Cora POV
I read the first few letters out loud, in my croaky voice, laced with emotion, so Gunner could hear what was written, but it didn't help me much; it only showed my sperm donor was filthy rich, and money came before love. All that I owned from my mother was given to her by my father, and I feel that's what my uncle was chasing: the money. I know the stepmother. No, she's my aunt, and the only one my uncle has ever had. When my uncle was away for days and weeks at a time, it was to be with his wife and son; why not bring them into the house before my mother died?
Why hide all this?
Was it because she was ashamed to have me?
But that doesn't feel right, because we did everything together, and she was constantly teaching me.
"Do you think that the holdup in the shop that took m
