She came home early to a nightmare. Her mother locked in a cage, while a wealthy stranger tried to hide the dark truth
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Chapter 18 - The LetterOne year later, Valerie received a letter.
It came from a correctional facility.
Victoria had written it.
She did not ask for money.
She did not ask for forgiveness.
She wrote only:
I finally understand what I destroyed.
Valerie read the letter twice.
Then she placed it on the table.
Beatrice looked at her.
"Will you answer?"
Valerie thought for a moment.
"Not yet."
Beatrice nodded.
"Sometimes silence is an answer too."
Outside, wind moved through the white roses.
May you like
The past was still there.
But it no longer controlled them.
