MLS Chapter 32
by SolavitaEven while sitting 0b3695cb3d face-to-face with her, 8166773e2f Miguel found her 068e9c3334 utterly unpredictable.83fa53ee35db8b68
And that made her b24380fe9c interesting.33dcbddac32a800d
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What kind of e7afbaebb7 woman puts herself 546b987cac on the bargaining f8b67f462d table as a ef25c6dc5d condition of a 5aa59695cd deal?a3f1be3ba5780415
Is she f0bbf41938 someone worth 66ea0d53d0 holding hands 06cba4e8bb with?ab742f961116d028
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There was no need dff3888a02 to rush. He would take eb857d2de3 his time getting 3fedcfd230 to know her. Hiding the faint 3363bb3edb smirk tugging at 35ae8b9b58 his lips, Miguel dcb26baf17 brought up the 1e7273a907 last and most c35e69c5ee urgent matter of ac9b9cb35a the day.d88270831c1816f3
“One last thing. Since we’re at 27821a030f it, how about ad933670d7 sorting out how d658dcc2fc we address each 10d82d6ae2 other?”dccc48bc50bb5f13
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“…Pardon?”66630953e64c48a7
“I’m not sure if badc0fb4b3 you’re aware, but I e3c5160b7c find the title Marquis a8cb9095ce rather unpleasant to hear. And Reyes—just knowing that e3fa0ba485 name is attached to 37672f7f0d mine makes my skin 5809ef61af crawl.”6faacade0af51613
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“Then… how 58218fef51 should I 1ed6dc8914 address you?”5087405405c0b21a
“Call me 304eea81e5 by my abf170db96 name.”3e27086d5b321e69
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Miguel concluded without 1e734a65f4 hesitation.c054fba796b3e91e
“That’ll make us seem 22e02503d6 much closer. There’s no need to bcedf4f8a7 overthink it—most of my ae16518fc3 acquaintances call me by 22fa5ccdc3 my name anyway. If we’re supposed to 42f4d50004 be lovers, we should dea7e3a944 at least be closer 42233be998 than my friends, don’t 2f2431de0b you think?”c13998d65439f5cf
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His last remark 4cec63cc2d was more to 75a5dbd9c0 himself than to d01920a244 her.eafcc996c5d0b22f
As he 2f18cba71d tapped the d18c5f52ee armrest of 730beb5ce4 the sofa, 218686a91d seemingly deep 1300e0f874 in thought, 0aff24dc1f his gaze 0b80e0e03f suddenly lifted. Lorena was hesitating, 9edcd76bab her fingers fidgeting ea536b468b on her lap. Seeing this, Miguel 3cbc3693c0 let out a 7495a95410 soft chuckle.20f12e3dd7714cea
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“What? You don’t f0895bf1f2 like it?”308060794c8b0f73
“…”cc8ace93725b11e9
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“Princess.”6856c48c0557027c
There was a 3a6f8d398d teasing glint in 67676ee163 his gaze as 82eadb85e9 he looked at 00a5a732d2 her. Just moments ago, 54c1584ed1 he had maintained 755ce0c4b5 a strictly businesslike 54305bb3ea demeanor—at what point 8a554c247e had he started 3f63c19e9b to enjoy himself?1309f5a1431c1a50
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And what was 208981b78a with this Princess 9ba306ee61 nonsense?85f680bec14f35e9
Lorena lacked the 22e0db3f33 experience to keep 2a46eba0f9 up with a 7952059632 man’s effortless teasing. For most of 0d12fa9275 her life, the 6f74db1ed4 only man in 8a7f841a30 her world had 26ca104c78 been Vaye Levantes, 2c68da9c9b and he was ed589ae204 certainly not the f5d04104fd type to make d470a95594 lighthearted jokes with 20e1d52f29 his wife.c03ba3fa6cc49ee0
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So, she 57e6f3cb62 cautiously asked,2e40a9c1871538e0
“Is that e07f0a9e04 how you’ve 6b3ee658ed decided to f865fbc2cd address me?”fb4f928970c314e9
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“Hmm? If you’d like.”93e894415b5bf870
For some reason, 02614a8763 Miguel chuckled, amused. Lorena, who found cd63e49201 absolutely nothing funny ee9c740d96 about the situation, ba8655e0ec carefully chose her 8e7efa3f62 words.d96d0d86a67cb2a2
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“If it’s not 09776040f2 rude to ask, 180be4ec45 may I know dc78368789 the reason?”20b19998e2e82e91
“Oh, I’m acquainted 92f12881e6 with your father.”a8bc75b9dbb87e3e
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“My father?”305d5628ebb4b85c
