Zach set the photo aside and found the letter next, folded neatly, sealed with a delicate gold wax stamp marked by a hummingbird. He broke the seal with care, unfolding the soft ivory paper. Her handwriting flowed in delicate, elegant strokes.
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My Zachary,
If you're reading this, then they failed to bury everything.
I don't know how much you'll remember, or if you'll even believe this, but I had to leave something behind—just in case.
Shen promised me this project would change lives. He promised you would be safe.
But promises from men like him come with consequences. I couldn't stop what happened to us. But I never stopped loving you.
—O
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Beneath the letter, more folded documents. He opened them slowly.
One was a non-disclosure agreement under Shen Wang Technologies, heavily redacted but with his name and Orihime's both printed at the top.
