Chapter 11 - The WarningThe next morning, an anonymous package arrived at Christian's private residence—a converted industrial loft in downtown Chicago.
Clara, who had stayed over late helping him organize logistics data, was the first to open the front door to collect the morning mail.
She picked up a heavy manila envelope with no return address.
Inside was a single photograph of Christian walking out of Sterling Tower, with a red X drawn sharply across his face, and a USB flash drive.
Clara's heart skipped a beat. She ran into Christian's study, handing him the package with trembling hands. "Christian, look at this. Someone left this at the door."
Christian plugged the flash drive into his terminal.
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A video file loaded automatically. It showed Julian shaking hands with Viktor Vance in a back-alley lounge, followed by audio surveillance of their plot to sabotage the North Pier shipping containers later that week.
Christian stared at the screen, a dark, dangerous calm settling over his features. "So, little brother wants to play dirty."
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