The Forgotten Pulse of the Bond
Chapter 31: Magnolia Breaks In
She picked it in under ten seconds.
Inside, Sterling’s quarters were cold.
Every object was placed with purpose. Not a scroll out of line, not a loose book. His writing desk faced east, always positioned for sunrise. Two paintings hung above the mantle one of a wolf with eyes like polished stone, the other a faceless child standing before a gate.
Magnolia ignored them.
She crossed to the bookshelf.
Fourth shelf, third book from the right.
That was what Beckett’s note had said.
She pulled the volume.
It clicked.
The shelf shifted.
A hidden compartment opened below the floorboard.
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