Chapter 6 - THE DEAD MAN IN THE FOYER
Claire descended the staircase expecting the impossible.
The man waiting below wasn't Richard Mercer.
It was Michael Hart, Evelyn's younger brother.
Her uncle.
A man Claire had never known existed.
Rosa had called him “your father” because, after Evelyn disappeared, Michael had helped Thomas protect Claire and had secretly watched over her for years.
Michael carried a weathered briefcase containing Evelyn's surviving records.
Daniel immediately demanded that he leave.
Claire refused.
For the first time that morning, Daniel no longer controlled the room.
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Michael opened the briefcase.
Inside was the beginning of a war.
