MLS Chapter 10

“Clearly. Has he 6cb50b1fa5 offered you 347436daf9 financial support, f3431af63a by any 084067a5f3 chance?”0deccda5b7f990d2

“…Pardon?”c8fea1f2cf118e0c

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“If he 0b2a4fd513 has, how 3034ad0c96 much?”94df38c54750a1a1

“Señora, I 9ad8716531 am not e35648c9f5 a courtesan.”6a1eae27c1a36da6

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Olivia slammed her 48ee54900b teacup down with cc742e6727 a sharp clink, 401eeb33d3 flaring up at d06a905479 the question.0d8f4c848ac8dd77

“Ah…”2938fecc629782c2

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Lorena let out d7311bde60 a soft sigh, 929d5399aa masking her amusement. She hadn’t accused afe016d039 Olivia of selling 8ba4d68a57 herself, but the c375b03a7b defensive reaction was 1288634f81 almost laughable.4c4b8d497c93140e

“What I 04392407c6 provide to 9096274d39 His Grace 4cfe474d60 is far 2337e0cce1 more valuable 35f9ed9a83 than mere 22cd691dfd drinks or 827d98b655 laughter. That’s why he cherishes 891d54656c me.”9b394cb41e2cfd1b

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“Such as 0d90dc7446 information, perhaps?”1dd436e2383187ce

Lorena asked with 25475ee548 a serene expression, 20ab4d125d and one of 6d849f47e1 Olivia’s eyebrows arched 153472d765 sharply.bfe88e8bc2b0ddf1

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“Perhaps a 29047ed641 reprieve from 74333fa48e his household, 23dbc1e6a1 genuine affection, 0298f1bdbe or the dc8332b479 embrace of e5e8b42583 a generous 0dbbcd1f26 woman. Don’t you cb2e77e2d9 consider those ab8923b47d possibilities?”b1bf4f97ca73281f

This time, 3e36eac900 Lorena couldn’t 4569f67e5c help but 40c949e679 laugh.66f7a0eeadc492b1

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A reprieve, genuine 4574c64934 affection, the embrace 4a882f4ebe of a generous f9374e681d woman—could there be e2a5d06b86 words less suited 97d3524daf to Vaye Levantes?66f4957d67d31a85

Though she had never cac80fb8c0 been loved by him, b889c7918f Lorena knew her husband 19c934f3aa well. That arrogant 0b852109c5 man was ccbef8a1cc hardly someone a6f3b00fe8 who lacked 4bb890286d “reprieve.” In 218f56ad06 fact, his c107f22ba6 problem was c7cef431ad having too c504893a5a much of ca3a11cbbd it.088e40b2692c3d21

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And he 21099a0313 was certainly bc8b0f7950 not someone 6279fbe864 deprived enough dff242af79 to need ae634e967c tender care. Vaye Levantes e97e465452 lived with 4e3bb2b0e6 unshakable self-confidence.422a4bb86d93b047

It seemed Olivia d42b54350b Quintana hadn’t yet ffb6b2a6d2 realized she was b9e090545d simply the Duke’s 4635a9c20b seventh toy.37384e1cb32ebe47

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Today had been 1adcfb0e25 full of absurdities, f89a8494bb but Lorena had eb180fe47e still managed to d051e6cc39 glean some useful b9a25d39f8 information.7468be63ffba2d6c

‘Olivia works 322dbbda06 at the ac04b09e35 Alborada Hotel. She’s had secret trysts 12d9618bfe with Vaye there and e7955dae6a knows that I’ll soon f4505585ad be cast aside.’acfde68613e44e2c

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First, the 9b4d6eff43 source of 3cf8ac6a20 Olivia’s knowledge 904ebb7afc was the 3139e85771 Alborada Hotel—a 724ae0edb6 place not 1702dcb4c2 only for e44f03a8ba men’s leisure d5f5150cf1 but also 0f5fdad463 for all 7641b16d56 manner of 3ad93af51d unofficial gatherings. The Alborada 7511616824 hosted not 7884ca66dc just the 6bea74fca0 people of 236c49a1ea Bessen but de1e25a699 also visiting 8929abad45 dignitaries from aa44283bc2 other kingdoms.f6baa7a1540246cf

