# **They Mocked the Woman Who Came to Feed Them. By Winter’s End, Every Man at Grady Ranch Would Know Who She Truly Was.**NVP
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Chapter 8 - The Hidden Locket
Edith’s hand instinctively moved to the silver locket around her neck. She unclasped the chain and laid the small trinket on the wooden table under the bright lantern light. Nora leaned close, using a small silver pocketknife to inspect the inner lining behind the twin portrait. With a tiny click, a thin false back popped loose, revealing a yellowed piece of oiled canvas no bigger than a postage stamp. It was covered in tiny, meticulously inked numbers and coordinates. Lydia had kept the secret hidden in plain sight for over two decades.
