An Amish Deception by J.E.B. Spredemann

Author:J.E.B. Spredemann
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: amish romance, beverly lewis, amish fiction, amish books, biblical romance, amish christian fiction, amish authors, amy clipston, wanda e bruntetter
Publisher: J.E.B. Spredemann

TWENTY

Rachel stormed away from the dawdi haus and toward the fields. Dat would just have to be patient for his pie. Pie she had been about to invite Jacob and Leah to enjoy with her and Dat. Jacob’s favorite. But apparently, they’d been enjoying something else.

Ach, just seeing that look on Jacob’s face… She couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was at the time. Not until she glanced at his disheveled clothing.

She closed her eyes against the barrage of tears that couldn’t be stopped. Jacob had never looked at her that way—like she was an interloper, unwelcomed, a stranger, an imposition. Never.

His eyes had always lit up at the mere sight of her, as though she were the most wonderful thing he’d ever seen in all the world. As though she were the sun and the moon and the stars together in all their glory. He’d always been overeager to see her. Head-over-heels in love. Hopelessly in love. With her. And her alone.

But now?

Nee, he certainly hadn’t been thinking of her. She was likely the furthest thing from his mind prior to the moment he’d thrust the door open like the haus was on fire. Nee, the haus had not been on fire. He had been.

She shook when a sob overtook her body.

Hurt and frustration and anger and resentment coursed through her entire being. She could hardly breathe when she thought of what she’d interrupted. As a matter of fact, right now they were probably…

Nee. Nee. She shook her head. This is not how it was supposed to be.

A team of Percherons must have settled right on top of her chest. Maybe, if they crushed her completely, she’d be put out of her misery.

She couldn’t abide the thought of Jacob—her beloved—sharing his love with another. How could she stand seeing the two of them day after day? Happily married. When it should have rightly been her.

Ach, she hated her father for what he’d done to them. Why couldn’t he have found another mann for Leah? Why did he have to steal her beloved away? It wasn’t fair in any sense of the word.

This was a heartache she didn’t think she’d ever get over. It would likely be the death of her. Did people actually die of broken hearts?

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Leah’s cheeks appeared to glow the following morning as she prepared breakfast at the stove. She’d barely glanced back at Jacob, likely embarrassed. She had enjoyed their intimate moments just as much as he had, but he could certainly understand her inhibition in the morning light.

Ach, they were practically strangers. He supposed it was a normal thing for couples to feel this way during their first days and perhaps weeks of marriage.

They never did get back to their dessert. Although, it was no longer on the table when he’d awoken for chores before dawn, so Leah must’ve put it away sometime during the night.

He’d slept like a boppli.

A silly satisfied grin played on his lips when he entertained thoughts of the previous evening. Perhaps they could experience a similar one tonight.

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