left very specific instructions.”

I didn’t touch it.

“And he knew exactly what you would do once you came here.”

My voice dropped.

“What? I don’t understand.”

David rested one hand on the envelope.

“He made sure you couldn’t reject what he set in motion without seeing it first.”

I finally opened it.

The first page wasn’t a check.

It wasn’t a deed.

It wasn’t continue reading …