The entire Swafford family was filled with anger and dismay when they learned that Jasmine had managed to escape from the Valley. Not only had she escaped, but she had also ventured into the mountains in the company of Randolph, whom they despised greatly.
When Jasmine had been nothing more than an ugly, crippled, and unhappy girl, her relatives had paid her no mind. However, they now found it completely unacceptable that she, out of all of them, had been chosen in this manner and was headed to live on the Abra Mountains.
“Mom, did you hear what that wretched Jasmine has done? She's gone and escaped the Valley!” Oliver exclaimed after he received the shocking news from a villager.
Emily rolled her eyes. “Escaped? How dare she!”
“Yes, and the worst part is she's run off with that desp
