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Chapter 43 – Assault
That Thursday, Valentina arrived a good hour earlier than usual at Violet Delights. The little bell above the door to Gretta's tailor shop jingled softly as she entered. Outside, dusk had already fallen, and inside the workshop, all the Essence lamps were already lit and their warm light fell on the carefully draped fabrics. Gretta looked up from her work and smiled. "So early today?" "Madame asked me to come in before the others. We have to finish the quarterly accounts." "Oh, you poor thing."…-
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Chapter 44 – Leads and Traces
Rose was the first to arrive. She stepped through the door of the back salon, the lush red curls of her illusion falling over her shoulders, and stopped abruptly when she saw Madame Dolorosa lying on the couch, looking shaken and exhausted. "What happened?" Rose was immediately at Madame Dolorosa's side. "There was a break-in last night," said Madame Dolorosa. "Lily has already taken care of me. I'm fine." "You don't look like you're fine." "Please don't worry about me, Rose, I-" Then Violet…-
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