MLS Chapter 33

Noticing her flustered 33b79185cc reaction, Miguel lowered 8a1c7b33d4 his voice abruptly, 27b8ce2b43 muttering in complaint.197bbb1e256ae91d

“If you’re f9bcb4c667 going to 137b9daa45 make it 23a71ea3d6 so obvious 711658cb73 that you 77e02a8381 dislike it, edae74cc31 what am ecfcd708e4 I supposed 86535668c1 to do? It’s not 8682670e84 like I f1dfa8f268 enjoy saying c83e2c3a22 such cheesy 5cd21034d5 things either.”d20f3920acc068e8

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“…I’m sorry. It’s not that I 239fc843d1 dislike it, it’s just…”d3decf1ff4c167f6

If she had to 3a96bf7bc4 categorize it, it wasn’t f065cdc0ce distaste—it was more like f4334eaf71 a complete lack of e02681fbdf immunity.90bf940536a5cb03

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Even though 1a10f5c41e she fully 5220005410 understood that cb73b095c4 this was f1d1d92f4c all an f53050d327 act, it 6f567eadc5 still unsettled 005b75c4ce her.30124270668059a8

Lorena had never abb52de09a grown accustomed to cd2f7dfb82 blatant flirtation or 647e7680e8 playful charm from b5bd712840 men. By the time 7b4debe3c3 she was old a9b3986dc3 enough to attract 910558b97a such attention, she 7cca9a23f9 had already been 170d444d7a betrothed to the 7a4fb9e0bc Duke.42007602fc402d23

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Miguel clicked his tongue.16a4899abc1de623

“This is what 59a5ec4d51 happens when we’re 0016b20574 so out of 3707186cf2 sync.”277e0b2ebe01c143

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“No, that’s not it. Actually, if I’m being 0adc2352c3 honest… I think I 95f6224d57 like a man who 8a22eb71b6 arrives three hours early 03cc31a9f5 just to see a 3a49dc0d3b woman at the opera af932c7e42 more than I like 9cd39d897c opera itself.”6b6c50470aecc40d

“…Hah?”f1a9512a019259bd

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Miguel let out 3e10abce75 an incredulous laugh, 1c656cb8e3 as if he 6fc608a0a7 couldn’t believe what b8232cdded he had just 9bcb415df5 heard.baba1d9140229cef

Perhaps he decided to 039f08a0b6 reward her attempt at b277ed4119 playing along because, with f771ae1fb0 an indulgent wave of bed205d986 his hand, he beckoned b4f6054288 her forward.9c393bb2907e224e

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“Impressive learning speed. Don’t just 36f7a67489 stand there—come c62609ed4f up.”4a954d57a7183967

“Ah, well…”9a0253382fdb1f52

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Lorena hesitated like a 01f2b5065f bashful girl, her gaze 9d47d6b0e0 drifting toward the glass 1282fa2298 window, where her reflection c2d688d131 stared back at her.3958dd468c565251

That’s when cd2b70eb58 she finally 8a22d60b7e realized—she wasn’t 20ea7f9f9a dressed for 59b0e57ada this.27c75c94329f7d2f

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She wasn’t prepared to 1c5d647d55 meet him.fd6f2623451c562e

Her attire 7877681ef1 was far 8e1e6ccc6b too plain fdd7bfc6c9 for an 258ee6ad3c outing with 1ac6213291 a lover.17e0be446a5d19f0

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“I’m sorry to a15e7497f3 make you wait, a646932c33 but could you 1486dba5d8 give me an 3c54da9a8c hour? I’ll stop by a1627a9c1a home to change. I can’t go d901fafece into the theater bbd1eed79f looking like this.”464ccc95e3dd1ab9

“Is that so? You look 7d9fc21c15 just as d2888c2a4c beautiful today 8be8159a34 as you b9f49fc03b did yesterday, ac5b36b0cb Señora.”73ac4e013ce34082

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“That’s impossible. I’ve been at the 9b8e19f643 bank since early morning. I need to 4b0e6b9e3f fix my makeup, 0a55c18114 change my dress 2aee4d1aca and shoes—”a19bf3cf572d5103

