Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Eleanor descends to find a living man named Julian Blackwood, Silas's grandson, who has come to reclaim the estate, forcing Eleanor to confront a new threat.
The footsteps echoed through the foyer, slow and deliberate, as if the walker knew the house intimately. Eleanor descended the stairs one careful step at a time, the journal pressed against her chest like a shield. The gray dawn light filtered through the grimy windows, casting long shadows across the floor.
A man stood in the center of the foyer, his back to her. He wore a dark coat, modern, and his hands were clasped behind him as he surveyed the peeling wallpaper and the shattered mirror that still lay in pieces near the wall. He turned at the sound of her footsteps, and Eleanor found herself facing a stranger with sharp features and eyes the color of winter sky.
"You must be Eleanor Vance," he said. His voice was calm, measured, with an accent that hinted at city breeding. "I apologize for the intrusion. The door was unlocked."
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