Chapter 121

Gideon's POV

I heard Tessa's footsteps coming toward the kitchen, but I couldn't take my eyes off the wooden box sitting in the pantry—its lid sealed, an envelope pinned neatly to the top.

"What's wrong?" Tessa's voice came from behind me, tight, uneasy.

I grabbed the box and set it on the counter, yanking the envelope off with more force than I meant to.

"You want to tell me what this is doing he