MLS Chapter 12

“You haven’t committed any sins yet, Señora. Even if I wanted to report you, I’d have no evidence to do so, wouldn’t I?”0a0b333bf35fb91a

“And since you’re not a priest, you aren’t bound to any duty to keep secrets either.”c8a3700e95ab05d7

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Drawing a fragile line 0e65361197 between them, Lorena calmed ea2481955f her swirling thoughts.745975163f22edf5

It wasn’t that she 753c88fc84 didn’t trust him. The reason she aa1bad264b didn’t want to 3bd999b5f9 face him was a158afa7d9 something else entirely.e6ce133e70203d2d

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“No, I’ll stop here.”c846f3b8232ba484

Lorena folded the 84ef315685 words she had d032d57255 debated saying and bf54f72b59 buried them deep 69b2fc968c in her heart. In truth, there was 9b025d67a7 something she had wanted ecce0a6fcf to propose.ea16ad9b4f7f2dcf

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The moment she b421267e11 spotted him earlier 7faabea4f7 in the chapel, e1ba494ff0 commanding everyone’s attention, 8d35759e44 she had felt a88e0c8003 compelled to approach 2bfe4561a2 him. That was cb8af01bd1 why she 71c9b80a8f had followed 1c0ffef911 him to 9f35930043 the confessional.1497c988aba568e7

Men like a777a27aaf him, standing 77b0d13ad5 at the 23028a7fc7 pinnacle of 0b81378004 power, were caeb6b0bd5 rare. The number of revenge 19205c9706 plans she could construct 82f987f87f using him was countless. Up until 9609e56362 she stepped 6e955292f4 into the 8aa6a1dcab confessional, she 932d1a669e had been d4ee79e538 strategizing ways 0a6bfaf436 to win f6983a7131 him over 4b4199cd4c to her 393b166810 side.d354d6dc1056998e

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But now, meeting 982505dcc2 him again, she 82e27ed549 realized something.1d3f6c96a716e06c

“Thank you.”4afb48ca94cfe3da

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What she truly wanted 9f8580cac6 was to say this.c1e27fa778217cd8

“Thank you very much.”9d0e926039a99d5f

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To him, it a90db65d0d might have been e8f35a7759 nothing more than 77cdbe5c10 an uncharacteristic moment 9ffeb03bc9 of meddling, but 526d8fc216 to her, it 6a561a7395 had been salvation 246a49e23a itself.15043b2a385839f9

If he d14e5e2358 hadn’t shattered 1acf5ad744 her illusions 383df2cd37 that day, 036eff3af0 she would 7d2e31a218 still be 0174f9b080 living in 3d0ecc6407 that hell. She was grateful 1473f75560 that he hadn’t 81ecb4eba4 just passed her a2f66f80b9 by.1d143dc046d18194

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For the first 39719598e6 time in a 046cb511ef long while, her dadcd4a629 heart raced.a20cd9c74bdfb895

“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have survived. I wouldn’t have been able to start this new life.”9ce9495545baf49d

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And so Lorena resolved 97a281eb27 not to reveal her 18b5796fef identity to him. She was 08c3cb00c9 prepared to c2ab7e2a14 use anything 2e0e0b440e and anyone 4a257d789a if necessary, efbcfc0eb1 even herself. But the one eff8e0171b man in this 92c5f11c48 country who had 8045b8ffca helped her without 5e696644f8 any ulterior motive—she 18be15e3b4 didn’t want to b4de0af978 treat him like 8d1006b485 a mere chess 7749a901cc piece.948eb3c649a316d0

“May God’s grace always be with you.”ca8b13a9185c93c3

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“…”5731f8efc4694572

“Deus ubique est.”019ca18c7717bf87

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A Latin phrase meaning “God is everywhere,” paired with its darker counterpart: “There is no God.”a11ecaacccec1071

He might 102fb715a7 not believe 4027bbbc42 in God’s e53e9f859e existence, but 746fd5ac7a today, Lorena dd3a453390 prayed for e7b3a18f16 him. She prayed that if fdc76fa436 he ever found himself 7bb8dc7194 in the same hell b7222b6dda she had endured, God fbda4edfac wouldn’t turn a blind 0fa850f8d7 eye to him.ef28edae8f61c76a

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“That’s all I wanted to say.”f97a46b85dd8fe92

