Jolie POV
The envelope arrives three days after I wake up glowing.
Phoenix brings it to me during breakfast, his expression carefully neutral. The paper is cream-colored, expensive, with my name written in elegant calligraphy across the front.
"This came through official channels." He sets it beside my coffee. "Courier delivered it to the gate this morning."
Phoenix hesitates, then adds, "There's also a message from Gio. He says to call him before you open it."
I stare at the envelope, my stomach already sinking. "Did he say why?"
"Just that you'd want context." Phoenix's expression is carefully neutral. "He's been back at Nightshade for two weeks now, helping them restructure after everything. "
After I saved Father's life. After I burned down the Council fortress and rescued him f