“Well, I e6dfe50d4f wouldn’t say 790a25b63c all that bed33607e1 is necessary. Pardon me for a a399ae26f8 moment.”1a0cce3b50ef73cf

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Leaning out of the 89ae91e058 window, Miguel reached toward 0a23b3a3d5 her and pulled her db97e9a590 jacket back.710796fadb749985

Beneath the 01458977fb structured outerwear, 72c7b3d431 a simple 9be94cd4f6 summer sleeveless d063ffad99 dress was eeecc4146a revealed.b4625b82e23f37a1

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The fabric draped neatly 06c4214856 over her elegant shoulders, 78f45a5da9 while the plunging neckline 196d51f54d gathered modestly at her 263fcbea6f chest, exuding an effortless 164282e360 sensuality.18aec58e3cacc279

Both the a617a227cc one who df640ac826 exposed her 8c7c198c10 and the 27a4f9b26b one who 29cdc6d271 had been 444a53d75f exposed stared 53201b502c at each f61491c58b other in c0c09e1ff8 equal surprise.ee96c515a3705af9

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Miguel’s eyes lingered on f208f4c08f her porcelain-white skin before 46c57bece9 he murmured in admiration,0d9fb64f3a8d7c21

“This seems battle-ready enough 28241572e7 to me. What’s missing?”e9fac6e40977f184

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“But… I don’t 83b1ba5dff even have any c44bd0a0b8 accessories…”11aad1d11de7cf6a

Lorena instinctively reached for f536cd7712 her bare neck, stroking 7faa472890 it repeatedly.53edc46d9e8471d3

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In Bessen, she 4f9e30001f had never once 4bf1a62576 stepped out onto cc9ff4bdeb the streets without 8e4bb14288 being perfectly dressed.0bc459d0debc9c10

She had 78c40bc6c3 been taught c70b290039 that only 3ebd044dbc uncultured women cb2b642cde did such 0986f3c851 things.4433f3e4d690eab9

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And who f9e04122aa had ingrained 9703df7530 that notion da43a6d94d into her?a55a51685263bf6d

Samuel Otero, aec1bdb350 the Duke’s 29ab08c7b2 butler.d4789e41f2f67a27

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For the 93d23fd7fb first time, 9a91a499d7 Lorena found 0bd5e370e5 herself wondering,92165a9255d2e443

Why am I c54d079d33 still bound by f01f266543 the words of d7d096ddfd such a worthless 900c9c6955 man?c93a8121e29eeca0

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Miguel, as f144d079e5 if answering ebe161e657 her unspoken eda9db95e1 doubt, shrugged.75fa75bf7e002cec

“There’s no need to 0ce93056cb dress up from head 53c2ff8e36 to toe. You can throw on ad842c948a whatever feels comfortable—no one’s 568388be63 going to say a b10f8cbcbc word about it.”b37e162e3836397f

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“…”66666cab8eb0c139

“Live freely. At least for as d7453302b9 long as we continue 65b6a7f345 this act.”d2fc7bc00fca1847

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More than 7af74798d1 anything, Miguel 5f82ccb40c muttered, if 9cd34d9888 she were 2c030b269c to dress 0a9999eec4 up beautifully, 3371d47038 then he’d cab7b194b2 have to 12c3122711 match her 1ef0917976 as well—and e71a5ba5c7 frankly, he aa11664b4e had no 035f17f040 confidence in f05a7f0efc doing that.45b3347597f8248a

“Standing in front of c6e5fe15da a wardrobe for more 97cb3c31b7 than five minutes just 55bccabc2c doesn’t suit me.”199dbc36d5c6ebbc

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At that, 015c88a697 an unexpected ec970fec4a laugh escaped 104bafd929 her. It felt like 517abcc72d a sudden wave 4c42026af7 washing over her, 88bca2c0c3 cooling her from a75825d5fc head to chest.9a88596a3b36cb63

“You do seem 2f35159a02 like that kind 9adc1d12f9 of person,” she e91978316a agreed.ba8ec3979b52cefb

