I Heard the Bells by Couch Angela K

Author:Couch, Angela K [Couch, Angela K]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

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Clara clamped her hand over her mouth to block the sound of her sobs. She sagged against the closest wall. The memory of the agony in his blue eyes tore her. And she’d been the one to inflict it. Why his brother? Yes, she cared for Lawrence, loved him even, but mostly their engagement had been a way to pretend Gabriel didn’t exist anymore. She was pretty sure Lawrence felt the same way. Gabriel had abandoned them both, and they had exacted their revenge.

Success.

Across the room, Martha reclined in the rocking chair, the slow sway revealing that she was awake and had heard every word spoken.

Clara hurried to pull her shoes on, and her woolen cape.

“It’s too late to walk home by yourself.” Thankfully, Martha kept her eyes on the fire. “Why don’t you go lay down in the loft?”

Where Gabriel had been sleeping? No. She had to distance herself from him. Clara made a beeline to the door.

“I’ll return in the morning,” she called over her shoulder before plunging into the cold night air. Again, white crystals floated down, every one of them melting as soon as they touched the earth, only deepening the mud that clung to her soles as she made her way back to town, passing the small church. High in the base of the steeple, a single brass bell hung silent. Almost four years into this war, no songs or merriment met the wee hours of Christmas Eve.

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