for a moment julia could not anything wxcept his own heartbeat

had told him it was from the day she found out she was pregnant.

His mouth went dry. “No.”

Amalia nodded slowly, tears sliding down her face. “Rosa is my half sister.”

The word hit him harder than the first confession.

“My mother?” he said.

“The woman who raised you,” Amalia said carefully. “And the woman who has loved you continue reading …