Alexandra

Alexandra rode off into the darkness without much thought about where she was going. All she knew was that she could no longer stand being at home. She flipped between rage at her parents presuming to give her away like a prize at a village fair, and grief at the loss of everything she had valued. Even Herbert, whom she had always counted as a friend, had betrayed her with his silence.

The night was cool and clear. The moon shone on the road ahead of ...