Chapter 21 - An Unsettling Envelope Arrives On A Foggy Evening
On a foggy autumn night in late October, as the family finished dinner, a quiet knock echoed against the front door of the mansion. Marcus walked to the foyer, opening the heavy door to find only a damp, gray courier envelope resting on the porch mat.
He brought it inside, opening the seal to reveal an old, black-and-white photograph of his late father standing beside a young woman in Switzerland. Attached to the back was a handwritten note written in dark red ink that made Marcus's blood run ice-cold:
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“You think Victor Sterling was the leader, Marcus? Your father stole our family's fortune thirty years ago... and now we are coming for Lily.”
Marcus slowly turned toward the living room where Lily was playing, his heart hammering in his chest as the shadows outside deepened...
