I nodded, swallowing heavily. Society will surely reject her, and she ll probably be forced to leave Collinsville, by will of society. Molly will no longer support her, not even if she stays a fortnight before she can catch a train out. My head spun dizzily. If anyone so much as heard about me and Levi's escapade at the pond, I was ruined.
Marriage is taken very seriously here.
People hardly marry for love, it s either family appeasement or inheritance. If I had my way, I d have stayed in Floringale, my hometown, and marry my childhood sweetheart, Keith Woodson. But Carolynn shook her head. But my pre-arranged marriage to David is forced. I felt sorry for Carolynn.