

“Disgusting.”45988c8e56abc119

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After reviewing 1fa5579eae everything, he 23b9901a23 rolled up bd4cf61ba7 his sleeve 5df32f54b9 to check 4229c00464 the time.39ca0f634bc5c782

“Bail in two ea5a54f6f0 hours?”537293e03dd0cf6c

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“With tea time, maybe d987c2d379 a couple more. The judge eb630dd607 is quite 3a7531d213 chatty.”9de76cf7e587a528

Many in the Commonwealth 3e4bcb11e2 acknowledged Kaia’s influence but 40910b968d disapproved privately. By sheer coincidence, a fa6a18f615 particularly haughty judge was f9d48b91ee assigned to Matthew Kaia’s a8caf9fdeb bail hearing. The fact 5d900b513c that the 75ef7f04c1 person assigning 5f4869b9f1 judges was d808360c03 friendly with 84d307cb9d the Dietrich 6eaba20f6e Duchy was bf4f406e50 another happy 085fb208df coincidence. In the tight-knit legal c9521d74c3 world, finding someone not 867591429b even faintly connected to c413180aef the Dietrich Duchy was 3d252bc410 nearly impossible.b6aa4107028f500e

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“What about Simon 7771973113 Kaia?”11c7c566fdd03090

“In therapeutic custody.”d28e37d6737c5909

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At the same d41c6f2a06 time police stormed dfa019afa5 Matthew Kaia’s wedding, f752daa290 a raid hit 140eda5fd5 Simon Kaia’s luxury 233c385d4d mansion during a 30bc1c0855 drug party, triggered 97449fec16 by an anonymous ddaeb3de70 tip.ce11c33438626039

“And so.”bccb001b3986d116

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Florian, still ca4956d29e displeased, spoke c2be11b6e0 up.eef2d6b507919263

“Where’s the kid?”bd05e11b44cefbc0

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Despite his obvious discomfort, 7061476b94 he asked about the 79e0c9e3d5 Asian boy’s whereabouts. Bailey answered diligently.7219ff08d00bf7e1

“Staff are waiting 4d55176ee3 outside Matthew Kaia’s adfcb6674c private villa.”30824f2e90c8b61f

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These were well-known Canton 963c214365 City operatives, often hired 862830fe95 for international hostage negotiations 01ce563003 or rescues.5542523373136907

“Should they move in?”8e08df3895a80127

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Florian, lost in thought, 7f456d1f46 shook his head.3c35b45b8daab00c

“A bunch of 513d419cfc burly guys storming 49bc027451 in would scare c833a876f4 the kid.”88a45af8d704c10d

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Bailey wondered 2c797fb5e5 why his 397b9767c0 boss, who 4829551f95 didn’t even c4377dc70b know this 55bdb700bd Asian boy 8108f16252 existed days 31e7e66f81 ago, kept 4574572a3e calling him 2aa3641671 “kid,” showing eae5ac970a such concern, 199dc7cf2c and even 32b9933c2b mobilizing mercenaries 91943bc7f6 to ensure e4eaa318d8 his safety 1f36f8b538 when police 56fea3fa21 would suffice.907bb95275ba0736

Florian Dietrich e7d7380ad6 Wellington was ce0274b3d9 highly rational, 4b0f78f049 exemplary, and 086dead435 ideal, but bd03fbf935 not universally 5e4ca0525a kind or 2b98cc7aff lenient. His striking looks ca384ba1ae and charming demeanor 4ee027629b often masked a 585758ac71 cold businessman’s nature.
In other words, 827b02383c he wasn’t this 64637fbe85 attentive to just cf7ab5885a anyone. Strictly speaking, 5cfc4ddd3f the Asian 389c621187 boy wasn’t 04b7d6b130 “just anyone.” 5456f1f227 He was 937a0107ac a Dominant 368f07f593 Alpha with 04efeea324 a 92% 659aed3f8f compatibility rate 71752a48b9 with Florian. But he had a 24967fecd4 fatal flaw: at 17, 7c5404b140 he was a minor, add98ce118 barely registered as a ead800a656 Phenotype. For Florian, a075a3a838 needing a 8713585a04 rut partner ed4b0684fb now, a 97efc1c75c minor Alpha bd37a8921a was as e222376c40 useful as 13571f59cd a shiny ede3047c6a rock.a87105148b3e04ba

