I had spent enough of my life tied to that man.

I was ready to be free of him entirely, which meant being free even of the satisfaction of watching him fall.

Chapter 26 — Into the Light

Six months after the divorce was finalized, Leo and I were fully settled into our bright new home, and the strangest and best thing had begun to happen.

My son was becoming, at last, a boy again, only now a happier and lighter one than I had seen in years.

He had joined the debate team at his school, and he had turned out to have a real gift for it, a natural talent for logical argument and for standing up in front of a room and speaking clearly and without fear.