Leo stayed there until dawn, sitting on the edge of the hole, watching the foxgloves sway. When the sun finally rose, he went inside, packed his car, and drove to Bakersfield.
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She knelt—slowly, painfully, like a woman who hadn’t knelt in years—and picked up the photograph. “Elena was my best friend. She asked me to hide the letters until Mara turned eighteen. She wanted to tell her herself, face to face, after she was released.” Leo stayed there until dawn, sitting on the