Chapter 14 - Receiving an anonymous midnight threat warning a protective husband to drop the federal corruption investigation or face catastrophic consequences immediately.
At 1:00 AM, the security intercom at the estate entrance buzzed loudly, breaking the peaceful silence of the suburban night.
Ethan walked down to the security monitor terminal, viewing an unknown luxury sedan idling outside the closed iron gates.
A sleek black envelope had been wedged between the gate bars, bearing no return address or postal stamp markings.
Ethan stepped outside into the cool night air, retrieving the envelope and tearing it open under the porch floodlights.
Inside was a printed note reading: Drop the municipal bribery files by noon tomorrow, or your wife and child will pay the price.
Ethan's blood ran ice cold; the threat hit too close to home, targeting the two people he loved more than his own life.
He ran back inside, checking the nursery where Clara and the baby slept soundly and peacefully in their cribs.
"Nobody touches my family; I will burn their entire political network to the ground first," Ethan swore under his breath.
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He immediately activated the estate's high-security lockdown protocols and dialed his federal marshal protection contact.
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