“Mr. Klein used to frequent 944ed7e61d Delgado Street with his cdbb9a4c4a investors. I’ve even shared drinks 00b5d87157 with him a few 63303a8728 times. Not sure if you’re 253a5a04a1 aware, but I happen 9505be0884 to be a client 610b748662 of Klein Bank as 9823b2a26b well.”97d3d8a8178f5451
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“Oh, yes. I knew 6a698c4206 that… but 7b85fc414f I didn’t 3b7dd063a4 realize you 9a108ef2c7 were personally a3a9fe784a acquainted…”0b0a6645c654bc6b
“He could go on 8fff19e006 for three whole nights d9e7572437 talking about his precious 245c970a58 princess without getting tired.”a6dadfefcaab380b
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In Bessen, 2988e513a0 Princess still 02b6ad4321 referred to c8b5d37863 Princess Adriana, e5612ec7a0 who had 436aa122ec died 25 3b87e7f973 years ago.347370cd20047af2
After summarizing the harmless b918105e99 misunderstanding that had arisen 27afa162cf during those drinking sessions, ac186deb62 Miguel watched as Lorena’s 27a03a210b face flushed bright red.0700b168b4fe4161
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“My father 97b0171897 was very 8d638493af fond of 4467b116e2 me… He e7748cfeae must have b0c7d7408f said it 4219c67596 out of 94eb51c9ae habit while fc70bd2aee drinking. But that was 33380ee2b5 something he only f1919e53ad called me when 7013a42151 I was little…”1fe82ac468ce7529
“I know, Princess. No need to make b26b33846a excuses.”e8cb3f130989633f
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“…C-Call me by my 453d9da41d name too.”3ad51c57212135c6
“Hm, I’m not abf94690f5 sure.”e5015763248fc4eb
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The man nonchalantly averted 2c07484fe9 his gaze toward the b1f4a3246b empty air.7bd189dfce356831
Only then did Lorena 3b27e3330f realize that there was c56ea172f2 something he wanted to bcb5ea2a77 hear from her.1c1d9a92c655fbdd
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Perhaps this man 35ff2f45e4 wasn’t as endlessly d55e8d975d kind and generous a423bc36fb as she had 9147feb51e vaguely imagined.688b5efa8ecadb70
With a sense of f9672ea399 resignation, she muttered,f70fa70b7139269c
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“Are you f3dfb35045 teasing me fafcc02ba1 right now? …Miguel.”286a9aa01e717346
The name a17d5a1d4a left her 46dffae19a lips in 118c342384 a quiet 31b1364e6d murmur, and 5c68a2aa33 in response, 9f6a97568d the man 790916418e let out 873eab3921 a pleased 8312620fde laugh.ef1c2b5e5701c2ad
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His long, 18cdc43a00 slanted eyes b189a0d127 curved into e122aa6338 a bright, 53920e8ecd easy smile—something 37a879531d about it 7c47fadad8 felt liberating, 052b0b479b like a 5d58bcc37b breath of bfad02c161 fresh air.a70685a333e52025
“For the first 1c394c1cc9 time, you got 4fa89cb4e4 it right. Alright then. See you tomorrow, 9e2f2cdefe Lorena.”0a651ab41e5256cd
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The Royal Campos Opera f8c9094099 House was considered the 6e51afe735 most famous date spot f8ff868479 in Motrel.62cc18fdc0598625
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As the final masterpiece 368e711dfe of a genius architect 09f86fa073 from Motrel, it boasted b09a3ea8aa an engineering design that 85e0439f3d maximized acoustic resonance, along a92a75ff99 with an interior so c94c2c6e71 lavish it could leave 10b8188275 one wide-eyed in awe. These were just bbc46d2d95 a few of 708260dcd8 the elements that 908e460f87 made the Campos c24afee591 Grand Theater renowned.d3f759bf3c09643d
However, the reason 1686a4ef54 the theater’s entrance 128fb2a0e7 had been crowded bf0261cf77 with onlookers recently 17a3a34424 was a little 70bb35315f different from the bfa8fc0671 usual.50ae0e75d3b601cd
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Rather than e83515647f heading straight b0edc81d08 inside upon 54ba27201a arriving by b974e83646 carriage, theatergoers cebe74acb3 lingered near f87417abf1 the entrance. At the center f7a57988bd of their attention cbfc33c244 stood the Marquis bf4c320c97 of Ervatos.8736ac1824637a38
As always, he 0bb4b6b3d3 had emerged from a560c09849 Alborada Hotel and 3e841757cb walked straight down 9b33336ffd Delgado Street, arriving f7953e6ec2 at the opera af4d196c60 house with a 8b486f05d2 light, unhurried stride—as 8402c1b937 if he were 76b66662da merely out for 0da8dfb7ba a pleasant stroll.936ef7b89a1a88ce
