"Yeah. Everything has been checked and cleared. I pulled a few strings to get the council inspector in tomorrow, so we should be able to reopen on Friday."
"Fantastic."
I kicked off my shoes as I entered my room, then noticed a pale blue envelope sitting on my bed. It didn't appear to be a bill of any sort, and while the address was typed, there was no return address on either the front or the back of the envelope. I raised it to my nose and sniffed, but couldn't smell anything more than crisp paper, ink, and the faintest wisp of exotic wood and oriental spices—Tao's scent. Whoever had handled this envelope before him had done so very carefully.
I half wondered if this was yet another letter from my father and flipped it over, sliding a nail under the rim to open it.
The sheet inside was the same blue color as the envelope. Obviously, whoever sent it liked matching stationery.
I tugged the sheet out and unfolded it. And discovered it wasn't a letter, but rather a warning.
I know where you live, it said.
And I know what protects you.
Chapter 10
For a minute, I felt nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Then fear set in and I began to shake so badly that my legs wouldn't support me and I dropped onto the bed.
He knew where I lived!
Fuck, oh fuck.
I stared at the letter for several more minutes, then, without warning, started to cry.
Fiercely.
Uncontrollably.