His Father's Room

Ryan picked up his bag without even cleaning up the mess on his table. He almost seemed like there wasn't life in his face, like it had suddenly been drawn out of him.

He was more anxious, curious and determined than he was afraid but he was still afraid and the mix of emotion made him look lifeless.

He didn't take anything else from the table apart from the drenched letter.

The words from the wet paper floated about in his head and drove him to almost run out of the office.

"You have made it to the top. Don't congratulate yourself yet as this means death is near. You are not surrounded by family but by enemies who will try to poison you and take what's yours. Play wise and smart, be cunning and cautious. Secrets are plenty more than you think, eyes watching you are plentiful than you think. Death is closer than you fear. The day you read this, that day they shall try to kill you. Take hints from me and you will live long and excel. Find more of me in Jerry Jacobs personal space."