Chapter 35 The Cloak Unveiled

• Scarlett crumpled to the floor, the leather-bound diary slipping from her grasp as the hooded figure closed the door behind them with a thud.
• Damien lunged forward, catching Scarlett’s shoulder to steady her, while Serena and Gideon burst into the study, weapons raised. Olivia’s gasp echoed from the hallway.
• The intruder—tall, lithe—stood motionless under the lamp’s dim glow. A dagger glinted in one hand.\