Chapter 150

The bigger leap didn’t begin with ambition.

It began with an envelope.

It arrived on a Tuesday afternoon, mixed in with grocery coupons and school flyers. Daniel picked it up absentmindedly while sorting the mail at the kitchen counter.

The return address made him pause.

Cedar Ridge.

His father’s name printed neatly in the corner.

He hadn’t called in a few weeks. Not unusual—but not routine either. Their conversations since the hospital had been more frequent. More ...