Chapter 88

"She had Alzheimer's," the man admitted his words accompanied with a heavy sigh.

The weight of the words settled over Roman, and he felt a mixture of relief and sorrow. Esther had died giving to the natural course of her illness; there was no sinister undercurrent to her passing.

"As it progressed, we tried to manage it, but it got even worse," the man continued, a pause accentuating the gravity