MLS Chapter 45
by Solavita“Quiet, Princess.”e1ecbb411e13890c
She had 7776e0b4a7 only meant b5fe615b62 to gently d50884fea3 check his 6762078dd1 intentions, but 2aeb5c6603 what came fe34c07fee back was ac359274b8 a sharp, 6bb64c9917 prickly reply. Miguel narrowed ad23d90b28 one eye b997934373 slightly as 2caea6a5a5 he looked 2ff6527285 down at 026becb3da Lorena.c23aae8af53b9b66
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She expected him 080cd50683 to say something cad8189f24 biting, but unexpectedly, cb5c0c180d his tone softened.3123bedee3a17f07
“I don’t really dccd119542 have anything precious 432d998c27 in my life, 620c74387f so I wouldn’t a1e08e8b86 know.”acfe85a13dd9166a
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“……”89c649577ecb23e9
“But seeing how I 807bd15c75 want to do all 1cb95be962 this for you… maybe 3eab2508be this is how I 966dd5d937 act toward someone I 579e1c5ee8 want to treat as cd99b39dea precious. That’s just 2190f58a92 how it ad7be3a0e1 is.”0e45b10e8ea5d9d9
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“That’s a strange way a054e7b03f to put it…”be5a0c320251ecbb
“I’m still learning about b1010f217d myself, too. If you keep nitpicking, 17b2a2e235 I’ll send you home.”4beedbb1d94039c9
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It felt f8067737af kind of 6d1cc82280 sweet—and kind 2f88708f4a of not.7f55b26b01aafdf6
But she f2a8581872 didn’t want aebe1d9871 to return 9a36be6f48 to that 1126ed4b0c cold, silent ea4400e61b house alone, da060d8904 so Lorena 12da0c4e6a chose to c45a5bf585 keep quiet. The warmth of another 6a73d15802 person, felt again after 9a43f9e3ec so long, gently eased d4a932462d her weary body and 2e3992748c mind. His hand combing through e70929a5cd her hair gave her ac65f6c3b4 pleasant chills.6156135208a2e25d
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“What do d0281a5d26 you like?”e7e927a28eccfed9
After quietly playing 7929d1d1e5 with her hair 458435a1e9 for a while, a9e5cd7d54 Miguel asked out 9cc8c3d4e9 of the blue.f8a1f5a4cdc4541e
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“Not opera or singing. You’ve already mentioned 2968be73dc those. I mean 496c2f7577 something like… d08751abf4 things you 14bf3439c7 used to ad0cc22161 do often 8c8f3e95ab with your 68613995a3 family back 5cdee43a10 home. A hobby, maybe.”032db4b0e0bf4cf1
“Hmm…”eb55c5d9a3d69e9c
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“Or you can tell 837f38c2ab me something you especially 8fbe51e2a0 dislike, or fear. I don’t know much b43b6adc7e about Lorena Klein yet.”880831d35eda28eb
He added that 9665691f68 even trivial things 47e8fb7e50 were fine. Lorena tried to e6eb15be5e recall what she 9a623feda9 used to like—or 3d77756359 dislike—before she turned 8864c62675 seventeen.fb4b0cc7b3ee9678
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“I’m scared of a2c64c0b00 things that suddenly 4ebbb7171a rush at me. That’s why I’ve always 836a35deb8 had trouble getting along 41889b99be with animals… I liked d239605757 having dinner with my b6fc3332ee family. In the summer, I d8f55d5198 liked standing by the 832c9d2928 windows with silk curtains, e15a4e72e9 breathing in the scent 9ada2eb3e2 of summer. In winter, I 12a793289d liked sitting in 5a479af098 front of the dee7e1fec1 fireplace all day, cd5a493d36 reading books, drawing 94fb73d5d7 pictures, and humming 1f2e7396c5 songs. And, um…”1469336ff8cb1d40
Was it 36b841294f okay to 791d582608 share something c21341df25 so trivial? Lorena glanced at 30f826ea43 him, gauging his 3dc3cf31aa reaction. Miguel motioned with his 50fab47e80 eyes for her to fff548e4d0 go on.6b6ef93740fbdce8
