Bride for Malcolm by Kay P. Dawson & Mail Order Mounties

Author:Kay P. Dawson & Mail Order Mounties [Dawson, Kay P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

She was content to just sit in the sled today and let Malcolm do the driving. Although she secretly suspected that if she'd asked to drive, he'd have let her. The storm had finally let up overnight as she'd been lying in Malcolm's arms, unable to sleep.

Everything still seemed so much like a dream. Never in a million years would she have imagined herself being able to find a man like Malcolm. She'd hoped she could after she'd seen how her friend Claire had found love with her Mountie, Nathaniel. But while growing up, she'd never believed it could be possible for her.

The only men she'd known growing up had been ones like her father. Those were the kind of men he brought around the house. Men who treated women like property and who had no respect for them whatsoever.

Her father had treated her mother terribly. And only after he was arrested and placed in jail, did Annie get to see a glimpse of the woman her mother used to be before her spirit had been crushed by that man.

The man standing on the dogsled behind her, calling out commands to the lead dogs, was never going to be like that. He was the commander of a group of Mounties, completely in charge of keeping control of the community of Reindeer Rock and surrounding areas. Yet, he never acted like he was above anyone else.

He was able to command respect from others because he gave it to everyone he met.

As they pulled into the small village of cabins where Lily lived, a group of kids ran around in the center clearing. They were laughing and having fun, enjoying the newly piled snow that had fallen during the storm.

Her eyes moved around the area, hoping she would see Lily out playing too. When she finally found the girl, she was sitting on a log alone in the far corner, looking down while she petted a small dog she held on her lap.

Malcolm came around and smiled down at her as he reached out for her hand. She wondered if she'd ever be able to look at him again without her cheeks catching fire. "I hope the ride wasn't too uncomfortable. There was no way a horse could have made it through all this snow, so Colton and I figured the dogsleds would be much easier."

Colton and Gemma had come too. Annie was excited to introduce Gemma to everyone while Colton and Malcolm talked with some of the men in the village to see how they'd fared during the storm. They wanted to try finding some evidence about the missing money.

She let him help her up, and as she did, she struggled a bit to stand in the deep snow. He held her against his chest as he grinned down at her. "If it would be easier, I could always carry you."

His voice was low and full of promise. She slapped him gently on the chest and stepped back. "I'm fine. It's just a bit hard to stand in the snow without falling over.

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