Chapter 13: The Letter That Shouldn't Exist
One year after Alexander Cross disappeared from public life, Evelyn finally believed peace had become possible.
Their twins had learned to walk.
The Cross estate had been sold.
Damian had abandoned the corporate world completely.
Every morning felt ordinary.
Ordinary had become Evelyn's favorite word.
Until the letter arrived.
It had no stamp.
No return address.
Only her name written in elegant handwriting she recognized instantly.
Her mother's.
But her mother had been living with them for months.
She hadn't written anything.
Confused, Evelyn opened the envelope.
Inside was only one sentence.
Do not trust the woman living in your house.
Her blood froze.
Behind her...
Her mother called from the kitchen.
"Evelyn? Breakfast is ready."
The handwriting in her hands matched every birthday card from her childhood.
Someone had written the impossible.
Someone who knew something she didn't.
When she turned around...
Her mother was already standing behind her.
May you like
Smiling.
Exactly the way she always had.
