Chapter 33

Matheus was very excited about the stable visit; he loved horses and looked like a child with Sofia in his arms. Alanna walked behind them with her mother.

“Alanna, I have something to give you, but you have to promise that you’ll read them, just like your siblings did.”

“What is it?”

“They are your father’s diaries; I found them after he died. There are important things here that concern me, you, and our family.”

“Mom, now I understand you, I understand what it’s like to love someone so much that it’s suffocating. I understand why you forgave him; I truly understand. But please don’t ask me to forgive what he did to you, what he did to us. Please, don’t ask me that.”

“I’m not asking; I’m just asking you to read.”

Brienne took out a cloth bag containing two thick books.

“If your heart ever calls for it, read.”

“How did I not know about this?”

“I found them right after he died, read them, and gave them to your siblings when I thou