Chapter 14 of 35

Ghosts of the Past

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Evelyn corners Elena about the silver locket, and Elena, her composure crumbling, confesses to a childhood spent in Blackwood Manor, revealing Alexander was her estranged father and she was a key player in his early, less sinister 'games', forcing Evelyn to re-evaluate Elena’s entire motive. Elena, tearfully handing the locket to Evelyn, reveals it contains a faded miniature portrait of a young girl with Alexander – but on the reverse, etched in tiny, almost invisible script, is a name Evelyn recognizes from her own past, a name tied to the tragic incident that scarred her.

End of Chapter 14