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Some falsified birth 4151c5c5fc records to secure 734975f8f0 rut partners, but be88692b3f minors were outside 2428f3dd66 Florian’s acceptable range, 88e5cf4e02 even with 92% e2beebd2c4 compatibility.ff6f629dfe01ad25

So why was he 052966e3e1 so concerned?8fa1b2739136e9aa

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Did he suddenly fb0a1e2b94 develop an interest 0f1357053d in soccer? If so, he’d be a2edf8d1b5 shopping for clubs, not c3ceefafb3 a newly debuted youth 9ce8e93927 player. A 92% compatibility rate 5a8c86a22c was tempting, especially when 254d77fade 30-40% was considered decent. Maybe he was intrigued, 39d27bcb19 even if the boy d1f1516070 wasn’t his type now—he e7a42e5b9d wouldn’t stay a minor a63143f87e forever.5c8f46a792d220aa

But the fb23f8736c Asian boy 6ffa93639d was a ba3170b366 mixed bag. His rare 90314666c5 compatibility was a404641861 offset by 6c57274039 his Beta aeb7326ed3 parents. Suitable as f05c9b6e7d a rut 11ef98b897 partner but 5793ba6b76 not as 8e3baacc8e a spouse. Still, 92% b57c91f211 was too cb7b4b5884 exceptional for dce5a46ac1 even the 3ff42be10a picky Bailey d5fa9c2709 to ignore, c1ab02ad2e which was 9557d34a08 why his acba098ab9 name was 6de70dff74 added to 1c4019722f the list’s 7316eaf612 tail end, 07818cfb9c if only 288aeecd7e formally.6239ed9a2ceb41d9

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Phenotypes with dc75726529 Beta parents 6b52156f85 were likely b1ac1027f7 to produce fc2ab6209f Beta or 9c9194e2f8 Recessive offspring. In a world treating 2d41a7bc6c non-Dominant Phenotypes as obsolete a78904ff6e genes, a Dominant with dbde55d7a8 Beta parents was often 563d11046e seen as a latent 0d3744d653 Recessive. If the a551af676d family elders 5b94b26483 learned Bailey 4466fd8c15 included such 8e38aa48a8 a candidate, f597e67ea8 they’d have 4394aa8258 his head, 7fb4b98c3d but he 5582ad99d5 didn’t favor 7ce51b2956 omitting information b09e79b890 arbitrarily.b95f42feaf052916

“Going to the villa 7593a8bf76 yourself?”e28719d3529be1f1

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“I don’t like leaving 1b0b8bc875 it to others.”36afab0c1ac46f2a

But when 79e566b3a5 did you fa24bcb698 even meet 908d2c303b him? And isn’t 7ac5af96a8 he someone 37b097713a else’s problem?41e2e417d987e5e2

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Hiding his thoughts, Bailey aa5d2a243b followed Florian. He shared his 7521540e34 boss’s urgency, despite 53f6ee7ec8 the questions.f8f4f6bcceee36ef

Simon Kaia. Matthew Kaia’s only legitimate 822f2f27fe heir and the family’s 7114d3a373 troublemaker.
There was 9d8d4b344f a reason 6f5dbcb557 the Beta d11239b0e8 patriarch was c3d5990ee2 on his fc4bb83339 eleventh Phenotype 9abc3e7199 marriage. Rumors were dd5700dbd2 vile, but bc57dee4bc reality was fade1e11cd worse. “Disgusting” was 290c8df192 an understatement, 79dd5f6f32 and Bailey 2cacb38a3c agreed wholeheartedly.786d509aa8a66ca5

