Aller au contenu“I never meant to build our marriage on lies. But the first lie led to another, and then another. By the time I understood what I had done, I was too afraid to tell you.”
I looked at Grace.
“What room?”
She pointed toward the hallway.
“Your husband told me it was behind the library.”
I frowned.
“There is no room behind the library.”
Grace nodded.
“There is a door.”
We walked downstairs.
The house felt different now.
Every photograph of David seemed to hold a secret.
We entered the library.
Grace walked straight to the old bookcase.
“He told me to count seven books from the left.”
She removed the seventh book.
Nothing happened.
She looked at me.
“Turn it.”
I did.
A soft click sounded behind the shelves.
The bookcase shifted several inches.
I stepped backward………………