She didn’t like traveling in the open. Anyone could see them and it only took one person to mention their whereabouts.
How long could she and Cole keep their secret? What if the sheriff tried to arrest her? The wife of an outlaw wouldn’t get much sympathy and at twenty five, she’d have a long life ahead of her in prison. If only she’d listened when Pa tried to talk her into waiting.
At fifteen, she married Cyrus with all the dreams every young bride held dear. Cole came early on. She and Cyrus scratched tried to scratch out a living, but when the crops failed