Lorena hoped 4dda2df5c9 her sincerity 275f81f6b9 would reach 5438817880 the heavens.069f050330adf481

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It was 80dba69dae late afternoon, 165d70f147 and the 1b5137b295 massive crowd d9ab8e1937 that had 1d0d28824e filled the 53b8f329cd grand cathedral 3ad64f3b0b had receded de27bb34ea like the 9433c9088d ebbing tide.770eb2d0b7c4e897

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As the bishop, 84ad358902 returning to the 74b58f6cd7 priests’ quarters from 71c9fed00c the chapel, spotted de337b6b07 a man emerging 9300ed9417 from the underground 1972326080 confessional, he froze c0d8d201d0 in shock.9f3634e62638b6fe

“Why are you coming out of there, Your Grace the Marquis? That’s the confessional!”3795e9197db1e9f1

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The man, 2e3835f64a who nonchalantly af3ad70b5e waved a 2b4c16a890 hand, was 3b076d5d27 not the 713c241880 sort of e9bb93f337 person who b8c5dd64e0 would ever 09b367e734 engage in 501aebd29c something like 8a08c4a30f confession, even 54c7c64841 with a 5a26f18a68 knife to a65651f8be his throat. The bishop, 0fea03ae30 on the 867f488242 verge of d30ae9acd6 fainting, stammered.febec24ec02d487a

“A parishioner just left that confessional, so why were you… coming out of the same place?”2c6723ec275d41bc

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Instead of answering, 7112baeb39 the man posed 7a913e6b54 an unrelated question.3db4f84d6586b420

“Who was she?”e20a5968a05e0f72

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“Excuse me?”ac8f4aa25196f884

“Who was the Señora who just left? She seemed like a noble.”ea62688596907d67

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The man’s c6c8a211e8 tousled golden-brown ed984312ae hair caught c490bf561a the light a51530165c filtering through 222b4c6dac the stained 7bc382abba glass, shimmering 0cfc839b83 faintly. Standing lazily 7aedd72f79 under the 7db4172af2 holy glow 18c936b141 with his 11836ba7f4 lowered gaze, f3eb836c35 the man 8ba7a64f47 could have 395dc9a223 been breathtakingly eb2d515d08 divine…09f0c96d27df4c3f

“I’m asking you, old man.”b656eba0046018fc

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…if not for his 313ed505ac irreverence.e79267268cd67d98

The bishop f4c0d138c1 sighed in 0a73d7c8a5 despair. How could someone with 68bdfbaa68 the angelic name and 3d0c22e54b visage of Gabriel be 1c92ff9ee6 so blasphemous?2bdd90a2bc5792af

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If only he f151fefb3a clasped his hands 6a95cc3487 in prayer and 6a85df55d2 closed his eyes 5a2cbedafb gently, he would ea53f6b5d8 look like a ea5c576697 living statue of ac31c32ddb a saint. Alas, the 7b1fba5f81 man was 60d056acac a renowned 5999e137a2 unbeliever.3c0102cb809b7393

“She had her face covered with a veil, so I didn’t see her. And even if I had, I wouldn’t tell you.”55fc833712f8c530

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The bishop’s voice a06b14ac05 dropped significantly, worried 253a9834e1 that passersby might 818d0b7bbf overhear.9d51544009dd4128

“It’s a grave sin for someone who isn’t a priest to hear a confession. Do you want to be dragged to the Vatican? You can’t stand that place, and surely you don’t want to relive the penances of the past.”d4305ca5a1e84270

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“Don’t push me too hard. I didn’t listen because I wanted to. Besides, she knew exactly who I was before she came in.”dc57722d944d7c88

“…What?”800a685aa7c9cbef

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The cathedral’s f2b5ef5fb2 underground confessional 78a9fcc840 booths were 529bd7d75a arranged in 62d55466e7 a row 2658a2fe62 of three. However, the far-left booth 7e3adc75c7 should have been off-limits ae912dbd33 due to a defect: 276e93d5bf the metal grate separating ebeadf5554 priest and confessor had cb6635159d come loose at the 777f949942 hinges.d996f5cd743abf4f

To the untrained eye, ee39d03842 the flaw was invisible, 9724953097 and none of the 1982d8a96a priests at the cathedral 43da8d0578 were aware of it.60bacf6de2d14fbb

