PART 2
A black SUV rolled into the lane two rows away and stopped with its engine running.
I pulled the storage door down, slipped inside, and lowered it until only a thin strip of daylight remained.
Footsteps approached slowly.
Then a man’s voice came through the metal door.
“Ms. Carter? We only want to talk.”
I said nothing.
Another voice followed, sharper this time.
“Your mother involved you in something she shouldn’t have.”
I opened the envelope with trembling hands.
The note was short.