He looked… certain.
“You found it.”
His voice was steady.
Almost gentle.
I swallowed hard.
My throat dry.
“Who are you?”
Even as I asked…
I already knew.
But I needed to hear it.
Needed him to say it.
His eyes softened slightly.
Just slightly.
“My name is Daniel.”
Daniel.
The name echoed in my head like something familiar I had never learned.
He stepped inside without waiting.
Just like the letter said.
My heart started racing again.
“You shouldn’t be here.”
