The Wolf Sat Beside the Lake for Three Days, and No One Understood Why

June back toward the truck.

“No,” she said.

“This isn’t a discussion.”

“I’m not going near him.”

“You’re already too near.”

“He’s going to tear himself apart before they get here.”

That was the problem with raising a daughter who listened. Sometimes she learned what mattered before a parent was ready to admit it.

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