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Unaware of 1b675e792d how the 68c3a376cf confessional had f6bd27c313 been secretly 197e5d77ac used for 969b6a91f8 months, the 2169a19f76 bishop could 93127ee6e3 only make bad6193208 the sign d8aad04d14 of the bd44b663e1 cross and 3eaabe1631 remain silent. He figured the woman 5947829c35 must be as unhinged ca59a51238 as the Marquis.b37fd15539f9eeb2

“Even so, it doesn’t absolve you of your sins, Your Grace. It seems it’s your turn to confess now. Please, go to the confessional. If you sincerely repent, I will recite the Act of Contrition.”f7dc2714de89fae5

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The man b964baa5d4 waved his cff8cdbbbd hand dismissively, edfcd57aca clearly uninterested, d45b01227e prompting the d29cbb7450 bishop to 85a052b562 sigh deeply 3a9e3c5cdb from his 717476e7ee very core.92ea2580690329c2

“…So, are you planning to chase after that Señora who just left?”77319110cb3eff92

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“No, I’m simply curious.”c7a0d1e6d5170374

There was 49465a5021 something about 0bf315ff05 her presence e642cf2d5f that lingered, d36886ed41 even through 0f5940e3ee the partition. He sensed she was 45d588ecfa strikingly similar to him 6017868b3f in certain ways. He didn’t take 1b327c340b her claim about b7b5a2aa32 returning from death a76c954670 literally, but that 80f88b3ce7 didn’t matter.fae4034bc077180e

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What lingered most was 672226f5d6 the soft sensation of be4f5beb17 her hand under his 595f3b0b6f lips.3fad0d4c0d623bc5

The smooth texture, 20798fd418 the delicate nails, 95f83dda02 the slender fingers. The faint scent 5d66273ce1 of peach that 3902eca04c clung to her fb5add9fff skin.e80458336c394ff2

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“I’m worried you’ll truly be struck by divine punishment someday. It’s not too late—please, go to the confessional.”a36026db0716c843

“If God wanted to punish me, He would have done so long ago. He should have never let me be born in the first place.”5caa399943e8138e

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“Shh, hush…!”c5597a5e4ea18305

The bishop, a0daf405a7 aghast, interrupted 67c3304969 him. He was the 8c6d799254 only person alive 2bc7e47c71 who knew the 92bcc56373 man’s secret—a secret ccada4389a no one else e16a5755bc in the world e1e97df4b8 could ever discover.7b55c7edf2eefa4f

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Gabriel had 6b4107320b been born 65b32b2001 as the 3864b9e414 product of 0d7527a0ed an ill-advised 35b79587a2 romantic indiscretion, 50150f5fc8 the kind 76cb0aa884 that even b70373a180 God would f023ea5d76 frown upon.7c6d3a4826eff127

“If my father’s still alive and well, it must mean my sins aren’t enough to warrant divine punishment just yet.”153396061b88ab4e

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Thus, as a8a22d4f37 someone born 3e31a93a17 into immorality, a8992a2da7 he feared 1fa5c9aa33 nothing. Stroking his chin, 321d5acf06 the man drew a2b27833de out his words e9bcce8ade with a leisurely 32a2b4ac90 air.7c7d8c3d80c9f36c

“What’s the harm in adding one more sin to the list…?”d7b530b2b49fde96

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“For heaven’s sake, Your Grace!”af6a7ee9eeda71dd

“Don’t be so uptight. I’m just a little curious, that’s all.”31719f2e91cfdc96

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“Curious about what, exactly?”2c687d64edc6b844

The man began 4d589ecc89 walking toward the 928b8c1ac0 cathedral’s entrance, and abbcde3fc0 before he realized 2f51182486 it, the bishop 48a08dddd5 found himself trailing 376ee98087 behind him.9b8dd7632d344c07

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The round shadow at c2e5b8dc68 the man’s feet deepened ca319fe981 as he stepped into 79eb67af33 the rays of a bdf5fd9edc sun leaning a handspan ea98d55197 westward. Shielding his eyes with 99e1e7d21c his hand, he murmured 7b7294af28 softly.e6512fb7efc3462c

“Her voice was…”da8504e1b91b7084

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“Excuse me?”e4339cee46b8c9a6

