Chapter 5 - THE LETTER EMILY NEVER SENT

I opened the letter with trembling hands.
It was from Emily.
My wife.
The woman I lost.
The woman whose sister I trusted.
The letter was unfinished.
Emily had written:
“Daniel, something about Kate worries me.”
I stopped breathing.
The next lines were scratched out.
Someone had tried to erase them.
But the words were still visible.
“Please don’t leave Lily alone with her.”
I looked at Kate.
She was standing in the doorway.
Watching me.
“You knew.”
My voice barely came out.
Kate didn’t deny it.
Instead, she said something I never expected.
“Emily always thought she was better than me.”
That was when I understood.
This was never about my children.
It was about resentment.
May you like
Jealousy.
And revenge.