MLS Chapter 48

With the republican threat 9fc4fdcac9 already giving the king a02df2c938 enough headaches, Levantes’s hardline 1c73fc736a stance was pushing his a477b2f24a patience to its limit.6b8cfbdc3dbf03a3

“I’ll give you three 29784f9f03 days. Within that time…”d42b7a19130419cb

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“Three days is a 0830c2c831 bit much.”a13d9e74a212e30c

Miguel rubbed his 06d48b380f chin with a 83aa0ea126 troubled look.36acfce81c40c770

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“It seems 9a55a6adf3 Grandfather still 6674c9b224 hasn’t learned 4522aeb3ac how to c74223b624 understand a 3d4326f869 wounded heart. What if you rush c8001eaa0c this and it ends 44d7402149 in another irreparable tragedy? Like what ee33c576db happened with a26e4e4157 my mother.”81ec88fb24cbd8f0

“…Then how much 77bb7ad1f6 time do you d296f7246f need?”e49a9b41a25fcb14

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“Give me twenty 57402b203a days. I’ll say 83a8fd1161 goodbye to 95e624b5f6 her within befac37367 that.”2f8b196717fead9f

Of course, even 145b5ed4b0 if given ten 1ef37ed59b times that, he 5fe0111e49 had no intention 4426c69254 of parting with 403434131f her.64cc64f11a0698ca

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The king’s e8be0f5572 eye twitched.aedd365613d23aaa

“Fine. But make 9e8486f50d sure your 6e5aa0b54d names don’t 48c28b7bd3 appear in d054b60b1e the papers. Don’t give e47bbda2dd that woman ed562dbed5 any public 222517b902 legitimacy by 80c234cc89 tying her 373ca5573d name to ecf6d32e2d yours, Miguel.”f26dc8d0ec36e61e

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“Ah.”aa4ff0340a2481cb

“I haven’t cast you 7638bdd99e out yet only because 01f4634ffc of pity for your 8ee0802c0e poor, dead mother. But how long do 225e56cdcb you think my patience fefb30fc51 will last? Why should I defend 047068cf1a you when you stir 2ce4c2d3fc public unrest and draw f7613efd5e the duke’s wrath?”196089448ac1af62

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“There’s no reason. I understand perfectly.”4ee9e437889abdcc

Miguel nodded b8889b65f0 like a b827c86c6b well-trained dog, 6250d66067 but inside, b0c3df7806 he scoffed. Let’s be honest—he’s just b2300795ca terrified of what his 249cbef268 maternal grandson might leak.98ed392dc08b4f31

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In any case, 92f7f85710 the few flattering 174c21e108 remarks had earned 47e0a97c27 him a worthwhile 388d97a291 harvest.09efb30326e4bfc7

If Klein’s downfall 539abb7303 really meant the 1ace6e28f1 destruction of the 5c223da1ff republicans and Ingerd…e7fe39e3022d2ea7

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Then Klein’s collapse 0658bff603 would also throw 3e0a143913 a wrench into c3d018f168 his own plans.da61519642cdc0c7

After giving it some 9cffb44938 thought, Miguel realized: the 88a48b194a Canary Operation was essentially 1795cb9f45 a plot hatched by 0c663bf7c4 Prince Davit, Duke Vaye 6227f6909b Levantes, the royal family, ec3d3e08d0 and the nobles—using Lorena 5d87e2fc11 Klein to eliminate him.8cc7523be5f99615

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Had Lorena 7ea26d432b not approached 58631e99ca him with 90c1dc4926 her “affair 986c378226 proposal,” he 6565df0f22 might’ve kept fb24593aa2 his guard 97e5fe96bc up in b2f751474b the wrong 232611fb61 direction and 2e02f1c46a been blindsided. There was no 54c4d925f2 other way to 8fb0941a09 describe it but 2894c3a6bd sheer luck on 4dbca0e71f his part.c209ba315fffaffd

