Chapter 18 - The Secret Sophia Left BehindI found the doctor two weeks later.
He was retired.
Living quietly in Vermont.
When he saw me, he immediately knew why I had come.
“Sophia told me you'd eventually find me.”
My heart stopped.
“She knew?”
“Yes.”
“About what?”
He handed me a sealed envelope.
“She discovered that someone inside your organization was feeding information to the Morettis.”
I opened the envelope.
Sophia's handwriting filled the page.
Lorenzo,
If you're reading this, then I didn't survive.
Don't destroy yourself trying to avenge me.
Protect our son.
And if someone comes into your life who teaches you how to love again, don't push her away because you're afraid of losing her.
My hands shook.
Hannah stood beside me.
The final sentence destroyed me.
You were always better at fighting than living.
Please learn to live.
I folded the letter.
Sophia had known.
She had understood me better than anyone.
And she had left me permission to be happy.
I looked at Hannah.
She was crying.
“I think she would have liked you,” I whispered.
Hannah wiped her tears.
“I think I would have loved her.”
We stood together in silence.
The past finally stopped demanding revenge.
May you like
It asked for something else.
Peace.
