Under A Purple Umbrella
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The corpse was fresh. Her cheeks were still flushed and mouth slightly agape. Her hair is splayed around her head, like a pool of melted chocolate spilled on pavement. Her eyes were frightfully empty, two glass orbs that seem to gaze beyond our dimension into a veil between life and death...
Emelia Hempten was murdered on an Autumn day, her iconic purple umbrella missing, and two confused lovers left behind. Detective Embers and Markov are on the case to unravel this mystery.
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There is nothing more beautiful than watching an innocent angel fall apart at my sinful actions. I'm going to ruin her. •••• "You know," she whispers, "Everyone would be disgusted by the things I would let you do to me." I smirk. She's made for me. "Tell me," I said, "Tell me what you would let me do." I rub my thumbs across her cheeks. She grins up at me, looking so fucking pleased with herself. "Can I show you instead?" -------- Amorette Ávila is just trying to support her family and make something of her life. She meets a man who changes her perception of all things. Augustine Eros is a dangerous man, one who kills and controls crime, and that scares her. She wants to look out for her brother, but that only leads her closer to the man she fears. However, he finds something in her he's never found before, and he's addicted. She sees through his rough facade, and her curiosity seems to drive her interest. She's an angel to him, and he thrives off of it. She is his drug, and he wants to overdose on her.
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