Before the Dawn by Beverly Jenkins

Author:Beverly Jenkins [Beverly Jenkins]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780061737671
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2007-10-22T04:00:00+00:00

Leah’s bath had been just what she’d needed. Tired after the long, trying day, she sat in the cabin before the fire she’d made, oiling and combing out her freshly washed hair. When it was satisfactorily free of tangles, she divided it in half, then put in the familiar French braids. After twisting the trailing ends together into a coil, she pinned it low on her neck. Dressed in a thin nightgown, she walked barefoot across the wooden floor and turned down the lamp until only the faintest of flame showed. There in the dark, Leah sat on the bed and let the grief of the day rise up and fill her heart. She was alone in the world now, no mother, father, Monty, or Cecil. Thinking about Cecil made the tears rise once more. Their trip to Colorado had been so full of promise, and now—Leah dashed her palms across her eyes. Cecil, just like her mother and Monty, wouldn’t want her wallowing in grief and self-pity; they’d taught her better than that. So there in the dark, Leah sat. But in the end she gave in, put her face in her hands, and silently surrendered to the grief.

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