He sighs. "Like I said, my memories of you and your mom are either jumbled or completely blank. I can't even remember if I truly loved Carol.

Things started changing when Elder Thompson was around. I remember one night choosing to go to the pack house instead of home to Carol.

I went to the garden on the north side of the territory and stayed there for an hour. I hated what I was doing to you and your mother.

I was even planning to go back and suggest running away with ...