Chapter 2 - The WarningMaya remained hidden behind the pantry door until the footsteps disappeared.
Her hands were shaking.
She didn't understand the details, but she understood one thing.
Someone intended to kill Judge Sterling.
She hurried back toward the ballroom, but fear followed her with every step.
What could a kitchen girl possibly do against a woman like Eleanor Vance?
Nothing, she thought.
People like Eleanor didn't get arrested.
People like Maya did.
Still, Maya couldn't forget what she'd heard.
She noticed something else.
A stranger in a black suit had entered through the VIP service entrance. His face was partially concealed by a black mask, and Eleanor had personally handed him something that looked like an electronic access key.
Maya watched him disappear among the guests.
Her instincts screamed.
She needed proof.
Near the pantry, she found a small discarded digital recording device. She didn't know who had left it there, but the device was still functioning.
Her fingers trembled as she checked it.
A fragment of Eleanor's conversation had been recorded.
It wasn't enough to explain everything.
But it was enough to prove Maya wasn't imagining things.
She slipped the device into her apron.
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Then she returned to the ballroom.
She had no idea that someone had already noticed her.
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