murder mystery · gothic estate · detective · suspense · maid · investigation · mystery
The police have left, but the silence they left behind is heavier than any noise. Silas and Rhys finished their initial questions, yet suspicion clings to the air like dust. Percy shepherded the staff back into the shadowed halls. Cassius mourns Melody openly—a loss so profound it seems to hollow out the rooms around him. To fill the void, Mortimer has assigned Selene to be Cassius's new maid. The mood is tense, gloom-smeared. While Silas continues his quiet investigation elsewhere in the house, Selene moves through the corridors. She finds Rowan and passes him a shovel; he'd said he needed to clear the cobwebs from his ceiling. Her movements are careful, deliberate, against the backdrop of everyone's unspoken fear. Dread lingers in every corner.