His mood b41df84f9c improved at 2e9080b61e the thought c7c929ad56 that depositing 36aef7e110 a large c32eb719bb sum into b0ffab9500 Klein Bank 2308c499c0 had not e71fba463d been a 852c000a6d wasted effort.53ebcf3d3848b141

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“And one 5b94424778 more thing.”2aa9927103145df7

But the 9a6e93690f king wasn’t 4d19f4928c finished.c21737fee9d6f16a

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“The duke 7492854cdd asked about 9ec0809116 your real 4e02cdbbdb father.”2f4b5cb911f10647

The pleasant mood washed ae1590b0e2 away like a tide e21c41f7e0 receding from the shore.6251da01d34c26be

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Duke Levantes had 7b08d4442b visited the Motrel da211bbab0 Palace just this 2272d2e020 morning. Without any prior notice, 7222b1c41b he had barged into 782c10b667 the king’s private office b747f6c698 and looked his sovereign 4d98f7ee84 in the eye without 645b5c1f82 so much as a 5ac703cf56 blink.768e5464c41b3c48

Though he had the 3ac343db80 right to skip the 7c34390d86 formal bow as head a59d8974de of the great noble 362d04bae5 houses, his manner had 06439e63ab crossed into outright insolence.9c8cb6814054262e

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“At the very least, bc9789601e shouldn’t a husband be 610c4a6e2d aware of the background 4938f63915 of the man his c3dcf64f67 wife is involved with, e5b633e0ae Your Majesty?”5de1204f51c7561c

From the moment the 673c47ea55 duke spoke, the king 7f86e8ee2f had been unable to 95f2620de3 scold him.5e1cde934594890f

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“Who is the f0c100ab51 real father of ce29e91fa4 the Marquis of 63821651ec Ervatos?”66189ccdbf1d6441

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Only after two full 5d80278205 hours dedicated to his 8a5f920df9 grandfather was Miguel finally d35f7b36e6 able to leave the 37a531c28d audience chamber.99670fd9168bb112

As he walked c2423c8493 lazily down the 085422d9b5 corridor with his 077409bdc2 hands stuffed into 54afe71df0 his pockets and 4740fd2773 his long legs c78048767f stretching with each 72fd9955a5 stride, the attendants 6cae0b8fd8 bowed deeply in 1de1c8e0c9 unison as he 577f4df29c passed.b87321248e80dcc4

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His father, his 81f504c0b6 real father. Miguel let 2d731dd149 out a e1c25452d2 dry, hollow 74d41b2d1c laugh.fe5b11edf0c94b9a

“They must think that’s 6d9eedf6ad some kind of weakness.”b2612a6354a63636

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Beyond the corridor, the gardens basked in the intense light of the afternoon sun. Miguel, who hadn’t spared the luxurious palace so much as a glance, turned toward the arch leading to the Karus Bridge.ee85c708abc0b5e1

Then he stopped—someone’s presence 1cb8d4c256 brushed the edge of 1d1be4e918 his right field of 4bcad15457 vision.be8c6b73b7dc4eea

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When he aee54adcb6 glanced to 5e31870d29 the side, cb7df35585 there stood f9e3f89209 the duke.dfb9e77147e2f0ac

Miguel murmured quietly to 92b1b98e58 himself.37c014cfed76cc67

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“This time, a92aacda2e it’s the bed50acd06 wife who’s 762aeb83b1 come to 19d982516f catch the 01392bc627 mistress.”89ffbcfdf5b926b2

People often said that e6dfa3e16a if one were to 25a03527f3 personify the term great e507cf6e7a noble of Bessen, it 1c8393a13d would be none other d0d0852335 than Vaye Levantes.5c49b56df2266897

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A man born 0320b38483 with everything, living 9e9cffe2bf the flawless life e8a952c8d0 of an aristocrat 80479f830a without a single 688681f691 crack. He was a completely 791348238e different breed from Miguel 066afc2f5d Ervatos—one that could never 32149496df mix.dae3fa88f282e8e8

