Ainsley demanded that Galen choose between his dead wife’s memories and his future bride
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Chapter 11
I discovered Celeste had written letters for Eira’s birthdays.
One through eighteen.
Margaret, our estate manager, had them.
Celeste instructed her to give one each year.
Ainsley had discovered their existence.
That frightened her more than photographs.
Eighteen future intrusions.
A dead woman speaking annually.
She asked Margaret whether the letters could be given all at once.
Margaret refused.
Good.
Then Nolan suggested placing them in long-term storage after marriage.
Margaret refused again.
Nobody told me.
Why?
Because Margaret believed the disagreement was domestic.
May you like
Another mistake.
When children’s grief is involved, “domestic” cannot mean invisible.
