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Chapter 127 – The Letter

Author: Billie Patsy
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-04 14:49:12

LENA

When I first saw the envelope sitting on my desk at the foundation, I didn’t think much of it. Ava had dropped off a stack of mail like she did every morning—letters from donors, fan mail, event invitations. But this one… it felt different.

It was cream-colored, elegant, sealed with a wax stamp I didn’t recognize. No name. No return address.

For a few seconds, I just stared at it, half-expecting my phone to buzz with another text from Roman, or maybe a message from Ava about the twins’ nursery paint color. But instead, the silence in my office stretched thin and heavy.

My fingers hesitated before tearing it open. The paper inside smelled faintly of perfume, something expensive and vintage—like roses steeped in smoke.

The handwriting was graceful, practiced.

You can’t build a new life on lies.

That was it. No name, no signature, no explanation.

My stomach twisted.

I read it again. Then again.

It wasn’t a threat. Not exactly. But it wasn’t kind either. It was taunting—personal.

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