Chapter 5

After Floyd slammed him to the ground, Myron felt a burning pain all over, especially in his chest.

Staggering to his feet, thinking of our marital bond and the few years of poor but solid life we shared, Myron made a decision.

He turned to Floyd and said, "I made a mistake, and I'll correct it. Whatever price my mother sold her for, I'll pay you ten times. Give Sprig back to me. She's my wife."

Myron figured that I was his lawfully wedded wife. The wife who toiled day in and day out so he could journey to Journ…