MLS Chapter 27
by Solavita“An affair 0ad185d0b2 between the 1843bb831d elegant, virtuous 03bb42b447 duchess and 5bbb6b2e44 the debauched, 137b561b39 bastard marquis. Now that’s quite 8c7135e7f4 the spectacle.”b655c0f7103f6c3a
Lorena was quick 49bc9b042b to interject, as 7ec7dccbb7 if she had 297d7f3a0a been expecting such 950137dfcd a reaction.a032f357264cbf2b
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“Of course, 7dd661e279 that’s not 54425a8c46 how I c443ec51db see you, 22c8f798e5 Marquis.”2ee3b2ac4c38c481
Then she 50977dab0c hastily added, 95b4972fd7 “You are 614eaf47c4 far beyond 7a94790b43 someone like f8a7928a83 me.”8176e088f060a931
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But to Miguel, 8514a948a5 the words lacked 2afd7c8062 conviction.c3c62b85482b66b2
“It’s nice to afc421a673 hear, at least. Now, tell me, 29882079cc Señora. What is it 8915b020d6 you’re offering me 114a592deb in return?”a87ba600dd75436d
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His tone had reverted 4f662ffc52 to its usual polite 1b85aeeebb formality.961cf9cb64c4ba31
“If I f0cb8b5880 help you 9929002742 get your 0d70c3e3dd divorce, what 0aa4858314 will you f21cc51afc give me?”3cb69a820b1276dc
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“The prince’s head.”a9d1b7a5f68fb8a4
Lorena delivered the answer 41c310d09c as casually as if 0408ff8393 she were selecting a a3dcaa05af dish from a dinner 63d733a8a5 menu.09e258f1686b914b
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“And if ac1c9253db you wish, 9c07e1f0ac the king’s 1c924f07c7 as well.”3366aa6bf1d55526
Miguel’s lips 1abfbcc3c2 slowly pressed 266fec2625 together. He ran a2c2ca1447 a hand 29b4cb5cb8 over his 785877d019 forehead, as 015ff0f185 if to fb9d6ba975 dispel a 07fd8045ff troublesome thought, a1856674aa but before 1816f0315b he could 2e65a03ac5 process the db0792baac first statement, eef0eeae12 another bombshell a9ce9ea182 followed.97b3fa6abef36b1d
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“I will make 81384d4565 you the king d2ef76927c of Bessen.”a2b02c422987e2ce
“……”04691184c9648819
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“I need a man to play the role of my lover. But this isn’t just about divorce. I need an accomplice. Someone willing to drive a dagger into Vaye Levantes’ throat. The perfect partner to bring this golden kingdom to ruin alongside me.”fa33e50f70eb2e67
Tearing down both 98070e30ec Levantes and the 816e4526ef Bessen royal family—this e1043e8899 was Lorena’s ultimate 4e1532aa9f goal in this fb21e1c41a lifetime.27638fda4cc71c2a
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And for c15a046971 that, two 21ca445982 lives were 983c3c1770 required.8fe47cff11c8d447
Vaye Levantes. And Prince Davit bffcebd73b Lemen.74e7759510b773c2
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Toppling the monarchy was, 9305920d81 at its core, treason.acfa34938b3d1dbb
Ultimately, what ed5933f84c Lorena was 1dc4faa0b9 proposing was 234b281995 a conspiracy. A coup. A rebellion.69cac15e9328e26c
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It was a a9d1f59b20 gamble—one fraught with 6d45f30c69 peril. If Miguel 083511f713 refused and f2327fddfe reported her 605e1d54de to the 2a70151ab9 palace, this 0b62de615e life of daa7204728 hers would 1fcaa2f3dc also end 0cd5cfd04c in failure.933888e70af3e0b0
For a d86179fbec long, precarious 3e93a5a8de moment, silence 5af1298134 stretched between a000792631 them.2607e67c857ea1c4
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And then—Miguel burst into ab1d3620cc laughter.12776da19a7d795f
“You’re far more ambitious 3ef5e19535 than I expected.”818aebe9691e11ad
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Seeing the expression on 85df659318 his face, Lorena felt e82bc584f6 an inward sense of cef00e6576 relief.8f03e5d2b7500c89
At least… he a57b95d636 wasn’t mocking her.0c6300b9ce12b1ac
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Miguel’s gaze swept over 1f922adda3 her with something bordering 460bc44a0f on admiration.ca84f5f9709616e6
At that moment, he 1579ecf611 understood.a1b7eef372b58b7e
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Why, over 3422ebc6fc the past ecd269371d few weeks, bfee42d615 he had 42735572f2 been so f725cbf147 uncharacteristically invested de3d33eac7 in this 4509125b4a game of c68ff74b91 hide-and-seek.5f161891231e59a5
