“Which is mine?”
David laughed bitterly.
“The reason Mercy Ridge exists.”
Silas told people that the city was founded by farmers.
It wasn't.
Under the valley lay silver.
Not enough for a rush.
Enough for a dynasty.
The founders have hidden this claim for decades and shared control between families through inheritance.
But the original paper contained a condition.
**If a direct female descendant of both the founding lines of both the founding lines of Vance and Creed was born, the property returned to her. **
Elias was looking at David.
To like it
Part 2: THEY LINKED THE 300-LIFE CHEF AT A MARKET POLE BECAUSE NO MAN WANTED HER. THEN A STRANGER WITH SCARRERS DISCOVERED THE SCARY SECRET THAT THE ENTIRE CITY WAS HIDING.
Full ending **”ELIZABETH CROWE.” **
PART 2 COMPLETE:
Mara whispered, “It’s impossible.”
David nodded.
"No."
He looked at Elias.
“Because my mother was a Vance.”
The words fell like thunder.
