I struggled to focus.
Samuel opened it and read aloud.
“My beloved daughter,
If you are reading this, then I have failed to tell you something important.
Before I met your mother, I had a daughter with another woman. Her name was Caroline.
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I never abandoned her intentionally, but I made mistakes that I could never repair.
When I discovered that her husband was exploiting her, I attempted to intervene.
I was too late.
I established a trust for Caroline’s daughter, Emma, hoping that one day I could make things right.
If anything happens to you, protect her.
She is family.
And remember something I should have taught you earlier.
The people closest to us are not always the people who love us.
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Sometimes they are simply the people who know where we keep our keys.”
I began crying.
Samuel folded the letter.
“Your father knew David was dangerous.”
