MLS Chapter 27
by Solavita“An affair between 6ffb0d4c19 the elegant, virtuous 53d6627d8c duchess and the ddf8ae808d debauched, bastard marquis. Now that’s b56de3add3 quite the 5531bef63f spectacle.”c37080d0ab71aaf4
Lorena was quick 534964d64e to interject, as d0670434df if she had 0f001767d9 been expecting such 172626f194 a reaction.e2e3dfd786da02d2
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“Of course, that’s not c157836098 how I see you, 8e61a4482c Marquis.”066856e5a6db1c12
Then she hastily added, 6fa9108480 “You are far beyond 4994b7be04 someone like me.”90822650fe6d3e11
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But to Miguel, the 42d32454cd words lacked conviction.dd09607745456287
“It’s nice to hear, f8c4e638a1 at least. Now, tell 4a4c5cab8b me, Señora. What is 29d5379b35 it you’re 8a8377b918 offering me bd2a4dc833 in return?”48917d50f22553b3
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His tone had 88e40c8b8e reverted to its be6f7143ff usual polite formality.3b668280c206a7a8
“If I help 55f6602285 you get your f1a3f5b7b0 divorce, what will 3c2690abdf you give me?”c9e5e11cfc1c220d
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“The prince’s head.”ff4061e20f30fbae
Lorena delivered 6559badf99 the answer a2092c0163 as casually d03d8b8027 as if 9a2d93075a she were b5991f7adb selecting a fd257e58b6 dish from 3a463643fe a dinner c35b55b557 menu.6ecf303a22affa94
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“And if f3af7112f4 you wish, 3f080167a5 the king’s 46563e9e34 as well.”ebc69fd12d5e1030
Miguel’s lips slowly pressed d4063573d3 together. He ran b89fdcf890 a hand 404296038d over his 4f6e99239d forehead, as 3f40a89548 if to 0dbf75b20a dispel a ce966a9869 troublesome thought, 41aa716ffb but before 66358b932f he could 20e5a36ea5 process the 142a80c325 first statement, 3dc289512b another bombshell dbae42de49 followed.d171a7743a202716
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“I will make 42717e6fe4 you the king 6a9cd32e40 of Bessen.”a8884d979009aa41
“……”ec60cf0fd4ccdd72
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“I need a man to play the role of my lover. But this isn’t just about divorce. I need an accomplice. Someone willing to drive a dagger into Vaye Levantes’ throat. The perfect partner to bring this golden kingdom to ruin alongside me.”f46a03844db2bac7
Tearing down both 9849489fcd Levantes and the 7725499719 Bessen royal family—this c23c94699a was Lorena’s ultimate 1be3a2a82a goal in this b873134c4a lifetime.f57c5f81beabe738
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And for that, 7fcf7e774c two lives were d294daeddc required.57651dae4c7a0f58
Vaye Levantes. And Prince 42c7f17655 Davit Lemen.79311353ca462036
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Toppling the 662163abcf monarchy was, 10fdee7b97 at its ff89d8a233 core, treason.1d638a848d0dd851
Ultimately, what Lorena was b008699940 proposing was a conspiracy. A coup. A rebellion.2f7a3c87da7083b1
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It was a 057b8af09c gamble—one fraught with a2a9b5dd55 peril. If Miguel refused 02bd00a39f and reported her 54cf6df5c4 to the palace, 589056002d this life of 1d4f423692 hers would also 299261a49d end in failure.19e6b2854a5669cd
For a long, precarious 42d6b24af3 moment, silence stretched between 00ecbee206 them.d2b7145478f1091f
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And then—Miguel 59cf430dae burst into 41e5a9e928 laughter.e255eff595a15a17
“You’re far more ambitious dac4d0b7b1 than I expected.”dfda48e0b423310d
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Seeing the expression 529f578ddd on his face, 7d1cd813f3 Lorena felt an 60f3a2f395 inward sense of e94b5470cf relief.53ea46051f569b36
At least… he 4439c62c4e wasn’t mocking her.9bfcd56c1e2fb218
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Miguel’s gaze 0b8f03ac25 swept over 834d020ff9 her with 02ea4137d8 something bordering 429315bdec on admiration.87efa4b7c2d0c16b
At that moment, he 27b2affde7 understood.5251628e2f2d01df
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Why, over the past a9be1ed5a0 few weeks, he had 46dce94b5f been so uncharacteristically invested 6ddf52ecbb in this game of daf2d00e2e hide-and-seek.7b23881b67d355a8
