Chapter 63
Stella's Warning.
Mary Pov
Two Days Later
I went back to work. I couldn't stay in the penthouse another day with Andrew watching me like I might disappear any second. We'd barely spoken since our fight. We passed each other in the hallways like strangers.
It hurt. God, it hurt so much.
But I needed space to think. To figure out what I believed. What I wanted.
My assistant, Claire, brought me a stack of mail around noon. I was sorting through it, trying to focus on normal things like bills and contracts, when I saw it.
A cream-colored envelope with my name written in elegant handwriting.
My blood turned cold. I knew that handwriting.
Elijah.
My hands shook as I opened it. Inside was a single card with a short message:
*"Five days left, Mary. The clock is ticking. H
