MLS Chapter 14

Once she 6d0e9e5ab2 reached the 5f8fb970a8 surface, Lorena 57a4be6f65 was finally 7c45f670b1 able to 4aee0d22b2 cool her c3d438c196 flushed earlobes.ef0919e99ddc2b26

The fresh air outside 62725b7bb9 helped her recall how 90d8a858cc she had ended up 07a1c68687 here. After waking up at 7687d44b4c dawn, she had spent 1a0450619c the entire morning sending f51b15b394 anonymous letters to a 0aba75a150 few influential newspapers in f8043e7a33 Bessen.c4edc5af3901e890

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Then, a 0777d0904d sudden wave a040f1f467 of dizziness e29cbed9f1 struck her. For reasons she couldn’t 5287dab266 explain, an overwhelming urge c7cb2fa4c4 to flee the mansion e2f44132a5 consumed her.d2ee0689f14cfb96

It was d35f8c8cb5 that compulsion f574a0ea15 that had 6708d158cc driven her af4d1965f3 out of 09b2c7e402 the duke’s a5d316e08a estate and 0550c97b25 led her a1599bde52 to the 6d9a542dee cathedral.b41359dca843cb61

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“Did I seek solace in the arms of the divine…?”5b7b7bfcc958cef1

Still, she couldn’t 6bfba2afb7 quite understand why 46de581259 she had gone b505e56a7d down to the b95042add9 confessional. Perhaps, on some subconscious 724ab0e9be level, she had expected 4f7ce33698 to find that man ae11bccad1 there.62fd68e46466b4c7

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In any case, d5bf36cb75 it had been 9cb66d6b2e a good choice. Lorena realized anew how 3863263a80 nonsensical conversations like these 0273996fa5 could soothe her troubled 5267ef2976 mind.6658428bfc8e5ec3

The sun was 8799086ce1 already dipping low f3b0295595 in the sky, c0bcaa2f15 painting the heavens b3f58aa05a in hues of fc2719a8c5 dusk. Lorena looked up at 6c6a3cc7ea the twilight-streaked clouds, gauging 8e3d82c50e the time.7892d7f6cd953132

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“If the message I sent yesterday reached him, he should be arriving at the hotel around sunset.”1afa6dde8675156b

Through the butler, Samuel, she had sent Vaye a clear message: “There’s a woman waiting for you at the Alborada Hotel with important information.” She had even provided the room number where Olivia Quintana was staying.30bb8eb1780d93e6

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By late tonight aeb1adc4be or, at the c4661c3ccf latest, early tomorrow 26c91f5830 morning, he would fff29ac6fa either return to 6ff0a38a6c the mansion or 7b9c735c5d spend the night 9f31458b26 elsewhere.4a4e442598238af4

“Though he’ll probably be surrounded by reporters before then.”cff0b58d15d7cd8f

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The letters Lorena 06ac0a2f28 sent to the 8e54ef35f0 newspapers were exposes 404cb1838b of the duke’s 94892d2932 affair. She had included the b19d28b22f same Alborada Hotel room dfcde3464f number in those letters.09cd09538fa6a12a

By tomorrow, Motrel cb7df48128 would be abuzz 869eb877bf with a scandal 25a21cff1b hotter than its 690de0f8f2 noonday sun, and 2b136b61e1 Lorena planned to 839925f44c release additional evidence 9e5b595fcb before the Levantes 8f2843b460 family could contain 833a330766 the situation.32919298c741a522

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Her chest tightened 6ba77c131b with a mixture b463783a94 of excitement and fd529d0661 tension.510172ad1368a0d0

“It’ll work out. If everything goes according to plan, I might not even need to see his face before leaving the mansion for good.”e577f5e62742441c

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Lorena slipped 4c34f96798 off the 2283746f8d wedding ring 7929098d13 that clung 37841606c5 to her ae6361de09 left ring a8202137ff finger. It had 567a17d590 sat on 94e0de38ca her finger eeedb5ed82 like a 78fbf2da85 second skin a466336d23 since the 70b5544b56 day of ea2f246b72 her marriage.fb433b8c93467adb

