for a moment julia could not anything wxcept his own heartbeat

too much.”

Julián pressed the heel of his hand against his forehead. “Stop.”

“I can stop talking,” she said softly. “But the truth will not stop existing.”

The door shook under a harder knock.

This time, Julián heard another voice in the hallway.

Rosa.

“Open the door, Julián!” she cried. “Open it right now!”

His heart tore open at the sound. That was his continue reading …