" Is your daughter gonna be able to run with us?" he said bluntly.
Helen was seething inside...my daughter...how dare he she thought. So all that talk about how he loved Hester as though she were his own flesh and blood was simply empty talk. Toby Blake had definitely been showing a new and ugly side to his nature lately.
"Don't go without me Ma!" pleaded Hester, worry etched on her young face.
"I would never even contemplate deserting you my darling girl."
