Chapter 4 - Her Mother's Last Secret"My mommy gave them to me."
Julian's heart stopped.
"Your mother?"
The girl nodded.
"Before she went to heaven."
Julian stared at her.
"What was her name?"
The child's lower lip trembled.
"Ellie."
One word.
That was all it took.
Eleanor.
Ellie.
Julian's younger sister had always hated her formal name.
She had once told him that only he was allowed to call her Ellie.
His eyes filled with disbelief.
"What did she look like?"
The girl wiped her tears.
"She had hair like mine."
Julian looked carefully at the child's face.
The same dark eyes.
The same small crescent-shaped birthmark near the left temple.
His breath became unsteady.
"She told me," the girl whispered, "that if I ever got lost, I should look for the falcon."
Julian closed his eyes.
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For ten years, he had believed his sister was gone.
Now her daughter was standing in front of him.
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