It seems the man is a pain," said Richard, turning to face her.
"Yes," she replied tiredly. "But he needs help, and our pity. He's sick, and his kind of sickness is the worst--it's from the soul. Some people never recover.

“Gabriela found herself mesmerized. This was the man she had met for the first t…”

“He scanned her face quickly and recognized anger rather than fear."Are you insa…”

“For the first time in his life, Richard looked deeply into the eyes of a woman …”

“This is part of my heritage, my identity. Normally, people don't understand, ev…”