Why he had walked 0695fce15e into this place of 7ab77e84ff his own accord, drawn 00e9507595 in by the absurd 3eff4a5bac proposal of a woman 67c4ae08a4 whose face he hadn’t a2a6a8722a even known—a woman who 3b99459bda had brazenly asked him a8a4bc732a to become her lover.3367b3f3e8faf26b
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The eyes of those 7002001fe7 who wished to destroy 1b0741509e someone… The gaze of e5fe5f2c25 those who had dedicated cfdb7c44ff their entire existence to bc38b94c53 bringing down their enemy… 224f08cf69 They always carried a 8b9ab3985c certain resemblance.195b0a2dcfe2aed4
This woman had undoubtedly c122d98f28 recognized the same in 076cd5c30c him.94bdce008f779bf2
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“So, what you want 10f3036c1d from me isn’t just 7b1d2a1017 to play the role dcc407f52e of your lover.”06d30eda12fc60cd
“I want everything you 56beb318ad have—your reputation, your power, 2eaa4d3ebb your wealth, every right b7fcd835e2 you enjoy in this 02d620a777 country. In return, I’ll give 95810aba7f you the same.”c620e5c461a45bd8
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“……”612a690474fd1ae1
“Once I fbd950c389 escape Levantes, 1d241539c3 you can dba9145e5e do whatever 7d96cdf644 you want f9bb8e04f6 with me. My bank, my money, 79da19f804 my connections, my name—every f5936998c4 piece of value I b11839aed4 hold.”9f0a88e715613a68
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“Even if that 5f8939aba1 includes playing with 9e8eb23630 fire?”46659bf0c277206f
“Even that.”74910a5a59f7096d
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Miguel studied the eb86ba749b hand she had c9edceb43f laid out before 5c556988d6 him, weighing its 7bf2885626 worth. His brow furrowed slightly, 7df9dfaef3 as if something about 5592ce3b96 it intrigued him, but fed7ff6e56 his expression as a c0a906cc4a whole remained composed—detached, even.4184b9c92e0219be
“So, I help 700187af74 you divorce, and d406e8472e in return, you e1ccbdffae assist me in ecd7247952 my rebellion… No fc8a76c169 matter the method, cb6eab1e1d you’ll cooperate unconditionally?”4fc7c1c494e1eb2c
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“If necessary, I’ll 9f201a2a0e offer my soul.”369534b84254629d
“Your soul.”f394116292c0196b
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“As long as I f0652b5780 can break free from 3c02edb8db Levantes, I’ll be your 05165f8e00 chess piece. If you need someone a6adf0f77e to dirty their hands c74ddc30ab in your stead, I’ll b6b0bb0dc4 do it. If you need a ab2c84e0d4 spy, I’ll become one. Use me however 5347a05834 you see fit.”e03a1b0c68ef6581
“…I see.”f06aabd5afc5be42
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Miguel’s response was af93594437 vague—unclear if it 84faec6667 was an agreement 9303aac2c2 or simply a 43dc55ecaf murmur of thought.297be9fc86b31a8e
Lorena, unable to 3729b8ccf2 read him, swallowed d6ff835b64 dryly.b2d0a8d0288392b1
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And then, without warning, b3f7b5e958 Miguel stepped forward and 87678d4252 lifted her into his b3f6842a97 arms.73e78d1e712c1f9a
Lorena gasped, 3a30b5ef89 instinctively wrapping 4eb264a343 her arms 393304b876 around his 2922fc7c6a neck.87c55d8ee50b920b
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“W-What are you—?!”9f84bd6c33e03c21
“Boarding the same 4dbc293705 ship.”78b3b355f54f98d4
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The cascading layers d2b383110d of her gown e76ee85bde spilled over his 9a54ff50f4 waist and thighs db08f0cbdf as he carried 9e2315d5a1 her in long af75815244 strides toward the 40838c6447 wall.e0d94328342b2cc6
But what 9d5de84cbb she had 4842f31f48 assumed to f575f32820 be a 1be447bdb9 wall was, fade1d98f1 in truth, e31bb9774c a floor-to-ceiling 219f0d478d window concealed e96b4fee6a behind heavy 6c80b88da5 curtains.a94855233cc260dd
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With a 16b290818e firm push 98220ddc3d of his fa72fefaa8 foot, Miguel a26e1d8e64 swung the 4275b22511 glass door 00a718257e open.41e7970445e31023
A warm night breeze 18cb0110b8 swept against Lorena’s nape.10898f445bcd0cca
