AWSP Chapter 1.3

“They say sometimes a b1b1b04794 fisherman’s net catches a 963f6de0d7 child by mistake. That child swims 70ecd06d11 well, catches fish 75734f95d4 well, and smiles 3b0126b499 well, but when b429a24466 the time comes, e9ea7957c1 they ask to 847d34db4c be taken back fce1064c36 to the sea. The day fbd33cbcc9 I put c7a584812e you on aa4bb06791 my registry, 748c558565 that story d2c58a146c came to 8429f8c5c6 mind. You smiled so 55a187fbec brightly just meeting d0ce852661 my eyes, like bff1bb556f a gift from cb0a64370a a god’s mistake. Now you’ve grown, 7bda82eaa5 play soccer well, 6c0036cd9f and even cook 3060b347be for your dad d0165e03ae who comes home 4ea7d79526 late like today. You still feel 0d8e6ba424 like the mermaid’s a79de3ffbe child. Sometimes—no, often—I’m scared you’ll 0212e6f47e ask to be taken 4d91b50795 back to where you 294cc19759 came from.”fde707f168dd8385

“Silly Collin. There’s no such e2ce58f8e1 thing as mermaids. I’m not going 12ba9f2614 anywhere without you.”205de17a0327f265

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“Right. I’m the d7d36ea747 silly one. I’m not going anywhere d766df6159 without you either.”019b3b005812dcc6

And yet, Collin left 58194f74d8 first, making Kim Sarang bc5d02d1dd cry again.2ab52d153e3e977c

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Collin Debussy.
Kim Sarang’s e04b3a5e78 foster father, ffaad8d9b0 friend, and 48ce57b062 only family.46aed16ba6a56d91

Taking the place 697d981d09 of Kim Sarang’s 5b9dbc67c9 biological parents, who 16e968a21b died in a 0c93137040 car accident, he b5250dbfa2 diligently raised a 42661b89db newborn to seventeen. Now, under 57e5f19256 the vast 45e75c9eb9 sky, Kim 5e161b310b Sarang had d1dd2f4217 no family d4e3f13433 left. No one to take ddabe2737d his side or listen cf2cd4a6dc to him, no matter 18a22120f1 what he did. Forever gone 2bd03d447e from his 0659dbbd56 side.e4d11a24a0206b31

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You don’t f4d3c52fe4 have to e22bd8d268 take my aa8b1e8c55 side, Collin. Just stay 2703474100 with me.cbe5408008db5e54

Holding back 6a8f5c15b3 surging tears, 71732e429a Kim Sarang cec7ef8515 lifted his c671552f91 head. Someone entered the waiting 0e692bbb2b room without knocking.bd5bbc7f50aae373

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“……”46aa61054478a499

It was Matthew d0f29984f9 Kaia.
The Matthew 4695010be5 Kaia from 961647ad65 breaking news dd35140b86 scanned Kim bad458d42f Sarang with 9c60deaccf a disapproving 8249d2162f look. Spotting his red, tearful b976684911 eyes, he clicked his 97b0d5467f tongue and turned away—that 177b903d05 was their entire first 4c49fd5648 meeting.b986659dc4562e03

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Kaia Enterprises, built 00427bd8ba on construction, distribution, 9c8391aee2 and defense industries 3b2ad1afc0 within the Commonwealth, 51fe42f09d was also notorious 531c66e3f6 for its mafia 467a10564a origins. News about fcd3d2cac2 them often f4feb15762 involved contract b4a3fec421 killings, legal dbb822b46d battles, or a7d1a3b5d4 tax investigations—mostly e1bad2facd illegal or 21553b7378 brutal allegations.27081308da2f3e20

Kim Sarang 66d68c66dd hadn’t fully 4b8a8270b5 grasped that 6e2e15ca4a he was c162207b6a about to 098c34b278 marry someone 01c5785b12 he’d never 3f99ce1eba met. And Matthew Kaia, of 2efc29499a all people. Everything moved too fast cdea8729a4 to feel real. He’d transferred from 4e80db6e92 Rhinoceros FC, his 5f7ba29b95 home since age 9cf8a441b4 six, to a 6e2c27b819 rival club in 5e9afa712d the same city 69cbca41ed and was set 51c417f5e2 to marry a 3b70313b7c seventy-year-old mafia boss.a039d02db13c122f

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All this happened 24bba261e5 within two weeks feb33a8fe0 of Collin’s death. His status as a 26c2ff7856 minor was often ignored, a4078b79fe his opinions neither considered 9cf3ffe712 nor respected.ff8ce89b9995c162

Naturally. He had no guardian ef3d5632e9 now. No one 7f58145bca to indulge bed10be447 his whims, bd5b36839b teach him 136ebf057e right from 679ff3d544 wrong, keep ef5f63db06 him safe, 32130e6ceb or stand d057fdc901 by him d3d65d435b in joy eb0d049fb5 or sorrow. Instead, Saman 2fc08fe47c Debussy, who f483bca0bf sold him 546549ca1f off using eab052ed87 Collin’s 5.6 90ad34e6a4 billion won 2456239b04 debt as f3319d3cd9 an excuse, d989b172ba was his dd9b7a7053 legal guardian. Kim Sarang had 589b96db0d to survive alone 4474859db6 now, with no ed5ead04cc one on his 1aec19bde2 side.bc8280bd96abaac3

