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6: The First Letter

Author: LisaWrites
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-07-29 18:01:58

Mica pov

I broke every speed limit getting to the mansion.

The gates were barely open before I was out of the car, running up the front steps, past a butler who called my name and didn't get an answer. I found Nyric in his study, a glass of untouched whiskey in front of him, staring at nothing.

"Tell me you didn't call that clinic."

He didn't even look up. "Mica—"

"Tell me you didn't just decide, alone, in the middle of the night, to erase the one thing your wife asked us to protect."

"I made
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