Secrets 02 Secrets in the Shadows

by V. C. Andrews

  "You were never afraid, were you, Grandpa?" I asked. "Afraid? Sure. Many times, but the trick is to make that fear work for you. I think that's what you did, Alice. You used it to make yourself stronger."

  "Then I learned it from you," I said.

  He was silent. The darkness hovered around us, simmering but staying back.

  We were too bright.

  We were lanterns who would lead those we loved for as long as the flame within us burned.

  There was no greater gift to give.