Chapter 19 - THE LETTER CELESTE SENT
Celeste wrote to Damien five years after the trial.
The letter began with prison complaints.
It blamed Victor.
Aaron.
Graham.
Then it blamed Nora.
She made you need to look noble.
You threw me away because rescuing her gave you a better story.
Damien read the line twice.
The heroic version of the mansion scene had once appealed to him.
It placed him at the center.
He entered.
He saw the truth.
He punished the villain.
He comforted the victim.
That story hid everything he missed before opening the terrace doors.
Aliceās warnings.
Noraās qualifications.
Employee complaints.
His drugged evenings.
Grahamās access.
Celesteās control over the house.
The dramatic rescue was easier to celebrate than years of neglect.
Damien wrote one response.
Nora did not give me a heroic story.
She gave investigators evidence.
You created your sentence through your choices.
May you like
Do not contact me again.
Celeste sent no further letters.
