The woman"s mouth twisted, and then she shook her head as if trying to dispel a thought she didn"t like very much. “Mr. Carlson…Harry…There"s no easy way to say this. I know that you were a police officer on Earth.”
“That"s correct.”
“And this led you to work with the Justice Keepers.”
“Also true.”
Sora Gaieles looked up at him with dark eyes that seemed to pierce right through him. “I have nothing but respect for the Justice Keepers,” she said. “But in many ways, it"s a blessing that they cannot have children of their own. What child could be happy, living in constant fear that they might lose a parent?”
Guilt clawed at him, and he tried his best to avoid letting it show. Harry tried to tell himself that he hadn"t known just how badly Claire was taking this, but that was a lie. He kn
