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"What are you doing here, Azzura?" El Barack asked. He had come to the address Azzura had given him this morning, and he easily found her in the hotel restaurant on the ground floor.

"Just a moment, I'll order breakfast for you," Azzura offered. She felt awkward around El Barack, given their past history. Her rejection of his love had left her feeling uneasy about her cousin, Alexander.

They exchanged glances for a while, and there was an underlying tension between them, especially for El Barack, who still harbored feelings for his first love.

"No, I've already eaten," El Barack declined. "I'm here to find out what my mother...