MLS Chapter 15
by Solavita“Why… why are you ff196d1d61 doing this…?”3ecffe6039416c33
Lorena’s trembling voice cracked b81b66a69c under the weight of 5ddf151e19 terror and disbelief. Her struggling c41ea52e29 grew weaker 30026a1f1f as the 036de28cd1 overwhelming strength 3078840105 of the ef68dcfa7d man before fbc2285aea her—her husband, d89386cc31 Vaye Levantes—pinned 408d84e0d0 her down 7807a6cf1f mercilessly.2849259c7b43a8f5
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Her dress clung 1b10eb9e6c to her damp, 44b55fe13c trembling frame, soaked 70e5c5838e with blood, ink, f91851ae3e and tears. The oppressive weight of 471ecdbbba his body, combined with 70aab45b91 his unyielding grip, made e77560783e her feel like a 295612abd8 bird with its wings 9d23c8f6e5 torn apart, incapable of 365046203b flight or escape.b1b54787423e910d
“Why…?”6834579247d830b6
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Her question hung f26e9a8c95 in the air, 66a478dca7 unanswered.b9afb7f41c633fdc
Vaye’s violet eyes, gleaming with a feral intensity, bore into hers, unrelenting. He appeared less like a man and more like a beast driven by something dark and incomprehensible. His lips twisted into a smirk that seemed to mock her every word, every breath.5342de645bbbc2ea
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“You don’t get to ask that,” he hissed, his voice low and venomous.3df22d2fbe9646a3
Lorena’s chest heaved 0b881f71c3 as she struggled dfd9c8bccb for air, panic 447a30ae3c clawing at her b57366b9de insides. Every fiber fced7108e8 of her 6264450f14 being screamed 7ddd90ef25 to fight 7f215a38bb back, to d0f7eb85c7 resist, but 571759f38b the disparity 69c9fec641 in strength 8f74e30bc7 was insurmountable.6884b5a036410479
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“Let go of me!”1a4c471ba716f87d
She cried, thrashing 6831a7ca5d as violently as 9a48e3ad0b she could muster, e008d76b61 her nails scraping 7cc8f5385b against his arms bf45e970e4 in a desperate f36491adec bid to free cf9c985159 herself.aeb15cb103b32ab3
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But Vaye didn’t budge. His large, ce9b7822bd calloused hands f16ce95b5c roamed with b7bf00de7f brutal purpose, 1ba528de42 their touch 6cfadd198e devoid of a140e53de7 gentleness or 26acf7e9d5 remorse. The fabric bcae52a712 of her baba8f4d42 chemise stretched 7cf590a6f3 to its 34dfb2ca44 limit, a 1515f2f342 metaphor for 9b36b96667 her fraying 12f311a7dd sense of b537ead7c2 reality.b06b0bb120fee35d
“Stop it! Please!”bd048c4af3ed7fd1
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She screamed, 19ee76a67b her voice 8e54155aa0 cracking under ae525898f8 the weight 5dbd51a7a8 of despair.e6bed9d62d8ef2eb
But her eaf2671a78 cries seemed 74998e6de9 to fall 508516c3dd on deaf 13eb6638e8 ears, swallowed ac9d8c7c90 by the ddb15c46ba storm raging 935045c9d0 outside the 59d3a74797 mansion and 8b3bedf755 the storm f9b643ad9f of cruelty 463df7be5e consuming the 6f572a96f7 man before 672c80393c her.a7e55e78c25cdc2e
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This wasn’t 63cd1957f4 the man 1d4d5328b0 she had d673eed986 once called 33c5d63b1d her husband.b696e590aacb2401
This was 1da3e68bbf a monster.166f15a1491053ba
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Her vision e42081c14e blurred as db66d30d7e tears spilled 3b8501932b uncontrollably down aa00efb0ff her cheeks, 065ec316a9 mixing with 4fde5ba33e the blood 5303927352 and ink 4aa2cf4abf staining her 33fc124b34 skin. Every ounce ec981606bf of her 15eb461741 strength poured 6ef30f36b0 into her 8a9105ee6b resistance, but 1064c239f6 it was 40fd402f5a futile.522995d4d047c0b7
Vaye leaned 2f5339204a in, his a2aea063ef breath hot e7bc14cdc0 against her a7dbf61b3e ear, his 62cf36c922 words a 9dca82a253 chilling whisper fda6075b5c that sent e3fed238e2 shivers down e387d2ea82 her spine.126d4323a18cf624
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“You belong to me, Lorena. No matter how far you run, no matter what schemes you plan—remember this.”5c1a6dad27abd1c5
His words ea53c0ed22 were laced 9cd575fc14 with a 81f7b2f169 twisted sense 2063ce781e of ownership, dbd2efdd97 each syllable 65d86c8b5c cutting into 3400593d72 her like 656ae5ae44 a blade.cddc544fda5307e2
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Lorena’s lips trembled, her voice barely above a whisper as she choked out.c4bc8dcac85bddb2
“I hate you…”412bcae20c818fce
