Chapter 79

• —Ellie—
• We’d been living in Mexico for two months now. I was starting to feel at home, more at home than I’d felt in New York since I’d given birth to my twins. I kept sending Mateo messages, but they became less frequent because of his lack of reaction.
• Every week I’d send him a short note telling him I was well and a photo of the twins and me. He hadn’t replied so far, but I knew he’d read them and even that was a small victory. He hadn’t blocked me. He still wanted to know how I was doing even though I was practically the enemy now.