I knew the instant Margaret spoke that she intended to use me as a weapon. What you fail to understand is this: I am her weapon to use.

“Why did you do it? Give up everything to raise another man's son?'His father di…”

“This time, his gaze fixed on her and stayed. The wind blew, whipping her skirts…”

“Jess again. Mark had called her Jessica. As if she were a full person, not a tr…”

“What you did when you were young could kill you. It just might take years to do…”