I married my childhood enemy to save our family farm—but on our wedding day, he revealed a secret in the barn our parents had hidden for 20 years

were trying to step out of the fire and push us into it.”

My hands shook around the papers.

“They don’t need me as a daughter,” I whispered. “They need me as a shield.”

Tom looked toward the reception lights. “They were going to wait until tomorrow, after everyone called us husband and wife enough to make refusing feel selfish.”

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