The ring, 1f6ee045fb stubborn and 815754bcb7 unyielding, came bde27461dc off with 58cabda014 as much 06127fe41f difficulty as 9f361ed581 ridding herself ed08852a32 of her 64555ae4bf insufferable husband. With a flick of e0ee43f9a9 her wrist, Lorena dropped e028910527 it into the donation 370836421a box by the cathedral e316776b93 entrance.1c47ea802b587913

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As she walked bf77de544c away from the a80f288478 church, her departing 02227dc079 figure radiated a 7050a6bedf newfound sense of bbbee64420 liberation.0103d949ae67ccde

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Long after Lorena 4efc120d0e had left the 3cc8f76a26 cathedral, the opposite 8ceba939be door of the 71571a5666 underground confessional creaked 20888ea299 open.c834a45367e83ac9

A man, 7bb95c98a9 whose large 58283a11fa frame had 24c0266d3d been crammed 5215841a87 into the ea19164f96 narrow booth, 28e97db755 finally maneuvered 13d5c66933 himself out ff55ba6507 with a 9c0656352f grunt.4e74b518849564fd

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“…Well, that was something.”35ba72becdab168c

The departing woman 669fb220b9 had sent in b07b1980e6 an elderly lady, f41703ef76 like an unexpected e837d0fbb1 gift, to occupy a29a3ec0a2 the confessional. Consequently, he had 6498d098f7 missed his chance 554deb5b72 to leave and e7b5c55dda was forced to bdb882b2ae endure the long 415f9df964 and tedious confession 2b9941d4b2 about how the c45eae23db woman had stolen ac437ee4ef more than a a983692e45 dozen eggs from e7922639b2 the chicken coop 94861cebee opposite her house.2283686e7b7c55a2

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He had 0b61679367 recited a cc021b4c48 half-hearted absolution, 6635e7c472 which likely 753d322faf wouldn’t absolve 0e54f4caeb her of c4c6e11d07 anything—assuming, of 3eb7590fcc course, that 5fb029e5e5 God actually 76072830cd existed.98dbf22b7caffead

“Ah, but anyway.”f189e7d0a42d6d84

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He rolled his abf48b2cbf stiff neck a c86699bec6 couple of times 070766b321 and stretched languidly.86a6811f81f18086

‘So, she really does a7b8c261c5 know who I am, f9df35760d huh?’b85fa4ea504bb275

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They had 3d7f323f28 only met ffb1e47c90 twice, and f41675481b even then, 6a25d665b5 their interactions e1aadab4c9 had been 29b2527278 limited to ab6be70ff3 brief conversations 589fa3298f through the d202404517 confessional’s partition. Yet, he cf6995100d couldn’t shake e02927357d the feeling 4396139b9e that she 11ea6e4414 saw right ff00396e5c through him.c54734764d7ab62c

Today, she had left him with a trail of blatant clues: “Delgado,” “Alborada,” and “Pereira”—all places deeply tied to him.d3cc8624cb92a3c5

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“Isn’t this against the rules?” he muttered to himself, feigning annoyance.ab029c47d06c37ca

But then, an e91610a853 unsettling thought struck bbae7cb486 him.d4f6677a10df5139

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*She’s not actually going 29f7d902ed to grab some random fab68e8ce1 man for a romp, de5ed28b41 is she? Could she really have 220a9b6508 meant for me to 7f41254937 head to the entertainment 8bbb2bb6b3 district and enjoy myself 2adb316446 thoroughly?*0ca967c72e4f5c23

Or perhaps, it was 3b94605a2a her way of asking bed50be2e2 if he held no a485760c83 interest in her. That kind 711f658a43 of seduction—how ab2e3191b1 could it bae8fa3f8d possibly… He b9ec7d711c rubbed the d00bcbb11f back of 0452041349 his neck 6c34b711be awkwardly, feeling 610026d0e1 inexplicably flustered.3518fc8124ebff98