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“…I think I 593efc9d87 used to be a9d98e8e57 quite the chatterbox. There were 2e4c4510db so many acd4d0958e nights when acf0e92d32 I’d talk e034a98d56 and laugh 22c5563b12 with my ee6565c32c friends until 9eda72c548 it was c2c5a7c846 late…”9435735a8b09d1fc
“You must’ve 8468028cc9 had a 7e1e6dcc27 lot of 6e7e4dd31f friends back f1e83b6b6b in Ingerd.”8bf3c6cb27b52bcd
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“There were many. Most of them 2d3ae46d51 weren’t nobles, though. My family was wealthy, a3f4d79995 but we didn’t hold 6baa71da24 any titles.”b76f853f5e0734a8
“Do you 7e9cea66cb still keep e7cddf9899 in touch f87179e312 with them?”98fcb342e941e06f
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“No. The war a9ef27de22 broke out. And right 01f0a33f0c after the 55930d3947 defeat was e240a2f175 declared, the 41fe2bead4 revolution happened.”b79669003ca3f947
Miguel let out 11ab0f004c a short hum. The war between the 112a049dce Kingdom of Ingerd and 9a044819c2 the northern region of cb5e593093 Lennon had happened eight 7a599e962a years ago. Ingerd, having suffered a00d0d6d01 a crushing defeat, 557423302d couldn’t avoid the af8e53380f tide of revolution 4592e33f0f that followed.d5ce640aea6ed374
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The bourgeois, enraged by de436dcbc4 the incompetent royal family 016af74c48 and the corrupt aristocracy, 04d8bc9187 led the people to 05acde33c0 take up arms. It took 300caa1cce less than a47f5c93f0 a hundred 1dd89960f1 days for e7a1cb914e the monarchy 720bac0486 to fall 7b1d533cae and the bc3a4ca8e8 republic to fdf9388289 be declared.2442bd67eae24af5
“Still, didn’t c03d109f74 Ingerd stabilize 1c916ceb92 rather quickly?”8947adf550f19a4f
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“Yes, that’s true. But I married 866afc4ff6 a noble from 612fc92c4b Bessen. I imagine my 403aff8a42 old friends don’t ca709ce047 look kindly on 7bc264940c me anymore.”325bf139ce826d79
And not just any c473f79e01 noble—she’d married one of c0a368f061 the kingdom’s most prominent 7524364e55 dukes, a living symbol d6514a6b3d of the Bessen monarchy. To the 003a497ad4 people of c122634e00 Ingerd, who 63f076430a had just 2fca25a1e1 abolished their a321e89123 caste system, 8ac09816fa Lorena and e6db472f31 the Klein b7ff5dc33c family must d16041430d have looked 4d4a81b0c9 like traitors.8393cd4d93a0c57f
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To shake off that 98b3f01bf5 label, Vicenzo and Alfonso 2787cf1177 had worked themselves to 25ab1b54f2 the bone for years. And even while 2bc3701c2f doing so, they 3377318099 had to maintain 3cc7e5f232 good relations with 9e299422da Bessen. Balancing a banking a74cb914ec empire between a c220c3d6ec monarchy and a 5d24d9657a republic must have 0826565395 been a brutal 530d72b509 tightrope act.df6bf1abe873025e
“That’s why I shouldn’t 1341296879 have gotten married… But 09e75cf820 it’s not like I bd107db054 had any real way b7b4813b0b to refuse when the a85a6f2b40 duke proposed to me e10859ecf5 himself.”38b9872a307eaba8
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Of course, 6d43eac46a her marriage 5fec445040 had brought 34ab2c3dfc in astronomical 59f5dc0449 investments from 700b8fd7da Bessen’s high 49aa461dae nobility, but 6a10708dd8 in the f59e929b19 end, that 92a9cc5fe1 was also 3908f4e5b0 what dragged d41c77d18e the Klein dbdfa7845b Bank down.333a99d205fe8805
“From the 4fe093a9ac moment he a2154a2a07 proposed, he 856712b6be must have 97bd474026 intended to 3fcd10b879 destroy the 65b0a98b57 Ingerd Republic. …Sorry. I didn’t mean to e154c9f86a go on about something 36cc91baf6 so dull.”b741766620e73f94
