“Do you want to know what I think? I think Maximus never wrote you a letter. That’s why you don’t have it.” Evelyn’s lips pursed. She didn’t reply. But Tem couldn’t stop. “I think you wanted to leave him. I don’t know why—that’s between you and Kora—but I think you were too much of a coward to tell him, so you left town. When he came to find you, you made up the story about the letter so he would take you back. And now you’re looking to me for support, to corroborate your lie. But I won’t do it.”
