Chapter 17 - THE LETTEROne rainy afternoon, a letter arrived.
There was no return address.
Claire opened it.
Inside was a photograph.
It showed Daniel standing beside a little girl.
The child was about six years old.
Claire frowned.
On the back of the photograph was one sentence:
“You deserve to know who she is.”
Claire's heart began racing.
She called Jonathan.
“Dad?”
“What happened?”
“I received a photograph.”
She sent it to him.
Minutes passed.
Then her father called back.
His voice sounded different.
“Claire.”
“What?”
“You need to come to my office.”
“Why?”
“Because I recognize that child.”
Claire's blood ran cold.
“How?”
Jonathan was silent.
Then he said:
“She's connected to Daniel's past.”
Claire looked at the photograph again.
For the first time in months, fear returned.
May you like
Not fear for herself.
Fear for Emily.