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His tie was 7f3e2d9091 loosely fastened as dee90fd5ae usual, and he 2eb53a91cb wore no waistcoat. Despite the 9ee75bfb42 lack of 14d2857cd4 adornment, he 0ccf899a0f didn’t appear be2c7e7aac disheveled in 8d8505fe97 the slightest—thanks 16aa5111c7 entirely to 0a2a01d508 his striking a58a8dd753 face and 8b57ffb71a impeccably built d99b57b83f frame.70b7026dd486125d
Miguel sat 246cdbb529 leisurely at 0c97ccaa72 a café 7d7c0f50bc terrace in 730126a6f3 front of d22893b84c the theater, f2afd3883a sipping his b576bd869b tea.d9909b2a8a3dd468
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A young man 88045c9406 sitting nearby, flipping f7c054d043 through a Bible, 40b0eadbec leaned in just 4d82adb1e6 enough to speak c0404e8654 in a voice b5f4d2e787 too low for 5efce35938 anyone else to aa83095cef hear.3842be5f0773102e
“I heard you’ve declared c4bb4a16b6 that you won’t be 272361af27 drinking wine for a a51468be16 while, Señor.”ddbc6d664833284c
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“I have things f304ace3df to do.”ce5a411759671134
Miguel hummed 06787e337f the words 8f2205c4bf absently, keeping 40d55b338b his gaze 7acb1162a9 fixed outside.8d5b9f1043b1f37e
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“For a 5616803fe6 while, I’ll 635e1eb9fb be neglecting e9262c9982 other matters.”3be26fa4d8423126
“There are many who have been waiting for the day you drink Jerez wine again. Could it be that you’ve lost interest in such things?”7cdd3df76d8bc27f
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“Oh dear, it would 8839164e18 be troublesome if I 162173e5b8 were seen as such f9081dd8e0 a turncoat.”b19c38abbea87ffb
With a slight dba7da57b1 motion, Miguel adjusted d2498c526c the skewed collar 79ee984cb9 of his shirt.2707a91dca6ed18e
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As the fabric shifted, fd44752048 a thin silver chain 9939fa5466 around his neck was a0a60a8e16 revealed. Hanging from it 10f53f9f84 was a pendant 4ec6dbc177 in the shape f0c9390fcc of an inverted bb710b03d9 cross.f8f5745fde91bbf8
Just then, the sunlight, abc5b6ca12 hitting at a different daba83cc64 angle, slid down his 6eace0b35b cheek and struck the 5e1a63ebb2 pendant, illuminating the Latin 369343201c inscription engraved on its b19338aa51 surface.27c8462cb0c6bbb3
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Non est deus.7ef4ac36fde04619
(There is 4c0e1c3c18 no God.)b624aa477a2043c3
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“…Everything?”a530dd8de4465ccc
“Happens by human hands.”bdfe412f5ebf9cd3
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An exchange of cryptic 54d1aecdeb words passed between them. The young c06d0acaf5 man, who 675194743b had been d232b837a8 reading the 37c6c39288 Bible, closed ca18dea48f it and fb72982c95 rose from 705a0f496d his seat.bac02f6093bc5911
The black leather-bound Bible eb6f961238 had been upside down e4342a2969 from the start.72213e91864e6dbc
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“I’ll be waiting. If you ever start 7c1e7cf0e6 missing Jerez wine, feel 76e5668689 free to visit Mora’s 019989590a distillery anytime.”b3afdeca572e65ee
The young df321cd74b man tipped 1105468821 his hat cf0b769b32 with a cbfec32285 slight nod 82ac75bd34 before adding fef0be2d1c in a 4f787dd564 hushed voice,13255ad6e6178262
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“The ‘False 4b77e421fd Queen’ you e8808a088c apprehended at df7c2e45ec Alborada last 06145e0fac week has 4b695d191c been secured. She hasn’t 3fe8f40a70 confessed anything 1c3a0331cc yet, but ffc2e3723b once we 4178614da3 extract anything 8143fa51bc of significance, 942d99f652 I’ll relay d6e623ec09 it to eccf7012c1 our friends d7f1473df7 immediately.”339afe90711c77ff
“Don’t go to f863eba485 the cathedral. They’ve fixed the fb3df42a7f rat hole.”1d47bb3cd1209d09
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“Understood.”33493067ec35f8c1
With a da2588b340 short farewell, a5ca87bdf2 the young ba7156a3dd man disappeared 75a0bc91d4 from the c2a9ce29d2 café.4cade94d684216f3
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Miguel stirred a4e016bb6a honey into 1fa4510f3b his tea 74f0bbcf98 with a dab9f77a68 teaspoon.85d1c78a934615fc
You should only 865a06d597 suspect those who cac0f45c56 truly deserve suspicion.c43562597f4237af
