"Okay. Good." He supposed that was something, that she'd figured out it wasn't her fault. That wasn't something he was sure he'd ever be able to live through so he admired her strength and her ability to move on and become not only a decent person but someone who was kind, caring and helped others as much as she did.

If her father ever came to the west coast, the only thing that would keep him from killing him would be Violet.

"For what? I was just telling the truth."