RP Chapter 02
by FreyaChapter 2
Brit was f82078a0ee the capital 57b0f341e9 of Rosen, fd6e90f756 and it d2d098b011 took about f41c710e65 three hours bf1443a359 to get 3dbc082f20 to Martnelly b0c2870859 by train. b8e8538c57d8918d
Just a 9689700209 few years b8fa4a7a90 ago, it c71a38e3ea had been 8b5cbdaf30 a quiet 3be5e76b09 place with 87ff693c7d only a 1229c2be18 couple of 64551a12e7 hotels. daa345bc6db9c25b
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However, everything changed 1f350becfd when young nobles 2f21e7326e traveling to Brit 21ade2697e started to stop ae5e59ff89 there during the d07dc0e5c3 social season.f0a32885db7aca81
Two train lines crossed 99a1a0f264 through the city, and 997bffd544 the smooth, wide roads 1d913e3495 made it easy to 98cb2be8fc travel by car. The beautiful seaside view 84770d320b of the Retta Sea 8e5f27d600 also attracted more people. It quickly became a bb3fd45d30 popular vacation spot for 10b4e3c8f9 wealthy young nobles before 4e5d555dd8 and after the social 1421891dce season.d0fa6bd5c02d0e22
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In the bustling 31a930c732 city center of 0c653ff280 Martnelly, where the 875e9b7e4f streets were lined 059217861f with posh hotels 5e6324d0a4 and cafés, one 799af439d6 carriage came to bbd1496a58 a stop.02b2552109254a4b
The coachman 815fcf2d11 tapped the b9d8d47788 front window 6746fc6509 and said,996545e9ef6e76f5
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“We’re here, sir. Hotel Gold Blenheim.”546e30737cc14b35
The carriage door 31190999e8 opened, and a ca5df76774 long leg stepped 3a42240e31 gracefully onto the 88252a45fb ground.01a333f5db9f3562
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A tall, elegant man 433eb4adda dressed in a perfect 7b1e2ce8b4 three-piece suit and long 2f60ea9ac0 coat emerged. Even through the dusty 6d375c456e air, his shiny blond b307e6fbdb hair fluttered in the ac9c40e9aa breeze, and his soft 1c462730c1 hazel eyes sparkled as 2b3789356a he looked around.4eae2d168ba1c3b3
The coachman, unloading luggage, 22c8a70437 found himself staring. He had never 9892cc2439 examined another man’s 36bc7c3ae0 face so closely cf5e918182 before. This stranger was 3fd95db53b that good-looking.f5f02363a6fa0b87
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Just then, the f04606479d man’s cold, expressionless 1629fa305b lips curved into dc1297c615 a soft smile.37aa5d3c29620bd4
“Keep the change.”9de13543444a2c92
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The coachman’s heart skipped a beat, which is not typical of men.299781ff76c3136b
This man looked even 847fc4da51 more handsome than Captain 3e29369f72 Julian Harbour, the so-called 73a4d60cac most handsome man in ec4e157c1d Rosen that the newspapers 0e6549cba0 never stopped talking about.1be89acbb57b0054
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With his 8800192f42 elegant appearance 500538b632 and familiar-looking a889964cee face, the 2d3f5d1c0f coachman guessed e53e42ca0a he must c0f012ced7 be from 51b156849c a very 1344641623 important family.b31ba6ee938876fd
A number of 38c96ceab9 carriages and cars ce8c2e150a behind them started e740b1c6f2 honking in frustration af5ee086cf as the man fd588c4396 put his suitcase ce81f57317 down, gave the ec5cfa00df coachman a gold 440feb59a9 coin, and turned d9720856a6 to leave.fff13410775811bc
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“Have a good 9725d32fd6 day, sir!” the ab7b991d76 coachman said quickly 419dd76260 and drove off.e29ce679fd36d31d
The street 740afe6d94 was filled b58573ffb7 with smoke dc3deef9c7 and dust. The man cd680ec136 tilted his b9e191d281 hat, waved 0a86132135 a hand 79c8f6fbaf in front b6a41bf56d of his c01b426164 face, and b1ee3f2ee1 slowly turned 6a9793d1e0 around.8a033a74750118cd
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“Extra! Extra!”5d51ce21498018c1
