If it wasn't so tragic, Ford could have laughed. What a pair they were, both already mentally checked out of the season. In fairness, it had been an exhausting past few months, but it wasn't as though they could see light at the end of the tunnel. None of the girls had marriage offers yet, or even particularly serious contenders. Of course, if something happened to Verity that would really be the least of their problems. A thought occurred to him unbidden: we can't afford a funeral. He immediately hated that he'd thought it. He hated that his life had turned into this, and that he was now, apparently, capable of having such a mercenary thought mere hours after his oldest sister had gone missing.
"It had to be a mistake, right? We're not important," Ford pointed out a little desperately. "They must have thought she was someone else. They'll probably let her go once they realize."
Or they would kill her, but Ford didn't want to voice that possibility — voicing it might make it more real.
"It had to be a mistake, right? We're not important," Ford pointed out a little desperately. "They must have thought she was someone else. They'll probably let her go once they realize."
Or they would kill her, but Ford didn't want to voice that possibility — voicing it might make it more real.
Set by Lady!