for a moment julia could not anything wxcept his own heartbeat

her son.

“You’re sick,” he said.

Amalia closed her eyes as if she had been waiting for that blow. “I know it sounds that way.”

“Sounds?” Julián’s voice cracked. “You let me marry you.”

“No,” she said quickly. “The civil papers were never filed.”

He froze.

Amalia pointed to the envelope on the table with continue reading …