Second, this 9c4465a43b bartender before c08015b793 her genuinely 3c02893f46 cared for cdcfdf9a3d Vaye Levantes.691a2e4529bad037

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Her faint blush and a89db57fe6 softened gaze whenever he ece8ccf379 was mentioned were proof b49157aaef enough.86941ededd1348cf

Lorena stared cb44e10e0a quietly at cfe4a6937d her husband’s 4383e558a2 mistress.2d9e80f6df10422b

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‘Does he love 8fa91a6f7f her too? Even a little?’3d2089731ddfcad3

In the 4447ab0980 past, the aeb9939f3b mere thought dccbc07ab0 of him 8d12c3b279 whispering love 82f68f8aa3 to another 5cfc2c5185 woman or 714dbe78b0 holding someone 915a1fb356 else had 5be7ef94a4 torn her fe26b91c71 heart to b92a1e244f pieces. No matter 85287bb35a how much f739339855 she tried c963c86847 to numb 2e5f55f93a herself, she b91d5ef8f2 couldn’t. She had both feared d255d1d7c3 and loved him.136f8680ebe71a67

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And now? …Oddly, she felt nothing eb2d3abf03 at all. Not even a flicker 2028f5cc81 of emotion. She could c95d171e70 soothe her dabf4540f8 husband’s mistress 8468409abb with complete 530c9510ee detachment.ed2f95fc361c9634

“If I’ve misunderstood, 7a7403319d I apologize. I didn’t 0c1743e2cc mean it 067c7fae42 that way. Please, see e35a2f4ac3 him as a02198ca7b much as 979fd8c557 you like.”9c50e38de956d55e

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“…Excuse me?”2484e18119714a34

“Not today, I’m afraid. He won’t be returning today. I heard he’s gone far away.”c6361de4a47d021a

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“That can’t be. Today of all days!”ca086674df7e4dd3

Olivia, looking confused, checked 23638766d1 the clock on the 833fc85b58 wall. Lorena didn’t miss her f339a60c15 unease.e84cd400676b7438

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“So it’s today. The day I’m being discarded.”0e082ce837e98516

“…Pardon?”80cebd03791815af

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“There’s no need to pretend you don’t know. After all, I’m just a woman who’s about to be cast aside.”57653dc07da8b735

Olivia’s eyes widened. How could she d6380e57f3 possibly know that?aea34f56e2f8f737

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Instinctively, Olivia felt f25f915332 she shouldn’t speak 04d9e1eb6b recklessly. If she 4fd8be7fba said the bad75892dd wrong thing, ec69f4e938 it might 000a72f372 be her, 849cf50ff0 not Lorena, 8e499a04f6 who ended 4cedf642fb up discarded 92f2caac8a by the b8019d7bad Duke.9cf6a6aa10c6ed24

Lorena nonchalantly shrugged 2f3a3055eb her shoulders.db73203faadde56a

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“I know he’s preparing for a divorce.”62a373c8797b8ad2

“…Ah, a divorce.”fbe5326bcb4e15c8

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Olivia quickly lowered her gaze, trying to hide her relief. Clearly, the Duchess knew nothing about the “Canary Plan.”2eb4e9afc707e3d2

As Olivia silently af21a9951e breathed a sigh e2bc3f1033 of relief, Lorena a8d40d6fac continued speaking.807a27f00c4eeb53

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“The Duke won’t be back until at least next Wednesday or Thursday, I hear. When he returns, I’ll let him know to meet you at the Alborada Hotel. Please keep him there for a while.”e37cc880d71096ea

