Chapter 21 - A Secret Envelope Arrives At Midnight
Late one quiet evening in her new coastal home, Flora found a thick, unmarked envelope resting on her front porch.
She brought it inside, slicing open the wax seal under the warm glow of her entryway chandelier lamp.
Inside was a handwritten letter from Isaac, penned from the cold, lonely confines of the federal maximum-security prison.
It contained only a few short sentences expressing his deep, agonizing regret for everything he had destroyed.
Flora read the words once, feeling neither anger nor sadness, only a profound sense of absolute closure and peace.
May you like
She walked over to the fireplace, tossed the unopened letter directly into the glowing flames, and watched it burn.
She turned off the lights, looking out over the endless ocean horizon with a free heart and a boundless tomorrow.
