Abbott’s bedroom as she reached for her phone A Familiar tone signaled a message from her daughter Abby and Ashley

still groggy from the remnants of sleep instinctively smiled but as her eyes focused on the screen her heart froze the message

e wasn’t a cheerful greeting or an update from Abby it was a nightmare the photo attached showed aby’s daughter her face pale and eyes wide with Terror gagged
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with a piece of cloth underneath the image was a chilling message I am Martin return to Genoa immediately if you don’t want your daughter to die Ashley’s hand trembled as she read the message again trying to comprehend the horror in front of her fear quickly turned into rage without thinking she dialed aby’s number desperate to hear her voice to know that this was some sick joke but there was no answer frantic she dialed again her anger flaring as each call went unanswered the realization that Martin
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whoever he was could be monitoring the calls and would not pick up only fueled her Fury in Genoa the Abbot estate had always been a fortress of security and family Pride yet now it seemed as if its walls were closing in haunted by the shadows of a faceless villain Ashley’s mind raced with possibilities who was Martin why Target Abby and more terrifyingly why hadn’t she seen this coming Devon Hamilton aby’s husband was oblivious to the growing storm he believed his wife was away on business handling one of her many Ventures Devon
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was used to aby’s frequent travel her dedication to work often pulling her across cities wi