Adrian reached into the inner breast pocket of his bespoke charcoal suit jacket, withdrawing the black vellum folio bound with red wax and stamped with the 2022 seal of the Board of Trustees. He laid it squarely on the mahogany table, directly before Trustee Arthur Pendelton. "Recognize the handwriting, Julian?" Adrian asked, his voice low and deadly. Julian's eyes dropped to the black folio. For the first time since he…
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