Deceiving The Bride (Mail-Order Bride Book 9) by Stella Clark

Author:Stella Clark [Clark, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier-Pioneer Era, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Mail-Order Bride Series, Marriage of Convenience, Novella Length Story
Publisher: Aryn House Publishing
Published: 2019-07-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“I really think we should take this more slowly,” Grace called after Wade the following morning as he started off with his horse. In her hands, she gripped the reins for her own horse tightly, trying not to move. The ears flicked in front of her and suddenly she felt certain the animal had heard the hitch in her breathing.

Turning around, Wade fixed his hat to get a better look at her. “You’re going to be fine. He’s our best horse. Just cluck your tongue like I told you and he’ll follow. It’s not like he’ll take off with you down the hill or anything.”

That was exactly her concern. But as he shouted across the distance, she could feel her cheeks beginning to burn. Clearly, the man had never once felt anxious on top of a horse; he was a natural and moved easily, as though they were one.

It was fascinating to watch. How did he do it?

“Are you going to stand there all day?”

As usual, the moment he opened his mouth all potential kind thoughts of the young man dissipated. Grace tried what he suggested, and loudly clucked her tongue to the roof of her mouth. The horse took a single step before deciding that was far enough.

“See?” She groaned in exasperation.

He chuckled as he trotted over to her. “You’re going to want this.” Wade passed close enough to put the hat he’d been wearing on her head and slipped beside her to take the reins. “I’ll lead him for a while, but that’s it.”

Unable to suppress a grin, she nodded her thanks and held tight to the pommel as they plodded forward. It was the strangest sensation, sitting so high above the ground under a beast of four legs. Some writers had described the act of riding a horse, but Grace realized it was something that she only now understood. It was strange, and rather uncomfortable, but somewhat soothing.

“We’ll stop by the mess house first,” Wade started talking. “There’s a trail there that we can take. See it there? The bigger one. There’s a large kitchen for us boys to eat at, and then it breaks off into rooms. Since I’m foreman, I’ve got the cabin.”

She squinted as they headed towards it. While it was much smaller than his parents’ house where she stayed, it was half the size of the mess house and built in a similar manner. Grace suddenly wondered if it looked the same inside but flushed for such a silly thought.

“It looks nice,” she volunteered. “Though perhaps a little lonely.”

Wade shrugged. “It’s nice and quiet. No one watching over my shoulder, you know?”

Grace tried to imagine that. “Strange. In New York, you see, we all live on top of each other. If it’s not noisy at night, then I can’t sleep. Well, couldn’t sleep,” she corrected herself. “I suppose it’s completely opposite.” She grinned. “I really like it.”

He glanced back at her with a smile. “I’m glad.” They shared a look before he cleared his throat and turned back to the path.

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