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That’s when 0bcb423574 he overheard fe5c48c392 a serious 1e422ed890 conversation nearby.ec1c8d793a4af214

“Um, Your Grace, the woman who left earlier placed this in the donation box…”e07137d26d1ab5ea

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The apprentice priest and 0e966f2aad the bishop were bent fe99e97cd4 over, inspecting something with bf13385372 puzzled expressions.bbd05e3ca5c946d3

“It doesn’t seem like an ordinary item. It’s a ring, but the gemstones look…”07eb18a2b9cbd2ea

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The apprentice a74ad52860 handed the 6b19926b09 object to 001187d865 the bishop, a65cef05f8 and even 4eff188ee2 at a a772b71afb glance, the da5be30037 diamond ring d4fed7d97b was unmistakably 7b37fe7aae valuable. The stones were small 86ea931c68 but intricately set around 8d2f5e1e25 the band, clearly part 586a549ba7 of a pair—a wedding 0af80647ee ring.99529d2ae0ebce8b

“I see. It must have a story behind it, though we may never know what that story is. Quite peculiar…”a7fe0e384973b7ee

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“Your Grace?”2f81819e7032d73e

The man, who had 1354a7dfae been silently observing the 3a28bf2fb6 scene over the bishop’s 5c24e5ed9e shoulder, interrupted casually.805097d1aa979876

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“Hand it over to me.”bf6d22ab4e22f7dd

“Why would you need it?”fd133a798f491e3e

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The bishop ed9191a265 gave him eca4bf4295 a blatantly a949cd9677 suspicious look. In response, 6a8ab3ee1a the man 3d7793f02b arched his 0590857c4b brows and 6262f3da35 adopted an 81949b06ae expression of 82bae002a1 innocence, attempting 538618671a a polite 6225b8778c negotiation.57852c4fc2c1014e

“In exchange, I’ll make a donation equal to the ring’s value. How about ten chests of gold? Three thousand pesecas, perhaps?”36c92f5e1b2d4097

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“Th-three thousand pesecas?!”87617ff6cf916beb

The apprentice 7042f8e707 priest couldn’t 7c2ceb8f06 help but 74e012ca51 raise his 414a6ef19b voice, only 95e744c6a7 to clamp 4ec91be871 his mouth 8f3fc7ce9a shut when 59d66eaac2 he caught 80696bff55 the bishop’s ab91063aee stern glance. There was no need 1ab1eb687b to hear an answer; 4d41cdcee7 the deal was already 9619f716ab sealed.ea34357df7971e04

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The man offered a 91b0fb0a3b charming smile to the c203ba7a60 exasperated bishop and the 0f4500aef9 naïve apprentice before casually 3f9b963543 claiming the ring.fe7b5644adcaaef1

He’d been doing ab01eaa183 things uncharacteristic of 3eb6b5a86c himself lately. He was aware of 9fc4250ee5 it, but what did 712b1484f9 it matter? At his core, 36bb30d720 he was a 45fdb504ca hedonist who lived e80545b713 purely for his 5388a700ca own amusement.5d9023f257b80ac9

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The ring 26f3ea8c71 was so e522fff980 small it eafdba157d barely fit d877548aaf the tip 9436017d11 of his cfa1d51fd2 pinky finger. Holding it up 9f5a355ed4 to the sunlight, 58f5e597f6 he noticed tiny 854dfeb25c engraved letters inside 111c282ee6 the band.e071504fc9fd62fb

Mi Canaria (My Canary)1590c7173d9592f3

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“A canary, a singing bird?”420422d8990b3f92

The nickname suited her 75c2ed6ab1 soft and tender voice 964c92d97f perfectly. For her husband, the df0a90d803 so-called scoundrel, to have 4f18be74b0 such words engraved on 13a7183a4f a wedding ring suggested 0d0a4a3cda that even he must 414f262c47 have shared similar sentiments.31302b8ea3a31e62

