"Another? Already?"
They have to be linked to us. Whoever it is, they're hunting us down, one by one. Our actions within the organisation may be highly illegal, but they do not hurt anyone except ourselves.
Unless, of course, the attacker is from inside the club, and whoever it is may be trying to wipe out their opponents. But that would go directly against our rules.
I should not waste my time mulling this over. This is not a matter to be thought out alone. I shall consult the other aces for one hour before the meeting, as is usual when there is a matter such as this.
We haven't had a big crime in months, wasting our time "practising" with silly child's games. Children's games. That's all we are now. Before, we had glory. We kept the streets clean from behind.
But of course, everything comes to an end.
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Author's Note: Sorry for such a short chapter! I mean, granted, usually my chapters are short, but this one is extra short. The next one will be a long one, I promise!
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Queen of Diamonds
Historical FictionEvelyn Hyde. She is an orphaned Victorian noblewoman. A Victorian noblewoman with serious trust issues. So, when suspicious murders start appearing all over London, trust becomes more precarious by the hour. At first, the victims are Evelyn's enemie...
