ut hesitation and started

my clothes, and jewelry were

by one, tears falling

r and pulled me to my feet. "Stop packing. I'll buy you new things later. Once

u want me to be yo

h other. Being together is only na

ay and kept pac

on, I wouldn't have ch

he said mad

ce trampled

and couldn't find the ring. "Loc

doorframe, raising her h

ed with a unique

ard to snatch

ebbie fell backward. "Oh! J

I could finish, L

sterday's beating, left a long

small cut on my hand, but d

lped Debbie up.

stark contrast to th

was pretty." She made a show of taking it off. "I

ed, the more Locke's dis

t to me. I decide what to do

voice drew his

nd, the bloodstains caught his e

but I thought I saw a flic

Locke, it's my fault. I sh

held her close. "You're not

ocke, I can leave, but please give me back the ring. It

bled myself lik

all my privileges in the tribe." I gr

roared in disbelief. "

rds, pleading on

on the ground

d, Locke threw the ring at my feet.

w back in my hands, and

and pleading vanished. "Locke, from now on, we ha