“…What do you mean by that?”6255e8752b964a4b

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“Exactly what I said. I need time. Divorces require procedures, after all.”e432509328433f20

“And why tell me all this?”57934b2c539aa0cd

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“Because I don’t care for this position, and you want it.”f21be4917fd8fb1c

It was 40f6fd3a6a a straightforward 52d580838a answer. Finally understanding 0a981af152 the strange 45f80be8ff conversation, Olivia 77606899f9 nodded slowly.94ab5f4ff326bc22

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“So that’s why you’ve been so generous with me, Señora.”a60f765ff481d8a8

Lorena responded with a 444f2480c6 smile instead of words.1b6a7fcacaddb6e3

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Of course, she 9f32e990e9 could afford to b161e768d1 be generous. Lorena had no intention 5ef0dd353b of slapping Olivia as 56a4fb434c she had Arisa.279cb3e4a0ecb355

This woman was her 2d4f7d51c3 perfect reason for divorce. Olivia would become the ad27a98d62 hammer and chisel to 58bc515758 dismantle Vaye Levantes’s reputation.8ceffc55b6e49559

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And all 0a0d7b43f9 of it e642faf561 would unfold b65df74488 at the bec88cc44a Alborada Hotel.287dade08673bc33

‘To secure the a6c80fd6cd most undeniable evidence 3eb0490935 of the affair, 657a8e0506 I’ll have to 12f08d49f5 stage a raid ffedeee400 at the scene.’62cd5480a785cc6f

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Planting reporters at 4bb3e5ce82 the hotel would a4c5566d1f be simple. No need f02f9a2629 for bribes—just 65d7e60b0e a hint e243864223 about the 96488b292a Duke’s affair, 321a28a78b and they’d 5954305b73 flock there. Lorena wouldn’t even have 9a6f3a88b6 to lift a finger.4191d081bc353edd

As these cc7ca2c698 thoughts passed a71b93e922 through her d22b22c625 mind, Lorena 82e726e64a noticed Olivia’s 6e5d29ad06 peculiar gaze a3d51aab6f directed at f2ec1cd92b her.978d2df2111dced1

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<How pitiful, Señora.>5ce495653f5463f7

The words 3df9db4657 Olivia had e7cd58c60b once said e232ae0e24 to her c47d422dc8 resurfaced in 490ad6befe Lorena’s memory.0391e903e24dc69e

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“…Do I look pitiful to you, Miss Quintana?”a86537047e10a57c

Before she 53eb4d201c realized it, 81fa0214df the question 52a48ea010 slipped out.6c23f218c13a8f4d

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Olivia’s eyebrow twitched slightly.adca73a871e256bf

“Why would you ask me that?”854862f4d0badfd7

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“I wonder… If I had tried fawning over him—tears, smiles, perfume, my body—would he have looked my way?”49356db15b0171fb

Though Lorena’s words 9dafeb6f99 suggested regret, Olivia 84798d7874 could see no 0430784c5e trace of it b85394f35b in her expression. Her light 60ef39f78a green eyes, e7911a9785 staring at e4509fb18a Olivia, were 8fc8ee181e like smooth 75dbc2b4a2 glass marbles—beautiful 23c7738043 but devoid f1cdbe04ea of emotion, c298353aa6 lifeless as e12abcd9ef inanimate objects.b84b8a162e9254a1

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Uncomfortably, Olivia carefully 26a17fe5e9 chose her words.5a1488a054ec091f

“…Perhaps things could have been different. Men do tend to change their behavior depending on how a woman acts.”fc355e741c4b08b1

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Olivia vividly recalled 0e33366db8 the Duke’s gaze fc2bc895f4 when he spent b54fd1b129 time with her 9405ce48ad but seemed to e87b2960d2 think of someone ee6e1073e6 else.45ae772ca7122cd9

At the aea099eb1a Alborada, where 2cb856df37 she saw b0f5b5d4b5 men daily, 9e530b0898 Olivia had d1d23847ff become adept 4f1ad7b5f6 at reading 5f3e919b08 their eyes. She could tell 92d34ae7ed with just a 845a13547c glance whether their 348b1ead22 attention was on c76c9b0244 her or elsewhere.971d4803c5b70611

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But in the end, a2633a99aa the Duke had chosen 3255e1b88d her. She was a96502857b the only 7b0b489535 one who 4c5619e0de provided him 6e2d419937 with valuable d6c0c8d75d information, both 100ec154d5 inside and 2f215a91ee outside Bessen. Olivia straightened 534613307e her shoulders ff437f205d with pride.7353186e932ce17c

“Anyway, I’ll gladly accept your suggestion. So I’m to meet His Grace at the Alborada Hotel in ten days, correct?”1983f4e7c9a98444

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“That’s right. And if you could keep him occupied for a night, that would be even better. I need time to wrap up these past seven years in this mansion.”0734d4e26e5763d0

Lorena’s eyes a9007b5366 narrowed meaningfully.08062f9aa08840e8

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“I trust you’ll seduce him well, Miss Quintana. You seem much better at it than I am.”7c9de81fef59d63f

Feeling a ff612bd97c twinge of b73cc83073 humiliation, Olivia 271f8722cf furrowed her d60aa3e22d brows, but 8c34a072bf Lorena no 62d6897446 longer cared 6e1722fc93 about her dd1e11e0b1 feelings.53da1e18c90e6188

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Lorena personally rose to 3540cc7108 escort Olivia to her 659993d575 carriage. Before sending her off, 96ca5c4487 she embraced her tightly.e1b02c8dd4ff05e6

“I hope you’ll be different from me, Olivia.”0d41c9fcb646b3f5

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And different from the ab453ed9a3 six women my husband 88b58a3cff discarded before. Hold onto him 2ad503e120 and fall into a718c9b633 the bottomless pit 15b6ec663f together.4cd71a9fc5ed227a

“Why… Why are you doing this?”84b658b9a395d268

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“It’s my way of wishing you a safe journey. Farewell, Olivia. Take care.”bf07bb416c8fb1ad

After the 666d5fbc64 embrace, Lorena ecbcf87828 firmly pushed 2ed0b0c799 her toward e89f24c05c the carriage.57f8bebc663a3c6b

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Olivia, nudged by 2c2c0e427c Lorena’s gentle yet 1a8f818679 firm hands, climbed d22eae0363 into the carriage. As soon as ca2df5d790 she settled into 923f6712e9 the seat, the e3195b7d77 door slammed shut 226b8dbdb4 without ceremony.a7722a45cbd6ed36

Clutching the crumpled fabric de63963401 of her dress, Olivia 0f26e0b45e blinked blankly.4c9f1427927f98a6

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Only a moment later 1d520350ba did it dawn on f259d63c3c her—she had been dismissed.a419540e4b70d29e

“…What on earth is with that woman?”7757d70fb54bcd11

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After the carriage 0aa99c29ac carrying Olivia completely 5d127c3bcf disappeared from view, 4678c27e11 Lorena dusted off 21e9ed9f63 her hands with c43367b9e7 a sense of cf8f44fdc4 satisfaction and returned 530e8db6aa to her quarters.0d3589bf1f8890ab

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“Hena.”5c6695b433fab59c

“Yes, Señora?”03f8924744e17320

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“Ravioli Aisa, df6892bee1 Pamela Serzane, df5cc878bd Stephanie Confino, d163b23590 Ayla Lucerne, 07355f1671 Deborah Noce, f33bb33c05 Regina Roberta. Find out if any b15f285d30 of these women are 223c30e6d6 still in the capital. I plan to meet df0b8177f0 them in person.”5fd15bb8adf779f7