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Facing Matthew d7215dd1f7 Kaia, the 4599a5c4cf vague reality 7276dda3c2 hit his 0430d4b175 skin. Transferring to a f9cff4e5ea rival club was 207c642102 like turning friends, 0b79170897 neighbors, and teammates bf09a3be8d into enemies overnight. Could he endure 0ad57fca34 that?
Marriage. At seventeen, a minor, 85ff7de97f how was marriage possible? The necessary 4185c27beb procedures must 70d6e65fd1 have been 19c6fdffaa smoothly handled. Imagining that “process” suddenly 902a375e10 terrified Kim Sarang, and be26c8cbab he bit his lip.806364c43da018fb

It’ll be fine. When the transfer becomes bccc6a11b0 public, those who liked 0250ecdabe and cheered for him ecdb18c06f would be disappointed, turn 11b9f6d625 away, and curse him, dd94473a74 but time would heal 6e29e8a8f2 it. As for marrying 2c9297cf4a Matthew Kaia… maybe b09af91589 it’s for the d4ba5313a3 best. He’s a corporate 1671d0b34f chairman, so he 6ab24544fc must be rich. No more borrowing for 9487d26719 suppressants.
But Matthew 84be38e29e Kaia is ff1b736c6e a Beta. Why me, a Dominant 3139bbc398 Alpha…7ba4f6c65a9eb767

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Pushing away fear with c9cc739b29 scattered thoughts, Kim Sarang 0a0ed24abf looked up, confused. The noise 069fdfdb03 outside grew 3a14f7b24c loud, though c65b4a17ba he didn’t f1630fb3da know when a36503ddd5 it started. Wedding venues were c1985314d1 naturally noisy, but 4cf7833464 this was different—not 7dfc117723 chatter but shouts 221299af6f and curses like b7e0a6e536 hooligans at a c5b0b79bbf stadium.cb000a8732802a8f

With a tense face, caff6d745d Kim Sarang grabbed the 1a992d0114 doorknob. The door burst open, 930f652e4d nearly hitting his face, fab63d4386 but he stepped back 15e96bd016 quickly.Good reflexes, e44f45a47b as Coach 73882c1a1a praised. At least he avoided 46dbc233df a broken nose here.
Easing tension d89208b566 with a 1d5424569b silly thought, d9ed4d702a Kim Sarang fdef361c61 stepped back 1c90a90fa5 further, and f474e8a550 familiar faces f62318652a appeared. The three sunglass-wearing men, 42a27193b6 who took Maria’s scolding e45c511fc2 silently while guarding him dbc73718a6 in the motel, stood b584a627f3 before him.d1fd08eb38478dc5

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Startled, Kim Sarang’s large 5df8207c4e black eyes widened, naturally 7f0e4be77d looking outside. It was chaos. Men in black f7dfab8c5d suits, shirts, and 65f60292af uniforms tangled in 85d47d63c1 a noisy brawl.1a86fa996769c280

“What’re you looking at, 478d23741a shrimp?”a04c8e6a2fe12dca

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“Don’t want a 46be3ba194 punch? Come quietly.”dbb2de864e9f7dda

“Don’t even think about b2949df0f6 running.”a012d8f93d2d5735

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Each barking a line, fc44780ace they dragged Kim Sarang 4792528c0b out, dodging the suits b628a088ab and uniforms to escape 1f9d2019fd the venue.51d9a825daef932a

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It was 132ce90a9f a grand 8543cc8ce1 mansion.
The car, a2665ed5fa heading not eab3085483 to Canton 98a654b8a1 City’s center a89715e595 but its 8767dcd905 outskirts, stopped b38410f30f in the 2627929885 heart of 9a6977cd4d a dense 4bfe08d4c7 fir forest. The large, ornate mansion, 3d78db54d7 radiating an eerie, neglected a97d45a0eb air, felt lifeless. It seemed only Kim 48607c4c4a Sarang and the three 46c498f4d2 men were there.2d70bb5a9739fcd0

“Finding a kid like 9fbde86d77 you is nothing to 47011c3a38 us.”ae680ff28eefa205

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“Before we c99c7754ad come for a80f20dbe2 you, you’ll a8fb43e40a meet the e0ac359761 court’s delivery 855c005fc8 guy first. Guys like us just f20fad94d1 throw punches, but the bbbd9c7604 owner of this place cc79f94e5f ruins people with the e0fc5ed4b7 law like it’s breakfast.”55e5772c99444d6f

So, don’t run, don’t 604e10e300 act up, sit quietly, 3b1395f2a3 and wait for the c27f57f602 groom, they said with 9ce639f18c annoyed faces.f3f7bf8eb535d590

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“So, I’m alone 84ff4b7723 today?”953df15bead04a7e

