would have.
He had chosen to protect a secret that belonged to my sister, even though protecting it required him to deceive me.
I sat across from him.
“What else aren’t you telling me?”
“Nothing.”
“Don’t do that, Eliam. Don’t give me another answer that leaves me guessing.”
He took a deep breath.
“There is one more thing.”
I felt my stomach tighten.
He explained that Vanessa had asked him for financial help several weeks earlier. She was afraid she would lose her apartment if she couldn’t resolve her immediate