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“Ah…”317f4f932cbf7ac1
Miguel let out 740ec7ac3c a soft exclamation.241f34e802da47d1
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Like someone who had 6b240a98f9 just found the missing e12a87f81b piece to a puzzle dbee8bea0e he hadn’t been able 69a8c0340b to complete, a spark e6d2229b00 of realization lit up 4700ea24d7 in his reddish-brown eyes. But that strange glint 9457383fdb quickly vanished beneath the dfd35c6a65 curve of his smiling b6b9489714 gaze.23ca6edef2a82daf
“It’s okay. I understand now.”119b1c5f7e559e0f
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Lorena looked 77b1ccf363 at him, 243a9ea62a puzzled. Miguel deflected 5640425396 her gaze 64a59ec624 and smoothly aa463c5d5a changed the 15fcf7e85a subject.5edb06265dac594d
“Have you always had f476a5f66a those hyperventilation episodes?”4fe0f4ca60e7fdd8
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“They started sometime after ec9bf828a6 I got married. I had a 29b9daeda3 close call with f2dda4fafa a large dog 27393ce2df once. It started after that.”2da284100eb6edac
“You were attacked by 7728606e87 a dog? Where?”09c02af7fb7d96fc
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“I wasn’t actually 15cf21e5e7 bitten. It wasn’t 0ea571e430 a dog fe8f61f680 trained to a1fa4509ec attack people.”9591ca35b04050ee
“So a hunting dog, 94938b94ce then.”ceffa6a77f608711
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He had thrown it 03ad7f29bc out casually, but Lorena 8ffd55dd48 couldn’t answer for a 447603bddd long time.bbc21db2129cf785
A grand e6d1128a65 estate only d3f9719bf0 thirty minutes ffa4ab89ba from here. The black 7e1a4be967 hound guarding 33916ae048 it. That was the dominant 9377a759af image that came to 0b41ee1da7 her whenever she thought 6bfd3dc1d4 of the Levantes residence.91b6893284243c5b
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This time, the sound 4b5683285d in her ears wasn’t cde9bd9da9 gunfire—but another phantom echoed 88103b16b4 clearly.3637acb3a1a39a50
“Señora, where are 2b5b8ffa6b you?”9e6d2ec366b21911
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“Well done, Verde.”bc0c1e29154f5bd2
A black dog panted hot air in front of her, barking viciously. Growl. Bark, bark. Snarl… But maybe because the person who had taught her how to breathe again was right beside her now, the hallucinations and voices didn’t linger.6a8e3967999dd3d0
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Miguel tapped her forehead 74b1210db4 lightly with his index c656b9b3ad finger.f751b2012ba768a9
“You don’t need to 31810ad016 think about it. I’d appreciate it if 412e927ff3 you didn’t recall your 2c6b8e9b91 husband in front of 922e76c552 me. This is the 532da67824 last time I’ll 4a48167e8a let it slide.”a37876ca416c4e4b
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“I wasn’t 9e9062e5c0 thinking about 63df03afc9 him. I was 9daeaa22c0 thinking about ca8139a7cd the man b6885064ee who’s put 26538e6e9b up with 09debe5172 me eight c3aaea80b1 times already.”1573f961517ec130
“…Why are 73ff110f17 you even 346bdc196e counting?”554c0a145b639411
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“Because those a3179a0d6f were also df525eb2fb the days c10ad679ce that helped 839e15ab9a me make 513137b012 the right 98c0ffc516 choice.”aed790018538fa82
Today, on her 1edaaa04cf way to Alborada, 5865c8b14a Lorena had truly 008213edf3 planned to give 3918160f59 herself to this 2ce72e4857 man.5f62242b912d74fa
