This was enough. This had to be enough. Mateo was never going to think of me as anything other than an honorary member of the Eden family. He was never going to see me. He was never going to love me. It wasn’t fair. I’d worked so hard these past two years. On the dark days, when I’d almost given up hope, I’d kept going. I’d come so far. I’d waited for him. I’d waited and waited and waited.
