Amanda's eyes locked with Austin's. The warmth that once danced in his gaze had frozen over. It was now laced with undisguised revulsion.
She burst into tears. Her face twisted with raw hurt.
His voice sliced through the air like a blade. "Get out. Don't set foot in here unless I say so."
Not daring to disobey, Amanda turned away. She hastily wiped her tears as she fled. The moment the door clicked shut, Austin lunged for the notebook in the trash.
His pulse roared in his ears. Every instinct screamed that this tattered book held the truth he had been chasing.
His fingers trembled as he flipped it open. Delicate handwriting sprawled across the pages. He scanned the lines hungrily. Then he froze at two words.
"Alzheimer's disease."
The blood drained from his face. His hands shook so
