Black Dove: Chapter 5

8:00 A.M

The Rouille Mansion

Paris, France

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Stefanya smiled. She lounged on her wide, front porch, her eyes set on today's newspaper. The headlines read, "Sara Youle commits suicide, reasons unknown". For some reason, it gave her satisfaction. Of course, lying and killing is her life and hobby. Who wouldn't be satisfied if a mission is accomplished so beautifully?

Beside her, a silver dagger glinted reddish in the morning sunlight. Absorbeur, her powerful weapon. It has been a loyal companion to Stefanya for sixteen years. It never failed her.

Her cousin, Sofia, walked out from the house, carrying a plate of biscuits and hot cocoa. '''Her red hair fluttered in the breeze. Her beauty was very astonishing, though not as astonishing as Stefanya, but astonishing enough. ''' Sofia had been Stefanya's model for five years. She had known '''her cousin was a murderer and had agreed to lie and scheme with her. '''

'''She settled the breakfast on the ornate table 'and sat beside Stefanya, crossing her arms and 'staring straight ahead. '''

'''"Is there a problem, Sofia?" Stefanya bit into a biscuit and glared at her cousin with that same cold, sinister look. '''

Sofia shook her head and shifted her gaze to Absorbeur.

"So many deaths." She thought to herself. "This isn't right."