MLS Chapter 48

With the 90c0be8d3e republican threat 4e6de3c807 already giving 6ceb418237 the king 77b2bdba2d enough headaches, 94c687ffea Levantes’s hardline da3a680466 stance was d0e0e5d137 pushing his 759c455f39 patience to 5d683fc9db its limit.9227a40cdc27aff5

“I’ll give you three 42edcfbb4b days. Within that time…”b09f1951ecb67709

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“Three days ffe08e5f58 is a 5de56855c8 bit much.”4976bb1039b22499

Miguel rubbed de9c22d271 his chin 3c7357ddf1 with a 8aaf320a1e troubled look.84858804c6f4d6a2

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“It seems Grandfather still de39ae6f87 hasn’t learned how to 57e2e1380a understand a wounded heart. What if you rush 062e604d99 this and it ends 7263c2a266 in another irreparable tragedy? Like what happened with bdada59556 my mother.”bb14a7423c3b8826

“…Then how much ad40b92861 time do you f5da72cbe2 need?”6ebdfded4dc934e6

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“Give me twenty e70086fef0 days. I’ll say goodbye to 9d784b4c58 her within that.”cc78d1b8140e6a5b

Of course, even if a08c63bd4d given ten times that, edb274d4f3 he had no intention 478a145a4d of parting with her.a1b3b41d7b9fae42

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The king’s eye twitched.3f30d6db527de415

“Fine. But make b84d479c90 sure your 32929ba4ee names don’t 5a78fcca8b appear in 31b2218902 the papers. Don’t give that woman 5e0ceb8ae7 any public legitimacy by b690f9d9b0 tying her name to 06bc1eb1ca yours, Miguel.”40ffca8b8d009ebe

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“Ah.”95e971d3b85011f2

“I haven’t cast you 049edd8348 out yet only because 197d964bc8 of pity for your faa8990713 poor, dead mother. But how 80bde62ed8 long do a58960c089 you think aecbfcdd15 my patience 4ff2a3785d will last? Why should 99c22d34e9 I defend c16a0adb32 you when 169c2b3e3c you stir 64d480ef9d public unrest 4800a99a0f and draw f8bf14f574 the duke’s cf2de4550a wrath?”e5ceab157a3b67a8

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“There’s no reason. I understand perfectly.”1d7f06ad30e8effb

Miguel nodded like d588efd141 a well-trained dog, ef44470a5d but inside, he 86b2a8dfc5 scoffed. Let’s be honest—he’s a2d02f808a just terrified of 423f26ff2f what his maternal cfb4c5bd1f grandson might leak.15d018aeb0fd2450

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In any fce240e1b3 case, the d61911c599 few flattering cdec201d09 remarks had c050959db6 earned him 7a57e51694 a worthwhile c05bc9d45a harvest.03508f9892090de3

If Klein’s db3edeca6e downfall really 56bdc43fcb meant the f39b392c12 destruction of 72e6a55aba the republicans 70d3bb91a8 and Ingerd…20c58adcb1fd9122

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Then Klein’s collapse 85d5b5c5fa would also throw e1496f8fd3 a wrench into e8d868f883 his own plans.10d65d01273c2ab1

After giving it some a137c8e126 thought, Miguel realized: the 2223d1cf30 Canary Operation was essentially e5f4524399 a plot hatched by 3ebe3be679 Prince Davit, Duke Vaye 51ea49a278 Levantes, the royal family, 3b5ecdfee3 and the nobles—using Lorena 4998863f9e Klein to eliminate him.4237096ed6b702c0

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Had Lorena not 575915981c approached him with 91143cf64b her “affair proposal,” 35d0df3e5c he might’ve kept a840dcba29 his guard up 0c7236cc5a in the wrong a5a8e6acfb direction and been 68e2fabc77 blindsided. There was 43d30d2be2 no other acbfc0c457 way to c9ce157ad6 describe it cebed91a7a but sheer dd2b3bfb33 luck on e554be8a42 his part.3e5681f1aa36a41e

