Claire changed everything. Richard adored her,S. and watching him hold her for the first time remains one of my most precious memories. As the years passed, our daughter grew into a cheerful, curious child, and I completely stopped thinking about Richard’s tattoo.
Marriage
Then, one afternoon, I discovered a hidden compartment inside Richard’s toolbox cabinet. Inside were old receipts, business cards, an address book, and a photograph. My heart stopped when I saw the woman pictured there. She was the same woman from Richard’s tattoo.
But the photograph contained an even bigger shock.S. The woman was holding a newborn baby wrapped in Claire’s unmistakable coming-home blanket. On the back, someone had written, “Forgive me, Rose. She can’t know.”Suddenly, the tattoo, photograph, and our daughter seemed connected.
