Never mind, though; never mind, my dear. There had been none that morning; he would have sworn to it. If he left her now, her aunt’s curse would be fulfilled, for only ashes would remain. Eldred Jonas, for one.
”He did, frowning down at her, hoping with all his heart that his first idea—the one that had come to mind as soon as he saw that restlessly rubbing hand—was wrong. Trying to talk her out of these feelings would likely do no good; young girls thought they knew everything. n—but he was able to grab a passing rider who looked all of seventeen and yank him out of his saddle. Was it coming from ahead of them? Jake couldn’t tell.
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