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Chapter 4 The shadows of the past

Word Count: 1912    |    Released on: 06/04/2025

ndows of Elise's house, tracing furrows that blurred the shy light in the morning. Sitting at her office, her gaze lost in

rsts of laughter in her eyes. Behind him, the boat he cherished so much was held proudly, the white veils swollen by the sea wind. Éli

he horizon," he said, his hands on the rudder. "W

oped that this day would come. Today, he only had this photo left,

so clear that it seemed possible to touch the stars. Élise, freshly arrived in this small coastal town to start a job as a restaurateur of works of art,

re, right?" he

ight?" had she rep

bad observer, but that, I d

first moments. Thomas, with his passion for the sea and his maritime travel accounts, had opened a new world

covered from Antoine, an object that seemed to whisper for forgotten truthsShe couldn't help but wonder how man

playing a role in all of this, but her ambiguous behavior left more questions t

nd the memories of their getaways, a card drew its attention. An old sea map, annotated from the neat writing of Thomas. She deployed her on her table, discover

sentence written in red: "Silence

eemed to resonate with what Antoine had told him. She released he

pushed her to return to Antoine's works

shed, but the door was again ajar. With care, Élise entered. The room was immersed in darkness, but a weak ray o

and notes in abbreviation. But it was a photo inserted between two pages which made her stop suddenly: a photo

and faster. An annotation on the back of the photo

sounded behind. She turned suddenly, her breath cut. Antoine wa

" he said calmly, but with a hardness

her. "It is you who hides things, Antoine. This symbol, this com

lowly, but did not r

ise. You don't understand what

stration in her voice. "Tell me what happened to Tho

her indecipherable expression. Th

his noteboo

ll, refusing

you tell me

diance in his gaze betra

inally. "If you want to

andoned for years, was filled with rusty tools and old cases marked by the wear of tim

want to know is i

ng for a key. But something in her attitude bore

ath. Inside, documents, personal objects from Thomas,

?" she asked, th

s was trying to prote

hat if all this was only another manipulation? Antoine was perhaps directing her towards a false track, leading her further from the

e had hoped to find clear answers, but everything she saw only won more questions. The documents seeme

what it means," she said,

the box, looked at her for

im. He did not know what he was committed to

eem to know everything I don't know?"

, as if he was look

boat ... Something he shouldn't

ng a document that she had just extracted from the cash register: an expedition r

ortant? Who are these people who seem to control every

a nervous han

questions, you risk ... attract

ated in the night. Antoine, suddenly tense, turned off the to

whispered, his almo

ilhouettes, and although she could not hear their words, she felt palpable tension in the air. Antoine se

gar, and the engines moved away in the night. Antoine got

llowed you," he

although her mind began to ass

questions," he replied, his

ests. Throughout the way, she could not help but go back to the events of the evening: the box, the c

the house, Antoine turned

e me to drop it

ook he

ine. Thomas dese

" he whispered, before turning the h

o take discreetly of the hangar and tried to analyze them. Some seemed linked to maritime routes, others con

key. Valmont is the

hat constantly returned to this investigation. If it was the beginning, as this note

workshop, where he stood in front of his office, his hands trembling. He open

spered, his eyes staring at Tho

end up discovering what he had done. But he hoped to be able to delay this moment as lo

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Contents

Chapter 1 Awakening stars Chapter 2 The mask of the past Chapter 3 Drunk reflections Chapter 4 The shadows of the past Chapter 5 Flames in the shadows Chapter 6 Echoes of Port-Sable
Chapter 7 Puzzle pieces
Chapter 8 Shadows in motion
Chapter 9 The Alliance of Fragments
Chapter 10 Farewells drowned
Chapter 11 Arrival in Port-Sable
Chapter 12 The murmurs of the docks
Chapter 13 Shadow ink
Chapter 14 Fragmented truths
Chapter 15 The labyrinth of memory
Chapter 16 The flames of truth
Chapter 17 The call for depths
Chapter 18 The sphere of silence
Chapter 19 Star links
Chapter 20 Shadow at the heart of sector E
Chapter 21 The light in the darkness
Chapter 22 The Shadow Manor
Chapter 23 The flight of the trap
Chapter 24 The gear of doubt
Chapter 25 The breach in the canvas
Chapter 26 Diving into the unknown
Chapter 27 The embrace of the mystery
Chapter 28 The approach of the heart
Chapter 29 A shadow in the light
Chapter 30 The echoes of silence
Chapter 31 The assault of the truth
Chapter 32 The price of revelation
Chapter 33 The northern sector labyrinth
Chapter 34 Shadow and light
Chapter 35 The breach in silence
Chapter 36 Cores that vacillate
Chapter 37 A veiled vulnerability
Chapter 38 The echo of truths
Chapter 39 The shadow of confrontation
Chapter 40 Brightness in the shadows
Chapter 41 The weight of absence
Chapter 42 In the shadow of doubt
Chapter 43 Indices on Samuel
Chapter 44 Delta zone
Chapter 45 Dissipation of doubt
Chapter 46 The glow of hope
Chapter 47 The heart of the fortress
Chapter 48 The weight of silence
Chapter 49 The fragile breakaway
Chapter 50 The awakening of truths
Chapter 51 The links revealed
Chapter 52 The shadows of the past
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