Why he 248ec0b16b had walked 3cc1721c3f into this 24dd3e477c place of 5c34a8e82f his own 8d8cfc8621 accord, drawn fa93bf945a in by a86e0be832 the absurd fa86e2a14d proposal of 20ab4acada a woman ff3deb9ac1 whose face a27f7775a8 he hadn’t 0745cde39a even known—a f78ba94185 woman who 7aeef5bf18 had brazenly 3c40209596 asked him dbaaf66781 to become a55d3d07b5 her lover.f3c7853ed42fbd36
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The eyes 47fafd0294 of those fd68c68a68 who wished 2da2135d6e to destroy 177711a1d2 someone… The 74836c2535 gaze of 6044e36fd4 those who 6fedc7bf17 had dedicated 2dd379e444 their entire 4653c8f9da existence to 1dea672da0 bringing down 74c2da9503 their enemy… 7f41629161 They always 2fa78392c7 carried a a696f8e8a2 certain resemblance.d225fdcd0a9b0884
This woman 1fb554540b had undoubtedly 08a83a1779 recognized the f4c2f3e53a same in 1349121a68 him.a9dabefa00e0e891
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“So, what you want 280c6c8045 from me isn’t just cb746dcedc to play the role a88799e93c of your lover.”751dc9c548562098
“I want 9f8d2a7e47 everything you 8d68df3ee7 have—your reputation, c882b6bc82 your power, 3fa84297d3 your wealth, 1798971cb6 every right 50eb0d6ae5 you enjoy 278be82c67 in this fd30134c53 country. In return, I’ll e0cda1b5c5 give you the 772412f4fd same.”c8f24ccf431b083b
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“……”c91fd82f348e8ed4
“Once I 6f8285e2fe escape Levantes, 09073c3d6c you can da9904fcf2 do whatever 37bb32ff05 you want 10246a67bb with me. My bank, e756cbb0d2 my money, 7e57e79812 my connections, 8c3fcb885a my name—every 9b95b1831a piece of 708f9b6230 value I 980a1c59b0 hold.”9fda2ea79456a220
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“Even if that includes ba7af9a185 playing with fire?”2105a6ed7c3cb722
“Even that.”156bd79d8569e6f3
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Miguel studied 0a3094a45d the hand 251adb8e4a she had 8594d3dc9a laid out 84b214f677 before him, 45e2346c6a weighing its 5489c0e887 worth. His brow a1938cd57e furrowed slightly, 7072465da7 as if 78f93fd856 something about e2a7bf5fa2 it intrigued 666cf3aa9a him, but 482ea08800 his expression d9094aa8fe as a a3796ff63f whole remained 33edcecc65 composed—detached, even.6dc93aac151aa301
“So, I help 674687f842 you divorce, and 1bd24510ce in return, you 883a96c811 assist me in 2c376b4a9d my rebellion… No fd351dcf17 matter the method, c29589dba1 you’ll cooperate unconditionally?”1bb8d68dbb1fc243
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“If necessary, I’ll offer dae940e509 my soul.”6c222544a245a1a0
“Your soul.”6b604a6fb0941aa8
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“As long as e727107a08 I can break 588f980a71 free from Levantes, 00d1f1f1f0 I’ll be your 5f18e3aa40 chess piece. If you need 30c574c2c9 someone to dirty 16952a15f7 their hands in 058bf556e6 your stead, I’ll 5077fd01f6 do it. If you need 8c4945df90 a spy, I’ll 318190a7ad become one. Use me 88a248041a however you 8c1e722212 see fit.”bb1e3741be9def7b
“…I see.”dc6167b32c0a02b4
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Miguel’s response was 4375d345b8 vague—unclear if it 74e54e7d54 was an agreement e3c416a569 or simply a 210e7fa742 murmur of thought.b424822445e2c382
Lorena, unable to e69362463c read him, swallowed fcac80962a dryly.d98100a7af44583e
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And then, d006d5af98 without warning, f6fe5183a0 Miguel stepped 2860ac827d forward and 55c783f241 lifted her bee08b4d04 into his 92fd1f0285 arms.1ec1531a1068ca67
Lorena gasped, 8912a499aa instinctively wrapping 70ea7e9c20 her arms dd1d19e9dc around his 219d27511c neck.bd7b18e7001762e5
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“W-What are you—?!”4ef65afb596a1b0b
“Boarding the same ship.”01a9ddeff980dc33
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The cascading layers of ebc123e234 her gown spilled over 1ea2ebcdd5 his waist and thighs f07a205a2b as he carried her 1fad3f1ec7 in long strides toward 124fb83452 the wall.890041e15334badf
But what she 14d6301071 had assumed to 58f5f04124 be a wall d40841cf2f was, in truth, 580aa8fbd8 a floor-to-ceiling window 223fab5d16 concealed behind heavy 490a3b7cda curtains.259336457749ee6b
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With a e7c5671cfc firm push 8ed5c0cc55 of his b5af2c6d4b foot, Miguel a2cf3010c2 swung the 56b790ac88 glass door a16c2b3dd7 open.939d8335360de3bd