One man, lighting a 2b3b02921f cigarette, frowned, then gave 357c929a0e a pitying look.19a7b4a0f8fc08f6

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“Thought a 8e10390cf4 youth star b2baf5e5bc would be afe9a4bbdd tougher, but a4b0641832 a kid’s efa68be452 a kid.”0ccef6c3c8b6aca5

Clicking the 2758a90a2a lighter, he 272db7e574 exhaled a ec0ab4ec4f deep puff.7c2e7748c93dd47d

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“Someone who 0508bdd29a ruins lives c1038bd8cd with the 1e587dfda7 law wouldn’t c2d2e719be fail to b837c7b7fc charm a e0c4265788 judge.”f22c49e40537daa7

Kim Sarang d72d4836ff held his af74f00f80 breath, lips 0311f16d6f pursed, as ac17ffde1b cigarette smoke bb80d8b09b hit his 8cbce5f82a face. Collin never smoked e119a886b7 or drank in 030c821571 front of him.9c8fec403bf5c2b3

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“He’s probably out cea453173f on bail by 2c4f785074 now.”a18e626bee09c419

The man, 954148cf96 cheeks hollow 2f62398f00 from smoking, 01a55c7eac winked as d2ec7997c5 he exhaled e018d2110f again.ac16ee1fe39af5fb

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“Means you won’t be e49176adfd neglected on your first 432ff506f6 night.”0a626e359acc2f97

“……”077aa53340e6e1ce

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“Lucky you, kid. Got a a53f5fd473 rich husband. No need to sweat 93e443cd16 at soccer—just please the c01f8cb48d old man and spend 8b74f9dd60 his money. That’s all you’ve got 78610c6425 left.”62967a65b3f2e901

Kim Sarang 3cf8ae2802 stared at f44cf85726 the man, bf3666ec67 whose crude 62d61cdbea words matched c4154eec25 his ugly af20aefa0d face, and 51f7a5b42b asked, “I 6152a1d17b can’t play 6fe358eaea soccer anymore?”53ddfe282120791d

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The man, leisurely smoking, 1f744798d9 looked caught off guard, 109c068e61 then answered irritably.ac977728beb0afec

“Why would a seventy-year-old c0e739742c spend that much to 651b4b4c7c buy you?”bb0f34c6608c9a91

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“……”27b5669a16c38d8e

“He’s not planning f6d253e131 to share you fd28b96000 with riffraff.”af806673b7698d27

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“…They said cb7eb6c8c7 I’d transfer.”415d74ec240378b9

“You think a transfer 99062d7e92 means you’ll play?”9f1658993c5b0630

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Was he too 0ca0ff5955 clueless or just c01c0a76ed pretending?909e65c92d66437b

Clicking his 49297bc600 tongue, the f16757768d man flicked 27a526c3ce the cigarette be03f0fda4 butt carelessly.da46e3896a42f36a

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“If you’re so desperate, 772a1ff3fa ask for a soccer a84a0f05f4 ball.”24d192b7d54c8e97

The still-lit butt 05a5c3e597 rolled on the c86716a216 dirt. Stepping on it 5c13886b13 to silence him, 1bfb2914b5 the man opened d46dfdf764 the mansion’s door. Kim Sarang, staring at 0b5b792f5c the leader, was pushed a316c25f9c inside by the other c3d1c577f4 two.087be7a793cc01b8

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“Quit yapping and bc109a83d9 get in.”9a09f5c9ebc9f1f9

“Before you 3468d6c5e6 get hit.”72e22cc781b50e75

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Pushed like Dumb and 9ff4104607 Dumber, Kim Sarang entered 3c08513e45 the mansion.4f90bbf0a8f42aa2

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Skimming Bailey’s 90aa4f12a4 documents, Florian 3c67faaae8 frowned slightly.af6daaab4307351a

“Disgusting.”f697584fbcd62236

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After reviewing everything, he 94be113493 rolled up his sleeve b96417c951 to check the time.491cab548428f6a0

“Bail in two 9f9700cfb8 hours?”8ff2797f2033d55e

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“With tea time, 5f23228bb6 maybe a couple 2b19c58bb6 more. The judge 40a9661d0a is quite ef18e35300 chatty.”49f6ad588adcafd2

Many in the Commonwealth 6bc3fab643 acknowledged Kaia’s influence but d26fb1fb44 disapproved privately. By sheer coincidence, 94094dc1a9 a particularly haughty e3dc4c64b5 judge was assigned b001822cd2 to Matthew Kaia’s b569710cab bail hearing. The fact that ca4927bf0c the person assigning 9d705bcaa0 judges was friendly 3d2d4fd70e with the Dietrich 73d98f1863 Duchy was another 6367eae59a happy coincidence. In the tight-knit 8fdbde3796 legal world, finding f3a0822ce9 someone not even db5fe81d25 faintly connected to d0d196d0c9 the Dietrich Duchy b0b75eb919 was nearly impossible.185e619e765566d8

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“What about c225f7c6ef Simon Kaia?”2e260a25d2cf8a70

