. She spent her days helping her mother with household chores, t

ound joy in the small things – watching the sunset over the hills,

ic turn. Her parents had been keeping a secr

about something," her mother sai

her parents curio

a man from the city. He's very wealthy and influential, an

n shock. "Marriage? But

er. "Don't worry, Sophia. You'll get to know him

d marrying someone she didn't know, let alone a wealthy city boy.

life was about to become a