Chapter 18 - The LetterWeeks later, an unexpected envelope arrived.
There was no return address.
Maya opened it carefully.
Inside was a single sheet of paper.
The handwriting was unfamiliar.
The message was short.
You stopped one conspiracy. You did not uncover the whole network.
Maya's smile disappeared.
A second line followed.
Ask your father about the Sterling files from twenty years ago.
Her heart began pounding.
Arthur had never mentioned such files.
She looked toward the study.
For a moment, fear returned.
But this time, Maya wasn't the frightened kitchen girl hiding behind a pantry door.
She was a woman who had already faced the most powerful people in the city.
May you like
She folded the letter.
And walked toward Arthur.
