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“Which one? Can you tell, Mother?” Lorcan asked. He recognized Maeve, who had been with Orla before he got shot, and he recognized Alana, who had been holding Orla back when she’d tried to run to him. The two women had seemed to be on Orla’s side. But he hadn’t seen the man before.
Jane shook her head. “It was just the aura coming from them, but I don’t know any of them,” Jane said.
Alana walked into the house without invitation and spoke quickly before anyone could say anything. “My name is Alana. This is my cousin Sam. We’re from Orla’s family. We came to let you know that Orla has agreed to take leadership of our group, and in doing so, she will never see you again. But she did say that you were married in front of God. Therefore, you will have to denounce your marriage in front o
