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both feelings was a terror that the truth might make me grieve a man who had never truly existed. Three days later, David was taken to the hospital. He never came home. The funeral passed in a blur of black clothing, flowers, casseroles, and voices telling me how fortunate I had been to share my life with such a good man. Grace stood beside our children continue reading …

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“He used me.”

Grace shook her head.

“He loved you.”

“He knew I would agree to adopt you because he was dying.”

“He believed you were the only person who could give me a real home.”

“He waited until I could not argue with him.”

My voice rose.

“He let me believe you might be his daughter. He watched me suffer and still said nothing.”

Grace began to cry.

“He wanted continue reading …

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