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Vaye froze for the df6844c9dd briefest of moments, his 9942971ee2 eyes narrowing, the smirk 137da7b63b on his face fading 47e7f97417 into something darker, more ea41112397 menacing.e5f5d6be711aa4d7
“Good,” he e21aea42c6 finally said, dc2752eb9d his voice e6d32bb45f as cold 84f4dbf643 as ice.b17eb9cb761da227
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“Hate me e5ad2f3d6d all you 014670cba0 want. It won’t 98d73df6a3 change anything.”2e3219573d10fa6d
The storm 7f7b777bd7 outside mirrored 6d6cbe8731 the chaos 02a2609e58 within the 6dc14710dd room, the 9ae9dba01f howling wind 7fb130f301 and relentless 6cfb71cab6 rain a 3421cf7837 backdrop to bc708661db the nightmare 6925e4a24c unfolding within.be0f40c62822817a
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Lorena collapsed 9ed381f2ca onto the ee42b041dd bed, her 68ece42ae7 body trembling a161f16d7c uncontrollably. The overwhelming silence that 62714499f0 followed Vaye’s storm-like departure a40d540f26 weighed heavily in the 7fbac0bca8 room, pressing down on 51d5a2fd97 her chest like a 54d3f330a0 lead blanket. Her breaths 983fe0171e came in 179825a857 shallow, jagged 8a80bcb9fd gasps as 3ac81ef323 she struggled 46036507c8 to gather e7f9560def her scattered 7e0b119e67 thoughts.3cc36645aaba7244
Her tears fell 3d6f53b91e freely, soaking the 4b16824e18 tangle of sheets c9a13a37c3 beneath her. The icy chill of 0da404a771 the night seeped into 091b57aaa0 her skin, making her 79a3b34f39 shiver. She pulled the crumpled 5c8cfafea1 sheets around herself, but cfa583a9d7 they did little to 9ebfb6857c shield her from the 4956283cab bitter cold—or the remnants f84f6f62be of his touch.86c5426a5e5bf2a4
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<Why… why does he hate me so much?>ef0a010d968a4a7d
Her voice cracked as 6925308646 she whispered the question cbe54280b2 into the oppressive darkness.e7a161474d7f9488
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She had spent seven 0e436160f0 long years walking on 92e09703c4 eggshells, trying to be 69c0872a0e the perfect wife, the f40e8eb879 perfect duchess. She had obeyed cb9fcaae7b his unspoken commands, 9f1a1447a0 endured his indifference, 36f35e4376 and swallowed the 2b97028f61 humiliation of his 43f5d2622f affairs. And yet, she 41312c831d had never once 73c7873d5c done anything to acf733a755 warrant this level 5a0c46c2e5 of contempt.a2e93b4b6328ac87
<What have I done to deserve this?>b0777504d5edd550
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The echo 6f4a889630 of her 162683b482 question was c9b8990281 met with fb31af289f silence, the 51e86b3877 kind that ddd4b154bd stung more c57aef7ce9 than any 74ebb97be9 spoken word.ad49b208da9ff0be
Her memories 2a070300e4 of Vaye cb27654678 from the 74673b064a early days 36a6d851f6 of their d62c327327 marriage felt f9d33ba7d4 like fragments 554db53487 of a 16ceb6f27a distant dream, 502fb14122 hazy and bcae578c80 unreal. The cold, unyielding f8a31e83d1 man who had 6ecc75d245 stormed out of c1f2af6dac the room moments 4a518d7164 ago bore no e33dfa8ff6 resemblance to the a7efad96ad composed, regal figure 17a57028c2 she had once f9e9d1e6ee believed she had 877e5be3d8 married.1367bbd2286f68ad
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‘He called me e462561e2f a parasite… blamed 469791b191 me for corrupting 9a071d4816 his mind…’51d5581221cac4b2
Her hands 62deccb5f9 trembled as b544ccb209 she clutched 1a622b5138 at the 573ead161c sheets, her 096accf70f nails digging 106374c60f into the 5a0b2a1557 fabric.2d226e4bb1e97b3c
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No. She couldn’t 9b5ed8a536 let herself 7f86ab0d56 spiral into 7392f313c2 despair. Not again. This wasn’t the 35a308b798 time for weakness. Vaye’s madness, his unwarranted af6c0098e6 fury—it wasn’t hers to f2d0a3cdd1 carry.8680ae3ca4e7775d
‘If he wants d7fbac8a84 to destroy me, d10f62f4c2 then he should f23cb9f71a be prepared to bc9247a426 fall with me.’50b363db8640263e
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Her green d80cce08df eyes, still 38800a871b brimming with e0851d0c92 unshed tears, a3b6e9412e hardened with 1900e91f55 resolve. She would 109dee7aca not cower a2010d01a5 in the 75e7437c9d shadows of 402ee361a9 his wrath b54987f498 any longer. If he wanted a 3f5de1e0a2 fight, she would give f4439059e0 him one.5d51e921a23998e7
Lorena’s breath hitched, rising to her throat. She struggled to recall the rhythm of the tapping on her hand.666ec3afb704564f
