I kept reading.
Javier is not Thomas Jr.’s biological son.
Elena took him as an infant from another Meridian family after his parents were k/i/lled during an internal purge.
Alexander whispered, “Dear God.”
Sofia closed her eyes.
Everything Javier believed about himself was a fabrication.
The letter continued.
Meridian survives because its archive contains proof capable of destroying everyone connected to it.
I copied the archive.
I divided it into three parts.
One part went into the condo.
One part went to a bank.
And one part is hidden where Alex will never think to look.
If Elena finds Sofia someday, it means she still believes Alex has the final piece.
But he doesn’t.
You do.
My fingers froze.
Sofia whispered, “Mom?”
I continued.
The key in this envelope opens locker 317 at Union Station.
Do not open it unless Elena returns.
If she does, understand this:
