# She Was Buried Beneath the Snow. He Was Buried Beneath the Truth.

stood.

I read it twice.

Then a third time.

The last line blurred.

“Is Hale alive?” I asked.

“Barely.”

“Has anyone spoken to him?”

“He stopped responding yesterday morning.”

Evelyn took the letter.

“Why did Claire give this to your mother?”

“She did not.”

Daniel looked at Mercy.

“She left a copy with me because she was afraid someone might be watching her apartment.continue reading …