“He will not. He thinks me soiled.” The word caught in Eve’s throat. “He’ll have me shunned if I don’t marry. But I’ve never even been out with a boy. I don’t know—”
The barn door opened. “Mari?”
Mari whipped around. It was one of her sisters.
“Aunt Alma is looking for you.” Her sister squinted, her eyes not yet adjusted. “Who else is there with you?”
Mari rushed toward the door and grabbed her sister. “Mind your own knitting.” She gave her a nudge out the door. “I’ll be back as soon as I can,” she called over her shoulder.
The door closed behind them, and the bright light was gone again.
“Mari’s right,” Levi said, returning to his pacing. “You’ve got a problem here.”
“Ya, I do.” Eve gave a little laugh that reflected no humor. “And it’s already been a week. My father is threatening to tell our bishop tomorrow and have me shunned immediately. He’ll put me out then. I know he will.”
Levi stopped directly in front of Eve and looked down at her. “I can only think of one alternate solution here, Eve, and you may not like it, but—”
“Anything,” she whispered, “because I’m afraid if I’m forced, I might choose to marry Jemuel rather than lose myself. Lose my life. And that’s what would happen if I went into the Englisher world. I know it.” She looked up to him. “What can I do?”
Levi held her gaze and shrugged. “You can marry me.”
Copyright © 2021 by Emma Miller
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ISBN-13: 9780369715135
Finding Her Courage
Copyright © 2021 by Christine DeRenzis
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