Courting Miss Adelaide
“Her suspicions about Ed Drummond had reopened a past he wanted to forget. A past filled with fear and violence. Her eyes misted. No one had cared enough to investigate, wounding him almost as much as the abuse he’d endured at his father’s hands.If she ignored Ed’s threat to William’s safety, she’d be no different than the bystanders in Charles’s world.Beside her, Emma dawdled at the table with a faraway look in her eyes, not eating, aimlessly stirring her oatmeal.“Emma, you need to eat or you’l...l be late to school.”A rap at the kitchen door made Emma jump. The child was skittish. Why?Adelaide found Sally on the landing wearing a bright blue bonnet on her head, and a dishtowel-covered basket on one arm.“Good morning! I’ve brought fresh-baked muffins.”Adelaide flipped back the towel and inhaled the enticing aroma. “Mmm, apple cinnamon.” She cocked her head. “You drove all the way into town to bring us muffins?”“I’d have driven to Minneapolis.” Sally chuckled.MoreLess
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