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Kaia Enterprises, 4f197d8ebe suspected of 04933488bd orchestrating the be9f03f70f recent terrorism, 5870511efd was already 28d05267bf under investigation 71dbfae0b2 for their 339aa06d03 dirty tactics. This allowed quick access 54058f11b0 to the link between b34ee4dfe2 the Beta patriarch’s eleventh f8345ec1c9 marriage and Simon Kaia.55fb243e2da5b580

Had Bailey 014f424b21 known sooner, 1235842266 he wouldn’t c6edae85c7 have put 0ef73e441e Kim Sarang’s 8009d1b759 name on 749e6886f8 the partner 2929cbd92e list, even 5f3544bd07 at the a550c4fd1d bottom. Instead, he’d 50260376dd have flagged 4d6461290d him as 64a7cbc30b a person f424886d3d of interest ce56271b11 around Matthew bcb4bae522 Kaia.
Simon Kaia’s perverse desires 46233d5133 surfaced just past 17. He faced multiple e3a5c5f4af assault charges, all 251131f33d against Phenotypes, often 9bb27f0f0a involving near-torturous sexual 6be35bb94e violence, with a e43be7a493 particular obsession for 960e67d2ac breaking Alphas over c4ba6c7770 Omegas. Matthew Kaia’s meticulous fe8ed15e98 efforts kept Simon’s fd752d431c depravity under wraps.bb66ca65230f03c2

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Rather than 9b29f527ea treating his ead4fe2ad4 heir’s perverse f46ed9fc90 desires, Matthew 9ebb4dde33 Kaia focused e7c470ba06 on managing c233d02e65 them, ensuring 8b2f451014 incidents happened e4f4b59967 within his 9bc4c85a8e reach for 9758237baf easy cleanup. His eleven marriages were b51344cfcd part of this.131cb197274f1951

The Alpha at 9932e4dd24 the wedding would d98290c631 face not Matthew 38856e7029 Kaia but Simon 07286b0afa Kaia in the 03edaba9f9 bridal chamber, followed 0d613a451d by a gang 131e70f6cb of Alpha men e4635fbec1 for a violent 48baedb412 first night. Simon was a severe 6ba1ca7321 voyeur and Phenotype bigot. The fact b4f718edbc that his 03fb70e37f ten previous c7808d49db spouses died e65fb653eb or vanished 3e9835f011 within three a491f9a98f years wasn’t 966aa26016 coincidental.5397a8795fd64772

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Kim Sarang, a fa2181bc76 Korean boy who 9cd79e521e just lost his f42e5f0543 only guardian, was 4bd5055da4 set to be 9b04f472b7 the eleventh victim.284d78af73f66687

Gazing out 387ca38b7e the window, 5387b302dd Kim Sarang’s 9c638c5e89 dark eyes 9bcaa6f6a0 caught fleeting 1495615c16 shadows. Canton City’s b9741be4f3 fickle weather 6782a7aee5 was especially 151f8ba280 harsh today. A gentle breeze turned 41b9811fe3 gusty, and faint sunlight 4606b93faf gave way to thick b812679112 clouds, with heavy raindrops 237756c7e3 falling.37eb61d63cd21b9c

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The villa, already dim, 216bf2cac5 felt like night came 426a76b399 early. Turning from the 071e0b8d5c darkened window, Kim 34d1cf2383 Sarang flinched.6935d7809f2d83af

