decide whether you wanted him in your life.*
*He agreed. But I was afraid I would die before I could explain everything, so I left instructions with Claire.*
*Claire promised to keep you safe if anything happened to me. Samuel promised to stay away unless you came looking.*
I lowered the letter.
“He didn’t disappear,” I said. “He obeyed.”
Daniel’s eyes were wet.
“I think so.”
“Then why did this say he’s been looking for me?”
“Looking may not mean approaching.”
I read the last paragraph.
*Samuel has letters for
