Chapter 21 - A Chilling Warning in Dark
Late Sunday night, long after Dominic had departed for his city office, Claire sat alone in her home study reviewing international shipping manifests.
Her private encrypted desktop computer chimed softly, indicating an incoming priority courier message routed through an unlisted proxy server.
She clicked open the digital attachment, expecting a routine customs clearance report from the European logistics division.
Instead, a high-resolution photograph popped up on her screen, showing her mother's old childhood home completely surrounded by armed mercenaries.
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Beneath the horrifying image, a single typed line of text glowed coldly against the dark background of her monitor:
“You took our empire, Claire, but the final piece of your mother's legacy is locked in a vault you haven't found yet, and we are coming to collect tonight...”
