Chapter 4 - Marcus Searches The Grand Library For Hidden Passages
The heavy mahogany doors of the estate library swung open, revealing rows of floor-to-ceiling leather-bound books.
Dust motes danced in the afternoon sunlight streaming through the massive stained-glass American colonial window panes.
“Where is the entrance, Sarah?” Marcus asked, setting little Lily down safely on a plush velvet sofa chair.
“Behind the massive presidential portrait of your grandfather near the stone fireplace,” Sarah answered, pointing across the room.
Marcus strode across the Persian rug, his heart hammering against his ribs as he approached the large, gilded oil painting.
He grabbed the heavy wooden frame, sliding it effortlessly along a concealed overhead brass track built into the molding.
Behind the portrait sat a heavy steel vault door equipped with a mechanical combination dial and a biometric scanner.
“She locked Claire in there, didn't she?” Marcus whispered, the horrifying realization dawning on him with crushing force.
Evelyn appeared in the doorway of the library, her face pale and devoid of any remaining aristocratic arrogance.
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“You have no idea what your wife was capable of, Marcus,” Evelyn muttered, her voice trembling slightly in the cold air.
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