Heartsong (Logan 2)

Belinda. Haille began to feel a little uncomfortable as

he described his own romantic interest in Olivia's

sister.

And then, he just lowered the boom on her and

told her he was her father. He said it the way you

might say: I have to confess, I broke that piece of

china yesterday.

"Haille was stunned of course. This man sitting

across from her in the sailboat, this man she had known all her life as my father, this charming friend of Olivia and Samuel Logan, one afternoon chose to tell her he was her father. He took her out to sea so she was more or less trapped on the boat and had to hear his side of the story, of course. She said she was tempted to jump into the water and swim to shore, but she was trembling so badly she couldn't trust her body

to be strong enough to make it.

"The impact of hearing he was her father was

great, but what was even greater was the realization

that she and I--that we were half-brother and sister

and the budding love between us was incestuous and

forbidden. Imagine the feeling of betrayal she felt at

that moment.

"My father defended himself by saying that if

she and I had never shown any indications of

becoming serious lovers, he would never have told her

the truth. Isn't that incredible? He would have kept it

secret forever, for as you know now, who would

believe poor deranged Belinda, right? Oh, they made

sure of that, my father and Olivia Logan.

"Of course, he insisted Belinda was really in

need of psychiatric help and they were giving her the

best, most expensive treatment possible. All men who

have affairs and impregnate their lovers should have

his opportunity and logic."

Kenneth laughed.

"Some force their lovers to have abortions,