Chapter Seventy-Three: The envelope

Illuminating the night sky was a beautiful full moon accompanied by thousands of twinkling stars, but basking in its glow was a woman with far too many thoughts racing through her mind.

The rooftop of the Moretti residence was the best place in the city to think, but all she wanted was to shut the voice in her head up and tear open the seal on the envelope in her lap.

The sound of the door sliding open behind her notified her of Xander’s presence before he spoke and Serenity’s body tensed.

“Hey, I thought as much I’d find you up here. What’s going on?” Xander spoke softly, taking a seat on the bench swing beside her.

Seeing his surious eyes settle on the envelope, she sighed, “Selena gave this to me earlier this evening, from Peter.” She flipped it over to reveal the name written in black ink.

“Are you afraid of what you might find inside?” He wondered, reading the tension on her face.

Serenity nodded timidly, “I’ve been sitting here for three hours trying to guess what mig