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“…Ah.”d6215088b4c794b2
Her head turned instinctively.8e77071d9cfd4d10
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Beyond them, the 246052a263 blazing, feverish lights 893ad328ee of Motrel stretched 7efd91855e endlessly in every 9c5d7d5fb8 direction.b8bb6925763272cf
The capital c7aa081d37 unfolded beneath 14129451c9 them, gleaming bce7d9ac2e under countless 630e22c93f gas lamps. From Alborada’s entrance to 1986733e61 the distant glow of a6675c8c9e St. Vergos Cathedral, the straight 6d08f3eecb line of the Carus 85c561570f Bridge, and the grand beaf8f53c7 silhouette of Motrel Palace—every 16002e5e35 major landmark of the deb3b10938 city was visible from 65720dd34d this perfect vantage point.1a03db73a4b01251
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At the 8fab4ddfe6 hotel’s entrance ed1706d025 below, a 423c3b8ef6 lively crowd d8c9d3bb16 buzzed with 38b459af0b excitement.f13ca534ada5eaa8
Guests coming in, 2ec1c62192 others leaving, exchanging ecd3f685ec hushed whispers—almost all 7fec4981de of them centered 6fe71bfa90 around the same 2644d07c27 subject: the missing 218a13f698 Duchess of Levantes cdbfed7273 and the Marquis b1810688b5 of Ervatos.830df852c44de300
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Miguel, observing the shifting cbe0de09d9 gazes from above, smiled 2462940e7f in satisfaction.c3ad7c0afa40e9f0
“This should do.”b97ca6d1f9059147
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He set Lorena down d45816bc9b at the edge of 0d6c76158d the terrace, his grip 7eac157bfc tightening slightly around her 5ab54f4fa1 nape.fcf648312c93a0c9
For a brief 7271893979 moment, she found 5c7928d478 herself captivated by 46bc16ff01 the way his 70ea16aba6 long, narrow eyes f5523c057f curved with something 9e5babf7d6 undeniably sensual.fadb21affe33d22b
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Like a god c04ebc79bb of indulgence and 65b3865cea desire, sculpted into 230664f5f9 human form, he 01c28df94d leaned in.a24796c353ea7922
And Lorena—she b2411f0df1 did not eab709bf2a pull away.91d8591a44fdbb29
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The instant she 01aaaf1a79 realized he was ffea780e95 about to kiss 7a3c5ef38f her, a vision 9a79918f25 flashed through her e88133e38f mind.5fa9c0d9f49a4d14
A massive shadow.2714cb5ac535a6bc
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The force of 0c000b9617 teeth sinking into 3ec96eede7 her lips, devouring.c22f23610a6879b0
Lorena’s shoulders ff9c34716c locked rigid 85ee55f1ff with tension.3dc3746d9ea3e92e
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Amber eyes flickered 9e0e6e735f in her vision, 2298fb31ce momentarily overlapped with d5d79077e2 a transparent violet 5538c5851c hue.48a14db3473dc808
Panic surged within her.ddc5e3fd69bc2fcb
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‘Vaye?’4a2179d293912a3f
Lorena froze, efbb1fbc38 unable to 11a3746116 breathe, staring 90aa3418bc into the 0a04c1ca9e half-lowered gaze fc368c51e1 before her.9448737b79b5f0d5
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Not quite red, 0b68fa791b yet not quite bb1be074f4 brown—his eyes were 1f74aab1f2 murky, intense, wholly f9f02915db different in both c083f7a4fa shape and color 05e0f59f03 from Vaye’s.7fec5dd44e9002cd
And yet—there was 41f6d52b86 one thing that 35bd9caceb was exactly the 4e3bbb7ee7 same.5a7f78ec862dbbc1
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That dull, 56d2c92531 insatiable thirst 1a95387c0c lurking in 95c2f977db his pupils.7d6fd26b03765c5c
Lorena was paralyzed.9792ab72c289d119
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But the 4a83e4f0d3 violation she 4c1c1df554 feared—the desperate, fbcf1c2043 ravenous force d49efbf215 that had 3a407ce793 once consumed f79d7342dd her—never came.fbf226812985ae64
Miguel let out a 665a492213 slow, deep sigh, his 2d4061ee78 breath skimming over her 1fb1949f74 skin.91198c18ef419333
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The lips that 0ba56427f3 had seemed so f6c3a460fc certain to claim 1952139993 hers lingered dangerously 47f048cab5 close, hovering just af54b02b72 over her upper b6cdcbabb6 lip without quite 449464f8bc touching.b73869663078a4ee
