Chapter 21 - A Sinister Letter Arrives At Midnight
Late that night, long after the estate had fallen into absolute silence and the security floodlights illuminated the gated entrance, a soft metallic scrape echoed from the driveway.
Adeline walked down the long stone pathway toward the grand wrought-iron security gates of her residence to investigate a motion sensor alert.
Resting on the stone pillar right beneath the intercom box was a plain black envelope sealed securely with a heavy blob of crimson wax.
There was no return address or postal mark, only an unfamiliar geometric silver crest stamped intricately into the wax.
She picked it up with a gloved hand, sliced open the heavy seal with a small letter opener, and unfolded the crisp cardstock note inside.
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Scrawled across the paper in sharp, elegant silver ink was a chilling message that made her blood run instantly cold:
“Camille and Marcus were merely low-level interns in our global syndicate, Adeline... the true power that funds Vanguard Pharmaceuticals answers to an elite international council. Your little victory has only just begun to attract our undivided attention.”
