Holiday for a Hero (Heroes at Heart Book 9) by Maryann Jordan

Author:Maryann Jordan [Jordan, Maryann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-03T18:30:00+00:00

A week later, on Christmas Eve, five boys settled around the living room with Ethel. She needn’t have worried about Jaxon and Jayden… the other boys enveloped them into the fold. A year younger than Rafe and Cael, they adapted quickly to the changes. It did not take her long to realize the twins gained strength from each other, and she never doubted again the decision to take them on. There were other excellent foster parents who were short-term only, but she couldn’t imagine not having all her boys.

“Jaxon, Jayden, before you came to live with us, I had given a challenge to the others to share a holiday story that they’d read.” She smiled and nodded toward Cael and Rafe, who entertained them as they acted out ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas.

When it was Zander’s turn, he grinned, puffing out his chest. “I found something,” he said. “A story that I’m not sure you’ve heard of before, Miss Ethel.”

Clasping her hands in her lap, her eyes twinkled as she held his gaze. “I’m intrigued! What do you have for us?”

“The Little Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds. It’s by an unknown Bulgarian author.”

Settling back into her chair, she sipped her tea as the others downed their cups of hot chocolate. With eager expressions, everyone’s attention focused on Zander as he read of the tale about a Winter Witch who decided to keep spring from coming and a small village in the mountains who needed someone to travel to the highest mountain peak to ask Father Winter for help.

“A little orphan girl who lived with her grandfather volunteered for the journey, claiming she had a warm heart that would protect her. Her friends gave her a coat, scarf, mittens, and boots, making sure she was dressed appropriately for the trip. The winds began to whip and whirl around her, attempting to keep her from her mission. But her heart kept her warm, and she continued until the winds tired. The winds called upon the blizzards which became very angry and threw themselves down on her. Once again, she prevailed and the blizzards became tired.

“They called upon their mother, the Wicked Witch, who was very cunning. She appeared as a beautiful woman in a white dress with ice crystals like diamonds. She enticed the young girl to rest, not realizing she would fall asleep forever.

“Suddenly, a tiny mouse popped out from the snow and realized the little girl was beginning to die. She called for her friends, and more mice came to rescue her, warming her hands and feet. Too small to get her warm enough, they called for their friends, the rabbits and squirrels, spreading their warmth over her. Soon, she awoke. They decided to go with her to Father Frost because they were cold as well. At the top of the mountain, they found the Ice Palace where Father Frost was sleeping. Waking him, they told him of their plight. He blew his whistle and called for the Winter Witch to be brought to him where he could lock her into the cellar until it was time for the next winter.

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