Cynthia Dion: 

I didn't know what to cry about - losing my first mate or having to interact with him every day while carrying the shame of breaking into his sister's house and even taking her partner? Or was it the fact that Atticus, my own partner and the one who had kidnapped me, was now passing judgment on me for marrying his brother-in-law to save myself from further humiliation?

"Take a deep breath, Cynthia," Mr. Holt said gently as he helped me settle into the bed. I had ...