Chapter 20 - A Midnight Phone Call Threatens Our Fragile New Peace
I gripped the mysterious photograph tightly, my heart hammering against my ribs as cold fear washed over me. The heavy study door swung open, and Sebastian walked in with a tired smile that vanished the second he saw my face.
“Elena, what’s wrong? You’re as white as a ghost,” Sebastian asked urgently, rushing across the room to my side. I handed him the photograph and the ominous note without saying a word.
Sebastian’s jaw clenched so tightly a muscle twitched violently along his cheek as he read the warning. “Who left this? Did our security detail see anyone on the perimeter cameras?” he demanded, reaching for his desk phone.
Before his finger could press the intercom button, my cell phone sitting on the mahogany desk began to vibrate loudly. The screen displayed an unknown international caller ID with no traceable geographic prefix.
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Sebastian picked up the phone, hitting speaker mode and pressing it down between us on the polished wood. “Identify yourself,” Sebastian ordered coldly into the receiver.
A slow, distorted laugh echoed through the tiny speaker, sending a shiver down my spine. “Enjoy your little family reunion while it lasts, Sebastian... because the real war for the Vale fortune has only just begun,” the voice hissed.
