Lamb to the Slaughter (Serenity's Plain Secrets book 1)
“The touch had sent a jolt though her belly that even now, just thinking about it was reawakened. Guiltily, she glanced over at Eli, who was waiting for her look. He smiled sweetly, before turning back to the bishop’s sermon.
The drone of Bishop Esch’s voice lulled Naomi’s mind, the boredom feeling like the torture of a thousand hands pushing her under the surface of a summer warm pond. Her eyes fluttered and drooped. For an instant, she experienced the freedom of blissful unconsciousness before... the jab into her ribs jolted her awake. She didn’t even bother to look her grandmother’s way, already picturing the deep frown etched on Mammi’s wrinkly face. Instead, she turned her attention back to the men’s benches, catching David Lapp’s gaze just before his head went swiftly straight again.
She sighed and pressed the pebbly fabric of her dress on her lap flat. Why wouldn’t he just give it up, she wondered? He was an annoying one for sure—always spying on her with that look of longing that would disappear as soon as she met his eyes.MoreLess
The drone of Bishop Esch’s voice lulled Naomi’s mind, the boredom feeling like the torture of a thousand hands pushing her under the surface of a summer warm pond. Her eyes fluttered and drooped. For an instant, she experienced the freedom of blissful unconsciousness before... the jab into her ribs jolted her awake. She didn’t even bother to look her grandmother’s way, already picturing the deep frown etched on Mammi’s wrinkly face. Instead, she turned her attention back to the men’s benches, catching David Lapp’s gaze just before his head went swiftly straight again.
She sighed and pressed the pebbly fabric of her dress on her lap flat. Why wouldn’t he just give it up, she wondered? He was an annoying one for sure—always spying on her with that look of longing that would disappear as soon as she met his eyes.MoreLess
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