The fact that Garrett, a wildly wealthy man, considered these some of his most prized possessions has me feeling short of breath. He was a damn good human being. A flawed one too. I know he regretted letting Aubrey and Mollie go. But far as I know, he never chased after them like he should’ve. The regret is killing you, I told him once. Go get them. But the next morning, he’d still tacked up his horse, Maria, clearly intent on staying in Hartsville. I think so much time had passed that he didn’t want to disrupt the new lives Aubrey and Mollie had built in Dallas. I think, more than anything,
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