Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Black Envelope Arrives At Midnight Gate
Late on a quiet Friday midnight, the automated security chime on my private Manhattan penthouse elevator echoed softly.
I walked down the private hallway under the pale glow of the security wall lights to inspect the entry foyer.
There was no delivery person or visitor in sight along the secured elevator landing or security camera monitors.
Resting on the marble entryway console table was a plain black envelope sealed with an unfamiliar crimson wax stamp.
There was no return address or postal mark, only a chilling symbol carved directly into the hardened red wax.
I picked it up with a gloved hand, sliced open the seal with my letter opener, and unfolded the heavy parchment inside.
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Inside lay a single photograph of me walking outside Sterling Tower earlier that afternoon, alongside a handwritten note:
“You destroyed Adrian, Claire... but you haven't even met the person who actually owns your family's true past.”
