Chapter 31 - The Shadow at the Door
The woman dropped the tray, the ceramic plate shattering onto the wooden porch floor as her eyes locked onto Toby's face.
"Toby... my baby?" she gasped, her voice trembling with unimaginable, raw emotion.
Toby froze, unable to move or speak as tears instantly flooded his eyes at the sound of his mother's voice.
"Sarah? You're alive?" Arthur stammered, stepping forward in utter disbelief.
"I had to hide... they threatened to kill the children if I ever revealed I survived the accident," Sarah wept, taking a step toward them.
Before Toby could rush into his mother's arms, a sudden sharp click echoed from the dark interior hallway behind Sarah.
A tall, muscular man dressed in a dark tactical jacket stepped out from the shadows of the cabin, holding a silenced pistol aimed directly at Arthur’s chest.
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"You should never have followed that map, Arthur," the man said in a cold, unfamiliar voice.
"Some secrets in the Sterling family were meant to stay buried forever..."
