Her Father Sold Her to a Deaf Rancher for $50—On the Eighth Night, She Saw Something Moving Inside His Ear

She pulled.
Nothing.
Rosalie adjusted her grip.
Then she pulled again.
Something suddenly released.
A long, black object slid from Gideon’s ear and dropped into the porcelain bowl with a faint click.
Rosalie froze.
Gideon stared at her face, unable to hear the sound.