Chapter 8 - Betrayal at MidnightVictoria called an emergency meeting.
The family gathered around the enormous dining table.
Alexander.
The lawyers.
Senior executives.
Old family friends.
Everyone denied knowing anything.
Then the lights went out.
A gunshot echoed through the mansion.
When the emergency lights came on, the safe was open.
The confidential twin files were gone.
Victoria collapsed into Clara's arms.
Someone had been inside the house.
Someone with access to the security system.
Clara remembered the shadow in the garden.
She realized they had been watching her from the beginning.
A message appeared on her phone.
STOP LOOKING FOR HER.
Then another:
OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR MOTHER AGAIN.
Clara stared at the screen.
Fear turned into determination.
"I won't stop."
Victoria looked at her daughter.
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For twenty-two years, Victoria had searched for Clara.
Now Clara was ready to search for her sister.
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