Chapter Ten
At Harper’s Ferry they changed trains. Lucy remained distant and sullen despite Vivianne’s best efforts to cheer her. Lucy’s mind turned back to the other train ride that had taken her in haste from Winchester and the time she had run away on her own devices. She’d wanted nothing better than to defy both her father and the doctor and never see or hear from either of them again. Lucy looked across the way at Vivianne. Vivianne was strong and self-assured. She knew her own worth and used it to every advantage. No man told Vivianne what to do without a fight. Lucy was torn between something in her. How could she be true to both sides?
“Vivianne?”
She startled and looked up from her reading, “Yes?”
“We should get some lunch, don’t you think?”
“Oh, yes.” Her pale skin touched
