She knows Richard was her biological father. She does not know much about his other family. I need to talk to her before I give you an answer.

Careful.

Reasonable.

Nothing dramatic.

The children had handled Richard’s secret more responsibly than Richard had.

PART 12 — MAYA ALREADY KNEW PART OF IT

Sarah had told Maya when she was thirteen that her biological father had been a married man named Richard Vance who died years later.

She did not hide his name.

She did not tell Maya much about me or Caleb because she knew almost nothing about us.

Maya knew she might have a half-brother.