Inside were neatly stacked folders, each one labeled with careful handwriting. Legal documents, financial records, and sealed envelopes filled the space. It didn’t look random—it looked intentional, planned. My stomach tightened as I started pulling things out one by one.
The first documents were property papers. Then bank statements. Then a will that had clearly been updated recently. My name appeared several times, but not in ways that made sense to me yet. Each page raised more questions than it answered.
I sat down without realizing it, the papers spreading across the table. Nothing about this felt like a mistake or coincidence. Ezra hadn’t just left something behind—he had prepared it. For me. Or for someone like me.
And I hadn’t even opened the letter yet-
