Luna (28 page)

I wanted that. More than anything in the world, I wanted my brother to be happy.

A part of him would never leave me. His strength. His courage. The essence of who he was as a person.

I took a step back, then another. I turned around. I walked, walked faster. Ran. Toward the door. The exit. The entrance. “Good-bye, Liam.” I spoke the words aloud so their music filled my head: “Hello, Regan.”