Heartsong (Logan 2)

Olivia, Samuel, my father, all part of the conspiracy.

Anyway, shortly after that, they ran off to West

Virginia.

"I don't know who your father is," he added

before I could ask again. "I'm not holding back

anything anymore, especially since you have spoken

with my father. Haille never told me. When I asked

her, she laughed and said, 'You are Kenneth. In my

heart, you always will be.'

"That was why I was so taken aback when you

told me you suspected I might be your father. It was

eerie, as if Haille were speaking again through you. I

know how much you want to know. I wish I could

give you the information, give you that gift, but I

can't. The truth is buried with your mother, Melody,

I'm sorry."

I didn't realize I was crying until I felt the tears

drip off my chin. Kenneth rose and handed me a

handkerchief. I blew my nose, wiped my eyes, and

took a deep breath. He smiled and nodded at me. "You know this makes me your uncle, don't

you?" "Yes."

"Do you mind?"

"No," I said but I meant yes. I minded because

for a while I had dreamed of him as a lover, too. Now,

that looked even more ridiculous. I felt so ashamed, so

lost. Will-o-wisp dreams never came true for me and

never would. There were too many clouds in the skies

over my family's past.

"Well, we'll have to give all this some serious

thought now," he added and turned back to the