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Their plan worked perfectly…until it all fell apart. They waited until Sarah had disappeared, then Tobias stormed out of the guesthouse, ranting about crazy impossible women. He demanded to be able to leave immediately—the hell with Carolyn Moore. She could find her own ride back. He drove off in a rooster tail of gravel while the guards laughed their asses off.
Carolyn ran into the longhouse kitchen, sobbing. The women, who were busy serving the night's meal, clustered around her to offer comfort. She remembered a few of them, but others were new. Even though she was technically a pariah, the fact that she'd come back for her father's blessing softened them toward her. Everyone liked drama, after all. The women jumped at the chance to lecture her on the dangers of marrying godless me
