The message on Elena’s phone remained on the screen.
WE’VE BEEN WATCHING YOU SINCE THE DAY YOU WERE BORN.
She stared at it until Adrian gently took the phone from her hand.
“Don’t give them your fear.”
Elena looked at him.
“What if they’ve been watching me my whole life?”
“Then they’ve wasted twenty years watching you become someone they can’t control.”
His answer steadied her.
Marcus was still working through the surveillance system.
“I found another file.”
Elena turned.
“What kind?”
Marcus hesitated.
“A private archive.”
“Whose?”
He looked at Adrian.
“Rosemary’s.”
Adrian stepped toward the computer.
“Open it.”
Marcus entered the recovered access code.
A single folder appeared.
UNSENT LETTERS.
There were dozens.
Some were addressed to Elena.
Some to Evelyn.
One wa
