The wisdom of the enforcer’s law was obvious. No wonder more women had not cheated.Jason’s eyes kept wandering to his mother’s new tithe. She was kneeling beside her, and silently staring at the floor.“And she got two years?” Minerva asked. Lucy would be lucky to be sane when it was over. She kept the pleased look out of her eyes, and said, “Hardly seems fair. Holden had to put up with her for almost twenty, only to be disgraced like this.”Mara studied the planks of the porch, half disbelieving the cruel torture they were discussing. If this was the clan’s idea of punishment, she was determined to try to do as her Mistress requested and stay out of trouble. Mara realized she did not know the rules here, and that their system of justice was extreme.Jason said, “Charlotte and I are getting married in August.”Gabrielle caught him studying her tithe. “Mara is not being bred, Jason.”“What?” Jason turned to his grandmother. “I’ll need…”“It’s taken care of, Jason.
