The Unwilling: A Novel by John Hart

Author:John Hart [Hart, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, Historical, War & Military
ISBN: 9781250167729
Google: sBlFyAEACAAJ
Amazon: B0818PV8XR
Goodreads: 51173642
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2021-02-02T06:00:00+00:00

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That image stayed with French long after he’d taken his wife to bed. Lying in the darkness beside her, he studied the workings of his own troubled conscience.

What do I believe about my son?

Since Jason’s arrest, French had walled himself away from as much emotion as possible, and, perhaps, he admitted now, from critical thought as well. That detachment had offered shelter and security, but he felt cracks in the foundations of those walls; and it was his wife who’d unsettled his defenses.

In my heart, I don’t feel him …

French understood the need for self-protection, but could no longer hide from the more difficult truths. Too much of his son remained: the memory of his birth, the smallness of his hand. Rising in silence, he carried his guilt to the study, where he kept things dark, and dialed his partner’s number from feel. “Are you still up?” he asked.

“Definitely.”

“I’m coming over.”

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