Chapter 12 - The New Threat From Geneva
Two weeks later, an unexpected package arrived at our front gate, bypassing all of our private security protocols entirely.
It was a small, elegant wooden box bearing the gold crest of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission in Geneva.
I carried the box into the study, placing it on the desk in front of Victor while he reviewed the morning financial ledgers.
Victor used a silver letter opener to slide open the lid, revealing a single gold key resting on a bed of crimson velvet.
Beneath the key lay a folded parchment note written in clean, precise European cursive script:
“Dear Victor and Ava,” the note began, sending a sudden chill down my spine as I read the words over his shoulder.
“You believe you have defeated Lord Sterling and dismantled the international syndicate operating out of London and New York.”
“You have no idea that Sterling was merely a messenger for the true supreme council of global finance based in Geneva.”
“Inside Vault 99 at the Swiss National Bank lies the original birth certificate proving the boy you are raising is not your son.”
“If you do not transfer one hundred percent of Vance Global Logistics to our Swiss council by next Friday at midnight…”
“We will reveal the child’s true lineage to the federal courts, tearing your entire family apart forever.”
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Victor dropped the note onto the desk, his hands shaking with a sudden, uncontrollable rage as his dark eyes locked onto the gold key.
The battle wasn't over. In fact, the most dangerous war of our lives was just beginning across the ocean.
