Page 83 of Enthrall Shadows
Weird.
He picked up an envelope next and showed it to me. “I received this twelve days ago. It’s supposedly from an old girlfriend.”
“Why the gloves?” I asked.
“She was presumed dead,” said Shay flatly.
My jaw slackened in surprise.
“Want me to open it?” asked Shay.
“No,” Henry said adamantly.
Cameron glanced over at me. “It’s already been fingerprinted. More tests to follow.”
“What if it contains a dangerous substance?” I said.
Shay shook his head. “We’ve screened for that.”
“How did it get to you?” I asked.
Shay leaned against the wall. “Reese’s daughter handed him the letter.”
Reese.
“Lilly accessed Cole Tower to get to him,” explained Shay. “A breach in security had her finding her way to the fifth floor. She joined him in the elevator.”
I hid my fear at knowing she’d gotten that close.
“The guard who let her through has been fired,” said Shay.
Henry used a letter opener to slice the seal of the envelope, tearing it open.
Wait, did he say twelve days ago?
I wondered why it had taken him so long to open it, and if Cameron knew the reason. Perhaps this letter was a trigger for his brother.
All three of us watched Henry’s expression.
He unfolded a piece of paper.
“Genuine?” asked Cameron.
Henry blinked as though in shock.
“Henry?” Cameron got his attention. “What does she want?”
“My help,” he whispered.
I was immediately suspicious, but both Shay and Cameron were more than capable of guiding Henry regarding this potential threat.
“Is it her handwriting?” asked Cameron. “If you can even remember.”
Henry tipped the letter sideways and a tiny object slipped into his palm—a silverR.It was a charm for a necklace or bracelet.
“You gave her that?” asked Cameron.
Henry closed his fingers around it and squeezed, the blood draining from his face.