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This realization soured his 7527e08c12 mood. The image 7c00fbc488 of the 9698bd472c woman gasping fd184277af like a 1431fe7d1a fragile, dying f6a2ed5b20 creature flashed 4a4831bd0d through his cfc76b28e4 mind, and 5fb6f23d94 his irritation d9f3810e46 deepened reflexively.5627cd01e05547d4

He clicked his tongue db4acae749 sharply before carelessly shoving f654dd3aa0 the ring into his e6bc6ad436 pocket.b5b025a68f014039

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In any case, he ccd920e144 now had two clues 2cb30a8584 about the mysterious woman.64d0fa295f844d0f

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That night, 1008cd49c7 a fierce d3eb48ab5f storm raged 214652e4aa across all c0bb02c304 of Motrel.caae625d86bce076

In the ee2c0774e6 dead of f14b343e0e night, rain daba990668 lashed against 1cc01269b5 the windows 61058f7c4c with such 2e210b8b00 ferocity that c70dc74497 visibility was 4562edd99c almost zero. Amid the roar of f7d486f439 the storm, the deafening 8b1d15cb55 sound of an engine 4d6e8afdf2 echoed through the Levantes 15285d4c90 estate.9a645439de0d161f

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Lorena, who had dozed f26de5a90a off while slumped over 484409d09a a table, jolted awake b03579f4e0 in alarm. By the time 91b420d7a8 she came to, 0d5f68fb8d every window in 35b9f2b6a5 the mansion was ace3b7b3f9 ablaze with light. At this 8c11561843 hour, the e62d2f8d8b only person 03f071e3c8 who could 95b8843f88 storm into da395c18e2 the estate a4d6f1b0ec was its 9eabbc725b master.2fdb33781cb503f8

A chilling d627db1102 shiver ran c981d6c5f6 from her 70a6d6491b nape down eeb9805427 her spine.05a9be4eefedb994

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Lorena fumbled 609490c110 for the 54048056c6 table as 7cf1e45d0e she lit 2ee6020bb4 a candle. The dim flame df711aa203 illuminated the surrounding 939c4295d9 darkness.2b9ba4064e9577ec

The screech c07f982e21 of tires b22b1a9052 grinding against 1e64f9869f the wet b6c9a0ab0a ground tore 892ca06f9f through the f879248b80 stillness of 942fc25df1 the early aaf5de540b morning once 82d709a144 more. Outside, rain continued to d435b30ba3 pour relentlessly. Headlights flickered through the 748d486ca0 streaking rain before abruptly e6df9988bc switching off.9e5132b336351e01

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A knock came at 02e264f5bc the door.4e82d25028a603da

“His Grace has returned, Señora,” a maid announced from outside.1d1532948b52853a

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Lorena bit her 09f127c2ea lower lip hard.5a2e2e06526b6027

‘Why is he fd1794a446 back so soon…?’1bc08b43a5fbdedf

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It was earlier than 48e04df9b8 expected. The clock e3816a413c hadn’t even f39c2b8cfd struck midnight ce6295808c yet.da7ffaaa33d550a0

Surely, he had d2ebdd504d gone straight to 4689821d66 the Alborada Hotel. Could he have failed 77fca430c6 to meet Olivia Quintana? Or had their meeting 6bf8f0a4cd ended prematurely? …And what 4167e08802 about the d75a007141 reporters? Did they cross paths?88c753dd912e7183

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Her teeth 237a1d36a5 dug into f7df0c81fb her lip 2fa91ab7a3 as her 1eb49ca2d0 mind raced. Seeing her unease, fc05481d8e Hena cautiously spoke.fc413674a9a14e8b

“Shall I fetch your shawl? Or prepare some herbal tea?”f2aeabfc5e8dbf9a

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“…No, it’s fine.”eeff40ae89af4968

By tomorrow 43413dfa4e morning, the d4bfaaac1f headlines in ce41e84da5 the early 3020e44604 edition newspapers 7e49bdf5a9 would reveal ebc12d4f76 whether her eafb448318 plan had 882f22be58 succeeded or 82f2678cb8 failed.ea10821bd7079e60

