Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Package Arrives With A Chilling Warning
One crisp Friday evening, a plain brown cardboard box sat on our front porch with no return address. I brought it inside, cutting open the packing tape with my pocketknife while Amy watched curiously from the kitchen island.
Inside rested an old, dust-covered leather journal bearing my late father's handwritten initials on the cover. I opened the front page, my eyes scanning the faded ink notes written decades ago.
Suddenly, a folded piece of heavy cardstock fluttered out from between the pages and landed on the wooden floor. I picked it up, unfolding the paper to read a typewritten note that sent an icy shiver down my spine:
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“Teresa was only a pawn in a much larger game. The real master is still coming for what is rightfully mine.”
Before I could process the terrifying message, the front doorbell chimed loudly in the quiet hallway. I walked slowly to the door, turned the brass handle, and pulled it open to find...
