Chapter 45:
The snow had stopped by the time they reached Hunter Manor.
The once-grand estate stood in eerie silence.
Its broken windows stared into the darkness like empty eyes.
The police tape from the previous raid fluttered in the cold wind.
Emily looked up at the mansion.
“So this is where it all started…”
Zach nodded.
“And tonight…”
“…it ends.”
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Detective Reed unlocked the front gate.
A team of officers followed behind, carefully searching every room.
Victor walked beside Emily.
“Richard circled this place for a reason.”
“He wanted us to find something.”
Alexander studied the old map Richard had left behind.
His eyes stopped at a symbol beneath the main staircase.
A small crown.
“This wasn’t on the original blueprints.”
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Inside the mansion, dust covered every s