“Watch where you’re going!”69a8adb239a677f5
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“Oh my goodness!”a96cef96161e9686
Chaos surrounded him.3200466ea036719a
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Couples walked closely arm 76bebc67c1 in arm, and merchants 8797081f08 pushed carts selling paintings, 8702514beb fans, and postcards. Everything was loud e81a0dda3a and messy.0fcd2100b6dc04b5
He carried 178f58b698 his own 55403cd194 small suitcase, b427fd1448 clearly without 32226f8135 a servant, 998a9dfd4d and walked 05146906c4 past it f97c864f08 all with c149f737ae disinterest. But then 0b267f76fa he suddenly cbf75bf9cb stopped.f64ef4122706404f
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One postcard caught his 81468c5ad5 eye. It showed a 523aea98c5 perfectly arranged building, c85a3bf280 a wide white c9e3099948 marble staircase in c2b2aeb7fa front of a 9f6ac67ee2 terrace, and a 8c4bf11a9a green lawn leading 6e512a13d6 to the sea.773ad1680eead36d
He looked closer and 6278443aa3 noticed the word “Winderbury” 591535f349 written in small letters 358d96c17a at the corner under 71580df1f8 the blue sky.bac6f6d39e4cc39e
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Ah yes… Winderbury was 3dcf287370 close to Martnelly.ea86d005deb1e05b
At that fb6fd4f951 thought, a ba31e4f370 memory from 8fe0f24021 when he e297bfa018 was seventeen, effcc37bba something he d621c530e1 had completely f6e562610c forgotten, returned 9f1f2c32c6 to him 5a6c74b1fb vividly.4ab0e9cc45dee36b
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It was one of ef75dac2bb the worst—and strangest—days of fb82f79854 his life.9cdba531afe49bba
That was 77b5e54b34 the day 992dfbb4e2 he met 9a0742f0b5 a rather 253b76c29f strange girl.d588182d34e7856e
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“Good afternoon, young gentleman. I seem cd9139144d to be 753c71e6f6 lost. Could you help 585aa81a29 me? Ah, I forgot 7be6d13d24 to introduce myself. I’m…”bf9dcafa622ab992
He couldn’t recall her 40de2cbda5 face well anymore, but 8382a63729 he remembered that for 1275687691 a lost child, she 39f37a13db was oddly calm and d675283fda spoke very elegantly for 76310c1b11 her age. It had e1c42b4158 been funny.ed37d7ce9f963632
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Maybe that’s 86ece99a92 why she c6ed3f7282 remained clearer acd0305f58 in his 76eaad5c1c memory than 625bf0338e most people bdcd48ed61 who just 04b48bd08c passed through fef577afc8 his life.ac9955637b8675c6
He slowly recalled that cfcf57214c day, and on impulse, 0ee747a535 picked up the postcard.fcf2a155ffb95d6d
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The vendor, who had 46ea511b74 just stared in awe 637c1651c1 at the man’s beauty, 083367cdd7 was shocked to see 3c13b977fe which card he chose. It had 4a824f2739 been sitting 55c02ec0b9 unsold for 58c493d030 years since c12793f492 Winderbury became 8fa1396055 known as ac84519c21 a cursed, ac142b8f5f tragic place.791cbaac67515b0b
“I’ll take this one,” ee772c24cb the man said, offering 1395154b80 a large silver coin.32a6a150c800a7d8
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Without hesitation, he tucked 3bb89200dd the card into his 717cdb03a4 jacket and walked up 808f348e73 the hotel steps.836c13cb19e92e62
The hotel b4df0bdef4 staff greeted 54e71ed301 him politely, f5c733d8fb opening the cd5014e295 door. A bellboy smiled as dc3671809f he took the man’s 073a101e2f luggage.e793ac22e7c99c1d
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The moment a120a9d75c he stepped 5ebc080fd5 inside, the b33d695c1b noise changed ef4c42a30a — still d9a7d705cf loud, but 974c2aed10 not like a59f9e225e the street 4857bd72cc outside.b5d1c0960ad87b2a
Then he saw them: 9ad0c03b54 familiar faces in the f1d0306a95 lobby.a758d6f0288fa7fd
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“Damn.”
