“Hi, everyone. My name’s Noah Ashley Prewitt. I’m from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, twenty-nine years old, have a steady but flexible career, and I’m willing to relocate to Whitney so that you can keep your Esme close. I love her. She’s my world. I promise to cherish her, protect her, and take care of her until the Good Lord sees fit to split us apart.” Then under his breath, he sighs. “Again.” But his large smile doesn’t falter as he leads us through the hawk-eyed citizens of this nosy town and pulls out a chair for me to sit in. I sit down, flabbergasted over his words. It’s something a man in a
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