PART 2: THE SEALED ENVELOPE
Grace pulled out a heavy, water-damaged leather binder tied shut with a faded velvet string.
Her hands trembled as she extended it toward me, her eyes brimming with unshed tears.
“David left this for you,” Grace whispered, her voice barely audible in the quiet bedroom. “He made me promise not to give it to you until he was gone.”
I reached out and took the binder, my fingers brushing against the cold leather as my heart hammered against my ribs.
Inside was a stack of legal documents, newspaper clippings from sixteen years ago, and a handwritten letter addressed to me in David’s unmistakable script.
“Grace isn’t his daughter,” she continued softly, taking a step backward toward the hallway. “She’s the daughter of the man David accidentally killed.”
(The dark secret of David’s past will leave you breathless! Click “Next Page” to continue reading…)
