Chapter 17 - The LetterOne spring morning, an envelope arrived.
There was no return address.
Mark opened it carefully.
Inside was a single sheet of paper.
Sarah read over his shoulder.
The handwriting was familiar.
Martha's.
The letter contained no apology.
No confession.
Only one sentence that made Sarah's blood run cold.
"You still don't understand what I was protecting you from."
Mark immediately called Detective Vance.
Vance came to the house.
They examined the envelope.
There was nothing immediately suspicious.
But the letter created something Mark had almost forgotten.
Doubt.
Had Martha truly acted alone?
Was the archive everything?
Or had she been protecting another secret?
Vance took the letter.
"We'll investigate."
Sarah watched him leave.
Mark closed the door.
"Are you afraid?"
Sarah shook her head.
"No."
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She looked toward Lily, who was drawing at the kitchen table.
"I'm tired of being afraid."