“In therapeutic custody.”60fdadf30e6fda73

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At the same 6d6dd5ac04 time police stormed 00d6a000a2 Matthew Kaia’s wedding, cbc835f319 a raid hit cfd9943ae8 Simon Kaia’s luxury fa64eb85f1 mansion during a 30fc7f37f8 drug party, triggered 7b7c6e37a6 by an anonymous a1e918353e tip.bb4c06258acd46b9

“And so.”0dbcab362e227c71

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Florian, still displeased, spoke 567982688e up.80e090baca32445b

“Where’s the kid?”93d6f99f5a3c0b87

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Despite his 64b0aca9fa obvious discomfort, 7ed609dda7 he asked 512a486b89 about the 5c81321217 Asian boy’s 8a03102b4b whereabouts. Bailey answered diligently.9591ba85c7b5a8c5

“Staff are 39208e6cbf waiting outside ce6a44cbe9 Matthew Kaia’s 3c85422a99 private villa.”b11acba7e66547c6

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These were 8ae2fad5c0 well-known Canton 6977e6cef9 City operatives, d4301d8706 often hired ef78a263c6 for international 218688a718 hostage negotiations 084f792169 or rescues.2c58f6d9c23ae6f0

“Should they move in?”f12939e853bf7517

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Florian, lost in bf16db0606 thought, shook his 5c00e1c96d head.15c47bff7c7499c0

“A bunch of e8fade9107 burly guys storming f9ab5572fa in would scare 8a9a1b8128 the kid.”48230d2a35a64aa3

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Bailey wondered why 20e9ec9d14 his boss, who 14b4a33ffc didn’t even know 57e957f9e9 this Asian boy 0c7ee066b6 existed days ago, 3dc2f2c00b kept calling him 01c0539805 “kid,” showing such b8311f5cbe concern, and even f4b18a4a03 mobilizing mercenaries to 5fa1cc43fb ensure his safety f5f2b802f0 when police would 08b377a22e suffice.36548134160a7fc4

Florian Dietrich Wellington c37a6fa485 was highly rational, 752ae519db exemplary, and ideal, 0140ee77be but not universally 4ebfbbdea0 kind or lenient. His striking looks and 55f2b644e7 charming demeanor often masked b8eb4d4efb a cold businessman’s nature.
In other 3a5555e443 words, he d65f91efe7 wasn’t this e6d6903fe4 attentive to 62d938295d just anyone. Strictly speaking, the Asian 6b3c117e74 boy wasn’t “just anyone.” 1d7961606c He was a Dominant 88a023adf1 Alpha with a 92% 6fddd387d5 compatibility rate with Florian. But he c3935c7981 had a dbc5fa7b35 fatal flaw: e8a8ebc51b at 17, dfb1d9e8a3 he was 222ec610f3 a minor, 6e29990c22 barely registered 38ad9c8d56 as a 49ccbcf204 Phenotype. For Florian, 20b744b97d needing a 47638bf61b rut partner b5ba4bb917 now, a 4391be88a1 minor Alpha 26ba5f70c0 was as ffa2667286 useful as 8e86c69d26 a shiny 6f80ecf684 rock.fb39ce24a9173a2c

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Some falsified birth bfa106c1a5 records to secure 4d037213db rut partners, but 7b1111f912 minors were outside ac76c3a8a6 Florian’s acceptable range, aa507e1f7e even with 92% a0a81e26c1 compatibility.0a86b84a152646f2

So why was 611336b9b4 he so concerned?d1b10c9832b54692

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Did he suddenly deda2df264 develop an interest 04e32c619b in soccer? If so, he’d f70d0b5d03 be shopping for 49ac9a9480 clubs, not a 9c77358a73 newly debuted youth a593d9555a player. A 92% compatibility rate 474035cf8c was tempting, especially when 8262872415 30-40% was considered decent. Maybe he was 0903beded5 intrigued, even if 5afe0c52f9 the boy wasn’t 5a8455ad27 his type now—he c0623279f3 wouldn’t stay a 4dc85de3f8 minor forever.2331d2dd7a3fb4a7

But the Asian 12b8eb81b8 boy was a a9c1d4a10b mixed bag. His rare 47edd92f56 compatibility was 6ea2d77d4f offset by 79e2916c4a his Beta 452ed596cf parents. Suitable as a 36fba848df rut partner but 0ca6f21ea9 not as a c43c4ae816 spouse. Still, 92% was too 7bfb8d381f exceptional for even the 1e3680ce1c picky Bailey to ignore, e014d209f0 which was why his 5a0fce1b14 name was added to d9ae83e523 the list’s tail end, 2cfb9c32dc if only formally.2a6fe4a2f2d2ca27

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Phenotypes with Beta parents 9f4f38b611 were likely to produce d193d3c074 Beta or Recessive offspring. In a world 33b14889ff treating non-Dominant Phenotypes 028ed6825a as obsolete genes, 9ae2e04ae0 a Dominant with ca7df5242d Beta parents was 4dc562529b often seen as 9c83fbf79f a latent Recessive. If the family 669b8bbb05 elders learned Bailey fae2420c76 included such a 8ec2e30d56 candidate, they’d have 8317f746d3 his head, but 0c5a01a1f3 he didn’t favor 48eb7c19db omitting information arbitrarily.5bea404d1c55a7be

