*She Was Sold for $125 in the Middle of Town… But No One Expected What Happened When the Cowboy Took Her Home**
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Chapter 9 / 10
Chapter 9 - The Garden Blooms
By the end of the season, the drought began to lift. The garden, which Eliza had watered with nothing but grit and persistence, finally bore fruit. They had enough to share, and for the first time, people from town came to the ranch—not to mock, but to trade.
Toby came to Eliza in the kitchen one evening. He handed her the locket, which he had recovered from Silas's shop after the confrontation.
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"I don't need this to remember her," he said quietly. "She’s part of who I am. But you... you’re part of who I’m becoming."
Eliza felt a warmth that had nothing to do with the stove. She realized that while she had never given birth, she had become the heart of a home. She hadn't replaced a mother; she had extended a legacy.
