Chapter 21 - A Sinister Black Letter Arrives At The Gate
Late that evening, after all the guests had departed and the house was wrapped in peaceful slumber, a soft rustling echoed outside.
Harrison walked quietly down the moonlit pathway toward the grand iron gates of the coastal estate.
Resting on the stone pillar was a plain black envelope sealed with an unfamiliar crimson wax stamp.
There was no return address or postal mark, only an intricate silver geometric crest pressed into the heavy wax.
Harrison picked it up with a gloved hand, sliced open the seal with his pocket knife, and unfolded the heavy cardstock note.
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Scrawled across the paper in sharp, elegant silver ink was a chilling message that made his blood run instantly cold:
“Clarissa was merely an expendable decoy, Harrison... the true debt your corporate empire owes to our syndicate has not yet been collected. We are coming for your daughters next.”
