Chapter 20 - A Final Chilling Warning Left In The Shadows
Midnight struck across the quiet harbor, casting long, silent shadows over the towering gates of the estate.
Valeria walked into her private study, locking the heavy mahogany doors behind her for the night.
Resting on the center of her polished wooden desk was a single, pristine white envelope.
There was no return address, no postal stamp, and no indication of how it had bypassed the perimeter guards.
She used a silver letter opener to slice open the flap, pulling out a single photograph taken earlier that day.
It showed Noah playing in the garden, with a handwritten note scrawled across the back in crimson ink:
“The board has fallen, but the game is eternal. We are waiting, Queen Valeria…”
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Valeria stared at the warning with a cold, fearless smile, knowing the chess match had only just begun.
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