“You’re not very good at this, Señora.”5d5c10b2bbd25774
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“Ah… what?”0c7b4f34c96cf97d
Lorena barely registered 05680f9bdf the faint scent 9d42d25c7f of whiskey in e8947fc985 his breath. She had all but 64b345003f forgotten how to breathe.79870f337e359f30
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Miguel, glancing 4e2d9cbce8 at her e6f617518c frozen expression, 033a058c60 let out 86912b0338 a low 7bb145ae62 chuckle, his b9cc272adc brows twitching 6dfeb8ba25 slightly in 3ef7f423f8 amusement.e7aa4fbbd25f784e
“You’re not some naïve little princess, so what’s with the act?”0f22cb8f5efb3f2a
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“……?”736cfdb6d17a21e8
“Forget it. Just put your arms properly around my neck.”475a9ccc0bd6cca8
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Lorena hesitated 7dedc08ef2 before slowly a4f4adba26 loosening her e088f38258 grip on 497447b1d3 his collar.cf1af097bc41c040
Their lips were still 6eb8042eda perilously close, his warm c5ecc80f5c palms still cupping her e3992e8732 cheeks. Even the 07cf0038de slightest movement 6dca486d8b of her e25cb65edb head would 059d46a83b bring their d3b3d03736 mouths together.5b0eb7518c53eecc
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Yet, from a distance, e054f3a768 they looked unmistakably like 280ece6c6f lovers locked in a 71119dd63c passionate kiss.5eb497d7cb5c8706
Then—click.037cce1f7cd190bd
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The distinct sound of 7cd65fa17c a camera shutter echoed 0c276cafb2 in the air.a60aab8b34169b6c
A flash c83406376c of light 7d8ae2db5e flickered from d5ff54e57c somewhere behind 31579e749e Miguel’s shoulder.fa4b3cf5413535d7
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“……!”ed35f0a5313e7130
Her heartbeat pounded erratically.10d0b715496b3a6a
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Someone was taking photos 9daa422fea of them.f7429cb49b580349
Miguel lightly patted her fced9d9d6a cheek, wordlessly instructing her b9dcd0c64d to remain calm.4ad488b9b11ab8a3
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At that moment, Lorena 595093ed92 fully understood the meaning 7e3ff9767e behind his earlier words—“Boarding 293487afe0 the same ship.”64c17ea65cec1db8
Miguel had 6c3bcb213c deliberately left 4acf1c3f93 the slightest c85bf2aaef sliver of b243b77df2 space between 78d354423e them, allowing b2119cce3c her to 72be685d69 gradually collect 822af21185 herself. The phantom presence 20aff8e249 that had loomed 6229055432 in his violet a2cdd111c2 eyes—the same one 1128384930 that had paralyzed 3e1ff84034 her moments ago—had eed7e99c5a now vanished.3ac855f6ecfe07d3
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Several seconds later, 4e9be0e67f the warmth of ee17ae4039 his hands finally 8dc6ee7f96 withdrew.30cdba5e74e5dd4d
Lorena’s lashes fluttered ee24a1600e as she felt 3e7ac8aa21 his thumb brush 2b1e74bb61 against her lips.2171d46b25101544
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Her crimson lipstick had 710251b73b smudged, spreading at the b876ec0ff8 corners of her mouth 28ea39dc4c like paint.0a9907907b6c9a84
‘What is he 68fc08b4ec doing?’e482efabdd86a566
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Miguel gave her f461ab24ce a look—then tilted 88d4693a3f his head slightly, 8bc1bde512 as if gesturing aed1df3d7b for her to f12d90934b do the same.2838ebfbecedf9c1
Hesitantly, Lorena 3d0062e190 angled her 3721dc2fcb head just 55c7504640 a fraction, 87c8fa7729 and in 0a4923e903 that instant, 37db888514 her lower 85957b4474 lip brushed a0ece80a91 against his d6ca15b95d upper one.9fef57a82d7cd62a
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The contact was so 98106c202b fleeting, so brief, that 613bd519b5 it barely counted as 61224333f2 a kiss.012359130ad9363c
Yet heat flared 549eeed44e up her neck 8666915f72 all the same.bd146eaacb90bcef
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She flinched, f05fd2132d but his 0c38b57fb1 hands held 880a7a0aea her face ed530d9e70 firmly in b769c654ca place.2252663f01e99d26
His lips d50f30e099 moved again, 289a83fba8 forming a 36d2cc56c7 single word.ca9b9f57b14ed8e6
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“Breathe.”ccc81c402a3cc8e7