Claire had blocked any thoughts of him a lifetime ago, convincing herself that she felt nothing for himÉnot love, not hate, nothing at allÉand sheÕd survived without him. But now that heÕd be seeing their daughter, reminders of his rejection returned with a vengeance. Why had he turned on her, never coming to get her like heÕd promised, never contacting her at all? She figured that with all the resources available to one of societyÕs privileged few, he could have easily found her, but when she never heard from him, she understood one thing; he wasnÕt looking for her because she was the last thing he wanted. Still, in her heart of hearts, she knew that there had to be more to the story, and with the help of her daughter, sheÕd search until she found the truth.