Chapter 11 - THE BURIED ESCAPE TUNNEL BENEATH THE ASHES
As flames engulf the upper landing, a hidden hydraulic door slides open beneath the scorched marble staircase. It isn't Ethan who triggers it—it's four-year-old Leo, who calmly inputs a six-digit biometric code into a hidden panel. The child turns to his horrified family and whispers, "The man in the wall said this is where bad people go to burn." Trapped in the smoke, Ethan, Olivia, and Aria are forced to follow the child down into pitch-black subterranean catacombs running miles beneath the estate—where the true secrets of the dynasty have been rotting for decades.