He should’ve taken 57d6b91e40 a train farther 229e297bb4 away. He had wanted fa9ac14b58 peace and quiet c6ccd5c8b7 before going to 453f3adc94 Brit. Now, that plan c16ce1ea24 was ruined.0d4aed5a51617ad5
He slowly took off 8552efae7c his hat. Instantly, he felt caaba862a1 whispers and stares.d10050018f82c02f
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Still, he remained aa9aa79d42 graceful, used to 02c507e699 being watched.87faeea78c0305c1
“Welcome to Hotel 993f894292 Gold Blenheim,” said 5dde4940b1 the manager politely.c49e48216ae4ca1c
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“I have a aef6aa2a3d reservation as Julian 11fa4a7977 Harbour.”1da0cdb564254407
“We’ve been expecting d82f9d7a01 you, Captain Harbour. Please wait 3736cd9dde while we 032bde99cd check your 101ccd01f6 room.”a61aefc35382a837
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The manager, unlike a107e19c10 the curious guests, 4047dfed50 remained calm and 8ebf99d0b4 professional — even 8aa5e3dc09 when facing a ef590a354e famous national celebrity.7a2605410f512d16
Julian leaned against b92e683907 the counter and d5340cf1c6 noticed a rack 1a4a277ef6 of newspapers. Ten or c69aa47d16 more papers, 3bdaffa01f all with d4cdb7bfbb similar bold 22091a88b2 headlines:f1273b43bf0bc32d
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“Another young 7d6a5dc2a2 woman found b95a8cd836 murdered in 1ef72fdfd3 Brit.”0afadc08a3939792
Brit, the a52be2233b capital of 0f049d2a6c Rosen, was 33566dc315 one of 4c31486a3b the world’s 641ebe6170 most famous ff6179e75b cities.e758aa28c39e2124
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Naturally, it attracted many f7e98e0bbc workers and immigrants, and 2b469736eb thousands of crimes happened ec7e858e32 there every day. In some 58e71cd84d ways, it 65a094b209 was unavoidable.493279f841dafd57
For a long e7751930b3 time, Brit’s police f1fb1ffef7 chief refused to 8598b322ec admit there was 92181dc9aa a serial killer. But after the sixth b738336a0b victim, he couldn’t deny 165f6ffa96 it anymore.df9d05a337fbd668
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Julian looked around. bd7a30e2e53093e9
All around 60b8e091e9 the lobby, 6129f247cd guests were 039aaf4c36 talking about d4a763e707 it.7d3ce64aab23646d
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“Did you hear? The police 1104be1875 now say 6d65d329f5 it’s a 86732816dd serial killer!”2b65f370f0d5b039
“How many f182bda2ed victims is 11d35811dc that now?”8f16b8d22253f9b1
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“Six! Maybe more. The police missed b462218612 so many clues.”4022f9e3ea989eab
“I’m too scared 6a2410834f to go near 652e9110cc Brit. I think ea38e0b529 I’ll stay a1115ad536 in Martnelly 1c20a0468a all season.”18a35180b46f63d3
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“They say 2aba8a279a all the a17cfdb680 victims had 0a2e56c79f shaved heads!”296ec671a5b0041a
“And they were all ae8faf0617 young women with blue 4ba6984ff4 eyes…”086bf7f069bce17e
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“That could just 7872a02a7e be a coincidence,” 4b439c444b someone said, trying 5c6229c41a to sound brave.
“No one’s safe 5afd66f62d now.”37e07b626085303d
The women aac1bb6692 especially looked 8789d9adb7 terrified. A new police 12c1e151fa chief had been 701c2d2eb2 appointed, but fear 557cc92b71 still ruled the cb3c06bb62 streets.a826bb3071fbb137
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Julian frowned.d812ee57a7da6892
“Captain? Is something wrong?”