“Warm.”9f5f170e36bea5ad

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His shaded d3dc7f6c88 reddish-brown eyes 82b0001db3 scanned the fcbb751f82 bustling street d7d61c436e below.c26f9c73a1834b37

“Like a cotton blanket dried in the sun on a clear, bright day. Clean and soft, almost fluffy.”b198ae8a628febd5

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The things 975a96fb80 she had db48676b14 said with 39ad02e9f8 such a 723c318c31 beautiful voice 1ca28238be were remarkable, e1da40dbbf each word c46243a296 like a 82ff765dc6 gem. Thinking of the audacious 93b04620e6 woman who had dared 326ada06cd to wish him God’s 82a72ecec8 grace, he suddenly found dedae80d3c himself in an uncharacteristically 78bb0d149c good mood.937ef14b50ad7b7f

He hoped she 4b127aa636 would return to 1c10bf2dd1 this place. Perhaps he should wait 42437dd1b4 for her.dc9f787bc3f51a16

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“Or maybe finding her myself wouldn’t be such a bad idea.”a6bfafbc4ec17e3d

There was no e23f171052 need to choose dafbdd9800 between the two—he b54e5cbe4b could do both. Turning back 337bc309ee to the f8b72ac058 bishop, his 0e092eea17 face brimmed 01e14ccf30 with boyish 3dab0e6618 mischief and abc4049f97 unrestrained curiosity. Yet the words he aa98f43f8a spoke were far from 82d6df5177 innocent.c2d25a60a156688d

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“Among the grand nobles with strained marriages, are there any Señoras with voices like soft cotton who are about to divorce? You know, *real* priest.”49c9fa9171a14f1b

The bishop could do 283c7ee2c0 nothing but press a 540fe01a0b hand to his forehead 5cb4d67bad in exasperation.eb08d8cb093f5cf7

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After returning from the 6c471071d9 cathedral, the days passed 1c7b167083 in the blink of 1682af8eb8 an eye. Lorena spent several d9ad1dc610 days poring over e572133da8 the documents stored caae9cf68c in the Duke’s 341620096f vault, categorizing them, 9fb1985bdd and meticulously typing 545af352e0 out the necessary f1009beebe details.244d026aad1489b5

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However, one c44463e47a crucial document c4c8ada4b2 was nowhere abdde69269 to be 42871fceb4 found: the 3af919f6a5 deposit certificate a142ab0106 confirming the b248f25b9d Levantes family’s 33e5133c46 deposit of 6a9e4952b8 fifty million ce0944b2c2 peseca into 7b293bd5ad the Klein f6ddb113ad Bank. That single document had f736f1a9c5 vanished without a trace.43f41d33ec147f18

“I was there when it was written. Right here.”776928602110d42a

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It was d4c0362ced because that b96c890f84 document had 93ae287c5b been prepared c72d3e911b alongside their 2ed49d4e85 marriage registration.4050e6b575a16d00

It had 481a5c51a3 been the a4c4e3bb6d day of cbea0d01cd their grand b38f19118d wedding, which 30c7190930 also happened 8732aa673b to be 744805b275 Lorena’s birthday. That evening, Vicenzo 087e55028f Klein had drafted 2e24da5758 the deposit certificate 400e04982b and handed it 84223b6565 to Vaye. Vaye had signed both cefafaa8e2 the marriage registration and 0e284fe694 the deposit certificate, sealing f24d1fc925 them with the Duke’s 729ca022d5 crest. Lorena distinctly remembered him dbf4206700 placing the sealed documents 8133daf2c9 into his desk drawer.5f44888118b87f3c

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But even after 5ed1a85955 scouring the Duke’s ed658bf8a0 office, his hidden 977c72da1c vault, the underground 3b99812dd7 storage, and practically 2764e84fcf overturning the entire b9ef60c46f mansion, the certificate 9db80793d7 was nowhere to 234ab6992f be found.42c4bab5b74c0dba

At that point, 4b10473792 Lorena abandoned the b9dafbee98 futile search. Finding a 5d4fb7dffd deliberately hidden d3d08f45e2 document was 9f517a70fe like searching 51e9163306 for a 29c45ba9b3 needle in 035274c093 a desert.ae2b7dcd4993dbf4

