Family Ever After by Margaret Daley

Author:Margaret Daley [Daley, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Christian, Romance, Contemporary, General
ISBN: 9781408964392
Google: 1qBR5njLgCUC
Publisher: Mills & Boon Series
Published: 2011-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

“Are you at least going to file assault and battery charges against them?” Cara gripped the phone so tight pain shot down her arm.

“Yes, we will be formally charging them on Monday. Our case is stronger for that. Attempted kidnapping would only be your word against the three young men and right now the press is on their side. I’ll keep you informed about any developments. I’ll have to prep you for your testimony at the trial.”

When Cara hung up from talking to the assistant district attorney, she couldn’t contain her trembling. It spread through her like a wildfire. Her honesty had never been questioned before, and she wasn’t sure what she could do about it.

She sank onto the chair at the desk and buried her face in her hands. Only this morning before going to meet with Rusty’s teacher, she had read an article in the paper about what upstanding young men Jake, Brent and Jeremy were, that they had never been in trouble until now. The piece had come close to wondering if she had lied to get attention.

She scrubbed her hands down her face and sat up straight when she heard the French doors opening. Thankfully all the children but Rusty would be at the farm helping with the animals so she didn’t have to see them right now. But she would have to see Noah.

His footsteps crossed the hardwood floor of the great room. She glanced at him as he came into the kitchen nook. A question entered his gaze as it skimmed over her features.

“Has Rusty been giving you trouble?”

She shook her head, words lodged in her throat.

“Then what’s wrong?” He sat at the table.

“I just talked with the assistant district attorney. He’s moving forward on the charges of assault and battery but dropping the attempted kidnapping ones.”

“I’m not surprised.”

“But—”

He held up his hand. “Only because he wants to present the strongest case, the one he thinks he has a chance to win. I know they should be charged with both, but neither Adam nor I can testify to the attempted kidnapping.”

“I know the truth, even if everyone else doesn’t.” Anger laced her words.

“And I believe you one hundred percent. Don’t ever doubt that.”

His reassurances comforted her, and some of her tension melted. “Thanks. After that article in the paper, I feel a little vulnerable.”

Noah frowned. “What article? I haven’t read the paper yet.”

“I tore it up. But the reporter made it clear that the three ballplayers were being railroaded by me and that I was standing in their way of going pro.”

“You certainly aren’t in the way of them playing for a pro team. The truth will come out in the end.”

“Thanks for saying that, but we both know it doesn’t always.”

“It will in this case.” His jaw hardened.

She prayed he was right. “I’m glad you’re home before I have to pick up the other children at the farm. We need to discuss how to handle Rusty and what he did at school. He asked me if he was grounded.

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