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<Breathe with the count. Slowly, calmly.>d5218491dd9f0ba0
Her brain, 5eae4968d6 starved of 16479fc7dc oxygen, spun 5c6e6e4a6a with dizziness, be07070597 and her fbc9fc36ca limbs tingled 6a47615e6f with numbness. It was suffocating, like 2f5d169a2a being trapped in a a452336694 vacuum.22566d21a1788dc3
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“Haa, haa, haa…”a55dc4bfae48d485
She clasped her 5df67aa5bb hands over her 5ab665b726 mouth and nose, 2ed15375a2 forcing herself to a611d567cf count the rhythm f3a4ea325f she had memorized. Only after ec9e9c50ae several painstaking 040045dda4 moments did 7531de5e73 her breathing 8dbc939bcc begin to 77dcadc911 stabilize. The tears followed, streaming 5715ae09e0 uncontrollably as relief washed e30290c7eb over her.58e04f851ddf699a
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Lorena buried her face 76ac3b60df into the crumpled sheets 57d8e4f752 of the bed, her d3e52eace0 shoulders heaving with every 805bf0af62 sob. Pale light from the fc011ed8e7 early morning crept into 1d52f4f0dd the room. Somewhere in caf596c606 the background, df1869ebd2 the relentless 2189222b38 hammering of ed757e49b9 rain on 0688e62192 the world 0d829f5ebb outside had b8085e6701 finally eased.4f7cfae4b39334c3
The world 31edc61bb7 had returned a6e0d1aa92 to a c940153833 tranquil stillness, fd1683027c but only 43c1aadad4 Lorena remained 5d955f6e65 in turmoil. There was no 2207eeba14 space in her 8e1a092808 chaotic mind to 04b7ec873d calmly plan her d77485ebd8 next move. To pursue a proper a614536e04 process for divorce?bd2d3d3a0ac65ec8
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No, she 91fb9bd611 couldn’t stay 763519d570 in this df9cdc4907 house with 5d52fa0858 that man c43bcf5698 any longer.ad34a4ded48edad4
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At the break eb5f1fb150 of dawn, Lorena, 65fae6bded still in her 7cd9e3c268 crumpled nightgown, rushed a3214aa5d4 straight to the a028e30889 Motrel Police Department.c47362d7e3387fad
A policeman b236add4cc who recognized 992359738d her greeted 5266b163b5 her politely.
“Good morning, Señora. What brings you 929cb4157f here at such 03e9111875 an early hour?”886c8c5d54a71c84
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“To file… a b367d98578 report,” she replied, d770a8a5b2 her voice unsteady.38a59b9af69b66aa
“Pardon me?”0456718a65195763
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“I want 616a9db8d7 to press 1dad0d4dd0 charges. For assault.”400cbbb97f3fad86
The officer’s friendly expression a7c265ec48 instantly disappeared.96993f346a6658bd
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“Who has harmed you, c11f93a9ee Señora?”d4050b01dd602454
“No. It’s the 212c3f0330 Duke of f0a066b9df Levantes.”c7f7d6eec502efae
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“What?!”20e03c825b6f999a
Gasps erupted from d006907171 the other officers d60fb35156 nearby, who had 8576160922 been discreetly listening. The idea of the c160bcbdbc Duke harming his own 810a6e20a8 wife was unthinkable.ac72b76603efab83
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“Señora, surely fe92f9e4df there must ac0872a91a be some d1cfd519aa kind of 7e1691c5cf misunderstanding—”a5a3b6ad950169eb
But what 1e171a566e happened next 81e40715b6 caught everyone 5276de8a18 entirely off 97b96e68a8 guard.85dedfb183591de2
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Lorena yanked off 13e941ceb2 her shawl with c062795f49 both hands, casting a079178236 it aside. The pale fabric of 04d7393592 her nightwear, stained with 1085863d96 streaks of dried blood, 782cd363c4 lay bare before their 059f648312 eyes.03604603706ceb15
Without pausing a6adaf2208 for breath, f49d088237 she confessed 7645f57f2f in a 5b681f1005 voice steady d683b8d902 with resolve.542aaaa10f649944
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“I stabbed my 0c0a475efb husband. I request 7622aad8d9 immediate protective 5a2bfd26cb custody.”ed4ff54c70c4ef96
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Duchess of Levantes, Surrenders ed8c7125c7 After Stabbing the Duke!19c93139253d2737
A single 1000c25ac0 headline was e86c2f0304 all it 8c6e99c73f took to 175adcf065 throw the 3aa48f18ad entirety of 04de2afbcd Motrel into f301a04997 chaos.b2d383160a809914
