Another was for Noah, who was obsessed with superheroes.
The last contained a promise to Sophie that her mother would always love her, no matter where they lived.
“She hadn’t finished these,” Victoria said. “She planned to write more once she’d moved.”
I pressed my fingers against the paper.
“Why wait for three years?”
Victoria stared into her coffee.
“After the accident, I contacted Marcus. He already knew I’d helped Emily. He said telling anyone about the marriage would destroy the children’s memories of their mother.”
“And you agreed?”
“At first. They were so little. He was grieving. I didn’t want to make things worse.”
She explained that she’d tried contacting him again several times, asking to visit the children and give him Emily’s letters.
He refused.
“Then last month I saw a video he posted for their mother’s birthday.”
In it, Marcus told the children that Emily had never wanted anything more than to spend the rest of her life with their family exactly as it was.
