“Did she ever regret leaving?”
Aaron considered the question.
“Not that I ever heard.”
Then he added something I think Patrick needed to hear.
“You weren’t some shadow hanging over her entire life.”
Patrick looked down.
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“She had my dad. Her work. Friends. Places she loved. She had a whole life.”
Lana had moved forward.
Which made me realize Patrick hadn’t hidden her because he was protecting Lana.
He’d hidden her because he couldn’t forgive the person he’d been.
“So who were you protecting?” I asked.
Patrick looked at me.
“Myself, probably.”
Before I could answer, Alice spoke from behind us.
“There’s something else.”
We turned.
She was standing in the kitchen doorway.
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Aaron’s expression told me he already knew.
