SHE WAS JUST THE MAID NO ONE NOTICED—UNTIL SHE TOOK THE SLAP MEANT FOR A LITTLE GIRL, AND THE MOST FEARED MAN IN THE HOUSE SAW EVERYTHING

therapy and painted houses with open doors. Diego stopped hiding food and started asking Alejandro to sit on the floor for train tracks. Alejandro worked less—imperfectly, but intentionally. He moved meetings. He canceled trips. He learned the bedtime stories Mariana had been reading and tried the voices until Diego laughed so hard he forgot to be continue reading …