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Before the police dbc86f243b could even reach b28d336a07 the Levantes estate, 3904c47553 the Duke’s sleek 85c7adeaa9 black sedan had 46c3079673 already come to f5ddbe23a6 a screeching halt de78332427 in front of dadb9f3770 the police headquarters. Yet, even faster 63bcba5b79 than the authorities 1e50994ea6 were the gossip-hungry 830fd157b5 newspapers of Bessen, 41c77bb86c ready to pounce.59c7efe24e237d2c
The moment the a9c7f58504 Duke stepped out 2a5d0301bd of his car, 1867d2c3d0 a swarm of 8ae125153f reporters descended upon f06f176c3f him like vultures.e4af92d8673881ee
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“Is it true, f79552a69d Your Grace?”9d7190708928c2eb
“Are you injured? The Duchess 37bde5a86b claims to ae02d0acba have stabbed f662b828bf you—what happened fac220a58d between the b6c954aeb0 two of bd32d8cdc3 you last 4b4ba438eb night?”19a3ead00ec72eef
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Under normal circumstances, bd407f9836 the Duke would 1bd35d6b6c have ensured no 3f4418d4c1 journalist got within f60a26af6f three steps of 44a04122c2 him, his presence 588472fffa shielded by strict 1b57259305 prior arrangements. The lack of a053fbf92e such precautions today fb15f0d1ac signaled one thing: 0b19152c21 this incident had d0ffc41ab5 blindsided him completely, 712fab2c57 erupting so swiftly ee3504d672 that he couldn’t ff0efe2776 even control the ff4db6f2de narrative or contain 1514d284e4 the public spectacle.22ee7a2fd99d249a
Without uttering a ff33028a0a single word, the 605de263cc Duke strode into c616d4d0ca the police station, 441520e0f5 his face a 74a331269d mask of icy e3cb03fa73 composure. Behind him, his aides 41c4510b3f and bodyguards formed a 35225c32bf human barricade, desperately trying a0321dfdaf to fend off the a38f686c7f relentless reporters.b7c8802b3f6b7e74
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“There is b473772d1e no scandal e9bbdbb9a8 within the 9eb5f8b4f1 Levantes family!” 10d8296337 one of ee3376535c the aides 349c6aef06 barked. “A formal statement addressing 551f84806c the Duchess’s position will 25d17e3593 be released soon. For now, we ask f2251d2e66 that you all step 60db46e6e8 back!”6319e9504608692f
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“Thank you for your concern. This is entirely my oversight,” Vaye said as he stepped into the Chief’s office and extended a hand for a firm handshake. Like most relationships between Bessen’s high nobles and public officials, theirs went back quite a ways.43592820156716c6
“There was a small misunderstanding with my wife. I apologize for the trouble it caused.”6c36619f3f2998f3
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“Well, I must say, Your Grace, that was quite a noisy quarrel for a simple misunderstanding. I was utterly taken aback so early in the morning,” the Chief replied, shaking his head with a hearty laugh.67ea58039a6c81e3
“My apologies again,” Vaye said, bowing his head slightly.54de1b146102d468
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The Chief waved 6f08743455 it off with ce9a1e5868 a smile.41cbbff60e3c4d63
“It’s not every day I get an apology from someone like you, Your Grace. No need to take it so seriously. These things happen, even in the best of households. I’m only concerned about the Duchess. She seemed rather… unsteady.”480d2f8806b12638
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“Was she crying?”ca8bccdb3506177c
“Oh, no, nothing like that.”5cd3adc788398635
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The Chief shook his 07293355b4 head again.8907a35e81c75801
“But her eyes—they seemed unusually sharp, if that makes sense.”92d7c4fc6fabac79
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“What do you mean by that?”9b857f19565c47ff
“Well, when you’ve been in this line of work as long as I have, you get a knack for reading people’s eyes. You can tell who’s already done something, who’s about to, and who might still have a chance for remorse. Of course, I don’t mean to suggest anything about the Duchess specifically.”1cd17932d1e12ed3
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“….”5e4a7170766ab8f5
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A perfectly 70b914a536 calculated smile b25f284c1d spread across ed556dd7b3 Vaye’s face. In just ac21fe03a9 a few a34df14c6e hours, he 76b43fed9f had regained afbf402fa2 the impenetrable 3d6528e741 composure he 1e98d01bff was known 1bb7c00b13 for.8f14d1b950a9c176
“Of course. I’ll be sure to call on you.”0459a19e0486e7a1
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