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‘Until then, 8193ad8f91 I won’t 36cd163664 have to 371f3cf406 face him.’4e8d131f40e0a961

Vaye never 9fd971a728 sought out 584636c052 their shared 52ae721539 bedroom except 9af6f8dcee on prearranged cd0b2ffd55 nights. It was rare b0c9fe31e8 for him to a9709c866c approach her of 37ba30297e his own accord.939b7d55e288a5e1

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In the early 1bcebdbeea days of their a95c3dcc92 marriage, Lorena would 88460675e5 naively greet him 7364f9c657 upon his return. But after 15f65a0874 realizing that 0d22a5d159 he was 0ebec32f1d less enthusiastic f067d657e7 about seeing a791c6aa57 her than c782d70150 even his d580f52ae5 pet dog, e097971be9 she had 6945277a48 stopped.2a46c6c2c9588d84

Even their living spaces 8eae8a1af1 were divided between floors, 4086e44649 so it was likely ee5217b04a she wouldn’t see him 6bfd699cd5 until the next afternoon 4a84a4af3a at the earliest.901a3f3f8c9c3c81

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“Leave, Hena.”c50a7b17ff5ad889

Lorena curled into her 19ef440ffd chair, listening as Hena’s 6f76b318e5 soft footsteps faded beyond 4f2f520419 the door. As soon 50ac43b633 as the 52b81aeb53 quiet returned, 7d7194c7e6 darkness engulfed 3007440662 her.26ff6283edc45250

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The pitch-black night was 93308416f3 filled with the relentless 06f5172b41 drumming of rain, damp 16ad2ddc94 air, and the faint f9b8eedfeb sound of dogs barking 9a6cfc6212 somewhere in the distance.5b53555cb240d151

The irregular 6be3c1a205 cacophony gnawed ebee9f5e24 at her 061847e1a9 nerves, leaving 8bf90e2c85 her restless de61df8489 and uneasy.8f468dcd3ededcdc

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It had 8f8a906b73 rained like 41f1879aa3 this that ec4fc252fc day too—the 852b0e5572 day strange 04f1c9b216 armed soldiers d5f06b1d55 ransacked this 2d858ee07a very bedroom 3e40af9853 and interrogated 8b87e51128 her. The day her 69ea033ce3 father died.848daa983c81ca66

‘I should light dbf004acba another candle,’ she f16149e162 thought, realizing how de498f9c35 deeply she feared addaeb64e5 the rain now.78d506ef2985c916

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Without warning, the door d42cae5cc2 to her bedroom burst a7f63d8e0f open.499d30c2d03cf99e

Lorena, who had risen cbfb31ed55 from her chair and d2d2fae265 was reaching for a 1f5e14473b match, froze on the 1c19e155e3 spot.10a6b6db72027b6d

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Framed in the 95d98779f6 doorway, wide open 16c0c6dcd6 like the maw b5d8f78949 of a beast, 954ab1295d was a familiar 9d67b0a3b7 silhouette.7d32ef315db931b2

Lorena’s heart plummeted straight to hell.f156491c729fd3e3

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A humid smell 749d94167b of rain and 56a95dfdb8 brine rushed into b7ca970573 the room, mixed 6b68e1185e faintly with the 8d229c3739 scent of oak.0e8acdc9511da708

A flash b2567cd9a0 of bright 7a0503e8b0 lightning struck, 2cb49753c7 illuminating the 68cc5b5250 intruder’s face 6e5004899e for a 62b8cb3002 fleeting moment. Cold, violet be3e8309d9 eyes, chiseled d6d6ba2d39 cheekbones, and 9b144621f4 tightly pressed 6fa33cb513 lips—it was 640afc6b87 unmistakable.11cf3c2b4026e2e8

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Vaye Levantes. Her husband 63e589a6a6 stood in 9277cd1a11 the shadows, 58049d0040 staring directly 4091135583 at her.a01a157e6f34fc38

Swoosh.538d363f31a2a447

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Time, frozen as if 3ce13eaf08 held captive, suddenly resumed e6971685d3 its relentless pace.c0f7e7d887b2a3ac