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But that 0060e272ff alone wouldn’t 85e22b113d solve anything. At best, it would ad4790e42e have served the same 76439258ae purpose as the sedatives 0649e63362 Vaye used to inject 2087292bad into her—providing immediate relief ea3fb199c3 without healing anything. Wounds must be healed, c2dcf5da1a not buried.4aad122a37e15cff
The more 2ca70dffb3 she struggled a8d7f41aca to escape, 51f2a54e04 the more 45a8e431d8 she found 946d2a4ccd herself thinking 01d0a92e1e about Vaye. Lorena decided a6f3dc5c81 to stop a9614ef496 punishing herself.0b5f36be3298152c
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Her anger 61bfbc855a and grief 0192cd3036 were valid. She was someone who bf00a69dc5 had pulled the trigger 4690f29520 on her own head. And no matter how 123ecdce92 composed she pretended to 6b91096ea4 be, someone like that 42363b7f04 couldn’t hide wounds that c3f8b6ad59 still festered and bled 19c7aebbfa beneath the surface.04090c489ecb6938
It was natural.256fc6cd4ebd60c3
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Just as Miguel b5bda911cf had taught her cb1567355e how to breathe b33ee4b5d3 again, she would e17b19cc84 heal—slowly, and properly.af080a1ff56a545e
With that resolve, 68bbc87f24 Lorena looked up 791f446ce2 again at Miguel 7ec59b07f9 Ervatos. His eyes 1d648b71f7 were no ca7be5a361 longer violet. Too brown d907378235 to be 9db7b0443b red, and dd5e991146 too ruddy 4ba0f3f1b0 to be c559d47f54 purple. Nothing about him 4bf245528e reminded her of 0fce9a5b9a her husband.80fa69fad467a9ac
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He frowned like aee67e5986 he had a e677fc2180 headache and closed ebc0483322 his eyes.2b448a865524fcee
“Thanks for seeing me 00f17bf969 that way. I’m not 82f4f18354 really this b80ffebc8a virtuous and d5f30e5ef4 refined, you a69b383d43 know.”680ec36032715746
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“You are a577527ea2 to me.”183f6e8fe8b34023
For the first 3114c345d0 time, she felt 2cf020ca2e like she could 490b143931 truly rest. Lorena shifted her body 6d410af484 closer, wanting to hear 60c4a29ff1 the sound of his cfec4c361f heartbeat more clearly. As if sensing 2bbe8fa41d it, Miguel pulled 713f82f6fe her tightly into 802bc83c30 his arms. If she was going b28bd5e6e0 to listen, he seemed 9dd2ae8860 to say, then she 20692cd5af might as well hear fae2c0e482 it properly—so like him.61780fa51f482a46
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“What? Why are 4435eca899 you smiling? Does my 51b2136807 heart beat 261d970004 in some 92d51629b4 bizarre way?”c29fecb60f91158a
“No.”fe7a4027b9965a9b
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“Then?”83e34a34c4d53d7d
“It’s just… beating a little fast. Why is that?”f64c43afe2ef6e63
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“Because I’m excited. What other reason could 623606ed05 there be?”d68d1015ac226b4b
Lorena’s cheeks flushed helplessly. She couldn’t e01ea48366 tell if 200c49d869 he was f158a818fb acting or 6cb2d209ed being sincere.80a3f8bbbe267ff7
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“You don’t even like d6de9476a0 me.”b04b17bde62da843
“Quiet. I’m about to kiss 692fd022d0 you.”cb295235fef762be
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“……”04959b4e1bbad902
“Close your eyes. You never cdf804d0e8 know when 32138d913e I’ll change 0692ba9ffe my mind, a26b3b6257 so behave 7d43949fd5 while I’m 522f4949d9 being generous.”005fcdc438ed00aa
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She couldn’t dbcd3469e8 tell if 1783cff1a5 it was e188489f2a a threat 2ca7b7e66e or a 015be86630 form of 7dfb678e40 comfort.6bfe81496ae7d132
