Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Warning Arrives At The Penthouse Door
Midnight arrived with a heavy, unnatural silence settling over the high-security penthouse suite on the sixtieth floor.
Claire was resting comfortably when a soft, metallic chime echoed from the private elevator foyer.
She stirred awake, checking her bedside security monitor which showed a pristine white envelope resting on the welcome mat.
There was no security footage of who delivered it; the camera feed simply flickered for a single second before showing the letter.
She picked up the heavy cardstock envelope, noticing that it bore no postage stamp, only her name written in sharp, unfamiliar handwriting.
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She broke the crimson wax seal and pulled out a single photograph showing the Briar Glen estate from across the street.
Scrawled on the back of the photograph in dark ink was a chilling message that made the blood run cold in her veins: “You escaped the wall, Claire... but the real prison was never just a room.”
