AUTHOR POINT OF VIEW

Vanya sat beside her mother, Maddie, her voice barely above a whisper.

“Mom, do you think I should go to Moon Crest and make things right?”

Maddie didn’t answer immediately. She stared into the small fire burning in front of them, watching the flames twist and die. Then she sighed, long and tired.

“You should have gone there years ago,” she said quietly. “If anyone deserves the truth now, it’s him.”

Vanya’s chest tightened. She lowered her head. “I ...