Inside the twisting corridors, Nadia and Maya dashed past shifting portraits and buckling floorboards. The blueprint in Nadia's hands emitted a blinding white light. Suddenly, a narrow strip of wall paneling slid away, revealing a dust-covered, hidden staircase spiraling steeply downward. "Nadia, look at the map!" Maya shouted, pointing at the parchment. Fresh silver lines glowed on the paper, outlining a secret, direct underground route from Julian's study to the external steps—just beneath Elena and Vivienne's fight. "It’s a backdoor escape," Nadia realized, her heart pounding. "We're just outside the study. Let’s go!" They burst through a warped doorway into Julian’s chaotic study. Books slid off tilted shelves as the house groaned around them. Nadia jumped over a fallen armchair, slamming the glowing Florentine Covenants sketch onto the heavy mahogany desk, aligning it with the geometric grooves carved into the wood. **The Breach and the Fall** The moment the
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