I was a widow and I didn’t allow any man to touch me for six years — until, during a vacation, I met a stranger who surrounded me with his arms... and on my last night, he told me why he had really approached mikara

I kept reading.

But please, understand something. To be happy again would not be to betray me. Laughing with another man wouldn't erase me. Loving someone one day wouldn't mean you loved me less.

My shoulders started shaking.

If there's anyone by your side while you read this, don't compare it to me. It wouldn't be fair to either of us. Let him be himself.

I stopped.

My eyes slowly rose to Daniel.

He looked at the ocean.

I went back to the letter.

I had my years with you. They were the best years of my life. I refuse to let me  death Steal the years that still belong to you.

Then came the last lines.

Take off the  ring when you're ready. Not because we  marriage It's over, but because your life is not over.

And Claire... please, fall in love again.

I'll never be jealous.