Part 1: The Words He Thought She Would Never Hear

stood nearby, keeping an eye on things through the glass.

So he began to act again.

He brushed his fingers through his wife’s hair, gentle and slow. He sighed deeply. A tear slid down his cheek, carefully summoned. Anyone watching would have seen a man saying goodbye to the woman he loved.

Then he leaned closer.

His lips moved toward her ear, and his voice continue reading …