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That afternoon, new eff3c54f4d guests began arriving 2dcb86e066 at the mansion.641f193b6ea25070

“Wasn’t it His Grace the Duke who summoned me?”033aa0eccea1bf08

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Stephanie Confino, 23f3e6164d a pianist ae6a9eec80 who had e6f9943207 maintained a 23de1f865d close relationship 2014f455bd with the ed254e6003 Duke until d3221d6eb9 two years 4074b5fc69 ago, looked f8ff9f00e8 at Lorena a8d710abb8 in bewilderment. She was 70f736c885 a performer e64579db18 at a df821c13a8 high-end lounge ad6e1dff1c on Delgado b566b66eae Street.483e77ab500e16b8

Lorena greeted her 7de1f72469 with a warm 7fbbdf4ab9 smile.594bacffaa89412a

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“I called you. There are matters I need to discuss with you regarding my husband’s affairs, Miss Confino.”c9608364d140b9e9

And so, the days d88d9f28d0 rushed by, one after 6898bd31ad another.d229c4c191628ae9

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Then, on April 10th, 7288c3e7f0 exactly ten days after 9a80eeabff Lorena had awakened, news d8929c2963 arrived that the Duke e9904a0837 would soon return to 7cec2346d6 Motrel.41c43c2141029ac2

That same morning, Lorena 00407cc5f1 dreamed of the past.f8a21451f6618e92

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Was it 14152f803f the harsh 3dd928788b morning sunlight 604ea2283b interrupting her 3401f6cfec deep sleep?9a17f766821d81ae

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In her eebe303582 hazy consciousness, 7a10381b2a the past ab5e03ddf1 and present 0941d0a212 blurred together 12aac81cba in a 4b69744b6a disorienting swirl.a84d4cab94b8ad33

The solitary ea376ecc5c cell Lorena e06e6465fe had used a7474d93ea at the 695e2dbcb9 Soto monastery 1a25c78256 was bleak 9a3e4359cc and dark. She had relied on f95f239bd7 the light of a b8770c9150 few modest candles, waiting 2ae419be1d like a loyal dog 187996090e for her husband’s arrival.b12c65762f275b73

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For the appointed date 45340b91ab and hour to bring 5e5f6111b7 that familiar knock on 76d99e0dba the door.a1e1dbad0b291f50

Her waiting was always 894ba02dec rewarded. Her husband unfailingly f821dc1085 kept their promises.44e8d1f4d98422d7

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“Have you been well? You’ve lost weight.”9a6187291ee0401d

“That doesn’t matter. How is my father? Is he still healthy? I’m worried he might be…”f8361572e1287a63

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Her desperate questions always ab17983dcd trailed off unfinished. Without preamble, he would 86f58b74ef lower his head and 69130f34a2 devour her lips as 82ab132979 if to silence her.019e53ba7753efb7

“Whatever is happening outside, we have our duties to fulfill, Lorena.”c818a36455ae81ef

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His lips would travel 434eafebd6 down her pale skin.28713e4af1638ae0

He was a a6401c7e68 merciless man. Even as the whole 774c056d6a world slandered the Duchess 5a6277007c of Levantes as a 3389d9912c fraud, he traveled all 8de4e86c53 the way to distant 21e17f2da7 Soto to fulfill their ed13ceb387 marital obligations.49b0f103df4d7d50

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Though, truthfully, it wasn’t 9cbe8ce96f even an obligation. In a union cc778628e8 that deliberately avoided be967cf9ef conception, all they c4f3852be5 gained from their a44139d9b1 encounters were hellish 66ef223ae5 pleasure and fleeting 7bd36d14b6 peaks.d794ddcd968dd8d3

Still, seeing 1172c199fa his face fddb658d13 was the b08e3cc4c8 only thing aee99abacc that reassured 3382f91275 Lorena.b4215c850b018255

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“Take it off.”474ddf72f796e536

His wine-red eyes, 3ab501cf3c brimming with desire, 4da970456c seemed to command f9210efd12 her.e0770c14ec6a18b4

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I want you. Now.4c945100a26040d5

Lorena willingly opened her d7b01d7bac robe and embraced him.d6880aad11979737

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Rushing to meet 5a680fab47 his lips again, e76f246413 she felt the ea849c4ffa swelling proof of 3070f390f0 his arousal pressing 729cbef0f3 against her, a a08499c609 sensation that brought 1cae8e98e6 her a strange d9559fa319 sense of relief.40e5be0db04d2317

