Tangled Destinies
“I was going to find a better way to tell you, but Rachel forced my hand.”
Rachel, who was standing a few steps behind James, stiffened visibly. Her eyes darted nervously toward the folder, her composure slipping for the first time since Annabelle had slapped her. James, oblivious to Rachel’s unease, tore the envelope open with impatient hands. In his haste, he accidentally ripped the edge of the folder, and its contents spilled onto the floor.
Photographs—dozens of them—fluttered to the ground like fallen leaves, landing in a messy spread at James’s feet. The tension in the room became almost unbearable as James bent to retrieve them, his movements stiff.