She felt that for seconds her heart was beating so slowly that she was going to faint, and then her heartbeats fiercely hit her chest, and in that room, alone with the two of them, the space around Alice became so small that she felt her sister breathing in front of her. Was this a joke? She didn't want it to be a joke, but she was afraid that it was. Did it make sense? What were all those words about? Sofia explained everything very clearly over and over again, but now she didn't know if she had to take it as true. So...Robert...was telling the truth? Did he always tell the truth when he spoke about there being no grave or that the report was false? She blinked several times and finally closed her eyes, unable to bear the burning sensation in them. "It was for the good of both of yo