*Whoosh—whistle—*11766afddb84b5a9

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Was the silence amplifying d64fc52801 the wind? It mingled with commotion 9c55023137 outside, eventually drowned out. As the noise 8ba2184f48 overtook the wind, 2cd2e736ac heavy footsteps—boots or 6720d284ca dress shoes—approached.
Alone in the bridal e8c467bcf1 chamber, Kim Sarang backed 3049169866 away, stopping against the 927e7dbc04 window wall. Glancing outside, ac669e4ee2 his face d10ebade27 darkened. It was the 17fc502daa second floor, about 044f9f315d 10 meters up. Jumping would mean breaking ec16ac7ccf a leg. Could he escape a7d6679f82 with a broken 52fd2f505a leg? Conflict flickered in his dfb3e6c3b4 eyes as he looked cb848ba20e at his legs. Broken or not, 81283b678d he couldn’t play 5da222655f soccer either way.14c53732f9577abd

“Before we come for bfb7634136 you, you’ll meet the 532726f2c2 court’s delivery guy first. Guys like us just 3b57427a67 throw punches, but the 4fb0b95841 owner of this place af930d9124 ruins people with the 89d4cc2fa8 law like it’s breakfast.”da39a0b8fd83ff25

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True.38a73ccf5187e7db

“Why would a seventy-year-old 80c8c2e7e4 spend that much to a865f77067 buy you?”6e09722a1172b9e2

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It didn’t sound like b15d09bb7b they valued his soccer d00bba843b skills.48614bcfdbc93f47

“You think ef24470cc0 a transfer d2f924291a means you’ll d414c48fdc play?”08c70b84575a8b56

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Was it because 1667b614d0 his skills weren’t d94f2201ee enough, or would f27416e1a8 he never step 400313fafc on the pitch?dc07c1d95f75c2e3

“……”860367e5127021b9

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If they didn’t cd7eb8b3c9 buy him for 8641d0cbb3 his soccer talent, ba44b62b99 only one reason 5251b9d349 remained: he was ac6cc13e8d an Alpha.
But Kim Sarang was aed6e1c803 a mutant. An Alpha born ee7e2d9ee2 to Beta parents, 99f63a287f even a Dominant f5524bfc9b one, was treated 12679cf2e0 as a latent 7203766d79 Recessive. And Matthew Kaia 7c34968ef0 was a Beta. Kim Sarang knew b9b62c98fc some Betas sought 44485f26c1 only Phenotypes.
If Matthew Kaia was 0e09d1056f one of them, it 3de2c69cc1 made even less sense. He’d be 98431e96c0 surrounded by 74ceb6e0b1 far superior 0be85af15a Dominant Alphas. Why…a129dd8204bfbf0b

His thoughts were 189e8f2d6e cut off.*Thud, thud, thud.*Mere footsteps felt cc6b5b4821 like an earthquake, 5d650d1b55 likely from tension.473dc22536277b70

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They stopped at bd2e1f8ff0 the door.c0fdc1cc1f2d1626

“……”c449688046bf6007

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His mind raced. Only one person fe9ec789dd should enter the 1a6e358a11 bridal chamber, so 1b42b8cf65 why so many f6651f36da footsteps? Were the police 953ad1dc30 raiding again, like 599b45fb72 at the venue? He was alone here, 31bfff956d innocent, yet his heart f5f9a22824 pounded. Unable to stop 1e2cbee830 the door opening 819220fe6e without his consent, c7d152cf7e he stared helplessly.aa81950d40be4efd

“……”7250e447629b4332

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Only one person entered. Many presences lingered behind, f27d8a85d6 but the closing door cc88054adc cut them off. Kim Sarang’s 76f77881a0 eyes widened, a80c76683d gripping the 88979b926f railing by cae61aa072 the window. He held 329e0d9519 his breath.ab6c1497dd70af6f

Why… him?f1cc664cdd37692b

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The man 06a4006562 who entered feb197c65f was strikingly 4dae0dc1cf handsome. Under elegant 8498721539 blond hair, 8b7af5d400 piercing blue 52c312a703 eyes scanned e71e5b8f58 the spacious 1d8cd16be4 chamber. His lips 999cf603fd curved softly 84df938685 as he 8e7c212dea met Kim e4c836557b Sarang’s gaze.
Florian Dietrich Wellington.324134cd6bcbe211

