Lily Hargrove had been the cherished darling of her family since birth.
Yet on a sweltering summer day, she was out hoeing fields for her educated-youth sweetheart.
One careless moment, a snake bit her.
In her delirium, she dreamed—a long dream filled with visions of the future.
When she woke, she kicked that hypocritical educated-youth sweetheart to the curb.
And went to find that strong, silent man who'd been secretly pining for her all along.
In the woods,
that taciturn man pinned her against a tree trunk with unexpected dominance: "Let me teach you a lesson today—don't trust men so easily. Especially not men with hot blood running through their veins."
After marriage, the man finally threw off all restraint.
Lily Hargrove: *whimper* Is it too late to regret this?
