He simply took out his phone and showed me the appointments he had made to continue counseling whether I decided to stay or not.

For the first time, his willingness to change did not depend on my immediate forgiveness.

PART 17

A week after the records came through, Paige received a message from an unfamiliar number.

It was Denise, saying she had found another photograph and asking whether Paige wanted to see it.

Paige stared at the screen and put her phone facedown.

All day she moved through the house with the expression she used when facing a difficult exam.

At dinner she admitted she had not replied.