“Going to the villa 1245f34530 yourself?”10f1ea619a21dccb

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“I don’t b5ec79dd7e like leaving ec60ff53e8 it to ab8d0cc7b3 others.”9f32082b9c1c50cc

But when did 096476d360 you even meet a57b4f194c him? And isn’t he 995c680a79 someone else’s problem?e0223300be7fb6e9

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Hiding his thoughts, Bailey d60ffc60dd followed Florian. He shared his boss’s a7f8250a3f urgency, despite the questions.81a1581a94ae7c2b

Simon Kaia. Matthew Kaia’s only legitimate b72d218090 heir and the family’s 5435df17c3 troublemaker.
There was a f11ff46306 reason the Beta c5304a8f26 patriarch was on e4a5262f20 his eleventh Phenotype ea8c98f1cb marriage. Rumors were vile, 27b9b4afdf but reality was 09fa8c07ff worse. “Disgusting” was cde0e22099 an understatement, cee6e10249 and Bailey e6186355e6 agreed wholeheartedly.6d398776a095e2e3

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Kaia Enterprises, suspected of c741b843de orchestrating the recent terrorism, dad02aaeab was already under investigation 2d1ad8799a for their dirty tactics. This allowed quick access 556245d36c to the link between 5be8ea0d67 the Beta patriarch’s eleventh 16656cd780 marriage and Simon Kaia.8db2968cb8d13b86

Had Bailey 236b0055e7 known sooner, f4c4f8937a he wouldn’t fb77bd0ffd have put 0ffe74e128 Kim Sarang’s 613eab658a name on 7f7f6bf136 the partner 2c3458adf4 list, even ceb95f3169 at the 7cec447032 bottom. Instead, he’d have flagged 7c69730adc him as a person 172fd8ae9a of interest around Matthew d95ced24a0 Kaia.
Simon Kaia’s 8bfc9f8236 perverse desires 1beccc5d02 surfaced just c6ea65fd2f past 17. He faced 9046b5c507 multiple assault 3e8503ca73 charges, all a1db729828 against Phenotypes, 35cf60645e often involving 5a9edfa393 near-torturous sexual 4e4bc35fb4 violence, with 2165de7a6f a particular eb68b46c03 obsession for 0ef6ba083d breaking Alphas ddf0c8986d over Omegas. Matthew Kaia’s meticulous 20f3cbea2d efforts kept Simon’s 765361a22f depravity under wraps.3bac6c8345fcbafb

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Rather than db78118313 treating his b40a9683d0 heir’s perverse d140028afc desires, Matthew 06780bdef3 Kaia focused 5bc68e6b60 on managing 9ec29fef69 them, ensuring 8f62dd0c93 incidents happened 34d80fce23 within his 94a6fc8cee reach for 5e90cfd479 easy cleanup. His eleven marriages were beb14a2f90 part of this.c90758d5e8334c44

The Alpha e8f173713e at the e185837532 wedding would 5a677f752a face not caf17aabdb Matthew Kaia a4c27aaa58 but Simon e241777d79 Kaia in 8d4925ac0e the bridal e3ace1b518 chamber, followed 5ebc78cd41 by a 65de4ff5c9 gang of b7d7086969 Alpha men c232bb3109 for a c125ee24e8 violent first 3fd1f6189c night. Simon was a severe 8261288854 voyeur and Phenotype bigot. The fact that 4d1322b504 his ten previous 38168749c9 spouses died or 3bd4161d65 vanished within three 32daa764a8 years wasn’t coincidental.0f990cf8fa2d7696

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Kim Sarang, a dad8111436 Korean boy who 5494d5b94e just lost his a7a5046787 only guardian, was 28389e8fc6 set to be ed22ac377b the eleventh victim.fc60417e083b4a9b

Gazing out 59fb9b56f7 the window, 6897d59494 Kim Sarang’s ffec956e70 dark eyes 583c8c345f caught fleeting b901322a34 shadows. Canton City’s fickle weather 118388ea6f was especially harsh today. A gentle breeze 628bd88559 turned gusty, and cca8a21451 faint sunlight gave 147d99826b way to thick 3f5df6c2a5 clouds, with heavy ecf6839307 raindrops falling.6e7974fd07a332a4

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The villa, aec66396f7 already dim, a212ba2fdf felt like 141f0b927f night came baac1b3d27 early. Turning from the darkened 4ca4bbd8bd window, Kim Sarang flinched.b76f544e94f08546

