Two years after the book launch, Damien received a letter from prison.
It was from Vivian.
Emma found him in his study reading it, his face unreadable.
"What is it?" she asked.
"My grandmother," Damien said quietly. "She's dying. She wants to see me."
Emma didn't respond immediately. Vivian had been cruel to her. Vivian had helped cover up a murder. Vivian had tried to have Emma killed.
"Do you want to go?" Emma asked carefully.
"I don't know," Damien said. "Part of me wants to let her die without seeing me. Part of me wants to hear what she has to say."
"What does your gut tell you?" Emma asked.
"That I need to go," Damien said. "That I need to hear her final words. That I need closure."
Emma understood that. She'd learned that closure wasn't about forgiveness. It was about unde
