Chapter 8
Lotte spent a restless night in her room. Hans had given her quite a fright when he stole a kiss from her, but that was nothing compared to the terror seeping into her bones when she thought of his father and what he was capable of.
Would Herr Keller really take Aunt Lydia’s farm away? The same way he’d done with the Epstein farm? An even more terrifying thought entered her mind. What if he sends Aunt Lydia away because of me? What will happen to my cousins?
Rage boiled in her blood at the injustice. Hans was the one in the wrong. He had taken liberties he had no right to take.
After a long night of little sleep, she grabbed her bicycle and pedaled to Mindelheim to visit with Irmhild. Lotte caught her getting ready to leave the house.
“What are you doing here this early?” Ir
