“Yes. He was my supervisor, my savior…and my dear friend,” Edward stated, his voice flat but I saw glimpses of sorrow cross his face.

Before I could ask more questions, Edward shoved the black envelop towards me.

“Open it,” Edward said bluntly.

Taking the envelop from him with shaky hands, I knew immediately that the content inside was different from what was inside the envelop that Lucien had. I could feel the lump of a solid object in the envelop as I held it in my hand. Whatever was inside wasn’t just a flat piece of photo or paper.

I slowly opened the envelop with bated breath. Inside the envelop...