Chapter 42 - the chilling message
Tessa did not panic, nor did she scream for her heavily armed guards. Inheriting Salvatore’s terrifyingly cold composure, she immediately pulled her encrypted tactical sidearm from the hidden desk compartment, while Gabriel activated the secondary analog security grid.
They moved as a flawless, highly lethal unit, entirely prepared to execute any intruder who dared step into their sanctuary. But the grand hallway remained entirely empty.
Instead, a sleek, heavily encrypted drone hovered silently through the open doorway. It dropped a heavy, wax-sealed parchment envelope onto the pristine marble floor before instantly self-destructing into a pile of smoking ash.
Gabriel approached cautiously, utilizing a specialized thermal scanner to ensure no explosives were present. He broke the ancient wax seal, pulling out a single piece of thick parchment.
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It contained an incredibly precise, horrifyingly detailed map of their highly classified overseas charity medical centers, accompanied by a single, chilling sentence: "Surrender your empire to the Aegis Council, or watch your legacy burn." The enemy wasn't a street thug; they were a global shadow government ready for absolute war.
👉 read part 43 to witness the shadow offensive against the family.