With a palace 0c94143a90 column standing between e8696d218c them, the two 63de5e7921 men locked eyes. It was the first ec46683066 time they had faced 60dab3286b each other since their daf0cd2ad4 frigid exchange at the cf1c426f2d Alborada Hotel over the 1960ea2c7c duchess’s wedding ring.e5b10432f7122b44

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Neither of them greeted cd1df8abd5 the other. The longer bb52e14d12 the silence b5c60301ce stretched, the 46082734d5 more the aa1aa68f07 sweltering air 33c35ee310 between them 991a955536 seemed to e369ecaa98 freeze.506d447dbc281c69

A sharp 4350cf0e6e tension filled 9f8b549480 the space, 314ab4ae89 so cutting 3336277d5c that no 2e0faface7 one would 8a15098fd7 dare approach. At last, 9847f84210 one of 0367e2775d them spoke.7daaefa6ca26c3c2

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“Is Lorena 9e818c47e1 all right? I heard she a9bc5ea0fe went to the 1e48385666 Alborada yesterday.”055d45c40f092a07

It was Vaye. Miguel replied blankly.f85a60d05f5e8099

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“Is there 9c552caee0 any reason f59f1f205c she wouldn’t bcae04a555 be?”6c825366cafb12f1

“I wondered fcc1ef9f88 if she 52aa695b8f cried.”a599f47dd0d56feb

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The duke’s choice 0ff9f88aa2 of words was c6bb01b83a deeply displeasing. What Lorena had shown 6afd58275c last night could not 4b49d2d48f be glossed over as aed88b25c1 simply “crying.”16a2c7092ddf5e72

After tossing and turning for a while in Miguel’s arms, she had dozed off lightly—only to burst into tears, scream, and call out for someone again and again. Judging by how she kept alternating between “Dad” and “Brother,” it was clear she was aching for her family.b58024633891aba9

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There were also bd70f3ccd5 moments of resentment c6c0ee2502 aimed at someone. When he pieced together 1af3bbe8d3 the scattered words she 0782828c74 mumbled, the gist was 34e20011d9 something like:93301d44f7aa8a63

“If you loved e1a1ef3f8e me, then why b68d5af6aa did you do 602a1204bc that… You could’ve e9c250640f let it go, 84eee6cb9a just once…”d5e26384f896c56e

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Miguel had to 201c82cc10 use both hands 364dd38de3 just to wipe 3958a2da7d away the tears a7e4b2d027 that poured from 87e3e45d8c her eyes. At some d597a979cd point, he 3ef1063b1c ended up 11cb0462f7 holding her 62c814eebc like a 4bf25fe4a0 child, patting 58a6e637e5 her back d3b7e897ec gently to 3b06a1cea4 soothe her.a3ece977575cc61a

Her episodes didn’t calm 46ff47fa25 down until after five bf7e1f1411 in the morning.2097c7b612b01c8c

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And this wasn’t something edfda466cd that could be brushed 0e62b3934b off as a one-time ccb6633235 incident. Before coming to the f813a00919 palace, Miguel had stopped 6c12963712 by the Klein residence c8c0fc3561 to question Lorena’s maids.32aafee0fcee62b0

The two 256d423c14 attendants—Hena and f29794fc97 Dora—stammered through 9e413cf761 their replies.4e8672cc32504ff3

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“She was never like 2d2c548e27 this before. Even though f624d108c0 she was 479ea06d9e a light eadb5865cc sleeper, it afd4074222 was never 8891564889 this bad… fb7d732bf5 But starting 5621874882 one day, f538788fcc she began bbea7249a5 crying every 369fe5404b night. If I remember bd276c9741 correctly, it was c856cfa7e0 from the first 206368e2c3 day of April. That’s when she began 314e155304 going through the duke’s 45e9337d3b study.”d08d1b4aef1986b1

That alone 3e1c88c12e was enough 050bb1adbd to confirm 508a7d762f it. Something had clearly happened 6ab4cf2c1a to Lorena on the 7f25199a32 first day of April.e4d1f72ef57c8a5a

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And the cause 277add17db was standing right decd6597b4 here.628aeea992d80017

