Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Black Envelope Slides Beneath The Hospital Door
Late that evening, after the nurses had dimmed the hallway lights for the night, a faint sliding sound echoed across the floor.
I walked quietly to the door of Sophie’s private room and peered out into the empty, quiet corridor.
Resting on the blue linoleum tile was a plain black envelope sealed with an unfamiliar crimson wax stamp.
There was no return address or postal mark, only a chilling geometric symbol carved directly into the red wax.
I picked it up with a gloved hand, sliced open the seal, and pulled out a single sheet of heavy black cardstock.
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Scrawled across the paper in sharp, elegant silver ink was a message that made my blood run instantly cold:
“Preston and Marcus were merely disposable pawns, Evelyn... the true syndicate debt your family owes has not yet been collected. We are coming for your daughter next.”
