Her Father Forced Her to Marry a Widowed Man in the Mountains — But She Never Expected to Find a Place She Could Truly Call Home

that meant everything.

Months later, the annual village festival came around.

Ellie didn’t want to go at first. She remembered the whispers, the laughter, the way people had watched her wedding like it was entertainment.

But Caleb said, “Come with us. Not for them. For us.”

So she went.

She walked into town holding Ben’s hand while Mia skipped ahead with continue reading …