for a moment julia could not anything wxcept his own heartbeat

gave birth to him.”

“You were unstable then,” Esteban said. “You are unstable now.”

Julián noticed something. Esteban did not sound surprised. He did not say the story was impossible. He simply attacked Amalia’s mind. Like a man returning to an old script.

Rosa stepped toward Julián, hands out. “Mijo, please. I am your mother. I fed you. I held you. I continue reading …