Chapter 21 - A Sinister Black Envelope Appears At The Iron Front Gate
Late that evening, after the estate had fallen into peaceful slumber and the security floodlights illuminated the grounds, a soft metallic scrape echoed from the driveway.
I walked down the long gravel pathway toward the grand wrought-iron security gates of the coastal property.
Resting on the stone pillar right beneath the intercom box was a plain black envelope sealed securely with a heavy blob of crimson wax.
There was no return address or postal mark, only an unfamiliar geometric silver crest stamped intricately into the wax.
I picked it up with a gloved hand, sliced open the heavy seal with a small silver letter opener, and unfolded the crisp cardstock note inside.
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Scrawled across the paper in sharp, elegant silver ink was a chilling message that made my blood run instantly cold:
“Richard and Evelyn were merely expendable low-level operatives, my dear... the true organ syndicate debt your family owes to our global network has not yet been collected. We are coming to harvest what is left of you next.”
