Chapter 34

Corland

I knew the sex Austin and I just had was more about her pregnancy hormones than her feelings for me. Then she asks the million-dollar question.

"Why did you do it? Why did you push me away and not contact me back when I contacted? Why did you break your promise?" Austin says.

I'm amazed that she doesn't break down and cry. Instead, she looks me in the eye and seems to have made her peace. She's amazing. She knows that there are things that need to be done, and she's ready to take on the world. She's strong and she's determined. I'm impressed by her courage and resilience. She's come so far, even though she's been dealt a difficult hand. She's not one to give up easily, and I admire her for it. She's the kind of person who will fight for what she believes in and not back down, no matter what.

“You weren’t here when your grandfather refused to sell back our water rights, so you don't know how hard my family tried to get them back. When I took over, I offered five times what the