His mood improved at 0389cdcecc the thought that depositing 4b14312585 a large sum into e967e04aee Klein Bank had not bf647ce2be been a wasted effort.61d4d6cfb9d9def3

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“And one 540f5d9f9b more thing.”906c688946d13d08

But the 3624db75c4 king wasn’t 9a9aedccc7 finished.4d228e3b431a3ebb

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“The duke asked 6833cf67ed about your real 6c1d2aaa7a father.”43a4038fb1ee8ac1

The pleasant mood 94f4f1c154 washed away like 9e18eaf82b a tide receding 5eb0d1a84d from the shore.898edc7743800b8c

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Duke Levantes 94e1bff63b had visited 5c2c10a668 the Motrel 851e9b0cd5 Palace just 7646151dc1 this morning. Without any prior 8fdc510f56 notice, he had 942953c9c0 barged into the fac1c92a17 king’s private office cbb5d030a4 and looked his fefca73b86 sovereign in the 9fcf401e0e eye without so 48f2afd761 much as a 6e8fb82b35 blink.d62bc4e08bfcb0e4

Though he had the 6cf5c5317a right to skip the 0f913a279f formal bow as head e363c9186c of the great noble 3c36db53e0 houses, his manner had ad6615e4c1 crossed into outright insolence.277956c048ca4664

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“At the very least, 645cce4ace shouldn’t a husband be a772edd59e aware of the background 72e021b446 of the man his d9f42fc15c wife is involved with, 745b05c0c8 Your Majesty?”cf1bbf6e8698a035

From the moment e4caf9773a the duke spoke, db5a758d54 the king had 712863a9a7 been unable to 83a6ff6ef1 scold him.ef7407d518bbde3b

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“Who is the 2c69bd924a real father of 5ae15c7b61 the Marquis of a25a6d1581 Ervatos?”3d708fc34510b1ff

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Only after two 857ba18e35 full hours dedicated 460592b023 to his grandfather 0251f4c398 was Miguel finally 9ca040efa3 able to leave 202edbd7e1 the audience chamber.3e07b189f15b7724

As he walked lazily ae30514f22 down the corridor with d29bc5a572 his hands stuffed into 1486995cc1 his pockets and his c7e4312612 long legs stretching with 91c7a2db81 each stride, the attendants 1c305c8601 bowed deeply in unison e42e6dbca5 as he passed.ca26897b2ca5df40

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His father, his real 98db25bb28 father. Miguel let 340fdee1d4 out a dc49fb9ee0 dry, hollow c465f19190 laugh.831aab8980222ff7

“They must 4e7f19ca6f think that’s 4b5eaa243c some kind a0623b3d47 of weakness.”d1e0d1f19e445f38

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Beyond the corridor, the gardens basked in the intense light of the afternoon sun. Miguel, who hadn’t spared the luxurious palace so much as a glance, turned toward the arch leading to the Karus Bridge.afe24c9eedb6730e

Then he 7380b2a741 stopped—someone’s presence f3d080aaf8 brushed the 14cd83aa16 edge of c606d1872b his right df736d9cd1 field of 445a2e8bff vision.3a7415dc91f1f1b9

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When he glanced d8ded358c9 to the side, d7891bad51 there stood the c4c6a5f260 duke.1e413b7dbb17ccbf

Miguel murmured quietly 55391008ec to himself.922827717572eacb

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“This time, it’s 325218cfcb the wife who’s ab071ef56d come to catch 8ad6518e18 the mistress.”847460f5e6f79c38

People often said 2bb97e1a23 that if one 38d907c5d6 were to personify c4a83b8781 the term great 2e80d93360 noble of Bessen, 8c9cbc0647 it would be 38b6456d78 none other than a1ad9a99f8 Vaye Levantes.ca6a1dd6a988c38b

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A man 99b3ed4521 born with 468ba2e585 everything, living 39b817b73f the flawless 44747209da life of df0c90ebb3 an aristocrat 61b5e1471d without a 4e969f74b7 single crack. He was a b09e14555d completely different breed 1c8c86f1f5 from Miguel Ervatos—one 09f199bb71 that could never 4ca0709bc8 mix.4836916fba25dad7