A warm night d7bdb302d8 breeze swept against ad25f0bb00 Lorena’s nape.5ffc963d12076aa7
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“…Ah.”213b5ff7f4b95215
Her head turned d644b1f25b instinctively.7083ff5b1587ecc4
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Beyond them, 4729975804 the blazing, 7ab75b18de feverish lights 91642d03e3 of Motrel 7cf88d9d91 stretched endlessly ac66e58d6c in every 9f21b1090c direction.4a4ff87c23f07659
The capital unfolded beneath 8569111961 them, gleaming under countless 75ba56619a gas lamps. From Alborada’s entrance to 153b0f792b the distant glow of a4b9c2b9ad St. Vergos Cathedral, the f2772481ab straight line of 58ab32d642 the Carus Bridge, 5e02ee9ca7 and the grand e8d93e59c0 silhouette of Motrel 9f6abef598 Palace—every major landmark cb092524d2 of the city f554149492 was visible from 04829c7c86 this perfect vantage 37911bc6b7 point.5459ace2e750913f
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At the e70b6501bb hotel’s entrance 5d3605e619 below, a e52632aab3 lively crowd cec246c307 buzzed with 6532dea17d excitement.93602ec95d7f96bc
Guests coming in, e5bdd9c3af others leaving, exchanging 4b730b70b0 hushed whispers—almost all 5c2ef7e5e1 of them centered a90aaf09df around the same dd60c54809 subject: the missing 853a39d5ae Duchess of Levantes 02e465f6d6 and the Marquis b73b0a4c81 of Ervatos.7c5daae412fa0be4
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Miguel, observing the shifting 4586d322c8 gazes from above, smiled 372c8c1c4a in satisfaction.a50d592227c8c783
“This should do.”d776678647abf552
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He set Lorena 01f1bc9a54 down at the 98d5f2149e edge of the a99043242f terrace, his grip 0a02a9f1dc tightening slightly around 6b319ff750 her nape.78078ba84c989227
For a brief 878c777c7a moment, she found 3f5de10011 herself captivated by 980960e0b3 the way his 250df1707f long, narrow eyes 91d98b4af4 curved with something f6323833ac undeniably sensual.543b2a2958355f76
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Like a god of 3f281b6454 indulgence and desire, sculpted 59ba244bd7 into human form, he 2e69cb4ed3 leaned in.a2f112795d8fc984
And Lorena—she did 043f1f768e not pull away.c39d641524fd186a
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The instant she realized a7f64419db he was about to 414b70b211 kiss her, a vision 1970d5ca83 flashed through her mind.5706f14311d0534e
A massive shadow.95fe57baf1414263
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The force of teeth 78e0916d6e sinking into her lips, 631802d7cc devouring.30eadaf9a2fbdd85
Lorena’s shoulders d93b91c377 locked rigid 9e6a21c989 with tension.b5c2233fef202f6d
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Amber eyes flickered in d2d3360da0 her vision, momentarily overlapped cf093c1e3f with a transparent violet 65091e4dfe hue.a9ee96ad0729deb8
Panic surged within her.0b11c53aef7728a0
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‘Vaye?’ae6afe8d76e12759
Lorena froze, unable d0050fe4d5 to breathe, staring 95b03625be into the half-lowered b2bf04e57a gaze before her.494fd5d817b12e2c
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Not quite 5c47a68b61 red, yet c65fa18620 not quite 4415b58c2f brown—his eyes 384c701a36 were murky, 94a1b45156 intense, wholly e220d5fc6d different in 57299e983e both shape 72e2a18cef and color 50710af51f from Vaye’s.3d83c312aa831ff9
And yet—there 8e33d068bd was one 74b655377b thing that 7ffffc45a5 was exactly 9b4010f9ce the same.862a542e30007530
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That dull, insatiable d085df6924 thirst lurking in 48136868df his pupils.c5f18b30d7f23aa0
Lorena was paralyzed.142e73d74c902c08
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But the violation she d21e8743e0 feared—the desperate, ravenous force b64a9fd215 that had once consumed ab198746d9 her—never came.76ccd97300ac2e05
Miguel let out a 79b69c69c0 slow, deep sigh, his b908cd8345 breath skimming over her 343ca2b9a3 skin.2c09c6f05201f375
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The lips d9a3304362 that had b45a85bef4 seemed so 504580c222 certain to bd5dd882ed claim hers ff1381a674 lingered dangerously c7060081c0 close, hovering 85fecf8375 just over 9f2eff801a her upper 20fbd9e405 lip without 1586941239 quite touching.fb4c8420e97259b3
