Chapter 123: Night

What was she trying to do? Miller Cutmore could not make sense of it. Afraid of startling her and alerting the women outside, he kept perfectly still, feigning sleep. Megan Scurr sat lightly on the edge of the bed. She reached toward his face, then stopped for fear of waking him. Biting her lip, she gazed at him, spellbound. Miller felt the hesitation and struggle inside her, and it caught him off guard. He had not expected this choice to hurt Megan so much. He had thought her fondness for him...