the family my mother worked for. You knew exactly who I was talking about. You let me fall in love with you without telling me you were part of it.”
“I was afraid you’d look at me and see him.”
I glanced toward William.
“And when I told you I was pregnant, you disappeared anyway.”
Caleb stepped closer.
“Not because I didn’t want Nora.”
“Then why?”
His hesitation frightened me more than the answer.
Finally, he spoke.
“The night you told me, I drove straight here. I made him tell
