He was being faithful, to his sister, and to the five-year-old boy who had loved her enough to promise the impossible.

And I have never been prouder of anything in my life than I am of my son’s refusal to break a promise he made before he was old enough to know what it would cost him to keep.

Chapter 3 — The Fallout

His father, Caleb, was furious when he found out.

He said he would not attend the graduation at all if Julian insisted on wearing the dress.

And Caleb, a stubborn man who had spent years perfecting the art of turning away from things he could not face, kept his word.