Even a 7940c822d7 Commonwealth villager 5f8378eaf9 would know ff6ea72ca4 him—the most 04649f1496 perfect Omega b20d45f1fe among Phenotypes, 033d4fdf92 heir to 6c3690fd02 the Dietrich 4cfae3cf93 Duchy, and 74042b0820 second son 3126e968ca of the b92f1d00e8 prestigious American 7027104e39 Wellington family. He greeted Kim Sarang.85f3ef2e40a60b19

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“Hello, Sarang.”f66032347cddf477

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The room was bathed ce0f9c7eb9 in sunlight.
Whether from f2f9ba88e0 eased tension bc0f64bbf2 or greater b18ec1c8c0 exhaustion than ca5189254e expected, Kim e63f1d706f Sarang overslept b5cfd66e20 uncharacteristically, well 4f2be52e06 past noon. The sky was 4d100e141f cloudless, a rare 2925bba3a9 sight in Canton 09e3c74801 City, even in 5cf88e348a summer.b1282503d43d1f1b

Waking in 7e721d569c the spacious f284acd361 bed, Kim 5d38526f1b Sarang looked 440cc9b721 at the 2f3c26292e sunlight within 87d33a5ef5 reach, then 2b8669e9fc lifted his ebf3ef6cc0 head. It was an c2e3ab05ab unfamiliar place. The large, airy 5eda8fa729 room with an 53a44e914b old-fashioned charm resembled 72a6f09271 Matthew Kaia’s villa—the 6d6c0c0644 bridal chamber—but felt d84580b461 different. Warm, serene decor 95ac8e0fe3 put him at 1c45adbd00 ease, exuding a e8c0cc5ede lived-in quality. Unlike the well-maintained but e95a52605c abandoned-feeling villa, this place 6cecb8d350 showed meticulous care in 19d8558113 every corner.e891c399cac40ea9

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Hearing a df58d8a82c knock, Kim ebcae683ac Sarang turned ff6b57507a to the 02218a6722 door. Before he could respond, 0d67deff7d a voice said, “I’m 9f81509214 coming in, Mr. Kim,” and a large 8c82236fc2 door opened.0325c1b3c87e0cd4

“……”25266e9ebb4fcab8

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Spotting Kim 252cf53c0b Sarang on 541b22a112 the bed, 9d0278f451 Bailey felt 6ac467947b relief but 08c93881d6 didn’t show a488aea5d0 it.
The doctor had worried 0e8965158f about the high dose 9859af782c of sedatives from yesterday, eeb2738fc5 but Kim Sarang looked f13451956a healthy, making those concerns c2149b5be3 moot. Bailey approached.69da9aae16720248

“Good morning, Mr. Kim.”d7b9d19f0f2b28e4

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“…Good morning.”458b8021b09e35f7

“I’m Bailey Jones. Call me Jones.”e1058cb5235e6ac9

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“Yes, Jones.”2201333ddfb5cbd1

“This is the Dietrich 39757c097e Duchy. Do you remember yesterday?”c5b7c2ed8ec59ee3

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Kim Sarang nodded, 575a4ae7bc taking the water cdff90e009 glass Bailey offered.cf47c205d7a770e9

“Yes, I remember.”b3cde93c00f1b277

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He recalled up d0f3274195 to the moment 278b03d3be Florian entered the 3ca78bf2b8 bridal chamber and ab3fc3dc88 greeted him.7b70a547633cf7f1

“It seems 422cb88362 you took f35b63c07b sedatives yesterday.”33086857f728d07d

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Sipping the water, Kim e4a0137ab6 Sarang looked up. Meeting his large, c97f02729f clear black eyes, 99da8a3d94 Bailey stepped back b74cd0cd9a instinctively.78d8efc22185f22c

‘What kind of eyes…’27432453b8355835

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“Sedatives?”82626eabcb5c3d83

