Ace was the real mastermind behind all of this. He’ll be on your side, protecting you from other members of the family that will demand you to just accept them.
I hate the fact that I won’t be there to keep you safe, Scarlett. Truly, I am. I know you will have a tough time getting a footing into this family, since you were raised so differently than they would have wanted.
If Alan is on the loose, which I’m sure he is at this point in time, I hope you accept whatever help this family offers you. They will be what can keep you safe and under cover from anything Alan sends your way. They will be there, to offer you whatever support you need.
Now, I should tell you what exactly this family is. They are more than just blood. More than brothers in arms. They are what would be called a mafia family. They rule over certain aspects in not just the state, but the entire world. The Voss/Vicci’s are only a small part in everything, but are strong and powerful.
I hope, more than hope, that you can have a life worth living. I want you to find happiness, love and peace with yourself. Leave the past behind, where it is meant to stay.
I know you weren’t happy, probably still aren’t as you are reading this letter. And that’s okay. For now.
After you read this though, I want you to find something worth living for. I want you to live a life. You deserve to be happy, no matter where you go. You shouldn’t have to fear of things that go bump in the night nor monsters under the bed. You need a happy life after so much bad.
You are strong, and never let anyone tell you different. You are one of a kind, Scarlett. The one-of-a-kind girl that can change the lives of those around her. You changed mine. You made me see what I wasn’t wanting to see. You’ll do the same to others.
You have a heart of gold, my sweet dear. One of which can’t be destroyed by a man that loathes your guts. In the end, I bet he will fear you instead of you fearing him.
So, Scarlett Elise Voss. In my death, I request one simple thing from you, other than you not freaking out over all the information in this letter.
My one request I hope you can do. It would mean the world to me. More than the world.
Go out into the world and find who you are. You have more than enough money to go wherever your heart desires in this world. GO. Travel. See things in a new light. Discover who you are as a person who is strong and brave. Go do this world justice that was not served to you.
Change this world for the better. You can do it. I have my faith in you to find justice to those that don’t have a voice.
You will love those that don’t think they need love. And they, in turn, will love you.
Go love yourself for me, Scarlett.
Until we meet again one day, my sweet dear.
Lisa Banks
Isat on my bed, lost in thought. The pages of the letter lay on the bed. My knees were pulled up to my chest.
I had more questions. More concerns. Nothing made sense.
I knew that Lisa came into my life shortly after Alan had taken me, since he couldn’t leave me locked up without food while he worked. She wasn’t always there, only every once in a while.
Had she known who I was all along? Did it take her a while to figure it out?
Her betrayal cut me deep, even with her already dead. Didn’t she see how leaving me with that monster caused me unfixable damage? I was already cut deeply, and then she poured salt into the wound.
If I had known the contents of this letter, maybe I’d have been more willing to accept the help of this family from the start instead of just trying to become as invisible as possible.
Now, I was stuck. I didn’t know what to do. My mind didn’t want to accept that Lisa had known what I had been missing out on.
I could have had the chance to grow up with two loving parents. Have a brother who would have showered me with anything I wanted. I’d have had a life. Now, I had nothing to my name but a bank account that had nearly half a million dollars in it.
I could go wherever my money would take me, if I so desired. I just didn’t know where. The fear of Alan finding me kept me rooted to this tiny cabin with three men. Three men that I wasn’t sure I knew as well as I first thought.
What else didn’t I know the truth about?
I was just as at a loss now as I was before. I didn’t know who I was as a person.
Maybe I should take Ace up on that offer to run as far away as possible. Then, just then, I’d finally be free of everything. I’d be able to move on from the past. Maybe I’d be able to find myself.
I’d just have to do it alone.
