am ready.”
“That was not what Victor asked me to tell you.”
“What did he ask you to tell me?”
Daniel’s voice softened.
“He said that when the truth finally became more important than keeping the peace, you would be ready for anything.”
For once since Andrew left the divorce papers beside my breakfast plate, I could see a future that did not begin with what I had lost.
But before I could answer Daniel, another call appeared on my screen.
“Mrs. Ellison,” the clerk said, “I’m sorry to disturb
