Her Parents Were Hiding Something

Lily woke Dahlia the next morning with her epic arrival. Dahlia had to admit, she was beginning to admire the girl - she didn't run away from the bet. 

Dahlia had expected that Lily would find a loophole and break out of the bet, but she kept her word. That was something. Who knows, if they can look past their differences, they might really be good friends. 

But that wish was impossible and Dahlia knew better. Unless Lily fell in love with another man, there was no chance for friendship between them. Women are jealous creatures and would go to any length to secure what they like. 

One should have seen the way her father's eyes widened when she saw the chief's daughter bowing her head in front of their yard. Seems her mother didn't give her husband the heads-up. 

"Six days renaming," Lily reminded her with an unsmiling face that told Dahlia any dream of friendship between them was as good as dead.