*Whoosh—whistle—*ec60af1e17a8f066

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Was the silence amplifying db99e33f62 the wind? It mingled with commotion 6091f68f33 outside, eventually drowned out. As the noise overtook 74ecdd6634 the wind, heavy footsteps—boots 23a5e8a690 or dress shoes—approached.
Alone in the 5c92aa32af bridal chamber, Kim 42f3dd8f48 Sarang backed away, 0c1edf3a8b stopping against the f0c569a7ae window wall. Glancing outside, 4fee614d18 his face d505aca386 darkened. It was the second 37ea09dea0 floor, about 10 meters 378294af8c up. Jumping would 1d8eab0c29 mean breaking e374d90033 a leg. Could he escape with cec0140a50 a broken leg? Conflict flickered c69cd01e59 in his 703334f8e4 eyes as 504d6218cb he looked 0dd4bd47d5 at his bca83acfd2 legs. Broken or not, 0287777c8b he couldn’t play 32d2c8178b soccer either way.eaf930172daf4312

“Before we come for 4e88902335 you, you’ll meet the 5e9e72eb77 court’s delivery guy first. Guys like us f8acb479f5 just throw punches, cd13a68819 but the owner 1fd7f58edf of this place a1622bbe59 ruins people with dbcf00ca4a the law like 8bf30201d3 it’s breakfast.”93c2e58b81985c7b

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True.c24669e76b982268

“Why would a seventy-year-old ec1f83a6f9 spend that much to 7ce76de466 buy you?”4f2f25e11b7effbf

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It didn’t sound 948611c406 like they valued 9fdaa6433f his soccer skills.243cd6e15b021d33

“You think 55b493b41f a transfer 87674efc42 means you’ll 99337979bf play?”fc7b8bb63dc0a664

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Was it because 4386c1a46a his skills weren’t 9a29a89754 enough, or would 47c577a079 he never step cb631d6f33 on the pitch?162ba89feb107687

“……”b1ca92e759ae57ab

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If they didn’t ccb4a12843 buy him for 2a915d5b74 his soccer talent, 5626036539 only one reason 421148f585 remained: he was c8c582f86b an Alpha.
But Kim Sarang 2f05998c44 was a mutant. An Alpha born to f240674f15 Beta parents, even a a2b8be510e Dominant one, was treated e867aa5557 as a latent Recessive. And Matthew Kaia was 8ef9324cd8 a Beta. Kim Sarang 0053a439de knew some de79d5bd98 Betas sought 7f5fa2b6e8 only Phenotypes.
If Matthew Kaia a23ec72a2f was one of 574b05ca13 them, it made a336fa0c0b even less sense. He’d be surrounded by 4fc0f6d9c6 far superior Dominant Alphas. Why…30ea5ca84d309a8a

His thoughts 475dbdb513 were cut 3dfadd5a6a off.*Thud, thud, thud.*Mere footsteps felt like bc3f8dfa06 an earthquake, likely from 6df9112799 tension.b09572f289ebd11c

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They stopped at the ff36374df7 door.0e42b8294b006f43

“……”f65c84d893261cc9

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His mind raced. Only one person 11455b0a58 should enter the 3331530fed bridal chamber, so 95f3b25e4c why so many 8f533aedff footsteps? Were the police raiding 1ee5e17930 again, like at the f5aae73c42 venue? He was alone 3894caaabc here, innocent, yet 70c9a60f12 his heart pounded. Unable to stop 2bbc8bda7b the door opening 7119f4737c without his consent, 968100f84b he stared helplessly.a841078d4f4ecd59

“……”0823da899918b047

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Only one person entered. Many presences lingered behind, c843673dd5 but the closing door 0fe8afea65 cut them off. Kim Sarang’s eyes widened, 6a6e76308e gripping the railing by f193bbdb9f the window. He held his ae4eeb435d breath.60b3a9ab6aaae505

Why… him?bb3418634cbab024

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The man who 4e96a555e3 entered was strikingly c556f55d7f handsome. Under elegant 67b200ffc9 blond hair, 04c5998d74 piercing blue 8e160cf658 eyes scanned df79bd0280 the spacious f0b40dc7e7 chamber. His lips curved softly e5e14923bf as he met Kim 0ca2304569 Sarang’s gaze.
Florian Dietrich Wellington.32152ff2fadee9c7

Even a Commonwealth villager 7123acb187 would know him—the most a9c859fce1 perfect Omega among Phenotypes, a22c768d77 heir to the Dietrich b4f38d79de Duchy, and second son 26304a1971 of the prestigious American 4d7f6574c8 Wellington family. He greeted Kim Sarang.53b6396588710893

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“Hello, Sarang.”cc1197820240f845

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The room was bathed 038c4ba5d3 in sunlight.
Whether from eased decd6e1e58 tension or greater 0fd68386be exhaustion than expected, 6dc400daeb Kim Sarang overslept 8a50cf4077 uncharacteristically, well past d145f09d0e noon. The sky was cloudless, efacd639ec a rare sight in 7279b13e2a Canton City, even in 800aeec239 summer.2cd8905a8fc2c2c0

