out.
Adrian looked toward the rain-streaked windows.
Then back at me.
His answer was so quiet I almost missed it.
“Because if the treatment works…”
He swallowed hard.
“And Lisa wakes up…”
His eyes filled again.
“I wanted you to know the truth before she did.”
For a long moment neither of us spoke.
Then he whispered:
“And because I didn’t want to spend another day hiding.”
The mansion was silent except for the rain.
The secrets were finally gone.
The lies.
The guilt.
The years of silence.
Gone.
Ahead
