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“You will not believe what just happened”

Aurora turned to her “What?”

“Vivi Ann came home And she’s with Dallas”

“Have they been together this whole time?”

“Who anificent? I don’t know, but they looked lovey-dovey”

“This is going to be bad Did you tell her you were sorry?”

“Me? She’s the one who started all this”

“No,” Aurora said sternly “You’re the problem”

“How do you figure that? Did I fuck Dallas Raintree while I was engaged to Luke? Please, enlighten me with your superior brainpower, Aurora”

“Luke is a friend, Winona Vivi is family When the chips were down, you chose Luke The whole town knows it How long did you wait before you told him and Daddy?”

“I’ to this,” Winona said as she walked out of the cook shack

In the arena, she felt suddenly conspicuous As she looked around, she wondered what people were saying about her part in this Once she began to worry about her reputation, she couldn’t stop Clihest row of bleacher seats, she sat in the shadows until the roping ended and then went to the cook shack

“That’s what the whole town is saying, huh? That I told Luke?”

Aurora turned off the griddle and wiped it down “There are no secrets in a town like this”

“It’s not fair I did the right thing People will see that in the end”