read part of it?”
Surprise crossed his face.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
I handed him the final page.
He read slowly.
When he reached the passage about disappointment and change, he stopped.
Then read it again.
Finally, he gave the page back.
“She sounds terrifying.”
I laughed.
“She was.”
“I wish I’d met her.”
“So do I.”
He looked toward Leo.
“Would she hate me?”
“No.”
“You answered quickly.”
“She had excellent taste.”
Rowan smiled faintly.
Then I added, “But she would absolutely have told you that you behaved like
