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Chapter 26 - And the Case Begins

"What are you thinking of?" Bianca asked as the officer sighed for the tenth time as she drove through the roads of Palermo.

They were heading to the beach and Bianca simply couldn't understand why.

"There's a lot of things to think about" Chiara muttered as she swerved through traffic," How much longer for us to reach?"

"Fifteen minutes or two if you're going to keep driving like this." the girl gripped her seat.

"Sorry, but I believe there is going to be another murder. And I need you to identify Kore for me" she explained.

"She did that? Who is she?" she asked.

"We have reason to believe that she is a serial killer from Rome called-"

"The butcher?" Bianca asked softly.

"Yes, how do you know her?" Chiara looked over momentarily.

"She... My uh dad told me about her. He is in Jail" she replied.

"Jail? Your name is Romano right?" she asked," what's he in for?"

"Being a hitman" she said simply.

Chiara blinked and thought about it for a while before nodding," I will need to talk to you about that later on"

"Okay… There!" Bianca pointed at the beach where she could see a small group.

She noticed Destiny kneeling on the ground, her face buried in the sand," something's happening"

"The fire brigade is there... and an ambulance" Chiara remarked noticing the flashing lights," Go over and check for anyone who's missing."

Bianca nodded and ran out of the car before it could even come to a full stop. She ran over to Destiny and the college girls who were the only ones standing near her attempting to console her.

"Destiny?" She called out," what happened? Where is Andrew?"

"He..."the girl choked on tears," burned…"

"What happened?" she looked at the college girls who seemed shook up themselves.

"He went to the changing room and we.... don't know how but he... started to burn from his leg and the whole room caught on fire. Destiny tried to save him... and she-"

"No. It was her!" Destiny exclaimed, tears soaking her entire face," I went to check on him because he was taking too long and I saw her. She had a knife and ... a lighter"

"It was Kore wasn't it?" Bianca asked. Destiny nodded and wept at the recollection of the scarring memory.

Bianca looked up at the building where the flames had simmered down, A body was being carried off in a body bag.

She walked over to Chiara," officer Caruso?" she called," it was her."

Chiara nodded and looked at the scene grimly," I'm bringing you all in for questioning. You'll be taken to the station" she informed.

"My brother is at home. Can I make a call to get someone to watch him?" she asked.

"Sure" she nodded," this person... in the body bag, he was in the group wasn't he?" she asked.

Bianca nodded and Chiara replied," The rest of the group... whoever is left will be placed in protective custody. "

"You... think she wants to kill us" Bianca muttered.

"She is hunting your group" Chiara looked at the girl whose face had run pale," I will need details of your father as well… And any incidences you can think of that would cause suspicion to you"

"Actually I think there are two more bodies somewhere in the city" Bianca replied," we had two tourists who disappeared, I had filed a case but no response yet"

"Great" The officer sighed, she instructed another officer to take the girls away for questioning.

She had a lot on her plate and very little time. She hoped that Salvatore had made the team that she had requested, she would need them now.