Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Package Arrives at the Front Door
Late one snowy December evening, while Jack was fast asleep upstairs and Mark was washing dishes, the front doorbell chimed softly. Mark walked down the hallway, opened the heavy wooden door, and found a small, unmarked brown package resting on the porch mat.
There was no return address or postal stamp, only a handwritten label bearing his name in neat, unfamiliar handwriting. He brought the package inside, placed it on the kitchen island, and used a utility knife to slice through the packing tape.
Inside lay a single flash drive and a handwritten note signed with an initial that made Mark's blood run cold:
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“Diane didn't work alone... and the person who helped her trap Lucy is still watching your house.”
Mark slowly raised his eyes toward the snow-streaked living room window as a pair of headlights swept across the dark driveway outside...
