128 Secrets and Betrayals

Selena's Pov:

The last time I’d seen this folder, it hadn’t been locked in the safe yet. I guessed that my father must’ve moved it here after dealing with the George incident.

With trembling hands, I opened the folder. The amount of information inside was staggering—far more than in the finance and warrior files combined. The more I read, the more I felt a chill settle in my bones.

According to the files, after years of searching, my father had pinpointed the location of the Moonstone vein and had even organized people to start mining it. But strangely, everyone who’d gone to that site encountered bizarre, unsettling occurrences. My mother’s tragedy and my father’s leg injury—both seemed tied to that cursed place.

Inside the folder was also an old leather-bound journal. I ran my fingers over its well-worn cover, realizing it must’ve been touched often. When I opened it, I saw my mother’s handwriting.