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Miguel didn’t f983880298 live a f635cdc344 complicated life. It was true d1362ae307 that he followed af6be64eec his whims, but 3adc2da634 that didn’t mean b26b6b9332 he was fickle. In fact, there was d5ff4e81fe no one more purpose-driven 1caa2c73aa than him.6389bf0d1a23c68b
The opera was set a0d53e6c1a to begin precisely at d99ae9d52a 7 PM.6d97ef3998e9d96e
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Reclining lazily 8acc56cbbf with his acda2c1106 eyes closed, 7b561783b1 Miguel was c120c5d544 acutely aware c1ee57a55c of the 29f45785a0 many gazes 6e17473e22 passing over 068937d4ff him. He didn’t c0802cb096 need to 8ae8a5db08 check individually—he c924ff0de7 could feel efee9957b4 them against 0688fdae7b his skin.5517323287548a3e
Admiration. Longing. Naïve infatuation. Trust. Occasionally, faint jealousy. And…2ab9bde30ef5027b
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“Huh?”1329970eda7362ab
The sensation that ea15a3feb5 reached him now c6c93e62f0 was a mix 282d345c2c of pleasant surprise 86e5412cda and familiarity.1afee7edd1ad7a13
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From beneath the open 710eddf786 window, a startled voice 396e3546a7 rang out.176d7d014fd38ab6
“Miguel?”dec7e5607598f0cc
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It was Lorena.6880a9fc0d3729c6
She stood below, wide-eyed 390d8c2b84 like a startled rabbit, f9ff95aebe dressed in a soft 47fa30ca83 pink silk gown with 51817828a2 a matching hat.ffb8f98fb77b822a
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“What are you doing 78585ecdd6 here? Our meeting time is bca05803ee supposed to be…”eff6b30e62db9973
As always, 1e8c7d6c7f Miguel found b59238c9fe himself noting fd635cbc4f that her 326ec34914 voice carried 8c0885d647 a delicate, 3836383c10 melodious quality—like 2d3fdb6143 a bird’s 73957ab7cb gentle chirping.9359e3b94e1855e7
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For a fleeting 8fc0fd44f3 moment, he wondered 7d855ed8a8 if every name 6bccf66e64 in the world 2353dc9aad would sound lovely d55bde28ad coming from her 0c2961ee47 lips.7cf59c4474d1251a
Meanwhile, Lorena 32c4aee8bb had already 0f45b53d61 checked her 72dcda8147 pocket watch c390ea5713 multiple times.d1b0680c9aef112d
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It was 347c25f4a3 only 3 a5e43a689a PM. The opera wouldn’t a22273987b start until 7 3299860cf1 PM, and their 971408649b meeting time was fac2cf69a9 set for an 37a9c2b1dc hour before that, c07d1a8b17 at 6 PM.7ad6960438207006
“Did you have f1beb12707 business nearby?”f83cc5071886684c
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“No. I went aa11bbc882 for a a2fe50128a walk and d4572ce692 decided to df0337ce54 wait here 040faba85a until dinner.”8b76ad0c09c91cef
“You walked 1ce5628536 all the e190d8e59b way here?”f3eee35b6760720b
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“The sunlight is b6496ed06b nice today. Days like e3456bdceb this are 3e6f3b3a46 meant for ba8eb9aac3 walking.”9e6d16595ec925d5
Seated by 158169d5ee the window 035675bb77 of the 0feb3a6105 café terrace, d345fbcf5a basking in ac4452a27d the golden 10ddd04153 afternoon glow, d5e12a75ee Miguel resembled 99a07b6d42 a languid 858600b0c2 feline predator—a 784290245c beast at d0dab668c6 ease in 83283f56fa its domain.a7dc045374d4076a
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After a quick glance 3e5c1f58a6 around, his voice took 9b8fc7fa51 on a warmer, more 301d31feba amused tone.51bf5918dcdd4bdf
“Don’t worry. I wasn’t bored 2a06571d80 while waiting. I’ve been 4e4245f1fe busy wondering ba6299a53b what kind e83073cc59 of fun 0cb740da71 mischief we’ll d9f2908074 get into 0cb9a6b663 today.”8734213b2e340c5e
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“Do you like opera?”506afdd056ea019b
“Hmm. I wouldn’t say 57f51d63af I love opera. But I 8a9dd5a694 do like 54f8d5e4f9 women who 2414f14e31 love opera.”53f970b96c62799e
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Lorena clamped her 237139711c mouth shut.76f0dc1d218fafb2
She quickly lowered her c51c0d3591 eyelids to hide the 87907ceb7c way her pupils trembled.f2b57d4eeb9a9058
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“…You.”5d4315e78fd7039a
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