Alden approached the woman who had screamed. He looked in the direction she was pointing. A mask lay on the floor. Not only did it have a terrifying shape, but it was also covered in what looked like fresh blood.
"W-what is this?" Pierre came over to the crowd. He hadn't expected something like this to happen at his engagement party.
"Everyone, please step back and don’t touch anything," Alden said as he pulled gloves from the pocket of his suit. He dabbed a bit of the red liquid onto his handkerchief.
"This is real blood," Alden confirmed after sniffing the substance.
He then looked around, searching for something missing from this tragedy. The victim.
"Is anyone hurt?" Alden asked, still speaking in French.
All the guests looked around at one another and checked on their partners.