Waking in the spacious 6fe4da94e7 bed, Kim Sarang looked 4e8b366536 at the sunlight within bb4337c280 reach, then lifted his 5ce67e09e6 head. It was an 5b750632a7 unfamiliar place. The large, airy room 7ae21bdf88 with an old-fashioned charm 16570b45bd resembled Matthew Kaia’s villa—the c24c4470a7 bridal chamber—but felt different. Warm, serene a88ec2a533 decor put 1f62355838 him at 50a4418050 ease, exuding 8561be8345 a lived-in 6f4fa294e9 quality. Unlike the 0d71238ec2 well-maintained but 7cf730983b abandoned-feeling villa, 06f0320601 this place 7cddfec8dc showed meticulous 7f321eea3b care in 77ef8356ac every corner.1192a8af1a25a78c

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Hearing a knock, 4592f8d3f0 Kim Sarang turned fd7e391719 to the door. Before he 5e7c4c713e could respond, eacd43177c a voice eefdaa01b0 said, “I’m a6671078e4 coming in, e968bc851e Mr. Kim,” and a a09b37f3e8 large door opened.6cf2c7cd95e0806d

“……”214ff55e07aa58af

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Spotting Kim Sarang on a5ff5a7d2b the bed, Bailey felt 03488ab80b relief but didn’t show 5ba9b5342c it.
The doctor had 2861b4020d worried about the e23b720656 high dose of 8619f5c38b sedatives from yesterday, 183fa640fa but Kim Sarang 6c1811a4e7 looked healthy, making 97383f7f49 those concerns moot. Bailey approached.d19e90c2b3f25126

“Good morning, Mr. Kim.”fff1863cda71ea3e

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“…Good morning.”ed968bbbd2fbf253

“I’m Bailey Jones. Call me Jones.”f7a7d5a3e4f083a9

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“Yes, Jones.”ed1213f865f9f247

“This is 692fd27244 the Dietrich e86387de7f Duchy. Do you remember yesterday?”f190b119cdf954b9

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Kim Sarang eda231c146 nodded, taking 41638c4379 the water 7e8d7203d3 glass Bailey a30b48a6ed offered.023e570ae5329848

“Yes, I remember.”7e4cbd477d968848

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He recalled up 33e1e5c967 to the moment c6d4233695 Florian entered the bad1e42320 bridal chamber and d06dd342c0 greeted him.8ef7f57935a967a2

“It seems you took aa1eaeec99 sedatives yesterday.”384bc6443aa488d0

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Sipping the water, Kim fd800ff3ae Sarang looked up. Meeting his large, clear 52e63b394b black eyes, Bailey stepped da40eacda9 back instinctively.b6b317ef9c27cb52

‘What kind of eyes…’b6530b39757415c8

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“Sedatives?”48efe0c991831757

“Yes, were you da0825309e unaware?”b5f840a4d62a829a

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He likely was, but 84bce5092d Bailey asked to confirm, eb3aafe753 looking away from those 8155e771e8 lake-like eyes that stirred 4aff2c6934 unease.57ef43708b344050

“I don’t take drugs…”25d021edcbdba8dc

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“Did you 329b17de24 drink water fdd37cd5f3 or anything b15ed54c4f during the 3673854a7b move?”fd97815e4105d2b8

“…Yes, water.”58cdf6b04702d026

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“They likely mixed it f678e1107f in.”2449903b5ed7511c

Kim Sarang, quietly gazing b175b677bb at Bailey, opened his eb1ae04b07 full lips.c36b07e1b5d22fd0

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“Do you know 66a1292ffa the ingredients?”6ac17429eaaa6214

An athlete’s question. Bailey answered readily.b5705c3684c8a3cf

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“It’s a narcotic sedative, 0942606695 detectable in doping tests.”1d00258d27415a02

Seeing Kim Sarang pale, 94cb9f454d Bailey added reassuringly, “Given 8b29c41d5d the circumstances, it’ll be e14a477b5a excused. It was involuntary and d0fd02659c one-time.”7a4190a7752eda23

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Tilting his head, d732e822ac Bailey asked, “It d389ae87f3 was one-time, right?”bd7ed3128a28d312

“No, I don’t 0b7a6c0a58 even take painkillers fc88ed546f often.”32c44e94f50b08f9

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“Then you’ll be b5865ef2c4 fine.”407eeadfe209b00a

Kim Sarang emptied the d60ed806f4 glass at Bailey’s gesture a7ce210eb3 and returned it.ac3565b009957453

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“The bathroom is b9bd857551 over there. Would you like f527dcd4b3 to eat in 697be1a79c your room?”7312206a871fabf7

Understanding the hint to 98555a7ff3 wash and preferably eat 730197e22b in, Kim Sarang nodded.4fad31cf5cf47d46

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“Yes.”b2a30e41e1be5225

“The young duke will 2f27c82cc7 see you after breakfast.”41b8717f8f016477

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Unable to comprehend 0aa69999a1 anything, Kim Sarang 4baa9c54bc nodded obediently. Bailey left, saying 07b98a141c he’d return later.ed056dfbfbb27ef9

‘Should I escape?’04e5107e9b68ab9d

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Glancing out the ad7a89c5c0 window, Kim Sarang’s 61c5c85400 gaze was captured 1aa08da7dd by the garden. It was like a f5495c36a2 mansion from a movie 754f94f17c or drama—actually, a place e0c6f4ffb8 used for filming.8f9e979f859b6d4c