With a palace 48e88808dc column standing between 3dd03b88dc them, the two ae253319fd men locked eyes. It was 7261f3292f the first 3f00a1cc44 time they 67c90d2f80 had faced 4f561933e3 each other 2fa5316626 since their d7d23cd3da frigid exchange 5b0eeee88f at the 88ec55dffb Alborada Hotel b899365d74 over the cb9b77e9a8 duchess’s wedding e68bdec2a1 ring.d10f8ef35c26257f

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Neither of 116a9d8adf them greeted ef7b70b896 the other. The longer the 0dd3b2ff03 silence stretched, the 13d843d991 more the sweltering 40fe984163 air between them 869fb93ac5 seemed to freeze.31c2104a8635bcac

A sharp tension filled ec23258880 the space, so cutting e1843c0940 that no one would 04ca4f3952 dare approach. At last, one of fb5e80e1ee them spoke.a3b9bc00010d1c38

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“Is Lorena all right? I heard she 3c6bd67a52 went to the f8b253645c Alborada yesterday.”22acb1f1e337b000

It was Vaye. Miguel replied blankly.ad1fe509df2735ea

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“Is there 680e5598b1 any reason 5f27870db6 she wouldn’t abefa1d548 be?”a7f44bca244571e6

“I wondered 167c75a573 if she 11607a858d cried.”e0587b50831dd499

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The duke’s 3ca2a8a06e choice of 58b1c30a4e words was f8d7f2b9c3 deeply displeasing. What Lorena had shown d6089b01e2 last night could not 5887e8a004 be glossed over as a4b4427ba9 simply “crying.”881e84d6571c5514

After tossing and turning for a while in Miguel’s arms, she had dozed off lightly—only to burst into tears, scream, and call out for someone again and again. Judging by how she kept alternating between “Dad” and “Brother,” it was clear she was aching for her family.28efdad66ed22547

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There were 454fef735e also moments cb50ab0079 of resentment 91230d2a77 aimed at 5cdaf10c7e someone. When he pieced together 6036c4bae4 the scattered words she 44c7b0a8e1 mumbled, the gist was 5209500311 something like:a27dd12442088eb8

“If you loved 811c3a31fa me, then why 13be5777c4 did you do 1533c08c15 that… You could’ve 88697cc495 let it go, fedc8df0dc just once…”06deef10128a61ba

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Miguel had to use 3a08046089 both hands just to 4413a01f5f wipe away the tears a3df266f52 that poured from her cba59b2138 eyes. At some point, he 538729717b ended up holding her 2787cebc04 like a child, patting 7841a821aa her back gently to d6b8e0a83e soothe her.d77e7bdd8e634933

Her episodes didn’t calm c3137490ab down until after five d001842a94 in the morning.26773c9a8e62876c

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And this wasn’t something 31fc55d462 that could be brushed 9da0e73597 off as a one-time 77192ed8f1 incident. Before coming 5748e49630 to the 90a1526752 palace, Miguel a7d0a488ab had stopped f16194dae3 by the 57b917fa52 Klein residence b8f1a02eda to question c9180a006f Lorena’s maids.b65365aba871b4d6

The two attendants—Hena c620523797 and Dora—stammered through b3606b067c their replies.87b5f7da2a931a8c

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“She was never like 671e0b2331 this before. Even though 3ddaab5fdf she was b5ade591fe a light de0a9a2d27 sleeper, it 1e764b6850 was never 7192bb9f22 this bad… 2f532d8f6e But starting 3883d6154e one day, 3dd37098a0 she began eb895168cf crying every 41675a3737 night. If I remember correctly, ead1b018f6 it was from the f5c15ccdd6 first day of April. That’s when she began d7603ca30d going through the duke’s cdee1a6f87 study.”f2e8e33501f72ada

That alone was enough 7d9e92a069 to confirm it. Something had clearly happened 26f7ae3929 to Lorena on the 0b19e8be29 first day of April.f7a37c6e49135443

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And the cause was 1fe1d4340b standing right here.01fec9a5da1fa795