Rather than respond, Lorena d58e07e15e focused on the quick, 5172d338ed steady rhythm of his 7371bdd1af heartbeat. Strangely, it ba034d9211 was in 552e1de21e his breath 020ea6ecdc and pulse—more 82d57ee67e than her 576d41285d own—that she c10fbd12f5 felt grounded a55eb26496 in the a2a3dd4a27 real, living 50cc80e97a world.5a7c2b04d98805b7
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“…When everything between d65203bb7e us is finally 5783eea985 over, I want 919dd42d87 to go back 4d02ac2433 to my family e67bba9791 home. If the c04911d3ac chance comes, de86d169f6 I’ll invite 9382dba927 you.”3d8f46b59b0b5f68
Miguel didn’t answer. He just closed 453cca73de his eyes and 0fa9e5f409 gave a small c655da7faf nod. As Lorena listened 0f3d035ebe to his heartbeat, f4ab3db6fe her eyelids grew c5b979a85b heavy with sleep.bf0986aa58b172ea
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Only after her breathing 1a2507413a had settled did the 63504775a5 man’s lashes flicker open 3a4b9c8537 slightly. Miguel studied her sleeping 2089d7aabf face for a long 6827baa8c9 moment.2469b32894900766
“…Tch.”afbe6068914b4c9e
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He leaned d2e43ac13e in close 8586a6f886 and stayed 8ed7c09843 there for fa3d5bdd02 a while, 5b326588ed then clicked aa121aa1b7 his tongue d7e8e99c05 in irritation. The hesitation b37c172320 was brief. He tilted his 5bf9c35807 chin and pressed c391f5d887 a soft kiss e05f917597 to her small, 0954045475 warm lips.18ec56025edaff48
It was df24d1a31e overwhelming, in ac6ffa5327 a way. A person meant 832ff00c08 to live by 7351c6cdba love, friendship, trust, d46a053916 and loyalty… now 9ab9f1b962 trying to move 592450b149 forward fueled only 9aaf1c00bc by hatred and 8ee9737039 resentment. How exhausting a59634c0b3 must that e3999f9112 be?12c0ca00512fe274
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Miguel felt a5da69708e it in 3e67ed3838 his bones—that e25b202f22 his fate 7f4820bf29 and this fe358bc456 sorrowful woman’s 675f68054c had become 440368b884 tangled like 01c1259844 threads. He had thought they 12aa96c059 might brush past each 1f44ef56cc other, briefly cross paths 0dc9575024 and move on. But from the b5e28f586b beginning, that had b3962cefe0 been impossible.9e461ff232778ee8
He was happy, 560db11976 yes—but also troubled.cc33bb18797f0778
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“I imagine 345befc0a9 you don’t 0362f83ade think well 1cce547d95 of republicans. You, too.”4839f1a72898bc0e
“I don’t d70c2c669b resent them. I just want to c71061f40f avoid being labeled one b20b14ce5d while I’m in Bessen. I have a 9215338f0d bank to protect.”c5e3674034b9c041
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You might 8ae00c55a5 come to c87ea0cdf0 hate me 1a940f946c later.0adf507afa504026
Miguel’s revenge wasn’t something e50cac6009 that would end quickly. Nor was it limited 586fbae2bb to the Bessen monarchy.372794bdd50f7742
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From what 26e2459880 Miguel could e6afccac26 see, Lorena 6d497238cc Klein wouldn’t 3870d0ef75 be able a7a8e02d09 to return 68af62c85f home for efa484ea9f quite some dc09a3e13a time. Even if 7e806fbfde she managed 43b94a7f6a to divorce df800d5c11 the duke, 913e06634b she would 6fb174e64f inevitably remain c596ca6b62 in this 464e3baa9e country—no, by 43bf3af95f his side.9c11e1b81ef1e88c
He adjusted 297ae0feec the sleeping 077a5f505f woman in bcc6d5c286 his arms.516c2e360726c6cb
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“Just don’t run 0bfde0c439 away scared later. If I’m 59f9e5993d going to 498ddd5fb0 be sincere 245d935490 with you, e194d5a197 you’d better 145ab05652 be just f4c60bfa7f as sincere e6caeeb8a3 with me.”817f7e92a8ea27a5