Chapter 156

The next day, early morning before the first cock crow, Selene was up.

In her hand was a basket, she tied her hair back, fastening her cloak. “Mary, keep an eye on her. I’ll be back before sunset.”

Mary nodded, adjusting her apron. “Don’t worry. She’ll be safe. It’s only the village, and Lydia promised she won’t run off. Right Lydia?”

Lydia sat on the stool, her legs swinging nervously. She had promised. After seeing how broken her mother looked, she had sworn to herself she wouldn’t go near the man again. She hated the way her mom’s eyes had filled with tears, and hated that she’d been...