Setting the scene…
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Beneath the Crimson Moon
The rain came down in thin needles. Inspector Lee Seojin hated nights like this. The kind where the palace lanterns looked like drowned fireflies, and every shadow could be a blade.
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Previously
…“I found her like this,” she whispered. “I followed you. I came to help, but…” Seojin's hand went to his sword. The rain hammered against the roof, drowning out the world. Lady Chaewon's gaze held his, and in that frozen moment, he saw something that made his heart stutter—not guilt, but a plea. “Take her into custody,” he said, his voice hollow. “And seal this room. No one enters until I say otherwise.” As the guards moved to obey, Lady Chaewon rose slowly, her hands still raised, as if in surrender. But her eyes never left his, and the jade hairpin glinted from where it had fallen from her grasp, lying next to the body like an unanswered question.