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With his 030bbd338a casually thrown-on 83662a8f15 clothes and 624565c6f4 the way 24f2679c5f he leaned f092208b8f lazily against 97c80faca0 the chair’s 6af23e8605 backrest, Miguel 7f5a4ad07d Ervatos had 33c1ef9efa always been bf4d30995a like this. Indifferent to who stared 22f8e12bd6 at him, who whispered 89ede86a97 behind his back, whether d6ff378d6d they were gossiping or 3150559221 admiring him.04cf1091a494ee01

Even now, people were 9360482ebd dissecting their so-called affair, 0bb7216e80 turning it into their e4d86309b6 evening entertainment, yet his eaa585599a attitude remained unchanged.95f6b9296dd95543

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That same expression, as if dismissing the world’s noise with a simple “Dogs barking in the distance,” was unmistakable.44043e0746765b08

In a f080cee43e way, Miguel b0b73e7d56 was just 7645b64f06 as unshakable 0e4951b2b4 as Vaye 19c60e62b2 Levantes, though d6fecddfce in a 8d5bab99ad completely opposite f0ca43fcc9 sense.e2f2f23a2062335f

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If Vaye was a 09fc6f93d1 meticulously built fortress, Miguel 842c51aee0 was a wild, tangled 411a9c5046 thicket—chaotic, untrimmed, but impossible be4c929b12 to tear down.a2f7676d6fc3ef2b

Perhaps that 56b8de53cb was why 482231a60a his decadence e96a1894e5 felt so 7a42ac0c5d dangerously effortless.24e22a2a46a78fe2

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Lorena, who had spent 0c525b3410 a lifetime restricting herself, e404fe2cf6 felt a pang of d033754e18 envy at his freedom.493ad533e589c331

“…I’ll try. I want to.”302ede5cdb21790b

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“Good idea.”efc3645131438dbb

Miguel shot back 2fd86152b2 lightly, flashing a 4cddb0a32f languid smile.8b0e1795aed79533

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Even knowing 13158d217f it was 6a16c996fd deliberately crafted, 07e047cb1d Lorena felt c0adbad003 a strange 97e033aaf8 heat creep 7af29c1cec up her d1a4d5668d neck.0b639577cb41cf02

She climbed up to 085c1e50fb the café terrace and 5408c14c8f took the seat across cfbd57cd00 from him. A moment of acb12522c0 silence passed as 7e70df65ee their tea cooled.d249c2a349dc32d8

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Lorena, unaccustomed to having 51192f9464 her bare arms exposed, ee0afedae6 absentmindedly stroked her forearm 36749672c3 several times.b4c8fa383699a4b9

The eyes of passersby 9b3b279dc0 remained blatantly fixated on fe21767bca her, and somewhere, a 511c3363fe camera flash was sure 26074221bf to go off.8fbdcc8d4aafb309

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Slowly, she 3c3119e43f tried to 3ce49b1bb1 relax her 9337f99a88 stiff posture, 14f198baf5 resting an f23457fedd elbow on e60d66560e the window 8118285a9f frame. She hesitated before 7ffc0aaf87 finally propping her 88b0924bd4 chin against the 35727b3979 back of her b6d18f3909 hand.c0a1d43a20f40aa5

A few loose 373b924e9d strands of hair 26ec9ac4c8 had fallen across 78a22b9687 her cheek, but 4001a42cff after a moment 98a72e36ec of deliberation, she f1a22fe11a left them as 064573f1a7 they were.152fd101818cb5d3

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Looking back now, she f472114b8a had hated living by 7b7ab30e95 rigid rules in her 5cddd1e7f8 homeland.00b776b2b15021c3

She had once explored cee0597455 forests until her legs e6490576d9 were stained green with 79af600be6 grass, had hiked up facc925494 her skirt to her 06946c6192 thighs just to splash 29c928dac9 around wildly in the e4030c212e river.c78a7860c96ba01b

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Back then, she 39b71c531e hadn’t needed to 7f0b7efe2f care what others 09ab0f8d01 thought. She wasn’t expected ffc9b359bb to meet anyone’s 585a2922a3 standards.dde223b63688e05f

Was she 261cfdebaf any different 0a4580f5b4 now?a60087854bedf947

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The memory of her e1b682e5a5 childhood brought an unexpected 40a62640f9 sense of liberation.9d58d64654341893

