“No,” I said.

“You were planning a takeover of my life, and dressing it up as a wedding.”

Chapter 16 — The One Who Knew You

Teresa spoke again then, and her voice was stronger now, the voice of someone who has decided that the truth is worth more than her fear of what telling it might cost.

“Last night, in the kitchen,” she said, “her brother was on the speaker.

I wasn’t trying to listen.