But what if meeting him only served to break her delicate young heart?

Back then, I didn’t yet know that the trip would end up breaking my heart, too.

I decided that I had to meet the man first by myself.

There was another decision to make before I went anywhere.

I found the faded manila folder containing my guardianship papers, the copies of Ryan’s and Paige’s death certificates, and the school forms that named me as Harper’s emergency contact.

The folder had become my answer to every office that asked where her parents were.