Chapter 4Daisy sighed, staring at Colin's departing form through blurry eyes. “What just happened?” she asked the trees. “How did such an event come to me?”
She touched her lips, still wet from his kiss, not quite believing it. “Amazing,” she breathed. I think I just met my soulmate… and lost him, all in less than a day. The pang she felt hurt tremendously. She wanted nothing more than to run after him… or back to her room to cry. Instead, I will have to distract myself with work. There are beds to make. Food to cook. Dishes to wash. Papa won't tolerate sloth, and I've already pushed my luck today. She squinted into the trees to see if she could make out Colin's retreating form, but he had disappeared into the distance. She heaved a sigh, turned and headed back toward the meadow.
She had
