Les réprouvés et les élus (t.2)

In a fog‑laden Paris of the 1850s, a tangled web of aristocratic intrigue begins to unravel when a young woman, Françoise, learns that the duke she trusts has vanished without a trace. The sudden disappearance leaves a wounded confidant delirious, his mind drifting between the duke and a shadowy figure named Arthur, while rumors of murder and unpaid debts swirl through the city’s narrow streets. The atmosphere is thick with anxiety, as each unanswered question deepens the sense that something far darker is afoot.

Driven by fear and devotion, Françoise embarks on a frantic search for her beloved Charles, following cryptic notes and the faint trail of a carriage that never returned. Her investigations lead her to a modest apartment on Rue d’Enghien, where a small child’s indifferent answers only heighten the mystery. As the days stretch on, the young heroine must confront the unsettling possibility that she has stumbled into a trap far more sinister than she ever imagined.