Myers & Floris Mysteries: Terminal Pursuit

Chapter 23: Shadows of the Past

As the night settled, Detective Kathlyn Myers and Dr. Renee Floris continued their conversation, the echoes of the investigation still lingering in the air. Suddenly, there was a discreet knock on the door. Myers, puzzled, opened it to find an unmarked envelope on the doorstep.

Curiosity piqued, Floris opened the envelope to find a mysterious letter. As she read its contents, her expression shifted from intrigue to astonishment. The letter was from her birth mother, someone she thought she had lost all connection to.

"Renee," Myers asked, concern etched on her face, "what's in the letter?"

Floris, her voice tinged with a mix of surprise and emotion, replied, "It's from my birth mother. She says she wants to fly to Miami to see her daughter."

Myers, realizing the weight of the revelation, offered her support. "Renee, that's a significant development. Do you want to meet her?"

Floris, grappling with the sudden resurgence of a connection long believed lost, nodded. "I... I don't know. It's been years, and I never thought I'd hear from her again."

As Floris contemplated the contents of the letter, the shadows of her own past converged with the mysteries they had unraveled throughout the investigation. The unexpected arrival of her birth mother added a personal layer to the complex narrative, leaving both women with a sense that, even in the pursuit of justice, the shadows of the past could cast unexpected light on the present.