Chapter 19 - A Mysterious Letter Arrives From The Dark Past
Later that night, after the gala concluded and the guests departed, the estate returned to a peaceful, sacred quiet.
Alexander walked into his private study to sign final merger papers before heading upstairs to join his new bride.
Resting on his mahogany desk was a plain, unsealed black envelope bearing no postage stamp or return address.
Frowning, Alexander picked it up, pulling out a single sheet of heavy parchment paper written in hurried ink.
“Enjoy your victory while it lasts, Alexander,” the typed note read in cold, chilling block letters.
“Lady Victoria was only the board’s messenger; the true founder of the dynasty is still watching from the dark…”
Alexander’s blood ran ice-cold as he recognized the private seal stamped into the bottom corner of the parchment paper.
It was the emblem of a secret society that supposedly dissolved half a century ago before his grandfather built the empire.
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Before he could process the terrifying warning, the mansion’s primary security grid flickered and died completely.
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