# She Was Buried Beneath the Snow. He Was Buried Beneath the Truth.

said he left you.”

Daniel’s existence seemed to enter the room despite his absence.

“I drove toward the Hale house,” I continued.

“I saw Margaret’s car near the auto shop.”

“The driver’s door was open.”

“Your mother was lying in the road.”

Claire’s fingers tightened in Mercy’s fur.

“Was she alive?”

“For a few minutes.”

My voice began to fail.

I had kept Margaret’s continue reading …