Anna's POVThe study fell into complete silence.No one moved.No one spoke.Every pair of eyes settled on Mrs. Alvarez.She stood frozen beside the tea tray, her trembling hands clutching the edge of the table.For the first time since I had known her, she looked... afraid.Not nervous.Terrified.Xavier slowly lowered his phone.His face was unreadable again.Cold.Controlled.But I knew him well enough now to notice the tiny signs.The tightness in his jaw.The rigid set of his shoulders.The way his fingers curled slightly around the phone.He was angry.Not at Mrs. Alvarez.At whoever kept pulling us deeper into this nightmare.Mrs. Alvarez swallowed."Where... did that message come from?""No answer," Xavier said quietly."It came from the same number that's been contacting us."She closed her eyes for a moment.Almost as though she had expected this day to come.When she opened them again, they looked older somehow."I knew this wouldn't stay buried forever."The words settled
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