“Jesse’s tight grip on the straight-back chair was born out of necessity. “That man can march in here, tell you to pack your stuff, and make you go home?”A smile curved Katie’s soft lips. “You do not need me anymore. Look at you, standing under your own strength and taking meals at the table beside everyone else. It is time for me to leave.”He considered releasing his grip on the chair so she could judge for herself how weak he still was, but pride kept him upright. She’d already seen evidence o...f his weakness more than he liked to think about. Besides, Butch stood nearby holding her horse’s lead. He hated to embarrass himself in front of the boy.“That isn’t the point. If you want to go home, go, but decide the timing for yourself instead of jumping when someone tells you to jump.”“I want to go home. I miss my family.”He didn’t believe her, not when she refused to look him straight in the eye when she said it. And why was the tender skin around her eyes red and slightly puffy?The door behind him opened and Maummi Switzer exited with a cloth-wrapped bundle in her hands.“For your mader, to thank her for loaning her daughter to us.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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