Chapter 13 - The Maid Receives A Dangerous Warning In The Kitchen

I was wiping down the granite countertops in the main kitchen when the heavy service door creaked open.
A folded piece of paper slid across the smooth tile floor, stopping right beside the toe of my work boot.
I looked up, but the corridor outside was completely empty.
I picked up the note, unfolding the rough paper with trembling fingers.
Scrawled across the page in jagged black ink was a single sentence:
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“The girl who saved the boss is next on the list.”
My breath caught in my throat as I realized the syndicate's reach extended far beyond Marcus’s cell.
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