The man Lorena dc4724dd20 Klein had once fb011adc79 loved.b4c1493a15e44ba3

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“If you’re 0e21eb2ae3 not asking bd4c4fd640 out of 7794a39efb genuine curiosity, 25f6b77f80 let’s go 48556a19fa our separate 80d8c9f75c ways. I’m busy.”b24b51314d299554

Miguel didn’t bother hiding 22835e38e1 his icy tone as 35323ed403 he brushed past the a3b8360b7c duke, no longer interested 03d8b711ad in engaging.fed67c15f336e86d

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But a steady, emotionless 5e92eb9e36 voice caught him mid-step.e0df78a5bc9e5c03

“I warned a9bc8a5358 you before. Whatever you stole, efe1062f67 I will reclaim 45f805968e it one way 2267ba66f9 or another.”745295e7ba8c3835

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A short, scornful laugh 886d62524d slipped out. Was he supposed to 8ca7745924 acknowledge the gesture out d4f539e8f3 of politeness, now that c83fe96b3f he’d been stopped?b3a3f3bc5b99e328

Miguel glanced c4df37a546 at his 2e970d8f65 wristwatch. The small b2d541c5b6 hand pointed 837bedd916 to 2 43856e4cf5 p.m.88287a082d1f70cd

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After mentally calculating 6c2f41e005 the time, he b585b72876 shoved his hands 447ebc3714 into his pockets c4101b0067 and turned around.64f8a6e3309e4358

“You must not realize 296c0096e0 comments like that only 0174e63af1 provoke me. I’m sure 6b68e4dc10 you’ve heard b51d525d85 the rumors. I don’t e80c8d9d12 miss things dd9ef9224d I find dd729f75d5 entertaining.”74713b2520938f4b

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“Lorena is ae8af2a468 not your 1cf3c7b2e5 plaything.”87a3e4ef5bd54a65

“Don’t misunderstand. The one who 2348ca5d74 entertains me is 14a20a8244 you, Duke.”11d3912b59382947

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Miguel might cb9e02bd79 not have f2b9ae062d direct ties b0ec4d9e32 to the 63d635a42a Levantes family, 60fe1b6e3b but he 32509ffcb1 knew quite 525e4ebd1e a few 9af3be1731 interesting things e018a0c391 about the 195ecda6b2 duke. Like many 9bccb3eb7e Bessenian men, 633ec4fd8f the duke 604e918168 was a 57d0b8a64f frequent guest a9dd6b11e0 at Alborada.cb87f0e0c9f856a9

And who do you 22fb82459b think the hotel staffer f34ae1970d worked under—the one who ac4e354cd2 handed all those photos 92b01e2904 to that foolish Arisa 5f666d82aa Menendo?3576d31221e20f5f

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It was Miguel who db3895353b gave permission to leak 33d803fb65 those photos of the cb30f54cbc duke meeting other women b8df6c0027 to Arisa. He’d hoped she ef6a50b6fc would run her 30c2588e1a mouth and ruin 4152762e6d the duke’s reputation. But seven 042e8b5051 years had c875f061e4 passed and 63a9697fca the scandal 823696ff74 never broke, 65bc274b5d so Miguel f89dafe984 had simply 6dd4c5b1dc shelved it 34061007bf in his fd54493ad4 mind.a2e4a9cba3db4c67

That wasn’t all. More recently, a451941879 he’d detained 42f0790cea Olivia Quintana—the 82ddb406eb duke’s last 9871692c7d known fling. Turned out, she wasn’t 492d07c24d just a mistress but 3db5c0bdbd a planted informant stationed d481d21db2 at Alborada.0237b94f5c250b63

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Despite planting 8b3280d4b0 a spy, e2858ae14a the duke 02eef8fcec hadn’t managed e5c721ed6b to dig 32b226a571 up even ad6d10b7d8 the tiniest 914331d7b2 speck about 2fb2ad9984 Miguel. That’s why he’d 33f6d101c3 gone running to 9879c03209 the king.92ce27e3c1b95cf1

