Chapter 27 - The Silver Locket
Ethan looked at his father in surprise, reaching beneath his shirt to pull out a small silver locket on a chain.
"Mom put this around my neck the night before she went missing, Dad," Ethan revealed, opening the tiny clasp.
"She told me never to take it off, and never to show it to Evelyn under any circumstances."
Inside the locket was not a photograph, but a micro-sized encrypted flash drive wrapped in protective foil.
David took the tiny drive, holding it under the desk lamp as a cold sweat broke out across his forehead.
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"She hid the syndicate's entire domestic network inside this locket," David murmured in sheer, absolute awe.
"Mom protected us even when she wasn't here," Ethan said, his voice full of quiet, profound pride.
