I hadn’t known how much I needed that until it happened.

It is a strange gift, having someone stand between you and a voice you’ve spent years flinching from.

That is what a good lawyer does that has nothing to do with the law: she gives you back the quiet.

Chapter 7 — The Woman I Used to Be

After security had walked them out, Fallon shut the door and let out a long breath.

“How much longer were you going to play hide-and-seek with your own life?” she asked, dropping into the chair by the bed.