Chapter 32 - the black envelope
Mia was reviewing financial ledgers in the grand library when the heavy, impenetrable darkness swallowed the mansion. The backup generators failed to engage, indicating a highly coordinated external override.
She didn't panic or scream for the guards. Inheriting Luca's terrifyingly cold composure, Mia calmly pulled a sleek, encrypted tactical sidearm from her mahogany desk. She bypassed the compromised mainframe, accessing the isolated, analog security feeds.
The grand hallway remained entirely empty, but a heavily modified drone hovered silently through the open doorway. It dropped a heavy, wax-sealed black envelope onto the pristine marble floor before instantly self-destructing into a pile of smoking ash.
Mia approached cautiously, utilizing a specialized thermal scanner to ensure no explosives were present. She 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. The message demanded she surrender the entire empire immediately, or watch her legacy burn.
👉 read part 33 to witness the shadow offensive.