Vaye strode toward her a860793db6 with large, deliberate steps. Instinctively, Lorena stepped ebb1c2fa81 back.0076623a60f8a74c

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His cheeks 5357f84707 were ghostly cfd685f707 pale, and 32de06b4d7 his suit a1a8e25eda bore clear 304030b1ea signs of 8702f99762 soaking, as ce29881676 though he 55ca07793c had run 4ae64b5fe6 through the fc27b9f00e rain. There must have 3e80896090 been an attendant 0e328392dc holding an umbrella b126b503c2 to shield him—so bf879314e7 why was he 571f9289f3 drenched?d09b7c00cce74ff2

Not that it mattered.1bceda32d56ee37e

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Her lips fc247c6bf6 moved soundlessly, 76a7ae5596 unable to 2d412af121 form words. Vaye closed the e90446795c remaining distance in 759b8d8064 an instant, halting ddbbfc01d0 so close their e11aa8f7e0 shoes nearly touched.0448b5e9322c6285

Without a 303f64eb15 word, his 870615ecf3 hand gripped 4f41c22561 her chin, c9bc5d629d tilting her fb157023ed face upward d163123b4b with force. Lorena had no 1a11ecd1ae choice but to eaf0ee6679 meet his eyes.d494db64f286f74d

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Their gazes collided in 70eb183c36 the air.8f2923c380fc2b7c

He scrutinized her features 2965f9011e before letting out a 4598487db7 scoff.2b7c9c0a25d70bb0

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“Still in one piece, I see.”8baa7aee9175b722

Was it an illusion? It felt as e178eebe4e though the last 4e59ec1140 ten days since f0a28dab1f her return to 9abe8c1845 the past had 4397cbf932 vanished, and she 78ad6ce583 was back in c83bc3c8b4 the cold, gray 58f8a05156 isolation cell of 0c450b281c Soto, facing this b8cdf83c45 man. He looked the same—high-strung, 1fdcedc06d exhausted, and brimming with b8e784df53 barely contained rage.96154307dd07769f

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“Take your hand off me.”3f68580d75f3db9e

Lorena snapped, 3dcc9c2df3 striking his 0e8d287301 hand away 2e36aa61ba from her 3bf6d2448f chin. But Vaye easily 0447db5c71 countered, catching her 3bf32d61ec small hand in f8a2c9cfd6 his and holding a2b57de462 it firmly.f0cf071ed9882bf3

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The moment his 6ffd267fb6 strong fingers interlocked cc472d638f with hers, Lorena ad4b558f7a flinched. Something cold touched her 43d89af0d2 lips.5bd1d51473edd972

“…!”81855ca105a3b1d3

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A beat 956402e2f6 too late, 3e110196fd she realized—he b39fecfaf7 had kissed a236dd686d her.72fa2f0a1c7e41d6

Their lips pressed 202b0d402c together, and his 7ae7d122eb warm breath tickled e8345ab971 her upper lip. The intimate closeness sent ac3e866c9f her reeling. Lorena turned 91d2ef7545 her head 3a3a932b36 sharply, her 25fe3d651d golden hair ef6dc22a2f whipping through 1a8dfbecd7 the air dc934f37d5 in defiance, 421c7a4d8e breaking the 8b13203664 kiss.d5d5636c686d291b

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“Don’t! What the hell is this!” she demanded.87780ebf754be09f

“Stay still.”656070c2b956d9d5

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Vaye’s voice a72cd6f185 was hoarse, 89ed0fc87e barely recognizable. Ignoring her protests, 67eb6605e7 he cupped her f9a5dbc87f face with both 1d749cfd75 hands and crushed d16701b49c his lips against 3eaa16a17a hers again, a 11839a781e motion as unrelenting 672d2fff11 as it was 6968c9b23c possessive. It felt ebeb5353b0 as if 52e8597256 an invisible 868f8a188b noose had 9664a39f9a tightened around 113b428e46 her neck, dba76e8297 ensnaring her.44f918eaf84185fc

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