“The house is quiet, Raymond.

For the first time in a year, I don’t wake up watching the driveway.”

“Mark Vance finished the audit review yesterday,” I said, leaning against the counter.

“The district attorney dropped every last question about the forty-one-thousand-two-hundred-dollar transfer.

Your name is completely clear on every court docket and bank record in Texas.”

Rebecca paused between sentences, looking down at her daughter’s tiny fingers.

“It feels like walking out of a dark room into the sunshine.”