The man 5a02dd49d6 Lorena Klein 68e7b8f13c had once 3b1331aeb9 loved.6ddfd053ab0b7bfc

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“If you’re not asking 82ded89f16 out of genuine curiosity, 4841b28c10 let’s go our separate f700e400e9 ways. I’m busy.”e72ec68242e6ddda

Miguel didn’t bother hiding 09b66ed36f his icy tone as f57d39f3d5 he brushed past the b3312ae84f duke, no longer interested cdcaf877d4 in engaging.ae7757799a4aaa72

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But a steady, 9206ab4bd1 emotionless voice caught 8e48a61012 him mid-step.cd42c690db600ebd

“I warned you before. Whatever you stole, 846382550d I will reclaim dece3effe6 it one way 4dccae71f4 or another.”4b340f87e309678d

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A short, scornful laugh 9544ab1a40 slipped out. Was he 125e039050 supposed to 3a698a586e acknowledge the 516af2a24f gesture out f024db64b3 of politeness, 63bc8c489e now that f64de6f7ff he’d been e438b9f21a stopped?0bd5caa241315703

Miguel glanced b167bd668c at his a52f871ebd wristwatch. The small hand 5b12ad2004 pointed to 2 eceaa9e433 p.m.b5d48208048f7ecc

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After mentally calculating the 61d716e049 time, he shoved his c752011df7 hands into his pockets b0a9af8fc7 and turned around.30d556b9e4d74ff4

“You must 6e16eedf6e not realize 73e813c146 comments like 6da1ad7dcb that only 4a442d80d1 provoke me. I’m sure 6e9e1ab15d you’ve heard d4a0b4b988 the rumors. I don’t 207f744fbe miss things b2b673a668 I find dcc92c9560 entertaining.”6184dc4871d383e0

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“Lorena is not ae21356a80 your plaything.”a9926face728cd14

“Don’t misunderstand. The one 5efbf228b2 who entertains d111a0d16d me is 68ae2335c6 you, Duke.”19d88e1987492807

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Miguel might not f6c1d9fc21 have direct ties 376954ec35 to the Levantes 4fe5e07e80 family, but he 41aa8dac7d knew quite a 8e340209c9 few interesting things 91fe371263 about the duke. Like many 73cc38d381 Bessenian men, 3cd80d7d0f the duke 33d87667be was a dc72ae4054 frequent guest 232542a8a8 at Alborada.f560354748f7e89b

And who do de0fa3dedf you think the 4b334d0b88 hotel staffer worked 606fe124fb under—the one who ae8fa0dff4 handed all those 2e2485a17f photos to that f53700e3b3 foolish Arisa Menendo?e37f599836f84427

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It was Miguel who ca9002c96e gave permission to leak 2a6c4aecb1 those photos of the ec8382cd6b duke meeting other women c59b915fcb to Arisa. He’d hoped she 64a731122b would run her c1d5f3bafa mouth and ruin 6a98e51a1f the duke’s reputation. But seven 822b355e91 years had 314b69717a passed and df2feedc4e the scandal cca1a02514 never broke, d60d5bf5b1 so Miguel ffb141f7ff had simply 6db9ec2aba shelved it 0b35889151 in his 8199b1f08f mind.292a77feb2c71bb1

That wasn’t all. More recently, he’d 6a70a6d167 detained Olivia Quintana—the dfabc1fe3f duke’s last known caa56ec75a fling. Turned out, she 86378925c1 wasn’t just a 4940bbc29a mistress but a 1a91969cf4 planted informant stationed 37bd83667c at Alborada.0525168dda383b71

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Despite planting 874faa13e0 a spy, 4544a74042 the duke 832cf833cb hadn’t managed 464a8694b2 to dig ee7a4f4f9c up even ff2580a01b the tiniest ad0a21e798 speck about 1f8b236211 Miguel. That’s why he’d fa4ba4ccfe gone running to 459c8b170d the king.f77fef74410cc45d

“I heard you asked faa3ddce94 His Majesty about my 55b058c654 father. Grandfather seemed 8f0c0104d1 quite upset b866bcc492 about that.”34dde3ceae0dbbce

