Brides of Bannack Box Set: Mail Order Bride by Dean Natalie

Author:Dean, Natalie [Dean, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Natalie Dean
Published: 2017-07-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Agatha sat on the bed in her room, her dress for supper laid out at the end, untouched.

Since she’d entered the room, her hands had been shaking with nervous energy. She was too anxious to get dressed. She was not sure if she would be able to go to dinner. As a matter of fact, she didn’t know if she could get up from the bed at all.

Agatha thought that she would never see Luke Crenshaw again. And now, here he was. And, if she knew Crenshaw, he wouldn’t hesitate to destroy the life she had worked to build for herself here. Especially not if there was something in it for him.

But, that was the thing she couldn’t work out. Why had Luke Crenshaw come all the way out west? He had a perfect job at the factory. He was the owner’s most trusted foreman, his right-hand man. He wouldn’t have left unless something had happened.

If he’d been forced to leave New York, whatever the reason, that meant he was desperate. Luke Crenshaw was the sleaziest of rats under the best of circumstances. But, when he was cornered, he was like a vicious animal. Ready to destroy anything that crossed him.

And, with everything he knew about Agatha, he could destroy her whole future. What’s more, he could destroy Elijah as well.

Agatha had long since stopped worrying about what might happen to her. But, Elijah was a good man. Kinder and gentler than any man she’d known her entire life. He didn’t deserve the shame Crenshaw could bring.

All these thoughts chased themselves around in her mind so quickly that she couldn’t catch hold of one. She was still trying to string them together in some coherent fashion when a knock sounded on her door.

“Agatha?” Elijah’s voice called. Her cheeks grew warm, and her heart began to race. “Agatha, please open the door. I need to speak with you.”

At those words, Agatha pushed herself straight up on the bed. He knew. She could tell by the sound of his voice.

If that was true, there was nothing left for her to do.

Hands shaking, she pushed herself up from the bed and, slowly, made her way towards the door.

Opening it slightly, she looked up at his tall frame. Light brown hair tinged only slightly with gray falling into his brown eyes.

She tried to read the expression on his face but, for the first time since she had met Elijah, his eyes looked completely closed, neutral. With a deep breath, she opened the door wider, and he stepped inside.

He didn’t say a word until she closed the door behind him.

“I’ve been speaking to Luke Crenshaw,” he said.

“What did he say?” she asked. She was very aware that her voice was shaking. If Elijah hadn’t known that she had something to hide before, he certainly did now.

“He said a lot of things,” Elijah told her. “But, before we discuss it, I’d like to hear the truth from you.”

Biting down hard on her lip, Agatha nodded, moved to the bed and sat down, with her back towards Elijah.

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