The hotel 75e424254d manager paused 5d16025926 mid-sentence, noticing 4e46dbb272 Julian’s face.322d68f237e43162
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Julian smiled politely.aba59dc775729df4
“Nothing at all.”a3b9495a54cfc488
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“Good. That’s perfect ab9db664ab then, Captain.”7909d1cd4da9da65
“Of course ec4156300a it is. Thank you.”9df8bb6abc5c7534
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“We’ll take your luggage 040096f91d to your room.”de7e176cb441ecdd
Julian nodded 3d1e4333a0 and took 73a5ef789e the room 851c082d75 key. As he turned 648b6c4ef4 to go, he 35773fd93b paused.04d487d7b72b8268
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“Damn.”0d59df2908da3241
Dozens of c3d6ac7454 eyes were 6a32816ad9 watching him, 29d5ab1b9e waiting to fa1d435c4c approach.7a633b65365c1552
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Of course — 52e2584a07 everyone knew his 22393720ad face.904c96164d576394
Back when he 3eafc44636 was seventeen, in b597348164 a sharp blue 8831a8b823 uniform, he had e09070a60b already attracted admirers. Then at twenty, 3a7de1cb0a just before becoming eab6b77967 an officer, he d53782d8d6 saved Lord Hartnett, 021541bad6 a royal ambassador, 190f5fb112 from drowning.5d7d337a50ef561b
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A photo 7fdaead9f2 of that 5b34b7b057 moment was 5fa743c92f published everywhere 2395f3edbc — Julian’s 2903495649 handsome face 972fb24038 and heroic 56fbcf9780 act made be909d6857 him famous 0eff107a93 overnight.e837804988f2b608
He became a permanent b29179cf20 part of high society.35ef7aacdf292bef
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But now, he 27d1ed8182 didn’t have the 30ea49390b energy to smile 8fe631fafb or flirt.b2a2ff93f1956c8b
Like an 31fedadfe9 actor on fd050fcf19 stage, he 99c0141046 forced a 510758d921 charming smile fd3f5b5512 and pulled 1e7558578e out his b4ccc9da9f watch, pretending b70a29896d to be b3d5cbb0a1 in a 7beaf2ce5b hurry. He ignored the 4f1010d550 hesitant hands and b7f0f0cad8 hopeful eyes.1dd7b4d6fe56fade
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Just as d190c9c0eb he turned ffc4400ace to a 8d36b8082c pillar to 803b6e24df find the 27c34e14f3 elevator—dd14d02e0944d9fb
“…!”d0b4f5422c9042fc
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He nearly 7d9abfa4f4 ran into 6526c3fc1c a woman 1ca9de380c leaning against 5c068dfcf1 the pillar.543dfea95752a9c6
They didn’t 07e903d7ce touch, but 0a74e8d6d9 he instinctively 00b6b6878c leaned closer, 3091637286 as if c19a424f50 to steady 69b5479f8a her — 4815e56d81 a habit 03628c54b0 formed from 4576c21080 years of d6d426b23c dealing with b1d5ddd556 noblewomen.4a5bacbe34965bc0
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“Oh, I’m sorry. Are you alright?”3caf7c56ab1ba377
The words came out 46910eb5d7 automatically.e85f25e5e4487771
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The woman f6fb5c3602 lifted her e3da8877b4 head in bea9787c6c surprise.7acd0e5673acff13
She had long, b58c2bf249 straight hair falling 6e7b09bb3c past her shoulders, c85224c54e no makeup, and a45ebdbe25 a young, innocent 2c6733875e face.807b4d9dd27f2ea3
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Julian froze.3054813251d71ebe
Her bright blue eyes 573b06432b reminded him of something.84a69975bb271099
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Something — a5381c2f17 or someone 20bcd4a5b6 — he 9ef0172e87 had met bf6beaae89 before.d01d8618af9c07df
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