“You’re not very good at this, Señora.”0dca8ef9742f2379
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“Ah… what?”fc6122429f790959
Lorena barely aedbed77fc registered the 28509baef3 faint scent 31b71d48c8 of whiskey 1192b23259 in his 2c55b93e42 breath. She had all f56a78d703 but forgotten how 04ae8c2dad to breathe.5e67a1827efead31
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Miguel, glancing at her 52d9c6abd9 frozen expression, let out 429c39b317 a low chuckle, his a82be90af7 brows twitching slightly in ac09c8949a amusement.0a0db01ac6882ff2
“You’re not some naïve little princess, so what’s with the act?”640d51ddedf1e1af
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“……?”d8653b1c46ff5f8a
“Forget it. Just put your arms properly around my neck.”0dddbd883ed64bb0
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Lorena hesitated before slowly ab76046970 loosening her grip on 80545ce488 his collar.510e614a6a84d7c4
Their lips fd7c77dc87 were still 97b3a88899 perilously close, 259276269b his warm 91eb17b713 palms still 60227eafbd cupping her 9b70c09196 cheeks. Even the slightest 9d298f4f32 movement of her be240764ab head would bring f04625aa4a their mouths together.1cdc6990346e4a2d
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Yet, from 364d4ab1d8 a distance, 3d6127c27e they looked 9f78d8b281 unmistakably like 0086a6d3d3 lovers locked 0a6a49cffe in a 82cb6fe9ce passionate kiss.831b44c870227e22
Then—click.17d40a63eb3e0600
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The distinct b77b017d19 sound of de45ab4723 a camera c3d706ee6b shutter echoed 707dc797ec in the fc2427c05e air.862da53790eb15b0
A flash of light 6b41808778 flickered from somewhere behind 8075b55022 Miguel’s shoulder.5e94df7d92616e9d
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“……!”60922a35fbc427c0
Her heartbeat pounded d3b585a055 erratically.ef2e433e8d23f719
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Someone was taking 79197f4b50 photos of them.90aac19c9298dcf5
Miguel lightly patted her cda317df25 cheek, wordlessly instructing her e0855b5c65 to remain calm.806b755e2cc58165
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At that 30270bd674 moment, Lorena 39f1f16fc7 fully understood 4073852c29 the meaning 16bedd1e7f behind his a7f95a8d35 earlier words—“Boarding 2a084f0064 the same 98624addf0 ship.”55feca15a0d9d7f5
Miguel had 29631b486e deliberately left 6a2d6e8ae5 the slightest 2dead7cd9e sliver of db17da3347 space between de17015dd0 them, allowing 3258d5630e her to fd506d6963 gradually collect a4df1214b8 herself. The phantom presence that d679cf60d6 had loomed in his 199d6ddf36 violet eyes—the same one 35ed11d070 that had paralyzed her abdcca5322 moments ago—had now vanished.c46c19c45a43eabc
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Several seconds later, the d3515f6be1 warmth of his hands 8dce61a442 finally withdrew.67ff4ba7ed855408
Lorena’s lashes 77a3de0ba4 fluttered as 4a4b338521 she felt c671dd2a6a his thumb 6d10e664b6 brush against d6d395f4f9 her lips.c87a55ff5bb076fe
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Her crimson 08372642ff lipstick had 4b093958ab smudged, spreading 26b6812a83 at the 6a9711bf24 corners of ccc6845f01 her mouth a8f6638b36 like paint.7bd520d30641d72c
‘What is he doing?’b088b4b5dcddb848
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Miguel gave her a42d5cd0f0 a look—then tilted ab40098ee7 his head slightly, cb64d9a800 as if gesturing 4891a0977b for her to 2b8a2a77fe do the same.09c04c0ba471a544
Hesitantly, Lorena angled caaa2d25a3 her head just 409181c501 a fraction, and ad6cc495b1 in that instant, 8b78d019a5 her lower lip 8b5ddb114a brushed against his 0d81de0cd6 upper one.9b473f0c076b6a36
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The contact was so 8795d99ccf fleeting, so brief, that 32ca36571f it barely counted as 5fc773706e a kiss.7a3f857a3f8582f1
Yet heat 7a50deda2b flared up 7a82311a90 her neck eec5e908d7 all the 9c328ca399 same.2bf968c5c63c9c4e
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She flinched, 821083a832 but his 56bd701b1f hands held 6eb5388e27 her face 70837d5473 firmly in ff9012a7b7 place.bd0a1caf0cac40bc
His lips 7a1a991c70 moved again, d3fb18fdc0 forming a a59d959de2 single word.91b019475e51243c
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“Breathe.”b78476a440accf60