My body was mine now. And nothing about my skin felt tainted by him anymore. Even my mind was lighter, the dark memories of Lionel’s insidious touch lessening with each day I was here. Perhaps The Veil was designed to help you find peace, or maybe I was just able to let go of it all at last. Hamish made it easy for me to just be me. He had never once made a derisive comment about me, belittled me, or made feel anything less than the person I was. It was like coming home after years of being shut out in the cold.
