Two Strangers Knocked During a Christmas Outage. The Moment They Gave Their Names, I Knew Something Was Wrong.

” I said flatly, the word coming out hard and final.

Leonard’s face tightened with pain. “I know what you must think—”

“You don’t know what I think,” I cut him off, keeping my voice quiet only because my children were sleeping down the hall. If I got loud, I’d wake them, and I absolutely refused to make Owen and Daisy part of this moment. “You can’t continue reading …