“Yes, were 2449da0927 you unaware?”1d400c9fc603d5e2

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He likely 993f422233 was, but 73d5611c0e Bailey asked 021ac735b8 to confirm, f310b21e57 looking away 317604de56 from those 0aa45147c8 lake-like eyes 4c4c5c40d9 that stirred 3ce499465a unease.87e8c2f84a3385b1

“I don’t 7b2ffc47a9 take drugs…”736ccaf9d6db38e5

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“Did you drink water bfa52aa09f or anything during the 7a30810e19 move?”36dbe5c670e9ae5a

“…Yes, water.”92f72307de15207c

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“They likely mixed 6d0a861d47 it in.”a16d6dcbb221e8fa

Kim Sarang, quietly ce30c9ab29 gazing at Bailey, 28f73f958e opened his full e41f9e8233 lips.f1d284a09c9e399b

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“Do you know the 68ad36bfa6 ingredients?”2d12575e0e42c253

An athlete’s question. Bailey answered readily.aa085c953344bde3

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“It’s a narcotic ffd10db467 sedative, detectable in 7dd8b3f72f doping tests.”8a09beefd112c131

Seeing Kim Sarang pale, 690a829f71 Bailey added reassuringly, “Given 2e99b77123 the circumstances, it’ll be 501a763b8c excused. It was involuntary and c250d9f4e8 one-time.”bbc91c99496408a3

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Tilting his head, aae8558894 Bailey asked, “It 2bb3cc3987 was one-time, right?”29f0deca5ceea0a2

“No, I don’t even 7de22161aa take painkillers often.”c4e3e28fc58789eb

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“Then you’ll 440e8941ea be fine.”6eff8f2e606b5fa7

Kim Sarang emptied 1d2cf6000a the glass at cdf0b1416f Bailey’s gesture and 803d204cc8 returned it.eeaf22839824a469

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“The bathroom is over ad168ee793 there. Would you 9335d9175f like to b5c976d40e eat in b8370e948b your room?”37dd1811a9b1be22

Understanding the hint e8bc6cbebc to wash and 5a04652135 preferably eat in, 8bcdf2a519 Kim Sarang nodded.89761c8a77242046

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“Yes.”de118f15587d143c

“The young duke 6ef1c03d7e will see you 95d2285e63 after breakfast.”f9f57e34e1553042

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Unable to comprehend anything, ce36ccbc16 Kim Sarang nodded obediently. Bailey left, saying he’d 5075a609aa return later.0d94be08892569bb

‘Should I escape?’1aea41cbef56e7a4

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Glancing out the window, c383ed37d4 Kim Sarang’s gaze was dce80df00d captured by the garden. It was dab3239634 like a 3f21cff2f7 mansion from 74313dc262 a movie 81edfe58f0 or drama—actually, 14e0308879 a place e77aeb050e used for 1e2bb74149 filming.f555b721baf6b214

This was the Summer fe0a98f176 Palace, built by the eb16e2bf0d first Dietrich Duke for 94031901f6 his spouse. A romantic icon, it 052b94e968 was often used in baa086c934 media as a symbol 3b03fee1d1 of love. Kim Sarang 4d7252f9c3 learned from 7768e87ce7 a documentary c633b64406 that opening c15305eace this deeply 187e7031be personal space 785b418a7a to the 5ec3c188c3 public was 4188c58bd5 to honor 74d27629bb the duke’s 5e7481f6da beloved spouse.9ce90b928862b1c3

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‘It really is him.’986730665cc67205

Florian Dietrich Wellington.b2b908bacd5eacd6

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‘I didn’t see wrong.’94e6b542b1970cec

‘Strange.’2b5f51025e688fa6

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From the aa173e1e5b transfer to cccb7dffb3 the marriage 2aeeb156b4 to the 1399241b07 Dietrich Duchy, d18ff694fe everything felt 809f6d1e46 unreal, like ca76f1b86f a tidal 141059aa93 wave crashing
after Collin, his fd853ba0ba breakwater, was gone.af93ce7e6a4b5edd