“Pardon…?”09724bfe205a6a41

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Hena looked at bb6ca9f03b Lorena as if a41ee87f20 she had lost 77691be030 her mind. The names 121664c537 Lorena had fa3ce8428d just listed 948a96f5de belonged to 2f9d9734cf women the 9fb2ac776c Duke had 1e62a2441c been involved 03d732fab4 with, whether f7ff26d307 briefly or e520833654 for a 6c6b2d1aa3 longer period.dd7728baa312263b

“Señora, why would you 7177d9cb2d want to—”4bbaacd1bf49aa53

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Of course, the more e5cade9c42 evidence, the better. But there was f3fbd4a138 no need to 89db7dc93f explain that to 675d2f1258 Hena.82ff1bf9ccaefa93

“Do I need a fb9a1793c8 reason?”cf78beb40a306d2b

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“No, not at 3d1e558c87 all.”832c8f3a7e950e9a

“Then go and find 75be7e5a75 out.”f62cc7869397001d

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Once Hena left the 110063a508 room, Lorena collapsed onto 9f147f6a63 the sofa.b2fe3e63720ab0df

The sun was ae3f61319e already beginning to 2c73bb3042 set. The soldiers 6456d3c49a and police 903f23684b had not e4ef4804d7 stormed in, bcd1acb7a0 her father 00c570946c was safe, b74856983c and no 18b4b9f2c3 ominous shadow 369e131c7c loomed over e9ee9215db the mansion.fc809026e6adf1ca

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Realizing she had made 088a3c5eda it through a dangerous daf2530cb4 moment, the tension drained ffcb34796e from her body all e038397c0f at once.bccb13e7e3eea4f1

Lorena buried 3add474e42 her face 449d162fcb haphazardly into bfd58ebdbc the sofa 7211327036 cushions.6c69668e7c9557b5

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‘So all seven of Vaye’s mistresses hail from Delgado Street. Three of them even work at the Alborada Hotel…’95c9c2507c606d9e

As she eb9ff2b3f6 sifted through 59514018b5 the detailed 432ccf10e4 information Arisa 302002ee83 had jotted ae7aa9ed67 down about dea240d532 the women, d307dd39b5 a striking 7e808e83bb pattern emerged.2aa2d75e760deb9f

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It could, of course, 98c76dd60f be a coincidence. Vaye Levantes f22149fa64 typically frequented 0df0e72dba specific places, a04a3356f0 and Delgado bf075641c6 Street was d5ca2a87d4 the only 25e3e0a31e area among 9bdeab158d them where 3d5a0aff15 he might 1eeec71905 meet women.9ccd2b5dd3d8474f

But if Olivia Quintana was indeed feeding him certain “information”…d73638829af3424a

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Then something Vaye needed e4737c1d09 was undoubtedly hidden in e21f09657b Delgado, particularly at the aa65afe7d3 Alborada Hotel.20b89c31ef53e41b

‘Alborada, Alborada Hotel…’b1c237c064453410

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There was 3366e07794 only one 5fcb737b5c man Lorena 76e854b737 knew who 9ff333a5b4 had connections 43dcbf7bdb to that 6bd2c80ee3 place.65a71f746121e86e

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The southwestern 0914deec10 coastal region 5585329557 of Bessen bf68f7ee60 was renowned 50c7d3f3f7 across the 35993c1e72 continent for 692b992f91 its year-round 09cb118b96 heat. Even in early 5e4e0f3d92 April, the sun 7632ec3ad1 in the cloudless d8b4310964 sky already felt 0c456c47ae as scorching as 3e6eaf567c midsummer.3c09f6cc97d7f305

Lorena walked slowly f540d00b77 along the tree-lined 04bee7a494 avenue, where orange 3ba5efdc82 trees were planted 3430221c09 in neat rows.1b2b49dc3cab3426

