Laura spent the rest of the day lost in her thoughts. There was no key at the door, yet Laura pushed the sofa and secured it against the door to prevent anyone from entering. Someone knocked on the greenhouse door, but she simply ignored it. Loneliness consumed her, but the company of anyone would not erase the agony she felt. She knew she probably didn't have the right to restrict anyone's path there on the ranch, but she was scared and Marco had yelled at her. At the time, Laura didn't show the overwhelming fear she felt, but she had the urge to run. Even a big man would be startled by her husband's shout; she had been terrified, but the years of living with her mother's rigidity and her father's cold manner prepared her to feign courage.
She spent her time admiring the plants and flowe
