Chapter 58
Ethan drove to his mother’s house early in the evening. He had been putting this conversation off for days, but after everything that had happened with Heyes and the growing tension with his father, he couldn’t wait any longer. He needed answers, and he needed them from the one person who might actually tell him the truth.
His mother was in the garden when he arrived. She looked up from pruning her roses and smiled when she saw him, though the smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. She had looked tired for years now, worn down by a marriage that had never given her peace.
“Ethan,” she said warmly as he approached. “This is a surprise. Come, sit with me.”
They sat on the small bench near the rose bushes. For a moment Ethan didn’t speak. He simply looked at her, trying to find the
