A Way OutMy jaw hit the floor, and I stared at him in shock. I had not… I had not expected that.
And Mitch was right there with her. This had – whoa. This had come out of nothing. And… that boy was nineteen. Nineteen!
Marriage this early wasn’t uncommon, but still. It took a lot of courage, principles, and love to go out and ask someone to marry you just so they’d get away from their abusive family. Even if you were a real adult with at least three decades under your belt. And that guy was only nineteen...
Suddenly, fear gripped Mitch’s far-away seeming heart as a thought entered his mind. What if it wasn’t Linn’s father who’d die… what if it was Jarred?!
“No… no no no no no!” Mitch prayed. “Please!” It had been bad enough to see Marco die through his wife’s eyes.
But María and Marco