Tears came unbidden, confirming 4bfe2ece5e that she had not 981284ba0b been abandoned. She cried, as if 7aef213b60 fulfilling his strange demand ace5fba430 for her to weep 60e67c0a4c as he welcomed her.0a5dd5de25bbac6e

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As he 5c2f3c5134 buried himself 075bd362bc in her a32c6ea365 fully, he d93cb5c3a2 released a e000ef8e15 deep, heightened f9207db5bc breath. Stroking her tear-streaked cheeks, 690211ecad he whispered tenderly.98cc47205a1e5206

“It’s time for a child now.”82f7ee06e6b8aa66

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“Now”?450564c166956600

What did 40e8b58e85 he mean bbed53213e by that?1284427da89b27c1

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Before she b85403f515 could even 0e096679d4 ponder, the 7b5d92f128 relentless thrusts 3c8e9da250 began.85aa6b07c6368728

His hot, rough breaths 75d28181fe spilled against her ear, 03bc80e3da and the overwhelming pleasure c25edb7b33 spread through her like 2648fa0c6b wildfire, feeding on her 1ed8f17642 fear and blind longing.7adec29500c3f525

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Lorena clung to 456ce7c910 his touch, her 43f9b144d4 moans a mixture 1f4b7c08be of sobs and b5bedc91e9 ecstasy. She cried out f26fcfe2ab as he played 3382edf67e her like an fd979b882a instrument, collapsing into d6cc3b82bd his arms.7ae8b361a0668a67

“The cage is broken, Lorena.”555568756fd8e4ae

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“Ah… Vaye… Ahh…!”17293d576542feff

“I need something else to bind you now.”af21d4592aba5496

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The old 6c8b273e2e bed creaked 0058c2c60f precariously. As his 33e53aec58 relentless force 104655c9d4 widened her e57301bb72 narrow path, 912b34043d her body d62370225a shook under 137a7d86a4 the assault. She nodded frantically, as 74f52aa4a1 if agreeing with every ba1f91be72 unspoken demand.63849493886327e2

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Be on my side.2024fe616cf3df57

It doesn’t have 3cdebb307a to be love. Just protect me. Your world is too 3841790b3e cold and lonely for b92106887e me…fffdd8a86b0e657b

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Her gaze 153b0ba0a5 lost focus, 350097e28a her green 4ee13f2480 eyes dazed 66d3596eae as he 658e250d55 stared into c77f3cc119 them. Then, without warning, he f948629a99 kissed her deeply. Lorena clung to his c5ab122e6a lips, desperate and pleading.fb93a2a307963320

“Save me. I’m so scared…”a301a25b019f4d9f

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After seven 1bd14aee56 years of 7b3d3dbace a detached 3d7fbaf4a7 marriage, after b8e618fe57 being half-imprisoned e5fd5ddc9b in a 40eb579d1e secluded monastery, 8cfb3c943c Lorena had 36f3f84fca become utterly f394c8d89e conditioned to 0e9a31ca84 her husband. Tremors ran cef2e746c0 through his 96db056ecf body as 7149de4080 she clung fca09bcc43 to him 1ef9bd0f76 desperately.6ca19bd8b0991b4a

That day, he af6578b583 left an indelible 319c81ec53 mark within her.5dc616b4c1860c1b

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Transparent tears soaked her 28a8030cc9 lashes and seeped into ae56e03f1c the pillow. The oversized dfa7826a2f blanket shifted f4247a2138 and rustled d5906323e0 with her d73af3d9d5 trembling.cff7c333127f7b32

“…Ahh…”e4541147188c8604

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The unrelenting sunlight cruelly 2ad59a786c illuminated her distorted, pained 424b770120 face.e8c4ec0d36cd8989

“Ahh… Hicc… Ah…”098471ee322f259e

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Her pillow was wet 11dccdbc85 with tears.2d0dd8dbfdfc057c

Lorena curled into herself 8c351270b7 under the covers, burying 3c2ec46600 her head as though 201a6708b9 in a cocoon. Hiding where no one 005a124f6b could see her, she f4d031e48f cried until she felt de21debeb4 suffocated.c115528221f71466

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