Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Black Envelope Arrives at Front Gates
Before I could answer his life-altering question, the automated security chime on the estate's iron gates echoed softly through the morning air.
Dominic pulled his hand back, his jaw tightening as Marco rushed into the kitchen holding a silver tray.
Resting on the polished metal surface was another plain black envelope sealed with crimson wax.
There was no return address or postal mark, only a chilling symbol carved directly into the hardened red wax.
Dominic picked it up with a gloved hand, slicing open the seal with his pocket knife while keeping me and Lily safely behind him.
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Inside lay a single photograph of Dominic standing in his own kitchen just seconds earlier, alongside a handwritten note:
“Judge Vance was just a puppet on a string, Dominic... the true underworld debt was never settled. We are coming for your new queen next.”