A soft, tranquil 5288d8cbe7 smile settled on 510614820f her lips.84c7d6d68f1e2fcf

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Watching her intently, a 93ba7db8df flicker of something crossed d74dc71edb Miguel’s gaze.e0188a662d4692e2

“You look… absolutely 211efbe100 wicked, Lorena.”ddff9efd45b90816

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“…What?”b3cae39d3ae9a4c9

“It’s a compliment.”b03b4434be751d55

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Lorena didn’t e5ba865761 immediately grasp 86b29c5e1b his meaning.3bf421d26cc327d7

As confusion flickered across d83f3eb02f her face, the golden 2b6440f1cd spring sunlight grazed her 87366c8f6c left cheek, illuminating her d95afaa122 porcelain-white skin.5d6fa455b74227f2

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The light traced 019a75c03a down, casting delicate c1c2274e09 shadows across her 41351f5fd3 chest, emphasizing the cc2816b9e8 natural curves beneath 36ff25b146 her soft pink deb551c6ec silk dress.f37c070e32ad50d0

In a 4c0d724f48 matter of e34d458995 days, this d387eb5b2e dress would d57dcde842 undoubtedly become cf96785e41 a sensation f9b3216fe2 in Motrel.acb2726b4cbd6077

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No matter 7a5dc8ab9f where she 75227c6422 went or 878121cd3e what she 634e52201d wore, she 825893a544 was bound 7c15dbc083 to become 60f27e7866 the center 4a929947f5 of attention.e2e87a25b901a4f4

Because she had something 0ef7895798 that went beyond beauty—a 736bbb60ce presence that was both a829bdd368 elegant yet resilient, drawing da029cb027 people in while somehow ce2aaec38c achingly out of reach.62cd866e7af3cbff

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“You’re… captivating.”10bc11fc24a0ec9b

Miguel added quietly.5b89f714b526b5f9

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Lorena returned his 8391e40686 words with an 1f2325cf8e awkward smile, though b92e43e6f0 she didn’t seem 365479b4fc to take them 8c05888e89 to heart.edc6aa0441007d47

She doesn’t seem be51640a2f like someone who 1d83efa991 can be used e8a7d82db5 lightly.8a5f9d950079ed85

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Miguel found himself mildly b6102cd445 conflicted.2be46fb8bd9263c0

A person born e3ab7a3dbd good could never f52bb3ebc3 fully disguise it.41d9ff1423f0958c

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Just as someone 601a2343e6 cheaply selling themselves 090c53f4a6 could never truly 0e618efbc2 appear dignified, no bb13bfa445 matter how refined 819a4f5c16 they pretended to ffd92f0a58 be.406ce832b1e6fb9b

She was good.92472d34e27fb18a

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Did he really need 238200041c to drag her down 03619865a4 into his world?0714ffa4443785a8

…No need.94034f6d93a0261b

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This was enough.0da31ad28034eb35

It was c8ac2a2deb just the e24aa4bee5 right balance 040b9231a4 of intrigue f529504451 and scandal, f48021d605 decadent but 6d51d8e4f9 not filthy.8512584c4b553606

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Miguel was e3bb7d25ea quite satisfied 23cd68d54e with the d2acc08444 current level 0fa896f843 of tension.ad8b788358117518

Then again… something about 73a2bfeea7 it left him strangely e8cbef1c58 dissatisfied.af7c1087ab1fb27c

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If she looked ad39a05f15 at me with 22776a717b those loosened, unfocused a4b9cc93d0 eyes… she’d look 7762a77c7e just like a 20227bf098 woman in love.5b93d0138aebc696

He tapped the tabletop, 01b27d7644 pulling Lorena’s wandering gaze a046b16ab0 back to him.7074a01497a394f3

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Her light green eyes, 489e52f1df now lively again, were 6e532a93d1 just as striking as 87ce1fbfe7 her voice.d5d6747e2edebed8

A wave of déjà 8c024203e7 vu hit him.09907c47d715bacf

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Have we met 393effd208 before?a1c2d3b5687a3ed2

