Chapter 613

The next morning after the storm, the yard was flooded with water reaching up to mid-calf.

Sarah had slept through the night, but now awake, her head throbbed and her eyes were swollen like balloons.

"It hurts..." she murmured, touching her eyes gingerly.

As she rubbed her aching head, memories of the previous night flooded back.

She recalled the roof that Charlie had supposedly fixed still leaking badly - deliberately, she realized. Even in her half-conscious state, she clearly remembered someone carrying her away.

Wait...

Where was she?

Looking around, she found herself in a bright, clean room - nothing like the village accommodations.

could figure it out, the door opened and Zachary entered

clothes, the faint cedar scent - it

before her, his voice gentle. Sarah accepted it. It was warm ginger

she felt some relief. The pain in her abdomen

voice dry, her

her with concern. "I'm sorry I


don't need to apologize. This was my

I promised

saying something in her delirium: "Zachary, you lied to me. You're engaged to her... You were childhood sweethearts, I shouldn't

God, what had she

bowl, mortified. Those thoughts had always

the soup,

her back. "Slow

moved away from his touch and gave him a cold look. "Mr. Reynolds, you're about to be engaged. This

what are

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