Chapter 20 - A Chilling Shadow Lingers Beyond the Front Porch
Midnight ticked quietly across the digital clock in our secure coastal bedroom while the house slept soundly.
Emily lay sleeping peacefully beside me, her breathing soft and rhythmic in the quiet darkness.
Downstairs, our security monitor glowed softly with live feeds from the perimeter cameras guarding the estate.
Suddenly, an alert chime echoed quietly through my phone, indicating motion detected at the outer gates.
I sat up instantly, my heart skipping a beat as I checked the live video feed on my screen.
A lone figure in a dark trench coat stood motionless outside our twenty-foot security gate in the rain.
Before I could wake the private security guards, the stranger reached out and taped an envelope to the iron bars.
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The camera zoomed in automatically on the envelope, displaying a chilling handwritten note on the front:
“Prison walls couldn’t stop us from finding where you hid the rest of the family trust.”
