Lucía Sandoval had already made peace with death i…

”

That silenced him for half a second too long.

The warden noticed. The guard noticed. Lucía noticed.

Oscar tried to recover. “Because this is cruel. She is about to die, and you’re letting this boy fill her head with fantasy.”

Lucía looked at him. “No. For the first time in six years, someone in this family is telling the truth.”

Warden Harris stepped continue reading …