The Envelope That Changed Everything

library was tucked off the main hall, a quiet room lined with dark shelves and soft lamps. When I entered, Patricia was there.

And she wasn’t alone.

An older man stood beside her, shoulders hunched, hands in his pockets. His hair was thinner now, his face lined, but recognition hit me like a physical blow.

Derek.

The air went thin in my lungs.

He looked continue reading …