Chapter 4 - The Traitor's Whisper
Nina spent the rest of the day moving through the estate like a ghost.
She cleaned the library, polished the silver, and listened carefully to every whispered conversation.
The security guards were tense, completely unaware that their boss was already recovering.
During her afternoon break, Nina slipped into the temporary office Dr. Keller was using on the first floor.
Her hands shook slightly as she booted up his unlocked laptop.
She quickly scanned through his recent encrypted emails, searching for anything suspicious.
She found a message sent just ten minutes ago to an untraceable offshore account.
The message read: "The final dose will be administered at midnight, the throne is yours by morning."
Nina quickly took a photo of the screen with her personal cell phone.
Before she could close the laptop, the doorknob began to turn.
Nina ducked under the heavy mahogany desk just as Dr. Keller walked into the room.
He was speaking quietly on a burner phone, his voice laced with nervous energy.
“Vincent, I promise you, the Romano era ends tonight,” the doctor whispered into the receiver.
Nina held her breath, praying that the doctor wouldn't look down at the floor.
He paced the room for a agonizing minute before finally grabbing a file and leaving.
Nina crawled out from under the desk, her heart pounding violently in her ears.
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She had absolute proof of the conspiracy, and she knew exactly when the lethal strike would happen.
She rushed back upstairs to Alexander’s room to deliver the terrifying news.
