MARIA’S POV
“Connor,” I said, trying to get him to stop pulling me behind himself at the pace he was moving. It was clear that he wanted to get as far as he could from his father. I could feel his jealousy pushing him a bit too. He probably thought he was the only heir, now this...
“Connor, why don’t you just give him a chance, please...” I said, but he didn’t say a word. He was just walking forward away from the cabin, holding onto my hand and making me follow him even though we had nowhere to go.
“Where are you taking us? We don’t even have a car,” I said, and then Connor said. I believed that was the moment he realized that we couldn’t just walk all the way home on foot. He breathed heavily as he stopped and turned to me. He rubbed his eyes frustratingly and his eyes left me and scan
