for a moment julia could not anything wxcept his own heartbeat

from the only family you ever had.”

Julián turned to her. “Did you know?”

Tía Carmen looked away.

Esteban sighed as if everyone in the room had disappointed him. “This is sentimental nonsense. A young man from a motorcycle shop cannot simply become a Montemayor because an aging woman is lonely.”

Amalia’s eyes flashed. “He became a Montemayor the day I continue reading …