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Up ahead, she could see the final turnoff to the road leading to the Hitching Post. In just minutes, they would call off their engagement, as planned.

Admitting the engagement couldn’t be real, that she had no hope left for a chance with Mitch, made her feel empty inside. The feeling only confirmed what she had known from the minute she had seen him again. She had always loved him.

But now, she needed to walk away.

When they reached the hotel and he began to turn his truck toward the parking area, she said, “Just drop me off in front, please.”

He kept driving. “I’m not letting you go in to break the news to your family on your own.”

“It’s all right—”

“Not by me, it isn’t.”

“I can handle it, Mitch.”

“It was my idea that got you into this,” he said stubbornly. “Besides, I’m going to have to face your family sometime, too. I might as well do it now.” He parked the truck and took her overnight bag from the rear seat.

She would always regret this morning.

But she could never forget last night.