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Chapter 83: The Hidden Passage

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Twilight descended over the vineyard as Alex and Sonia approached the stone chapel. Ancient and weathered, it stood as a silent sentinel at the property's edge, its limestone walls tinged amber by the setting sun. For Alex, each step toward it felt like walking backward through time—to childhood summers before enhancement, before the weight of the Rodriguez legacy pressed upon him.

"There," he whispered, pointing to a section of the east wall where ivy had been carefully cultivated to conceal what lay beneath. "My mother showed me once. I was seven, maybe eight."

Sonia moved with cautious purpose, her breathing still shallow from her injury. Though she'd insisted it was superficial, Alex noticed how she guarded her left side, the fabric of her shirt still darkened with dried blood.

"You need medical attention," he said, reaching for her instinctively.

She caught his hand, her fingers fusing with his. "After we find what we came for." Her eyes met his, determination outweighing
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