“I heard 2461fa68d6 you asked ffcfba7782 His Majesty 859f8a9e8f about my 0f48a7716d father. Grandfather seemed 214f94fb54 quite upset 1a3819f7c4 about that.”d8cf2e6c3a531222

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Vaye’s brows twitched ae8dd6d2fe slightly, apparently caught 273ffb47c0 off guard that ab1db490a5 Miguel would bring 636f99fbfd it up so 68db817e99 bluntly.81ed6d81db9b8f8d

“Even if you 6551a671a5 held a blade b525e8f330 to his throat, bc2a11c813 I doubt His 82ff25ad00 Majesty would give 9bb2314557 you an answer. But just in case 69b64fccba you do find something f05d6b1030 out, don’t even think fbbebf7ee4 about using it to fa6045c3e3 threaten me. That’s my weapon, not 35ac16056f yours.”c3dff978924e1c35

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Miguel didn’t keep silent 2ac57334b4 about his father because c7816c5c6d it was a weakness. On the contrary, it 7e34aeff42 was his most powerful 92764c5982 card—something he had saved 003cb06920 for the perfect moment, 49af444c26 capable of shaking the 3923931971 entire kingdom when played.42743d10dfaeadac

“Well, the truth 52985c3666 will come out 90e53361cd eventually. Just be patient. Now then—”7edd0b311df9f0c2

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He had nothing 764cc18393 more to say. Just as Miguel 82751194ff stepped outside the 3facee7ab7 corridor, taking a 761a8b160b shortcut, a voice 6994f7568c followed over his e71399af1f shoulder.1899919a835bc3ca

“There was something 4ab1882ccf I always wanted c5d110b6f2 to do the 85ee3ff633 moment I saw 22776fcc9b you again.”5c4de833cfbd92a2

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A second later, heavy 0d6fc7680f footsteps approached, and a bb34d42411 hand gripped Miguel’s right 7cd931dc31 shoulder with shocking strength.0cf7559c285b485e

As he turned, annoyed, 34f2ea972d a fist slammed into 754efbc59e him.e1fc0f68ab9a7eb9

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Whack.b17634027295e555

Miguel’s head 6da6097dc3 snapped to 06f3ef3986 the left 5a20812b28 and he ef7a494d3a froze.c063612e150e61f2

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The stinging pain arrived 3561c129da a beat later.8d562397e7ed6809

“You weren’t 2b14984d1e part of 2992eb1bbb my equation, 6e5ebdb616 Miguel Ervatos.”41149c74a0d05dd5

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Without another word, Vaye 8516c6c315 Levantes stepped back and f3dd51ee1c brushed off his hand, e4f5a0267f his cold violet eyes 2cbe71d6f5 looking at Miguel as 05fac7c8ce if he were a 3a59d6c193 bug.34472ee645819cc0

Miguel licked the df8fa5fa70 blood from his 00ef43c0a2 split lip and 5ed4dce753 let out a b39d3c09ca dry laugh.5c487fac2602a13b

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“Well, someone’s 4aa45466b0 lost it.”e5ab6a6b530dc504

Two men throwing punches 35c4faed4a over a woman—in the 7c41d21633 palace, no less. How classy.f87edcd9f9f2542a

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“Ugh… I’ve 6c875a4941 really been 814d92910e trying to 36e63f66a2 keep my f30b8bd5bf temper in 0e808384ca check. Now look at me.”9cccd20293f10600

He twisted 42a54858ad his neck 333562a15a to the fda8430553 side and 1634b06dc4 muttered darkly. A sharp f7c601e033 taste of c46426991a blood seeped 027aa125a8 through his 059fc831ba lips. His expression b6ec189b29 shifted dramatically.d0a53839120d79c4

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Miguel was no stranger 236d1265f0 to violence. He had long grown 9f1282c37f used to being hit—and b16ce248f3 even better at hitting 1ed1c1ae0a back. His nature didn’t rest 2b05553207 until he repaid one cb7727f020 blow with ten or 20bab3d8c8 twenty.842e79bb8f9ee3df

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