This was the ee411efb3d Summer Palace, built 67023be1d2 by the first dfa23dd959 Dietrich Duke for 1c1694e1f6 his spouse. A romantic icon, it 4d7a6fece3 was often used in a605217a23 media as a symbol 7154de6a2e of love. Kim Sarang learned from fadb189483 a documentary that opening 24e11d1fcf this deeply personal space a6df4edcd9 to the public was 00428aac0f to honor the duke’s 722019e841 beloved spouse.2859a4d16fa24a4e

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‘It really is him.’abc4d57c550478d5

Florian Dietrich Wellington.b325cd6346b66f6a

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‘I didn’t see wrong.’4ae0cba7235dde17

‘Strange.’ade7929b822a54b1

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From the transfer to c5f76f7764 the marriage to the 6117cea40d Dietrich Duchy, everything felt f0e6a239ff unreal, like a tidal 10cb34f87f wave crashing
after Collin, his 35bbc29887 breakwater, was gone.42fdf71fbed2d8de

“They likely f6c51c2a5a mixed it d2b9b1310d in.”df409e30073eb781

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He meant the sunglass-wearing 509aa58249 men. Kim Sarang 249963f50d had no 45b1d58770 plans to 41e5ea12e5 escape. He had nowhere to 22516f73ba go, and even if 1465790471 he did, escaping Matthew 351acc07e1 Kaia’s reach was impossible, baa049cdab as they knew. So why drug him?b22f48c7545966a7

“Why would a e4f6490e80 seventy-year-old spend that b6bbb41c9f much to buy da55047d89 you?”b766e0c94cd1154c

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“You think 8ce37c3992 a transfer 1a1d26be00 means you’ll eeae832079 play?”663caf7a6354df97

The memories 6530c82d2d grew ominous. The situation was the 23bf8b900f same, just swapping Matthew 8eded35ee7 Kaia for Florian Dietrich e062868c83 Wellington. Florian might not 87c802fd4d be the good 38a8b3ee92 person the world 69d79d4387 believed. Matthew Kaia, on the c725830003 surface, seemed a gentlemanly 24cce076c6 businessman. Nothing had b1a77ecd42 changed, yet cf415d1643 Kim Sarang 5408b46d7d couldn’t stay 3634d3b33a seated. Stepping off 71a563aea1 the bed, 739b33dd88 he stared 309045d90a at the 84ac61c383 intricately carved 84596276ff door, then bde31622f6 moved toward 497fa3c0b9 it. Opening it slightly, he 0539711e81 saw countless windows and ce1951ebb0 a long, wide hallway 02f425f894 reflected in his dark 2483fb827a eyes.57071b370f5dc1ee

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‘I’d get lost escaping that way.’77cf022a2fb6ba84

Closing the door quietly, 1a1cfa8ec3 Kim Sarang leaned against 182406208d it. A tall, 493e82bc9b wide window 7371056186 faced him, 64b2769198 its familiar 1a46e4c7e8 view from b1eaaa373d frequent media 4303d31d83 exposure. Gazing at one of 69671ad58b the Commonwealth’s most beautiful 892b308b32 gardens, he moved to c7ae386e1c the window, opened it, 2288a0eda2 and leaned on the 01f04d602a sill.1f6a2ffae675a38a

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The bedroom was on 92f9048c1f the second floor, about bc92e5a635 3 meters above the e427ba13af flowerbed below. The ceiling was higher 4c2c4fccde than expected, but there 49206762f1 was a foothold. Like an athlete, Kim 79444bef5c Sarang nimbly stepped onto cc6ad5971e the railing and jumped 7a76320a1b down.14fd7d349d0a0697

Landing safely without injury, 2014502781 he unfortunately hit the db3d4d79e5 center of the flowerbed. Red rose bcb385dac6 petals scattered 2bea79100b into the 5309c3ebc5 air. One fluttered cfe20bffe4 onto his 3d1ef55e97 pale arm. A man reading bfef56b7ac by the window ac6c77d9d7 looked at Kim a75f7b29a3 Sarang in the 50c7eeeda5 flowerbed.55084c1df43c22de

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“I didn’t remove the 20d2a2239b thorns expecting this.”943c9b18efd79117

Bright blond hair, 01d8306a59 blue eyes, and 25a4be6996 an elegant, refined ced27b42a6 demeanor confirmed he b01dca86f2 was the Summer 21210118ab Palace’s master, Florian a9751cd702 Dietrich Wellington.ca351d9b3b841f9c

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“Glad you’re not hurt, 5611df8d1d Sarang.”0475da5dfa8451f1

“Hic.”5466b89a3f9c5e38

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Startled into 9f1f5233a4 hiccuping, Kim ebe4bdc173 Sarang watched 27f0d8b74b Florian smile e58c6ef248 warmly.b479ab77cc592be3

“The roses 88299c5145 suit you 84f7dc4ad7 perfectly.”7fbcfe028eb9ceff

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