Savage Destiny (The Hearts of Liberty Series, book 1)
“She and Elliott couldn't overhear the conversation taking place in the study, but praying it was going well, she laid the baby across her lap and combed his hair through her fingertips.
"How could Ian have treated him so roughly?" she asked in a hushed whisper.
Elliott moved his chair closer to his cousin's. "Do you think Christian is all right? Should we take him to Dr. Earle's?" "He was wrapped in his blankets, so he doesn't seem chilled, and he's breathing easily. I don't think he's suffered... any physical harm, but it couldn't have done him any good to be frightened so badly. Babies need comfort and love, not to be tossed about and dangled in the air, like a tasty morsel meant for the hounds." Elliott reached out to pat the sleeping infant's bottom. "He's still so tiny." "Yes, and he's unlikely to get any bigger if Ian gets hold of him again." "Perhaps we should take him back to Mrs. Wade's. He'll be hungry when he wakes, won't he?" "Poor baby, he'll probably sleep all afternoon." "Just to be safe, I think we ought to leave as soon as I can have the horses harnessed to the carriage." "What could Ian have said to Charity?MoreLess
"How could Ian have treated him so roughly?" she asked in a hushed whisper.
Elliott moved his chair closer to his cousin's. "Do you think Christian is all right? Should we take him to Dr. Earle's?" "He was wrapped in his blankets, so he doesn't seem chilled, and he's breathing easily. I don't think he's suffered... any physical harm, but it couldn't have done him any good to be frightened so badly. Babies need comfort and love, not to be tossed about and dangled in the air, like a tasty morsel meant for the hounds." Elliott reached out to pat the sleeping infant's bottom. "He's still so tiny." "Yes, and he's unlikely to get any bigger if Ian gets hold of him again." "Perhaps we should take him back to Mrs. Wade's. He'll be hungry when he wakes, won't he?" "Poor baby, he'll probably sleep all afternoon." "Just to be safe, I think we ought to leave as soon as I can have the horses harnessed to the carriage." "What could Ian have said to Charity?MoreLess
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