Chapter 21 - An Ominous Final Warning Arrives At Midnight Gates
Midnight wrapped the Boston brownstone in absolute stillness as soft moonlight poured through the reinforced glass windows.
Sarah was resting quietly in the private study while her daughter slumbered peacefully in the bedroom upstairs.
Suddenly, the secure digital intercom system near the front entrance foyer chimed with a soft, electronic alert.
Sarah walked out to the hallway, checking the live-feed security monitor displaying the front security gate.
There was no person standing before the camera, but resting squarely on the stone pillar was a small black envelope.
She unlocked the heavy pedestrian door manually, stepping out into the crisp evening air to retrieve the mysterious package.
She brought it inside, locking the deadbolt securely behind her before opening the thick paper flap under the desk lamp.
Inside was a single printed photograph of her current brownstone taken from an angle outside the property boundary.
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Scrawled across the back of the photograph in dark red ink was a chilling, unexpected final warning:
“You escaped Tom and locked up Elena, Sarah... but you never checked who really holds the master deed to the land beneath this building.”
