“Soledad nodded. Her eyes followed her husband down the road, noting the fine set of his head and shoulders, the ease of his stride. A strange ache rose in her throat.” Which emotion best describes Soledad’s feelings in this excerpt from Latorena’s The Small Key?

• A. fervent desire
• B. discomfort from sore throat
• C. instinctive suspicion
• D. twinge of sadness