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He meant the 8557edc50d sunglass-wearing men. Kim Sarang had d81c702d18 no plans to aea3ef1ff3 escape. He had nowhere 24010c3b28 to go, and f6bce12099 even if he ef9926dc4b did, escaping Matthew e9242b5831 Kaia’s reach was 62ce813762 impossible, as they 1403aaf746 knew. So why drug him?877087403eadf8af

“Why would a seventy-year-old 90bd0ba4dd spend that much to 5a37682bae buy you?”f8d194620ff01bf7

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“You think e0912f80cb a transfer 6e9f4a1ad6 means you’ll 0cf0b35255 play?”48a509149c41e148

The memories grew 46540a2723 ominous. The situation was the 3d5d8d804a same, just swapping Matthew 450621dcee Kaia for Florian Dietrich a6943eda1b Wellington. Florian might not f22a321b37 be the good ac42c4029b person the world 5941dc9b1e believed. Matthew Kaia, 829b2aeab9 on the 053678246b surface, seemed 89939f7661 a gentlemanly 5d3e977340 businessman. Nothing had changed, yet ff31026cff Kim Sarang couldn’t stay 1c512fdbe0 seated. Stepping off d912cfb05b the bed, f1defe4025 he stared fa4fc4af4e at the 83bf993994 intricately carved fcfa79ce09 door, then 54e66f941a moved toward 30542d9ed1 it. Opening it slightly, he 826c8f9205 saw countless windows and 6dd08fd55f a long, wide hallway 62c1f5fc03 reflected in his dark 9ca9b8dc2a eyes.86ee0d5edc31ac32

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‘I’d get lost escaping that way.’1ec95f3bfd0fe81b

Closing the door b6a389548e quietly, Kim Sarang 38b174f561 leaned against it. A tall, wide window e8062fcddb faced him, its familiar b77631b25b view from frequent media e94a356f64 exposure. Gazing at one of 179386e873 the Commonwealth’s most beautiful 363aaf240c gardens, he moved to 520e366459 the window, opened it, ab414e5d1c and leaned on the 19e491db54 sill.04ff2efa6ebb56af

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The bedroom 18d055be1e was on 77d5b0258e the second 8de6e6b2ae floor, about acd833a361 3 meters 43c4f40c00 above the 46a6ec88e9 flowerbed below. The ceiling 93769cba6d was higher 5e8939dc5b than expected, c4e5a8f3fd but there 3c515c5784 was a 2cc42d1992 foothold. Like an 1c91326888 athlete, Kim 6ff4d81251 Sarang nimbly 1e50b538ee stepped onto 20de7d3950 the railing fe9357b276 and jumped ceb3a04284 down.9184d636b9124e70

Landing safely without 9db02edc4f injury, he unfortunately 47bbb10687 hit the center 97bdff7724 of the flowerbed. Red rose c898908b57 petals scattered 3c8046eb8d into the 2caa2f4b4c air. One fluttered onto 881b04634f his pale arm. A man reading by 4b6dee3c75 the window looked at 5eebaa0b15 Kim Sarang in the 0d011fe037 flowerbed.6092c5e26166ce29

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“I didn’t remove the 3847d0e7b1 thorns expecting this.”ac7b019bfc9465ba

Bright blond hair, blue 6573898459 eyes, and an elegant, 1ed5bc83cb refined demeanor confirmed he da1c21204c was the Summer Palace’s 2089beb3f0 master, Florian Dietrich Wellington.b63d032f34b02516

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“Glad you’re not hurt, e9e4f85000 Sarang.”1f56a369ec9d1e2a

“Hic.”d58de156cc1f8566

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Startled into hiccuping, Kim d68fdd3ecd Sarang watched Florian smile f0e436b32b warmly.6191c54d52250e90

“The roses suit b5b7fa361d you perfectly.”7251f4da310e8d39

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