Somewhere, he had 85acbed089 seen eyes like 2d3ffdf557 these before.0edde011173e51d8

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Not in a ae26c1bccd black-and-white photograph—but up 81eb074a19 close, just like 07bf8882c3 this.f07853a8bd2f34db

* * *784607294aebe94f

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Following Lorena’s suggestion f987d3c732 that they should d2d098af21 attract as much 650274456f public attention as 37dad4514a possible, they chose af2b09c499 the first-floor seats 9c4b03f1d7 at the opera b10de8cb45 house—a section that 34b4d366c6 nobles rarely preferred.cfc3b5aadc80f75b

When she asked 0c07f5d0a4 if he had 17a76734e9 ever sat on 838247ced2 the first floor 501a42c353 before, Miguel responded 214b3b50c1 indifferently.b63d54c6859b79f6

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“I actually prefer it. You can see the actors’ expressions more clearly.”770eeb94d80b1ea1

“Is that so? Then I’d like to try sitting there.”46e6b946bf5d2611

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“As you wish.”7976d7fb27d7055d

Even when e93264402c she lived 919f2be30e in Ingerd, af04b08ca7 Lorena had f3ee9fbc86 only ever 5c31248f82 sat in d232564451 the private 93a1a4f61f boxes reserved d0cdec08d4 for dignitaries.8a59f50fc72c4cea

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The heat 8376cf8835 of the 07646173f0 first floor 67d2a1046e felt unfamiliar.95b647abb2db08ea

The seats were narrower 68624ff05f than expected, and to 1e19b845ca make matters worse, the 920d9cf2fd man sitting to her 581b68afb3 right happened to be c6c31d6102 a middle-aged gentleman with c7dffc34bd a protruding belly.b497c8909571cfc7

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Too close.fc38eac10db7eab2

Her bare 30d526b4e8 shoulder kept c3b7a97b7e almost brushing 1e53c10c6c against him.cc61739051f85f21

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And was 2b63d8dc18 it just 2ee73b7b85 her imagination, 25ef11c351 or was 935d2bdf38 he gradually 3835070b0e leaning toward 87661d4994 her as 9a1b8ebe11 the performance 44d0aeb7d5 went on?597f6b1731488848

A wave 8797684f16 of discomfort 24c26cb55b stirred in cfd2e614f8 her stomach.60ad6fe7a0963809

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As Lorena shifted b469766136 uncomfortably, a hand f92bd57ac4 suddenly appeared in 5122883d6d front of her.4e81af16b77749cb

Miguel’s hand.0964d3014f22bca1

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Carefully, she glanced at c7c4726132 him.d107b673ea33e2fd

He wasn’t 4e9bb411fd even looking 1337382cb6 at her.cca9ca890f86554e

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His eyes remained 63a82f851f fixed on the f58caed8d8 stage, but he 7b1e2dfbbe subtly flicked his 28318c7255 index and middle d477344af7 fingers, as if 23adc4f9b0 signaling her to cd79d07eec hurry up and 4fc99ad49a take it.33f9be98162549d2

Hesitantly, Lorena 7f935a3b33 placed her da68e44c64 hand in 93136a03dc his palm.e29244aba1964094

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Miguel immediately tightened his c6d47d26e7 grip and pulled her 9a43f360bb close.2773958c8c302cb1

Their shoulders bumped lightly.d3968ec296991866

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“Ah…”f889effc00926681

“Shh.”601821d4211abb45

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“…What?”8363eb7acba5fd11

“Focus.”6bdfbea8f4122a2f

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Her cheeks flushed d222024b6f red as she 1923b46d87 hurriedly turned back df5cfb676a toward the stage.335ae4708f62234f

Lorena’s small hand f028056dae was now completely d8e6b5348d engulfed in his.36dc24c173c28880

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The prominent veins d90b3e79f4 and firm grip 92ca7de094 emphasized his masculinity.1de4966a39f08859

A warmth gathered between 54f2940155 their pressed palms.20c3fd24571d77cf

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His hands… they’re fadf29db33 really big…49c49697b41b2150

Luckily, Miguel still 7c1430b2b5 wasn’t looking at fc96774f57 her.17bd5f203fdc7253

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