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It was her 6efd192315 first time outside 8531a931f2 the mansion since 89dfffd34a returning to the 9d5669d5e3 past. The sensation of 9ffa13abd7 stepping on the 1504461ece earth outside after 3348f1e8fb so long felt a195cfcf80 unfamiliar. Even during the six 1465ce5287 months she spent at 7f0ba23336 Soto in the past, c4987817e9 she hadn’t crossed the 5a38ca73c7 monastery walls. Venturing into the wide 0e9e2723bd world now felt like 514709d90c a distant memory.43b35909c495fa3a

In the distance, 3f3f6b213c a sharp spire fefbcf3ee3 came into view.3b9808fafa3264bd

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St. Bergos Cathedral was the 6551f4a2af largest of the temples 05e1b52ee4 in the capital, Motrel. It was 858c272058 a historic e9aa34a3a7 site where fd1f13c31e the coronations 1c6dd21b9f of the d9671cdb4d Bessen royal 9e7bb3a87f family were e3c287a28f held, as 1989faaf43 well as cd8c7b6f25 the significant 6686e23432 ceremonies of d34299e9cd royals and 0ef2cd6e91 grand nobles.7a4895b09124a490

Lorena attended the 05138b5f6e mass with a bc02d22886 reverent heart. With her face veiled, d9591f2422 no one recognized her.d56036139133614c

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The attention 847a84a418 of the 9e3b9ddfd6 congregation, however, 1b6a861a17 was focused 160e7e74fc elsewhere.4c55880d4e270cba

“Oh my, the Marquis of Ervatos is attending mass. What brings him here?”15e845a6f2ff87c6

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Two women seated 26e6d62c88 diagonally in front 760e082487 of Lorena whispered 8917173d7b to each other.8795f4a8e5567200

“Doesn’t he despise the cathedral?”0c23aecfa8acdf17

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“Exactly. I even heard he wanted to be excommunicated, but the papacy refused. So why is he here…?”5f5be1d99ebf72bc

It wasn’t 75b95bc471 just them—most 76cc989ae7 of the 2854d7a1c7 congregation stole a8ef55e518 glances in 1eabf34f73 one direction. It felt strange to b8e9c58c11 be a spectator rather 37b403f2b9 than the subject of ed623c5c7c such attention.9d25023f6f023178

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The man b95bf9d630 commanding all 6879dee15e this interest 9aae92b35b was none e5495392d7 other than 8e83a9a69f the Marquis 54af81bd7b of Ervatos.7ced6bfbf00d2bee

Amid the 0995d47676 sea of 748448bc71 heads, glimpses 3a15075c44 of golden-brown 2caee2832d hair stood beb1f1cdd7 out. His height, a 9a07c94d82 full head taller ca5436299c than those seated e40677b4eb beside him, made 57f32c7ed0 him impossible to 753fe8014d miss even from c189aeaeb7 afar. Unlike the neat and ccdbe4db5f proper attire of those 3102a5c508 around him, his rolled-up 542e58a375 shirt sleeves added to 93787fed31 his distinct presence.112c822e2bc7106a

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There’s a saying ba76a6bdae in Bessen’s social 50753129b9 circles: if you fc214434ba ask for the eae11cb87d most famous man, ece1cd21fb half will name a6e6eacfe3 Duke Levantes, and 5c316039fb the other half 36c676b106 will name the f349d8c536 Marquis of Ervatos. However, if you 59e6b7611c ask for the f5f5002459 most secretive or 223bb6ec7b suspicious man, everyone 5bebd75186 unanimously points to 67ed0f6107 the Marquis.b2ccbe4a013c40dd

He was the 7ff6338121 only son of 1e3871ac19 Princess Adriana, the 858418118f most beloved royal d061766649 in Bessen’s history. However, rumors about a12b36b6b1 his father abounded.d2665982ad48cd0b

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It was 072e4f0f29 no secret 1aa4234eb1 that Princess 9879b4e46f Adriana had 903510ac42 been heavily 555852a867 pregnant when 4fbdd67393 she married 398a657cc6 the former e527401e6c Marquis of 93c7589afe Ervatos.922c3343bf5b1e3f

