Snow In Sin
Patricia spent the next hour showing me photos on her phone and sharing stories about my mother that made her feel real instead of just a sad memory.
"She was stubborn," Patricia said, smiling. "Once she decided she wanted something, nothing could talk her out of it. Including having a baby everyone told her was too dangerous."
"She wanted me," I said quietly.
"She wanted you more than anything," Patricia confirmed. "And she knew the risks but she said some things were worth dying for."
After Patricia left I sat in the office trying to process everything.
"You okay?" Adrian asked.
"I don't know," I admitted. "I've spent my whole life thinking my father resented me for killing my mother, and