Chapter 21 - Sensing a Chilling Shadow Waiting in the Distance
Late that evening, after returning to the estate, Samuel walked out onto the private balcony with a glass of scotch.
The night air was cool and crisp, carrying the distant hum of traffic from the interstate below.
He checked his encrypted satellite phone resting on the patio table, noting a lack of new security alerts.
Suddenly, the encrypted screen lit up on its own, bypassing the security firewall with a silent data transmission.
It wasn't a standard error code or a routine system update from his private intelligence team.
A single high-resolution image appeared on the display, showing the private gates of their country estate.
Parked just outside the perimeter fence was a sleek black sedan with darkened windows and no license plates.
Before Samuel could tap the screen to trace the incoming signal, a single text message popped up below:
“You dismantled our local branch, Samuel, but the real audit of your family has only just begun.”
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Samuel stared at the glowing letters while the security lights along the perimeter fence suddenly flickered and died:
The war for the Kincaid empire was far from over.