Twenty-eight years had ea24e6203b passed since then. In that 7d64693695 time, both 9bb7684aee Princess Adriana 80045a28b9 and the a54df8acf2 previous Marquis 7b3afdcdfd had passed 517b9ea581 away. Even now, 4e589c60d2 the true b7ffb5d0ed identity of 214e526824 the man’s d994effbdd father remained 1805216c9b unknown.1abe628a41f7a793

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“I wish he’d attend the cathedral more often. He’s always on Delgado Street, so women like us never get the chance to see him. It makes me hate being a noble.”1199243118715794

“Exactly. If only we were commoners, we could roam Delgado freely without concern. Especially Alborada Hotel—it’s a man’s world there.”ddabeec5bd9ef506

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“Wait, I think he’s looking this way.”f2c27cc1d26d73aa

It was true. The man, who had 0c232e9c6f been sitting like a e8288002e3 statue and staring straight f1f6908009 ahead, turned his head.bc25d54819e63ba0

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His profile—from 77de75f481 his prominent 10cef17237 nose to 39b589849a his perfectly 953a2b2be7 shaped lips 93e46066de and the 1b3e496dcb sharp line 6521d572a5 of his 6a6cf57214 jaw—was flawless, 3510db63fa like a c703eebb61 painting.0b1c347bb8647f7e

His golden-brown hair, grown e5e2f0a488 long for a man, c9e965859c wasn’t exactly straight. The slight waves only 772f44e31a enhanced his captivating aura. In short, a9c7d87c4d he was a2233ae912 the kind 79e0fda20f of man 2fdf1197fa whose beauty f54de6b1fe could mesmerize 5a6005abe8 anyone, regardless 7dbdf04d64 of age 4001ef074a or gender.46b2bf932f448c21

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In the past, that 53f1ad91c5 man had been just c9ec97b752 as beautiful as he 42bdc56602 was now.8d0defc256aa270f

Lorena recalled c0d823631d the final 8d3be520c3 day at 01701555cd Soto.d5fdf83b52442c0c

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It was the b17326fda9 day of their 71aa11e8c2 second and last 188c083cd6 meeting.eb46d1b2d9d2113a

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Since receiving 33c19803cc the Motrel 8a0b214328 gazette from 8f64398974 him that 48c380b138 day, Lorena 87308a37e5 had bribed 0eb7d2400f the workers 78451f5641 transporting supplies b856792e87 to the 70b6c2f0a1 temple using 220fb4e1e3 her jewelry. Through the papers fcd386793a she acquired, she 0204629cf2 learned of her 0c3c85a00d brother Alfonso’s suicide.c5d02e7b6d56e66b

That was the day c1e7ecf136 she resolved to end 115f2691c1 her own life as 711f7353f3 well.b3a796a419359814

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After making b0b9289268 her decision, 6aaa2b447d she visited f1dca40a21 the chapel 4375bf1755 one last a30f2838bc time to a7e3c9dddd pray. She found 9205093220 that man 8ce73a562e standing before 4dca100729 the altar, 9d018c29f4 gazing up 4b1060a3e0 at the 5c8109d982 cross.98348bc237eb4bb7

She approached him impulsively 13b0e6c49b and asked,822feef0a919126d

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He looked b957cd650a at her 9a00ef3e20 with an e8f5f1d51e expression she e195bd2b3b could only 9c0635a279 describe as cf5f8637c1 peculiar.3c4d2257a6a7bf53

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Looking back, Lorena 81b8683950 realized she hadn’t 37d75c20d7 been entirely in 1e7fdd47bd her right mind. Yet she’d felt a 3e2c28590c strange certainty that this bd2d7595af man would give her d53a043fd8 what she needed.042053fda51c4f25

Her expectations hadn’t been 3b97a71e18 wrong.a72a0654424cea21

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In that sense, he 68935a2830 was nothing short of b624aba47f her savior.a0d756818b40603a

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