The cynicism on her face turned to wounded anger. She jerked free from my grip on her elbow and shoved me hard in the chest.

“How dare you ask about your children after you abandoned them four years ago?”

“I didn’t know you were pregnant. I never read your letters.”

“That doesn’t surprise me at all. I wasted ten months hoping you would respond to my letters. When Erick told me you hadn’t read any of them, I realized I’d made a terrible fool of myself. I thought you were ...