Page 55 of One Last Night

I’m only telling you this because I want you to know that the love I feel for you isn’t a reaction to the hurt I feel toward Victoria. I love you because I love YOU. You are the most beautiful and most perfect girl I’ve ever met in my life. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.

This letter will arrive with all of the documents you’ll need in Geneva. I kept your first name the same and gave you a last name as close to Wilcox as I could. I’ll have to practice a little harder with my name, but I’ll make it work.

I love you so much. I’m so damned excited to start my new life with you.

Parker Bellamy

My hands shake as I fold the letter and put it in my pocket. I’ll take it with me. Better that this family believe that their father is dead than that he valued a woman twenty years younger than him more than he valued a relationship with them.

The door to the library opens, and Sean pokes his head through. “You ready, Mary?”

A renewed sense of purpose fills me. I meet his eyes and nod. “Yes. I’m ready.”