An Agent for Evangeline by Patricia PacJac Carroll

Author:Patricia PacJac Carroll [Carroll, Patricia PacJac]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PacJac Publishing
Published: 2019-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Evangeline walked beside Mark to the stage depot. Arm in arm like newlyweds, he held her close. She wanted to pull away, part of her anyway, but another part of her wanted to keep him close. The comfort he gave her. The warmth and protection he gave her.

They’d come up with the story that her sister and husband lived in Rawlins, and she was to meet them while she waited for Mark to join her.

Mark smoothed her hair and smiled. “I’ll meet up with you as soon as I can. It shouldn’t be too long. Your sister will be disappointed if you don’t go.”

Evangeline caught Wyatt Ferguson watching them as he stepped into the stagecoach. She put her hands around Mark’s neck and pulled him close for a kiss. “I can’t bear to leave you.”

His gaze had followed the direction of her eyes, and he nodded. “It won’t be long, dear. Now, get aboard. Can’t have the stage late because of us.”

Evangeline played the part of a sad bride leaving her new husband. Once settled inside the coach, she reflected how well she’d played the role and startled herself with the realization that she did miss Mark.

He’d given her instructions. Sabrina and Tom were to meet them near Rawlins. Sabrina would play Evangeline’s sister. It seems Archie had sent word to the two agents when Evangeline and Mark failed to show up in Cheyenne.

Mark had contacted headquarters after he found Evangeline and told them the story and arranged for the couple to travel to Wyoming ahead of them.

Evangeline sat on the bench facing forward and was next to Wyatt Ferguson. Two rough-looking men on the stage sat opposite them and one woman who sat on the other side of Wyatt.

As far as Evangeline could tell, the woman was traveling alone. She hadn’t said a word. Wyatt didn’t pay her any mind.

The stage driver cracked the whip, and the coach lurched forward. Evangeline waved at Mark, and he waved back. Her heart warmed at the thought that she had someone who cared if she came or went. It had been some time.

Wyatt nodded to her. “Your young man will be with you soon enough.” He said it in a well-meaning tone, but he also looked at her with more than was required for a passing word.

“Yes, he will.” She looked out the window and caught sight of Mark near the depot. He smiled, tipped his hat, and disappeared behind the building. Mark had bought her a small gun to keep in her skirt pocket. Plus, Mark had seen fit to buy her a bag of peanuts.

He truly was a good man. She said a silent prayer asking for his safety while scooting closer to the window and away from Mr. Ferguson.

Not that Evangeline was afraid of the man, she didn’t like the way he looked at her. It reminded her of the way Mark looked at her. What she didn’t need was another man interested in her.

Her thoughts drifted to Sam.

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