PART 2: They’re not worth it, she said quietly. Slowly, his fist unclenched. He turned back to Norah. “Will you…
PART 2: “The milk comes first,” she said quietly. “Your claims can wait until morning.” Mara led them into the…
PART 2: Fever. Fast and ugly, the way frontier fevers tended to be. Tuesday he was coughing, Friday she was…
PART 2: ” Cole turned and looked at him. Not angry, just flat and quiet and certain. “And I want…
PART 2: But the law is the law. This land belongs to the Ellison family. You are not an Ellison….
PART 2: Holding a letter that had promised her steady wages, honest work, and a roof over her head. The…
PART 2: Eleanor did not say any of this. She stepped down from the wagon before Thomas could come around…
PART 2: ” “Probably.” “You’re not mad about it.” She looked at him. “Would being mad change it?” He thought…
PART 2: Her steadiness was something Thomas had taken entirely for granted. He pushed open the kitchen door. Margaret. She…
PART 2: Clara set her bag down on the floor next to the cot, took off her coat, and said,…