Emilio is in hiding,” Astrid snapped. “Emilio has to worry about being kicked out of the country. Our Emilio.”“He’s got a volunteer lawyer—” But Astrid wasn’t done. “They should be putting up statues to Emilio. They should be naming schools after that boy—no, no, I’m not going to call him a boy. If he’s not a man, then I’ll never meet one.” Lana nodded approvingly, obviously enjoying and sharing in Astrid’s outrage.

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