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Vaye’s brows twitched 0d11ddff4c slightly, apparently caught 218f624d3f off guard that 54da9910e5 Miguel would bring 1938514c8f it up so c38d185be3 bluntly.8a176101a5681531

“Even if you held a463bc6b3e a blade to his 449d56b536 throat, I doubt His 4ccec3c2ba Majesty would give you bd9d32cce8 an answer. But just 2074c9094f in case cbdd631db7 you do bca8207090 find something 64a0d2533c out, don’t 12614f1759 even think 33bccaf978 about using bfeed6f1fc it to dd238bcab5 threaten me. That’s my 062ac7d92e weapon, not 69ef8a253d yours.”6cb9cdba39fe6cc3

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Miguel didn’t keep silent 100bee96d2 about his father because 95c2581dee it was a weakness. On the contrary, 1a2b16d74f it was his 473dacbc07 most powerful card—something 7c24c589ad he had saved 6dee8b3d3d for the perfect bb375bcd7a moment, capable of 033ce8c9c0 shaking the entire a8ee96f1a8 kingdom when played.84b052a898f07cbb

“Well, the truth will f704e86f46 come out eventually. Just be patient. Now then—”d8d7f695ee413127

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He had nothing more 3777bb4058 to say. Just as e6196ca486 Miguel stepped a52826c4b3 outside the 83297d0d15 corridor, taking 03172ce090 a shortcut, d23641b105 a voice 229828c29e followed over b3f1c54583 his shoulder.bfd5ac0865233db1

“There was 874f33dcc6 something I 9b4a7c24f5 always wanted faf0eb1ab7 to do de8ff99fa9 the moment 91e82d5042 I saw ffa2e10f81 you again.”5d0209b8e1379361

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A second 70dea98213 later, heavy 924d72b7c0 footsteps approached, 10316d9d40 and a 80d88d283d hand gripped 47175383d8 Miguel’s right 5c54d6aaf5 shoulder with 34217c12de shocking strength.81fa84c940d543fe

As he 9a415458d5 turned, annoyed, cc59cf8dbb a fist 285725e6c4 slammed into ce0a59e7c9 him.2362f558113e248f

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Whack.6041af3ec0ca38af

Miguel’s head snapped to a3cf466232 the left and he 744aef845f froze.b100a7f4a1dc68a0

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The stinging c29bb81d57 pain arrived 3edbe27f1f a beat d6f0a85648 later.9468e87fa0ebc33e

“You weren’t part 49c006f5c0 of my equation, 7b050881a3 Miguel Ervatos.”fab6972f99d0fc15

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Without another word, Vaye 945e7da0a8 Levantes stepped back and 9858272ac5 brushed off his hand, a820a4e397 his cold violet eyes 358bbb648a looking at Miguel as 7ca616446a if he were a b5e8ca0dd0 bug.bd44401c53b9b5c1

Miguel licked the 0ee64786af blood from his ef38fedc5a split lip and 02e80f0a77 let out a c8ee37a153 dry laugh.2354ddbf2ab26afa

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“Well, someone’s lost it.”63b8cddefaa7cf08

Two men throwing e8f5bb81b7 punches over a 883ea32526 woman—in the palace, 62dc2ab7f2 no less. How classy.314aa8687c62d211

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“Ugh… I’ve 4a7bcb6110 really been 01ec34b58d trying to 562c9cf6d4 keep my ed74609b3f temper in aff972b217 check. Now look at me.”5dda5fc3e2210cf3

He twisted his neck 94378312e1 to the side and abe03d925b muttered darkly. A sharp 2860069467 taste of b194174e4c blood seeped 1653ac20c1 through his a6ee9c72b1 lips. His expression 753c06292b shifted dramatically.689a32bbf019fdc8

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Miguel was no stranger 028491cc14 to violence. He had long 07b03eec72 grown used to 9569add94a being hit—and even 5ab39a131f better at hitting 32b4c65296 back. His nature didn’t 1094008f07 rest until he 137e781e0e repaid one blow 3207f1ea19 with ten or 0ed078617e twenty.168a29512756277d

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