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The Butcher's Estate

by @forgotten
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3 chapters
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The Colonel called it requisitioning, but Elisabeth saw the truth in the cold appraisal of his gaze as he surveyed her ancestral home; he was the Butcher, and her estate was to become his abattoir.

MEET THE CHARACTERS

JA

Jean Anand Moreau

At 26, Colonel Moreau carries the weight of war on his shoulders, his lean frame honed by years of command and his dark eyes holding a chilling stillness that earned him the nickname 'Butcher' from his enemies. He moves with precise, economical grace, his uniform always immaculate despite the mud and blood of the battlefield, but there's a faint tremor in his left hand when he's alone—a secret weakness he hides from everyone.

EM

Elisabeth Maria Schneider

Elisabeth, 19, is the last thread of normalcy in the estate, with sun-bleached blonde hair tied back in a practical braid and calloused hands from years of scrubbing floors. Her gray eyes watch the soldiers with a quiet defiance, her posture straight despite the fear, and she wears a simple locket that holds a faded photo of her mother, Miss Conti—the only thing left of the life being torn away.

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