Chapter 8 of 14

Echoes in the Dark

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Avery uses his enhanced senses to discreetly explore the rarely-used Leone family tunnels, discovering recent, subtle signs of passage - a scuff mark on an ancient stone, a faint residue of foreign dust - proving Maya's intelligence about the tunnels is accurate and terrifyingly current, solidifying his growing distrust in his own family's narrative. Deep within the forgotten passages, Avery finds a single, fresh red rose, its petals still dewy, placed deliberately on a weathered stone block that bears a crude, recent carving of the Cortez crest.

End of Chapter 8

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